Sly Dog Music-Cast

The Sly Dog & Craig Smith conclude their discussion on Phish's 2024 performance of Gamehenge by wrapping up the track by track, going on a few more tangents, and reminding the listener they want them to be happy.   Tune in and turn it up!

Part 2 of the Gamehenge bonanza is here! In this episode Craig & The Sly Dog get into the events leading up New Years Eve, The Story Of Gamehenge, and cover the first three tracks in the Gamehenge story!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog and Craig Smith are back to give you an absolute Multi-Beast of an episode! In this first part we discuss our love for and history with Phish, what makes them one of the most exiciting performing bands out there, and so much more!   Tune in next week for Part 2 where we get into the performance history of Gamehenge, the story it tell, and go track by track on the piece itself!   Tune i...

The Sly Dog & The Wife share their post show discussion of the opening night of Twin Temple's God Is Dead tour!

Happy Valentines Day! What better way to celebrate the holiday of love than by the Sly Dog & The Wife sitting down to commentate on the 1986 home video Kiss Exposed!   Tune in and turn it up!

Welcome To 2024! The Sly Dog kicks of the year by counting down his Top Ten albums of 2023 with Sarah & Brian of the Permanent Records, who also share their top 5 albums of 2023! We discuss our years in music from concerts, reissues, new albums, and so much more.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog and The Wife are back with their first concert review of 2024! Join us as we discuss the beginning of the year of the setting Sum, our live history with the band, and Taylor Swift dance parties.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog and The Wife discuss the Menzingers concert they had just attended. They also discuss openers Rodeo Boys and Microwave, the relatability of the Menzingers lyrics, and more!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog and The Wife recount their visit to Paisley Park! They discuss the Ultimate Experience, their first visit VS's this new one, the Sly Dog almost combusting from excitement, being drawn to the Purple Rain motorcycle, holding a million dollar guitar, and much more! Tune in, turn it up, & get funky!

The Sly Dog & Craig Smith return to the Wilson-verse to share intial reactions to the new Steven Wilson album Harmony Codex. We discuss the rollout, cinema for the ears, the perfect album length, and so much more!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by Steven Michael of the Growin' Up Rock podcast to go album by album on David Lee Roth's Warner Brothers solo releases! We detail the history that led to Dave going solo, summertime music, Rothisms, and so much more!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog and Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network continue their discussion on the metal years of Porcupine Tree! This episode covers Fear Of A Blank Planet through their most recent release Closure/Continuation, we discuss the albums, briefly touch on Steven Wilson branching out as a solo artist, and pontificate why Anesthetize may be the pinnacle of the Porcupine Tree catalog! Tune in a...

The Sly Dog is joined by Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network to go Album By Album on the metal years of Porcupine Tree! In this episode we cover our origin stories, give an in depth analysis of the albums In Absentia and Deadwing and the tours to support them, and find out what a leather bagel is!   Tune in and turn it up!

Part 2 is here! The Sly Dog is joined by Brian & Sarah of The Permanent Record Podcast to go album by album on 80's pop group Dead Or Alive! In this episode we cover the 1990 release Fan The Flame Part 1 through the 2021 release Fan The Flame Part 2, as well Pete's handful of solo singles. We also discuss old movies, Pete's transition to reality TV personality, and Brian answers the question w...

The Sly Dog is joined by Brian & Sarah of The Permanent Record Podcast to go album by album on 80's pop group Dead Or Alive! We discuss our origin stories, the bands sound and evolution, Pete Burns being a character, and ponder that important question, what is a silver bullet in the ear? This episode covers Sophisticated Boom Boom through Nude, tune in next week for part 2!   Tune in and turn...

The Sly Dog & The Wife share a post show discussion of Waterparks concert they just attended! We also discuss opening acts Sophie Powers and Hunny, our past live experiences with Waterparks, and The Sly Dog injuring himself while trying to rock out.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is once again joined by Eric Miller of The Pods & Sods Network to go album by album on the solo work of Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh! We talk about Steve's abilities as a vocalist, his various projects outside of Kansas, and the Sly Dog presents an essay analyzing the epic track Smackin' The Clowns!   Tune in and turn it up!

Part two of Prince month is here! To cover the headline act of the Triple Threat, Andy Schaal returns to discuss Price's breakthrough classic album 1999!   We hear Andy's wonderful story about discovering Prince, Lady Cab and Bus Drivers, and so much more!   Tune in and turn it up!

What time is it?!?! Time for this years Prince extravaganza, this year we are covering albums from the three acts that comprised the Triple Threat Tour, starting with Vanity 6's self titled album & The Time's What Time Is It? Joining me is Jeff Harris from Behind The Grooves to go track by track on both albums, tune in and turn it up!

Part 2 of the Billy Joel Setlist Dreams with Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network! This episode cover songs 13 - 24, featuring more talk of song placement, teenage heartbreak, and of course more talk of Handball.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by returning guest Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network to discuss our dream Billy Joel Setlist! We talk about our history with Billy Joel, his show and how it's changed over the years, is Billy Joel cool, balancing deep cuts with fan favorites, and the finer points of playing Hand Ball.   Tune in and turn it up!

New Episode! Recorded last summer, the Sly Dog is joined by The Wife to discuss the Rise Against, The Used, & Senses Fail show they just attended!  They also discuss aging Emo's, Nu-Metal medleys, and do Shakespeare and mosh-pits go together?   Tune in and turn it up!

Happy New Year! The Sly Dog is joined by Sarah and Brian Linnen of the Permanent Record Podcast to discuss their picks for Top Ten Albums Of 2022! We also discuss our favorite reissues, do some concert talk, and many are had upon the way! Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by professional podcast guest Andy Schaal to go album by album on the RCA Michael Nesmith solo albums! We discuss our discovery of these records, Cosmic Country, Nez being the creator of Yacht Rock, and get into some fun tangents along the way!   Tune in and turn it up!   Andy Schaal appears courtesy of The Hustle Podcast

A very special episode! The Sly Dog & The Wife recount the W.A.S.P. show they just attended in Anaheim CA! We discuss WASP's return to the states, merch-gate, and go track by track on the evenings setlist and breakdown the show! Also at the start of the show, Bakko from Cobras & Fire joins the Sly-Dog for a little pre-gamming and checking in on the world of WASP!   Tune in and turn it up!