Episodes

This episode is a bit different than our others so far. We'd actually been talking about doing a World Party episode recently, when Karl Wallinger suddenly died a week or so before this, which added some gravitas and urgency,...

Dexys Midnight Runners are a one-hit wonder band (actually with TWO number-one hits) whose 1982 song "Come On, Eileen" is one of the most catchy and unusual songs of the 80's, and the band's story is one of the most interesti...

In the spring of 1988, George Harrison recreuited his friends Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jim Keltner to collaborate on a song. The result was so stunningly good that they decided to do an entire album ...

This episode is devoted to Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist Jane Child. She's our first one-hit wonder, and she's possibly the last big one-hit wonder of the 80's. This episode is being released on February 15, which...

In this 'very special' episode, Blaine kept the subject a secret from Todd until we recorded it. New Edition and all of the tentacles of their related bands (Bobby Brown, New Kids on the Block, and even Whitney Houston) is a ...

The Bangles were arguably the biggest all-female band of the 80's, and we both totally love them. We explore their early career and their big hits, as well as the issues that arose within the band as one of the members' star ...

U2's album "The Joshua Tree" is one of the biggest and most influential of all time, and it's the subject of this, our first episode of 2024. We mostly focus in on the song "Where The Streets Have No Name," but discuss other ...

Released in 1987, "A Very Special Christmas" was a bit of a turning point for Christmas music, which both of us enjoyed back then and continue to enjoy to this day. We also take you back a long time ago (1978) to a galaxy far...

Released in 1987, "A Very Special Christmas" was a bit of a turning point for Christmas music, which both of us enjoyed back then and continue to enjoy to this day. We also take you back a long time ago (1978) to a galaxy far...

In this, our first-anniversary episode, we talk about the new Beatles releases quite a bit, before moving on to Toto and their album Toto IV, their incredible prowess as studio musicians, and their well-known penchant for doi...

We thought it would be super fun to share the music that made us who we are today, and last time was Blaine's turn, so this time is Todd's turn, along with some personal stories and insights. We think you'll enjoy it. Our Tod...

We thought it would be super fun to share the music that has made us the people we are today, and Blaine's going to start us off with his all-time, whole-life favorites. Blaine's Top 10 playlist , on Spotify: Drummer playing ...

Milli Vanilli were famous for lip-synching their way into history back in 1989, as well as for winning (and returning) their Grammy for Best New Artist. But, as is so often the case, there's much more to the story, and that's...

This episode is devoted to one of our all-time favorite bands, Crowded Houose. Neil Finn is a genius, and we can't wait to share more of his music with you, along with his brother Tim, with whom he has collaborated quite a bi...

This episode, focusing on the famous and infamous Mötley Crüe, is another one that was brought to us by request. Their story is so vast and their so long-ranging that this show could have been ten hours long. We had fun with ...

This is another episode that was done by request (thank you, Ryan!). Both of us knew absolutely nothing about Erasure before this, but came away finding them super interesting. We think you'll agree. The movie this time is Th...

This episode of TapeHeads is about the Rembrandts. Think you don't know the Rembrandts? You absolutely do. You'll see. We discuss them at great length, as well as the nature of fame and success and the (perceived) notion of '...

In this episode we discuss Winger, who were one of the last of the 'hair' bands, and who were made fun of constantly by Beavis and Butthead. We focus primarily on their song "Seventeen," with its controversial lyric, "Daddy s...

This episode is our first 'by request' episode, courtesy of Todd's friend Mike (thank you, Mike!), and it finds us exploring what the Guardian newspaper controversially called the greatest UK #1 song of all time, "West End Gi...

Def Leppard's 1987 album, "Hysteria," was four years in the making, and involved an unusual amount of tragedy, expense, rebirth, and ultimately triumph, providing a wealth of hit songs that the band still perform to this day....

Rick Astley is the most famous person you probably knew nothing about. That's okay, neither did we. And that was the point of this episode. What an incredible story, and an incredible human being. And one of the biggest Inter...

In this episode, we go back to the gold mine of 1984 to revisit the iconic anthem "The Warrior", by Scandal, featuring Patty Smyth (not to be confused with Patti Smith!). Blaine shares another torture device, and we introduce...

After a few years of ruling the world, hard rock had become derivative and run its course, so it was only a matter of time before something new would step up, and grunge was that something. In this episode, we delve into this...

In this episode, we discuss the 1984 Chicago album, "Chicago 17", more specifically the band's revival and collaboration with mega-producer David Foster, who we think you'll agree is well worth your time and investigation. We...