Dad Rock

Music the college kids are into, as told by MJ Foster, daughter of Dad Rock cohost Patrick Foster. In this episode, MJ schools her dad (and the other guy, Jim Lenahan) with insight into today's music scene, from hip-hop to electronic music to "whiny girl rock." Whether you're a crust punk or a manic pixie dream girls (or the parent of one), there's something for everyone to learn and enjoy.

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The Replacements are back together (Paul and Tommy at least). Color us impressed. Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan, hosts of USA TODAY's Dad Rock podcast, take a look back at this seminal '80s alternative band. One more chance to get it all wrong.

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A Spotify data analyst has pinpointed the average age at which our musical tastes solidify — at 33. That's when listeners' interests plateau and they experience "taste freeze," says Ajay Kalia.

Kalia explains his findings — and admits his love of Weezer — in this Dad Rock 'Bonus Track.'

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Dave Wakeling of The English Beat and General Public makes a visit to Dad Rock HQ, where he talks about the ska revival, covering Smokey Robinson, a tense conversation with Bill Graham, and what became of the famous baseball in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." For co-hosts Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan, this just might be their sole salvation.

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The English Beat, '80s college rock favorites, are still ranking full stop. In this Dad Rock podcast "bonus track," Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan discuss the punky reggae party that was the Beat show they attended. Plus, they tease a special guest for the next episode of Dad Rock, which drops on Friday 5/8.

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John Mellencamp's latest work is so somber and serious. Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan (a former Bloomingtonian) revisit the career of the Hoosier rocker who once ruled the pop charts.

What's the soundtrack to your life? We asked fellow music podcaster, Pat Francis of "Rock Solid," to define his life in just eight songs. It's an intriguing exercise. We discuss his milestone music in this week's episode of "Dad Rock," hosted by Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted 304 acts and still has several glaring omissions. In this episode of Dad Rock, Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan play judge and jury and make their recommendations for next year's class.

R.E.M. recorded an incredible five studio albums, one EP and an outtakes record, all while touring constantly from 1982 to '87. The sound was fresh and exciting, quirky and intricate. Anyone who was in college at the time, especially, might fondly recall time spent by the turntable, trying to decipher Michael Stipe's obtuse lyrics.

This Dad Rock episode is so important to co-hosts Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan that they brought in a guest: fellow R.E.M. fanatic Justin Gay.

Enjoy the discussion of southern gothic tones and murky mumbles. Come on aboard, we promise you it won't hurt the horse. ... There's lots of room for you on the bandwagon.

Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bob Dylan's masterpiece with a song-by-song breakdown of "Blood on the Tracks."