The End. A review and a look back. It’s been over seven years since Marc and Steve brought on an intern (Eric) to create a music review podcast. Since then they covered every single NIN and Bowie song, and 42 separate albums by other artists ( plus related discographies). The Trio has reached the end of the road, and they find themselves back at the starting line. Pod Like Hole’s pilot experiment, the first episode, was Nine Inch Nails' “Pretty Hate Machine”, but the Hole Boys didn’t really know...
Dec 16, 2024•3 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 178
This episode concludes our discussion of The Cure and this Pod Like a Hole season by analyzing the album Disintegration. Do we end the season on a sour note, or do we find ourselves whisked away to a world of wind chimes and thunderclouds rumbling in the distance? Just like one of the themes of the record, everything must come to an end. We thank you, faithful listeners, for following us as we talked for countless hours about our favorite music, artists, and bands in what felt, at times, a never...
Nov 08, 2024•2 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 177
This episode discusses our individual rankings for the Cure's studio album discography. This conversation is a prelude to our next episode where we review track by track the album Disintegration . Let us know how we did on everything by finding us below. Find Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook Instagram Twitter/X Patreon Artwork by Greg Wolgast...
Oct 16, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 176
This is the second of the two part Songs in the Key of Life episodes on the Pod Like a Hole Podcast. Picking up with Isn't she lovely, the hosts go deep into their notes and feelings about the second half of Stevie Wonder's opus Editors note: This is the last time I drew the straw on editing an episode. We only have a handful left before wrapping the show up. YEARS of staying up late and cutting the conversations together of Eric, Marc, and I always re-reminded me why I've been pals with these g...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 175
Pod Like A Hole discusses Stevie Wonders' Songs In The Key of Life. The hosts touch on his other amazing 70s albums, the Wonder of Stevie Wonder, the TV Show the Curse, Weird Al, Wild Wild West, and review Sides A and B of the album - track by track. Join us next time for side B and C. Followed by our final Podcasts that will cover Robert Smith's the Cure.
Aug 04, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 174
On the 4th of July 2024, Pod Like A Hole is celebrating by uploading our discussion of Willie Nelson's The Red Headed Stranger. This concept album is a Sunday morning favorite in one of the hosts homes, and the boys seem to all agree that it's status as an All American Classic is no fluke. Willie bet on himself (and the talents of his sister Bobbi Nelson) and hit big. This is the 2nd and final episode in our Willie Nelson series. Remaining artists in this final season of Pod Like A Hole are Stev...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 173
Willie Nelson is many things: a lover, a traveler, a Texan, a guitar player, smoker, outlaw, hero, poet, fashion icon, actor, activist, philanthropist, gunslinger, wiseacre, animal lover, brother, father, husband (four times over), Hellraiser, braids and beard enthusiast, but most of all Willie is a friend to all. In this episode of Pod Like A Hole the hosts discuss the life and times of WIllie Nelson. His brushes with the leaf and the law, his multiple wives, his work as a public servant to the...
Jun 09, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 172
WE'VE GOT BATS IN OUR BELFRY!!!!! Grey would be the colour if we only had a way to colour-coat episodes. It's Goth Month here on Pod Like a Hole, so get out your choker, get your eyeliner, and pick a safeword , we are covering Siouxsie and the Banshees and it is getting DARK. It is Intern Eric's final pick of the season, and does he go out with a bang or a whimper? You be the judge. It's the 1980 record that brought Siouxsie to a new level of rock. Listen as your boys pick apart the ground break...
May 13, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 171
Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 3 - Emperor of Sand Track by Track The hosts riff and theorize about the journey of the Wanderer as he goes toe to toe with the Sultan on Mastodon's 2017 release: Emperor of Sand. This is the 3rd and final Mastodon episode in this Pod Like A Hole mini season. The first episode covered their history, the second was a discography overview, and the third is EOS. Episode starts with news and recs, Mastodon talk starts about 25 minutes in. While the discussion of Mastod...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 170
In what is one of my favorite talks this podcast has had, the hosts walk through the entire Mastodon discography - short of the track by track talk of Emperor of Sand and a Cold Dark Place that will be the bulk of the next episode. Starts with Call of the Mastodon, ends with Hushed and Grim. How many different ways can three 40ish Dads say "wow this album is great, oh and this album is also great" ? You will find out in this episode. Please do not turn this episode into a drinking game where you...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 169
Washing upon the beach of your shipwrecked life is another episode of Pod Like a Hole. The first of 3 episodes dedicated to the mighty Mastodon of the south. Episode 1 (this episode) we cover the band's formation, the 4 members of this band, and the bulk of the discussion is the influences and peers that helped shape their sound. If you are a fan of ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Neurosis, Melvins, High on Fire, and even the Seattle scene of the 90s there is something here for you. Episode 2 will be a gush...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 168
Well the dust is still settling from the betrayal that was our System of a Down episode, and it is positively palpable in the air. However, this ravaged warground is the perfect location for the power of Fugazi's "The Argument". Steve, Marc, and Eric spin this 2001 album, discuss DC Hardcore, the Dischord Records scene, the Post-Hardcore genre having a current moment, and the history of Fugazi. Then your hosts dive in to the track-by-track review of this genre-transcending record. And after that...
Feb 15, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 167
We had to do a Nu Metal episode. One hosts lived and breathed it during his teens, a real Jinco Wallet Chain nerd. Another host dabbled in the scene, sometimes to just check on his friend and make sure he wasn't too far gone. A third host was drafted into the No Limit army at the time and was too busy fighting on battles on the Sun Coasts and missed the entire movement back home. In addition to discussing Toxcity track by track you'll find discussions on Miami Vice, Fargo, Iron Maiden, The Curse...
Jan 26, 2024•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 166
Join the Pod Like A Hole hosts back at the Xmas Cabin for our kind of annual Holiday Special. Marc has a love and knowledge of Disney that only is rivaled by his love of U2 and Steve knew it would be catnip to trick him into doing another holiday special. Eric keeps the fire stoked and earns his pay. Enjoy the hosts of a certain age counting down their top 5 Animated Disney movies while you pack those last minute presents and to grandmother's house you go. We picked up the pace and knocked out 5...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 165
The discussion on Faith No More’s album Angel Dust concludes with talking about the second half of the record. Greg Wolgast joins on this episode that we mercifully split into two episodes. Join us next time for a little Yuletide magic before we step into our next topic, System of a Down’s album Toxicity. Video Links: Faith No More - A Small Victory Faith No More - Easy Some Room to Drum with Greg Wolgast - Everything’s Ruined Pod Like a Hole: Facebook Instagram Twitter/X Patreon Threads Artwork...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 164
In this episode, we are joined by longtime artwork contributor, Greg Wolgast, to discuss Faith No More and their 1992 album Angel Dust . We discuss the first half of the album in this episode and will continue the conversation in an upcoming episode. Video Links: Some Room to Drum with Greg Wolgast - Everything’s Ruined Faith No More - Making of Angel Dust Faith No More - Caffeine (Live) Faith No More - Midlife Crisis Faith No More - Everything’s Ruined Podcast Links: https://podlikeahole.podbea...
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 39 min•Season 3Ep. 163
Faith No More Part 2. Mike Patton Continued. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 2 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. We examine Mike Patton's prolific and varied output. Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage, Mr. Bungle, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dead Cross, Mondo Cane, Peeping Tom, and much more but not John Zorn. Also talk about the Lakers and Sacramento Kings 2002 western conference finals. If you think Mr. Bungle's California deserved it's own episode, then this is the episode for you. N...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 162
Faith No More Part 1. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 1 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. The first of which is a discography discussion of Faith No More - with the exception of Angel Dust which will have it's own track by track deep dive and was the catalyst for all this Patton talk. This episode covers the Chuck Mosley years, 1989's platinum Real Thing, King For a Day, Album of the Year, Sol Invictus, Jim Martin's fashion choices and Billy Gould's catty swipes. FNM is a c...
Nov 06, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 161
Your three hosts have reached the home stretch. The last handful of our favorite albums to review for our "Run the Gamut" season. Steve, Marc and Eric have all had excellent picks, weird ones, and every now and then, one of us shows up with a card up our sleeve. In this case, Eric is the Card Cheat, so to speak. In this jam packed, bonus sized episode, we change our name to " Pod Em' Enough Rope " and give you the full run down of the Clash discography and its place in punk history, touch on the...
Sep 22, 2023•3 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 160
the Pod Like a Hole Hosts celebrate Florence and the Machines’ 2011 release: Ceremonials. If you are one of our listeners who says “Pod Like a Hole, we appreciate the wide variety of artists you’ve discussed, but often I find it’s either too much obscurity, too many riffs, or too much testosterone. Can you please give me a mainstream act that isn’t a balding man?” Well, here you go. Steve pushed on the team a track-by-track discussion of Florence Welch and her Machine’s album that can also be us...
Sep 02, 2023•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 159
In between episodes, Pod Like a Hole presents an extra special B-Side: An interview with author Adam Steiner. Previous guest, and friend of the show, Adam Steiner is back with a new book, "Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie's Scary Monters". Eric, Steve and Adam chat about the revelations abound in the pages of Adam's book, revist our thoughts on the album, and get Adam's thoughts on Bowie's journey as an artist. Enjoy the chat, get the book. https://www.goodreads.com/rev...
Aug 18, 2023•45 min•Ep. 158
This episode finds Eric, Marc, and Steven don our Sunday best to go door to door to spread the good news about Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. But, it isn't all good news when we discuss the bad news that Win Butler got himself into recently. Video Links: " Black Mirror " " Neon Bible " " My Body is a Cage " - Unofficial mashup with Once Upon a Time in the West Pod Like a Hole Links: https://podlikeahole.podbean.com/ Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Artwork by Greg Wolgast...
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 157
You and your buddies flip your collars, as the rain pours down. You huddle under an awning as you finish your smokes.Life is good. You are young, independent, and ready for trouble. Then you head in to the bar. the joint. The dive. It's your home away from home. Speaking of home, the bartender tells you that the police department called, and your house is on fire. Then it occurs to you. You aren't young. You are 42. And then occurs to you that you've left your children home along to go drink... ...
Jun 10, 2023•2 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 156
You find your self in an old boxcar bouncing over the railroad track with an old hobo howling in your ear. Tales of love and loss, old dogs and prostitutes. It's a cornucopia of creamed corn , but somewhere in that whiskey soaked word salad is the story of a man. A man who harnessed the sound of a junkyard, cobbled it into a beautiful sound and aimed it our hearts. This is the story of Tom Waits, as only your boys at Pod Like a Hole can tell it. In anticipation of our track-by-track review of hi...
May 31, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 155
We massively a-talk the band Massive Attack and their 1998 album, Mezzanine . Episode Links: Risingson Teardrop Angel Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Ko-Fi Artwork by Greg Wolgast...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 154
It is the second and final episode of our Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band mini season: track by track discussion of Darkness on the Edge of Town. In the first installment we had an overview discussion of our history with E Street and their discog. In this episode we take a deeper dive into Bruce's 10 song long 1978 heart of darkness that contains many moments of joy as well. How many sax solo samples can we get away with posting? How many of Bruce's album covers aren't terrible? What exa...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 153
Steve has hi-jacked the show for two episodes of in depth Boss Talk. Thankfully the other hosts are game and a Bruce time is had by all. Bruce is for everyone, and if you don't already believe that - you will. Part 1 is all Bruce all the time with Plugs and News that are all E Street. Followed by the hosts personal history with the boss, Pop Culture E Street band musings, Clarence Clemons, and the bulk of the episode which is an end to end capsule review tour through Bruce and the E Street bands...
Mar 08, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 152
In 1986, an ex-prog rocker introduced himself to the pop landscape and blew the doors right off. Peter Gabriel, the suave art-rocker who was equal parts world music advocate, equal parts horndog-with-a-heart-of-gold, made an album so catchy, so honest, so unique that it captured the imaginations of music snobs and normies alike. That album was "So", and your Pod Like a Steam hosts are here to evaluate it, Sledgehammer-by-sledgehammer, hit by hit. Play along at home, give this seminal record a sp...
Feb 02, 2023•3 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 151
In this episode, Marc selects Radiohead’s album from 2000, Kid A to discuss with Eric and to mildly annoy Steve. We take a brief look at the band pre- and post-Kid A to determine when they decided to have Q*Bert, the lovable orange video game thing, join the band. Then, as always, we go track by track to determine just how icy and cold the band sounds on the record as it shows on the album cover. Radiohead Official Videos (HD) Find Pod Like a Hole at these places: Facebook Instagram Twitter Patr...
Jan 17, 2023•2 hr 39 min•Season 3Ep. 150
3 middle aged men are going to talk about 1 of 3 things when they get together. Nine Inch Nails, Beer, or Ninja Turtles. This is the episode where we reflect on being kids of a certain age and the holidays being associated with Turtle Power. Next episode we will talk about Radiohead. Until then cozy up with this episode while you drive to Grandma's. Happy Holidays from Pod Like A Hole. https://ko-fi.com/podlikeahole https://www.patreon.com/podlikeahole...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 149
