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Episode 2240: The Albums of 1975 Part One
This week, we tune our ears back 50 years to 1975 and flip through some of the albums released in that year. Each episode will examine those records from a different angle. In part one, we focus on the biggest selling LPs that hit the racks fifty years back.
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Episode 2239: The Day John Met Yoko
Patrick searched for the exact date that John Lennon went to a gallery in London to see a preview of an exhibition by an artist named Yoko Ono… and found that it might have been this day in 1966.
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Episode 2238: Golden Growl with Ron Winters
Patrick catches up with his old friend Ron Winters (formerly of Branch Manager) to discuss Ron’s new project, Golden Growl. There is a brand-new, limited-edition 7” single out now. Ron describes the inspiration behind the project and plans for the future.
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Episode 2237: They’re in Both! Who is in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Patrick discovered recently that pianist Floyd Cramer had been inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That prompted him to seek out others who might be members of both Halls. In this episode, he gives you the list.
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Episode 2236: Sleepers II: Track-By-Track Part Two
Sleepers is a Maryland band featuring John Rossman – some listeners may know him as Intern John – who recently released a new record, Sleepers II. Jim and Patrick got together with John to go through the album track-by-track. In the second and concluding episode, we get insights on the six songs on the second side of the album.
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Episode 2235: Sleepers II: Track-By-Track Part One
Sleepers is a Maryland band featuring John Rossman – some listeners may know him as Intern John – who recently released a new record, Sleepers II. Jim and Patrick got together with John to go through the album track-by-track. In the first episode, the guys drop the needle on side one.
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Episode 2234: Halloween with John Carpenter and Goblin
In celebration of Halloween, we explore the origins of John Carpenter’s iconic theme for the 1978 movie “Halloween,” as well as music that may have inspired it – a 1977 soundtrack by the Italian band Goblin.
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Episode 2233: Perfect Pop: The Dream Syndicate – Halloween
Patrick takes a stab (see what we did there) at finding a song perfect as a Halloween tune and perfect as pop.
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Episode 2232: Concert Report: Jo Fleischer at Shoals Fest 2025
Jo Fleischer and his wife Becky recently took a trip to Alabama for Shoals Fest 2025, a journey that fulfilled a longtime musical quest. In an idyllic location in Florence, Alabama, the Fleischers took in sets by Jason Isbell, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman and others. And luckily for us, Jo took time to submit a concert report.
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Episode 2231: September 2025 New Music 7: Castle Rat, Mirador, Shame, Emma Pollack
The September 2025 New Music Train is out for its final journey of the month and it’s a good one, as Sunny Varney hops on board to join Patrick for four doses of fresh tunes. Sunny discusses new records from Castle Rat, Mirador and Shame, while Patrick talks up the first solo album from Emma Pollack (Delgados) in nine years.