SHOW 81 with your hosts Rob & Matt GIVE IT A LISTEN - We start off with a sample of rising singer/songwriter AVERY LYNCH's brand new single "THINK ABOUT IT". ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Matt covers the news while Rob goes over some album anniversaries from March of 75 / 85 / 95 and even one from 2000! RE-ISSUED ALBUMS coming out soon NEW RELEASES - What has Rob been listening to? ********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube ...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 81
INTERVIEW with KURT REIL of the GRIPWEEDS! This is his 4th time he's been on the podcast and we talked about the Gripweeds new EP "Early Clues" Kurt goes over each of the new 3 songs in detail. We also talk about the writing process for the Gripweeds, a little bit about the new album (coming out this summer) and we even somehow mention Bon Jovi. I always love talking to Kurt and I joked that next time it will be his 5th time on the podcast and I'll have to get him a 5 timers jacket (or tshirt). ...
Feb 23, 2025•42 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Rob had the pleasure of interviewing Courtney Hadwin on Tuesday, Feb 17th. You might remember Courtney from 2018's America's Got Talent? She has since released some singles and a Christmas song (in 2024) and now she's releasing the first single "spellbound" off her debut album! No word on when her full length album (of all new material) will be out but Rob did try to get some info out of her.. lol If you've never heard of her you have to check her out. She's a powerhouse on vocals and at the age...
Feb 20, 2025•31 min
MUSIC SHOW 80 Once again special guest host (Jeremy Hirsch) joins Rob to talk about music and other things like Cyndi Lauper, his favorite band visigoth and more! ********* We start the show with a the new single "SPELLBOUND" from Courtney Hadwin from her upcoming first full length studio album! ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Jeremy 2 on the news for February 65/75/85 ... Rob goes over albums by HERMAN'S HERMITS, LED ZEPPELIN, PHIL COLLINS and some honorable mentions. RE-ISSUED ALBUMS coming out soon NEW...
Feb 15, 2025•56 min•Season 7Ep. 80
SHOW 79 Special guest host (Jeremy Hirsch) joins Rob to talk about music, movies and ringo Just call Jeremy "JEREMY 2 : Electric Bugaloo" ********* We start the show with a brand new stripped down single "NOBODY'S GOT ME" from Jesse Daniel Edwards from his upcoming self-titled album MUSIC NEWS - Ringo's hate for Pizza, Nirvana Reunite, the Grammys, KISS, and Rob reveals his favorite actress MUSIC DOCUMENTARY : NORMAN's RARE GUITARS - Jeremy and Rob discuss this great new(ish) documentary which i...
Feb 09, 2025•57 min•Season 7Ep. 79
Our annual wrap up show reviewing our top 10 favorite albums of 2024! Listen for an exclusive message from MICK CONROY (bass player for MODERN ENGLISH) as he talks about the creation of their 2024 album 1-2-3-4 and some of the songs off the album. ALBUMS we cover are: WAXAHATCHEE - Tigers Blood KINGS OF LEON - Can We Please Have Fun HALSEY - The Great Impersonator IMAGINE DRAGONS - Loom IRON & WINE - Light Verse MODERN ENGLISH - 1-2-3-4 THE CURE - Songs For A Lost World THE BLACK CROWES - Ha...
Jan 25, 2025•59 min•Season 7Ep. 78
ALBUM ROULETTE We've randomly picked 3 albums each from PASTE magazine's list of top 100 albums of 2024. These are albums we are listening to for the first time and giving our honest opinions on. We review, critique and give our honest opinions on these 6 albums that we randomly were given through a number generator: 1: DOECHII - Alligator Bites Never Heal (#99 paste) 2: MK.GEE - Two Star & the Dream Police (#51 paste) 3: THE LEMON TWIGS - A Dream Is All We Know (#29 paste) 4: BETH GIBBONS -...
Jan 25, 2025•51 min•Season 7Ep. 77
NEW PODCAST - SHOW 76 with your hosts Rob and Jeremy First show of 2025! We start the show with GIVE IT A LISTEN and the song "rollercoaster" from the Australian Band and newly signed artist to the New Jersey Record Label JEM Records ... THE ON AND ONS! We then go into our year in review of all the music stuff that happend in 2024 Next we mention those music people who passed away in 2024 And then the segments : MUSIC NEWS / NEW MUSIC RELEASES / NEW MUSIC BIOGRAPHIES and our monthly segment ALBU...
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 76
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Review We are back in the recording studio for another Holiday Show! It's that time of year once again. Jeremy and Rob review one of the greatest versions of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol". We go into how the movie came about, the scenes and also how many movies have been made based on this classic Christmas "ghost" Story? This is our 3rd Holiday show for December. Also check out Rob's interview with Glen Burtnik and our big Holiday Music Show (show 74) with Rob &...
Dec 14, 2024•49 min•Season 6Ep. 75
SHOW 74 THE HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS MUSIC SHOW! It's that time of year once again. Today we mix our regular show with some Holiday themed segments 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - The Weeklings with Must Be Santa (and Rob & Jeremy try some festive beers) 2 - Album Anniversaries 3 - Music News 4 - New Music Releases 5 - Music Holiday Gifts 6 - Top 10 Christmas Songs - Week of December 7th 7 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - Courtney Hadwin with Christmas Rocks ALSO don't miss Holiday Messages from some of our music frien...
Dec 08, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 6Ep. 74
KNOW GOOD MUSIC Interviews GLEN BURTNIK Today rob interviews Glen Burtnik from The Weeklings! On November 29th the Weeklings released their first Christmas Album. 16 great Holiday tunes ... new songs and some old ones done in the Weeklings style (some are infused with Beatlesque verve and riffs) We also talk about Glen's time in Styx and writing the #1 song back in the 90s "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough". Glen tells Rob something about the song that maybe not too many people know. ******** A ...
Dec 06, 2024•39 min
KNOW GOOD MUSIC Interviews JADA STAR! Rob and Matt had a great beautiful conversation with JADA STAR Jada wrote the new song THE ORCHARD and recorded it with Dolly Parton (who just happens to be her aunt). The song is on the newly released album DOLLY PARTON & FAMILY : SMOKEY MOUNTAIN DNA: Family, Faith and Fables. Dolly gave Jada her name when she was born and Jada started her career as a performer at Dollywood. She tells us about her appearance on the reality show "CLAIM TO FAME" and devel...
Nov 22, 2024•40 min
MUSIC MAGAZINE for November 2024 Join Rob & Jeremy for a whole lot of music talk! SEGMENT 1: GIVE IT A LISTEN : LUCINDA WILLIAMS "SOMETHING" from her forthcoming album "Lucinda Williams sings the Beatles from Abbey Road" (song used with permission from Jim Flammia / All Eyes Media) SEGMENT 2: MUSIC NEWS : AC/DC tour / Springsteen Movie / Making of Wicked and more! SEGMENT 3: NEW MUSIC RELEASES INCLUDING A COUPLE CHRISTMAS SINGLES & ALBUMS SEGMENT 4: ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES FOR THE MONTH OF N...
Nov 16, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Season 6Ep. 73
SHOW 72 THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN MUSIC / BUG HORROR MOVIES This is our only Halloween Podcast for this month. We're a little late but better late than never... On today's show Jeremy and Rob start off with THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN MUSIC Then they review 4 BUG HORROR Movies along with mention of the music / musical scores MIMIC PARASITE THE MIST ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES ********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora and almost anyw...
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 72
Daniel Roebuck has been in over 250+ (combined) TV SHOWS AND MOVIES LIKE : THE LOVEBOAT, THE FUGATIVE (w/Harrison ford), LOST, ROB ZOMBIE'S THE MUNSTERS and most recently he has appeared this year on 9-1-1 (in their 3 part season opener; earlier in the year) and the current #1 movie in America TERRIFIER 3! Daniel has wanted to be an actor since the age of 6. Daniel grew up near us in Bethlehem, PA so we got to talk about his start as a magician and as a teen first working and becoming friends wi...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 17 min
SHOW 71 - BOURBON & BEYOND FESTIVAL (Kentucky) Today we start off with the new GRIPWEEDS song "Strange Bird" and end the show with Australian Band, The ON AND ONS new song "Long Ride". Then we go into some new music releases. The main subject is the BOURBON & BEYOND FESTIVAL. Rob talks about his trip last week to Kentucky to see the Bourbon & Beyond Festival. Rob goes over all the sights and sounds from Kentucky's biggest music festival! Great music from artists like : Matchbox 20, M...
Sep 28, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 71
INTERVIEW WITH LESLIE CAVENISH (hair cutter to the Beatles and other notable celebrities) ******* Leslie was the Beatles Hairdresser from 1967 to 1975 Leslie Cavendish left school at 15 years old, without any artistic qualifications to become a hairdresser. He worked for the iconic “’60s” hair stylist Vidal Sassoon. Leslie counted many of the stars of the day among his clients — including Keith Moon, Bee Gees, Dave Clark Five, James Hunt, Terry Stamp, Jane Asher, James Taylor and so many more — ...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 9 min
SHOW 70 - Know Good Music Podcast Magazine for SEPTEMBER 2024 WITH YOUR HOSTS ROB & JEREMY SEGMENT 1: GIVE IT A LISTEN : DOLLY PARTON / JADA STAR "THE ORCHARD" SEGMENT 2: SOUNDS FAMILIAR - MUSIC LYRIC TRIVIA SEGMENT 3: MUSIC NEWS SEGMENT 4: NEW MUSIC RELEASES SEGMENT 5: ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES & MUSIC NEWS FOR OCTOBER 1974 / 1984 / 1994 SEGMENT 6: GIVE IT A LISTEN : AUSTRALIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER KELSEY CHAMBERS ******** Some artists we talk about on this show are: BILLY JOEL, GREEN DAY, COLDP...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 70
This may be our first truly Themed Podcast THE CARS & SONGS ABOUT CARS! We start the podcast out with some of our favorite songs about CARS (Automobiles) Such as: One piece at a time - Johnny Cash Cruisin - Hewey Lewis and Gwenyth Paltrow Ole 55 - Tom Waits and Fun, Fun, Fun - The Beach Boys Just to name a few Then we go into a CARS quiz where Rob quizzes Jeremy on 10 CARS songs where he has to name who sang it? Was it Ric or Ben ? / And then the rest of the podcast is all about the great ba...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 69
Know Good Music Podcast Magazine for AUGUST 2024 SEGMENT 1: GIVE IT A LISTEN : HAMISH ANDERSON'S "STIR CRAZY" SEGMENT 2: WHAT HAVE ROB & JEREMY BEEN UP TO LATELY? JEREMY HAS 3 CONCERTS TO TALK ABOUT SEGMENT 3: MUSIC NEWS SEGMENT 4: FOOD & MUSIC (ELVIS) SEGMENT 5: ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES & MUSIC NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 1964, 1974, 1984 & 1994! SEGMENT 6: GIVE IT A LISTEN : CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE ******** Some artists we talk about on this show are: THE ANIMALS, DEF LEPPARD, THE THE, SUKI WAT...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 68
SHOW 67 - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT MOVIE & SOUNDTRACK REVIEW Today we (Matt & Rob) review the Beatle's great movie and soundtracks for A HARD DAY'S NIGHT which will celebrate the 60 Year Anniversary (of the US release) on August 11th. The movie captures the band at the height of their career! Not many bands can say they have it all on film exactly what they were going through. We start off with a timeline for 1964; a busy time for the Beatles and go up to the release of the movie. Then we talk...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 67
Know Good Music Podcast Magazine for JULY 2024 We cover a lot of ground on today's podcast as always. We start with "give it a listen" with a new song by the band, Airport 77s with their cover of the Stones song "too loose" ... think of the Cars doing a Stones song (love it!) ... then we go right into Album Anniversaries for August 64, 74, 84 & 94!!! , New albums that came out recently that Rob has been digging, What's in Rob's Pile this time? and a new song (Saturday Night) by the band Frui...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 66
FORGOTTEN BANDS (4th installment) Once again we talk about those bands who were popular at one time or another but have now somehow faded into the past. Matt and Rob took a list of 65 (mainly 70s bands) and each picked 3 bands to cover. The bands we talk about on today's podcast are: THE PRETTY THINGS SLAPP HAPPY / HENRY COW SWEET (or THE SWEET) STEPPENWOLF UTOPIA THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS First two bands we go into some detail on and the last two we go into greater detail. You'll want to give...
Jun 29, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 65
Know Good Music Podcast Magazine for JUNE 2024 We cover a lot of ground on today's podcast. We start with "give it a listen" with a new song by the UK band VIOLENT HEARTS "Johnny I'm only Speeding" ... think the Primitives meet the Clash... then we go right into our Music News Brief, Album Anniversaries, New Releases, What's in Rob's Pile, New Music Vidoes and much more! We end the podcast with "give it a listen" and a new song by the band Halflives (based in paris, france) with "Everybody Knows...
Jun 15, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Season 6Ep. 64
Jeremy joins Rob today for another great interview. You may know Elliott Fullam from the movie TERRIFIER 2 (one of mine and Jeremy's favorite movies) where he played one of the main characters "Jonathan" but he is also an accomplished songwriter and has released 3 albums in the last couple of years. Jeremy and I had a great time talking MUSIC and HORROR in this cross-over interview (which will also be featured on Jeremy's podcast platform THE HORROR CON LOUNGE! We talked about some of his songs,...
Jun 08, 2024•49 min
60 YEARS AGO! On May 20th 1964 two icons came together. One was an established singer/actor, the other an up and coming singer/actress. The world would never be the same once everyone saw ELVIS and ANN MARGARET steam up the screens. This is our 3rd Elvis movie (out of 33) that Rob and Jeremy are reviewing. Did we like the movie? Is it our favorite out of the 3 ? Listen to find out and find out all about the making of the movie, the EP (soundtrack) and what really was going on between Elvis and A...
May 25, 2024•41 min•Ep. 63
New PODCAST RELEASE - INTERVIEW with Australian Singer / Songwriter (and now resident of Nashville) IMOGEN CLARK! Rob and Matt had a great fun conversation with the greatly talented Imogen Clark. We had a ton of laughs (which is always a good thing). Besides bringing up Springsteen, Colin Hay, Sheena Easton and Sheryl Crow we talk about her big move to Nashville, the inspiration behind her newest video for THE NOISE, the time she played a mining town of only men, writing and recording with Colin...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Pot Luck of Music Monthly Edition On today's podcast we have a couple of monumental album anniversaries we cover which are Bruce Springsteen's BORN IN THE U.S.A. and Price PURPLE RAIN along with some other not so monumental releases. We start out with our segment : Give It A Listen with NY singer/songwriter LESLIE MENDELSON and her new single "The Good Life" and we end the show with Oliver Woods new single "Light and Sweet" and Jenny Don't and the Spurs new single "Unlucky Love".. in between we ...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 62
Set sail with Matt and Rob as they take you on a journey from Thunder Island to Baker Street. So it had to happen sooner or later. On today's podcast Matt and Rob talk about Yacht Rock. Many years ago we just called it "cheesy 70s music". Rob always had a love for those "cheesy" love ballads. Matt and I go through the history of yacht rock and when and who came up with the term. What defines yacht rock? Where can I listen to yacht rock? Matt and Rob tell you their 5 favorite yacht rock songs, so...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 61
Matt and Rob sit down with the legendary progressive rock guitarist, Steve Hackett formerly of GENESIS and GTR Steve talks about his current tour (recently winding down) called FOXTROT AT FIFTY, what the term progressive means, what John Lennon said about Genesis, his incredible new album "The Circus and the Nightwhale" and more. We had 30 minutes to talk to Steve which in itself is incredible since he was in the middle of a tour of the US. ******** JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STEVE HACKETT: Steve H...
Apr 20, 2024•35 min
