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Derek Shulman of Gentle Giant joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering music, working as Simon Dupree and The Big Sound, his early friendship and the Gentle Giant audition of Elton John, the formation and creative process of Gentle Giant, working with Tony Visconti, the ups and downs of Gentle Giant, his time working A&R at Polygram and as the President/CEO of Atco Records...

VERSE/CHORUS/MIDDLE8/BREAK/FADE Newcleus / Jam On Revenge featuring Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac Get in the car already! You guys are under arrest 'cause you can't do this: WIKKI WIKKI WIKKI WIKKI! Ben Cenac, known to Galactic Funkers as Cozmo D, joins Craig for a conversation about the birth and history of Newcleus and a track by track review of their 1984 album JAM ON REVENGE - filled with stories about...

Alain Johannes  of Eleven joins Eric in conversation to share memories and pay tribute to the life and work of his longtime friend  Chris Cornell . How did they first connect, Soundgarden taking Eleven out on tour on their own dime, memories of writing and recording  Euphoria Morning , Chris's relationship with Jeff Buckley, reconnecting for  The Keeper , Chris passing the stage to Alain at a fest...

Kevin Godley joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering music, the formation of 10cc, his meeting with Paul McCartney, why he left 10cc, branching out with Godley & Creme, what it was like to record with Sarah Vaughan, memories of the Cry video, looking back at some iconic videos such as Girls On Film , Two Tribes and When We Was Fab with George Harrison, his autobiography, h...

SAMEPAGECAST with Megan and Craig episode 24 | Gene Simmons: Fandom vs. The Vault Experience Join Megan and Craig as they try to unpack the varying feelings about the forthcoming release of Gene Simmons - The Vault Experience. This podcast is presented by THE PODS & SODS NETWORK: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss SamePageCast...

Megan and Craig from SamePageCast present SOUND OF THE SUNSET, SOUND OF THE SEA The Monkees track by track, session by session Episode 04 - 1966 sessions 4/5 Ladies Aid Society Kicking Stones Mr. Webster (version one) Hold On Girl (version one) Through The Looking Glass (version one) Sometime In The Morning I Don't Think You Know Me (version two) Your Auntie Grizelda Hold On Girl (version two) I'm...

Perhaps no work of art has such a powerful connection to the horrific and shocking events of September 11th as Bruce Springsteen's The Rising album. Powerful, beautiful, painful, heroic, cathartic, vengeful, unifying, inspiring, brave, vulnerable, fearful, loving... it's all fertile territory and Bruce covers every bit as he responds to the events of September 11th as only the truly great artists...

Rich Williams of Kansas joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering the guitar, his role as a "fixer" in the band, some details around the split of the classic lineup, his memories of the late 70s into the early 80s around Monolith/Audio Visions , what he did during the post-Elefante break, how he views the MCA Records, what he learned from Steve Morse, memories of the bus tou...

PODS & SODS VIDEO COMMENTARY Chicago - Stay The Night [1984] Visit PODS & SODS at your online watering hole of choice: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss

PODS & SODS VIDEO COMMENTARY The Monkees - Every Step Of The Way [1987] Visit PODS & SODS at your online watering hole of choice: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss

PODS & SODS VIDEO COMMENTARY ELO - Calling America [1986] Visit PODS & SODS at your online watering hole of choice: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss

PODS & SODS VIDEO COMMENTARY Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) [1983] Visit PODS & SODS at your online watering hole of choice: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss

PODS & SODS episode 171 Track By Track: Journey / Frontiers Stunning music, questionable visual representations of such. That could only mean one thing - by popular demand, Eric and Craig finally tackle both sides of Journey's 1983 epic Frontiers LP. Warning: this podcast contains light Debbie Gibson, political and BATSHOW content. Visit PODS & SODS at your online watering hole of choice: http://w...

WEEKAPOD GROOVE, FRIDAY 08/18/2017 EPISODE 9: THE BAKER'S DOZEN Philadelphia, PA SOUNDCHECK: Catching Up[1] SET 1: Coconut[2] > Strawberry[2] > Red Velvet[2] > Jam Filled > Powdered > Double Chocolate > Cinnamon > Jimmies SET 2: Maple > Holes > Lemon[2] > Boston Cream[2] > Glazed[2] ENCORE: Wrapup & Plugs[1] [1] Rob Grabill with Craig Smith acapella [2] first-hand review from Rob   This podcast is...

SAMEPAGECAST with Megan and Craig Grease 2: The Film The Robert Stigwood/cocaine-inspired installment of the "making each other watch things" series continues with Megan's next pick: a curious musical sequel called Grease 2.

Pat Torpey of Mr Big joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering the drums, watching Buddy Rich on The Tonight Show  as a kid, his years as a hired gun in various bands, what he learned from touring with Neil Peart, his initial connections with his Mr Big bandmates, how Richie Kotzen changed the complexion of the band, his initial reactions to his Parkinson's diagnosis, what h...

Mike Peters of  The Alarm  joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering his voice in a Sex Pistols and David Bowie landscape, what did he learn touring with Bob Dylan, memories of supporting Queen for their historic 1986 Wembley concert and how Freddie's piano ended up on their stage, stories of his Leukemia diagnoses and how it affected his life, how anyone can help with his ...

James JY Young of  Styx  joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering guitar, early songwriting on the first four Styx albums including the first charting Styx song,  The Best Thing , his role and voice in the band, how he has managed to steer and navigate the business of Styx particularly through the  Brave New World  era drama, recording  Cyclorama , and lots of discussion ar...

SAMEPAGECAST with Megan and Craig Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Film The "making each other watch things" series unexpectedly pops up again and this time with a theme: Robert Stigwood.  First up: Craig brings his favorite childhood film - a 1978 cocaine-inspired tour de force called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Ann Wilson of Heart, Superunkown producer Michael Beinhorn, Bhi Bhiman, Kevin Martin of Candlebox, and Gary Lucas join Eric in conversation to share memories and pay tribute to the life and work of Chris Cornell. Did Chris ever write or record with Heart? What was it like when Black Hole Sun first arrived in the studio? How was it coming up, sharing the stage and working in the studio with Chris?...

Paul Gilbert of Mr Big joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering his singing voice and how that immediately led him to guitar, his leap of faith from Pennsylvania to the music scene in California, early impressions of his Mr Big bandmates, touring with Rush in his early 20s, his thoughts on turn signals, what separates his music from that of Mr Big and a lot of discussion ar...

MORONOPHONICS Ian Zapczynski & Craig Smith episode 09: Ian's choice XTC / Skylarking 1986 This podcast is presented by the Pods & Sods Network. You can hear us in moronophonic in the following locations: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn.com/rss Record/scratching sound effects courtesy of freesfx.co.uk. All musical clips used are for...

William Duvall  of  Alice In Chains  and  Giraffe Tongue Orchestra  joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering music and songwriting, his journey through the indy scene with  Madfly  and  Comes With The Fall , how that connected him with Jerry Cantrell and ultimately into  Alice In Chains , what that position means to him both in and out of the  Alice In Chains  world in term...

ESSENTIAL COMPILATIONS Gordon Lightfoot / Gord's Gold 1975 Lee McCormack (Tramps Like Us) joins Craig for a discussion about Gord's Gold - Gordon Lightfoot's 1975 double platter. This podcast is presented by the Pods & Sods Network. You can hear us on the carefree highway in the following locations: http://www.podsodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods RSS FEED: http://www.podsodcast.libsyn....

Glen Phillips  of Toad The Wet Sprocket joins Eric in conversation to discuss his early days discovering music and songwriting, the quick and early success of Toad The Wet Sprocket and what it meant to him in his 20s and currently, his reunion with Toad, how he balances that with his solo career, his rebirth at Largo and connecting with the Watkins Family Hour, his thoughts on marriage, divorce, r...