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DAXX NIELSEN of CHEAP TRICK Interview

DAXX is back!

Rob's favorite band is Cheap Trick and it was only appropriate that Rob interview Daxx Nielsen to talk about the newest Cheap Trick album - ALL WASHED UP!  

This is Daxx's second time on the podcast.

Rob and Daxx talk about:
THE NEW ALBUM (how it all came together)
BLACKBIRD STUDIOS
THE KENNEDY HONORS
GENE SIMMONS
WANG BOOM BANG
and more!
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TURN OFF THE TV! and TURN UP THE CHEAP TRICK!

Top 10 Albums of 2025 - Wet Leg / Laufey / The Darkness / Robert Plant / Cheap Trick & more - Ep. 106

In 2025 ... there were over 1,300 albums released ... we talk about 14 of those albums... the albums that we thought need recognition.

Rob has 10 and Matt has 5 (one of which is also on Rob's list)

Albums we talk about are (and not in this order ; listen to find how they rate)
LAUFEY - A MATTER OF TIME
SOPIE CORAN - I DON'T GO TO NEW YORK ANYMORE
ROBERT PLANT -Saving Grace
MADISON CUNNIGHAM - Ace
THE WOOD BROTHERS - Puff of Smoke
PETER CRISS - Self-Titled
WOLF ALICE - the Clearing
ALISON BROWN & STEVE MARTIN - Safe, Sensible and Sane
CHEAP TRICK - All Washed Up
IMOGEN CLARK - Choking on Fuel
WET LEG - Moisterizer
JON BATISTE - Big Money
THE DARKNESS - Dreams on Toast
OLIVIA DEAN - The Art of Loving
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turn off the TV - TURN UP THE MUSIC!

ALBUM ROULETTE - 2025 Album Reviews - Haley Williams - Rosalia - Jeff Tweedy - Not for Radio - EP 105

This is our annual ALBUM ROULETTE episode where we have randomly chosen 3 albums (each) to review and critique from Rolling Stones List of the 100 best albums of 2025.

THE ALBUMS WE REVIEW ARE:
MELT by Not For Radio
EGO DEATH AT THE BACHELORETTE PARTY by Haley Williams
TWILIGHT OVERRIDE by Jeff Tweedy
LUX by Rosalia
ALFREDO 2 by Freddie Gibbs
PROTECT SARZ AT ALL COSTS by Sarz

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Find out which albums rated high with us and which ones are not so great ... One of these albums was pretty much unlistenable.

We always have fun doing these because sometimes we find new music we normally would not have listened to.
Sit back and enjoy ALBUM ROULETTE
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Turn off the TV ... and TURN UP THE MUSIC!

ELVIS PRESLEY Movie Review KISSIN COUSINS ep. 104

ELVIS Movie & Soundtrack Review for KISSIN COUSINS

Paul and Rob talk about the 1964 Elvis movie KISSIN COUSINS.

They go thru most of the songs from the movie in order as they appear in the movie and we talk about the plot of the movie (there is a sort of a plot).

They also play audio from a SKIP E LOWE interview with the director / writer GENE NELSON that is from 1990 (with permission)

This was such a fun movie for us to watch and review.

'Paul not only was on the podcast last year talking Horror Films (Paul is a writer/director of independent horror films like HUNT CHASE KILL and the LEGEND OF THE BUSHKILL WITCH) but... he's a huge Elvis fan just like Rob is ... so it was only fitting that Paul would agree to come to the studio and record this podcast.  

We are releasing this podcast on what would of been Elvis' 91st birthday (January 8, 2026)

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SUBJECTS COVERED (or uncovered):
MOONSHINE
BIKINIS
KITTYHAWKS
WRASSLING 
And of course the Movie itself, The Soundtrack, Fun Facts and The Critics ... oh... the critics..

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FIND OUT:
What cast member acted with her son in the movie?
Was Elvis' wearing a wig?
Who did Elvis' get in a fight with?
What cast member was not really singing?
Does Elvis get the girl (or girls?)
What did Yvonne Craig have to say about Elvis? (Paul tells us from a first hand conversation he had with Yvonne)
and more!
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COPYRIGHT CLAIM: Skip E Lowe Interview excerpt with Gene Nelson used with permission from ROMEO CAREY CONTENT

https://www.youtube.com/@romeocareycontent1988

 

CHRISTMAS TV Specials - Rudolph - Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Rankin Bass - Ep. 103

Ep. 103 - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER / SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

Ms Fab & Rob talk about the Rankin Bass Christmas Stop Motion TV specials RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER & SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

THE CREATION OF RUDOLPH (book & song)

JOHNNY MARKS

GENE AUTRY

NOTABLE RECORDINGS OF RUDOLPH

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SHOW 
& MORE

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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
THE SPECIAL
THE SONGS
ROB's FAVORITE SONG FROM THE SPECIAL
DINGLE, BINGLE, TINGLE, WINGLE & ZINGLE 
& MORE!

This was a fun podcast to do and hope you enjoy it!

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TURN OFF THE TV - TURN UP THE HOLDIAY MUSIC!

Holiday Christmas Music Episode / Holiday Playlists / New Holiday Music - Ep. 102

Ep. 102 - Holiday Christmas Music Episode

GIVE IT A LISTEN from:
The Empty Pockets "Snow Shoes"
Imogen Clark "Merry Christmas I Guess"
Juliana Hatfield "Fall Apart"

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MUSIC NEWS
2026 TOURS
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NEW Holiday Music
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Holiday Music Gifts
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New to Me ... New to You?
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Copyright Claims :  The song "Snow Shoes" by the Empty Pockets used with permission from The Empty Pockets / The song "Merry Christmas, I Guess by Imogen Clark used with permission from Monica Hopman (Thinkpress) / The song "Fall Apart" by Juliana Hatfield used with permission from American Laundromat Records.

THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL Album Review - 60th Anniversary - Ep. 101

EPISODE 101 - THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL 60th Anniversary 

Sam and Rob review the Beatles album RUBBER SOUL which is celebrating 60 years since it's initial release ... December 3rd in the UK / December 6th in the US.

Sam shows up with his gigantic book of Beatles info (it's huge).  While Sam provides the technical side of the recording process Rob will focus more on how much tambourine is on this album.. a little too much.  

We find out that Jan Asher was trouble

What instrument is Rob's least favorite of any instrument?

How long did it take to record the album?

How does Ringo play the drums and tambourine at the same time?

Did the main character in Norwegian Wood actually burn the house down?

What did Capital do to the US release?

How long did it take John to write Nowhere Man?

What's up with the cover?

Is there an anniversary version coming out?
and much more!
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"Turn off the TV.. and Turn up the MUSIC!"

Anniversary Episode - The History of Know Good Music - Top 5 listened to episodes - Top Interviews - ep. 100

SPECIAL Anniversary Podcast - Episode 100

Back on November 17, 2019 we released our first episode as JIM AND MIKE TALK ... and it's been 6 years and as you know we have progressed into KNOW GOOD MUSIC.

Find out the all the history on the podcast as we go thru the name changes, the subjects covered, the interviews and some of our favorite podcasts.

And we talk about something we normally do not talk about and that is the numbers.  What are our top 2 interviews (by listens) and our top podcasts.

Also find out the top 10 countries thast listen to us.   Our podcast has reached 103 countries!
This is a celebration of how far we've come and how we still love recording the podcast and interviewing some interesting people in music.

And as a bonus we have about 12 audio messages within this podcast.  You'll hear from people we've interviewed in the past like: Liberty DeVitto, Andrea Von Kampen, Plastic EP, Sophie Coran, Kurt Reil (5 timer), G Love, Jay Rowe (our first interview) and Chris Ballew (Presidents of the United States of America) ... and more!

Be sure to listen to this one to find out were we began and where we are.

When you listen to the intro on this one we've pulled some old intros and sound bites from our early podcasts... even one you may never have heard when we briefly went live for the first time as "a bit above".

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