Episodes
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Episode 181: Talking Heads: ‘Remain in Light’
Day 4 of Talking Heads Week. We explore the sonic adventure that is 1980’s “Remain in Light.”
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Episode 180: Talking Heads: ‘Fear of Music’
This ain’t no fooling around. For episode No. 3 for Talking Heads Week, we explore the murky adventure that is “Fear of Music.”
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Episode 179: Talking Heads: ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’
More Talk about Talking Heads. We go deep on the band’s second album, 1978’s “More Songs About Buildings and Food,” as Talking Heads Week continues.
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Episode 178: ‘Talking Heads: 77’
It’s Talking Heads Week on Rockin’ the Suburbs. The band’s debut was released 40 years ago this month. We take the opportunity to examine their first five albums, staring with “Talking Heads: 77.”
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Episode 177: Grant Hart, Rest in Power
Grant Hart of the highly influential ’80s band Hüsker Dü died on Sept. 13, 2017. We discuss his contributions to rock music.
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Episode 176: Detroit Rocks!
New music from the Motor City! Listener Reed Bramble joins via Skype to tell the world about three current artists from his town. Featuring music by the Erers, the Native Howl and Ian Link.
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Episode 175: The $75 Tour Poster
An astute listener notes that on a previous episode, we glossed over the fact that our friend Brandi Crawford mentioned that she paid $75 for a poster at a recent Roger Waters concert. And so we call her up to get that story.
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Episode 174: Sugar: Copper Blue
Bob Mould returned to the power trio 25 years ago with a new band, Sugar, and an album, “Copper Blue,” that belongs up there with the best of Husker Du.
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Episode 173: Perfect Pop: Smiths, Neil Young, Pixies
Our friends Bob Popik (a really important stadium DJ) and Matt Sebastian (editor of Slicing Up Eyeballs music website) make their picks for Perfect Pop songs.
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Episode 172: Best Songs: R.E.M.
Slicing Up Eyeballs, a website dedicated to ’80s college rock, polled readers about the best songs by R.E.M. We talk with site editor Matt Sebastian about the results — and weigh in with a few favorites of our own. Bud Verge, Bob Popik and Rob Gates join in the conversation, with Jim & Patrick, of course.