Rod was in New Orleans and had a blast with Jason at some Mardi Gras parades. It was good family fun! Really, Mardi Gras is for families! Do you remember the first record you bought? What about cassette, CD or digital download? We go through our first purchases with each. And remember to shoot your shot! Thanks to our sponsor www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com
Tattoos are pretty commonplace these days. Well they just got even more common! We talk about why people get them, what they mean and once you get one do you want more? A list of the top Rock Videos of all time came out so we run down our top 5 favorites. Introducing a band and being back stage can be fun but it does come with its issues! Rod has a charity golf tournament on April 6th. Details here https://thebuzz.iheart.com/featured/the-rod-ryan-show/content/2022-02-22-the-rod-ryan-show-charity...
What was the best Super Bowl halftime performance? Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day turns 51 this week and we tell Green Day stories and go through our Top 5 Favorite Green Day songs. Then its Quiz time for Rod. We discuss who the biggest dead rock stars are. Jimi Hendrix? Elvis? Kurt Cobain? When in New Orleans be sure to see the Pirates! www.Piratesofthequarter.com
We discuss the stupidity of Valentine's Day. Jason ran a half marathon and lived! Rod talks about what it takes to drive a monster truck! We go through our favorite movies of 1992 and there were a lot to choose from. The Rock N Roll hall of fame came out with their list of nominees and we try not to get pissed off. Thanks to our sponsor www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com
Our beloved Buffalo Bills lost but what a game! Should the overtime rules be changed in the NFL? The Saints need a new coach, what did Sean Payton mean to New Orleans? Hard to believe but we continue talking sports when we go through our Top 5 favorite wrestlers of all time! We're talking old school wrestling. Thanks to www.PIratesofthequarter.com
We talk a little Mardi Gras, Emo-Fest and cheese. We give advice to an aspiring DJ, but then we dive into our top 5 favorite Power Ballads. It's ok to like slow songs right? We go down the Hair Metal road once again and talk about the sensitive side of rock. Then we come up with an idea for a great singer. Let us know your top 5 favorite Power Ballads on our social media pages or wherever you listen to this podcast. Thanks to www.Piratesofthequarter.com for sponsoring the show!...
Jason almost burns down his buddies condo, for real! Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters turns 53 so we run down our Top 5 favorite Foo Fighters songs. Mardi Gras fun has already started in New Orleans but is Mardi Gras for families? We revisit our football predictions from before the season began and we were close to getting them right! When does a win not feel like a win? And Rod finally gets into Ted Lasso. www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com .
We're finally back! Rod went home to Buffalo and Jason was in Belize. We talk snowball fights and swimming with sharks. We then dive into our Top 5 Favorite songs from 1992, 30 years ago! Someone just turned 50 recently and is probably doing 50 better than anyone. Thanks to our sponsor www.Piratesofthequarter.com
Rod gifted Jason the world's greatest T-shirt. You'll definitely want to check our our Youtube channel to see it. Jason has figured out that once you're 50 everything changes. It's the anniversary of the death of John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell. David Lee Roth had pissed off Rod. We run down our Top 5 favorite Christmas specials and find out how Jason's wife earned a hundred bucks. Thanks to www.Piratesofthequarter.com for sponsoring the show....
Jason gets a HUGE surprise and runs a marathon for fun. Ozzy Osbourne turns 73 so we run down our top 5 favorite Ozzy songs. The Beatles documentary on Disney Plus isn't for everyone but it shows them in their creative process. How do people create? Does everyone do it like the Beatles? Thanks to our sponsor www.Piratesofthequarter.com
Two turkeys talking turkey! Family traditions, frying turkey tips and getting away from the family. We run down our Top 5 favorite movie soundtracks and then talk Kangaroo meat and airbrushing shirts and jackets. Then, which musician death shocked you the most?
Jason is running a 10k every day in November for Men's Health Awareness. Go to the damn doctor! The support from listeners of the Play Pants podcast has been incredible! Motley Crue's Too Fast For Love album is 40 and we run down our Top 5 favorite Crue songs. How much info is too much info? You bet you'll find out in this episode. Thanks to www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com
Listener emails bring up some great questions. Rod and Jason were actually room mates for quite a while and there was an unfortunate discovery. We run down our Top 5 favorite replacement musicians in popular bands, non-singers. 55% of Americans plan to change jobs in the next year. Jason puts Rod through an assortment of interview questions to see if he could score a job. Brought to you by www.Piratesofthequarter.com and www.LuckysPub.com ....
The Astros are in the World Series and everyone outside of Houston is hating on them. We discuss the excitement around your team making it to a championship. If there was one live concert event in history that you could attend would would it be? We then go through our top 5 favorite live albums. Why do people hate on successful teams or people? Why the hate for Tom Brady or Nickelback? Be sure to check out the video version on our Youtube channel. Thanks to www.LuckysPub.com and Piratesofthequar...
What was your room like when you were a teenager? What was on the walls? Rod and Jason discuss their rooms and then it turns into a discussion of hiding dirty magazines. Actor, Director and Writer Jon Favreau turns 55 so we run down our Top 5 Favorite movies of his. The documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot turns 35. https://www.heavymetalparkinglot.com We discuss what it was like going to concerts in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Thanks to our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarte...
It's Flea's birthday so we run down our Top 5 Favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters reveals in his new book that his Father didn't support his music career choice. We discuss the support or lack of in our journey to radio. Thanks to www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com for sponsoring the podcast.
We take a look back on Eddie Van Halen on the 1 year anniversary of his passing and dive into David Lee Roth's retirement. New Kids on the Block announced a Mix Tape tour with 3 other acts which blows so we did our 5 band mix tape tour we'd like to see. How many Halloween decorations are too many? What's the scariest movie you ever saw? Here we go with episode 26 brought to you by www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com...
Should spouses take separate vacations? If the relationship is strong is it ok? National Hair Day is this weekend and since neither one of us have any we decided a Top 5 favorite Hair band list was in order. Jason follows a random guy on Facebook and is obsessed with his food posts. It probably won't end well! When in Houston visit www.LuckysPub.com and in New Orleans visit www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com You can watch the podcast on our Youtube channel as well....
We celebrate the 25th anniversary of when Rod and Jason moved to New Orleans. They helped start a radio station called 1067 The End. It was 1996 so why not run down our Top 5 Favorite songs from that year. And there comes a time when you find out you are no longer young. We’ve had our moments and we discuss what its like. Be sure to check out our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com You can hear more about our arrival to New Orleans and starting 1067 The End in Episode 2....
The MTV Music Awards just had their lowest ratings ever. Should all award shows just go away? Director Oliver Stone turns 75 and we run down our Top 5 favorite Oliver Stone movies. One third of Americas have been in a fist fight. We discuss why fighting is dumb and which one of us has had their nose broken. We also say something that has never been said before on this podcast. Like and subscribe on our Youtube channel. Thanks to our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com...
Hurricane Ida just crushed southern Louisiana and Jason is in the road. We discuss evacuating from a storm, the damage and how you can help! www.NO-hunger.com Football season is here and we dive into our Top 5 Favorite football movies. We also recap Buzzfest. www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com
How many concert or band t-shirts do you own? We run down the top selling band t-shirts and discuss if its cool to wear a band's shirt to their show. It's Robert Plant's birthday so we run down our Top 5 Favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Suburban Dad Syndrome is a thing. You graduate, get married, have kids and move to the suburbs. It happens but we have ideas to avoid it! Thanks to our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com...
Sweet Child of Mine hit 1 Billion streams. We break down what that means and try to explain why radio stations play the same songs over and over. Metallica's Black album turns 30. We discuss the album's impact and run down our Top 5 Favorite Metallica songs of all time. Thanks to our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com
Rod talks about the ultimate concert hack. MTV Turned 40 and they didn't care. We did and we run down our Top 5 Favorite videos from the MTV era. Then we talk about how things can get tougher after you turn 40 but there's some good news too. Sponsored by www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com
Jason is on the road visiting his parents. We discuss going home again, and family dynamics. Dusty Hill of ZZ Top passed away and we discuss the greatness of beards and the band. Are Holograms the future of concerts? Meeting celebrities can be awkward especially if we're involved. We also discuss our Top 5 favorite sports moments. www.PiratesoftheQuarter.com and www.LuckysPub.com are sponsors of Play Pants....
Guns N Roses released Appetite for Destruction 34 years ago and we discuss the albums impact and sex noises. There's a Woodstock 99 Documentary coming out soon and Rod was at the festival. We talk festivals and our Top 5 Favorite concerts of all time. Then we dive into Podcasts. Why do people even listen to them? By the way, thanks for listening to this one! www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com Link to Woodstock doumentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62RmIsx6MA...
Record store day gets us talking about vinyl and old record stores. That leads into us discussing our Top 5 Favorite cover songs of all time. There may be threats of violence, and Rock is NOT dead. Play Pants is brought to you by www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com
What makes a good Dive Bar? The smell? The cheap beer? We discuss the criteria for a great Dive bar and give our suggestions for some questionable watering holes in New Orleans and Houston. We also give our Top 5 Dive Bars songs we would play on a Jukebox. Be sure to visit our sponsors www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com
Concerts are coming back and everyone is excited! We talk about the rescheduled Jazzfest in New Orleans and other events making a return. We celebrate the 4th of July weekend by going over our Top 5 Canadian bands! It's also Canada Day. We discuss the new KISS documentary, old time cameras and a special 4th of July treat you have to see on the YouTube version. Thanks to www.LuckysPub.com and www.Piratesofthequarter.com...
Rod does the podcast from his Mom's basement in the house he grew up in. What's it like to go home again? Everyone has their favorite movies, we run down our Top 5 movies that we've seen 10 times or more. Getting to meet and interview rock stars and celebrities is a great perk of the job but it doesn't always go well. Hear some interesting stories that involve Steven Tyler, Jared Leto, Art from Everclear and Aaron Lewis of Staind. And finally, Garage beers and La-Z-Boy etiquette. When in Houston...
