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…
In this episode, my daughter Caitlyn joins me to talk about her favorite movie of the fall, 2020's Promare!
Re-posting part 1 of my Halloween episode. I was really happy with this one. Give it a listen. Spooks and what-not!
An episode inspired by my humble but fragrant collection of vinyl. Drop the needle with me!
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!
It's back and extra brisk. Part 2 of my fall songs episode. Enjoy.
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!
In this episode, I revel in the downbeat splendor of The Left Banke's ignored 1968 single.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
In this episode, I dig a bit deeper into one of my favorite songs: "Roscoe," by Midlake.
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!
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!
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.
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.
The first in a new series devoted to my favorite songs. Dig it! And have yourself a merry little Christmas/holiday of your choice.
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.
Mike Love Not War! It's another round of mostly non-surfers.
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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