Lightnin' Licks Radio

Bonus Episode: “What Are You Listening To?” #1 (PILOT) Jay and Deon just simply tell each other what they have been listening to as of late. Then they make another mixtape. Like, that’s it. The first of many bonus episodes that will all basically be the same as this one was. But maybe different. If so, though, only a tiny bit. Guest voices include Jessica and Jordan of Electric Kitsch (THE GREATES...

Jay and Deon discuss some of their favorite musical wordsmiths, all of whom exhibit an uncanny ability to render a tune lyrically delicious in this very special episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio. Lyrics are often responsible for reeling a listener in by connecting an artist with their audience through emotional disclosure, empathetic musings, or abbreviated storytelling. Join the boys as they sing...

No date for VD? No preblemo! Be ourz, Lickers! VD on VD? We can't help you there. But feel free to soak your bits in the sonic sappiness that is LLR episode 13: Teenage Love Story. Let's get warm, soft, wet and gooey. Last year's "heartache" approach to curating a Valentine's Day mixtape was, at the time, very fitting and just felt right. But living in today's world, as civilization attempts to he...

What a year, right? 2020 proved to be the year the world broke, no question about that. However, great records were produced and must be analyzed, recognized, and celebrated. Exactly what were the top album releases in this year of despair? Jay and Deon each discuss their choices for top eleven (like Spinal Tap, they always take it to 11) albums of the yiz-ear in episode 12 of Lightnin’ Licks Radi...

CONCERT MEMORIES! Jay and Deon find themselves in another long distance podcasting scenario due to further pandemic-related restrictions. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for music fanatics, especially for that rare breed of SUPER fan that only exists to attend concert events. To honor said legion of dedicated music enthusiasts who have been kept from witnessing their favorite artists ro...

Double-double-double-double digits, y’all! Episode 10 of LLR focuses on an audible grab bag of sonic obscurities. Lightnin’ Lickers Jay & Deon discuss some of their favorite vinyl records they have come across over the years that seem to be surprisingly rare, unknown, underappreciated or otherwise previously unheard of by many of their music-geek peers. A fun and loose mixtape is created conta...

Our all-time favorite cover tunes! Sonic soul brothers Jay and Deon realize it has been entirely too long between drinks, tunes, bafoonery and banter. The original Dos Lickers get back into the swing of things the only way they truly know how...gabbin' obsessively about their favorite vinyl jams. This month's theme is revealed to be cover songs. As the peanut butter whiskey and poor man&#3...

Film Soundtracks. Episode 7 was supposed to be one for the ladies. Or by the ladies, actually, for every earthling to enjoy. However, due to COVID-19 (duh) Jay and Deon found themselves chatting remotely about their favorite motion picture soundtrack LPs. Each licker discusses their personal top five. This was a long one, but the boys clearly have been missing one another and were sidetracked on m...

In 2020, summer madness could mean a good many number of things. Things are weird. When LLR speaks of summer madness, however, they mean cracklin' hot mixes to serve as soundtracks for the dog days to come. Jay and Deon choose tracks for the 2020 Lightnin' Licks Radio Summer Madness Mixtape and tell some stories along the way. Jay's first love...they cover that. Deon's ultimate DJ fantasy...got th...

Baseball is returning. That's some welcome good news. The cleats clickin', the mitts poppin', the bats crackin'...oh man! The sounds of this soon-to-be-season are as satisfying as she gets, folks! In honor of MLB's Spring Training games kicking off (acceptable mixed-sports metaphor) this weekend, we're placing a special treat in our episode feed.  In episode 6, Deon told the story of creating...

Lightnin' Licks Radio Podcast Episode Six: Heartache Two salty middle-aged grumps commiserate and curate an anti-Valentine's Day mixtape. It's pretty pathetic. Love hurts. (1) Sparks - Monster of Love (2) The Kickback - Latest Obsession (3) Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going [demo] (4) Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Careless Love (5) Gang Of Four - Anthrax (6) Marvin Gaye - You Can Leave But It's Going To Co...

Lightnin' Licks Vinyl Preservation Society founders Jay and Deon share their respective top 11 vinyl album releases of 2019. Many cans of Hamm's beer and other celebratory libations are partaken in (responsibly) causing both hosts to struggle with focus and stumble over language. Guest licker Cody drops by to discuss his choice for album of the year, revealing a deep-seated fetish for dessert food...

Lightnin' Lickers Jay, Deon, and (fresh voice ALERT) Cody discuss individuals in their lives that have served or continue to serve as sonic influencers, those beautiful souls responsible for shaping our musical tastes. Time to form a semi-circle and criss-cross-applesauce, podcast America...you're about to be told some stories.  mixtape track listing: (1) Alice Cooper - Shoe Salesman (2) M...

Join Deon and Jay as they say the word "jellyfish" more than 65 times in less than an hour. Episode 3 focuses on bands and artists the Lickers feel had serious commercial appeal and potential, but for numerous reasons could not achieve mainstream success. Featured artists include Jellyfish (duh), Terry Reid, The Buck Pets, Shoes, Green on Red, King's X, and The Dollrots. So...who's your Jellyfish?...

Jay & Deon of Lightnin' Licks Vinyl Preservation Society discuss the art of creating mixtapes. Jay tells tales of mid-80s new wave pen pals, discusses his admiration for the film New Wave Hookers , describes how it feels to discover "new" music through hip-hop artists' use of imaginative samples, and MORE! Jay brings a crate of records into the studio and crafts Deon a slammi...