Covers, this time.  It should have been easy.  But now Mark gets squirrely, Brad chokes on ice, and Bob wants it made clear that he's just fine with Black Sabbath ... they're just not a favorite.

Crisis averted?  For now, maybe ...

Our Ep 8 adds are Sinead O'Connor, Amy Winehouse, Club Nouveau, Patti Smith, Devo, Manic Street Preachers, Charles Bradley, the Sundays, and Talking Heads.

Playlist on Spotify + (new!) Apple Music/ Extras on Twitter.

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

Your Three Hosts have been homebodies lately — let's hope that changes soon.  In the meantime, we thought we'd look to local growers for our playlist produce.  That means Ohio artists for Bob, the SoCal market for Mark, and the Boston scene for Brad.

In this episode's harvest: the Breeders, the Pretenders, Tracy Chapman, Pinback, Slightly Stoopid, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Johnny Cash, the Modern Lovers, the Cars, and Throwing Muses.  (Yeah: that's 10 songs.  One of us got greedy ...)

Playlist on Spotify + (new!) Apple Music/ Extras on Twitter.

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

The King in the North (i.e., Mark) takes charge of this one, and his edict is that the Yanks join him in raising a glass to Canadian musicians.  So over the border we happily go.

We'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Saga, Broken Social Scene, the New Pornographers, Men Without Hats, Alanis Morissette, the Cowboy Junkies, the Tragically Hip, Gordon Lightfoot, and Jean Leloup for their hospitality.  As it turns out, good songs make good neighbors.

Playlist on Spotify + (new!) Apple Music/ Extras on Twitter.

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

It's not how you finish — it's how you start ... right?  In today's episode Bob, Brad, and Mark go fishing for songs with notable intros.  Or at least that was the instruction.

(sigh)

In any case, here's what we pulled into the boat: Death Cab for Cutie, the Joy Formidable, the Who, the Stooges, Franz Ferdinand, the B-52s, the Cure, Oasis, and M83.

Here's to snappy beginnings and strong endings!

Playlist on Spotify/ Extras on Twitter.

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

 

In which Your Three Hosts go to the movies ... well, as much as one can these days.  This one took a while to get to you, Dear Listeners, so we're paying down that debt with interest. 

Today's super-deluxe (hour-plus!) episode features INXS + Jimmy Barnes, the Replacements, the Rave-Ups, Stealers Wheel, the Faces, the Beatles, the Doors, the Crystals, and the Jesus + Mary Chain.

As always, play the songs on Spotify/ Follow us on Twitter!

Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

Anything goes for our three hosts in this no-theme episode.  Naturally, chaos ensues as, among other things, Brad refuses to play a clip, Bob gets choked up, and Mark stumps Spotify.  

Covered Today: the Muffs, Sly & the Family Stone, the Sugarcubes, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters, Ride, Radiohead, Blake Babies.

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Credits: Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter."

There's nothing like live music, and Your Three Mixtapeers can't wait to get back to it, post-pandemic.  In the meantime, Bob, Brad, and Mark look back on three decades of gigs they've attended and call out especially memorable performances for The Playlist.

This Episode's Adds:

• James
• LCD Soundsystem
• Arcade Fire (again)
• Lush
• the White Stripes
• Sleater-Kinney
• Oasis
• the Sounds
• Nine Inch Nails

Credits:

• Intro/ Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know"/ "... In a Letter"

Cued by the challenge of this pilot episode — pick three songs: one for yourself and one for the other two — Bob, Brad, and Mark walk listeners through their formative years as music lovers.

On tap today:

• Talking Heads
• Teenage Fanclub
• They Might Be Giants
• P.S. Eliot
• the Smiths
• the Stone Roses
• Arcade Fire
• Depeche Mode
• the Cure

Play the songs on our Spotify playlist!