Rhythm on the Rocks

Frizz and Bob honor our Lady and savior, Dolly Parton, with a swig of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Rye and Nelson's Green Brier because a Tennessee lady deserves a Tennessee whiskey! Join us as we dig up some of the weirdest named towns of Tennessee, share fun stories behind a few of the 3,000 songs Dolly's written over 6 decades, and find out just what makes her our favorite Country Queen! Long li...

Frizz and Bob jump into AC/DC's mega hit and the second most sold album of all time, Back in Black. Frizz pours Tomatin, and Bob pours Starlight Bourbon as we metaphorically drive down the highway to hell to learn about the career of one of the greatest, no-frills, rock and roll bands of all time. Join just a couple of scientists learning all about power currents, lonely British suburban wives, an...

Frizz and Bob venture into beloved stout territory with Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout and a classic Irish Guinness for an Irish queen, Enya. Cheers with us as we listen to her biggest legacy album, A Day Without Rain, and decipher what made Enya an enigma in popular music. We reveal how she healed a nation during a time of mourning, uncover her literary and mythological lyrics written in ove...

CHEERS ONE, CHEERS ALL! For the SECOND annual ROTR Award Show, Frizz and Bob pop the cork on the SECOND cheapest bottle of bubbly found in their neighborhood stores. What song brought the best vibes? Which album surprised us the most? What do we think was the best album of the year? Who was the biggest piece of crap? Come and find out the winners of these prestigious awards as we recap the year th...

Frizz and Bob are joined by Adam Edwards from Bob Dylan's whiskey brand, Heaven's Door. Join us through a tasting of their incredible line of whiskies while we share our favorite Bob Dylan songs and stories, talk about the art behind the musician, and uncover the true brilliance behind this brand.

LET'S GET WEIRD! Join us as Frizz sips Abasolo Mexican Corn Whiskey and Bob enjoys MB Roland Single Barrel Bourbon and we dive into the classic album that really started all the weird: "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D. We learn how the accordion had the power to change rock music, discover the brilliance of Al's pulse on pop culture, giggle over some fun nicknames, talk about the legalese of parody perm...

NEW MUSIC ALERT! Lord Bael -the doomy, sludgy, and goshdarned delightful frontman of Shi- is back for the SIXTH time on Rhythm on the Rocks. Today we are talking all about Shi's brand new album, Pure Disgust. Frizz pours Rittenhouse Rye, while Bob and Bael pour JTS Brown (and an IRN BRU FOR THE FIRST TIME) and dish out all the disgusting details of your soon to be new favorite heavy record.

Frizz cracks open a Glennfiddich 15-Year Old Solera and Bob pours Old Louisville's 7-Year toasted single barrel. Together they tell the story of another artist who passed away too soon at the age of 27, the iconic Jimi Hendrix. We learn how a one-string ukulele got into the hands of the ultimate vibe man and left-handedly changed guitar playing and music forever. We paint the picture of how this m...

Frizz and Bob dive into the spooky season with the delightfully awful Ghostbusters soundtrack, because bustin' makes us feel good. To get through this collection of 80s trash, Bob is drinking Castle and Key's brand new 7 year cask strength wheated bourbon and Frizz pops Henry McKenna's Bottled in Bond bourbon. Join us as we reminisce about the brilliance of this 80s must-see movie, talk about Elme...

Frizz cracks open a new bottle of Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair,   and Bob pours a personal favorite Community Batch Private Selection from Makers Mark while enjoying the self titled debut album by the Black Pumas. Join us for a rip roarin' nostalgic time as we gab about animal band names, the long and winding road of two musicians meeting by chance, and break down how all the familiar inspirations le...

Bob and Frizz finally get into a Billy Joel state of mind with two brand new bottles: Angel's Envy's Triple Oak and Filey Bay Yorkshire Single Malt . We dig into Joel's best-selling album, The Stranger and learn all about what makes him the ultimate Piano Man, unearth the beauty and curse of Billy Joel's love songs, bask in the brilliance of growing old, and really need to speak with Xzibit about...

Bob and Frizz are finally reunited across seas! We celebrate with some Brown-Forman by covering another long-awaited reunion by resurfacing one of the most British albums of the last 30 years, Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory. We get into all the hidden gems on the UK charts over the decades, celebrate Nigel Dick's return, spill the tea on the news-worthy Battle of Britpop, and rant about...

It's a boys night all over again! Once again, Bob is joined by Lord Bael and Rev. Riff from To El and Back, and we talk about the wonderfully whacky world of professional wrestling entrance music. We take turns diving into our favorite themes from the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Tune in to see what theme wins your championship belt.    SCHEDULE NOTE: The next episode is scheduled to be released on 9/18, an...

This week, while Frizz is moving, Bob is joined by Star Viper's John Huxley, and we dig into a prog rock masterpiece, Dream Theater's Metropolis Pt2: Scenes from a Memory. And, to accompany this amazing record, we are enjoying Pennslyvania's Liberty Pole Peated Bourbon. Join us as we talk about the whacky plot of the album, the history of Dream Theater, and how this was truly a make or break momen...

While Frizz is sailing 'cross the ocean, Bob is joined by the crew of To El and Back for a boys night out. We craft religious themed cocktails and jump in to our favorite Christian music. Learn about the rise of Contemporary Christian Music, New Orleans Second Lines, and see if the hosts of "the skeptic's bible podcast" can tell if a few album titles were created by ChatGPT or CCM artists.    NOTE...

It's Frizz's Birthday AND last American episode, so we are celebrating in style with hits from the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Series soundtrack. To wash down these tasty tunes, Frizz is enjoying Glenfarclas 15 and Bob is enjoying Stave and Bean Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee. Join us as we talk about Pizza Hut, 90s demo disks, kick flips, police trucks, more Pizza Hut, the X Games, skate culture, and the la...

Frizz and Bob turn 100 today! We celebrate 100 EPISODES by drinking mystery pours and dig into one of the best celebration albums of all time, and our first greatest hits record, ABBA Gold. Join us on another expedition to the land of pop perfection, Sweden, and learn how Eurovision changed pop music for the world, get into the very complicated stories behind some of the most fun dance songs of al...

Frizz and Bob wrap up Pride Month by covering 8 of our favorite Pride anthems with a story to tell. Join us with another Old Fo from Whiskey Row as we venture on a musical journey from the 1920s to today, digging into everything from blues and jazz, to Broadway and metal, pop and glam, and ultimately PRIDE!

Frizz and Bob continue Pride Month celebrations with Tracy Chapman's revolutionary self-titled debut album and Old Fo's 1920. Join us as we learn about the humble and remarkable story of Tracy Chapman, how the future head of Six Flags helped her along the way, what Stevie Wonder and Nelson Mandela had to do with the skyrocket of her career, and dig through the songs of what we've dubbed a perfect...

Frizz and Bob pop open a bottle of Old Forester 1910 and kick off Pride Month with the remarkable story you've probably never heard, about transgender jazz pianist Billy Tipton. Join us as we dig into a story of true heart and courage as we appreciate the tremendous untold journey of a pioneer. 

It really is MAY, because Frizz and Bob continue the boy band saga with none other than harmonizing, teen-hearthrobs, NSYNC. We get nautical with Johnnie Walker Swing and check in on Blimp King Lou "Double B" Pearlman, Frizz short circuits over NASA, remember the days of 90s Toyota Corollas, and learn that all things eventually lead back to "The Thong Song."

Frizz and Bob dive into a bottle of Monkey Shoulder and take you on the full journey of one of the most successful boy bands of all time, The Backstreet Boys. Join us as Frizz's dreams come true while we talk about wrasslin', blimps, the formula for a successful boy band, classic 90s chair choreography, and Backstreet's Back, ALRIGHT!

Frizz and Bob finally jump into the wonderful world of prog rock with two Canadian treasures: Rush and Pendleton Whisky. We dig into their hit album, Moving Pictures, and reveal how a bathroom break in Cleveland gave them their big break, how John Lennon may have impacted the album, the opinions of Chester Cheetah, and prepare to be RUSHIFIED.

Frizz and Bob conclude Jazz Appreciation Month by groovin' with a bottle of Australia's Starward whisky and digging into to the funkiest Jazz legend, Herbie Hancock, and his monumental album Head Hunters . Join us as we complain about getting older, unveil mistaken identities throughout history, Dance to the Music with Sly and the Family Stone, and slappa da keyboard.

Frizz and Bob continue Jazz Appreciation Month by digging into the first full-length record from Ella Fitzgerald AND Louis Armstrong, along with a bottle of New Orleans' finest, Sazerac Rye. Jazz it out with us as we chat about the impact of Ella and Louis individually and together, the great Norman Granz, the origins of some of jazz's most classic songs, Dukes of Hazard, and (finally) Doritos.