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A podcast about music that stands the test of time, the albums and artists that shape and re-shape the sonic landscape.

OctoRock Productions


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 39m AVG DURATION
    • 89 EPISODES


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    S4 E25 - Porter Robinson - Smile! :D

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 113:11


    Seth Sturgill joins us for our Season 4 Finale as we dig into Porter's 2024 album full of retro sounds and influences, and explores themes of grappling with fame, para-social relationships and nostalgia.

    S4 E24 - Green Day - Warning

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 60:22


    This week we get a peek into Green Day's early influences on their surprising 2000 release.

    S4 E23 - Deftones - White Pony

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 67:20


    This week we celebrate the approach of the 25th anniversary of Deftones' brooding, career-defining masterpiece.

    S4 E22 - Herbie Hancock - Man-Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 69:51


    This week we take quite the journey across the textured landscapes of a jazz funk fusion legend.

    S4 E21 - Neil Young - After The Gold Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 73:58


    This week we explore the sullen landscape of Young's unusual 1970 studio album.

    S4 E20 - John Prine - Sweet Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 75:37


    This week we travel the dusty roads of John Prine's 1973 studio album, Sweet Revenge.

    S4 E19 - Fugazi - End Hits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 68:02


    This week we tackle the impressively experimental fifth studio album of one of the most important and most fiercely independent bands in American history.

    S4 E18 - Explosions In The Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 82:06


    This week we challenge ourselves by covering the fully instrumental, fully contemplative, and fully incredible 2007 opus by Austin's own Explosions In The Sky.

    S4 E17 - Outkast - Aquemini

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 70:50


    This week we groove to the funk-fueled, career-defining, breakout masterpiece that is Outkast's 1998 album Aquemini.

    S4 E16 - Massive Attack - Mezzanine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 66:20


    This week we take a journey through the dark and sexy sonic landscape of Massive Attack's breakthrough 1998 album.

    S4 E15 - The Killers - Hot Fuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 58:21


    This week we cover the new wave arena rock millenial anthems of Hot Fuss.

    S4 E14 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 61:16


    This week we kick off the new year with one of the most ambitious and iconic alt rock albums of the '90s.

    S4 E13 - Albums of the Year: 1974-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 195:36


    This is the big one! Our fourth annual Albums of the Year Special Episode, highlighting our favorite albums of 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 and 2024.

    S4 E12 - R.E.M. - Automatic For The People

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 99:46


    This week we take a drive with the iconic 8th album from the incomparable R.E.M.

    S4 E11 - Spoon - They Want My Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 70:04


    This week we traverse apocalyptic love songs, psychedelic hip-hop influenced piano ballads and other sonic oddities as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Spoon's eighth full length album.

    S4 E10 - The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 81:08


    These week we brave the complex and raw narrative songwriting of John Darnielle as The Mountain Goats.

    S4 E9 - Bon Iver - Bon Iver

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 73:52


    This week we traverse the sparse but beautiful landscape of Bon Iver's widely praised 2011 self titled album.

    S4 E8 - Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 87:10


    This week we cover Linkin Park's turn of the millennium breakthrough debut album, and its widespread influence.

    S4 E7 - Nada Surf - Let Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 77:53


    This week we welcome the one and only Dan from RetroLogic to talk about one of the most consistent bands in indie rock and their pivotal 2002 album.

    S4 E6 - Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 70:22


    This week we delve into the sparse soundscapes and vivid lyricism of Townes Van Zandt's 1969 self-titled album.

    S4 E5 - Fiona Apple - Tidal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 68:41


    This week we delve into one of the most important and crushingly beautiful albums of all time, Fiona Apple's 1996 debut "Tidal."

    S4 E4 - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 62:19


    This week we burn the midnight oil with one of the most influential hip hop albums of the early '90s.

    S4 E3 - Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 71:26


    This week we dive into what may be the single most eclectic and creative album of the century, the 2010 magnum opus, Plastic Beach.

    S4 E2 - Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 54:05


    In this episode we cover the breakthrough 2001 album from Jimmy Eat World that brought us generation-defining massive hits like The Middle and Sweetness.

    S4 E1 - Portishead - Dummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 58:04


    In the premiere episode of our 4th season, we discuss Portishead's unexpected, genre defining debut.

    S3 FINALE E16 - Duos By Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 164:28


    In our Season 3 Finale we highlight some of the best musical duos from the '60s through the 2010s, and ultimately choose the best of each decade.

    S3 E15 - The Era of TV Commercial Compilations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 104:17


    Adam and Liam wax nostalgic on the era of box set subscriptions, music by telephone, TV infomercials and other quintessentially '90s methods of consuming music.

    S3 E14 - Build-a-Band: 3 MCs and 1 DJ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 88:06


    Adam and Liam build their dream team 3MC + DJ hip hop crews.

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    S3 E13 - HIGH FIVE: Top 5 Hollywood Actors Turned Musicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 87:04


    Adam and Liam present individual lists of their Top 5 Hollywood actors who are also accomplished musicians, and then hash out a combined final list.

    S3 E12 - Expand My Mind: Max Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 112:59


    Liam expands Adam's mind on the decades long career of understated Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin.

    S3 E11 - Expand My Mind: Khruangbin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 100:32


    Adam expands Liam's mind on the sonic melting pot of global influences that is Khruangbin.

    S3 E10 - Family Affair: The Top Sibling Bands by Decade, Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 72:48


    Adam and Liam continue to grapple over the top sibling music groups by decade, this time picking the best of the '00s and '10s, and finish up by discussing the '20s so far and recapping the top picks.

    S3 E9 - Family Affair: The Top Sibling Bands by Decade, Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 126:27


    Adam and Liam grapple over the top sibling music groups and pick the best of the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s... but something weird happens as they approach the turn of the millennium.

    S3 E8 - Albums of the Year Special: 1973-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 173:11


    Happy New Year! In our third annual Albums of the Year Special we discuss our favorite albums of 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2013 and 2023, and ultimately reveal our #1 Albums of the Year!

    S3 E7 - City Pop: Japanese Joyful Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 110:10


    This week we explore the uniquely joyful, jazzy, and funky sounds of the loosely-defined Japanese subgenre of City Pop.

    S3 E6 - Rick Rubin: The Transparency of Sound

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 131:43


    This week we take a deep dive into the upbringing, decades-long career, and enormous influence of producer and Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.

    S3 E5 - Groove Gear: Rhodes and Wurlitzer Electric Pianos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 77:52


    This week we launch a brand new segment, Groove Gear! This series will cove the history and implementation of distinct music gear used in popular music. We start the series by covering the Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos.

    S3 E4 - SpookyGroove: Build-A-Playlist Spooky Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 106:13


    Adam, Liam and the community put together a 1 hour spookytimes playlist for you.

    S3 E3 - Expand My Mind: Blink 182

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 129:18


    Special guest Seth Sturgill joins forces with Liam to tag team expanding Adam's mind on the surprising authenticity of Blink 182.

    S3 E2 - Expand My Mind: Blonde Redhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 92:12


    Adam takes Liam on a sonic journey through the evolution of NYC art noise turned dream pop band Blonde Redhead.

    S3 E1 - HIGH FIVE: Top 5 Industry Shattering Debut Albums

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 107:00


    In our Season 3 premiere, Adam and Liam present individual lists of their Top 5 debut albums that completely changed music, and then hash out a combined final list.

    S2 FINALE E21 - HIGH FIVE: Top 5 Album Closers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 135:28


    In our final episode of Season 2 we HIGH FIVE the Top 5 last songs to close out an album

    S2 E20 - The Napster Effect: File Sharing and the Music Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 109:32


    A discussion on the history and proliferation of peer-to-peer digital file sharing and how it changed the landscape of the entire music industry.

    S2 E19 - Rock This B*tch! A Ben Folds Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 118:14


    This week we welcome musician and RetroLogic head honcho Dan Caporello, who educates us on all things Ben Folds.

    S2 E18 - Blue Sky Ahead: Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 107:54


    This week we discuss the history, epic discography and legacy of Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra.

    S2 E17 - Woo Hah!! A Busta Rhymes Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 93:11


    This week Liam schools us on the New School style and career of iconic New York hip hop artist Busta Ryhmes.

    S2 E16 - HIGH FIVE: Top 5 1990s TV Cartoon Theme Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 102:14


    Adam and Liam present individual lists of their Top 5 TV cartoon theme songs  of the 1990s, and then hash out a combined final list.

    S2 E15 - HIGH FIVE: Top 5 1980s TV Cartoon Theme Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 95:45


    Adam and Liam present individual lists of their Top 5 TV cartoon theme songs of the 1980s, and then hash out a combined final list.

    S2 E14 - The Cover Up!! Music's Best, Weirdest & Most Unexpected Cover Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 122:46


    This week Adam and Liam highlight a wide variety of memorable and sometimes unexpected cover songs from the past 70+ years of popular music.

    S2 E13 - Damon Days: Blur, Gorillaz, and the Unstoppable Damon Albarn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 123:22


    This week as we begin our second half of Season 2, we plunge headfirst into the kaleidoscopic, relentless creative force that is Damon Albarn.

    S2 E12 - Albums of the Year Special: 1972-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 131:39


    Happy New Year! In our second annual Albums of the Year Special Episode we discuss some of the best albums of 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012 and 2022, and ultimately decide on our #1 picks.

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