Join us for a fun, casual debate about which Skid Row album reigns supreme - Their self-titled debut 'Skid Row', or their sophomore album 'Slave To The Grind'! We talk about our personal experiences with each album and what we still love about each one before picking our personal winner.
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 153
Today we're chatting with Nicholas Edward Williams, host of the podcast American Songcatcher , and founder of the nonprofit project ReString Appalachia, which donates instruments to musicians affected by Hurricane Helene. We chat about the project, the roots of American music, The Carter Family and so much more!
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 152
Join us for a fantastic conversation with film and media historian Landon Palmer. We talk about a variety of topics, including The T.A.M.I. Show, Chubby Checker's Rock Hall induction, the fascinating world of musicians who turn to acting, and Tommy Wiseau.
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 151
We're celebrating 6 years of podcasting and 150 episodes! Join us as we talk about the highs and lows of podcasting, then pivot to a variety of music topics such as our reviews of the Phish and X shows, David Lee Roth's triumphant return at M3 and Robbie Williams' latest album.
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 150
Join us for a fun, casual music chat with our friend Greg Peurach! We discuss everything from the first albums we ever bought, critical moments in our music fandom and what Rock Hall classes we'd pick for 2026.
May 05, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 149
Join us for a rollercoaster of a reaction to the Rock Hall Class of 2025!
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 5Ep. 148
Our special guest this week is Michael "Ace" Baker, a Parnelli Award-nominated live sound engineer. What's that guy doing at the soundboard? Ace explains all, and shares his experiences as a Front of House mixer for such artists as Sammy Hagar, Dream Theater, and Aretha Franklin.
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 147
Join us as we recap our weekend spent at the Rock Hall with Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Holly Knight! We talk about her Q&A and book signing event, as well as our thoughts on the Rock Hall's '1984' and 'Revolutionary Women In Music' exhibits.
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 146
Join us for a review of the daring Robbie Williams biopic 'Better Man'! We discuss why the film ultimately succeeds, as well as Robbie's music, life story, fame and the perils of fame.
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 145
Join us for our traditional early morning reaction to the 2025 Rock Hall nominees!
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 5Ep. 144
Join us as we react to the recent Vulture interview with Rock Hall chairman John Sykes. We discuss the battle over what is "rock", the category mess, corporate interference and inconsistent messaging from the Hall.
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 143
Join us for our final episode of 2024! We take a look back on the year, talk about some of our favorite moments, and what we're planning for 2025. Naturally we lament about the Rock Hall and the changes we'd like to see them make, as well as go off on the tangents you know and love, including the Buffalo Bills' NFL season and Insane Clown Posse. A sincere, heartfelt thank you to all of our listeners for hanging with us. We appreciate you!
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 142
Join us as we discuss our recent experience meeting pop culture icon and cult movie legend Tommy Wiseau. We talk about our fascination with him, the phenomenon of 'The Room', and our thoughts on his latest film, 'Big Shark'. What a story!
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 141
Join us as we discuss the Rock Hall's baffling treatment of Lou Gramm and Foreigner during their induction, and whether it's really music's highest honor if an inductee isn't allowed to sing.
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 140
Join us as we talk about nothing and everything. Phil Lesh, Alex Van Halen's book, the potential Lita Ford and Cherie Currie reunion, our thoughts on 'Saturday Night' and the state of movies now, gardening failures...you name it, we talk about it!
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 139
Join us as we review the Rock Hall 2024 ceremony and discuss what we felt worked, what didn't, how to curb long speeches and of course, eviscerate the Rock Hall about hard rock and heavy metal.
Oct 20, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 138
Join us as we each pick 8 performers and 3 picks per category for our ideal Rock Hall 2025 class. Also discussed is the future of the Hall Watchers podcast, and why you should never click if Tommy Lee is trending.
Oct 08, 2024•2 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 137
Join us for a casual episode where we review the three biggest shows we saw this summer: Dead & Company, Alanis Morissette and Sammy Hagar. Also discussed are the passing of Great White's Jack Russell, Aerosmith's retirement and Mary's bafflement that no one other than rock fans seems excited to be at concerts anymore.
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 5Ep. 136
Join us as we dust off our mics to review the Bon Jovi documentary 'Thank You, Goodnight' and the Lollapalooza documentary 'LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza'. We discuss what we enjoyed about the documentaries, what didn't work, and Eric shares his experience attending the first Lollapalooza tour.
Jul 01, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 135
Rock Hall 2024 left us asking, "What's real and what's for sale?" We go back to our roots and talk about the foundational issues continuing to plague classes, such as category mismanagement, cruelty to the dearly departed, and a murky identity.
Apr 26, 2024•2 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 134
The Rock Hall announcing the 2024 class this Sunday on American Idol was just too much for us to resist!
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 5Ep. 133
Join us for an important announcement about the future of the Hall Watchers podcast.
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 132
Join us for our reaction to the 2024 Rock Hall ballot.
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 5Ep. 131
Join us as we continue Rock Hall January and discuss 14 artists we want to see chosen for the Influence category at the Rock Hall.
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 130
Join us as we kick the year off by listing 20 performers we want to see on the 2024 Rock Hall ballot.
Jan 01, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 129
Join us for the last episode of 2023, where we talk about our life, our upcoming schedule, the Rock Hall and the future of the podcast.
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Join us as we chat with Voyage's Hugo Valenti (Valentine, Open Skyz) and Robby Hoffman (In The Pink) to talk about their new album 'Inception'. We discuss Journey, songwriting, saxophone, the psychology of song fadeouts, AOR and so much more!
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 127
Happy Halloween - and, surprise! We're putting on a "podcast costume." This episode only, we become "Deck Watchers," talking all things 'Below Deck," Bravo's reality franchise that has haunted us since the summer. Yachties, captains, and rich charter guests, oh my!
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Join us for a very honest and sometimes vulnerable conversation about the Jann Wenner interview/Rock Hall fallout this past week.
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 125
R&B princess Aaliyah Haughton left an undeniable impact on music, film and fashion that can still be felt today. Join us as we chat with Albert Tsibu of the Induct Aaliyah campaign and discuss her incredible accomplishments, legacy, influence and why she deserves to be in the Rock Hall.
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 124