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On this episode we discuss our upcoming gigs, high school sports schedules, and songs to put babies to sleep. We also hear new music from the original Alice Cooper Band and Mike Campbell’s (of the Heartbreakers) new band the Dirty Knobs. We also do MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for an artist who we, amazingly, have not covered yet on this podcast. #alicecooper #vanmorrison

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On this episode we discuss our recent gigs, what happens to classic rock when all our rock star heroes are gone, and the 50 greatest power ballads. We also do MixTape and a special Wall of Tunes featuring one of our favorite songwriting duos. #warrenbrothers

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On this episode we discuss Billy Joel’s health problems, the collaboration between Willie Nelson and Steve Perry, the loss of guitar great Rick Derringer, and the new song from Tony Iommi and….Robbie Williams? We unearth a couple of O’Brien’s old demo recordings and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band who is now on their 4th lead singer. #billyjoel #rickderringer #foreigner

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On this episode we talk about our best gig to date, we discuss June music releases, we compare our picks for the best song from 11 Hair Metal bands, and we discuss the dismissal of Josh Freese as the drummer for the Foo Fighters. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the King of Country Music. #foofighters #georgestrait

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On this episode we discuss bands everyone loves to hate, how pop songs aren’t as complex as they used to be, and O’Brien has found the most complete rock song ever. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band from the 70s that both O’Brien and Doug were NOT into, but now they are in their top 15. #steelydan

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On this episode we hear new music from Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, Mammoth, and we learn of a new artist named Lemoyne Alexander. We discuss bands who we think should have been bigger; O’Brien introduces Doug to the “Wonky Donky”; we play MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band who rebranded with a new lead singer, and their first album with that singer was their best with that singer (Clear as mud?) #wonkydonkey #mammoth #journey

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On this episode Doug has a big announcement. Plus, we discuss Sammy Hagar’s new song that came to him in a dream from Eddie Van Halen. The music rocks. The lyrics, meh. We hear about Sammy’s possible collaboration with Kirk Hammett and about Metallica’s new deluxe reissue. We talk Rock and Roll Hall of Fame news, if we have to, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from Maine who once dated rock and roll royalty. #hagar #vanhalen #metallica #rrhf #pattygriffin

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On this episode we hear new music from Billy Idol with Avril Lavigne and Mick Jones of Foreigner. We discuss songs that cannot be left out of our favorite band’s concert setlists. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for an underrated pop rock singer from the 80s with so many big hits that we forgot about them. #billyidol #eddiemoney

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On this episode we highlight the list of new Rock releases headed your way in May, we preview a couple of our bands’ upcoming shows; we also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a British foursome who are finally headed to the dreaded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. #badcompany

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It’s our 5 year anniversary. On this episode we talk about the State Modern Band Festival, a recent gig, we reminisce about 5 years of the podcast, ponder what the world would be like without Yoko Ono, play MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that David Foster ruined. #5years #chicago

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