Six Picks Music Club

Episode 050: Get ready to enter a time machine as Six Picks Music Club celebrates its 50th episode by diving deep into five decades of musical evolution! Geoff, Russ, and Dave are breaking all the rules, picking tracks that capture the essence of each era—from Alice Cooper's theatrical nightmares to Tears for Fears' global anthems, Radiohead's existential landscapes, Black Eyed Peas' party-startin...

Episode 049: Buckle up for a journey through dystopian nightmares as Six Picks Music Club returns with a mind-bending exploration of scores and soundtracks that capture the essence of broken worlds! Geoff, Russ, Dave, and special guest Blake are diving deep into the musical territories that transform bleak futures from mere visual spectacles into immersive audio experiences. They'll twist through...

Episode 048: Get ready to clock in for another episode of Six Picks Music Club, where we're diving deep into the daily grind! Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they explore the universal experience of work - from the soul-crushing to the soul-lifting. We're punching the metaphorical time card with Dolly Parton's working-class anthem, getting busy with Arkells, hitting the fields with The Reverend Hort...

Episode 047: Buckle up for a musical journey through the most intimate of spaces—home sweet home! In this episode, Geoff, Russ, and Dave are unpacking the concept of home faster than you can say "there's no place like it“—diving deep into the landscape of domiciles with Cleopatrick's hometown vibes, Samantha Crane and Phish exploring the delicate details that transform four walls into a sanctuary,...

Episode 046: Hold onto your cocktail umbrellas and prepare for a liquid-fueled musical journey that'll have you feeling tipsy without even taking a sip! In this boozed-up episode of Six Picks Music Club, Geoff, Russ, and Dave are diving deep into the world of drinking songs faster than you can say "last call”—starting with George Thorogood's hard-rocking bar anthems, sliding into Todd Snider's che...

Episode 045: Cultural Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V! This week, we're stealing the mic (appropriately) with Professor Paul joining Geoff, Russ, and Dave for a musical trial of artistic theft that's gonna make ethnomusicologists rage-tweet faster than you can say "sampling"! We're putting cultural appropriation on blast, examining how artists like Elvis Presley, Vanilla Ice, Dynamite Hack, Jimmie Rodgers, Eric Cl...

Episode 044: Get ready to crash this party! This week, Geoff, Russ, and Dave are bringing pure violence to the mic with a hip-hop episode that's gonna hit hard. We're talking Wu-Tang Clan dropping bombs, Three 6 Mafia getting wrecked, Nicki Minaj and Eminem bringing the heat, Ol' Dirty Bastard causing chaos, M.O.P. sticking up the scene, and A$AP Rocky solving problems. Bonus: Geoff throws down wi...

Episode 043: Buckle up, music lovers, because Six Picks Music Club is back with the ultimate bromance episode featuring the return of the legendary Bobby! Geoff, Russ, Dave, and Bobby are diving deep into the world of brotherhood and friendship, cranking up the testosterone with an epic lineup of tunes from Randy Newman, Dilated Peoples, Ben Folds, Ween, David Bowie, and Garth Brooks. Get ready fo...

Episode 042: Grab your slap bracelets and dial-up internet - we're time traveling back to the decade that gave us frosted tips and existential angst! This episode, we're diving deep into the musical equivalent of Tamagotchis: one-hit wonders that defined a generation. Geoff, Russ, and Dave strap on their Jinkos, fire up the boombox, and break down the soundtrack of awkward adolescence with Eve 6,...

Episode 041: Happy Belated Earth Day! Mother Earth deserves a mixtape, and we're here to deliver. This post-Earth Day, we're soundtracking the planet's beauty and impending doom with tracks that'll make you want to hug a tree, then immediately cry about climate change. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as we ride the rapids with Chuck Ragan, find beauty with Iron and Wine, try to cool down after Childish...

Episode 040: Buckle up for a therapy session disguised as a podcast! This week, we're diving deep into the emotional abyss with guest host Smitty, exploring music that hits harder than your therapist's co-pay. We're dissecting the darkness through Spanish Love Songs, Balance and Composure, Leonard Cohen, Badflower, Alice In Chains, and Nick Cave. Bonus: a completely uncomfortable conversation abou...

Episode 039: Trigger warning: musical hot takes so spicy they'll make Twitter burst into flames! We're putting problematic songs on trial, asking the real questions like: would these tracks survive five minutes in today's cancel culture thunderdome? Join us as we dissect musical contraband from Oingo Boingo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leftover Crack, Tim McGraw, The Briggs, and Beastie Boys. Plus, wha...

Episode 038: Remember when the entire planet collectively lost its mind and we all became sourdough-baking, Zoom-meeting, sweatpants-wearing hermits? We're celebrating the five-year anniversary of global quarantine with guest host JM! We'll soundtrack our collective trauma with music from Run The Jewels, Jon Snodgrass and Frank Turner, Wolf Alice, The Strokes, grandson, and The Avett Brothers. Bon...

Episode 037: This week on Six Picks Music Club we’re doing twins! Now get your mind out of the gutter—we're talking about musical doppelgangers here. Join us as we explore tracks sharing the same name but telling completely different stories, featuring Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, The Living End, Nothing But Thieves, The Alan Parsons Project, and Pat Benatar. Plus, our totally unsolicited advice on wh...

Episode 036: War. What is it good for? According to this episode - some pretty powerful music. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they explore the darker side of conflict through an explosive mix of songs that tackle everything from military recruitment and terrorism to devastation and the manipulation of young soldiers. From The Clash's historical perspective to Warren Zevon's mercenary tales, The Cra...

Episode 035: Better late than boring! While everyone else dropped their Best of 2024 lists weeks ago, we took our time to curate something special. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave for their carefully selected favorites from The Warning, Mannequin Pussy, Jack White, Winona Fighter, Faye Webster, and Waxahatchee. Plus, we discuss bad band names—and the probably-worse ones they rejected.   Apple Podcasts...

Episode 034:Time to celebrate the underdogs! This week, we're exploring the forgotten tracks from #1 albums - songs that could've been winners if they weren't sharing space with chart-dominating hits. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they dig through the deep cuts of Cypress Hill, Bon Jovi, Alabama Shakes, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Nickelback (yeah, you read that right), and The Black Keys. Bonus tip...

Episode 033: Time flies when you're sharing great music! As Six Picks Music Club celebrates our first trip around the sun, we're diving into an episode all about time. From memories of yesterday to dreams of tomorrow, we're exploring how music captures life's temporal journey. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they turn back the clock, live in the moment, and look ahead with  tracks from Black Rebel M...

Bonus Content: Our 'Best of 2024' clip show continues! In part two of our year-end roundup, we're diving deeper into the vault of verbal chaos. Listen as we unearth more questionable decisions, bizarre tangents, and those perfectly unhinged moments that somehow made it past the edit button. From apocalyptic music takes to conversations that definitely lost us listeners, we're serving up another he...

Episode 032: 'Tis the season for our most festive episode yet! Ring those jingle bells and join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they unwrap their favorite holiday tunes. From cozy traditional Christmas classics to some delightfully unexpected seasonal surprises, we've stuffed your stocking with musical gifts from Vince Guaraldi, Jonnie Common, Hollywood Undead, Matt Rogers, John Lennon, and The Pretender...

Bonus Content: Time for our "Best of 2024" clip show! Part one of our year-end roundup features the funniest, wildest, and most memorable moments from the past year of Six Picks Music Club. Buckle up for a greatest hits collection of hot takes, cold burns, and everything that made us say "wait, did we really air that?"

Episode 031: As the curtain falls on 2024, we pause to remember some of the musical giants who took their final bow this year. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave for a heartfelt tribute to six influential artists who shaped the soundtrack of our lives. We're honoring the experimental genius of Can's Damo Suzuki, the southern rock virtuosity of The Allman Brothers' Dickey Betts, and the masterful storytell...

Episode 030: It's our dirty thirty, and we're celebrating with a show that'll have you clapping... and maybe visiting your doctor! This week on Six Picks Music Club, we're exploring songs featuring hand claps AND the other kind of clap (you know, the one that burns when you pee). Join us as we groove to the infectious beats (pun intended) of John Cougar Mellencamp, The Flaming Lips, and AM Taxi, w...

Episode 029: Take a deep breath, fellow music lovers—no, seriously, BREATHE. After the chaos of election season and the general dumpster fire that's been the past few months, Six Picks Music Club is prescribing a much-needed audio chill pill. Join Geoff, Russ, and Dave as they guide you through a meditative journey from stress to serenity. We're starting with the zen mastery of Cat Stevens, the hy...

Episode 028: Gather 'round, you ghastly ghouls and wicked witches! It's time to creep into the Halloween spirit with a bone-chilling episode of Six Picks Music Club. Geoff, Dave, and Russ have brewed up a cauldron of spooky tunes that'll have you dancing in the graveyard. We're conjuring up some witchy vibes with Dusty Springfield, Donovan, and The Bridge City Sinners. But beware! We're also unlea...