Pod Like a Hole

The End. A review and a look back. It’s been over seven years since Marc and Steve brought on an intern  (Eric) to create a music review podcast.  Since then they covered every single NIN and Bowie song, and 42 separate albums by other artists ( plus related discographies).  The Trio has reached the end of the road, and they find themselves back at the starting line.  Pod Like Hole’s pilot experim...

This episode concludes our discussion of The Cure and this Pod Like a Hole season by analyzing the album Disintegration. Do we end the season on a sour note, or do we find ourselves whisked away to a world of wind chimes and thunderclouds rumbling in the distance?  Just like one of the themes of the record, everything must come to an end. We thank you, faithful listeners, for following us as we ta...

This episode discusses our individual rankings for the Cure's studio album discography. This conversation is a prelude to our next episode where we review track by track the album Disintegration. Let us know how we did on everything by finding us below. Find Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook Instagram   Twitter/X  Patreon Artwork by  Greg Wolgast

This is the second of the two part Songs in the Key of Life episodes on the Pod Like a Hole Podcast. Picking up with Isn't she lovely, the hosts go deep into their notes and feelings about the second half of Stevie Wonder's opus Editors note: This is the last time I drew the straw on editing an episode. We only have a handful left before wrapping the show up. YEARS of staying up late and c...

Pod Like A Hole discusses Stevie Wonders' Songs In The Key of Life. The hosts touch on his other amazing 70s albums, the Wonder of Stevie Wonder, the TV Show the Curse, Weird Al, Wild Wild West,  and review Sides A and B of the album - track by track.  Join us next time for side B and C. Followed by our final Podcasts that will cover Robert Smith's the Cure. 

On the 4th of July 2024, Pod Like A Hole is celebrating by uploading our discussion of Willie Nelson's The Red Headed Stranger.  This concept album is a Sunday morning favorite in one of the hosts homes, and the boys seem to all agree that it's status as an All American Classic is no fluke. Willie bet on himself (and the talents of his sister Bobbi Nelson) and hit big.  This is the 2nd and...

Willie Nelson is many things: a lover, a traveler, a Texan, a guitar player, smoker, outlaw, hero, poet, fashion icon, actor, activist, philanthropist, gunslinger, wiseacre, animal lover, brother, father, husband (four times over), Hellraiser, braids and beard enthusiast, but most of all Willie is a friend to all.  In this episode of Pod Like A Hole the hosts discuss the life and times of WIllie N...

WE'VE GOT BATS IN OUR BELFRY!!!!! Grey would be the colour if we only had a way to colour-coat episodes.  It's Goth Month here on Pod Like a Hole, so get out your choker, get your eyeliner, and pick a safeword , we are covering Siouxsie and the Banshees and it is getting DARK.   It is Intern Eric's final pick of the season, and does he go out with a bang or a whimper?  You be the judge...

Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 3 - Emperor of Sand Track by Track The hosts riff and theorize about the journey of the Wanderer as he goes toe to toe with the Sultan on Mastodon's 2017 release: Emperor of Sand.   This is the 3rd and final Mastodon episode in this Pod Like A Hole mini season. The first episode covered their history, the second was a discography overview, and the third is EOS.  ...

In what is one of my favorite talks this podcast has had, the hosts walk through the entire Mastodon discography - short of the track by track talk of Emperor of Sand and a Cold Dark Place that will be the bulk of the next episode. Starts with Call of the Mastodon, ends with Hushed and Grim.   How many different ways can three 40ish Dads say "wow this album is great, oh and this album is also...

Washing upon the beach of your shipwrecked life is another episode of Pod Like a Hole. The first of 3 episodes dedicated to the mighty Mastodon of the south. Episode 1 (this episode) we cover the band's formation, the 4 members of this band, and the bulk of the discussion is the influences and peers that helped shape their sound. If you are a fan of ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Neurosis, Melvins, High...

Well the dust is still settling from the betrayal that was our System of a Down episode, and it is positively palpable in the air.  However, this ravaged warground is the perfect location for the power of Fugazi's "The Argument".  Steve, Marc, and Eric spin this 2001 album, discuss DC Hardcore, the Dischord Records scene, the Post-Hardcore genre having a current moment,  and the histor...

We had to do a Nu Metal episode. One hosts lived and breathed it during his teens, a real Jinco Wallet Chain nerd. Another host dabbled in the scene, sometimes to just check on his friend and make sure he wasn't too far gone. A third host was drafted into the No Limit army at the time and was too busy fighting on battles on the Sun Coasts and missed the entire movement back home. In addition t...

Join the Pod Like A Hole hosts back at the Xmas Cabin for our kind of annual Holiday Special. Marc has a love and knowledge of Disney that only is rivaled by his love of U2 and Steve knew it would be catnip to trick him into doing another holiday special. Eric keeps the fire stoked and earns his pay.  Enjoy the hosts of a certain age counting down their top 5 Animated Disney movies while you pack...

The discussion on Faith No More’s album Angel Dust concludes with talking about the second half of the record. Greg Wolgast joins on this episode that we mercifully split into two episodes.  Join us next time for a little Yuletide magic before we step into our next topic, System of a Down’s album Toxicity.     Video Links: Faith No More - A Small Victory Faith No More - Easy Some Room to Drum with...

In this episode,  we are joined by longtime artwork contributor, Greg Wolgast, to discuss Faith No More and their 1992 album Angel Dust. We discuss the first half of the album in this episode and will continue the conversation in an upcoming episode.    Video Links:   Some Room to Drum with Greg Wolgast - Everything’s Ruined Faith No More - Making of Angel Dust Faith No More - Caffeine (Live) Fait...

Faith No More Part 2. Mike Patton Continued. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 2 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. We examine Mike Patton's prolific and varied output. Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage, Mr. Bungle, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dead Cross, Mondo Cane, Peeping Tom, and much more but not John Zorn.  Also talk about the Lakers and Sacramento Kings 2002 western conference fi...

Faith No More Part 1. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 1 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. The first of which is a discography discussion of Faith No More - with the exception of Angel Dust which will have it's own track by track deep dive and was the catalyst for all this Patton talk. This episode covers the Chuck Mosley years, 1989's platinum Real Thing, King For a D...

Your three hosts have reached the home stretch. The last handful of our favorite albums to review for our "Run the Gamut" season.  Steve, Marc and Eric have all had excellent picks, weird ones, and every now and then, one of us shows up with a card up our sleeve.  In this case, Eric is the Card Cheat, so to speak.   In this jam packed, bonus sized episode, we change our name to " Pod E...

the Pod Like a Hole Hosts celebrate Florence and the Machines’ 2011 release: Ceremonials. If you are one of our listeners who says “Pod Like a Hole, we appreciate the wide variety of artists you’ve discussed, but often I find it’s either too much obscurity, too many riffs, or too much testosterone. Can you please give me a mainstream act that isn’t a balding man?”  Well, here you go. Steve pushed...

In between episodes, Pod Like a Hole presents an extra special B-Side:  An interview with author Adam Steiner.  Previous guest, and friend of the show, Adam Steiner is back with a new book, "Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie's Scary Monters".    Eric, Steve and Adam chat about the revelations abound in the pages of Adam's book, revist our thoughts on the al...

This episode finds Eric, Marc, and Steven don our Sunday best to go door to door to spread the good news about Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. But, it isn't all good news when we discuss the bad news that Win Butler got himself into recently.  Video Links: " Black Mirror "  " Neon Bible " " My Body is a Cage " - Unofficial mashup with Once Upon a Time in the West   Pod Li...

You and your buddies flip your collars, as the rain pours down.  You huddle under an awning as you finish your smokes. Life is good.  You are young, independent, and ready for trouble.    Then you head in to the bar.  the joint.  The dive.  It's your home away from home. Speaking of home, the bartender tells you that the police department called, and your house is on fire.  Then it occurs to y...

You find your self in an old boxcar bouncing over the railroad track with an old hobo howling in your ear.  Tales of love and loss, old dogs and prostitutes.  It's a cornucopia of creamed corn , but somewhere in that whiskey soaked word salad is the story of a man.  A man who harnessed the sound of a junkyard, cobbled it into a beautiful sound and aimed it our hearts.   This is the story of To...

We massively a-talk the band Massive Attack and their 1998 album, Mezzanine.    Episode Links: Risingson Teardrop Angel Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook Instagram Twitter  Patreon Ko-Fi Artwork by  Greg Wolgast