Ep. 27: Taylor Hawkins and the Foo Fighters - Only Rock and Roll?

The title paraphrases something John Lennon once said about Chuck Berry.  For this episode, I wanted to pull some noted Chuck rock tracks and relisten, and also find some deeper cuts we don't always h...

4 Nov 39min

Man, there are a lot of great live albums.  Writing some notes before the podcast, I thought, "Well, there are a lot more terrific/memorable/important live records than I'm going to be able to do." Kn...

20 Sep 1h 6min

As September dawns, we listen to a slew of late summer new music from classic rockers, outlaw country icons, and 80s garage rock heroes. Some of it is great (talking about you, Ray Wylie Hubbard), and...

31 Aug 39min

Jeff Lynne = Electric Light Orchestra, right?  That's his legacy.  That's what is front and center.  I argue that his career as an album producer for other rock and roll artists is equally important a...

23 Aug 58min

One week from the summer of 1985. Top 40 radio, pulling ballads, pop-rock tunes, and a surprising amount of new wave-ish music, plus a couple of straight-up rockers. We listen to what was on your hit ...

20 Juli 57min

In his career with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - a group in the conversation for "Who is the greatest American rock and roll band ever?" - guitarist Mike Campbell's rare lead vocal was on a track ...

1 Juli 37min

Alt-Country. Americana. The line that led to The Bottle Rockets. Gram Parsons to Crazy Horse to Skynyrd to Jason and the Scorchers to Uncle Tupelo and a whole lot of Seger/Petty in between. A show loo...

25 Juni 58min

Peter Frampton has a new album, "Carry The Light," and a career that is weirdly misunderstood.  We listen to the new album  - a first listen - and talk about his legacy - deserved or not. Hear some ro...

29 Maj 56min