Tag: Van Halen
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Episode 1496: My Thanksgiving With Satan
A strange and unexpected guest dropped in on Patrick during the long Thanksgiving weekend.
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Episode 1430: Recorded at Suburbs Fest Midwest: Part 5
Brittany Rees opens the floodgates with an observation about non-musical elements. But in music. Hit play to hear what we mean.
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Episode 1345: Instrumentals with Bill: Bangles, Go-Gos, Nick Lowe, The Police, Van Halen
Longtime friend of the pod Bill Mulligan drops by Patrick’s basement to discuss something that’s been on his mind lately: What happens when bands with perfectly good singers play instrumentals? Bill’s got a list of songs that he and Patrick discuss. Plenty of clips in this one!
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Episode 1104: ‘Freaks and Geeks’
Nick Scalera, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We talk about the music of 1999-2000 TV show “Freaks and Geeks.”
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Episode 1099: 1978 Debut Albums – Police, Dire Straits, Nick Lowe, Cars, Van Halen
Bill Mulligan, a patron of the pod, returns with another topic: 1978 debut albums. We discuss Van Halen, the Cars, Dire Straits, the Police and Nick Lowe.
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Episode 1077: Fan Mail – Eddie Van Halen and More
We address correspondence about Eddie Van Halen from listeners David Leedy, Justin Steiner, Jay Ignacio, Kevin Clement and Mark Neese, plus talk fast food, foxes and other foolishness.
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Episode 963: Eddie Van Halen, Rest in Power
Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on Oct. 6, 2020, at age 65. Jim and Patrick pay tribute, with help from Kevin Spain and several callers.
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Episode 701: On the Road to Louisville with The Mr. Patty
Patrick recently went to the Bourbon and Beyond Festival. Here are his dispatches from the drive from Falls Church VA to Louisville KY.
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Episode 666: The Devil’s Music
It’s episode 666 on Rockin’ the Suburbs. So Patrick invites a mischievous guest to the basement.
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Episode 457: Guest Shot – Short Guitar Leads
Mike Wagner of Houston fills in for Jim & Patrick. He talks about the fine art of the succinct guitar solo.