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Speak To Me Chapter III | 1967-1968 May 06, 2016

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Chapter III: 1967-1968 A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (and an assortment of singles and outtakes)

Apples And Oranges Paint Box Scream Thy Last Scream Vegetable Man It Would Be So Nice Julia Dream Let There Be More Light Remember A Day Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Corporal Clegg A Saucerful Of Secrets See Saw Jugband Blues Point Me At The Sky Careful With That Axe, Eugene

EM28 - Gary US Bonds May 04, 2016

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Gary US Bonds joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early days growing up in Norfolk, singing on corners and eventually ending up with LaGrand Records and recording Quarter To Three, New Orleans and some of his early hits. We talk about some of the early touring packages he was part of with such legends as Sam Cooke, BB King, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles and more. How did he first connect with Bruce Springsteen in the late 70s, how did they end up in the studio and memories around some of those songs. Are there unreleased songs he recorded with Bruce from that era? Also, what was it like trying to capture his loooong career into his autobiography By US Bonds, That's My Story and what's next, mai tais!

Purple Memories: chapter two Apr 29, 2016

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Our celebration of the music and life of Prince continues with the second installment of Purple Memories. Joining us in this episode are some artists and musicians that have felt the impact of Prince, his creativity and his life's work.

This episode features Dan Reed of Dan Reed Network, Joie Calio of Dada and 7Horse, Sarah Dash of LaBelle, Mutlu, Christopher the Conquered and Willy Porter. Some really great thoughts and tributes to Prince, hope you enjoy.

Pods & Sods 141 | Purple Memories: chapter one Apr 26, 2016

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Our celebration of the music and life of Prince continues with the first installment of Purple Memories. Joining us in this episode are some of our very closest friends and fellow podcasters.

Many thanks to Joe Royland, Randy W. Hall, BJ Kramp, Wendell Smith, Kimberly Blatz, Jim Carter, DJ Funktual, Jeff Harris and Brian Jacobs for sharing your stories and time with us.

Pods & Sods 140 | Sometimes It Snows In April Apr 25, 2016

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Friends - please join us as we honor the life and the legacy of Prince - a man whose talent may never be matched,

EM27 - Tom Keifer Apr 20, 2016

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Tom Keifer of Cinderella joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early days of Cinderella in the Philly club scene and the band's connection with Gene Simmons. What does Tom think of all the early demos floating around the interwebs, what has he learned from the challenges presented by the business and his vocal chord troubles? We also talk quite a bit about his solo album, The Way Life Goes and the upcoming tour and deluxe edition.

Weekapod Groove 04 | Weekapod Noobs Apr 15, 2016

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Please join Rob Grabill and Craig Smith in welcoming Weekapod newcomer Pat Thiel, who does his best to keep up in this crazy conversation while wondering all the while how he ended up in this whole thing. Also - special announcement!

EM26 - Ricky Phillips of Styx Apr 13, 2016

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Ricky Phillips of Styx oins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days discovering music, how he connected with The Babys and memories of their sorta reformation as Bad English. What it was like at the height of their success. We also talk about his experiences working on the Coverdale/Page recording sessions. We talk about Styx and what's next in terms of a new studio album. Additionally, we talk about his project of passion – completing the final recordings of his dear friend, the late Ronnie Montrose.

Album By Album 03 | Mike Oldfield 1973-1975 Apr 08, 2016

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Craig's longtime pal Ian Zapczynski is back for a conversation about the opening trilogy of Mike Oldfield LPs - Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn (with some VERY slight passing mentions of later records). We'll find out how Ian introduced Craig to the work of Oldfield with a remixed album that he very mistakenly took as an original mix... and all of that sort of minutiae that you've come to expect from these sidecasts.

EM25 - Ace Frehley Apr 06, 2016

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Ace Frehley joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days with musical siblings, how his 1978 solo album set the stage for his eventual KISS departure. We talk specifically about Fractured Mirror, Alive II side four, Escape From The Island and early memories of Eric Carr, his sobriety, his extensive archive of unreleased KISS material from the 70s and 80s. And, of course we talk about his new covers album Origins Volume I and what's next, Origins Volume II? (hint: yes with Deep Purple's Space Truckin')

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