O'Brien & Doug
Doug and Brian have known each other since junior high school. They didn’t become “O’Brien & Doug” until their widely popular radio show polluted the airwaves of their local rock station. Brian was "Chris O'Brien" on the air and had been in broadcasting for 25 years and Doug....hadn’t. They spoke to listeners on the air about what was important (Who was the best rock drummer? Should 80s movies be required for all high school students?). The magic continues in the O'Brien & Doug Podcast!
Episodes
On this episode we discuss the upcoming release of Van Halen’s 5150 Box and all its glorious extras, the passing of Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night and remember their best songs, we hear new music from Roger Taylor of Queen and the latest Peter Gabriel offering. We play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape (sorry Miss Judgeness, we’re dumb!), and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band of regular dudes from South Caroli...
On this episode we list some upcoming rock releases for the month of February 2026, hear new music from Def Leppard, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and a surprising delivery from Megadeth. We reminisce on some underrated 80s pop music. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s pop version of a 70s prog/rock group. #defleppard #genesis
On this episode we talk about the NFL Playoffs, promo photos via ChatGPT, the 20 Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums from 1986 according to UCR, upcoming concerts in Maine, a question Doug had for O’Brien, and we answer some listener mail. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a folk pop singer/songwriter whose life was cut way too short in the early 70s. #nfl #jimcroce
On this episode we lament all the sick bugs going around and discuss O’Brien’s plan to fix it. Plus, we may have a new business model…”Burritos & Portapotties”. We contemplate catching up with an producer friend of ours, discuss the recently announced Hagar/Springfield tour, hear two new songs from the Black Crowes, play our new movie game, MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a man who made every famous mus...
On this episode we discuss Alex Van Halen teaming with Toto’s Steve Lukather, the Vinnie Vincent album that will probably never be released, new music from Peter Gabriel, plus, we introduce a new segment about movies, play MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for O’Brien’s latest pickup at his favorite record store. #vanhalen #petergabriel #mrbig
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On this first episode of 2026 we discuss our holiday, including a holiday house fire...we ponder what KISS alum Vinnie Vincent and Peter Criss are thinking with their latest music releases, we hear a new song from the new Megadeth album, play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the Father of Invention. #KISS #Zappa
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On this episode we react to the passing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner, the arrival of O’Brien’s first grandchild, what it takes to be an aging Rockstar on tour, and we learn what each of us are listening to on our devices this week. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a rock band who has had several lineup changes but is still making white knuckle rock-n-roll. #robreiner #deaddaisies
On this episode we lament the passing of guitar great Steve Cropper. We also discuss the huge July 2026 concert announcements in our neck of the woods, new rock releases for 2026, and we hear two new songs from Guns ‘N’ Roses. Oh, and Doug “Dougs” a classic Christmas flick. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a man who lost a girl to Jim from The Office. #stevecropper #gunsnroses #michaelbuble
On this episode we debut some of our new imaging positioners (big words describing when a different voice says our name), we discuss Thanksgiving, Doug’s new part-time part-time job, the 15 Diamond Selling Hard Rock Albums ranked according to UCR, and we play MixTape in the middle AND at the end. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a Canadian legend, and we steal his song title for this episode. Winning! #brucecockburn
On this episode we read some listener mail. Our cursed discussions continue as we lose another famous musician. We talk rock headlines, retirements, and more. We attempt to write some liners for the podcast. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for an iconic 80s pop band out of Australia. #toddsnider #crowdedhouse
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On this episode we discuss some rock releases expected in the month of December, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Induction, new music from new artist Stanley Simmons, and most importantly Doug’s service to our country as this episode was recorded on Veteran’s Day. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that is in both of our top 5 favorites. #rrhf #veteransday #bigheadtodd
On this episode we discuss the effects of a full moon on school age children, what we remember about being home sick from school in the 80s, and we lament Hootie’s unnecessary participation in a country song and hear new music from Howl Owl Howl. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a new wave rock band from the 80s. #fullmoon #hootie #thecars #priceisright
On this episode we our favorite Halloween movies, the new album from Mammoth, and some rock and roll headlines. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a soulful 70s artist who we think is not talked about enough. #halloween #mammoth #joecocker
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On this episode we discuss the sudden passing of Ace Frehley and the eeriness of our talk of KISS on the previous episode (it’s happened before), the long, slow death of MTV, we hear new music from Vince Gill, play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the birthday boy, and one of our favorite guitar players on the planet. #acefrehley #vincegill #stevelukather
On this episode we discuss our rock and roll show at the Cross Insurance Center, 5 greatest hard rock guitar duos of the 80s, the coolest female drummers, played MixTape and climbed the Wall of Tunes for a band who should have kept the makeup on. #kiss
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On this episode we talk about our upcoming rock show at the "Big Arena" down the road, the fact that Rush is touring, and we hear the latest single from Megadeth. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes that takes us all the way back to the beginning. #rush #genesis
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On this episode we are back to recording video. Check out this episode soon on our YouTube page. Just type in O’Brien & Doug Podcast, click the link and subscribe. We also discuss some underrated songs from some of our favorite bands, we hear the new collaboration between Judas Priest and the late Ozzy Osbourne, plus we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a rock supergroup who sits comfortably on the prog...
On this episode we discuss our take on Spinal Tap 2, plus some real life Spinal Tap stories. We also hear new music from Steven Tyler and Yungblud, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band out of the 80s who has managed to stay relevant. #spinaltap #aerosmith #bonjovi
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On this episode we discuss new rock releases headed your way in the month of October, real Spinal Tap stories from various bands, and O’Brien surprises Doug with what might seem like Christmas morning at a Jazz afficiando’s house. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the birthday boy on September 16. #spinaltap #jazz #bbking
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On this episode talk about failed parenting, broken guitars, Ozzy’s band, rock imaging with Cousin Larry, new songs from Clapton and Plant, respectively; we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that we think still holds the record for the “loudest rock concert” #taylor #clapton #plant #deeppurple
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