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Check into this motel and you may think the walls are talking to you, telling stories and waxing rhapsodic about music past and present. But that's just me. Lane Hewitt. Pets welcome. Pool is closed for the season. There's coffee in the lobby, but you're not really here. That's not how podcasts work…

Lane Hewitt

  • Oct 29, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
  • 27 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Melody Motel

Halloween Episode part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 44:51


Bonus Episode: Caitlyn talks about Promare

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 24:30


In this episode, my daughter Caitlyn joins me to talk about her favorite movie of the fall, 2020's Promare!

"Murdery" Motel HALLOWEEN pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 42:31


Re-posting part 1 of my Halloween episode. I was really happy with this one. Give it a listen. Spooks and what-not!

Episode 47: I Got That On Vinyl

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 89:11


An episode inspired by my humble but fragrant collection of vinyl. Drop the needle with me!

Episode 46: Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 33:08


In this episode I get cozy with this classic LP in an attempt to shore up my musical knowledge in the wake of the new Rolling Stone Top 500. Got it? Got it!

Episode 24, Pt. 2: Fall Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 44:26


It's back and extra brisk. Part 2 of my fall songs episode. Enjoy.

Episode 24, Part 1 Fall Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 41:24


Just in time for the crisp days of autumn, here is an older episode that I had to drop off the feed to make space a while back. If you have never heard it, now's your chance! If you heard it the first time, here it is... again. Enjoy!

Episode 45: Permanent Resident - "Dark is the Bark" by The Left Banke

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 16:20


In this episode, I revel in the downbeat splendor of The Left Banke's ignored 1968 single.

Episode 44: GBV with Brandon Grimes, pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 209:33


Skype and Zoom be damned, Brandon and I are back for the second half of our rundown of our favorite GBV tracks from the '87-'99 period. Also: Brandon takes issue with the latest from a beloved rock icon. Crack open some Bobweisers and come along with us!

Episode 43: Melody Motel Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 105:22


NEW MUSIC: it exists. Also: mask talk.

Episode 42: GBV with Brandon Grimes, Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 70:01


This episode didn't quite go as planned, but Brandon and I have a wide-ranging chat that will take you from GBV to Roxette to Butt Trumpet and back again. Hang out with us!

Episode 41: The Black Crowes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 210:35


In this episode, Crowes devotee Ryan Mason of The All-Night Drive In Picture Show joins me to celebrate the long career and extensive catalog of these two-fisted Southern soul brothers.

Episode 40: Permanent Resident - "Ocean Song" by Mary Hopkin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 66:13


The 40th episode of Melody Motel is a special one. I welcome songwriter and artist Elizabeth Allen for an interview about "Ocean Song," a classic that was recorded on Mary Hopkin's 1971 Earth Song Ocean Song LP. This has been one of my favorite songs since the first night I heard it and it was an honor to discuss it with the composer herself.

Episode 39: The Song Remains the Name

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 123:26


In this episode I play songs with names in the title. Turns out, there are a lot of good ones. Settle in for a lengthy stay at the Motel - we're getting a new shipment of Andy Capp's Hot Fries for vending machine and it's going to be a good day!

Bonus Episode: My Top 15 Hair Metal Songs!

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 46:54


Doing the last episode got me hankerin' for a heapin' helpin' o' hairspray and hedonism, so here we go...the top 15! Why not just a top 10? Shut your mouth!

Episode 38: Hair Metal B-Team

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 130:23


Do you instinctively root for the underdog? Do you also enjoy the genre of hair metal? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this show is for you! If you answered no, listen anyway! Crack some beers, invite friends over (wait, don't do that), and have fun! These are the not-ready-for-prime-time players of glam slam, compiled for your pleasure at the Motel.

Episode 37: Melody Motel Under The Covers

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 92:13


In this episode I pay tribute to one of my musical mentors, Mark Beebe of WFHB community radio, who loved to go "under the covers" on his outstanding shows in the '90s and '00s.

Episode 36: Permanent Resident - "Roscoe" by Midlake

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 16:51


In this episode, I dig a bit deeper into one of my favorite songs: "Roscoe," by Midlake.

Episode 35: Melody Motel Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 86:01


In the longest-ever single episode of the podcast so far, I pay tribute to Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and play a variety of music, some even from the destined-to-be-reviled year of 2020. Buckle up!

Episode: 34 Singles Soundtrack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 65:12


In this episode, I look back with affection on the Singles soundtrack, my favorite soundtrack of all time. This episode is in conjunction with my upcoming appearance on The All-Night Drive-In Picture Show Podcast. This Friday I will talk Singles with my good palz Charles Wood and Ryan Mason. Check it out!

Bonus Episode: Caitlyn talks Steven Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 12:23


Episode 33: '80s and '90s Country

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 44:57


Our rollickin' ramble into the country hits of the past continues on this episode. Don't forget to take our "Which Bellamy Brother are you?" quiz.

Episode 32: '80s Country

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 43:35


In this episode I begin to explore my longstanding love of country music from my formative decades. As it turns out, 1981 was a pretty hot year for country hits.

Episode 31: Permanent Resident - Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 12:54


The first in a new series devoted to my favorite songs. Dig it! And have yourself a merry little Christmas/holiday of your choice.

Episode 30: Melody Motel Radio Gives Thanks for...Wilco

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 42:34


On this episode, we begin with a look back at a revelatory concert from this day in 1996 and spin some warm and tasty ear candy both old and new.

Episode 29: Beach Boys and Beach Babies, Pt. 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 44:57


Mike Love Not War! It's another round of mostly non-surfers.

Episode 28: Beach Boys and Beach Babies, Pt. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 44:56


At the request of listener Morgan, I spotlight Hawthorne, California's favorite sons and their musical offspring. Come in from scraping the ice off your car and warm up with some prime beachiness.

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