the Millennial Throwback Machine

in this week's episode of the podcast, I'm gonna be talking about one of my all time favorite late 60's tracks with a group that has a very interesting and fascinating story. but first, I break down this track and point out what are some interesting things about this track and the arrangement including the instrumentation and length of the song. Next week's episode will be all about the crazy hist...

due to a low amount of listeners for the last 3 episodes of this show (but I did see a steady increase of listenership since recording this episode) I'm going to do the two parts of the show all in one episode for this week and get back to the two part episodes next week. in this week's episode of the podcast, I talk about one of my all time favorite R&B/Soul records from the 60's and break it dow...

In this week's episode of the podcast, I dive into the history of the song and artist I talked about last week. I talk about who wrote the song and who inspired the people that wrote the song, I talk about how the band was formed, and I share some cool stories about the band's producer and I share one cool story abut the band's touring days. I also disclose whether or not the band played on their...

in this week's episode of the Podcast, I dive into a song that is one of the coolest rock songs of the 60's that has one of the most bad ass and most killer riffs you'll ever come across in a rock song of this era plus I go deep into what this song is about and explain to you why you might be able to relate to it and how somebody you know, whether that be a family member, or significant other or f...

this week's episode of the show is going to be a continuation of last week's episode, except that in this week's episode, I'm gonna dive in head first into the history behind last week's artist and song. in this episode, I"m gonna talk about how the Rascals came together, what they were doing before the Rascals existed, what were they all about musically, and who were some of their influences, and...

in this week's episode of the show, I'm going to dissect a record by a band I've always been a fan of, I'm gonna break it down piece by piece and show you what makes it so great. I'm also going to talk about why you might be able to relate to this song as well even if you've never heard of it before. here's the link to this week's song, stay tuned for next week's episode which is gonna be all abou...

in this week's episode of the podcast, instead of me talking about my opinion and the history behind one song and one artist and splitting that into two parts, I'm gonna be talking personally over the phone to one of the original members of my favorite and my opinion most underrated 60's bands the Buckinghams. the original lead singer/front man of the group, Dennis Tufano in this second interview...

this week's episode is going to be a continuation of last week's episode, except this week, I am going to talk all about the history behind the Lovin Spoonful. this week's episode is going to cover how the core members of the group met and originally got together, how the band got it's name, what the band members were doing before the Lovin Spoonful existed, and how they got their first record dea...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I dive into a superbly arranged and produced record from the 60's that has a ton of dynamics and great playing by the members of what I think are one of the most underrated bands from the 60's. next week's episode is gonna be all about the history behind The Lovin Spoonful. this week is just going to be all about my opinion and my own personal analysis on the...

in this week's episode of the show, I dive into the history behind last week's song. in this episode, I talk about where this song was recorded and the historical significance of the location this song was recorded in. the two groups of studio musicians that went through the town the song was recorded in, and who were some of the artists that went to this city to record their music, and how this c...

in this week's episode of the show, I talk about one of my all time favorite songs. I dive into as to why I love it so much and I do my own personal analysis on the arrangement and lyrics for the song. next week's episode will be all about the history behind the track, I'll go into where this song was recorded and the studio musicians on the record. here's the youtube link to this week's song: htt...

This week's episode is a continuation of last week's episode, this time, it's gonna be all about the history behind last week's song. in this episode, were gonna dive into how the band was formed, how they got their name, how they got their career started for them, what was so historically important about them and who were some of the people behind their success that would later go on to do bigger...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I go in depth with my opinion and my perspective on a classic garage rock song from the 60's, I go into details as to what this song is about, point out all of the interesting harmonic characteristics in this song such as the chord progression and the instrumentation for this song as well. I also talk about why I did not put out an episode last week and what...

this week's episode of the podcast is going to be a continuation of last week's episode except this week is going to mainly focus on the history behind the song I talk about this week. in this week's episode, I talk about how the two songwriters that wrote this song got together and what were their roles in their partnership and what studio musicians they used on the majority of their records. her...

in this week's episode of my podcast due to a decrease in listenership on my show, it's going to be a two part episode. Part 1 (which will be this week's episode) is going to focus on my opinion on the song and why I think it's so good and I'm also going to analyze the arrangement on the song (chords melody lyrics and arrangement) part 2 of the song is going to focus on the history behind the song...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I tackle My First Classic British Invasion band, I get into this band's specific history and how they got their name, how many takes it took to record their first hit single, how their first hit song was written, and how they broke up right before one of their songs made Top 10. here's the link to the song I'm reviewing in this week's episode of the show: htt...

in this week's episode of the show, I do my own personal analysis on one of my favorite songs from an artist that had an interesting history. in this episode, I talk about how he became the first artist to play at the Whiskey a Go Go and his background as to where he grew up and how he got started in the music business and the story behind his first number one hit and that is the song I review in...

in this week's episode, I talk about a song that is very heartbreaking but it's very much inspired by real experience, and I talk about the story  behind who inspired the song's lyrics, who first recorded it and how the group that made the song a hit  was formed. I also do a quick disclaimer about my cursing on the show. here's the link to this week's episode of the show: https://www.youtube.com/w...

in this episode, I talk about a song that was written by two very influential Philadephia based songwriters/producers and the session information behind this classic song as well my interpretation of exactly what does the hook mean, and I also do a special shoutout to somebody who has taken the taken the time to do write an excellent review for my show. here is the link to the song I talked about...

in this week's episode of the show, I dive into a genre of music from the 60's known as psychedelic rock and I talk about a very acid infused hard rock song with tons of guitar effects and I talk about how they came up with those crazy guitar effects, how the band came up with it's name, and I also draw comparisons with a modern day Alternative Rock song and talk about the similarities and differe...

in this week's episode of my 60's music podcast, I"m gonna talk about a song that you might be familiar with, but I doubt you know the back story behind it. I'll also do my own personal analysis on the lyrics for this song as well as do a shoutout to a friend of mine who wrote a really nice review for my podcast. I'll post a link to his social Media in the description of this episode as well so th...

in this week's episode instead of me talking about one specific song and one specific artist from the 60's, I bring in a special guest for a one on one interview from that era to talk about his career and some of the interesting footnotes of the artist I feature in today's episode. Topics covered in this interview include how he was able to see Ritchie Valens, how the Beatles Opened Up For Him, an...

In this episode, I talk about a band that had 8 Top 10 hits in the 60's, they were formed by a son of a world famous comedian, how they got their first hit record,  and whether or not the group played on their own records. here's the link to the song I talked about in this week's episode and that is "Sure Gonna Miss Her" by Gary Lewis And the Playboys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4b-7GNcpJs Y...

in this episode I talk about another really great song from a group I grew up listening to on K earth 101 from Chicago, I also talk about how I met the lead singer of the group and how that interaction went, a brief talk on the history of multi track recording and a special announcement on the first special guest on this show.here's a link to where you can listen to this week's song. the name of t...

in this episode I talk about another really good song from this era that I also remember hearing from listening to K earth 101 when I was little , the band that did and the origins of this hit record, I also give people a head's up on a special announcement for my first special guest for this show, and talk about how different Mainstream Pop Music of today is vs 50 years ago. here's the link to wh...