Rockin' the Suburbs

 Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s a two-fer of 2024 picks. First up, Jason Goebel checks in from New York City, naming The Cure’s Songs For A Lost World as his album of the year and choosing Iron and Wine’s “All in Good Time,” which features Fiona Apple, as his song of the year. Then, it’s...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today Bob Peterson takes center stage. He picks an album from The Lemon Twigs and a song from Suburbs Pod favorites Half Catholic. Thanks Bob! Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon...

 Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s another double dose of picks. First up, Mark Neese drops in to discuss his favorite album of last year, the self-titled effort from Redd Kross. Next, Kevin Porter goes for Waxahatchee’s Tiger’s Blood for LP of the year and on a related note, picks MJ Lender...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we shine the spotlight on Harris King from South Carolina. He picks out Girl and Girl’s Call A Doctor for his album of the year, while his song choice is “Be Reasonable” by Somesurprises. Thanks for a great year Harris! Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTune...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we have a two-fer of choices. First up, Urb Fernandez selects The Maverick’s “Moon and Stars” (feat. Sierra Ferrell) as his song of the year, while Nada Surf’s Moon Mirror top his list of best albums. Next, Paul Hayden chimes in, picking Slang Spirituals by Lady...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today Roger Grace is on the scene, giving us his album of the year, his Scottish album of the year, his song of the year and a special pick from Mrs. Roger Grace! Thank you both very much!  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, includ...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s another two–fer, this time with Adam Coop and Eric Lohrenz. Coop selects Jack White’s No Name as his album of 2024 and goes with Mclusky’s “Unpopular Parts of A Pig” as his favorite song. Eric went for “Always/Never” by STRFKR as his song of the year, while...

 Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s a double dose of 2024 picks. First up, Peter Nordgren (from beautiful Cornucopia, Wisconsin) chooses Paul Bunyon’s Slingshot from Liquid Mike for album of the year, while his single pick is Steve Nicks’ “The Lighthouse.” Then, it’s down to Louisiana and Kev...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we drop by the suburbs of New York City to hear from the wonderful Kurt Gallagher. Kurt discusses his favorite album of the year – Waxahatchee’s Tiger’s Blood – and his favorite song – Remi Wolf’s “Cinderella.”  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or oth...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we have a much loved member of our community making his first-ever contribution to the Best Of series. It’s Mike Kohli from Rome, NY, who chooses “Starburster” from Fontaines D.C. as his song of the year and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Flight b741 as h...

Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and we begin where we always do, with Steven Routledge. He has selected The Cure’s Songs of A Lost World as his best album and Christopher Owen’s “Do You Need A Friend” as his song. A great way to get us started, thank you Steven! Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTun...

The year is almost over, but the November 2024 New Music Train still has a run to make, from the suburbs of Kansas City to South Carolina to Franklin Park, Illinois. That’s right, it’s Scot Isom, Harris King and Sunny Varney on board, talking about new tunes from The Fleshtones, Paul Kelly, Yoo Doo Right, Kim Deal, Cult of Luna, Magick Potion, Sergeant Thunderhoof and The Snozzberries. Rockin' the...

New York City and its suburbs are the starting point for the November 2024 New Music Train’s journey today and then it makes the long trek to Scotland. That means we have Jason Goebel, Kurt Gallagher and Roger Grace on board to discuss new music from Wallice, Willie Nelson, Sinkane, Kendrick Lamar, Jill Lorean, The Joy Hotel and Cat Burns.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other pod...

 It’s a jam-packed trip on the November 2024 New Music Train today, with three musical messengers on board: Kevin Porter, Liam McIndoe and Bob Peterson. They will discuss new tunes from Illiterate Light, Perfume Genius and Alan Sparhawk, The Chills, The Wildhearts, Andrew Gabbard, Michael Kiwanuka and Lambrini Girls. And if you listen carefully, you’ll hear some New Music Train theme music!  Rocki...

It’s a little later this month, but the November 2024 New Music Train has been fired up and is pulling out from Stirling in Scotland and heading for the heartland of the USA. That means Steven Routledge and Paul Hayden are aboard and they will tell you about new music from Mur, Patterson Hood, Wussy and The Circulators. Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, inclu...

Jim kicks off November New Music with songs by the Excuses and the Delta Bombers. Plus, an R.E.M. cover from Al Green. Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at...

Jim and Patrick are joined by Bob and Phil Ingrassia and Bob Peterson to discuss the life and musical legacy of Minneapolis musical legend Slim Dunlap, who passed recently at the age of 73.  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the...

The Indiana Hoosiers are in the college football playoff! This is the most unlikely of unlikely sports stories. To mark this remarkable achievement, Jim talks about Indiana bands from his time at Indiana University in the late '80s. Get with Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, like audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, and TuneIn. Or listen at Su...

Will Gronek chimes in with two songs that he has inducted into the Perfect Pop pantheon. Welcome, “Good Enough” by Dodgy and “Ocean Drive” by Lighthouse Family and thanks Will!  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Please rate/review the show on Appl...

As part of the season of giving, Jim and Patrick are sharing a FREE holiday album with music that is sure to get you in the spirit. Today, the final tracks on the compilation… O’McPub Band, Randall Brown and Jim Lenahan with Frank Muffin. Happy Holidays to all!  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, S...

Jim and Patrick are giving a gift to the Rockin' the Suburbs community: a free 30-track holiday album. Today on the pod, we present track 26 ("Santa's Got a Big Ol' Bag" by the Homewreckers) and track 27 ("This Is Christmas" by Harborcoat). The full Rockin' the Holidays free album download is now available at phonophorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/rockin-the-holidays Bandcamp tip: Click on "Buy Digi...

As part of the season of giving, Jim and Patrick are sharing a FREE holiday album with music that is sure to get you in the spirit. Today… Mike Wager and Sheila Swift with “Christmas With You” and Kurt Gallagher with “All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth.”  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHea...

Jim and Patrick are giving a gift to the Rockin' the Suburbs community: a free 30-track holiday album. Today on the pod, we present track 22 ("This Christmas" by Amanee Avery) and track 23 ("A Christmas Thing" by Frank Muffin). The full Rockin' the Holidays free album download is now available at phonophorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/rockin-the-holidays Bandcamp tip: Click on "Buy Digital Album," t...

As part of the season of giving, Jim and Patrick are sharing a FREE holiday album with music that is sure to get you in the spirit. Today… original songs from Allie Parks and Mike (Wagner) and Mike (Snider).  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com . Plea...

Jim and Patrick are giving a gift to the Rockin' the Suburbs community: a free 30-track holiday album. Today on the pod, we present track 18 ("12 Winters" by Justice Fuller) and track 19 ("Candle in the Dark - Maya's Song" by Second Aid Kit). The full Rockin' the Holidays free album download is now available at phonophorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/rockin-the-holidays Bandcamp tip: Click on "Buy Di...