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Matt and Rob sit down with ISMAY to talk about their new album Desert Pavement.  
We go into other topics like the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (in which their grandfather founded and their family still runs), the documentary Finding Lucinda (about the great singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams), Ismay's time working on a ranch with they're mother, the Stranger in the Barn video (and the puppet!) and much more!
We had such a great time talking to ISMAY.  They are such a down to earth beautiful soul you won't want to miss this interview!  ... and who doesn't like talking about puppets ? 
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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ISMAY AND THEIR NEWEST RELEASE:
For Avery Hellman, the Bay Area native behind ISMAY’s unique sound, the album builds a bridge between past and present. "I create music that's informed by older traditions and makes you feel the way old folk music does," they say, "but it doesn't sound like something you've heard before."
Like Songs of Sonoma Mountain, ISMAY’s critically acclaimed debut, Desert Pavement was heavily influenced by the California ranch where Hellman spent most of their 20s working the land. "My mom bought the ranch when I was 19 years old," Hellman remembers. "Environmental restoration was very important to her, and I was with her every step of the way, working to develop the ranch, raise cattle, replant creeks, and tend to the sheep. The perspective of my songwriting is very rooted in ranch life."
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You can find ISMAY at www.ismaymusic.com , Facebook and Instagram (@ismaymusic)
Be sure to listen to their great new album DESERT PAVEMENT today!
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The movie Footloose celebrated it's 40th anniversary on February 17th so we felt we had to give the soundtrack a good listen and the movie a good watch along with the 2011 remake.  
On today's podcast we talk about:
ODD MUSIC LAWSTWO NEW MUSIC TV SHOWSTOP 10 FROM THE WEEK ENDING FEB 18 1984FOOTLOOSE SOUNDTRACK (1984)FOOTLOOSE THE MOVIE (1984)FOOTLOOSE THE MOVIE (2011)
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SHOW 56 - NEW MUSIC / ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES FOR MARCH 1974 / 1984 / 1994 / ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON LAUFEY / GIVE IT A LISTEN
This podcast we talk about album anniversaries coming up for RUSH / PINK FLOYD / ELVIS / BECK & others for March 74 / 84 / 94
Plus Segments : Artist Spotlight and Listen to This along with some music news and new album releases for March.Our newest segment "Give It A Listen" features two musicians this month.  First one is Paul Collins (from the Germs/The Beat) and Singer/Songwriter/DJ Stuart Brodian.  We play about 40 seconds from each of their songs.
Artists mentioned are:RUSH ELVISQUEENAEROSMITHBERLINTHE CARSTALK SHOWRUN DMCBECKNINE INCH NAILSSOUNDGARDENPINK FLOYDTAYLOR SWIFTBILLY JOELLAUFEYPARAMORE & MORE
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BUDDY HOLLY
NOTE: This podcast has been edited down from a previous podcast (from February 2023)
Today we go back into our archives and re-upload this podcast as today marks the 65th anniversary of Buddy Holly's passing, along with Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson
BUDDY HOLLY - His Life, Music & Legacy - FROM THE ARCHIVES 2-25-23
BUDDY HOLLY TOPICS we cover:
The CricketsThe RecordingsThe Winter Dance Party TourThe GlassesPat DiNizio's Lost Reel to ReelThe lost 54 Fender Buddy Holly in BooksBuddy Holly albumsBuddy Holly in MoviesJim's top 10 Buddy Holly Cover Songs
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SHOW 55
We begin the podcast by talking about New Music Books, The top 10 selling vinyl albums of 2023 and we compare the top 10 albums of 2023 from Paste, Pitchfork & Rolling Stone
Then we go into our main topic.  Rob  & Jeremy's top 10 albums of 2023
We talk about albums from:
GRETA VAN FLEETFOO FIGHTERSU2 KELLY CLARKSONQUEENS OF THE STONE AGEMILEY CYRUSMEG MYERSMAMMOTH WVHPETER GABRIELBOY GENIUSHAMISH HAWKBLINK 182PARAMOREALICE COOPERNEIL YOUNGJOE BONAMASSA JEFF COFFIN
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Rob INTERVIEWs Singer, Songwriter, Master of the Mouth Harp, Bluesman and Rapper - Philly's one and only G LOVE of G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE!
Today Rob talks to G. Love (Garrett Dutton) about the 30th anniversary of G LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE'S monumental 1994 self-titled debut album!
Find out how G Love (Garrett) got his name, his street performing days in Boston, his love for Basketball, what inspired his early love of music and making music and much more!
Garrett's dad Gary joins Rob and G about 30 minutes in and Rob asks him how he handled his son going into the music business and other things only a father would have the answers to ... haha
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Shortly after moving to Boston, Dutton (soon to be G Love) met Tom DeMille, a local producer Dutton later nicknamed T-Time, a reference to DeMille’s appreciation for both music and golf). 
In 1993, DeMille flew to New York to meet with a Los Angeles–based producer who had connections to Michael Jackson (arranged through a family friend). DeMille shared some studio and live recordings of Dutton, who had just started going by the moniker G. Love. Later in 1993, G. Love and Special Sauce (as the trio was now called) signed a record deal and released their first album in 1994.
Known for his live shows, he is often seen touring with Jack Johnson and Citizen Cope. As a producer, Johnson signed G. Love to his record label Brushfire Records. He has made appearances on the records of artists such as Slightly Stoopid and Donavon Frankenreiter, and has toured with Dave Matthews.
In 2009, he collaborated with Zap Mama on their album ReCreation, singing on the single "Drifting".
In 2010, G. Love joined forces with The Avett Brothers who produced and are featured on his album "Fixin' to Die". The album was released under the Brushfire label on February 22, 2011.
G Love and Special Sauce's latest album PHILADELPHIA MISSISSIPPI was released on June 26, 2022.
G Love and Special Sauce are currently on their 30th anniversary tour for their debut album selling out shows across the US
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You can find G Love on Instagram @phillyglove, and on Facebook (G Love & Special Sauce).
His website is : https://www.philadelphonic.com/
Be sure to look for G Love's 30th anniversary debut album (on vinyl) on record store day - April 20, 2024
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First new Podcast of 2024!
SHOW 54 - ALBUM ROULETTE - Albums of 2023
What we do every year now is a random pick from a list of 50 greatest albums of 2023.  This list is from Paste Magazine.  Rob and Jeremy both review and critique (and boy do we) 3 albums each!
Before we go into the random albums we talk about albums turning 50 / 40 and 30 years old in February!   Some of the albums we talk about are the debut of KISS' self-titled album (turning 50) / THOMPSON TWINS - Into the Gap (turning 40) and GREEN DAY's Dookie (turning 30).
Then we go into our new segment ARTIST SPOTLIGHT where Rob talks about The Tierney Sutton Band
THE MAIN TOPIC is our Album Roulette.  We review, critique and give our honest opinions on these 6 albums that we randomly were given through  a number generator.
1 - ARMAND HAMMER - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips2 - JAIMIE BRANCH - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (world war)3 - YEULE - Softscars4 - JESS WILLIAMSON - Time Ain't Accidental5 - REVERAND KRISTIN MICHAEL HAYTER - Saved6 - SUFJAN STEVENS - Javelin 
Thank you for listening!
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THE HOLIDAY PODCAST is here!
 
Our podcast starts off with a special Holiday message from Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America
Jeremy and Rob start off the podcast with a year in review of the shows we did along with Matt in 2023.
Then we go into our regular subject of albums turning 50/40/30 followed by NEW ARTISTS (Alex Vile / Destroy Boys) and NEW CHRISTMAS MUSIC (Cher / Jimmy Fallon).
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Then there's a special message from RICHARD BARONE from the BONGOS talking about their new Christmas song (first song in a long time) and we play the new song in it's entirety (as given permission from Richard) - it's called ROCK THE CHRISTMAS CHEER and it's a good one!
****We continue on with ODD CHRISTMAS ALBUMS like:
WILLIAM SHATNERCHRISTOPHER LEEBONANZAALLY MCBEALTHE THREE STOOGES
and more (including one explicit album / not for kids)
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Then we take a break and come back after watching the STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL for the first time and nothing special here but it is hilarious.
We end the Podcast talking about the Star Wars Christmas Album (Christmas in the Stars) which we listen to for the first time.
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This was a fun show and Rob, Matt & Jeremy wish everyone Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and we'll see in you in 2024 with new interviews and shows!
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I grew up watching MTV as a teen (and beyond) and one band that stood out for me were THE HOOTERS (A Philadelphia PA band that looked fun and lyrically different with lines and melodies you'd remember for a long time).
 
Who can forget the songs "And We Danced", "All You Zombies", "Day by Day" and "Hanging on a Heartbeat" ?
It was a great honor to finally talk to Eric Bazilian!
The Hooters just got off a tour with Rick Springfield & Tommy TuTone.
*********Matt and I (rob) talk to Eric about: 
- Eric's beginnings at age 10 with his band The Limestones
- Being a huge part of the monumental debut album from Cyndi Lauper (Eric wrote and played the guitar riff for Girls Just Wanna Have Fun; his partner Rob Hyman wrote Time After Time with Cyndi)
- We find out how the HOOTERS got their name and Eric even shows us and plays us his very own Hooter
- The creation of Joan Osbourne's hit song "one of us" (in which Eric wrote)
- Eric's connection to Sweden
- How The Hooter's are big in Germany (move over David Hasselhoff!)
- Paul Stanley 
- The Philly Taco 
and much much more!
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You can find Eric (or the Hooters) on Facebook & Instagram.
They will embark on another tour next summer.
Visit their website at : hootersmusic.com 
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.  
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Today we start the podcast talking about New Music from the Rolling Stones & Green Day and newer artists like Holly Humberstone and Fenne Lily.
We also give you a sample of a new song called GIFT from musician BILLY MAGERISON.  Billy gave us permission to play part of his new song!
Before our main subject we cover (like always) albums turning 50/40/30 (in December)
OUR MAIN SUBJECT:
Matt and Rob have been to hundreds and hundreds of concerts over our lifetime and today we pick 5 concerts each that were most memorable for us.  What's remarkable is that we didn't pick any concerts in which we both attended (and we've been to a lot together starting back in the early 80s).
We go into some stories / memories of the concert and other things that went on beyond the concert.  We also talk about the days of sleeping out for tickets (yeah, we are that old).
Some of the concerts we talk about are:
Bruce SpringsteenU2Simple Minds & 21 Pilots
(you'll have to listen to know what all 10 are)
Hope you enjoy our latest podcast ... it's a long one at over 2 hours ... we like to talk.
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COPYRIGHT CLAIM: The song "GIFT" used with permission from Billy Magerison