A podcast about inexpensive, common and underappreciated records that are waiting to be rediscovered.
Guest Host Jon Howard brings us this cowboy classic from a vintage crooner. We explore the string arrangements by John "Johnny" Williams and wander into a discussion on field recordings. John Olson a…
Special Guest Host John Olson aka Inzane Johnny brings us this unnerving and gnarly religious artifact from a Michigan thrift store dollar bin. Jon Howard of Flat, Black & Circular sits in and will f…
Peter brings us this deceptively titled final record from Yippie folk icon Phil Ochs. We explore the roots of this uncharacteristic album from an enigmatic artist.
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Co-Host Sean excavates the legacy of this truly legendary vocalist who has been shamefully forgotten in the winds of time. Triumph, innovation, heartbreak, and tragedy—this story has it all.
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So you think you know Johnny D? Turns out your thoughts of this gentle, nature-loving pothead were mere illusion. Explore this uncharacteristically dark album from bargain bin king Johnny D and hear …
Super special guest host 'Useless Eater' brings Village People's 7th album aberration Renaissance that devolves into Devo worship. If punk gets fake enough, does it become real again?
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Guest Host Chris Zainea of Kazoo Audio drops some heavy riffage on the crew. Between stints with his more renowned cohorts, prodigal Fleetwood Mac guitarist and "Sentimental Lady" singer Bob Welch fo…
Co-Host Peter digs up this largely forgotten work of breadth and depth from the late disco era. While exploring the trajectory of Summer's career, the boys also dip into the dark roots of the 'disco …
Co-Host Sean brings The Brothers Johnson's comeback record to our collective consciousness. Jeremy and Sean wax philosophically political for some reason.
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Reaching into the synthesis of synths and dance music, the gang uncover Material, one of the many faces of bassist and producer Bill Laswell, and explore a music industry quickly being forgotten.
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Audiophiles unite! Turns out this feat of audio engineering and brilliant arrangements has some really good songs under the hood. Get revved as we close out the decade with Janis Ian.
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Guest Host Erik Nervous brings this quirky gem of '80s satire and we discuss the finer points of the Reagan era, birth of music videos, and Devo!
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Everyone brings a Yuletide jam, including guest host Wil Moss! Rotary Connection! Stevie! Waitresses! Liona Boyd! Pumpkin Pie! Whippets! Communist Christmas!
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Co-Host Sean pulls from obscurity a mashup of New York's elite jazz cats and Memphis soul legends led by the fearless and charismatic Herbie. The jazz flute would never be the same.
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It took 10 episodes for disharmony to break out on the IBTFAD set. Sean brings 10cc's eclectic art rock out of file 13 and emotions are stirred.
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Melanie is ubiquitous for people of a certain age. For those who, let's say, missed Woodstock, Melanie has been washed from the collective memory into bargain bins across the land. Come back with us …
Sure, Wes is a Jazz legend who redefined the sound of guitar but this late-era gem is everywhere and not flying off shelves. If he was a punk rocker they may have called him a sellout at this point. …
Far before Synergy became a buzz word of self-parody in corporate culture, an outsider used the word to describe his one-man coup against the self-parody of his era—rock and roll. Guest Host Katy Ma…
Co-Host Peter takes the brown tab and drops some far out knowledge of this oft-spotted gem from the thick of the psychedelic era, The Family That Plays Together. Guest Host Katy warms up with the cr…
Our first guest record by Earl Jordan erodes away Sean's wall of hate he has built around the sweet sweet sound of the Supremes with their 1972 release, Floy Joy.
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