Yale Brothers Podcast

A conversation about Roger's Motown Experience and Chris' time at Capitol Records. The twins also talk about Asheville, NC, Biltmore Estate and much more - including another original song from Chris' archive. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Too Lonely To Pretend" - By Chris Yale 3:15 - Ardor Pipes / Chartwell Pipe Tobacco 3:34 - Ron Miller - Motown Songwriter 4:17 - Dissed by Jay Lasker at Motown ABC/Dunhill...

The twins are all over the place in this episode - from Charles Atlas to Sherlock Holmes, Debbie Allen to Dr. Seuss and so much more - including gigs in Myrtle Beach and an original song from Chris. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Where You Gonna Run To Now" - by Chris Yale 3:58 - Greetings 4:34 - Roger ordered the Charles Atlas course when he was 12. Read his recent blog post HERE . 7:30 - Were we ever reall...

A conversation with our friend and honorary Yale Brother, Scott Mann. Scott's an on-air personality and program director at classic rock station WAVE 104.1 in Myrtle Beach. He's also co-founder of Get Right Promotions , which organized a socially-distanced drive-in concert featuring festival stalwarts Big Something , coming up on November 7 at Thompson Farm at Brickyard Plantation in Conway, SC. S...

The twins run the gamut from Ann B. Davis to Glenn Danzig - plus recording software, misophonia and gigging in Myrtle Beach. As always, there's a cool song in there somewhere, too. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - A universal truth from my friend Deborah. 0:40 - "Small Town Girl" by Marc Weisman and Chris Yale 4:02 - About the song and the production process 5:30 - Sick Stooges 6:22 - Duke's Coffee Shop West Ho...

Roger's at-home skin tag removal method, a look back at his son's wedding, the off-season in Myrtle Beach, thoughts about NYC and much more - including a cool song from Chris with great Leslie emulation and a tasty groove. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "No Enemies" by Chris Yale 4:60 - About the song 5:26 - Leslies and digital emulation 6:10 - Roger's Skin Tag 8:41 - Roger's son's wedding 9:40 - Our latest g...

Roger's son's wedding is coming up fast. The twins talk about that and Wes' bachelor getaway and bonding time - a weekend trip to an outdoor shooting range followed by an airsoft battle the next day - and Roger's "war wounds." Also: An alternate version of Chris' song, "I See September," memories of our first trip to Hollywood,a lively chat about more of the shows we they experienced at several ve...

A conversation with our friend Mark Ross Mulkeen, covering a 40-year friendship: Early days at Los Angeles City College (1980-1982), his friendship with Peggy Lee, that time Peggy and Tony Bennett greeted Chris at Peggy's front door - and so much more, including Chris' song for Rogue Alley, "I See September." SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "I See September" - Chris Yale 4:25 - Mark Ross Mulkeen - Friends for...

The clones cover lots of ground, from vaping and harm reduction to learning from YouTube videos - from their early days in Miami to the "homogenization" of our cities and more - plus an original song called "Famous Last Words." SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Vaping in Chris' studio. 0:30 - Vaping and harm reduction. / U.K. versus the U.S. / Royal College of Physicians and more. 3:35 - Past attempts at podcast...

In this episode, the twins talk about cannabis without the "stoney" component - what they say must be like "smoking O'Doul's." Also: T-Shirts and their vibes, mic placement, "Hairspray Live" & "Jesus Christ Superstar Live" on NBC, The Value of Nostalgia, Lost Things, Chris' Great Fire Theory - and more - including another original song from back in the day. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Smoking O'Doul's 2:44...

The Yale Brothers talk about everything from Orson Welles to "Evita," - from finding moments of joy to installing recording software. And just because, they have included two original songs this episode.  SHOW NOTES 0:20 - Chris is Grumpy. 1:07 - Roger is "tinny and weird." 1:57 - Early Train by Chris Yale 5:59 - About Early Train 8:06 - Maudlin is not a TV series starring Bea Arthur. 8:14 - Magic...

The twins go random, talking about everything from the old Tascam Portastudio to the Clive Davis Documentary - Myrtle Beach to old Hollywood haunts, the Hollywood High Sheiks Marching Band and more. SHOW NOTES: 0:24 - Chris' Portastudio   2:00 - Chris' Portastudio Sessions Ava Cherry & Count Iain Blair 3:19 - Clive Davis Documentary 7:20 - The Portastudio: Eurythmics & Bruce Springsteen 8:25 - Ran...

Episode seven: Our time at Lee Strasberg's acting school, seeing KISS live for the first time, tap dancing, fencing and more... SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Rise Above It - Rogue Alley (Song credit: Chris Yale) 4:50 - The O'Doul's "switcheroo" 6:30 - " The Elements of Style " - Illustrated edition 7:40 - Book stores in Hollywood in the day: Cosmopolitan Bookshop , Berkelouw Rare Books , Pickwick Books 9:03...

The Yale Brothers met their pal Jim Alden more than 40 years ago at Hollywood Professional School. This conversation covers life at HPS, our decades-long friendship, The Magic Hotel, music and more. SHOW NOTES: 0:25 - Myrtle Beach: Sun, fun and COVID-19 0:47 - Chris Yale - " Just No Way " from "Well Enough Alone" 4:20 - (LOL) - More about "Just No Way." Ian Talcroft. Stave Kobashigawa. 5:05 - Jim...

The twins talk about their Fourth of July gig at Camp Pendleton in 1991 with their band, Rogue Alley - and working on an ABC pilot with a couple of other kids who did well for themselves. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Attack Chihuahuas 0:27 - Fourth of July / Myrtle Beach / COVID-19 1:07 - Camp Pendleton with Rogue Alley Paulie Shore Hawaiian Tropic Girls 2:26 - Devil Dog Stage Dive 3:22 - Rogue Alley - " If...

The Yale Brothers talk about ditching school on the bus, their adventures at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, a bygone automotive museum, life in Myrtle Beach and more. SHOW NOTES: 0:55 - Ditching on the RTD. 2:30 - Rogue Alley: " Strange Fascination " 7:10 - Acid Sale - " Star Wars " at the Chinese Theatre , 1977 9:47 - More about Chinese Theatre 10:45 - Toff's Coffee Shop 12:16 - The Hollywood...

The Yale Brothers discuss the Copper Penny at Sunset and La Brea in Hollywood - and the wonderful randomness of that intersection in the 70s and 80s. But that's not all... SHOW NOTES: 0:25 – "What Might Have Been" – From Chris' album, " Well Enough Alone ." 5:14 – The Copper Penny at Sunset and La Brea: One of our most-frequented coffee shops in Hollywood back in the day. Peyton Hall Leo Gorcey –...

The conversation continues as the twins talk about playing their first gig after the Myrtle Beach area reopened bars and restaurants. They weigh in on the losses of Little Richard and author/entertainer Ian Whitcomb, their Rogue Alley days, and the Continental Riot (Hyatt) House. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Roger Defends his Sennheiser mic. Chris relents. 0:55 – First show since shutdown: LuLu's North Myrt...

The beginning of our conversation about music, life, and growing up in 1970s Hollywood. Show Notes: 0:00 - Why did The Professor and Mary Ann get screwed in season one of Gilligan's Island by being lumped together as "the rest?" 0:55 - Something from our "hair days…" Rogue Alley – City of Pain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378gO3Qs2Jk Rogue Alley was one of our bands in Hollywood. 5:50 - Myrtle...