Tag: Bruce Springsteen
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Episode 245: ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’
Day 3 of our Holiday Spectacular, in which we examine various recordings of Christmas songs. Today, we look at how a children’s ditty, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” became a pop-rock treat.
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Episode 216: Best Debut Album Openers
What are the best track 1’s from debut albums? Which bands announced their presence with authority? Our listeners give us TONS of great examples.
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Episode 109: Fan Mail Friday: June 9, 2017
The fans email us. And hit us up on the social medias and so on. And then we collect a batch and respond to the comments over some drinks. This week, featuring songs by Hoops, the Replacements, the Clash, Chris Cornell, the Shins, the Damned and the B-52’s.
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Episode 108: Summer Songs 4 – Dan Auerbach, Chance The Rapper, Bruce Springsteen
Summer blazes on, but Summer Songs Week comes to a close. Jim, Patrick and party host Greg Wilson make three last picks of the season’s best music.
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Episode 92: Meeting the Boss
Jesse Jackson, host of the “Set Lusting Bruce” podcast, returns to tell us about the time he got to meet Bruce Springsteen.
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Episode 91: Fighting cancer: No retreat, no surrender
Our friend Jesse Jackson, host of the “Set Lusting Bruce” podcast (all about Springsteen), joins via Skype to talk about how music helps him get through his battle with cancer.
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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.
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Episode 66: A talk with Chuck Prophet, part one
We interview Chuck Prophet, a true hero of rock ‘n’ roll. He talks about Bobby Fuller, the inspiration for his new album, “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins.”
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Episode 54: Marah’s Dave Bielanko, part three
We conclude our conversation with Dave Bielanko from Marah. He talks about the band’s famous fans (Stephen King! Bruce Springsteen!) and about what it would be like to break big.
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Episode 51: Chuck Berry, Rest in Power
We lost a legend over the weekend. Chuck Berry died at 90 years old. Jim & Patrick, plus special guests, discuss his enormous impact.