Old School Vinyl

Leather, swagger, and a voice that dances with delight. This episode of Old School Vinyl turns up Chrissie Hynde and Tina Turner—two artists who made rock ’n’ roll unmistakably their own. Hynde brings the cool: jagged guitars, midnight melodies, and tenderness behind the sneer. Turner brings the fire: grit, soul, and a rhythm you feel in your bones. We get into the music, the attitude, and the art...

Three old knuckleheads from North Jersey pull up their chairs, drop the needle, and turn the whole show over to the women who out-sang, out-wrote, and out-lasted everybody in the room. We start in Texas with a girl who never quite fit in her hometown, who carried Bessie and Billie in her chest and let it out like a fire alarm. Janis Joplin — Pearl — fronting Big Brother and the Holding Company, a...

Join us for Part 3 of our special Old School Vinyl series with guest Lee Navlen , as our journey through the strange, colorful, and endlessly fascinating world of the Grateful Dead continues. This time, we turn our attention to the fans and the culture that grew up around the band—including the wonderfully unlikely “Jews for Jerry” movement and the special connection many Jewish Deadheads felt wit...

Join us for the second of several special episodes of Old School Vinyl featuring our guest Lee Navlen , as we dive deeper into the sights, sounds, and singular experience of the Grateful Dead . In “Fifty Shades of Touch of Grey,” we start with the genius of Jerry Garcia and tackle a question that deserves a serious debate: Does Garcia belong among the greatest rock guitarists of all time? From the...

Join us for a first of seveal special episodes of OLD School Vinyl as we celebrate the music, mythology, and enduring legacy of the Grateful Dead in anticipation of Maplewoodstock 2026 (July 11 & 12) . Our special guest is Lee Navlen , co-host of the Lee & Ian Podcast , who joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about one of the most influential bands in rock history. Together, we explor...

Old School Vinyl drops the needle on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere —where raw energy meets something deeper and more dangerous. This episode zeroes in on two defining tracks: Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River . One hits fast and direct—tight, punchy, unforgettable. The other stretches out into a dark, hypnotic journey, where repetition becomes emotion and the guitar does the talking. With Neil...

Old School Vinyl goes completely off-script—Olympic Curling, cheating scandals, and Cowgirl in the Sand all collide in one gloriously unhinged ride. What starts as a look at Olympic curling somehow spirals into debates about integrity, gamesmanship, and where the line between strategy and cheating really sits. And just when you think you’ve got a handle on it, Neil Young crashes through with Cowgi...

Listen to a sample of the Knuckle Heads discussing some of the least known facts about Bruce Springsteen's epic 1975 album, Born to Run!

Listen to OSV's Knuckle Heads talk about Bruce Springsteen & the making of Born to Run!

Old School Vinyl – Short Episode: Bruce Springsteen’s “10th Avenue Freeze-Out” In this short video episode of Old School Vinyl , we take a closer look at one of the most beloved songs in the Bruce Springsteen catalog — “10th Avenue Freeze-Out.” Released on Born to Run in 1975, the song tells the mythic story of how Bruce and the E Street Band came together. But behind the swagger and humor of the...

In this episode of Old School Vinyl , the record gets set straight. After Joe Lap caught wind of our previous discussion in Episodes 11 &12— where Dan and Joe C may have suggested he wasn’t exactly a Bruce guy — he asked for the floor. And tonight, he takes it. This is Joe Lap’s passionate defense of his deep admiration (and respect) for Bruce Springsteen — not just the hits, but the heart, th...

Old School Vinyl fires up a Bonus Episode for The Rover —one of the most underrated statements on Physical Graffiti . Built on a massive riff and a restless groove, The Rover captures Led Zeppelin at their most searching. It’s a song about movement without arrival, confidence without certainty—powerful, unresolved, and slightly off balance in the best way. In this bonus episode, OSV digs into why...

Old School Vinyl drops the needle on Side Two of Born to Run —where the promises of escape meet the cost of staying. This episode picks up where Side One left off, diving into the darker, deeper stretch of the record: Born to Run , She’s the One , Meeting Across the River , and Jungleland . The stakes are higher, the emotions heavier, and the stories more complicated. Here, Bruce Springsteen slows...

Old School Vinyl drifts into the quiet, unsettling calm of Down by the Seaside from Physical Graffiti . Often overlooked, this track is one of Led Zeppelin ’s most deceptive moments—gentle on the surface, uneasy underneath. What begins as pastoral and reflective slowly reveals a deeper tension: conformity, isolation, and the quiet pressure to fall in line. This short video leans into that duality....

Old School Vinyl hits the ignition and takes off down Side One of Born to Run . This episode dives deep into the songs that launched Bruce Springsteen into the stratosphere— Thunder Road , Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out , Night , and Backstreets . It’s the sound of escape, ambition, desperation, and hope, captured at full throttle. We break down the music, the mythology, and the moment—why these songs ma...

Old School Vinyl presents “Thunder Road” — reimagined. This short video strips Thunder Road down to its lyrics and rebuilds it as something entirely new. Bruce Springsteen’s original vocal is woven together with a modern beat, a haunting supporting vocal from young artist bG , and spoken-word narration by Dan Torrey —creating a layered, cinematic reinterpretation of one of the most iconic songs ev...

Listen as OSV covers Meet Me in the Morning , a quietly devastating blues from Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan . Spare, intimate, and unresolved, the video mirrors the song’s emotional landscape—loneliness, longing, and the ache of a relationship slipping just out of reach. Rather than illustrating the lyrics literally, the visuals lean into mood and texture, allowing Dylan’s voice and phrasing t...

Slip the record from its sleeve and brace yourself — this episode, Old School Vinyl dives straight into the emotional vortex of Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks , a timeless album that echos in the halls of our collective memories. It's like peering into Bob's personal diary, exposing his raw and honest feelings that he masterfully obscures with a poet’s blade. From the novella-like, “Tangl...

In this episode of Old School Vinyl , we drop the needle on Sides Three and Four of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti — the epic conclusion to our deep dive into one of rock’s most ambitious double albums. From the hypnotic desert rhythms of Kashmir to the rootsy swagger of Boogie with Stu , we explore how Zeppelin blended power, mysticism, and raw blues energy into a sound that still defies imitat...

Listen in as Old School Vinyl covers Led Zeppelin;s 1975 Epic Double Album, Physical Graffiti! Physical Graffiti isn’t just another clasic rock album — it’s a mountain of hard rock! Released in 1975, Led Zeppelin’s double album captures the band at their creative peak, unshackled by limits. By this point, Zeppelin had already conquered the world with blues-driven thunder, but Graffiti showed the f...

Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd’s Elegy and Outcry In 1975, Pink Floyd followed up the cosmic triumph of Dark Side of the Moon with something altogether different — Wish You Were Here . At first listen, it’s a dreamlike journey, but beneath the soaring guitar lines and spacious synth textures lies a heavy heart. The band were mourning the absence of their friend and founder, Syd Barrett — not dead...

🎙️ Old School Vinyl – Episode 6: The Grateful Dead Ascend Album Focus: Blues for Allah (1975) You’ve heard the myths. You’ve seen the tie-dye. But this is where the Grateful Dead’s musical transformation becomes something cosmic. In this episode, the Old School Vinyl crew takes a deep, heady dive into Blues for Allah — the Dead’s most intricate, experimental, and mystically funky studio album. Fre...

Welcome to Episode 5 of Old School Vinyl , where we’re kicking off our wild ride through the unforgettable albums of 1975! This week, we’re slappin' on the eyeliner and dialing up the funk with David Bowie’s Young Americans — the album where the Thin White Duke discovers Philly soul and makes saxophones sexy again. Then we head to Planet Zappa for Frank Zappa’s One Size Fits All — where time signa...

The Boys are Back! We kick off Season 2 with our favorite Rockin One-Hit Wonders from the 70's . Listen in to hear if your favs are on our list!

1975 produced some of the best music ever recorded. Tune in and turn on to Old School Vinyl and listen to the bands and songs that shaped the next 50 years of Rock music!!!