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Discussing the MSG 2015/2016 New Years Run with Rob Grabill.

Terry Bozzio  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days growing up and discovering drumming and composing, also some of his early days of creating various drums. He shares details about his audition with Frank Zappa and talks quite a bit about his influence and friendship. We also cover his work with Dweezil, Missing Persons, Jeff Beck and so much more!  Plus his approach to composi...

Adam J. Smith joins Craig for a chat about the Ween discography.

Billy Sherwood  of  Yes  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days growing up with his musical family.  His early bands including World Trade, how he connected initially with Chris Squire, being initially offered the lead singer spot in Yes and passing.  We talk about his varied production efforts including his tons of tribute albums features the world's top talent.  Billy shares me...

Spread your wings and fly away with Pods & Sods to take a track by track look at News Of The World, Queen's 1977 LP.

Steve Hackett  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days with his musical family and connecting with Genesis.  What was it like during the recording of  Lamb Lies Down On Broadway  and what are some of the inspirations behind some of those classic Genesis songs?  We cover stories of his early and continued solo records and touring including  Wolflight and  Genesis Revisited .  We ta...

Hey hey! Your friends Megan and Craig share their Monkees thoughts and rank every original-era album and pick some key tracks from each. Added bonus: Monkees memories from when they were sprites! This podcast is presented by THE PODS & SODS NETWORK: http://podsodcast.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pods-sods/id713066884 SamePageCast Theme performe...

Mary Fahl   formerly of October Project joins Eric in conversation. We talk about her earliest days in joining October Project and through their successes.  We talk about her embarking on her solo career, overcoming moments of stage fright, crossing paths with Jeff Buckley, connecting with Warner Classical, her band, the inspirations behind many of her songs, her songwriting collaborations and her...

In the conclusion of our look at 1985, Jeff Harris joins in for a discussion about the top five Billboard albums of the year, some honorable mentions, and a round of trivia.

Chapter I: 1965-1967

Gary Wright  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest days discovering music and forming Spooky Tooth.  We talk quite a bit about his Spooky Tooth days, including working with Mick Jones and the origin of perhaps the best album title of all time –  You Broke My Heart, So I Busted Your Jaw !  Of course we cover his friendship with George Harrison, George as a friend, mentor and influe...

Meet your hosts Craig and Megan in the introductory episode of SamePageCast - a podcast about media and fandom! This podcast is presented by THE PODS & SODS NETWORK: http://podsodcast.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/podssods https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pods-sods/id713066884 SamePageCast Theme performed by Craig and Megan cassette tape graphic used courtesy of Liz Aragon/sweetclipart....

Rudolf Schenker of  Scorpions  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest years of playing guitar, growing up in Germany, forming Scorpions, and connecting with Klaus Meine. Rudolf shares what he learned when the Scorpions were invited to support KISS on their 1976 German tour.  We cover his writing process and some specific songs including  Wind of Change  and the fan favorite  Hey Yo...

Conversing about Phish with Rob Grabill.

Lajon Witherspoon of  Sevendust  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest years of singing in church, memories of his father's band. We talk about working with the guys from Twisted Sister early on.  We chat about Living Colour as an influence and his recent meeting/performance with them.  Also we cover some of the origins of some classic Sevendust songs, their career and we pay part...

Jeff Harris joins us for an in depth look at the year 1985 in our continuing series of 80s-centric episodes. In this episode, we look at the top ten Billboard singles of the year and follow up with some favorites from the year as honorable mentions.

Mike Portnoy  of  The Winery Dogs  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest years of playing drums and his early influences. We talk about his many, many, many projects including Dream Theater, Metal Allegiance and of course The Winery Dogs.  Also we cover his Hello Kitty drum kit, the band Jellyfish, Steven Wilson and prog rock in general.  Will he do a straight up solo album?  An a...

Billy Sheehan  of  The Winery Dogs  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his earliest years of playing bass and his influences. We talk about his offer to join Van Halen in the very early 80s, his years with David Lee Roth, the successes and pressures with Mr Big, and his relationships with his Winery Dogs bandmates, Richie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy.  And we focus quite a bit on their new recor...

Alex Skolnick  of  Testament  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early years of playing and his influences including Ozzy and KISS – does he like The Elder?  We talk about Testament, performing with Ozzy and Geezer Butler, his friendship with Living Colour, his prolific jazz trio, his world music projects and finally his connecting with Mike Portnoy, Dave Ellefson to work on his latest...

Martin Barre  formerly of  Jethro Tull  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early years of Jethro Tull, the band's final days, his early days in the British music scene, his relationship with Ian Anderson, his first steps into solo work in terms of songwriting, lyric writing and touring, his friend Willy Porter (another recent guest) and finally his latest solo album,  Back To Steel .

Michael Sweet  of  Stryper  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early days of Stryper, some of his childhood guitar heroes and influences, the classic days of  To Hell With The Devil , his solo career, songwriting and the unique spot that Stryper inhabits in the music world in terms of music and message.  We also learn about the next Sweet & Lynch album and hear stories behind some of th...

Garland Jeffreys  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his long and storied career from the early days through his most recent critically lauded releases.  We talk about his inspirations, the social messages often contained in his work and his legendary hit  Wild In The Streets .  He shares stories about his friendships with Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon and so many more.

Ed Roland of  Collective Soul  joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the Collective Soul early days and hits – Shine, December, Gel, all the biggies.  We explore Ed's positive approach to songwriting, influences, family and the inspirations behind some personal songs.  We also talk quite a bit about his fantastic side project, Sweet Tea Project and how it fueled his approach to the latest Coll...

Willy Porter  joins Eric in conversation. Willy has an incredible and unique style – he mixes lightning fast finger picking guitar virtuosity, soulful and thoughtful lyrics, humor, brilliant arrangements, and a wide variety of genres.  He's had a storied 20+ year career and 10+ albums, if you don't know Willy, you really, really should. In this conversation we trace his career from the early days...

Kasim Sulton  joins Eric in conversation. You may know Kasim as a member of Utopia. You may know Kasim from his work on Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell records and tours. You may know Kasim from The New Cars. You may know Kasim from Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. You may know Kasim from Blue Oyster Cult. Or you may know Kasim as a fantastic singer/songwriter in his own right. Suffice it to say, Kasim...