3 Songs Podcast

Unconventional love songs are the theme in advance of Valentine's Day, with songs from The Chills, Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, John Prine & Iris Dement, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, and Jacob Thomas Jr., plus songs by XTC, Black Flag, and Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians. Plus that time Bob showered with Henry Rollins and a bit of Kentucky Derby talk.

Songs by Miriam Makeba, Camper Van Beethoven, Dr. Octagon, The Small Faces, The Futureheads, and Tom Ze and played and discussed, along with a few stories from Bob's Pavement days.

Songs by My Bloody Valentine, Sparklehorse, The Zeros, Lou Doillon, The United States of America, and The Legendary Pink Dots are played and discussed, plus Bob reviews a movie, Mike recalls the time he saw The Weirdos live, and they both discuss the evolution of the 3-minute song form.

Gil Scott-Heron, Post Pink, Quattracenta, Snapper, Spinanes, and Smoke Bellow get played and discussed, plus some thoughts on the passing of Mark E. Smith and Bob's recent trip to Mexico City.

Tracks from Charles Mingus, Pylon, The Weeds (featuring Michael Morley of the Dead C), Squarepusher, The High Llamas, and Johnny Boy are played and discussed during the final show before Bob goes to Mexico for a week.

Rare live tracks from The Mountain Goats (covering Thin Lizzy and R Kelly) and Talulah Gosh, plus songs by Taj Mahal, Unwound, Steve Cobby, and Gazelle Twin are played and discussed.

Andre Williams, The Shangri-Las, Orange Juice, Felt, Merry Clayton, and Ramona Muse Lambert are played and discussed, as Mike Hogan and Bob Nastanovich also discuss dancing, play snippets from The Rolling Stones and Minutemen, and muddle through technical difficulties.

Songs from Boston bands are played and discussed, with The Real Kids, Mission of Burma, DMZ, Lyres, Lemonheads, Swirlies, and The Cars.

France Gall, Thin Lizzy, Super Furry Animals, Zeitgeist, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and The Goats are played and discussed, plus more Pavement stories as Bob explains how Scott Kannberg became Spiral Stairs.

Early tracks from Joe Strummer (The Clash), Shane MacGowan (The Pogues), and Billy Bragg, as The 101'ers, The Nips, and Riff-Raff are played and discussed, along with Gang Starr, Ween, and Feedtime.