Crashing waves. The warbling of a saw in the distance. A suspicious waiter, and a dead lover. It’s 2002 and your hosts, Eric, Steve and Marc, don their magnifying glasses, Panama hats, and Tommy Bahama shirts. It’s a tropical musical mystery and your Pod Like a Hole hosts are asking the hard questions. Who were “The Black Heart Procession”? What was their hit album “Amore De Tropico” really about? Who is that strange man bellowing about frozen peas?! Your boys are on the case. Listen to the epis...
Dec 09, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 148
It's a cold November morning. A dead leaf does a dance in front of your feet as you walk through the breeze. You walk by a storefront, the newspaper headline is "Invasion of Afghanistan" another bitter reminder that the world is harsh. The only evidence you are still alive is the steam in air as you breath. But that steam is snuffed by the cold air. Cold like the ice in your heart. It's 2002 and you've just discovered Black Heart Procession, and all that pain gets a little better knowing this st...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 147
In this episode, we peel back the layers of the 2001 Tool album, Lateralus. We attempt to separate our minds from our bodies as we overthink and overanalyze every track on the record. Does Marc and Steve’s feelings of nostalgia outweigh Eric’s skepticism? Or will there be a developing schism on the pod? Pod Like a Hole Links: Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Artwork by Greg Wolgast Video Links: “ Schism ” “ Parabola ”...
Oct 29, 2022•2 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 146
In this episode, the hosts of Pod Like a Hole drive to the nearest Home Depot to go through every Tool aisle in the store to bring you this episode that needs no Home Improvement, if you ask me. We discuss all things Tool (the band, not saws and hammers) and everything that orbits the band. Next episode we squee-gee our third eye open to analyze the 2001 album, Lateralus. Until then, we hope this heaping helping of Tool talk tides you over. Pod Like a Hole: https://podlikeahole.podbean.com/ Face...
Oct 12, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 145
Ride Into The Fun! That's right it's a new episode , and your Hole Boys (Eric, Steve, Marc) are dimming the lights, chomping on cigarette holders, turning on the lava lamps, painting some soup cans, rolling up their sleeves and numbing themselves with the proto-punk drone jams of the house band. None other than Velvet Underground. We cover their early Warhol-history, avant garde nightmares and softer 70s moods. Then it's on to the Track by Track of their final 1970 album "Loaded". Will they love...
Sep 09, 2022•2 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 144
In this episode we continue around the table with 80's and 90's Black Sabbath Albums, the solo career of Ozzy (quite a bit of No More Tears love), as well as the solo efforts of Ronnie James Dio. This is Part 3 of our Black Sabbath mini season. In the first episode we reviewed the Dio era album Heaven and Hell track by track. In the second we covered the classic run of Sabbath Albums from the 70's and Dio's pre-Sabbath work. Come back next month for the Velvet Underground. #blacksabbath #dio #no...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 143
In this episode we round table all the 70's Ozzy albums of Black Sabbath, Dio's pre-Sabbath years with Elf and Rainbow, as well as the Sabbath Heaven and Hell follow up with Dio: Mob Rules. We take some time to discuss the cast of characters that spun out of Sabbath's orbit in the 70s, but by the time we start talking about White Snake it becomes clear that's a whole podcast season unto itself. This is Part 2 of our Black Sabbath mini season. In the previous episode we reviewed the Dio era album...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 142
"You've got to bleed for the dancer!" New Episode of Pod Like A Hole: Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell - Featuring Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The meat of this episode is over an hour of discussing Heaven and Hell track by track. As well as our personal Sabbath journeys, Hellfest, Ozzy's new song, and of course the contrast of Ozzy's Zombie vocals against Dio's Operatic flourish. Eric Marc and Steve are joined by a special guest host - Rob from Portland, a man who has Black Sabbath credentials th...
Jul 24, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 141
The year is 1982 and Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget) releases the album "Under the Flag", a thematic record tackling the stress of raising a child in a world of increasing threats of fascism. We discuss the history of Fad Gadget and Frank Tovey and give this record the Track-by-Track treatment. It's an important record to electronic, industrial, and synth pop genres, and a milestone for co-host Eric. Will the others like it? Hate it? Dance? Cover themselves in shaving cream and feathers.....and mor...
Jun 30, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 140
We conclude our trilogy of talking Depeche Mode by reviewing and analyzing 1997's Ultra . Does it hold up to our feelings of nostalgia? Does it sag under all of its emotional baggage? Or is it somewhere in-between being both? Video Links: Barrel of A Gun It's No Good Home Useless Pod Like A Hole Links: Direct Download Facebook Instagram Twitter Patreon Artwork by Greg Wolgast...
Jun 13, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 139
In Part 2 of our trilogy of Depeche Mode episodes, your favorite fancy lads discuss the rest of the discography. So, let’s have a black celebration of Depeche Mode’s music for the masses! There is no need to feel violated because these are all songs of faith and devotion. While you may get excited, please remember that we’re just playing the angels the sweet sounds of the universe. Indeed, we have filtered out all the gamma radiation for your safety using our delta machine to give you nothing bu...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 138
In part 1 of our trilogy of Depeche Mode episodes, we discuss the first phase of Depeche Mode's career. We get our synths out, bounce around the room, and speak and spell out the early days of Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Alan Wilder, Vince Clarke, and Dave Gahan. So, don't fret about any broken frames because it's construction time again with more than just some great reward at the end. I'll see myself out. Video Links: Just Can't Get Enough See You The Meaning of Love Leave in Silence Get the B...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Here you go ! Have a hump-day Bonus B-Side Quickie with Rammstein! It seemed only right to follow up our Rammstein Spring with a quick look at their brand new record "Zeit". Come for a fast frolic with Eric and Steve through this hard, loud and introspective rock record.
May 04, 2022•41 min•Ep. 136
We conclude our Beastie Boy's conversation this week with a track by track review of Beastie Boy's 1989 album "Paul's Boutique". A highbrow analysis that even Prof. Booty would appreciate. It's a high flying adventure of egg throwing, wooing disco princesses and rump shaking. We dissect the many samples folded into the tapestry of Dust Brothers' beats. We pick our favorite boy. And there's even a taut medical drama halfway through. It's really all you could ask for in a podcast episode, more tha...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Hello B-boys, B-Grrrls and B-everyones. Taking a trip to the lighter side, Eric has picked “Paul’s Boutique” by the Beastie Boys as our new album. Before we can delight you with a track-by-track review , it’s worth taking a quick and ridiculous trip through their history. So this is a little story about 3 bad boys you know so well. Eric, Steve and Marc take you through punk rock starting, Def Jam shenanigans, 70’s Cop mustaches and intergalactic robots. Please enjoy, and let us know what you thi...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 134
In the latest episode of Pod Like A Hole we arrive at the fireworks factory, join us for a track by track discussion of the 2019 Rammstein self titled album. In the previous 3 episodes of our #Rammstein mini season we have discussed the bands history and each record in a capsule format, for the finale we are doing a deep dive into their 2019 album that even an aspiring Olympic swimmer could appreciate. The self titled album is given the track by track treatment that you've come to expect from Po...
Mar 15, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Ep. 133
This is the third installment of the Pod Like A Hole mini season for the German band: Rammstein. In this episode the hosts walk through the years of 2004 through 2018, discussing the albums Reise Reise, Roesnrot, and Liebe ist Fur Alle Da. With a brief detour into their B Sides and side projects. Other topics of note are Mindless Self Indulgence, John Norris' Hair Ringlets, and Peter Stromare. The next episode will conclude the Rammstein mini season with a track by track discussion of 2019's sel...
Mar 02, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 132
This is the second installment of the Pod Like A Hole mini season for the German band: Rammstein. In this episode the hosts walk through the years of 1995 through 2001, discussing the albums Herzeleid, Sehnsucht, and Mutter. With a brief detour into the Depeche Mode tribute album For The Masses. Other topics of note are oiled men, fizzle sticks, and St Paul's Bay. Future episodes will run through the next three records in their discography, culminating in a track by track discussion of 2019's se...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 131
Pod Like A Hole's Rammstein Month is upon us. In the first of this mini season of episodes, the hosts discuss their personal history with Rammstein, an overview of the 6 handsome band members, and the original Family Values tour. What keeps a band like this ticking for 25 years? Listen to find out (spoilers: it's love)
Feb 08, 2022•47 min•Ep. 130
The hosts finish their Primus pick by discussing the 1995 album Tales from the Punchbowl. We go track by track in this mixed bag and decide whether it was properly spiked with county prune or if someone left something floating in it, and we’re not talking fancy little ice cubes. Video Links: Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver Southbound Pachyderm Pod Like a Hole Links: Pod Like a Hole Links: https://podlikeahole.podbean.com/ Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfortu...
Jan 22, 2022•2 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Take your Dramamine and ginger capsules as you board the Bastard Boat to set sail through the Seas of Cheese in Primus history. In preparation for our album discussion of Tales From the Punchbowl , we discuss our personal history with the Bay Area band. We hope that you have the stomach for a 3-hour tour! Pod Like a Hole Links: https://podlikeahole.podbean.com/ Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfortunately, no pics of the hosts wearing short shorts) Twitt...
Jan 08, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 128
What has become a PLAH tradition, we meet in the cabin for a cozy and loose discussion as we close out 2021. Some year end reflections, Sopranos and Succession talk, Bioshock Infinite, Marvel Movies, Deep Space Nine, Deafheaven, Tribulation, It's A Wonderful Life. All this and more by the crackling fire. See you next year starting with a full month of Primus episodes.
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 127
In this episode, your Hole-boys strap on some wallabies and Wu-wear visors. After covering the history and impact of the Wu-Tang Clan in our last B-side episode, we now focus on one of the more iconic solo records of the group. The boys discuss and ruminate on the escapes of Ghost, Raekwon and Cappadonna. We knock our heads to the subway boom bap of RZA production numbers. We analyze it track by track and give it our ranking. Will Ironman stay Iron or has it rusted?(yeah right) PLAH links: Faceb...
Dec 03, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 126
The 36 Chambers of Wu-Tang : A Wu-trospective For our next full episode we have a track by track analysis of Ghostface Killah’s “Ironman”. However, before you can fully appreciate that hip hop classic allow the boys in Pod Like A Hole to give you a crash course in the Wu-Tang Clan. Eric and Steve break down the important of the Wu and the 9 members that make up this collective. Enjoy, and if there are any Killah Beez out there, we wanna hear you buzzing! Suuuuuuuuuuu Enjoy the show, and let us k...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 125
To put a button on our Talking Heads series, this is a quick phone call recording with Trent talking Heads. next week - Wu Tang episodes.
Nov 12, 2021•16 min•Ep. 124
Part 2 of our Talking Heads Talk (or THT, if you're Bon Scott) In this episode the team dives deeply right into Talking Heads 1980 release "Remain In Light." The Pod Like a Hole team discuss the album track by track and along the way stumble into family and life philosophies, dance-able angles and jangly grooves, Eno Talk, and memories of Norm MacDonald (RIP) For all things Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfortunately, no pics of the hos...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 123
Part 1 of our Talking Heads deep dive. In this episode the team Plugs Like A Hole, discusses the history of the Talking Heads, the mind and heart of David Byrne, and sets the stage for next weeks track by track of Remain In Light. Will Eric go back to wearing oversized suits? Will Steve amount to anything more then buildings and food? Does Marc know how he got here? Listen to find out. For all things Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfort...
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 122
We conclude our discussion on LCD Soundsystem by analyzing 2007’s Sound of Silver track by track. Do we find it to be pure gold or a piece of scrap metal bound for the junkyard? Do we revert back to being emotional teenagers once the sound hits our ears? How many Uncle Fun-Time freakouts occur? All these burning questions will be answered. For all things Pod Like a Hole: Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfortunately, no pics of the hosts wearing short sho...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 121
In this episode, Marc, Steve, and Eric discuss the background of LCD Soundsystem and a quick run-through of their history and discography. Next episode, we will go track by track on 2007's Sound of Silver . So, get out your cowbells and move the furniture to the garage for another rip-roaring, high-flying episode. Pod Like a Hole Links: https://podlikeahole.podbean.com/ Direct Download Facebook (The only reason to visit that site) Instagram (Unfortunately, no pics of the hosts wearing short shor...
Sep 13, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 120
The air is thick, the temps are rising, there is no doubt we are knee deep into the dog days of summer. And what better way to wind up this summer than with a track by track analysis of Run the Jewel's "RTJ4"(2020). We go through an abbreviated history of Killer Mike and El-P's solo and joint work before tackling this mammoth record. This album was an instant classic for the backpack and tunnel crew, but what do your Hole Runners think of it? Will Eric be inspired by the hard hitting lyrics? Wil...
Aug 22, 2021•2 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 119
