One Hit Thunder

This week we are joined by Jonathan "Jono" Diener of the Michigan punk band The Swellers who joins us to talk about one of the happiest songs ever written. We break down the 2 minute pop anthem Roll to Me by Del Amitri, the music video and get onto some tangents about Meat Loaf concerts, old nickelodeon shows and the dangers of knowing famous bands personally, Additionally keep an eye out for Jono...

This week we are joined by Leanor "Jeff the Girl" Ortega Till of Five Iron Frenzy. Chris and Leanor break down the catchy Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant; the song recently was in the news for being another song Trump has used against an artists wishes. We also dive into this songs origins are about race based riots in the UK, how Eddy Grant created his own genre and an amazing story of Five Iron Fr...

This week we are joined by Mikey D'Angelo who wanted to talk about the forgotten Freedy Johnston hit Bad Reputation. Chris and Mikey dive into how perfect 1995 was for music, How this music is weirdly appropriate for a pool party and how insane it was that in 1994 Johnston was named Songwriter of the year. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@...

Podcaster/Musician Will Carey joined us this week to talk about the weird career for wanna be Beatlemania group The Click Five and their song Just the Girl. This hit song was the highest charting song written by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne but after all the success they never had another hit and quietly broke up a few years later. Will and Chris discuss if the band is worth diving deepe...

This week we are joined by Westbound Train singer and The Inevitables co-creator Obi Fernandez to talk about the amazing music of the late 60s, dirty dancing and specifically Bruce Channel's massive hit Hey Baby! Donate to The Inevitable's Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theinevitables/the-inevitables If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehi...

This week we are joined Lex the Lexicon Artist who talks to us about growing up in Taiwan when Psy was starting to hit and moving to America a month later when Psy exploded into an international sensation. We discuss why Psy is a role model, would fit in with Nerdcore music and is worth looking into deeper. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast...

91 Donkey Lane host and Boston comedian Robert Bacon joins us this week to discuss the identical twin magic that is The Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". Producer Matt joins as a cohost this week to dive into the band's punk rock roots, their self depreciating humor and to decide if they bring the Thunder or the Blunder. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at...

How I Became Invisible & Danger Club vocalist Ndot joins us this week to discuss the influence Hum has had on their music. Matt only knows the song because Beavis & Butthead and Chris is a fan of the entire album and will sing it's praises to the stars. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our social media: Twitter:...

Today we are joined by the BombPops vocalist Jen Pop who talks to us about how Sisqo and Gwen Stefani lead to her first thong purchase, her struggles with meeting celebrities she idolizes and how the Beatles influenced an eliminate of Sisqos break-through hit. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our social media: T...

This week we are joined by Nerf Herder's very own Linus of Hollywood to break down the biggest single of 1979... The Knack's My Sharona. Linus tells us about meeting the actual Sharona, seeing the band live and why the extreme Beatles influence backfired for the band in the long run. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow u...

This week we are joined by Less Than Jake singer/guitarist Chris DeMakes who wants to talk about Tommy Tutone's catchy phone number single 867-5309 (Jenny). For those who didn't know Punchline and Less Than Jake actually went on tour with Tommy and share a ton of great stories of what that experience was like. Also check out Chris Demakes A Podcast which is hosted by our guest and produced by our...

For the Life of us, We can not remember why The Verve Pipe's "The Freshmen" was as MASSIVE as it actually was; So this week we brought in Verve Pipe superfans and Geekscape Networks newest podcast hosts Saturday Morning Showdown's Don and Leigh to discuss the song, their show and the way nostalgia can affect your love or hate of a song. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Em...

Inspired by a rave the brother sister duo that was Len wrote a catchy little song about a love for partying and quite possibly party drugs. Chris is joined by his buddy Nightbeast in order to break this song down and decide if it brings Thunder or should have never gone beyond a Canadian party song. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.c...

This week Chris is joined by Josh Fiedler of Juliana Theory and Chris' band PACK to discuss the possibly stolen 90's hit Connection by Elastica. Once thought to be the female front-runners of the new wave of Brit-Pop, the band quietly broke up after their 2nd album's release. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our...

This week Chris is joined by Radio host and Podcaster Katie O to break down the dance craze/novelty song MACARENA by Los Del Rio. Obviously there's only so many words that can be said about the song which means LOTS OF TANGENTS! If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagra...

This week on the podcast we are joined by former Punchline and current Another Cheetah guitarist Paul Menotiades who talks about the Harvery Danger angsty hit "Flagpole Sitta". Paul's post-Punchline band The Composure has performed a wildly popular cover of the song so he knows it more intimately the casual fan. Together they dig into the song, the lead singer's response to Paul's cover and how Pa...

Geekscape Founder and Music Video director Jonathan London joined us to discuss Tommy Shaw solo single "Girls with Guns". Chances are you may not know Tommy Shaw by name but you know some of the bands he was apart of (Styx, Damn Yankees). His solo song was a mild hit at best but Jonathan discovered it during a rewatch of the Miami Vice TV series and has been hooked ever since. If you like the show...

Chris is joined by Punchline guitarist Trevor to discuss the first 70's song to appear on the show, the absolutely infectious Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest. Trevor gives a detailed breakdown of the song instrument by instrument, discusses the many versions of the song and debate if either of them have actually danced in the moonlight before. If you like the show be sure to rate review a...

This week Chris is joined by one of his oldest friends Tony who breaks down the unexpected summer hit "Rude" by Magic! Did you know Chris sang this to someone once? Did you know there's a dark origin to the song? Did you know this reggae band is originally from Canada? Listen and find out all this and more. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast...

CHRIS IS BACK! So we're doing something a little different this week. Matt talks to Chris about his thoughts and feelings on some of the artists we covered in his absence and then we dive into all the artists that have been submitted to us as One Hit Wonders that Matt has rejected to decide if he maybe shouldn't have rejected them. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email u...

Sunblind Guitarist Juan Rodriguez joins the show this week while we debate if Squeeze is a one hit wonder. It's a weird Rick Springfield-like scenario but even stranger in which their best known song is their lowest charting single at the time of release. We are tempted to go off on tangents about music as a whole but we squeeze in plenty of fun facts about the iconic early New Wave band SQUEEZE....

Pop Punk is on our minds because we're joined by The Last Scene director Kyle Kilday to break down Nine Day's mega hit Absolutely (Story of a Girl) as well as reminisce about our favorite tours and the lack of respect Nine Days gets. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Ins...

This week Matt is joined by one of his best friends Danger Club guitarist Mark Bancroft and they dissect the inescapable pop punk banger "Right Now" by SR-71. In order to prepare for this podcast Mark listened to their entirely discography for the band so he could find 10 bangers to prove they bring the Thunder. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpo...

In a One Hit Thunder first we are joined by a member of a band we discussed! This week Matthew Milligan of the band Wheatus talks to us about one of his favorite bands DEVO. It's almost 20 minutes of back history and praising their debut album Are We Not Men? We are Devo! until we get to their mega hit WHIP IT so prepare for some music history! If you like the show be sure to rate review and subsc...

This week on the show Matt discusses the Boomtown Rats song "I Don't Like Mondays" with Five Iron Frenzy drummer Andrew Verdecchio. They breakdown the true crime influence, Live Aid and go on a brief tangent about horror movies. If you like the show be sure to rate review and subscribe. Email us at onehitthunderpodcast@gmail.com Also follow us on our social media: Twitter: @1hitThunderPod Instagra...