Play That Rock n‘ Roll
A podcast that takes a look back at the albums, artists, and stories of the classic rock era. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Episodes
December 23, 2025 • 67 mins
"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the fifth part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio
catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover the three albums he released during this stretch, in addition to a live album and a Christmas record. We also cover a couple of near-catastrophic experiences J...
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December 10, 2025 • 69 mins
"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the fourth part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio
catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover the four albums he released during this stretch, the live concert he released on video, and the impressive foray into fiction writing.
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November 25, 2025 • 63 mins
"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the third part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio
catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover the four albums he
released during this stretch, the iconic film soundtracks he was a part
of, and the humble launch of the business that would eventually mak...
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In this bonus episode, I am joined by podcaster Jesse Jackson to celebrate his tenth anniversary of hosting Set Lusting Bruce: A Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast (and myself hitting 100 episodes), and then talk about some of the big news for Bruce Springsteen in 2025.
Set Lusting Bruce:
https://www.facebook.com/SetLustingBruce/
https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/setlustingbruce
https://www.patreon.com/setlustingbruce
Our Links: http...
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October 29, 2025 • 51 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with STAN BUSH, the man
behind iconic '80s soundtrack anthems like "The Touch", "Dare", "Fight
to Survive", and "Never Surrender"!
In this conversation, we talk about two of the most important people he
works with when recording music, how those collaborations played out on
this new album, and what motivates him to record his brand of
“motivational rock”. We also discussed his musica...
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October 21, 2025 • 53 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with STU COOK, legendary
bassist of Creedence Clearwater Revival! Stu visited the show to promote
an album he recorded (called "JACKDAWG") along with John McFee and
Keith Knudson from The Doobie Brothers.
In this conversation, we talk about how JACKDAWG got started, their
songwriting process, why the album took so long to get a proper release,
and how they came up with the name. Stu ...
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October 13, 2025 • 76 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's 100th episode (!), which is an interview with comedian Nick Prueher, the co-host of the Found Footage Festival.
We begin this interview by talking about what Nick was doing before the Found Footage Fest, which was mainly working at the Late Show with David Letterman. He tells some great stories about interacting with celebrities like Richard Simmons, Darlene Love, Bruce Willis, and even President B...
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July 8, 2025 • 63 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with Gary Graff, editor of "501 ESSENTIAL ALBUMS OF THE '80s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide"!
In this conversation, we talk about some of the major musical trends of the ‘80s and how Gary felt about them in his early days as a music journalist. And since we had both recently seen Devo on their current tour, Gary shares his review of that show. From there, we dive in on some Classic Roc...
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June 17, 2025 • 55 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's recap ROCKNPOD 2025 in Nashville, TN.
In this video, I discuss how the convention went on Saturday, April 12th, and what I did with my free time on Friday & Sunday. The purpose of this video is to give the listener an idea of what this weekend looks like for an attendee. If you're considering attending ROCKNPOD in the future, this video will hopefully help you make your decision. Please post any qu...
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May 27, 2025 • 57 mins
This is the final part of Play That Rock n' Roll's coverage of ROCKNPOD 2025, and this episode features three guest interviews. The first is with singer/songwriter ROBERT FLEISCHMAN. The second is with JEANNE BASONE aka "Hollywood" from GLOW. And the third is with A&R man TOM ZUTAUT.
In the first conversation, Robert Fleischman talks about his new solo album "Emotional Atlas", and how he channel his emotional pain into a beautiful...
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May 13, 2025 • 44 mins
This is the second part of Play That Rock n' Roll's coverage of ROCKNPOD 2025, and this episode features two guest interviews. The first is with bass player extraordinaire, BILLY SHEEHAN! The second is with BRIAN "DAMAGE" FORSYTHE, the lead guitarist and founding member of KIX!
In the first conversation, Billy Sheehan talks about Mr. Big's final gig, his memories of working with David Lee Roth, and his idea for a Spanish language...
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This is Play That Rock n' Roll's special FULL TEAM COVERAGE of the announcement stating that WARREN ZEVON is a 2025 inductee for the ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME!
This roundtable discussion features Chad Kushins (author of NOTHING'S BAD LUCK: The Lives of Warren Zevon), former radio host Anita Gevinson (who wrote about her relationship with Warren in her book, YOU TURN ME ON, I'M A RADIO), and photographer George Gruel (who wrote abou...
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April 21, 2025 • 52 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with MARK WHITE, the co-director of the "Y&T: ON WITH THE SHOW" (2019) documentary. This was one of the panel discussions that were held on the Main Stage at ROCKNPOD 2025.
In this conversation, Mark tells us about how he got connected with Y&T, why he wanted to make this documentary, and how he and his co-director Geoff Ganz went about putting it together, which included A LOT of intervi...
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April 7, 2025 • 71 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with author C.M. Kushins about his book "BEAST: John Bonham and The Rise of Led Zeppelin".
In this conversation, we talk about why he wanted to write about John Bonham, how Chad navigated the myths and legends that surround Led Zeppelin, and what sets this book apart from all the other biographies about this band. We also discuss the new documentary “Becoming Led Zeppelin” and Chad shares...
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April 4, 2025 • 39 mins
Here is my full conversation with podcaster Stephanie Myers about her perspective on one of Jimmy Buffett's best albums -- "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (1978). Clips of this conversation were used in Part 2 of "A Podcast Looks at Jimmy" (Play That Rock n' Roll's retrospective on Jimmy Buffett).
A PODCAST LOOKS AT JIMMY, Part 2: Jimmy Buffett in the Late '70s:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/69kkQJCg07FtyyxuD5faDk
Songfacts Podcast...
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March 28, 2025 • 75 mins
"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the second part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett. We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover a soundtrack he recorded for a largely-forgotten comedy film, the introduction of the Coral Reefer Band, and a hot streak of hit records that made up the most suc...
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March 3, 2025 • 66 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with Founder and CEO of Black Ink Presents, John Kinsner! John visited the show to discuss his production, "LABYRINTH IN CONCERT"!
In this conversation, we talk about how John got Black Ink Presents started, and the type of shows they produce, including a very cool story about working with Elton John. Then we dive into Labyrinth In Concert, as he tells us about how that show was conceptual...
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February 24, 2025 • 69 mins
"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the first part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett. We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover his early life as a street musician, the bizarre label that gave him his first record deal, his first five albums, and who he was as an artist in the pre-Margarita...
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This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with former TNA Ring Announcer David Penzer about his new book, "SITTING RINGSIDE, Volume 2: The XWF, TNA and Life After Wrestling". And as an added bonus, we are joined by a special guest co-host: AAron Camaro from the Decibel Geek podcast!
We discuss some of the topics Dave covered in the book, including an infamous confrontation between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Vince Russo, but most of thi...
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January 21, 2025 • 47 mins
This is Play That Rock n' Roll's interview with Corey Spector! Corey visited the show to discuss his Jimmy Buffett tribute show, "MARGARITAS IN PARADISE"!
In this conversation, we talk about what fans can expect at a Margaritas In Paradise show, how they pick the setlist, and what Jimmy’s music means to Corey. He also shares his experiences of seeing Jimmy in concert and visiting the original Margaritaville! Now Corey is also a sol...
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