This time Roger looks at a month when a 300-plus pound man became a Chicago sports legend. On the CanUKUS charts, there was a tribute to a religious martyr, a sad boy classic, metaphorical demolition and construction, and a future movie star taking his Latin lover stereotype character to the club. Plus there's a song good enough to make the Old Man drop an F-bomb, and one awful enough to render him nearly incoherent. Learn about it all on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlJ...
Nov 15, 2022•48 min•Ep. 118
It's scary season again, and Roger marks the occasion this year by looking back at when the King of Shock Rock got 90 minutes of network TV to promote his new LP. He pushed his typical cartoon horror act to new heights, and to help him do so he brought in the chairman of cinematic chills himself, Vincent Price! So how scary is it? Roger tells you, but you can see for yourself on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQm4yXmxk01DsSDFpflMJ4gs You can also access a bonus episode abou...
Oct 29, 2022•33 min•Ep. 117
This episode takes us back to the month Lawrence Olivier first asked Dustin Hoffman whether or not it was safe. The hits of the day included a song to watch a Romanian tumble by, some experimental Germans, a soul smoothie, the ballad of a maritime tragedy, a lesson in American geography, hustling waterfowl, and a request for blue-eyed soul. The YouTube playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmaMxkYfsx9KIak8qa1wJet Consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patre...
Oct 23, 2022•45 min•Ep. 116
Roger goes back to that magical container of lost long playing records and finds a concept album that attracted some big names in British and American rock, headlined by Alice Cooper and half of The Who. It was a collection of songs about a space hero and his battle with a race of insatiable female aliens. Somehow, it never caught on, but the Old Man found it, and he'll tell you all about it. Listen on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQl2Fskzs3eUzthaDBRMcvnH Consider support...
Oct 19, 2022•22 min•Ep. 115
On this one Roger goes back to the fall without a Fall Classic to talk about the hits of the time. There's some spacey trip-hop, brats British and American, a modern murder ballad, one of the combatants in the Battle of Britpop, an African superstar, and the late great Coolio. Watch and listen on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlrDpameDyS8DdcnspAvKm7 And you can support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=true&view_as=public Get ...
Oct 09, 2022•48 min•Ep. 114
The time has come for the 1990s to crown its own champion of pop peculiarity. This episode covers the first 32 contenders and whittles them down to 16. Warning: this bracket contains mature themes. Adultery, glorification and shaming of body parts, BDSM, masturbation, one-night stands, and public acts of a oral nature. We’re talking about sex, baby! Also, both Salt-n-Pepa and Aerosmith fight amongst themselves, and Poison and Warrant engage in hair-to-hair combat. Listen to all the competitors o...
Oct 01, 2022•47 min•Ep. 113
This time Roger goes back to the month a 139-year sports winning street was ended, and boomer nostalgia was big at the box office. The hits includes a tribute to an industry in a slump, an audio bike ride, a Hollywood superstar's little bro, a request for personal space, and a pair of songs that accompanied a Pittsburgh welder's pursuit of a dream. The YouTube playlist will reveal more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmp-pld5YbXWpUeX58BnIJ4 And there's the opportunity to support th...
Sep 24, 2022•49 min
This time Roger goes back to the month the movies asked "Where were you in '62?" and musicians and automobiles were a dangerous mix. The hits of the day included a tale of cheating spouses, a fictional dogfight, wild times on tour, an icon's response to being passed over for Paul Anka, rock against racism, and some influential nonsense. See and hear more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQkwVSBzhMnsUm2liAXHgj-e And check out the show's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com...
Sep 10, 2022•52 min•Ep. 111
This time Roger goes back to the first summer of the 90s and finds charts containing jazzy rap, hair metal and hair metallish coattail riders, a blind man who cares more than he should, looks that deceive, and a cover of a band's 78th best song. Oh, and there's also opera about a guy who's keeping a secret as if his life depends on it...because it does. See and hear all about it on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlGjs6_JmW0CZ2c9l-HxXh2 And support the show and access bonus...
Sep 01, 2022•52 min•Ep. 110
This time Roger looks at what was on the charts during a month of iconic movies and terrible sequels. There were comedic TV tributes, Brits delving into American history, issue-oriented folk pop, retro acts, and song to make you think and pump your fist simultaneously. All you need to follow along is on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQnAbPFOROn_oeG9ezTJKPdr And you can support the show and get bonus material on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic It's somet...
Aug 18, 2022•53 min•Ep. 109
This time Roger looks at a month when disco was literally blowing up and people were going to the movie house to see a haunted house. On the charts, there was a danceable dirge, a self-pitying single man, some regional obscenities, a Fleetwood Mac-assisted ode to aspiring musicians, masked cowboy mockery, and a soda pitchman's one (and mercifully only) hit. Learn more on YouTube: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=true&view_as=public And you cab support the show on Patreo...
Aug 08, 2022•53 min•Ep. 108
In the 60s, London Bridge didn't quite fall down, but it was torn down, bought by an American chainsaw tycoon, and rebuilt in Arizona. And NBC turned it into a TV special starring Carlton Banks' favorite singer, along with a bunch of movie and TV stars and pop's top brother-sister act of the day. Roger watched it, and he's going to tell you all about it. Watch along on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQltmErOKoLiWi7ze6WxZ5cq And support the show on Patreon to hear about more...
Jul 27, 2022•38 min•Ep. 107
Roger's running a month behind, but he's still here, and this episode completes his second journey through all the years from 1970-1999. In the month when dinosaurs ruled the box office, the charts featured some remixed cartoon crooning, a lot of concern for our world, a Eurovision winner, hippieish hip-hop, and the crowning achievement of Swedish to English lyricism. Learn more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmDMRyOwrVxigIK8_jeXo2x And if you'd like, you can support th...
Jul 21, 2022•52 min•Ep. 106
This time Roger goes back to a time when Gremlins and Ghostbusters were about to hit the screens and metal fans tore up the world's most famous arena. On the charts, there was a story of escaping bigotry for a better life, a big band throwing something together to fulfill a contract, swinging mood swings, an exhausted dark lord, rock and jazz legends embracing new sounds, a comedienne going retro, and the end of the world. See and here more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsO...
Jun 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 105
This time we go back 44 years to look at songs that were not quite hits. You might even say they were not quite not quite hits. Among them were a tale of a publicity stunt gone wrong, a legend trying to cope with disco, an ex-glam musician hitting the floor, and two different takes on country music. YouTube has more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmcOvhFbJGy9_VCi27lKou8 And you can support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=true This episod...
Jun 24, 2022•22 min•Ep. 104
This time Roger goes back to a time when a geologist claimed to be Jesus and Bewitched was still making new episodes for some reason. The hits of the day included a retro raveup, a tale of a kid from the American southwest who goes whatever the old timey version of viral is, the Chicano national anthem, a street racing story, some modified Poe, and a couple guys who did something questionable near a playground. Make sense of this on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQkL6X0YKR...
Jun 14, 2022•49 min•Ep. 103
This week Roger goes back to the month to when the world got a glimpse of Darth Vader's childhood and Erica Kane finally got what was coming to her. On the charts, there was the latest from one of Florida's greatest gifts to the world, a dance hit driven by pants and puppetry, a boy band's confusing request, a New Kid becoming a man, a cover of some proto-Chipmunk nonsense, and a playful phallic euphemism for a new generation. Watch and learn more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...
Jun 02, 2022•47 min•Ep. 102
Roger starts the road to 200 episodes by going back to a time when Sonny went from ex-Mr. Cher to newly elected Mr. Mayor. On the charts, there were songs about flawless romance, childbirth, taking sex more seriously, regret tinged with Catholic guilt, the darkness within us all, and how amazingly great the world around us is. Listen and learn on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlCq9VLcxiAHKnQc-Tm5h2i And if you'd like, support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/o...
May 22, 2022•48 min•Ep. 101
Somehow, Roger has made it to 100 shows. To celebrate, he presents a dramatic conclusion over 2 1/2 years in the making. What's the oddest hit of the 80s: The Curly Shuffle or 19? And as if that weren't enough, he's going to start all over with a 90s tourney, beginning now with the announcement of all 256 entries. There's a short yet informative YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQkcyh-Gcm8Vi2PsjCTuzWi4 And anniversary gifts are welcome on Patreon: https://www.patreon...
Apr 30, 2022•46 min•Ep. 100
This time Roger looks at the month the world was introduced to group of Knights who were fond of uttering a particular nonsensical syllable. On the charts, there was a celebration of birth control, a song about a vehicular encounter in which birth control would be useful, a song that made a dairy product sound dirty, and oh yes, a song about a hooker. Plus there's a bald actor talk-singing a sappy ballad, a plea for the return of a better President, and a band getting jerked around by the music ...
Apr 20, 2022•53 min•Ep. 99
This time Roger goes back a mere quarter century to when you could see a pregnant sherrif on the big screen and an Irish angel on the small one. Meanwhile, the charts were populated by player putdowns, Rush without Rush, sped-up space rock, the guy ladies love loving a lady, a fiddler kicking it old school (be careful doing that in a kilt, buddy), and a confident gentleman announcing his comeback to an audience who didn't know he was here in the first place. YouTube explains a lot of this for yo...
Apr 14, 2022•50 min•Ep. 98
This time Roger goes back 42 years to the month a famous fictional oil man became the centre of a mystery that captivated the world. The hits of the day included angsty new wave, the singles chart swan song of a rock institution, a minimalist Motown cover, a look at some strange children’s games, a modern murder ballad, a hit that launched a revolution, and a tale of animals heroically taking on a potentially innocent snake. Make more sense of this on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=P...
Mar 31, 2022•49 min•Ep. 97
Our latest dip into the deep well of forgotten albums pulls out the one and only LP by a retro-sounding band whose lead singer would later become a star on her own by embracing her desire to have fun. Listen and watch her and her old band in action on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlwaLK6luY4OH0Ly0unGdOw And consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic Listen to this episode when the working day is done...or before, or during, that's...
Mar 09, 2022•23 min•Ep. 96
This week Roger goes back to the middle of the winter of '77. Paul Newman was playing hockey on the big screen, while Abe Vigoda was adopting orphans on the small one. On the charts, you could hear a deceptively serious party record, little furry creatures getting busy, some guys from Philly taunting a spoiled brat, reminiscence of teenage boning, entertaining heartbreak, and a song that people thought mentioned Summer's Eve or Massengill. Experience it all on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playli...
Mar 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 95
In an example of the adage "Big things come in small packages," the shortest episode to date is an important one: the show that determines who will make the final of the tournament of 80s outliers. Vietnam, video games, vocal gymnastics, and violence of the comedic kind. Which two of these will be a magic formula that moves a song to within a step of the title? View the contenders on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQlEpzCKME0nHbBpfg4qRYr3 And you can support the show on Pat...
Feb 19, 2022•17 min•Ep. 94
Roger heads back to February 1991, a time when presidential dogs "wrote" bestsellers and film goers learned what human body part was best served with Fava beans and a nice Chianti. On the charts, there was a song about laying down arms, a hit by a Stooge not named Curly, Larry or Moe, some superstar offspring, an Aussie vanishing act, a call to perspiration and booty-shaking, and a naughty cartoon rapper. Find out more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmQyCYvkQvH3Wy-RtkpH...
Feb 11, 2022•50 min•Ep. 93
This time Roger looks back at charts from 36 years ago. There's suggestive funk, a murder case, a boy soprano, a Greek songbird, speaking pavement, and a hit that won a whopping wager. Find out more on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQkloHoYNJ6oHQinXo8uzboI And you can support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=truehttps://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=true Enjoy this episode. And I apologize for not realizing that P...
Jan 29, 2022•52 min•Ep. 92
This week Roger pays tribute to the recently passed Michael Nesmith by covering two Monkees TV specials. First, it's a 1969 show where two British musicians play aliens/and or supervillains want to use the Prefab Four to brainwash the world. This plan also somehow involves Charles Darwin, interpretive dance, and three of rock's earliest stars. Then, we jump ahead to 1997, when the boys did a new show where they pretend they never stopped doing their old show. And are you aware that they have a n...
Jan 19, 2022•57 min•Ep. 91
Roger's last show of the year examines the hits of a time when the cinemas were full of flaming disasters, funny monsters, and fratricidal gangsters. On the radio, you could hear an introduction to Polish, some French heavy breathing, a Beatle collaborating with the new hotness, a song not about a dog, an enthusiastic offer of assistance, and an anthem of paternal regret. Oh, and in Britain, a song or two might have reminded you what was happening in four days. Learn more on YouTube: https://you...
Dec 31, 2021•50 min•Ep. 90
The Old Man tries to catch up on his schedule by finally looking at the charts of early December 1995. There's a future chef, an oddly-named lady, meth addiction, dad rock, a weird Icelandic take on big band jazz, our first look at a superdiva, and some TV hunks competently crooning old stuff. Make sense of it all on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWLXjsOJPQmSKTo-t1fx8xF8Uf9eePnL And consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldmanyellsatmusic?fan_landing=tru...
Dec 27, 2021•48 min•Ep. 89
