I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Guest Bevan Bell brings us an album from Brazilian keyboardist, composer and arranger Eumir Deodato. As we listen to the jazz-funk instrumentals on this record, we talk about everything from Deodato'…

Australian correspondent Melonie Bayl-Smith returns to the show to provide some context for a big hit album by Little River Band. We discover just how differently this record was marketed to U.S. aud…

Co-host Sean introduces us to the work of Seventies country rock singer Robert Thomas Velline, who turns out to be former Sixties teen idol Bobby Vee. As we listen, we look closer at his career arc a…

The prime directives for this podcast are: serve the public, protect the innocent, and uphold the greatest film ever made—RoboCop, director Paul Verhoeven's 1987 masterpiece. Guest Mark Weathersby jo…

DJ Lola Kinks returns with the debut from former bargain bin artist Rick Astley. We discuss his unusual career revival and how he embraced it, as well as the initial success of many other songs from …

On this extra special Patreon bonus episode, we visit Steven Krakow aka Plastic Crimewave at his home in Chicago to spin a 45 by Windy City garage-psych band the Cryan' Shames.  

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Guest Christian Petersen shows us the experimental side of '70s soft-rock stalwarts America. This third album did not make much impact upon release and is still often overlooked in the band's catalog…

Journalist, podcaster and radio host Rico Gagliano is our guest as we spin the debut solo album from new wave musician Adam Ant. We explore how Adam developed his unique musical and visual style, the…

Lance Barresi from Permanent Records in Los Angeles brings us the debut LP from the Marshall Tucker Band. Our first Southern rock feature, we take some time to outline the genre in broad strokes befo…

Taylor Rowley returns to the podcast with a copy of torch singer Julie London's debut album. A huge hit in its day, the album continues to be influential yet London's overall cultural impact has been…

Musician and record collector Cathy Illman joins us to spin the second album from American country music singer Jeanne Pruett. We detail Jeanne's background as a songwriter, the story behind her sign…

DJ Marissa Mele is our guest as we listen to an album from South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba. An extraordinary musical talent and uncompromising figure, we offer an introduction to her …

Sean leads us into the exciting and chaotic world of free jazz with an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer. We detail in brief the history of this subgenre and learn how Ulmer developed his…

Lauren Raham returns to the podcast with more dollar bin heat! This time she has selected the debut from Atlanta-based funk quintet Brick. We discuss their origins, the group's hybrid of disco and ja…

Ryan Werner is back, baby! This time he has chosen a 1981 album by Atlanta power pop band the Producers. We spin their infectious tunes and speculate why this group never made it big.  

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Jake Watkins is our guest as we spin a live album by Charley Pride. Blessed with a warm baritone singing voice, Pride was the first Black country music superstar. This album finds him on the verge of…

Shane Hartman returns to the podcast as we discuss Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff, a key artist in popularizing reggae to international audiences. We listen to one of Cliff's many releases that gets o…

Co-host Jeremy finds the Johnny Rivers album for him: a mellow psych-folk mix of original and cover songs. We examine Rivers' strengths as a performer and detail his background as a musician.  

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Mark Weathersby aka DJ Mahogany helps us unwrap the presents under the tree this year. We spin everything from funk to Hawaiian-themed holiday tunes.  

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