In this episode: Ted and John get into the Time Machine and head back to 1981 — one of rock’s biggest years — to spotlight five of their favorite albums in the year they got their license to drive. Ted waxes nostalgic on records by The Go Go’s, Pretenders, Rush, and others, while John makes…

In this episode: Ted and John get into the Time Machine and head back to 1981 — one of rock’s biggest years — to spotlight five of their favorite albums in the year they got their license to drive. Ted waxes nostalgic on records by The Go Go’s, Pretenders, Rush, and others, while John makes…

In this episode: Ted and John draw upon their years of working in the radio industry — and in John’s case, being in bands — to chat in-depth about song structure and why it’s so difficult to get your song on the radio. The guys springboard off a New York Times opinion piece titled “The…

In this episode: Ted and John draw upon their years of working in the radio industry — and in John’s case, being in bands — to chat in-depth about song structure and why it’s so difficult to get your song on the radio. The guys springboard off a New York Times opinion piece titled “The…

In this episode: It’s the Petty Party! Ted, John Young, and Michael McGauley do a roundtable of sorts to talk about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music, their lasting legacy, and even wade into Petty’s use of the Confederate flag during the Southern Accents Tour. The second segment has Ted reacting to Scottish post-rock band…

In this episode: It’s the Petty Party! Ted, John Young, and Michael McGauley do a roundtable of sorts to talk about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music, their lasting legacy, and even wade into Petty’s use of the Confederate flag during the Southern Accents Tour. The second segment has Ted reacting to Scottish post-rock band…

In this episode: Ted speaks to music journalist and writer Martin Popoff about two books in his Rush trilogy: “Anthem: Rush in the ’70” and “Limelight: Rush in the ’80s.” The conversation also touches on his book on the Glam-rock band, Sweet (“Rebel Rouser: A Sweet User Manual”), and some late-career albums by The Who….

In this episode: Ted speaks to music journalist and writer Martin Popoff about two books in his Rush trilogy: “Anthem: Rush in the ’70” and “Limelight: Rush in the ’80s.” The conversation also touches on his book on the Glam-rock band, Sweet (“Rebel Rouser: A Sweet User Manual”), and some late-career albums by The Who….