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Episode 8: Where Does Tomorrow Happen? Feb 12, 2018

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Episode Eight takes us out of the blue and into the black. Out of Canada into California and all around the heartland with one of the most iconic singer-songwriters and rock and roll heroes of the last four decades, Mr. Neil Young. On Side A we have a classic late night porch banter about Neil Young's "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" which was covered by the Chromatics. On side B we take a jaunt to London to have a little fireside chat about Freddie Mercury and the band Queen. Their song "Somebody to Love" is just brilliant and leads us to my very first crush, Mr. George Michael. The band Wham also find their way onto our porch for some banter and dancing again because "guilty feet have got no rhythm..."And since we recorded this episode during the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies - we were feeling rather Olympic not only with our banter but also our dance moves...We hope you enjoy this episode. We sure did.

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Episode 7: Melancholy Splendor Feb 04, 2018

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Episode 7 takes us back down South in the early 1970s then on over to England in the 1980s.

On Side A, we have fun discovering the original Little Feat song, "Willin." Willin’ is a song written by the guitarist & singer, Lowell George, in 1970 and was a mainstay of the band Little Feat. The song is about a truck driver in the American southwest who makes some extra cash smuggling cigarettes and transporting Mexicans illegally across the border. In the liner notes of the 1993 album, As Time Goes By: The Very Best of Little Feat, music journalist, John Tobler wrote that Willin’ "quickly became a favorite among America’s truckdrivers, many of whom continue to regard it as the anthem of their profession . . .” Willin' has been covered by so many amazing artists but our Cover Story Rabbit Hole led us to Tom Petty's 2013 live version which we just adore.

On Side B, we head on over to the eighties in Manchester, England. A gifted guitarist and composer at the young age of 18, Johnny Marr decided to form a band and recruited a local poet and singer, Morrissey to join him. The rest is history, folks. The Smiths were formed in 1982 and went on to make four classic albums including dozens of singles. "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I want" is one of The Smiths more popular songs and has been covered a bunch. We highlight The Dream Academy's 1984 cover which was featured in the John Hughes film, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

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Episode 6: Locker Room in Heaven Jan 21, 2018

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On Side A we talk about the incomparable David Bowie…. In keeping with our Cover Story theme, we will be discussing Bowie’s “Sound and Vision” which was recorded on the album “Low” in 1977 which was the first of David Bowie’s Berlin trilogy – one of the most interesting times in Bowie’s life.

And on Side B: “Dream Baby Dream” is one of my favorite Bruce songs of all time and is from his 2014 Album High Hopes. It also happens to be a really brilliant cover of the 1979 song by Suicide. We are gonna dive deep into the punk scene in New York City which had a huge impact on Bruce. I love when worlds collide and on Side B, we have some world collisions happening between Bruce & Tom from Rage Against the Machine. For those that don’t know, Tom Morello took over the Steve Van Zandt’s guitar spot when he took a hiatus from the E Street Band and he and Bruce just hit it off. Tom inspired Bruce to add some brilliant cover songs to his live show repertoires which are featured on the High Hopes album. Nothing makes me happier than watching clips of Bruce and Morello rocking out on stage together. I love them both so much. But - more on that later on…

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Episode 5: Countrypolitans Jan 08, 2018

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The temp on the porch may be arctic but Episode 5 is a little Sip of Sunshine. In the midst of a rare Bomb Cyclone, we head back to 1967 on Side A to chat about Simon & Garfunkel’s Hazy Shade of Winter which the Bangles covered for the soundtrack to the iconic 80s film - Less Than Zero. Filler waxes poetically about one of his favorite authors, Bret Easton Ellis, while I just try to keep up with him & stick with the program. On Side B, we take you from Rome to Nashville for some Sturgill Simpson lovin’. We discuss his 2nd & 3rd albums which both feature genius covers. In my opinion, Sturgill’s 2014 album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, contains one of the greatest covers of all time with his rendition of When In Rome's The Promise. Holy Smokes. We hope you enjoy it!

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Episode 4: 2 Hip 4 the Room Dec 18, 2017

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Episode 3: Smooth-as-mousse Dec 07, 2017

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Episode 2: The Driving Wheel Nov 28, 2017

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Episode 1: Leather & Lace Nov 20, 2017

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On Side B of Episode One, we dive in with some Dylan. Filler & I talk about the fucking brilliant Guns n' Roses cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and the balls on Axl to cover Dylan. The B sides usually contain some real gems - and this one does for sure.

Side A takes you through Johnny Cash’s cover of the incomparable Nine Inch Nails song, “Hurt.” We get a lovely phone call from the very talented and hilarious, Jill Kargman.

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