Episodes

March 22, 2025

S8E397 - Late Of The Pier 'Fantasy Black Channel' with Josh Mackenzie

Released in 2008 and quickly lumped in with the soon-to-be-maligned British nu-rave emergence, Late Of The Pier's one-and-only release 'Fantasy Black Channel' now stands out as a bit of an undersung cult classic. This week's guest Josh Mackenzie (The...

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March 15, 2025

S8E396 - 'That Song That References A Form Of Transportation Got Me H…

For our latest Patron-curated episode, we asked our Patrons to send in songs referencing a form of transportation. All aboard!! *If you'd like to start participating in these episodes, head over to and become a Patron Songs discussed in this episode:...

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March 8, 2025

S8E395 - The Only Ones 'Special View' with Mick Hans

This week's returning guest, Chicago native and Patron Mick Hans, brings us Britain's The Only Ones and their 1979 US release 'Special View'. While you might not be familiar with the band, you almost certainly have heard their iconic - often-covered -...

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March 1, 2025

S8E394 - Al Green 'Let's Stay Together' with Nikki O’Neill

Our guest this week, Chicago singer-songwriter/guitarist Nikki O'Neill, moved around a lot as a child. A LOT. But no matter what life threw at her, Al Green's 1972 landmark soul/R&B release 'Let's Stay Together' always felt like home. ...

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Feb. 22, 2025

S8E393 - Megan Mullally & Supreme Music Program 'Free Again!' with Mo…

You might recognize actress Megan Mullally from her Emmy Award-winning stint on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, or her many other comedic roles. What you MIGHT not know is that she's also an accomplished singer, releasing three albums with her band...

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Feb. 15, 2025

S8E392 - Kim Gordon 'The Collective' with Alexander Hacke and Daniell…

Legendary musician and multi-disciplinary artist Kim Gordon released a banger of a solo album in 2024, the blistering, sonically vicious 'The Collective'. This week we're joined by guests Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Danielle de...

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Feb. 8, 2025

S8E391 - Henry Badowski 'Life Is A Grand' with Steve Michener

What more can be said about returning guest Steve Michener (Big Dipper, Volcano Suns) that hasn't been said already during his SEVEN previous appearances?!? Perhaps not much, but Steve is ALWAYS a great guest, and he returns with a gem of a record...

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Feb. 1, 2025

S8E390 - Talk Talk 'Spirit Of Eden' with Tom Lawery

Is 'Spirit Of Eden', the fourth studio album by British band Talk Talk, a deceptively understated masterpiece or an indulgent musical experiment gone awry? Rob and this week's returning guest Tom Lawery fall decidedly in the former camp. Released in...

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Jan. 25, 2025

S8E389 - Johnny Winter And 'Live' with Kevin Shields (Detention)

Before discovering punk rock and forming New Jersey hardcore band Detention with his brothers Daniel and Paul, bassist Kevin Shields was a rock and roll kid. He bought the Johnny Winter And 'Live' album because he thought the cover looked cool, and no...

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Jan. 18, 2025

S8E388 - Webb Chapel 'World Cup' with Maura Pond (Luna Honey)

Recorded and mixed over six days, Philadelphia band Webb Chapel's latest release - 'World Cup' - represents the band’s transition from primary songwriter Zack Claxton's solo project to a more collaborative effort. The resulting amalgamation of...

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Jan. 11, 2025

S8E387 - 'That Song About Religion/God Got Me High' Patron-curated Ep…

For this special Patron-curated episode, we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite song about religion and/or God. We got an eclectic batch of submissions, running the gamut from the holy to the heretical. Joyful noise indeed! Songs discussed in...

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Jan. 4, 2025

S8E386 - The Mamas & the Papas 'Second Album, S/T' with Richard Campb…

This week we're joined by Richmond, VA Circuit Court Judge Richard Campbell. No, we're not in trouble - Richard, who wrote the book "Gettin' Kinda Itchie: The Groups That Made the Mamas & the Papas", is here to talk The Mamas & the Papas and...

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Dec. 28, 2024

S8E385 - Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' with Lori Garrote

As can often happen to records made by virtual unknowns that end up selling over 30 million copies worldwide, Alanis Morissette's uncensored diary of an album 'Jagged Little Pill' is perceived by many with a degree of snark and cynicism. Our guest...

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Dec. 21, 2024

S7E384 - Dot Hacker 'Inhibition' with Layla Moheimani

Yes, Dot Hacker's lead vocalist Josh Klinghoffer played guitar with Red Hot Chili Peppers for 10 years - trigger warning for some - but before forming in 2008 all four members were already established musicians, recording and touring with an...

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Dec. 14, 2024

S7E383 - Kraftwerk 'Radio-Activity' with Kevin Chanel

German electronic band Kraftwerk's 1975 release 'Radio-Activity' is a bit of a forgotten middle-child, having come just after 'Autobahn' and just before 'Trans-Europe Express'. Returning guest Kevin Chanel makes the case that this highly experimental,...

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Dec. 7, 2024

S7E382 - The Anthology Of American Folk Music with Matthew Sabatella

When this week's guest, musician/music historian Matthew Sabatella discovered Harry Smith's 'The Anthology Of American Folk Music' in the late 90s, it literally changed the direction of his own musical journey. This amazing collection of recordings...

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Nov. 30, 2024

S7E381 - 'You Gotta Hear This One Song' Patron-curated Episode

For this special Patron-curated episode, we asked patrons of the podcast to send in a song they love, that 'got them high' and that they wanted to share with our listeners. You know when you're talking music with someone and you say "Have you heard...

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Nov. 23, 2024

S7E380 - Bedhead 'WhatFunLifeWas' with Joe Tunis

This week, returning guest Joe Tunis (Carbon Records) brings us Dallas, TX band Bedhead and their stunning 1994 debut 'WhatFunLifeWas'. With a seemingly simple formula of guitars, bass, drums and often quiet, sing-speak vocals, the album explores...

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Nov. 16, 2024

S7E379 - Maceo Parker 'Life On Planet Groove' with Chris Greene

At the start of this blistering set, recorded live in Cologne Germany in 1992, saxophonist Maceo Parker declares it will be "2 percent jazz and 98 percent funky stuff." He does not disappoint. This week's guest, Chicago saxophonist Chris Greene (Chris...

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Nov. 9, 2024

S7E378 - The Roots 'How I Got Over' with Rory Cox

Music fan and Patron Rory Cox Zoomed-in all the way from Ljubljana Slovenia to discuss The Roots and their ninth studio album 'How I Got Over'. For this 2010 release, Questlove, Black Thought, Dice Raw and company concocted a diverse, slow-build...

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Nov. 2, 2024

S7E377 - Jeff Buckley 'Mystery White Boy' with Kerry Jones & Kyle Ale…

With only one official studio album to his name - 1994's Grace - there has always been an air of mystery and melancholy in the music of Jeff Buckley. Tragically drowning in 1997 at the age of 30, his was a unique talent still developing and expanding....

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Oct. 26, 2024

S7E376 - Joni Mitchell 'For The Roses' with Binnie Klein

Author, radio host and songwriter Binnie Klein (WPKN Radio, In These Trees) brings us Joni Mitchell and her stunning 1972 release, 'For The Roses'. Searching for balance in her life after a tumultuous relationship with James Taylor - and trying to...

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Oct. 22, 2024

S7E375 - Gangstagrass 'The Blackest Thing On The Menu' with Alana Ant…

Once considered polar opposites, country music and rap have had a bit of a moment together as of late with artists like Jelly Roll & Post Malone and releases like Beyonce's Cowboy Carter hitting the charts. The thing is, Brooklyn, NY born...

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Oct. 12, 2024

S7E374 - Randy Newman 'Bad Love' with Django Haskins

Singer/songwriter Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony) is the one to FINALLY bring a Randy Newman record to TRGMH, 1999's 'Bad Love'. With equal doses of snide wit and honest emotion, Newman's slyly cynical 10th studio album is sure to get under your...

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