The Weekly List with Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

This week Rich and Danny wish a belated happy birthday to Hall of Fame producer Daniel Lanois. The name might not be familiar, but the people with whom he has worked (U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, many others) will be. The guys go through some of the highlights of Lanois’ production career, and play a little bit of his own music as well.

Jeff Lynne is bringing the farewell ELO tour to St. Paul on Monday night, and of course Mr. Daniel G. Moir has a ticket for that show. So to help him prepare, the boys celebrate the music of the Electric Light Orchestra. Danny is driving the bus on this one, which Rich is happy to let him do. It’s not that Rich dislikes ELO, because there is plenty ELO that he really likes, it’s just that Danny ha...

This week Rich and Danny break down Bruce Springsteen’s first solo album, Nebraska. While this is a sober, almost dour album, the boys have a lot of fun (too much fun?) talking about this album. They certainly mean no disrespect. They both really love the album. But, they also hadn’t seen each other for a little while, and… you know how it is.

The boys have been off the air for a while, so they are easing back into this whole thing with a show built around the music they heard while they were on hiatus. Sometimes these make for the best shows. This might be one of them. They're just happy to be back.

Celebrating the impending end of another trip around the sun for the one and only – truly there is no one else like him – we get a show filled with songs he saw performed over the last 12 months. And, while you’re listening to the show, he’s sitting in Madison Square Garden watching Billy Joel play the final show of his MSG residency. Charmed life, Danny. Happy birthday to our boy!

Well, look who’s back! Laura Meyers and Kristi Pursell take one of their occasional turns as hosts of the show, to bring you their take on what freedom means in the United States of America on its 248th birthday.

The boys return to a topic that was visited in one of the first ever editions of The Weekly List. This week Danny suggested a Road Trip show, and Rich agreed immediately, even though he had already done a Road Trip Show in August of 2019. Why? Because Rich and Danny have been on a dozen road trips together, and the stories from those trips are so good that…they can’t be recounted on a public show...

Rich’s annual birthday show finds him waxing nostalgic about the year he turned 17. All the good stuff, some of the bad stuff and a few things, like The Smiths, in between.

After a one week hiatus due to technical difficulties (we apologize for making you wait), we bring you the second episode of our look at the classic Clash album, London Calling. Yes, you had to wait, but really, aren’t the Clash the Only Band That Matters? Tonight’s show is worth the wait. Also, Jeff Johnson is back.

Rich and Danny take complete advantage of the fact that today is Topper Headon, the legendary drummer from the even more legendary band The Clash, to do a show they have always wanted to do. Jeff Johnson, soon-to-be Owner Emeritus of KYMN Radio joins the boys to break down one of the best albums of all time, London Calling (London Calling is a double album, so this is part 1 of a two-part show. Pl...

Commemorating a year since he passed away, Rich and Danny dig on the musical stylings of the great Canadian troubadour, Gordon Lightfoot. At least Rich does. Danny, as it turns out, isn’t a huge Gordon Lightfoot fan. I mean, he’ll tell you that he thinks Gordon Lightfoot is okay… but you can hear it in his voice. Danny just had a hard time getting excited about this show. You don’t like Gordon Lig...

Rich was excited to do this show, but nowhere near as excited as Danny was. The boys revel in that good old familiar 1980’s feel as they talk about one of the most influential bands of the era. And they play a lot of really good music.

Celebrating Billy Joel’s 75th birthday, his two most prominent KYMN admirers, Daniel G. Moir and Rich Larson, roll out a show chock full of Billy Joel rarities, outtakes, and even a couple of tunes by The Hassles. (who?)

This week, remembering Eric Carmen and Karl Wallinger, two great purveyors of Power Pop, Danny and Rich are joined again by their friend (Rich’s former boss, Danny’s current boss with the Minnesota Twins) Mike Stiles, as they dig into the simple yet sublime world of The Raspberries, Cheap Trick, World Party and so much more.

Led Zeppelin is, by any definition, one of the most important bands in the history of rock & roll. The topic of Led Zeppelin is just too big to tackle in one or even two shows, so Rich & Danny have decided to tackle them album by album. A while back they broke down Led Zeppelin III, and for the second installment of this occasional series, marking the 51st anniversary of the album’s releas...

This week, Rich and Danny mark the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King with music related to the Civil Rights Movement, some vintage, some much more recent. One of the few editions of the Weekly List that we could call "important." This is some pretty powerful music. It's worth your time.

Rich & Danny go through the annual, and possibly futile, exercise of selecting which of this year’s nominees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should get in. They make the case for a couple folks that will likely not get in, and talk about why they don’t think a few that are likely to get in shouldn’t.

February 29th lands on a Thursday night, and Rich & Danny just can’t help themselves. They take the opportunity to switch roles this week – Rich plays the most obscure songs he can think of, while Danny plays a bunch of hit songs. Shockingly, both of them have a ton of fun doing this show. Maybe everyone even learned a little bit about themselves that night. Maybe.

Rich is fond of saying that nobody should have to apologize for the music they listen to. If you love a song, then you should never be embarrassed by that, even if the rest of the world likes to make fun of it. In celebration of Danny’s impending first Air Supply concert, the boys give up their secrets and share with you the songs they love that are decidedly uncool.

Annie Larson, Rich’s wife, returns to the show for another Valentines Day conversation. The two play songs that remind them of each other, while extolling the virtues of Orlando, Florida, Seattle, Washington, Latin music, Mesa, Arizona, and Northfield, Minnesota. Also they talk a little bit about their marriage.

This week Danny is joined by great friend of the show Mrs. Moxie to talk about the nearly 25(!) year career of P!nk. She’s great. Their great. She swears. They swear. They even bring in special guests to swear some more and make the engineering of this show that much more difficult for poor old Rich.

Danny answers Rich’s Steve Earle show with a show about Billy Bragg. The difference is, however, Danny let’s Rich sit in on this show

This week Danny steps aside to let Rich go solo in order to celebrate a guy to whom Rich says he owes quite a bit. Steve Earle is the reason Rich gave up the fight and gave in to his love of country music. And then he spends the next 90 minutes explaining why he doesn’t really think of Steve Earle as a country guy. Life is enigmatic that way. Just like Steve Earle.

A couple months ago, Rich and Danny asked Laura Meyers to join them for a show about Whitney Houston. Their friend Kristi Pursell saw that and asked, “When are we doing the Beyoncé show?” Well, with Rich on vacation, this week is a perfect time to invite Kristi in to, alongside Danny, give us a full overview of Queen Bey’s amazing solo career.