Know Good Music
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ROB & JEREMY interview CHRIS SLADE
Chris Slade had an incredible career in music spanning 6 decades!
Chris is from Wales and grew up 6 miles from where Tom Jones grew up. So it only was right that Chris became Tom Jones drummer (Chris was on Tom's first 6 albums including LIve in Vegas)
Chris went on to form Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Blinded by the Light) ... was asked to join a new supergroup THE FIRM (in the 80s with Jim...
Rob & Sam are your hosts today for a jam packed show!
We have 3 new songs to tell you about and play from the artists: MEG ELSIER - "Sportscar (scrapped" FLYTE - "Emily & Me" SEAN GRIFFIN - "People are Mad"
Other segments are: ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES (July 1975 / 85 / 95) MUSIC NEWS NEW MUSIC RELEASES
and your SUMMER PLAYLIST provided by The Woodside (listen on mixcloud at (www.mixcloud.com/thewoodside)
and just good ole' c...
THE GRIPWEEDS INTERVIEW Rob interviews Kurt & Kristen Reil from the great New Jersey band THE GRIP WEEDS
This is Kristen's first time on the podcast and Kurt's 5th time!
The Gripweeds have just released a brand-new studio album called SOUL BENDER
I feel it's their best album yet and if you like those great songs from the 60s ... this is a must listen!
"One needn't be a forensics genius to hear that the Grip Weeds have a monster...
Matt and Rob Interview Australian/Nashville Singer Songwriter Imogen Clark for the 2nd time!
Last May we interviewed Imogen right after she had moved to Nashville from Australia. We catch up with her and find out all the incredible things that she's been doing in the last year including meeting us back in October in Montclair (Outpost in the Burbs) when she opened for Robyn Hitchcock.
We talk about Robyn and her relationship to ...
NEW PODCAST - SHOW 90
You asked for it and it's finally here! Our review of the AC/DC concert on May 12, 2025 in Landover Maryland A roadtrip we took to see one of our favorite bands of all time
We talk about the trip there, the setlist, the next morning where Rob almost got beat up, almost losing a shirt.. AND
We go through our TOP TEN AC/DC SONG LIST
Rob grew up with Bon Scott on the radio and then Brian Johnson ... AC/DC has be...
Jeremy and Rob are you hosts for today's Music Show
Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - THE DEAD COWBOYS - BAD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES The Dead Cowboys with their new single. A cross between Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchett... good rockin tune! 2 - ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES FOR 1965 / 1975 and 1985 including one of Jeremy's favorites "The Fat Boys are Back" 3 - MUSIC NEWS (Billy Joel / Iggy Pop / Bruce Springsteen...
SOME OF THE GREATEST COVER SONGS EVER according to Rob & Matt
Matt & Rob talk about some of their favorite COVER SONGS. Possibly the greatest cover songs ever recorded? You be the judge. We do have some obsure ones in our lists.
This is also a podcast dedicated to Rob's late friend Ken Vail Jr. who passed away on May 19, 2024. Ken loved music and loved a good music list. Back in 2023 Ken compiled his list of his to...
Rob and Matt had the pleasure of talking to Singer/Songwriter Sophie Coran a week or so ago.
Sophie's new album "I don't go to New York anymore" was just released.
The album is a beautiful indie pop album that doesn't disappoint. Very dreamy, 14 beautifully constructed songs. A couple of the songs are experimental.. the album is a wonderful journey into the indie pop realm.. We just love this album!
We talk to Sophie about her...
This show is our regular music podcast where we talk Album Anniversaries, New Music Releases and Reissues, New Music Biographies, and we have two new songs for you to listen to for our Give It A Listen segment.
Find out about ROBERT JON & THE WRECK (starts our show) and SAMANTHA CRAIN (ends our show). Two great music artists that you need to hear. Samantha's new album "GUMSHOE" was just released (she was also just on Marc Ma...
PETER FRAMPTON - DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO? BOOK REVIEW
Jeremy (1) is back!
On show #86 Jeremy and Rob review PETER FRAMPTON'S 2023 BIOGRAPHY "DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?" They cover every chapter and in between tell the story of Peter's lost guitar (as interspersed throughout the book). ************* In this episode: What's with the Budgies? How many places did Peter move to? What happened to Black Beauty? What two famous musicians did Pe...
Rob is once again joined today in the studio with his friend PAUL SUTT (Special Effects Master / Actor / Film maker)
Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - MARK FREDSON Mark Fredson's new single "company man" is off the new album of the same name. Steve Winwood vibes.. baby! ***
2 - MUSIC NEWS SEX PISTOLS return PAUL COME GET YOUR DEMO NEW BEATLES BIO PIC CAST SELECTION ***
3 - TOP TEN FROM THE WEEK ENDING ...
KNOW GOOD MUSIC Interviews LAURIE KAYE
Laurie wrote a great book called "CONFESSIONS OF A ROCK N' ROLL NAME DROPPER : My life leading up to John Lennon's Last Interview.
We talk to Laurie about her career in radio with the RKO NETWORK (KFRC) in the 7o's and some of the people she interviewed like David Bowie, Mick Jagger, George Harrison and of course, John Lennon who she interviewed on Dec 8th, 1980 at the Dakota hours before he ...
Rob is joined today in the studio with his friend PAUL SUTT (Special Effects Master / Actor / Film maker)
Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - SETH WALKER - WHY THE WORRY Seth Walker's new single was co-written with Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers) and is a great start to the show. *** 2 - PAUL SUTT introdcution: Rob and Paul talk about his new film HUNT CHASE KILL and what went into making his horror movie...
NEW PODCAST - SHOW 83 BOB DYLAN - A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Movie Bio Pic Review HOSTS: Rob & Matt ********* On this show we talk about the new BOB DYLAN Bio Pic "A COMPLETE UNKNOWN". Some weeks ago we went to see the movie in the theater. We talk about: 1 - The making of 2 - The concept for the movie 3 - Fact vs. fiction and also genuinely what we thought of the movie and our take on some of the scenes. Currently the movie is strea...
ANGELA PETRILLI Interview (with Matt & Rob)
Angela is an LA based guitarist who fronts her great band, "The Players"
They most recently released a live version of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" which will most certainly blow you away!
We talked to Angela about the Netflix documentary "Norman's Rare Guitars". Angela is part of the documentary and she's a big part of Norman's Guitars with her "guitar of the week" videos and also i...
PAUL SIMON OH NO, LED ZEPPELIN OH YEAH
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This is Rob's first SOLO podcast GIVE IT A LISTEN - Rob starts off with a new single by the band the CYNZ! The song is "Heartbreak Time". MUSIC NEWS: Should Paul Simon tour? Did Rob really buy Sabrina Carpenter's Polka Dot Dress? BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN : Rob does a short review of the new documentary MUSIC BIOGRAPHIES : Lallapaloosa / Abba / Sir Paul ********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be...
SHOW 81 with your hosts Rob & Matt
GIVE IT A LISTEN - We start off with a sample of rising singer/songwriter AVERY LYNCH's brand new single "THINK ABOUT IT".
ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Matt covers the news while Rob goes over some album anniversaries from March of 75 / 85 / 95 and even one from 2000!
RE-ISSUED ALBUMS coming out soon
NEW RELEASES - What has Rob been listening to?
********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbe...
INTERVIEW with KURT REIL of the GRIPWEEDS!
This is his 4th time he's been on the podcast and we talked about the Gripweeds new EP "Early Clues" Kurt goes over each of the new 3 songs in detail. We also talk about the writing process for the Gripweeds, a little bit about the new album (coming out this summer) and we even somehow mention Bon Jovi. I always love talking to Kurt and I joked that next time it will be his 5th ...Rob had the pleasure of interviewing Courtney Hadwin on Tuesday, Feb 17th.
You might remember Courtney from 2018's America's Got Talent?
She has since released some singles and a Christmas song (in 2024) and now she's releasing the first single "spellbound" off her debut album!
No word on when her full length album (of all new material) will be out but Rob did try to get some info out of her.. lol
If you've never heard of ...
MUSIC SHOW 80
Once again special guest host (Jeremy Hirsch) joins Rob to talk about music and other things like Cyndi Lauper, his favorite band visigoth and more!
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We start the show with a the new single "SPELLBOUND" from Courtney Hadwin from her upcoming first full length studio album!
ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Jeremy 2 on the news for February 65/75/85 ... Rob goes over albums by HERMAN'S HERMITS, LED ZEPPELIN, PHIL COLLINS...
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