More hand-plucked gems from Jeff's collection, featuring everyone from Chris Cornell to Johnny Cash, Lee Harvey Osmond (Tom Wilson's alter ego) Black Dub (Daniel Lanois' project with Trixie Whitley), Zeppelin, Allman Brothers Band, Beatles, and Joe Jackson.

It's all about the songs!

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"I am a DJ, I am what I play", said David Bowie. And so this is that, untethered by era, with songs from the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, and 2000s, in this recurring theme that gets started with everyone from Big Star to Beatles.

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The you got your peanut butter in my chocolate scenario has similarly worked wonders, on occasion, with songs. And so this time, the best of rock’s mashups, with a couple of rock's best remixes too. Everyone from Beatles to Black Sabbath, James Brown, Green Day, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, and Beautiful People. The podcast version of the radio episode. Enjoy!

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This time it's rockstars other names. Not real names, but aliases. Starting with the one that begat The Ramones, and you won't believe your ears with some of these songs and the moonlighting that was going on in the 60s and 70s.  

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Jeff takes you back to the break of 1976, and shines a light on the albums out in Jan/Feb/March, when Bowie was under the influence of Philly soul and German theatre, Genesis were on member lighter, The Doobies welcomed a new brother, and it was do or die for Thin Lizzy and RUSH, and more.

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Rock fans especially in Canada, and wherever the Max magic found its way into the ears and hearts of adults and universal juveniles alike, are in for a treat this time, as musician and author Bob Wegner joins Jeff Woods, and they are here for "a celebration!" That of the Kim Mitchell endorsed (he’s a contributor too) triumphantly cool Max Webster High Class, 448 page glossy coffee table book. In this 35 minute episode, the Max Webster expert and forever fan joins the Max super fan/follower supporter, sharing insights and highlights from the Max Webster music catalogue, and more.

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Come on a tour of American born music mostly, with an injection of the like-sounding swampy grooves of a rogue Canuck from Hamiton Ontario, in a hearty gumbo of music history that's been simmering inside of musicologist Jeff Woods' brain salad for months on end, and featuring some of his personal favourite artists from JJ Cale, to Little Feat, Doobies, CCR, and the Tony Joe White inspired Tom Wilson who prompted Bruce Springsteen to reflect on his song about the kind of music Jesus surely would have sang, if Jesus were that kind of rockstar.

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Jeff's back from a break and armed with stories about songs about big ones, brass ones, empty ones, burning ones, in an episode that flashes back to the roaring twenties, the summer of ‘69, the seventies, eighties, nineties and 2000s, with nothing but songs this time about bed.

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Jeff pays tribute to musical artists we lost in 2025, with the conclusion of this 2 parter.

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Jeff pays tribute to the legends we lost in 2025, with the first of 2 parts.

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