Another fairly epic episode, fearuting Robbie Robertson's return, The Hip's best record, Runaway Train, The Jesus Lizard, Post Grunge Goes Pop, Pop Punk Gets "Diverse," some alternative metal, some songs by Will Oldham and the year of Post Rock

30th Anniversary of Robbie Robertson

25th Anniversary of Fully Completely by The Tragically Hip

25th Anniversary of Grave Dancers Union by Soul Asylum

25th Anniversary of Liar by The Jesus Lizard

20th Anniversary of So Much for the Afterglow by Everclear

20th Anniversary of Nimrod by Green Day

20th Anniversary of Around the Fur by Deftones

20th Anniversary of Joya by Will Oldham

20th Anniversary of Mogwai Young Team

Host: Riley Haas

Is Sexual Healing the only good song from Marvin Gaye's last album? How good is 1999? Should George Michael have gone solo? Is Automatic for the People REM's best album? Is Janet Jackson kind of awesome?

A special episode curated by my girlfriend Jennifer, featuring

35th Anniversary of Midnight Love by Marvin Gaye 

35th Anniversary of 1999 by Prince

30th Anniversary of Faith by George Michael

25th Anniversary of Automatic for the People by REM

20th Anniversary of The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Jennifer Olijnyk

The Heartbreakers (not the Tom Petty Band), David Bowie's only truly "Berlin" album, Lynyrd Skynyrd's final, unfortunate record, some boomer camp, the Sex Pistols' seminal debut, the American Sex Pistols, German metal with the least metal name ever, Culture Club is interesting, , Lionel Richie is too soft and Adam Ant likes drums

40th Anniversary of L.A.M.F. by The Heartbreakers

40th Anniversary of "Heroes" by David Bowie

40th Anniversary of Street Survivors by Lynyrd Skynyrd

40th Anniversary of Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf

40th Anniversary of Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

40th Anniversary of Young, Loud and Snotty by Dead Boys

35th Anniversary of Restless and Wild by Accept

35th Anniversary of Kissing to Be Clever by Culture Club

35th Anniversary of Lionel Richie

35th Anniversary of Friend or Foe by Adam Ant

This episode: Christmas in October with Elvis, the debuts of Johnny Cash, The Beach Boys, Nico and Pearls Before Swine. Also, Phil Ochs goes baroque, Sam and Dave stay Sam and Dave, Pure Prairie League hires Mick Ronson, one of the best prog rock albums EVER, Tim Buckley goes soul, Al Green loves you and Stevie Wonder doesn't suck

60th Anniversary of Elvis' Christmas Album

60th Anniversary of Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar

55th Anniversary of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume 2 by Ray Charles

55th Anniversary of Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys

50th Anniversary of Chelsea Girl by Nico

50th Anniversary of One Nation Underground by Pearls Before Swine

50th Anniversary of Pleasures of the Harbor by Phil Ochs

50th Anniversary of Soul Men by Sam and Dave

45th Anniversary of Bustin Out by Pure Prairie League

45th Anniversary of Foxtrot by Genesis

45th Anniversary of Greetings from L.A. by Tim Buckley

45th Anniversary of I'm Still in Love with You by Al Green

45th Anniversary of Talking Book by Stevie Wonder

An all-1997 episode, where we wonder how so many people bought Tubthumper, is Cornelius the Japanese Beck? should I listen to Mariah Carey, who wins between Bjork and Portishead in the trip hop battle Royale, and other strange things. Featuring:

20th Anniversary of Tubthumper by Chumbawamba

20th Anniversary of Fantasma by Cornelius

20th Anniversary of When I Was Born for the 7th Time by Cornershop

20th Anniversary of Buena Vista Social Club

20th Anniversary of Butterfly by Mariah Carey

20th Anniversary of Dots and Loops by Stereolab

20th Anniversary of Homogenic by Bjork

20th Anniversary of Portishead

20th Anniversary of Urban Hymns by The Verve

20th Anniversary of Four Minute Mile by The Get Up Kids

20th Anniversary of Time Out of Mind by Bob Dylan

20th Anniversary of Tone Soul Evolution by The Apples in Stereo

Host: Riley Haas

An all 1992 pocast featuring Tom waits best record, the definitive slowcore album, a whole bunch of grunge and some stuff that isn't grunge but people said it was.

25th Anniversary of Bone Machine by Tom Waits

25th Anniversary of Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters

25th Anniversary of Sweet Oblivion by Screaming Trees

25th Anniversary of Blind Melon

25th Anniversary of Core by Stone Temple Pilots

25th Anniversary of Dirt by Alice in Chains

Host: Riley Haas

All 80s edition!

Riley and Evan agree about Bruce Springsteen, REM and a bunch of other bands, but then The Smiths come along and, well, find out for yourself.

Featuring

35th Anniversary of Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen

30th Anniversary of Document by REM

30th Anniversary of Earth, Sun, Moon by Love and Rockets

30th Anniversary of Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode

30th Anniversary of The Perfect Prescription by Spacemen 3

30th Anniversary of Strangeways, Here We Come

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Evan Sue-Ping

This episode we tackle Rush's best album of hte 70s, one of my favourite records of the 70s, an All-Star party of an album, possibly the first New Wave record ever, Steeley's Dan's masterpiece, more New Wave, some soft rock (ugh) and a punk classic.

40th Anniversary of A Farewell to Kings by Rush

40th Anniversary of The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome by Van Der Graaf

40th Anniversary of Rough Mix by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane

40th Anniversary of Talking Heads: 77

40th Anniversary of Aja by Steely Dan

40th Anniversary of No More Heroes by The Stranglers

40th Anniversary of The Stranger by Billy Joel

40th Anniversary of Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Host: Riley Haas

The Kinks zag when everyone else zigged. If you like Scott Walke rnow, would you like him then? (And vice versa.) Is Smiley Smile better than Pet Sounds?!?! The sequel to The Doors sounds very much like The Doors. Yes releases a masterpiece, Bonnie Raitt surprsies for her age and Black Sabbath gets artsy fartsy.

50th Anniversary of Something Else by The Kinks

50th Anniversary of Scott by Scott Walker

50th Anniversary of Smiley Smile by The Beach Boys

50th Anniversary of Strange Days by The Doors

45th Anniversary of Close to the Edge by Yes

45th Anniversary of Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt

45th Anniversary of Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath

Host: Riley Haas

An episode composed almost entirely of hate. Listen as we struggle to accept whitewashed blues, '90s boy band, Oasis and the epitome of awful post grunge. With a special appearance by a band we actually like!

25th Anniversary of Unplugged by Eric Clapton

20th Anniversary of Backstreet Boys

20th Anniversary of F#A# Infinity by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

20th Anniversary of Be Here Now by Oasis

20th Anniversary of My Own Prison by Creed

Host: Riley Haas

Guest: Matt Forsythe