12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, Day Three

On the third day of the 12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, my true love gave to me...

Today friends of the show Julian Gill from KISSFaq and Bakko from Cobras & Fire are rejoining Eric to have some holiday fun, to share some classic holiday songs and the stories behind them, to fight with family and puke on neighbors down at the pub in true holiday tradition, to share personal holiday memories, and to discuss some meaningful charities that could use some love this holiday season.

This one's a bit on the anti-Christmas side as it comes to commercialization and the like, but a fun one when it comes to family and friends and the real reasons behind the season. So throw on your holiday Santa hats and join us by the warm glow of the jukebox for some holiday cheer.

12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, Day Two

On the second day of the 12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, my true love gave to me...

Today friends of the show Duncan Davies and Dylan O'Connell are rejoining Eric to have some holiday fun, to share some classic holiday songs and the stories behind them including some incredibly cool Australian Christmas songs, to drink some egg nog, personal holiday memories, and to discuss some meaningful charities that could use some love this holiday season.

So throw on your holiday Santa hats, deck the halls, and join us by the warm glow of the fireplace for some holiday cheer.

12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, Day One

On the first day of the 12 Days of Christmas Six-Packs, my true love gave to me...

Kicking off this year's holiday festivities are very special co-hosts Craig Smith and Megan Stemm-Wade. They're joining Eric to have some holiday fun, to share some classic holiday songs and the stories behind them, to drink some egg nog, to reflect on why KISSmas has run it's course (still available in the archive here), personal holiday memories, and to discuss some meaningful charities that could use some love this holiday season.

So throw on your holiday footy pajamas, break out the chocolate chip cookies, and join us by the warm glow of the fireplace for some holiday cheer.

Ian Zapczynski, Sean Zloch and Jim Carter join Craig for a seriously geeky vinyl discussion for Record Store Day. That controversial day for record collectors is discussed, along with childhood memories of records, cleaning, cataloguing, label designs, bootlegs, holy grails and a lot more.

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Six-Pack of Nile Rodgers, Volume Two

Good times.. these are the good times!

On this Six-Pack episode Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast, and Jeff Harris of Behind The Grooves rejoin Eric Miller of Pods & Sods to once again celebrate the work of Nile Rodgers.  The scope of Nile's work cannot be overstated - from Chic to the early days of rap music to all the MASSIVE pop hits of the 80s and 90s and even through his modern releases, both behind the board and on the stage, there is no one that compares to Nile Rodgers and his distinct, legendary Hitmaker guitar. We bring six fun picks covering just the tip of the iceberg of Nile's work, share some laughs, quite a bit of trivia, discuss his cultural importance, and even get visited by a Shakespearean rendition of Nile's Yum Yum.

So sit back, get freaky, get lucky, and enjoy some classic Nile Rodgers.

Six-Pack of Duran Duran, Volume Two

On this Six-Pack episode, Ken Mills of POP! A Pop Culture Podcast and Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle podcast return to join Eric Miller of Pods & Sods to share and discuss more Duran Duran favorites. We're each bringing two picks covering the band's long and sometimes erratic body of work. We get into the stories around the songs, some top-notch music geekery, a few laughs, a few attempts at singing which no one should be proud of, some wonderful conversation around great tunes, and Ken even explains to us the well documented but under-appreciated 80s Music Video Rule of Three.

So sit get in touch with the ground, sell your Renoir TV set and discover or rediscover the pop mastery of Duran Duran.

Six-Pack of Cyndi Lauper, Volume One

On this Six-Pack episode, friend of the show Missy O'Neal and Lee McCormack of the Tramps Like Us Podcast (who has his guitar at the ready!) join Eric Miller of Pods & Sods to celebrate the work of the incomparable Cyndi Lauper. If you only know her from her hits, there is so much more to discover and Lee and Missy bring some interesting picks from throughout her career.  Of course we have a couple of hits in here, but we cover a lot of ground - we talk about Cyndi's style, her place in music, the affects of her early publicity dalliances in wrestling, her versatility, her longevity, her stagecraft, her authenticity as an artist and so much more. 

So take a moment to enjoy some of Cyndi's brilliantly true colors shining thru in this Six-Pack!

Six-Pack of Tommy Shaw, Volume One

The jig is up, the news is out!

On this Six-Pack episode, Brian Linnen of The Permanent Record Podcast, Paul Underwood of Glory Days Radio,, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods are celebrating the songs of Tommy Shaw.  From his earliest days in Styx through his solo career in the 80s and 90s to some more recent Styx material, we cover a lot of ground in this episode featuring the Alabamian rock-n-roller himself, Tommy Shaw. Some fun facts, lots of music trivia and commentary, and Paul even shares his first hand account of being at the infamous 1983 Styx Texas Cotton Bowl show!

So sit on your barstool and listen to us talk like damn fools in this Six-Pack of Tommy Shaw!

Six-Pack of Desmond Child, Volume One

On this Six-Pack episode, Lee McCormack of the Tramps Like Us Podcast and BJ Kramp of the Rock And/Or Roll podcast join Eric Miller of Pods & Sods to celebrate the work of master hit-writer Desmond Child. If you don't know Desmond by name, you definitely know his work on huge hits by Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Joan Jett, Cher, Alice Cooper, KISS, Scorpions, Billy Squier, and dozens more. He started in the 70s with a disco-rock fusion group called Rouge before connecting with Paul Stanley to write I Was Made For Lovin' You, which launched him as one of the most sought-after songwriters in the 80s and beyond. During his career, he's been on all sides of the mic and the board, and we touch on all of it as we dig into a Six-Pack of this great Songwriting Hall of Famer!

So take a break from workin' on the docks, cruise into a bar on the shore, live la vida loca and check out this Six-Pack of Desmond Child!

Six-Pack of Linda Ronstadt, Volume One

On this Six-Pack episode, Christine Carlson-Wolfe from Zilch! A Monkees Podcast and the Pop! Podcast and every podcast's best friend Andy Schaal join Eric Miller of Pods & Sods on the Blue Bayou to talk some Linda Ronstadt.

We're pulling some classic songs from throughout her career - spanning decades and spanning genres! One of the great things about Linda's discography is the jaw-dropping diversity of material.  That diversity always proved the perfectly interesting vehicle for her voice... THAT voice!  We touch on as much as we can in this Six-Pack, but as Christine says, "she needs a WHOLE case!"  Tune in for some fun laughs, some general music geekery, and to see how far we get in to the episode before Andy mentions Jon Lamoreaux! 

So if you want love, get closer to our Six-Pack of "The Queen of Rock" herself, Linda Ronstadt!