The Who – Who’s Next
The Who helped define the formula for the prototypical classic rock band. Their 1971 album Who’s Next is a large part of what earned them that status. Join us as the Summer of Don shines it’s rays dow...
5 Aug 202433min
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
With a title like Blood Sugar Sex Magik, you might expect the music to be graphic, loud and a little weird – and you wouldn’t be wrong. The Chili Peppers 1991 effort with producer Rick Rubin is stuffe...
29 Juli 202434min
2024 Mid-Year Picks (Adrianne Lenker, Pet Shop Boys, The Black Crowes)
Happy mid-new-year-ish! We’re taking a short break from the Summer of Don to look back on the first half of 2024. Join us as we highlight some of our favorite new releases.Shabaka – Perceive It’s Beau...
22 Juli 202448min
David Bowie – Blackstar
Bowie’s final studio album left us all a bit speechless when it came out back in 2016, just a few days before his passing. Join us as we regroup and take a closer listen to the record and discuss its ...
15 Juli 202436min
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Springsteen’s landmark 1984 album Born in the USA has become an iconic piece of American culture. The album art and long series of hits were hard to escape in the mid-80s and still play a part in mode...
1 Juli 202436min
Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
Stevie Wonder had a pretty amazing stretch of albums during the early 1970s. One of our favorites from the period is 1973’s Innervisions. We talked about it a bit a few years ago, but the Summer of Do...
24 Juni 202434min
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pearl Jam’s debut record became an iconic part of the alternative rock (yes, grunge) movement of the early 1990s. Their anthemic hooks, flashy guitars and emotive vocals made them fan and media favori...
17 Juni 202437min
Sade – Diamond Life
Sade’s debut record Diamond Life stood out from the rest of the 1984 musical landscape in the US and UK. Join us for a discussion on the landmark album as well as some other records we’ve been enjoyin...
10 Juni 202433min
