Tom Keifer of Cinderella joins Eric in conversation. We talk about the early days of Cinderella in the Philly club scene and the band’s connection with Gene Simmons.  What does Tom think of all the early demos floating around the interwebs, what has he learned from the challenges presented by the business and his vocal chord troubles?  We also talk quite a bit about his solo album, The Way Life Goes and the upcoming tour and deluxe edition.

Please join Rob Grabill and Craig Smith in welcoming Weekapod newcomer Pat Thiel, who does his best to keep up in this crazy conversation while wondering all the while how he ended up in this whole thing.  Also - special announcement!

Ricky Phillips of Styx oins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days discovering music, how he connected with The Babys and memories of their sorta reformation as Bad English.  What it was like at the height of their success.  We also talk about his experiences working on the Coverdale/Page recording sessions.  We talk about Styx and what’s next in terms of a new studio album.  Additionally, we talk about his project of passion – completing the final recordings of his dear friend, the late Ronnie Montrose.

Craig's longtime pal Ian Zapczynski is back for a conversation about the opening trilogy of Mike Oldfield LPs - Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge and Ommadawn (with some VERY slight passing mentions of later records).  We'll find out how Ian introduced Craig to the work of Oldfield with a remixed album that he very mistakenly took as an original mix... and all of that sort of minutiae that you've come to expect from these sidecasts.

Ace Frehley joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days with musical siblings, how his 1978 solo album set the stage for his eventual KISS departure.  We talk specifically about Fractured Mirror, Alive II side four, Escape From The Island and early memories of Eric Carr, his sobriety, his extensive archive of unreleased KISS material from the 70s and 80s.  And, of course we talk about his new covers album Origins Volume I and what’s next, Origins Volume II? (hint: yes with Deep Purple’s Space Truckin’)

In the conclusion of our look at 1986, Jeff Harris joins in for a discussion about the top five Billboard albums of the year, some honorable mentions, and a round of trivia.

Welcome to the debut episode of THE DEEP CUTS!  Join Kym Miller and Craig Smith as they discuss discovering Prince, the pieces of his discography that they prefer, and then count down their respective top ten Prince deep cuts and see if there are any points where their faves intersect.

Rob Grabill and Craig Smith discuss the story and the songs included in The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday and some of the other songs that take place in the Gamehendge saga.

Jeff Harris joins us for an in depth look at the year 1986 in our continuing series of 80s-centric episodes.  In this episode, we look at the top ten Billboard singles of the year and follow up with some favorites from the year as honorable mentions.

Ian Zapczynski joins Craig for a chat about the Moody Blues discography.

Brian Jacobs joins us for a track by track look at 1984's Born In The USA.

Chapter II: 1967

Vivian Campbell of Last In Line and Def Leppardjoins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days discovering Marc Bolan, Thin Lizzy and the early days of Sweet Savage.  How he first connected with Jimmy Bain and joined the Dio band, the energy of that original Dio band, memories about how his run ended and how he views it now, including his thoughts about Ronnie James Dio personally.  Memories of debuting with Def Leppard, what it’s been like reconnecting with Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice to form Last In Line, what is Jimmy’s legacy, what has he learned about life from his struggles with cancer and so much more.

Craig talks to four fans who made the trip to Colorado.

Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum joins Eric in conversation. We talk about his early days growing up, discovering the trumpet, the guitar and songwriting. We talk about the early days of Soul Asylum, the punk scene in Minneapolis where they found their footing. What was it like going from that scene and Twin Tone to the larger stages of the world and the major labels?  How have lineup changes and his move to New Orleans affected his songwriting and influenced their new record, Change of Fortune.

Brian Jacobs joins us for a track by track look at 1987's Cloud Nine.

In the second installment of Making Each Other Watch Things, Craig brings Megan into the world of Pink Floyd: specifically, the recently released Roger Waters The Wall film. Unfamiliar with the album or original film, will Megan embrace this heavy handed conceptual work? Your SamePageCast friends will discuss the film a bit before watching it, and then again after.

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Since the start of Pods & Sods (and for many years before), there have been five words that have summed up being a KISS fan perfectly. Those five words? WHY STOP BEING A FAN. Initially immortalized on a Conan O'Brien segment on the official New York KISS Convention and finding new life in the Pods & Sods theme song, Mr. Andrew Stern has finally found his way to us. And man, is it worth it as we discuss tons of KISS including that fateful day in front of Andy Richter, buying the Hotter Than Hell album in 1974, meeting Paul and Gene sans makeup (and calling Ace) as a kid, seeing the Dynasty tour, being in the audience for KISS Unplugged, getting angry at Peter at the Intrepid press conference, seeing the Tiger Stadium show, the worst onstage KISS logo ever, the best Gene song on Animalize, KISS 2.0 and so much more. A fitting end to a most fun week of KISScovery!

Ryan McKay (from the illustrious Shabby Road Record Show podcast) joins Pods & Sods to share his stories of KISScovery! A fan since 1978, we talk about his reactions to seeing and hearing KISS for the first time, missing out on seeing the Creatures tour, seeing KISS unmasked on Radio 1990, finally seeing KISS with Uncle Ted in 1988, why Revenge wasn't really that good, why Carnival Of Souls was even worse, being an extra in the KISS Pepsi commercial, his favorite Ace moment as a guitarist, the worst album in the KISS catalog and much much more.

Ken Mills (known in podcasting circles as The Podfather) joins Pods & Sods as the KISScovery series keeps rocking and rolling over! A fan since 1975ish, we discuss the time his uncle first saw KISS in 1974/5 and his perfectly imperfect description of what he just saw, trading car washes for 8-track listening sessions, being only officially half a fan club member, the night that KISS died, the tour he missed out on seeing, speculation about KISS 2.0, and how PODKISST started.

Ron Albanese (known in younger circles as Polka Dot) joins Pods & Sods as the KISScovery series continues! A fan since 1978, we talk about his writings for the KISS Thought Vault, defending KISS on the school playground, Music From The Elder, Eric Singer's drumming, seeing KISS live with Mark St. John, what happens when a loved one gets a little too close to Gene, why Aerosmith really isn't all that great and his current role portraying the 1975-era Starchild in Alive! '75.

Michael Jagot (Jagoyayee) joins Pods & Sods as the KISScovery series continues! A fan since 1976, we cover a bunch during this conversation including: Michael's recreations of Pods & Sods episodes using his collection of action figures, his first KISS show on the Crazy Nights tour, Carnival Of Souls, the wigs of KISS, Ace's coke booger, Gene's sex video and the very important question of which KISS makeup design looks hottest on a woman.

Someday (with Leslie Spencer and Ryan McKay)

In the first installment of Making Each Other Watch Things, Megan brings a movie for Craig which already has one big strike against it: being filmed in black and white. Will Craig be able to still be dazzled by a film with a restricted color palette? Your SamePageCast friends will discuss the movie a bit before watching it, and then again after. Some spoilers included, but the movie is almost sixty years old.

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SCREAM FOR US FRIENDS! Andrew Kiss joins Pods & Sods once again for some chat about Iron Maiden - in this episode we discuss the 1984 Powerslave LP.