On this week's show, we... celebrate the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On enjoy the surprise EP of newly unearthed archival material from The Tragically Hip spend quality time with the superlative new Lord Huron record All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community...
May 23, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 49
On this week's show, we... welcome Kraftwerk into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame spend quality time with new records from St. Vincent , The Chills , The Black Keys & Damien Jurado spin fresh tracks from Sleater-Kinney & Son Volt All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Commun...
May 16, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 48
On this week's show, we... spend quality time with the full-length debut from Akron-based honky-tonkers The Shootouts check out cool new covers from Los Lobos , Jason Isbell & Violet & Dave Grohl get caught up on a whole mess of new roots music from The Flatlanders , Anderson East & The Deep Dark Woods Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Sp...
May 08, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 47
On this week's show, we... spend quality time new records from Too Much Joy , The Eyebrows & Peter Case pour one out for songwriter Jim Steinman & Digital Underground frontman Shock G remember Prince on the fifth anniversary of his passing all this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwo...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 46
On this week's show, we... spend quality time with the new record from The Pink Stones spin fresh tracks from Black Keys , Lucy Dacus & Liz Phair hip you to the most damn delightful song in the world this week. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC...
Apr 18, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 45
On this week's show, we... celebrate 18 years of existence spend quality time with new records from Cheap Trick & Dry Cleaning spin new tracks from Lord Huron , Prince & Waxahatchee All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief p...
Apr 11, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 44
On this week's show, we... give it up for the official unofficial house band of spring - XTC proudly present our first-ever Hammond B3 Organ Summit spend quality time with the dope new prog-folk record from Ryley Walker All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlott...
Apr 02, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 43
On this week's show, we... recap our fave records from the first quarter of 2021 spend quality time with new albums from Tune-Yards & Ghost of Vroom bid adieu to drummer Don Heffington All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pi...
Mar 27, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 42
On this week's show, we... spend quality time with new records from Loretta Lynn & Esther Rose celebrate the 40th anniversary of 4AD Records enjoy some new singles from Brittany Howard , Japanese Breakfast & Lucy Dacus All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (C...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 41
On this week's show, we... pour one out for Daft Punk spend quality time with new records from Foo Fighters & Julien Baker spin new tracks from forthcoming albums by St. Vincent , Dr. Lonnie Smith & Damien Jurado All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlot...
Mar 06, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 40
We wrap up the shortest month of the year with a Black History Month homage to Motown , Stax & Daptone - three of the most important record labels in the history of soul music, in the history of pop music, and in the history of music in general. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Mid...
Feb 27, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 39
On this week's show, we come roaring back from our brief hiatus with... brand new music from The Hold Steady , The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio & Garrison Starr a trip inside the sitcom-inspired mayhem of WandaVision the Bee Gees cover you didn't realize you needed from The Foo Fighters All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boilin...
Feb 21, 2021•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 38
On this week's show, we... kick off Black History Month with an homage to the late, great Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott spend quality time with superlative new records from Goat Girl & Sleaford Mods nerd out over some new tracks from The Chills & Esther Rose All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 37
On this week's show, we're... reminded that you should never give up because you never know when Jimmy Fallon is going to Shazam your ass in a hardware store delighted by new records from Lucero & Ani DiFranco pleasantly surprised by a bumper crop of new songs from Cheap Trick , Esther Rose & Sleaford Mods All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, M...
Jan 31, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 36
On this week's show, we... wish a very happy birthday to one of our best friends & most loyal listeners celebrate the dawn of the Biden / Harris administration with songs of hope wave goodbye to Audio Separated at Birth & say hello to Dopplebangers All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Pl...
Jan 24, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 35
On this week's show, we... preview the forthcoming record from cowpunk legend Jason Ringenberg catch up with the new 2019/2020 singles collection from neo-soul man extraordinaire Mayer Hawthorne spend quality time with some of our favorite alt-country power couples All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006...
Jan 18, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
On this week's show, we... spend quality time with the album Steve Earle never wanted to make remember the dystopian side of David Bowie on the 5th anniversary of his passing catch up with a fistful of new singles from The Man From Ravcon All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Commun...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 33
On this week's show, we... spend quality time with Billie Joe Armstrong 's rad new covers record brag about getting tons of cool birthday music for not a ton of money in a long-overdue installment of Greenberg's Big Score bid adieu to Silver Bullet Band saxophonist Alto Reed All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, N...
Jan 04, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 32
In early December, I was honored to be a guest on Andy Smith & Rick Quinn' s podcast, Ordinary Takes , along with esteemed fellow music nerds Amy Rock , Scott Winchell , Becca Klaver & Steve Stockman . This bonus episode features my segment on the Marathon of Meaning - Best Music of 2020 episode. I encourage you to check out the episode in its entirety and to subscribe to Ordinary Takes on Spotify . Also, check out Andy's radio show & blog , Teacher on the Radio . Debts No Honest Man...
Jan 02, 2021•27 min•Ep. 31
On this week's show, we wrap up the merry month of Debts-cember (and the year in general) with... the most honorable of mentions the runners-up that fill our cup the best of the rest of 2020 All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief ...
Dec 27, 2020•5 hr 37 min•Ep. 30
On this week's show, we... deck all the halls stuff all the stockings yule all the tides rein all the deer sleigh all the rides jingle all the bells ...with wall-to-wall holiday bangers from all over the musical map. There's something for everyone under our tree! All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 &...
Dec 18, 2020•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 29
Welcome to the Merry Month of Debts-cember! Part 2 - 8 Lazy Nights - On this week's show, because I just didn't have it in me to pull off another extended show, we're dialing it back with our shortest episode ever! 8 songs (one for each night of Chanukah) plus a brief bonus track to symbolize the starter candle. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI)...
Dec 11, 2020•40 min•Ep. 28
Welcome to the Merry Month of Debts-cember! Part 1 - Top 10 Albums of 2020 - On this week's show, we spend quality time with the records that inspired us to get out of bed, face the day & conquer the world while the world raged on like an unholy dumpster fire. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 ...
Dec 04, 2020•3 hr 44 min•Ep. 27
On this week's show, we recover from the post-Thanksgiving food coma with... the first Christmas by Murder by Death a surprise new release from the dirty ol' one-man band himself - Scott H. Biram a 6-pack of world-class badass women infiltrating & dominating the boys' club of the Grammy Award Best Rock Performance category All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM...
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 26
On this week's show, we gear up for Thanksgiving with... a heaping helping of grateful grooves a bumper crop of Canadian content new music from some of earth's mightiest singer/songwriters All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pi...
Nov 21, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 25
On this week's show, we... attempt a 13-track cover chain spin some dope new tracks from some folks we dig wish some Canadian dude named Neil Young a happy 75th birthday All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (...
Nov 14, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 24
On this week's show, in honor of the Pennsylvania blue flip reminding us that democracy is still alive, we take a deep dive into the heart of Philly soul. This includes, but is not limited to the holy trinity of 70s balladry that is the Delfonics , the Chi-Lites & the Stylistics , the blue-eyed soul stylings of Hall & Oates , David Bowie & Sir Elton John, and the majesty of the mighty O'Jays. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of mu...
Nov 07, 2020•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 23
On this week's show, it's songs about zombies , werewolves , draculas , witches , creepy vibes , miscellaneous monsters , murderous mayhem , eerie dystopian futures & the devil you know . That's how we celebrate Halloween & soothe our election-induced anxiety . All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in ...
Oct 31, 2020•3 hr 54 min•Ep. 22
On this week's show, we spend quality time with the brand new record from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band , and hear Wildflowers they way the late, great Tom Petty intended for you to hear it. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, w...
Oct 24, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 21
On this week's show, we spend quality time with new records from Low Cut Connie & Sturgill Simpson, check out the first new music in 15 years from Stevie Wonder & the first new music in 18 years from Midnight Oil, and enjoy another exciting edition of Audio Separated at Birth. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling ...
Oct 17, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 20
