Episodes
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Episode 1223: September New Music – Guns N’ Roses, Des Demonas, My Morning Jacket
What’s Jim been digging? New music by Des Demonas and Guns N’ Roses. Plus, a Metallica cover by My Morning Jacket.
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Episode 1222: Talkin’ About Graham Parker – Live From Suburbs Fest
Listener Kevin Bartlett jumps on the Suburbs Fest mic and leads us in a conversation about the classic works of Graham Parker.
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Episode 1221: Early Bob Seger – Live From Suburbs Fest
Listener Mark Neese, a Michigander, takes the Suburbs Fest mic and talks about his love of early Bob Seger albums, many of which are out of print and unavailable on streaming services.
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Episode 1220: Bands Discovered on Suburbs Pod – Live From Suburbs Fest
It’s Adam Coop’s turn in the Suburbs Fest hot seat. He leads us in a discussion of bands we have discovered from listener contributions to Rockin’ the Suburbs.
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Episode 1219: Talkin’ About R.E.M. – Live From Suburbs Fest
In this Suburbs Fest listener episode, music journalist and pod listener Craig Rosen talks about R.E.M.
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Episode 1218: Albums We Hated, Then Liked – Live From Suburbs Fest
We record live from Suburbs Fest (thank you to the Marriott Fairview Park). In the first episode, B.J. Bonin talks about albums he hated at first, but now loves.
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Episode 1217: The Cocker Spaniels – Interview
We talk with Sean Padilla, who records as the Cocker Spaniels. His music spans many genres: folk-rock, power-pop, funk, grunge, dub, goth, punk, shoegaze, R&B or black metal, depending on the song. His latest album is “The Cocker Spaniels Are Alive and So Are You.” Joining in the conversation is Scott Parks, a patron of the pod who set up this interview.
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Episode 1216: The Sound – An Appreciation
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. He leads us in a discussion of ’80s post-punk band The Sound.
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Episode 1215: Perfect Pop – Gin Blossoms
We talk with our funny friend Murray Valeriano, host of “For What It’s Worth,” a music/comedy game show on YouTube. He makes a Perfect Pop pick (a song by the Gin Blossoms) and we also talk about surfing, Norm MacDonald and other topics.
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Episode 1214: Robert Ellis Orrall – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Robert Ellis Orrall. In this episode, he talks about writing hit songs for other artists, the role he played in the early success of Taylor Swift, working with Leon Russell and more.