Pops on Hops

By Barry Hummel and Abigail HummelMusic Music Commentary

Pops on Hops episodes

June 09, 2023 Flight of the Daft Cow (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Daft Cow Brewery)
Barry and Abigail discuss Flight of the Cosmic Hippo by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and sample The Brangus, Bull Ring, Sour Patch Kegs - Watermelon Sour, and Brambles BlackBerry Hazy IPA from Daft Cow Brewery in Alachua, Florida.
Barry first heard Flight of the Cosmic Hippo on an episode in the third season of Northern Exposure called Jules et Joel.
Barry stunned Abigail with the information that Steve Martin is a GRAMMY-winning banjo player for his album The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. He has two albums with Edie Brickell, Love Has Come for You and So Familiar.
Abigail heard We Three Kings in Star of the County Down. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones have a Christmas album called Jingle All the Way, but, unfortunately, We Three Kings does not appear on it.
Many thanks to Scott Brown, owner and brewer (and professional glass-washer!) of Daft Cow Brewery, for sitting down with us to chat about the history of the brewery and the San Felasco Tech City where it resides.
Up next… Andy Grammer by Andy Grammer
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 39 min
May 26, 2023 The Lupulin on the Side of the Hops (Phillip Phillips and Lupulin Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss The World from the Side of the Moon by Phillip Phillips and sample Sticky Puddles - Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Blissful Ignorance, Unchecked Hedonism, and Polarnattens Paradis from Lupulin Brewing Company in Big Lake, Minnesota.
Barry had previously heard Home when the Florida Panthers used the song in their 2012-2013 fan video.
Barry thought Tell Me a Story sounded like Dave Matthews Band, whereas Abigail thought Get Up Get Down sounded like Dave Matthews Band.
Shout out to our friend Dave Zalatoris from the Beer in Front podcast! Check out his podcast, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube for more beer-related content. As Dave says, “sometimes the Beer In Front of you is the best one yet!”
Up next… Flight of the Cosmic Hippo by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 42 min
May 12, 2023 Jukebox: Francepants (Mutemath and Ginger’s Revenge)
Barry, Abigail, and guest Frances Walton discuss Mutemath by Mutemath and sample Original and Cranberry Herb from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina.
Frances and Barry met as Patreon subscribers of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, and Frances has appeared on Pete’s show numerous times as part of his special segment “The Hue.” She has also appeared on her brother’s podcast Phrankly Speaking, most recently joining him for a two-part series about Tom Cruise.
Friend of the podcast Jon Carroll will be touring with Mary Chapin Carpenter this summer! You may be able to catch Barry and Abigail (and Frances) at the Charlotte show on August 11, 2023!
Frances discovered Mutemath at a college concert where they opened for Switchfoot. She purchased the Teleprompt version of the album at the concert. We reviewed the Warner Bros. version. Read about the differences between the two releases.
Ginger’s Revenge created a character for each of their four core beers. Meet the band and check out each of their customized Spotify playlists!
Abigail heard similarities between this album and Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto.
Frances compared the vocals in Collapse to Joga by Björk.
The “reverse back masked” music video for Typical reminded Frances of the creativity and artistry of OK Go’s music videos. You can hear more about backmasking in our episode Tripping Walruses (The Beatles & Tripping Animals Brewing Co.) or in the Omnibus entry dedicated to the topic.
Frances compared the syncopated drumming of Darren King, Mutemath’s drummer, to the drumming in Take Five (Take Another Five) by Grover Washington, Jr.
Abigail got U2 vibes from Plan B; Frances heard elements U2 in Control (she mentioned Elevation as a possible comparison). Barry contributed to his Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music thesis by comparing Control to Times Like These by Foo Fighters.
Stall Out reminded Frances of Ride by Bond.
Our next Jukebox episode will be Time to Pretend by MGMT, submitted by Paul Zawacki. This episode is scheduled to drop on July 21, 2023.
Up next… The World from the Side of the Moon by Phillip Phillips
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 58 min
April 28, 2023 Byrned-Again (David Byrne and Lincoln & South Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Uh-Oh by David Byrne and sample Wheel Man, Afterglow, and Island Drive from Lincoln & South Brewing Company in Hilton Head Island, Florida.
Barry and Abigail spoke briefly about Renée Richards while discussing Now I’m Your Mom. Renée is a transgender woman who competed professionally in tennis in the 1970s. She also fought and won a landmark case in transgender rights in the New York Supreme Court after being barred from numerous women’s tennis competitions in 1976 for refusing to take a genetic test to verify her chromosomes. Barry recalled Renée’s story as being one of the first instances of widespread media coverage of transgender issues.
Abigail heard vague similarities between Girls on My Mind and various songs from The Raconteurs’ Consolers of the Lonely (most notably Old Enough).
David Byrne performed at the Oscars for his nominated co-written song from Everything Everywhere All at Once, This Is a Life. Read more about the performance.
Please take a moment to check out What Am I Making, a multimedia creative endeavor by friend of the podcast Matt Carlson. Barry and Abigail appeared on his sixth podcast episode; listen here!
Monkey Man reminded Abigail of 14 Arms by Crash Kings.
Up next… Mutemath by Mutemath, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Frances Walton.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 53 min
April 14, 2023 Crashed King Maker’s (Crash Kings and King Maker Brewing)
Barry and Abigail discuss Crash Kings by Crash Kings and sample Polyjuice Porter, Weathercaster, and The Blackthorn #8 W/ Guajillo Chile from King Maker Brewing in Jacksonville, Florida.
Barry compared various vocal and musical styles on this album to Jack White, Freddie Mercury, and Jukebox the Ghost (whom we reviewed in our episode Racing Due South [Jukebox the Ghost & Due South Brewing Co.]).
Barry and Abigail briefly discussed Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies. Learn more in the Omnibus entry dedicated to the topic.
Barry and Abigail were divided in their opinions on Raincoat, but mentioned Bus Stop by The Hollies and Umbrella by Rihanna, respectively, as examples of songs with similar metaphors.
Up next… Uh-Oh by David Byrne
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 39 min
April 01, 2023 Dorks on Corks: The Winey Imposters (The Masked Marauders and Island Grove Wine Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss The Masked Marauders by The Masked Marauders and sample Blueberry Moscato and Sunshine State Berry Sangria from Island Grove Wine Company in Hawthorne, Florida.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Abigail first learned of this “prank” album from the Ridiculous Crime episode The Battlin' Fleetwood Macs. The Masked Marauders band was made up of members from the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band. Chicken on a Unicycle has an amazing illustration of the genealogy and history of these two bands.
Read the original fake review of The Masked Marauders that appeared in Rolling Stone on October 18, 1969!
Abigail shared that she recently watched Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which has a similar backstory to that of The Masked Marauders. The Wikipedia entry for the movie and the original Funny or Die trailer that inspired the movie are both worth a look. You can watch the film for free on The Roku Channel!
I Can’t Get No Nookie, featuring a Mick Jagger impersonator, frequently gets mislabeled as an outtake from The Rolling Stones’ Jamming with Edward sessions.
The version of I Am the Japanese Sandman (Rang Tang Ding Dong) that appears on The Masked Marauders is a cover of The Cellos’ Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman) (and includes the same racist music and lyrics). In trying to locate the origins of the song, we also played Paul Whiteman’s The Japanese Sandman (instrumental) and Nora Bayes’ The Japanese Sandman (with lyrics).
Listen to The Truncated Marauders, our “resequencing” of this album.
Up next… Crash Kings by Crash Kings
Theme song, jingles, and dramatic reading by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 25 min
March 31, 2023 Ocala Tap Room (The Jayhawks and Infinite Ale Works)
Barry and Abigail discuss Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks and sample The Meredith Palmer Effect, Mango Blood Orange, Apeiron, and German Chocolate Oatmeal Stout from Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, Florida.
Abigail heard similarities in the openings of Waiting for the Sun and Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
It turns out she wasn’t alone. Read this article on the 30th anniversary of Hollywood Town Hall for an interesting explanation of the similarity!
Abigail and Barry both entered Sister Cry into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music: Abigail with a comparison to Wrong for That by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team, and Barry with a comparison to Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones.
Check out this article from Rolling Stone on the latest album by the Jayhawks, XOXO.
Up next… Crash Kings by Crash Kings
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 31 min
March 17, 2023 Towns Like Glass (Eric Hutchinson and Glasstown Brewing Company)
Barry and Abigail discuss Sounds Like This by Eric Hutchinson and sample Fortescue Fisherman's Ale, It’s A Wonderful Ale 2022, Sparkles Sky Dancer Strawberry Short Cake, and Into the Dankness from Glasstown Brewing Company in Millville, New Jersey.
Many thanks to the owners and staff of Glasstown Brewing Company, including the dynamic sister-brother duo Jenifer Simmons and Mike Rossi, for speaking with us and for opening the taproom early to allow us to record!
Read about the history of glassmaking in South Jersey!
Abigail plugged Lolita Podcast by Jamie Loftus in reference to Outside Villanova.
Barry recognized some elements of U + Ur Hand by P!nk in Rock & Roll.
Barry compared Oh! to It’s My Job by Jimmy Buffett.
Barry and Abigail were admiring James Jamerson basslines in three videos sent to Barry by friend of the pod (and bassist) Jack Cornell.
Up next… Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 40 min
March 03, 2023 Jukebox: Can I Do (Olivia Newton-John and ELO and British Beers)
Barry, Abigail, and special guest Greg Jong [The Procession, previously discussed on Musique Marécageuse (The Procession & Swamp Head Brewery) and interviewed on A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special)] discuss Greg’s Jukebox submission, Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John and ELO. We also sample London Pride from Fuller's Brewery, Morland Old Speckled Hen from Greene King, and Newcastle from Lagunitas Brewing Company.
Barry once again brought up A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, specifically Episode 160: “Flowers in the Rain” by the Move.
Greg referenced an advert for John Smith’s beer featuring a jingle about a widget.
Check out Greg’s website, and buy his new album with Pure Reason Revolution, Above Cirrus!
Listen to ReduXanadu, which has this album’s songs resequenced in the order in which they appear in the film.
Our next Jukebox episode will be Mutemath by Mutemath, submitted by Frances Walton. This episode is scheduled to drop on May 12, 2023.
Up next… Sounds Like This by Eric Hutchinson
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
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1 hr 46 min
January 01, 2023 Season 3 Update
Dear listeners, we come to you today with a short admin update. Pops on Hops is taking a dry January and a dry February to give our livers - and our production schedule - a bit of a break.
We will continue recording and banking episodes during our hiatus so that when our third season kicks off on March 3, 2023, we will have tons of fabulous content ready for you.
In the meantime, we now have a backlog of 47 regular episodes and 12 bonus episodes. Revisit one of your old favorites, or listen to an episode you've never tried before! Or share with a friend! We are excited for what 2023 will bring and hope you will come along on this ride with us.
Happy New Year, and we'll see you in March!
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3 min