O'Brien & Doug

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat about the Grammy Awards...and pointless awards shows in general. We discuss the state of rock music, plus we wade into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing again, it's pretty much a gripe fest so prepare yourself. Doug also gives O'Brien a challenge, we "Walk" with the Common Crossing song of the week and feature a late 80s 'supergr...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we cover a lot of ground. Doug is back in the Fun Dungeon and we talk about his new fascination with a couple of classic Def Leppard albums, the vocal coach's mistake, a "What If" that has us thinking deep about Van Halen, a Common Crossing song about two great friends, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band from the 90s who is "u...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we briefly discuss the 48th anniversary of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," O'Brien's radio stalker from the 90s, movie actors who are supposed to have accents but don't, the Spotify generation, a singer/songwriter responsible for starting the movement, and oh...did you know it was a Strat and not a Les Paul? #pinkfloyd #changeyou...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dodge a lot of technical issues at the end of a strange start to the week. Loss of a credit card, fender bender, Zoom call, etc. We also begin a series suggested by "Cousin Larry", play a Common Crossing song that we may or may not have covered before, and dive into the career of a Canadian rocker on the "Wall of Tunes." It was a strange one...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat about how some years have better music than others. In this case the years 1985-1990. We play a live Common Crossing song that's not on record anywhere...climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter who's still going strong, even with a few small repairs...and we dip our toes into cancel culture. The water is cold. #bestyearsformusic #commoncro...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we recap Super Bowl 55, discuss our favorite halftime shows, the best commercials (there were none)...Play "Songs from a hat"...The Common Crossing song of the week with Doug on lead vocals, climb the Wall of Tunes to talk about a band from the 90s who got their name from a Monty Python skit, and generally sink the podcast to a depressing level near the e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we review some of the best rock singers out there, highlight some of the coolest women in rock and do our best to "Tom Brady" this thing. Oh and Doug is really hard on himself. #womeninrock #tombrady #superbowl #tedeschi  Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout podcast family! http...

Send us Fan Mail Doug dubs us the Seinfeld of podcasts because we start in one direction and go off in any others by the time we're through. This one is no different. We begin with the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady and end up....somewhere else. We talk cable, 90s sitcoms, Songs with colors in the title. We actually edited out a lot of the podcast in order to make it shorter so we went more places than w...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss what our world, and the pandemic in particular, would be like without the internet...discuss a couple of movies we watched recently....we trudge our way through an almost 30 year old Common Crossing song that no one has heard....announce the winner of our giveaway...and climb the wall of tunes to discuss the greatest selling pop duo of all time. #winnerw...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode O'Brien & Doug discuss their position on the iTunes podcast chart, the birth of Motown, sing you a couple of lost Common Crossing songs, climb the wall with a country songwriting duo, and then go off the deep end. #221 #warrenbrothers #motown Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! In our season opener we chat about how weird our NFL Fantasy season ended up; on the one year anniversary of his death, we discuss at length the influence of Rush's Neil Peart; a Common Crossing with a really cool story behind it; a contest with actual prizes; and we climb the Wall of Tunes to discuss a highly underrated rock band from the 90s. Oh, and burning...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to wrap up Season 2 just before we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus and send 2020 to the trash like the dumpster fire that it's been. On this episode we talk favorite holiday memories, gifts, movies, songs...etc. We also livestreamed the recording of this episode on Facebook so you can watch the magic, or lack there of, in action. It's been a great season...

Send us Fan Mail One more 'holiday' episode and Season 2 will come to an end. On this episode we reflect on O'Brien's birthday celebration, discuss why "Hair Nation" plays so many bands that AREN'T hair bands, uncover a lost Common Crossing treasure...and talk about one of our favorite artists, Paul Thorn. #hairbands #paulthorn Show music is “Duck in the Alley” p...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk to our great friend Meranda Castonguay. We are finally set straight as to the pronunciation of her married name...she reminisces about her first time in a recording studio with two baboons...and a bit about her reign as Miss Maine gearing up for a Miss America pageant in Atlantic City when 9/11 happened. We also touch on the Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, which drops on December 3rd, the anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death, we talk about Bohemian Rhapsody and expand on it to include our favorite musical bio flicks. We also talk about our friend Meranda, former Miss Maine, who sang on some of our songs....and climb the Wall of Tunes for a late 80s powerhouse. #freddiemercury #MissMaine #Winger Show music is...

Send us Fan Mail It's the Thanksgiving episode. Need we say more? Oh. Okay. We spend some time talking about how our families celebrate Thanksgiving....working the potato harvest...dancing on the Common Crossing moon, Richie Sambora, and most importantly....we write a Thanksgiving song from scratch in real time. And now we're rich. Hear it to believe it. You can thank us later. Happy Tha...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, O'Brien & Doug chat about the value or lack of value in the guidance counselor profession..."Doug Calls the Fam" to wish his Dad a happy birthday...and other shenanigans including the Common Crossing song of the week and the Wall of Tunes. #college #military #mikerowe #ryanadams Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTu...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, O'Brien & Doug wish the Marines, and Doug's Mom, a happy birthday...Doug finds out for the first time that the Common Crossing song he chose is about him...the Wall of Tunes takes a "Walk in Memphis" and for the first time on the podcast, we think, we mention our lost brother Matty near the anniversary of his passing. #happybirt...

Send us Fan Mail It's the "Election Episode", where we don't talk about the election, except to say O'Brien is running for President in 2024. We also talk about jazz music, the upcoming B.B. King bio flick....classy concerts, and more. We feature a Common Crossing song written about Doug's 10 year high school reunion, and we climb the Wall of Tunes to discuss a folk/p...

Send us Fan Mail In the spirit of Halloween, on this episode we talk about the movies and music that scared us when we were kids. We talk about the history of Halloween itself....annnnd we also go off on a couple of tangents. We climb the Wall of Tunes to talk about a freaky guitar player and more. Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of...

Send us Fan Mail On the heels of our EVH tribute, on this week's episode O'Brien & Doug discuss bands or artists they'd like to see LIVE before the artist can't perform anymore. Plus they face the suggestion of getting rid of 'genres' of music. For the Wall of Tunes, Doug needs to phone a friend....his Mom! Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe...

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast is a bit late to the party, but we had to do some sort of tribute to one of our heroes. We talked for an hour about Eddie Van Halen, his influence on us as musicians and humans, on the world. We talked our favorite songs and memories and more and we could have gone longer. Special guest, guitarist Josh Kovach. RIP EVH. No copyright infringement intended. h...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we get in depth about the Beatles, bands who we think should have been bigger, and we climb the wall of tunes for a hidden gem...one of our favorites, Lowen & Navarro. Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout podcast family! https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://twitter.com/OBri...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we talk about the relative joke that is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a conundrum because it is probably an honor to be nominated and inducted, but it's a crime how many worthy acts are not in. We discuss who should and shouldn't be in...like it matters what we think. We also climb the Wall with Chickenfoot, which leads to a lengt...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode features a very special guest! Our buddy Chris Morton of KMH Music and the Star City Syndicate spends some time with us discussing our beloved band....the Star City Syndicate, and so much more!  Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout podcast family! https://www.facebook.com/obriena...