We were so torn apart by the death of Levon Helm that we broke out of the stupor that had kept us from doing a Popdose Podcast since November. We were also so upset that not once did it occur to us to make a mom joke. And this was in a memorial to the guy who sang “Rag Mama Rag.”

Still, when we decided to do this show we knew it would be tough to get Jason involved. As Jeff explains, he’s been on paternity leave lately after his wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl (congrats!). And we also figured that Jason wouldn’t have much to about him given that Levon, to the best of our knowledge, never worked with George Michael or Richard Marx.

Instead, we reached out to a member of the Popdose family, Judd Marcello, to help us out. Judd’s only written one piece for us, an account of his trip to one of Levon’s Midnight Rambles, but it’s one of our most beloved pieces. That makes him Popdose’s equivalent of Jim Mason (a cookie goes to whoever gets that reference). Judd’s knowledge, insight and enthusiasm are on full display, and we hope he writes more for us soon.

So give this a listen. We’ve sprinkled in some classic songs from throughout Levon Helm’s career – from The Basement Tapes to his career resurgence in his last decade. We can only hope that we did justice to the legacy of music he left us in his 45-year career. Rest in peace, Levon. We miss you already.

The Popdose Podcast, Episode 23: Levon Helm (1:13:07, 67.0 MB), featuring Jeff Giles and Dave Lifton, with special guest Judd Marcello.
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Intro

Music: “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by The Band (from The Last Waltz).

0:45 Judd talks about his discovery of The Band and his experiences at three Midnight Rambles (here’s his famous 6,000-word piece about his first). We also discuss how Levon’s authenticity was important to the success of The Band. (Music: “The Weight” from Music From Big Pink)

19:46 Jeff asks Dave how he got into The Band, which involved seeing The Last Waltz on PBS. We talk about the movie and the staggering amount of cocaine involved. Then Jeff talks about his introduction to The Band. (Music: “Don’t Ya Tell Henry” from The Basement Tapes)

29:31 Judd talks about how the Midnight Rambles are an extension of Levon’s sense of community, and admits to stalking Dawes across two continents. (Music: “Tennessee Jed” from Dirt Farmer)

42:43 Dave talks about Levon’s unique drumming and Judd makes us even more jealous by saying that Garth Hudson was at one of the Rambles he went to. (Music: “Up On Cripple Creek” from The Band).

51:51 We discuss the impending mortality of all of our music heroes. (Music: “Atlantic City” from Jericho)

54:57 We offer our final thoughts about Levon. Jeff mentions Joe Henry’s tribute called “Gone / Not Gone: Levon Helm In Motion.” Dave talks about how Levon’s singing was inherently empathetic (something comedian Rob Delaney also said). Judd says that there was no difference between and his music. In between it all, Jeff and Dave argue. A lot. (Music: “Ophelia” from  Northern Lights – Southern Cross)

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Judd offers to bring us pie!

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In this third episode of “Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom”, Matthew Bolin and Lyana Fernandez focus on MTV: the role of politics in its history and programming, and about the politically motivated artists who have been a part of its history, both inclusive and as critics.

Special focus is given to the “peak” years of the channel’s involvement in the political process (approximately 1988-1994): How the hiring of former Rolling Stone journalist Kurt Loder in the later 1980′s changed their image; how the 1992 election made them (for a moment) a possible political influence on the national landscape; and, how shifting demographics, ownership by Viacom, and a dependence on reality-based programming eventually removed most traces of both politics, and then music itself from the network. Included in this portion is talk of how the shift away from music led to first the addition of other related television channels, and then the creep of non-video, non-music, and eventually reality-dependent programming across all their channels.

In addition, they discuss how the homogenous programming style they currently have parallels a similar sameness in much of the videos that have been played on the channel (especially in its early years); the difference between the original U.S. MTV and its sister channels across the globe, especially in the area of politics; and, whether the network is currently undergoing another change-or crisis of conscience-that may (slowly) affect how they portray themselves and their relationship with both politics and music moving forward.

NOTE FROM MATTHEW: At one point in the episode, I recall off the top of my head that Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms album had sold between twelve and fifteen million copies. Turns out that it sold nine million….just in the United States. Worldwide, it has sold to date around thirty million copies worldwide, and as of this week is still the sixth biggest selling album in the history of the British charts (though Adele’s 21 is likely to push it to seventh sometime in the next few months).

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Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom — EPISODE THREE (1:12:55, 66.8 MB)

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Playlist– Here’s a selection of songs by artists discussed in this episode, and other tunes related to the episode’s subject matter:

Calibretto 13 – Why Can’t I Be On MTV? from Adventures in Tokyo (2002)

The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais from The Clash (U.S. Version) (1977)

Dead Kennedys – MTV Get Off the Air from Frankenchrist (1985)

Deep Purple – MTV from Rapture of the Deep (Special Edition) (1986)

Dire Straits – Money for Nothing from Brothers in Arms (1985)

John Mellencamp – Pop Singer from Big Daddy (1989)

Nirvana – Serve the Servants from In Utero (1993)

R.E.M. – Losing My Religion from Out of Time (1991)

The Replacements – Seen Your Video from Let it Be (1984)

U2 – With or Without You from The Joshua Tree (1987)

Neil Young – This Note’s For You from This Note’s For You (1988)

Frank Zappa – Be in My Video from Them or Us (1984)

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Matthew Bolin can be contacted on Twitter @Hadrians_Dad. Lyana Fernandez can be contacted @lolitapop9. Comments as well as topic/song suggestions are welcomed.

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For the second episode of “Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom”, Matthew Bolin and Lyana Fernandez focus on the Occupy movement, especially its beginning point at Occupy Wall Street (OWS). Lyana gives her personal reflections of the two times she went down to OWS, and the roles she saw music play there as political expression, entertainment, and source of communal power. They talk about the musicians that have shown up at OWS, what they’ve performed, if they performed, and the differences between artists who take part out of support, versus those who take part as a form of self-promotion.

Later, Matthew and Lyana interview musician Geosafari about his new EP Protest Songs (Are Dead), his background as a political songwriter, the link between his involvement in Freeganism and initial connection to Occupy Wall Street, and his participation in-and observations of-the movement.

After the interview Matthew and Lyana continue to talk about musicians and the Occupy movement, looking specifically at one person who practically came out of hiding to perform for OWS, and another much more popular artist who was “supposed” to play but didn’t. This leads into a critique of a recent piece by punk legend Henry Rollins about music and the movement, and the cynicism he appears to have in regards to bands actually attaching themselves to political movements nowadays.

Finally they preview the third episode, which will focus mainly on MTV and its (mostly limited) role in politics, both in the past and today.

Note: This episode was recorded just before the ejection of OWS from their “homebase” in Zucotti Park–thus the absence of commentary on this event and similar actions towards the movement in other cities which have taken place since then. These more recent events will be touched upon in the third episode.

Special thanks to Friend-of-Popdose Thierry Côté and his blog Sonic Weapons for up-to-date information on the artists attending and performing at the various Occupy locations across the globe.

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Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom — EPISODE TWO (1:37:28, 89.2 MB)

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Playlist– Click HERE for a list of songs by artists discussed in this episode, and other tunes related to the episode’s subject matter.

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Matthew Bolin can be contacted on Twitter @Hadrians_Dad. Lyana Fernandez can be contacted @lolitapop9. Comments as well as topic/song suggestions are welcomed.

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Oh hi. Do you like our new look? We feel this one is more accurate, mainly because we do all actually have that much chest hair (yes, even Jason) and Jeff actually sported that haircut a couple of summers ago (humidity is not his friend). Special thanks to Dw. Dunphy for creating it for us!

So it’s been a few months, and we sincerely apologize. We recorded a kick-ass episode last month, but unfortunately, technical difficulties prevented us from being able to post it. We’re especially sad because it featured the phenomenal author (and Popdose contributor!) Brian Boone, who has written a fantastic new book entitled I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll (Except When I Hate It): Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate, and Hate to Love. Go out and buy this book today, people. You know when you look up an artist on Wikipedia and forty minutes later, you’ve disappeared down the Wikipedia Rabbit Hole? That’s what it’s like to read this book. You’ll finish it in about an hour and you will be desperately clamoring for a sequel the minute it’s done. It makes a perfect holiday gift for the music nerd in your life, or even just the casual music fan — they’ll be a music geek like the rest of it by the end!

Anyway, we’re back, and we thought it’d be fun to tackle another Billboard Top 10. Please join us for another episode of:

The Popdose Podcast, Episode 22: CHART ATTACK! Revisited! (1:19:12, 72.8 MB), featuring Jeff Giles, Jason Hare, and Dave Lifton.
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0:00 Jason went and saw the Bacon Brothers live and feels the need to talk about it. You can imagine where it goes from there. As usual, all roads lead to Mellowmas. We also recap Dave’s recent Earmageddon post and get into a discussion that involves arm wrestling competitions.

13:27 Okay, it’s CHART ATTACK! time! And we’re all pretty happy with the Top 10 from November 26, 1983!

10. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) — Michael Jackson

9. Crumblin’ Down – John Cougar Mellencamp

8. Heart and Soul — Huey Lewis and the News

7. Say It Isn’t So — Daryl Hall and John Oates

6. Love Is a Battlefield — Pat Benatar

5. Cum On Feel the Noize — Quiet Riot

4. Islands in the Stream — Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

3. Uptown Girl — Billy Joel

2. Say Say Say — Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

1. All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie

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1:05:17 It’s after Thanksgiving, and so it’s officially okay to listen to Christmas music! Jason sends out some love to Tommy Emmanuel and his new instrumental Christmas album, All I Want For Christmas. Just try not to look at the cover. (Song: Tommy Emmanuel, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”)

1:08:14 Jeff endorses Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume One for Blu-ray. We all endorse Jeff endorsing this. (Song: Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, “Kill the Wabbit” from What’s Opera, Doc?)

1:10:50 Dave endorses the fantastic album from Julian Velard, Mr. Saturday Night, which we all pretty much rushed out and grabbed after Jeff’s interview with Julian. Dave even saw him live! (Song: Julian Velard, “Love Again for the First Time”)

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Thanks so much for listening to us take apart this Top 10 — these are always fun discussions for us, so we hope you enjoy them as much as we do. If you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes, and don’t forget to visit our Facebook fan page as well as the Popdose Twitter feed. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next month!

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Welcome to the first episode of “Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom”, hosted by Popdose music contributor Matthew Bolin and Lyana Fernandez.

In this introductory episode, Matthew and Lyana talk about the genesis of the podcast, and explore how the internet has changed both art in general and specifically the consumption and general need for protest and political songs. They also go over the difference between commentary and criticism, and how access to technology has helped blur the lines between the two. As an example, M.I.A.’s most recent album is discussed, regarding how numerous reviews of it decided to focus of aspects of her personal behavior (i.e. “Trufflegate”) or personal politics, rather than the actual album content.

Later, Matthew and Lyana talk about the last few decades of English versus American political music, emphasizing the different ways the UK assimilates foreign music sources into their art (or product) versus the US. This section of the podcast also contains a discussion of P.J. Harvey’s newest album, the Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake, with special focus given to the lyrical content, and Harvey’s apparent choice to neither fall on the side of overt protest songwriting (like Billy Bragg), or the political as personal or social commentary (like Morrissey or Jarvis Cocker). This leads to further examination of the internet’s role in shaping the ability to create music with a message, and how things such as an instant feedback loop have changed our ability to allow for reflection, and for songs with social messages to grow organically and be preserved in the public consciousness.

The episode also takes some time to remember R.E.M., perhaps its most political record (Document, which turns 25 next year), and consider how their standing might have been different if their most overtly political work had come out after internet use was widespread.

Finally, we look forward to the second episode, which will cover (among other things) the Occupy Wall Street movement, the “cost” of being a political singer, and Radiohead as a (non-)political band.

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Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom — EPISODE ONE (1:14:34, 68.3 MB)

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Playlist–Here you will find a good number of the artists and/or songs that are discussed in each episode:

Billy Bragg – Waiting for the Great Leap Forward from Workers Playtime (1988)

The Clash – London Calling from London Calling (1979)

The Clash – London’s Burning from The Clash (1977)

The Kinks – Picture Book from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

M.I.A. – Born Free from MAYA (2010)

Morrissey – We’ll Let You Know from Your Arsenal (1992)

R.E.M. - The One I Love from Document (1987)

Sinead O’Connor – Black Boys on Mopeds from I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990)

P.J. Harvey – Let England Shake from Let England Shake (2011)

Pulp – Common People from Different Class (1995)

David Shane Smith – City of the Future from Cloud Pleaser (2009)

The Specials – Ghost Town non album single (1981) appears on The Singles Collection (1991)

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Matthew Bolin can be contacted on Twitter @Hadrians_Dad. Lyana Fernandez can be contacted @lolitapop9. Comments as well as topic/song suggestions are welcomed.

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As longtime Popdose readers are no doubt already aware, we’re big Matthew Ryan fans around here — one of our first posts was an interview with him, and he was even kind enough to co-write his own Popdose Guide.

Needless to say, a new Matthew Ryan album is always cause for celebration at Popdose HQ, so when we heard he was releasing his 13th solo project, I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall, we knew we needed to do something special. Unfortunately, our original plan to purchase Matthew a pony fell through, so he had to settle for spending an hour with Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw. (Until recently, we’d have said that at least Matt and Jeff smell better than a pony, but Matt’s been hitting the Michael Anthony Hot Sauce pretty hard lately, so…)

The usual technical difficulties kept us from getting this recorded and edited as quickly as we’d have liked, but we’re nothing if not tenacious — and we think this episode of the Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour was well worth the wait. As he is in song, Matthew Ryan is poetic, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging in conversation, and talking to him was a real pleasure. If you’re a fan, you’re going to love this — and if you aren’t, you’ll have no choice by the time this episode is over. Without further delay…

The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour, Episode 4: Matthew Ryan interview

Visit Matthew Ryan at his official site – and if you require immediate gratification, watch a video for “Summer in the South,” a track from I Recall Standing as Though Nothing Could Fall:

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Here at Popdose we wanted to do something special for Labor Day, and we can think of nothing more labored than another episode of the Popdose Podcast! And just like your day off, we’re not really doing anything, either. Instead of getting together and recording a brand-new episode, we’re giving you a long outtake from Episode 20, where we spoke with our buddy Peter Lubin. It’s a really great discussion about the state of the music industry that was too long to fit into the show, but too good to leave it on the cutting room floor.

The Popdose Podcast, Episode 21: More Fun With Peter Lubin! (30:14, 27.7 MB), featuring Jeff Giles, Jason Hare, and Dave Lifton, with special guest Pete Lubin.
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Stick around after the show to hear “Orphan” by MyNameIsJohnMichael, which you can download for free, along with “Elders,” from his website. You can also read Jeff’s interview with him.

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• Popdose Podcast Extra: Michaels on Michael (Plus) (popdose.com)

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Once upon a time, there was Jefitoblog. It was loved by many in the land. But one day, Jefitoblog left us. Some say it was the result of a crappy webhost, some say it was the result of its author getting caught with a male prostitute. But whatever the reason, Jefitoblog was gone, and so was the will of the man behind it. Some thought he might never write again. But write again he eventually did, forming a behemoth site called Popdose, allowing him to not only share his own love of pop culture, but the love of many of other pop culture aficionados. There were many who helped bring it to fruition, but perhaps none more important than the guest on this, the 20th episode of The Popdose Podcast.

Peter Lubin is legendary in the music industry. As an A&R man, he has worked with some truly awesome and varied artists, including Peter Gabriel, Phish, the Moody Blues, John Mellencamp, Def Leppard, They Might Be Giants, and many, many more. And he’s been heavily involved in many other parts of the music industry as well, some of which you will hear about on this very podcast. In fact, there was so much fascinating conversation that a bonus ‘cast will be released in the not-so-distant future. What you won’t find here is the story of Pete’s involvement in getting Popdose up and running. He’s too humble to bring it up, but no worries — we’ll draw that story out of him sooner or later.

So sit back and enjoy a discussion on the state of the music industry, secrets on how to obtain a job you’re wholly unqualified for, and of course a few mother jokes dropped in here and there. But don’t you worry, there aren’t too many — mainly since Pete seems to have mastered the secret raconteur’s trick of speaking without ever taking a breath. Next time, we will get in a joke about your mom, Pete!

The Popdose Podcast, Episode 20: Pete Lubin! (1:13:11, 67.0 MB), featuring Jeff Giles, Jason Hare, and Dave Lifton, with special guest Pete Lubin.
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0:00 Your three co-schmucks banter a little before Pete gets on the line. We discuss Jason’s athletic activities, and Dave’s too (not a typo). We talk about “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight),” and Dave actually wasn’t the one to bring it up. Meat Loaf is discussed, which brings us, sadly, to Mellowmas. We recall last month’s episode featuring Jason’s dad Gary and rave about the amazing show Louie.

18:21 We welcome Pete to the podcast! Gosh, there’s so much in the net 50 minutes that it’s hard to mention it all — and that would spoil the fun of hearing it for the first time anyway. But you’ll hear how Pete got his start in the business as a teen in New Haven, his work with famous publicist Howard Bloom, Columbia Records and Mercury Records, his early days as the publicist behind a number of artists like synthesizer great Larry Fast and Moody Blues keyboardist Patrick Moraz, how he signed Peter Gabriel, his time working with Robert Cray…the list goes on! You’ll also hear Pete’s thoughts on what drives record deals these days and the tricks he used to figure his way out behind the business. There’s also talk about some guy named Lefschmutz? I may have that spelling wrong. Either way, you don’t want to miss this, if only because you’ve probably never heard the term “venal hyenas” before.

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52:28 Pete endoses Kickstarter and all it’s done to help artists obtain funding and attention for projects in a way they never would have been able to do in the past. He cites an artist he loves, Antje Duvekot, as a great example. And a great discussion follows. (Song: Mötley Crüe, “Kickstart My Heart.” (Really, Dave? Really?))

57:30 Jason endoses Spotify and mentions the new Kanye/Jay-Z album, Watch the Throne, as an example he wouldn’t have listened to without it. (Song: Kanye West, Jay-Z, “Made in America”)

59:53 Jeff endoses the group Spirit Family Reunion. Read Jeff’s interview with vocalist and guitarist Nick Panken. (Song: Spirit Family Reunion, “When My Name is Spoken”)

1:05:06 Dave endoses the new Fountains of Wayne album, Sky Full of Holes. (Song: Fountains of Wayne, “A Road Song”)

And that’s it for this month’s podcast! Thanks again to Pete for joining us on the show — stay tuned for our special bonus episode featuring more great insights from Mr. Lubin. And as always, if you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes, and don’t forget to visit our Facebook fan page as well as the Popdose Twitter feed. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next month!

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After our inaugural trip discussing the new Bruce Hornsby live album, we’re back to discuss the latest album from ’80s hard rockers Night Ranger. Those who were fans of the “classic” era of Night Ranger (think of albums like Seven Wishes and Midnight Madness) will find a lot to love about this new album which is a promised return to the classic sound. The album delivers on that promise and then some, but don’t take our word for it….actually, please do take our word and listen to us for the full lowdown on everything that you need to know about the new record (Somewhere in California) plus a side dish conversation about the new album from The Outfield!

We’ll also reveal why former Night Ranger keyboardist Alan “Fitz” Fitzgerald is sitting in Eddie Van Halen’s breakfast nook.

The Matt ‘N’ Jeff Radio Hour, Episode 3: A Trip Through Night Ranger’s Somewhere in California….

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Mothers. Where would we be without them? I mean, yeah, there’s the whole “birth” thing. But that’s not what I’m talking about. When I say “we,” I’m talking about “the podcast schmucks.” Our mothers have given us ample material for the past eighteen episodes. We repeatedly ignore all the wonderful things they have done for us and just focus on disrespecting them as much as possible. This must change. But real change doesn’t come easily or quickly. Barack would agree, I’m sure. Especially when it comes to mother jokes. So, on this episode of The Popdose Podcast, we’re giving mothers a break. This month: Fathers. And why not? This is the month of Father’s Day, after all! (Yes, we know the month ended yesterday. Give us a break.) So, on Episode 19, we decided to invite a special guest to join us: Gary, Jason’s father. We invited him because he’s funny! We invited him because he’s irreverent! But mostly, we invited him because he’s alive! Good job, Gary!

Gary sharing one of his trademark anecdotes, to Jeff’s delight and Jason’s exasperation, August 2009

Those of you who know and love tolerate Gary know he’s chock-full of interesting stories, insulting comments to/about his kids, and Borscht Belt humor. We’re pleased to announce he behaved exactly as we hoped on the podcast, and surprisingly, Jason seems none worse for the wear, thanks to many years of therapy. For a man who doesn’t know Murry Wilson from Ann Wilson and Joe Jackson from Reggie Jackson, he did a fantastic job keeping up with us. We hope you’ll listen and be as entertained as we were!

The Popdose Podcast, Episode 19: Jason’s Dad (1:11:51, 65.8 MB), featuring Jeff Giles, Jason Hare, and Dave Lifton, with special guest Gary Hare.
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0:00 Gary jumps right into the deep water with us, answering questions from Dave and sharing a number of relatively embarrassing stories about Jason that ultimately reveal his parenting philosophy: purposely provoke your child as much as possible and see what happens. But wonderfully enough, Gary decides to interview us as well. (First question, asked before the show: “what the hell is a podcast?”) He asks questions about how we choose the music we choose to listen to and talk about. This leads into a discussion about Starland Vocal Band (started by Jeff, believe it or not), aging, getting nookie on your birthday, Gary going to Woodstock (sort of) and his thoughts on Burning Man.

12:09 Gary also asks if we’ve ever critiqued — or complimented — a performer and received feedback from them. So we talk about Jason’s recent Greg Guidry Internet Smackdown, Dan Fogelberg, and Kip Winger (link coming soon!). Gary manages to derail almost every story. He also insists he remembers a band called The Rats. (Could be these guys, definitely are not these guys.) We don’t really believe him, but hang on to the band name for the entirety of the episode.

36:58 Gary also reveals his lack of musical talent, and Jeff talks about his efforts to learn guitar. Gary reminisces about the Ed Sullivan show, the Harmonicats, and we segue into a discussion about the influence our parents have had on our music. We also discuss the state of the kids’ music scene and how Jeff’s musical tastes might influence his own kids.

And through all of this, there are a lot of crass jokes. Most made by Gary.

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50:43 Gary’s prepared! He endorses the two things he uses the most in his daily life: the Fein MultiMaster FMM 250Q, and…we’re not going to tell you the other one. Listen to the show. (Song: Albert King, “Crosscut Saw”)

53:42 Jeff endorses the fantastic new oral history Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. Gary contributes a story about working at Yankee Stadium and being too short for the job. (Song: Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew, “The Super Bowl Shuffle.”)

58:32 Jason endorses the newest album by the Wailin’ Jennys, Bright Morning Stars, suggested to him by Jeff. (Gary: “Jeff’s awfully opinionated for a guy who’s basically a shut-in and sits at a computer all day.”) Dave contests the band name. (Song: The Wailin’ Jennys, “Last Goodbye.”)

1:02:17 Dave endorses making music. Simple as that. Listen to what he has to say. Jeff references something fantastic he heard from Heidi Swedberg. (Song: John Mellencamp, “Play Guitar”)

And that’s it for this month’s podcast! Thanks again to Gary for joining us on the show! And as always, if you like what you hear, please leave us a review on iTunes, and don’t forget to visit our Facebook fan page as well as the Popdose Twitter feed. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next month!

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