Ep. 37: Who Is Truth And Salvage Co. and Why Their New/Old Album Rocks
A band named Truth and Salvage Co. was formed in 2005, made a couple of albums, and broke up only to return in 2022 with a lost album that was released - again - with a sound that it should have alway...
13 Apr 202321min
Ep. 36: 80s Rock Radio Hit Songs That Top 40 Missed (Mostly)
Rock hits but not Top 40 hits? What’s that really mean? We take a listen to some great throwbacks to a time when rock radio was more than day-after-day classic rock, same song, repeat cycle that it i...
11 Feb 202333min
Ep. 35: Muscle Shoals, Bob Seger, and the Odd Story of Old Time Rock and Roll
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the studios there helped create some of the most important and resonant songs in rock and roll. On this episode, we look back at bit...
13 Jan 202329min
Ep 34: Why Am I Just Now Discovering Pat Todd and The Rankoutsiders?
Pat Todd has been called the most sincere rock and roll singer/songwriter on the planet. His first group, the LA-based Lazy Cowgirls, called it quits in 2004 after nearly 25 years together. Pat Todd,...
7 Dec 202225min
Ep. 33: Remembering the Brilliance - and the Chaos - of Jerry Lee Lewis
The passing of Jerry Lee Lewis signifies the passing of one of the few remaining architects of rock and roll. That piano and that voice, recorded in a way that sounds like dim light, beers, AM radio r...
31 Okt 202226min
Ep. 32: More of the Minneapolis Sound (part 3) - Soul Asylum, Gear Daddies, Husker Du, and More
Bar band swagger. Like many Minneapolis artists we have been talking about, there were a number of rock and roll bands that paid lots of night-after-night dues in rock clubs and van tours. They too ...
12 Okt 202237min
Ep. 31: The Other Minneapolis Sound (part 2) - Americana, Pop Punk, and Rock and Roll
There are small towns known for a musical signature - a sound that you call the Bakersfield sound or the Muscle Shoals sound. There are sounds and bands and vibes tied to big cities like zydeco drums ...
20 Sep 202229min
Ep. 30: Mixing Prince and Heartland Rock and Roll in Minnesota
This particular podcast episode found its inspiration in one of the Spotify-exclusive Rock Pop and Roll Radio Shows that we've made. They live on Spotify and were created to give me a chance to make a...
25 Juli 202234min
