Sherman & Ski - Talk You Into It

Imagine a world...a world without New Order. Or Mariah Carey. Or Wu-Tang Clan. Or Iron Maiden. Or P!nk. or (big gasp!) INXS. THE HORROR. Well, all of these phenomenal artists, AND MORE, are either finally or once again nominated for music's highest career honor...the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And, as is the Sherman and Ski custom, we've got some capital O-pinions. When the nominations dr...

Welcome back to Sherman and Ski: Talk You Into It. One of the most iconic pop acts from the mid 90's through the mid aughts - The Cardigans flew into our collective lives on a sugary magic carpet of melodies with the one-in-a-million superhit Lovefool. But, as customary here at this pod, we are diving WAAAAY deeper, and so should you! These Nordic pop magicians weaved an incredible sound through a...

Happy Memorial Day weekend folks…Sherman and Ski are BACK baby.  We’ve got a batch of fresh new episodes locked and loaded and ready to go…so what better way to kick off summer than to listen to our truly HOT and at least half incorrect takes on this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Now, as our loyal listeners know, this is a frequent topic, so back in the dead of winter when...

Tomorrow, October 27th 2023, marks a momentous occasion in pop music history. Sort of. 25 years ago on that date, the initial American compilation record of Now! That’s What I Call Music made its way onto retail shelves. Some 87 volumes later (and with a 25th anniversary tracklist reveal tomorrow to boot)… Now! That’s What I Call Country, Christmas, Motown, Dance, fill-in-the-blank Genre releases...

In the Better Late Than Never Dept - Sherman & Ski do a post festival recap of the final two days at the Pitchfork Festival…which, due to weather and some lousy communication from the organizers winds up being a helluva lot more about the awesome city of Chicago. Shout outs for Lagunitas Brewing, Gibson’s Steakhouse, The Barrel…a couple of good sets and a lot of laments that some shows DIDN’T go o...

A nearly-live, quick and dirty update from Day 1 of the 2023 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago IL. An awesome city to explore for any reason , Sherman and Ski do some deep dishing on some tremendous acts like Alvvays, Nation of Language , Grace Ives and Chicago funk act Ric Wilson. Also, Ski is available as a local drummer for all your local drumming needs…listen to find out why this inside joke...

Have you been to the land Down Under? Us either, but that doesn't mean we are scared to flip hemispheres. This episode of Sherman and Ski lauds the songwriting and pop sensibility of lead singer Colin Hay, and the whole Aussie gang. Men At Work were clearly a new wave phenomenon, but incorporate a wide variety of instruments, EXTREMELY high melodic notes, and tons of ska/reggae influence which...

It's the most wonderful time of the year...nope, the other one, when Sherman and Ski do their annual plunge into the abyss that is the Rock and Roll HOF voting system. For the third straight year, we attempt to predict the less-than-predictable and not only guess what the Hall is 'thinking', but what WE would do with 5 to 7 votes. As we anxiously await the white puffs of smoke to emanate from Clev...

Just when you think that we wouldn’t dare do it, we invite you to KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE - Sherman and Ski are vouching for disco (and Latin FUNK) superstars and underrated heroes, KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND. Literally, there are nothing but hits from Miami native Harry Wayne Casey. In fact, a person can drive from Washington DC to Carlisle PA, and you are NOT out of hits, not by a longshot. Sherman an...

Happy New Year!! Sherman and Ski are BACK from a small hiatus to bring you some fresh NINETIES era content - we are talking you into another listen of the legendary Luscious Jackson. Founded by Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, Vivian Trimble and joined by ex-Beastie Boys original drummer Kate Schellenbach, this incredible foursome produced some of the most unique sounds of the early to mid 90's. Best k...

Sherman and Ski always have a take on who is fortunate enough to earn a nomination to the Rock & Roll HOF…and this year is no different! Take a listen to their predictions…who they’d vote for. It won’t be long to find out how right or wrong they were!

When David Lee Roth left (or was fired from?) Van Halen following their massive album “1984” the Van Halen brothers considered several possible replacements, from Patty Smythe from Scandal (“I am the WARRIOR!!) to, yes, Phil Collins and, are you sitting down, Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates. Ultimately, they wanted to stay true to the concept of a four-piece band and followed the lead of AC/DC who...

Van Halen is one of the most influential bands in rock-n-roll history. Period. And their story simply cannot be told in one chapter (or podcast). Chapter 1: DIAMOND DAVE, BABY.  The first four Van Halen albums – Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning – are iconic, unparalleled in the annals of hard rock and heavy metal. Lead singer: David Lee Roth: master showman and...

Well, one week into the new year, but we can't let the music from last year go JUST yet. Sherman & Ski give their take on their top five records of the past year, somewhat surprisingly without any overlaps!  These picks run the gamut this year - Sherman wound up digging some alt-jazz, an unbelievable soul singer, some spoken-word UK post-punk and a 90's throwback...Ski went with a shoegaz...

The podcast at least eighteen years in the making is finally here.  As the 20th episode of Sherman & Ski: Talk You Into It draws nigh, at the close of the year 2021, we bestow upon our dear listeners the ELECTRIC SIX, the ultimate disco/funk/punk/rock/metal demigods of Detroit (Rock City!).  Do you like dancing?  Do you like irreverent lyrical content?  Do you prefer over t...

Trailblazers. Pioneers. MTV 80s Icons. And at long last, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Go-Go’s. Sherman and Ski remain baffled that it took 15 years after they first became eligible, that the Go-Go’s received their first nomination for the Hall. Thankfully, the powers at be recognized that they had waited long enough and gave credit where credit was due: in the face of a...

Welcome back to Sherman & Ski – who are thrilled to tackle one of the most critically derided, yet highly popular bands of the grunge era, sleazy rock titans STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Dismissed as a ripoff act of Pearl Jam & Soundgarden, at their peak around 1994 and 1995 they were just as potent as anyone recording, and the songs completely hold up. Ski recounts a club show he saw STP at in It...

Living Legend.  They are the two best words that you can put together to describe the one of the greatest showmen of the 20th century, the one and only LIONEL RICHIE.  From the Commodores, to writing with Michael Jackson, and now to American Idol, he has literally spanned generations of musicians, and sure, you THINK you know his whole catalog....but do you?  Sherman and Ski are her...

It's Christmas in July!  Sherman and Ski have a PAIR of gifts for our listeners...a supersized podcast featuring the legendary CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL plus a counterintuitive holiday opening round.  In this episode we get into the extremely litigious history of the band, the endless fights between the brothers Fogerty, and also Doug & Stu (the other guys).  We chat about Jo...

What's the problem with dance-rock?  Sherman and Ski tackle an age-old question in Episode 15 of Talk You Into It in praise of, wait for it, JESUS JONES.  One of the most under-acknowledged 'tweener' acts of the last thirty years, Jesus Jones deserves another moment in the sun.  The band had the misfortune of recording at their peak at nearly the exact wrong moment - too many years...

Ever wonder how and why an artist/band gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame??  For the purposes of this podcast, it's kinda all Sherman and Ski think about.  On the eve of the announcement of the class of 2021, our boys weigh in on the nominees, the process, the snubs, and pick the five artists that they each think should be in.  Also, Sherman disses Bon Jovi and Joan Jett's inc...

Welcome back to a stupendously ambitious topic for Sherman & Ski - Talk You Into It, GUNS N' ROSES.  A person may wonder, 'What is there left to discuss about one of the biggest bands in the history of History?'  And we respond, well, at least an hour and five minutes worth! In this episode, Sherman outs Axl Rose as a huge closet musical theater nerd and Meat Loaf enthusiast.  H...

The history of new wave music cannot be told without two essential words : New Order.  From the ashes of the legendary Joy Division, this fully synthesized British band were the forefathers of an entire genre of music (new wave dance rock) that owe their roots to their beats and epic new wave jams.  This episode, Sherman & Ski pick their favorite tracks, discuss why they aren't as wi...

Hello Cleveland!  Direct from Ohio, it's the inimitable Chrissie Hynde and THE PRETENDERS, the subject of this episode of Sherman & Ski: Talk You Into It.  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from the class of 2005, style icons, and owner of her singular sensual growl, Ms. Hynde and company are now into their fifth decade (!) of making hip-shaking rock & roll.  Join us as w...

Seasons greetings from Sherman & Ski!  This double album blockbuster pod kicks off with Sherman & Ski talking you into four of their all time Christmas/holiday songs.  From classic crooners to essential Muppets (yup, that's right) - the boys have their opinions and are stickin' to 'em.  Take a perusal at the Sherman & Ski Spotify playlist as well for A Very Special Chris...