Records Revisited

Adam Hartshorn joins us to discuss Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison.”  Plenty of other discussion including Harley t-shirts, breakdance circles, Couer d’Alene Lake, Provo (the good and the bad), cautionary tales, knowing your audience, “I’m On A Train,” Jack Clement, and Wayne laments “should we have done San Quentin instead?” Check out Adam Hartshorn at: https://www.adamhartshorn.com/ Check out Jo...

Alex Hall joins us to discuss his debut album “Side Effects of the Heart” and then we dive into “I Still Believe in You” from Vince Gill.  Plenty of other discussion including being dads, Gainesville (Georgia, not Florida), breaking the code of country radio, Tom Jones, golf, flexing on Vince Gill autographs (Alex wins that one), Bakersfield, and how Vince was kind of a big deal in the 90s…even wi...

With Wayne away and Jeff Frame as guest co-host, we had to pick an album that we didn't think Wayne would get butt hurt if we discussed in his absence. Hence...."0898 Beautiful South" with repeat Patreon Revisitor Andrew Rybak! For folks in the states, it's criminal that The Beautiful South never got their due here.  Let's see if we can shine a light 30 years after it's release. Enjoy! Check out o...

Patreon Revisitor Tim McKay rejoins us to dissect “Only By The Night” from Kings of Leon.  Plenty of other discussion including the pigeon poo incident, Ethan Johns, here’s some cranberry juice, Wayne describes the word “revelry” to us, Stray Cats, and we discuss just how big this album was complete with multiple Grammy wins.      Check out Kings of Leon at:  https://www.kingsofleon.com Check out...

Episode 338: Call Me Spinster discusses Prince’s “Musicology” Call Me Spinster returns (you might remember them from our Lauryn Hill episode) and this time we talk about my favorite later career Prince album "Musicology." Did you know this was his 28th album (28th!!!)?  We talk about their great new album "Potholes" as well as discussion about white t-shirts, Mom Rock (or is "Holler Pop"), the Cha...

Patreon Revisitor Dave Greenberg rejoins us with special guest John Brodeur (aka Bird Streets) to discuss Big Star's sophomore record "Radio City." Plenty of other discussion including Aerosmith, Nada Surf, Columbia House record club, Brussel sprout burps, Memphis, and more. Do you know how difficult it is to get an unanimous top score for an episode with three people (me, Wayne, and a guest)? It...

Beau Wagner of Flickerstick and [DARYL] and The Crash That Took Me joins us to discuss the 1998 album “Jesus Hits Like The Atomic Bomb” from Tripping Daisy.  Plenty of other discussion including seeing U2 at the Sphere and meeting Beau (and Ben making a fool of himself), Flickerstick, Live Aid, D.A.R.Y.L., and the Dallas Music Scene, shooting free throws like Rick Barry, brand names that become wo...

We finally did it! Our first Jimi Hendrix episode. Wesley Dean joins us to discuss "Are You Experienced" from The Jimi Hendrix Experience as well as Wesley's new album " Music From Crazy Hearts" which comes out on Friday. Plenty of other discussion including moving your family to the US from Australia (and changing your name as well), Shannon Sanders, Nirvana (because, you know, Seattle), differen...

Patreon Revisitor Scotty Kummer of the I’ve Got That On Vinyl Podcast & The Ten Junk Miles Podcast joins us to discuss the debut record from Violent Femmes.  We strut our stuff with plenty of other discussion including will we ever have the Triple T-Shirt Trifecta (The coveted T3), Flogging Molly, what are “essential” albums and is Blondie’s “Parallel Lines” essential, Music League and Simple...

Repeat Revisitor Jason Earle of the Marinade Podcast joins us on a last minute’s notice to discuss “Some Girls” from The Rolling Stones.  Plenty of other discussion including Verlon Thompson, Carbon Leaf, being weird about asking to be on “the list,” our favorite Stones records (and where this stacks up), Keith Richards’ autobiography, other albums from 1978 and the dominance of The Brothers Gibb,...

Dave Gebroe from The Discograffiti Podcast joins us to go back to the '60s to discuss the second Mamas and the Papas album. Yeah...we skip right over the previous album that has "California Dreaming" and "Monday, Monday." Fair warning...Wayne and I didn't love the album so that makes for some fun discussion because Dave LOVES this album and loves the band. Dave loves them so much so that he has Mi...

Alex Jordan joins us to discuss his new album “Queen Kerosene” as well as “Pacific Dust” from The Mother Hips.  Plenty of other discussion including The Jayhawks, getting produced by Steve Berlin, Black Crowes, Charles Ives, Bad Company (no, it’s not really a Bad Company cover) and places to visit in the Bay Area.  And we discuss why we vetoed his first pick. Check out Alex Jordan at:  https://www...

The Grahams (Alyssa and Doug) join us to discuss “American Beauty” from The Grateful Dead. Or is it just Grateful Dead?  Or is it just “The Dead?”  Plenty of other discussion including John Fullbright, Lucius, the jazz scene in NYC, being a deadhead, being a good man, music and lyrics – can you write one without the other, Frozen, Convoy, and the song that hippy girls and frat boys can all agree o...

Patreon Revisitor Tom Hershey rejoins us along with Jon Lamoreaux of the Hustle Podcast to dissect “Disintegration” from The Cure.  Plenty of other discussion including pulling down our pouts, 1989 and the landscape of alternative music, our favorite Cure albums, the strange revelation that Tom’s “Wish” CD is still in the cellophane, and we almost had an unanimous top song!  Almost.  Until some we...

Growing up in the Northwest, the Young Fresh Fellows were our Replacements.  Our Big Star.  Our "fill in the blank for the band that never got the due they deserved."  They were an American Band that just played some good time rock 'n roll.  And, Scott McCaughey was the driving force for the band.  He's done alright for himself along the way...being a part of R.E.M. for years, The Minus 5, The Bas...

The guys are joined by Patreon Revisitor Benjamin Cannon to discuss the instant classic “Weathervanes” from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.  Plenty of other discussion including anxiety, dogs that bite, survivor’s guilt, the opioid crisis, addiction, Allman Brothers, Neil Young, and all sorts of heady subjects that Jason brings to his songs.  Did I mention that Jason is a brilliant songwriter?   Ch...

The guys are joined by Patreon Revisitor Kevin Hartbarger to discuss “Murmur” from R.E.M.  Plenty of other discussion including being in the south but not being connected with the south, Athens GA, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stephen Hague and Mitch Easter, the PTL Club, Laocoon and his (her) sons, mixtapes, Patient Zero, Marat, some listener picks, and the infamous reason why it’s taken us so long to discuss...

The guys are joined by The Bones of J.R. Jones (Jonathon Linaberry) and repeat revisitor Seth Gill to discuss “Rain Dogs” from Tom Waits.  Plenty of other discussion including Levon Helm, music videos (and not appearing in them), Shazam, making music for yourself, Keith Richards, The Replacements, one armed dwarves, polkas, Edna Milton, “3 channels and don’t overthink it” and can chickens fly?  Wa...

Another Hall & Oates episode!  The guys are joined by repeat revisitors Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast and Mike Blanchard of the Geekcast (we all previously discussed 1984's "Big Bam Boom") but we’re also joined by liv. for this episode (remember her from our Caamp episode?).   Plenty of discussion including “Better Off Dead,” legos, “Cradle Thief” could be a serial killer name, “Welcome...

Podcast Cross Over Event Time!  David and Ian from the State of Amorica Podcast join us to discuss the Black Crowes “The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion.”  Plenty of other discussion including (but not limited to) the guests that still need to come on the State of Amorica show, Wayne’s favorite albums of all time might include 2 Crowes albums, harmonica, LA Riots, getting distracted on Se...

Boy Named Banjo band members (Barton & William & Ford) join us to discuss the Pinegrove album “Skylight” and also their latest release “Dusk.”  Plenty of other discussion including writing with others in Nashville and playing in Nashville landmarks, busking, dogs, short stories instead of novels, she’s good at washing windows, Mt. Eerie, “don’t harsh my buzz” and the Pinegrove shuffle. Che...

Terra Lightfoot joins us to discuss her new album “Healing Power” and also Leon Russell’s “Leon Russell and the Shelter People.”  Plenty of other discussion including The Goonies, Huskies, feelings (or we attempt to talk about feelings), Bruce Cockburn, The Move, Cross Bordered Lovers, Bill Janovitz’s book on Leon, the spectrum, the Internet lies, Cocaine Elvis Level, Little Richard, Full Monty on...

We switch it up for our 5th annual “Most Listened to Songs” episode by inviting Jason Earle of the Marinade Podcast to chime in with his 12 favorite songs of 2023 to go along with our lists.  Plenty of other discussion including the year of change, Ben Nichols, breaking tradition, Tom Waits, is there a “Bro-Alt Country” genre, Portugal, Social D, albums that were our constant companions, driving t...

Jason Hawk Harris joins us to discuss the Saves the Day album “Stay What You Are” as well as discussing Jason's new record "Thin Places."  Plenty of other discussion including Lydia Lovelace, grief, football analogies and DK Metcalf, awkward silences, did I mention grief, “those boys can’t sing,” sad bastard music and Neon State (little brother’s band).  Check out Jason Hawk Harris at: https://jas...

Patreon Revisitor Kevin Peters rejoins us to discuss the eighth album (wait…eighth!?) “Brings the Family” from John Hiatt.  Plenty of other discussion including a Seattle Mariners rant, Zach Bryan, Rolling Stones tickets, Kiss’s Pay Per View, Gino Vannelli and chest hair, Pork Pie Hats, Jamie Lee Curtis, John’s version of Bonnie’s version, and chipped beef? Check out John Hiatt at: https://www.joh...