1986 Top Albums (Dire Straits, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson)

Our Summer in the Cities tour hits Glasgow, where rain-slicked streets, pub jukeboxes, and all-night clubs blur into a sound that is spiritual, scrappy, and just a bit strange. From gospel rave lift-o...

1 Juni 53min

Our "Summer in the Cities" tour kicks off in New York City, where skyscrapers, subway steam, and street corner speakers shape the soundtrack as much as any studio. From Brooklyn chipmunk soul to CBGB ...

25 Maj 53min

Don and Dude channel Ren & Stumpy and search for "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy." The boys explore two joyful records that turned pure happiness into chart gold and lifelong fan obsessions. From psychedelic...

19 Maj 50min

Don and Dude dig into two self-titled records that turned personal identity into radio gold and lifelong fan obsessions. From diva-defining ballads to California soft-rock confessions, the guys trace ...

11 Maj 48min

Don and Dude celebrate the Daves they know, zeroing in on how two very different Daves turned 90s rock into group therapy for anyone who ever yelled along in the car. From Charlottesville jam-club gro...

4 Maj 52min

Don and Dude fire up an episode about albums built for a hazy 420 state of mind, from British space rock experiments to prairie bred retro rock perfect for late night clouds and long drives. Pink Floy...

20 Apr 52min

Don and Dude rewind to the tiny shared spaces and thumping stereos of their college years for a pair of dorm room staples that shaped how they hear music and each other. Britpop era melancholy and mes...

13 Apr 53min

Don and Dude close out March Metal Madness by sinking into two landmark heavy records that pushed their corners of metal into darker, more ambitious territory. Thrash’s classic second wave leap forwar...

7 Apr 52min