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  • Thumbnail for Episode 81: Shoppin’ on Record Store Day

    Episode 81: Shoppin’ on Record Store Day

    Record Store Day is not a national holiday—not yet anyway—but it feels like it to us. Our friend, and young record collector, Adam Woodward joins to talk about what he found digging in the crates.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 80: ‘Combat Rock’

    Episode 80: ‘Combat Rock’

    Day 5 of Clash Week! It’s the band’s last true studio album, but strangely the one that started it all for our hosts. An exploration of ‘Combat Rock.’

  • Thumbnail for Episode 79: ‘Sandinista!’

    Episode 79: ‘Sandinista!’

    Day 4 of Clash Week features a triple album! It’s the epic Sandinista!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 78: ‘London Calling’

    Episode 78: ‘London Calling’

    Day 3 of Clash Week: We examine the crown jewel of the band’s discography, the double album “London Calling.”

  • Thumbnail for Episode 77: ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’

    Episode 77: ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’

    Day 2 of Clash Week features a dissection of the band’s second (and transitional) album, “Give ‘Em Enough Rope.”

  • Thumbnail for Episode 76: ‘The Clash’

    Episode 76: ‘The Clash’

    It’s Clash Week on Rockin’ the Suburbs! In honor of the 40th anniversary of the band’s debut album, we are taking a deep dive into the catalogue, starting with that first record (U.K. and U.S. versions).

  • Thumbnail for Episode 75: Fan Mail Friday 4

    Episode 75: Fan Mail Friday 4

    On this edition of Fan Mail Friday: A correction about a soccer song, a story about mixtapes and tunes by: New Order, Pet Shop Boys and Pavement, among others. Plus, some surprises!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 74: Jasper Colt goes to Cuba

    Episode 74: Jasper Colt goes to Cuba

    Our friend Jasper Colt took a trip to Havana. He brought back some cigars (natch) to enjoy on the back deck, as well as a new appreciation for Cuban music.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 73: A Salty Salute to Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices

    Episode 73: A Salty Salute to Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices

    The new Guided By Voices release, “August By Cake,” is reportedly Robert Pollard’s 100th album (with GBV or as a solo artist or in side projects). That’s a lot of idiosyncratic indie rock. Jim & Patrick discuss, with special appearances by Jasper Colt and Slicing Up Eyeball’s Matt Sebastian.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 72: Surfing the Darkwaves with Matt Sebastian

    Episode 72: Surfing the Darkwaves with Matt Sebastian

    Matt Sebastian of the Slicing Up Eyeballs website also hosts a SiriusXM show called “Dark Wave.” He joins via Skype to discuss goth, industrial and other dark alternative.