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Pods & Sods with Craig Smith and Eric Miller. A podcast for the musically obsessed, Pods & Sods features interviews, analysis, and critical looks at many musical works, both new and old. From KISS to The Beatles to Debbie Gibson to Ween and beyond. Broadcasting between one and three times a week, every episode is sure to bring a laugh or two.
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Dec 28, 2018

Unfinished, silly demo episode in the style of the 70s TV show In Search Of, presenting a false and comical (hopefully) history of an artist.  In this incomplete demo, Gene Simmons of KISS.  

Dec 27, 2018

Soundtrack Six-Pack, Volume One

Do you have favorite songs that are buried in films and on soundtracks from yesteryear? So do we and lots and lots and LOTS of them! So we're breaking out the VCRs and dusting off the old vinyl to launch a new sidecast series presenting short, sweet, and random collections of soundtrack gems.  Hosts Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast, Joe Royland of Sit & Spin with Joe, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods each bring two songs to share, hence the six-pack. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest (albeit often obscure) soundtrack songs the world has ever known.

In Volume One, we're unpacking some classics by Pete Shelley, Chris Cornell, masters of 1979 funk Bell & James, Robert Tepper, Force On Network, and Tommy Shaw.

Dec 25, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
Spend your Twelve Days Of KISSmas opening gifts with us!

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Dec 24, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
Spend your Twelve Days Of KISSmas opening gifts with us!

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Dec 23, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 22, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 21, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 20, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 19, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 18, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 17, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 16, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 15, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 14, 2018

KISSMAS V: THE REUNION TOUR
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Dec 11, 2018

Six Pack of Stax - Volume Three, A Holiday Special

A short, sweet, and random collection of Stax Christmas and holiday gems brought to you by your hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known. Last episode Lee brought his triangle, this time he has his acoustic guitar at the ready!

In Volume Three, we're unpacking some holiday classics by Booker T & The MGs, The Staple Singers, The Emotions, William Bell, Otis Redding, and Rufus Claus himself, Mr Rufus Thomas.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Dec 7, 2018

SamePageCast with Megan and Craig
Documenting Woodstock: A Conversation With Scott Parker

If there's one thing that Megan and Craig have in common, it is the obsessive love for collecting and documenting various media - and so in this episode they talk to one of their own. Mr. Scott Parker is the author of Woodstock Documented, a rather extensive work that outlines everything to do with Woodstock video and audio, and in this episode all sit down for a chat about Woodstock in general, in depth, and as media obsessives.

Check out Scott's books at https://spbpublishing.webs.com/apps/webstore/

Dec 6, 2018

What do you do to follow up a disastrous video that, although charted quite successfully, negatively impacted your career trajectory? How about when you're stuck between label pressure in a changing landscape of hair metal and keyboard oriented rock?  Well, if you're Billy Squier you toil away on an album until you come up with Enough Is Enough. In this episode of the sidecast series, Songs of The Knight: A Billy Squier Retrospective, we take a detailed look at 1986's Enough Is Enough. Joined by podcast friends Jon Lamoreaux of The Hustle Podcast and BJ Kramp of the Rock And/Or Roll Podcast, Eric and his co-hosts go in-depth and track by track with Billy's fifth album.  We get into the featured duet with Freddie Mercury, Love Is The Hero, the co-write he did with Freddie Lady With A Tenor Sax, our thoughts on the album cover, the fine art of singing Whoo-hooo, what challenges did Billy face at this time in his career, his guitar playing, his singing, his adventurous songwriting, and much more. Finally we wrap this episode in the series with Jon's personal ranking of Billy Squier's discography.  

Calley Oh!!

Dec 4, 2018

Chris Trapper Picks The Essential Colin Hay

Chris Trapper of The Push Stars shares his 10 Essential Colin Hay songs. Chris has gone from being a fan of Colin's solo work to a longtime partner on the road and a dear friend to the legendary Men At Work frontman. Through sharing his ten essential Colin Hay songs, Chris tells great personal stories about how he first discovered Colin's solo work, how he first starting performing with him at festivals and as an opening act, firsthand memories of Colin's struggles with lawsuits, death, life, career ups and downs, and what about Colin's work, humility, humor and spirit inspires and influences him. 

Oh, and which of Colin's songs does Chris consider a classic on par with Imagine and A Change Is Gonna Come?  Listen and find out.. it's a good one.

Nov 30, 2018

Danny Vaughn of Tyketto joins Eric in conversation to take a track by track look back at the band's 1994 sophomore release, Strength In Numbers.  Produced by legendary producer Kevin Elson, their follow-up to Don't Come Easy had a difficult journey making it's way onto shelves following the whole wave of grunge that displaced many bands of the time.  Danny shares his personal memories and all the details behind the album's creation and journey.

A solid fan favorite, Strength In Numbers features some songs that were should-have-been monstrous AOR hits of the day - Rescue Me, Catch My Fall, Standing Alone.  But the album also demonstrated the band was interested in growing and branching out.  They were writing deeper, smarter, and more varied songs at the time.  There are some healthy and authentic dashes of blues, Springsteen-esque singer-songwriter, mandolins, harmonicas, Bo Diddly beats, sweeping almost-progressive rockers and so much more.

For the 25th anniversary of the album, Tyketto will be doing some touring where they'll perform the full album in its entirety - get those details here.  They also have a new live CD and DVD that captures and ambitious performance featuring horns and strings. On the solo front, Danny has a super-interesting new solo album of "odd songs" in the works and well as his duet project with Dan Reed of Dan Reed Network.

If you're familiar with Tyketto, you'll enjoy this in-depth discussion of this classic album.  If you're new to the band, hopefully you'll listen and discover a truly solid rock album from 1994 that you may have missed the first time around.

Nov 25, 2018

When we last left Pods & Sods, Eric was doing his best to convince Craig to believe in Father KISSmas. The story picks up much where we left off.

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Nov 20, 2018

Dave Leslie of Baby Animals joins Eric in conversation to take a track by track look back at their self-titled 1991 debut album.  Recorded at Bearsville Studios in New York, the Baby Animals album was produced by Mike Chapman, it went eight times platinum in Australia, spawned five highly charting radio friendly rock hits (Rush You, One Word, Ain't Gonna Get, Early Warning, and Painless), won tons of ARIA awards and various accolades and sat as the highest selling Australian debut rock album for well over a decade.

In the United States, their single Painless was picked up by MTV and put into heavy rotation, they appeared on Late Night With David Letterman, and toured the country opening for Van Halen.  Unfortunately, a faltering record label and distance would prove to be major obstacles for growing success in the United States unfortunately.

If you're familiar with Baby Animals, you'll enjoy this in-depth discussion of their legendary debut.  If you're new to the band, hopefully you'll listen and discover a truly solid rock album from 1991 that you may have missed the first time around.

Nov 18, 2018

It's that time of year... For the last four years around this time, Eric and Craig have warmed your earbuds with a discussion about what is in the KISSmas stocking. This year, Eric brings Craig a gift of pizza and attempts to twist his arm and make him talk about KISS for one more year.

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Nov 2, 2018

SPEAK TO ME: a podcast for assorted lunatics
Craig Smith, Sean Zloch and Kym Miller discuss Pink Floyd

Chapter VII: 1970
ZABRISKIE POINT

Heart Beat, Pig Meat
Us And Them [demo]
Aeroplane
Crumbling Land
Love Scene Version 1
Love Scene Version 7
Explosion
Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up

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Nov 1, 2018

Six Pack of Stax - Volume Two

A short, sweet, and random collection of Stax gems brought to you by your hosts Lee McCormack of The Tramps Like Us Podcast, Mr Brian Jacobs, and Eric Miller of Pods & Sods. Not a ton of research, not a ton of pontificating, just three friends sharing some of the greatest rock & soul the world has ever known.

In Volume Two, we're unpacking some classics by Johnnie Taylor, Sam & Dave, Booker T & The MGs, The Staple Singers, Linda Lyndell, and The Black Moses himself, Isaac Hayes.

Oct 31, 2018

SamePageCast Presents: A Month Of Madness!
Episode 5 - Halloween Horrors

It’s Halloween! Time to take a dive into the transformational horror of the 1970s, count up the sequel-heavy 1980s and beyond. And make sure you keep listening for a very special pop-in guest and a conversation about our favorite horror movies of all! It has been spooktacularly fun to spend this month with all of you, talking about some of the best movies ever, so enjoy this finale of Halloween Horrors!

Sound Credits:

Blood Feast Trailer (1963)
Last House on The Left Trailer (1972)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trailer (1974)
Alien Trailer (1979)
Nightmare on Elm Street Trailer (1984)
Silence of The Lambs Trailer (1991)

Music Credits:

Tubular Bells (Exorcist Main Title) (1973)
Mike Oldfield

Suspiria Main Title (1977)
Goblin

Halloween Main Title (1978)
Richard Carpenter

Friday the 13th Main Title (1981)
Harry Manfredini

The X Files Main Title (1993)
Mark Snow

“Inelegance”
“Disnuite”
“Sundive”
Craig Smith (Electronic Music Volume I, 2011)

"Waltz of Treachery"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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