Christina Aguilera — “Beautiful”
Don’t you bring us down today, because it’s time to talk about Christina Aguilera. This week, Rob looks back on the superstar songwriters behind some of the biggest pop hits of ‘90s and 2000s before l...
11 Nov 1h 36min
E-40 — “Tell Me When To Go”
Get hyphy and go dumb—we’re headed to the Bay Area to talk E-40. This week, Rob pays tribute to the wonderful dictionary of hip-hop slang, much of which was coined by E-40 himself. He looks back on ho...
4 Nov 1h 45min
Fountains of Wayne — “Stacy’s Mom”
A song played at every wedding, at every dance, and in every store, “Stacy’s Mom” has cast a great shadow over the rest of the discography of Fountains of Wayne. Today, Rob is here to shine some light...
28 Okt 1h 20min
At The Drive-In — “One Armed Scissor”
For a brief moment in 2000, At the Drive-In were the best live band in the world—then they broke up. This week, Rob tracks how the El Paso post-hardcore outfit burned so bright so quickly with their c...
21 Okt 1h 38min
Bon Iver — “Skinny Love”
Pack up your winter gear—we’re headed to the Wisconsin woods. This week, Rob retreats into Justin Vernon’s cabin to remember the buzzy indie album ‘For Emma, Forever Ago,’ which launched the career of...
14 Okt 1h 36min
Black Eyed Peas — “I Gotta Feeling”
Are bad lyrics good lyrics? That’s the question Rob posits as he tackles the Black Eyed Peas, who may have mastered the art of good-bad songwriting. He looks back on how the Peas jumped from hip-hop t...
7 Okt 1h 36min
Lee Ann Womack — “I Hope You Dance”
She sings both kinds of music—country and Western—and you better be grateful for it. Lee Ann Womack followed in the footsteps of icons like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette, but she took ...
30 Sep 1h 36min
