A podcast where three Generation X-ers from the midwest (a mobile D.J., a writer, and a professional musician) discuss music from their generation. 80's and 90's music are fond to their hearts but they explore older and current music with contrasting opinions, wit, and candor. Guests occasionally p…
R.J. ROBERTSON, JOHN HOERR, RICH RICHMOND
In this episode it's another round of Terrible Movie/Great Soundtrack! This time the gang breaks down the grammy award winning soundtrack for Garden State. Does this soundtrack change our panelists' lives? The only one way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, channel your inner Zach Braff, and Stick This In Your Ear!
The guys play Spot The Fake again with John as game master. He tests the panel's skills against the catalog of prolific song writer Diane Warren!
In this episode we revisit our recurring theme IT’S ALIVE! Where our panelists chose a live album they love to impose on their fellow hosts. For this episode Rich chose the Guns N Roses Double Album Live Era '87-’93 . So Sit back, plug in, Get ready, and stick this in your ear!
In this Episode our hosts dive into their favorite live albums starting with John's pick: FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS - ROXY AND ELSEWHERE
In this Episode our hosts dive into their favorite live albums starting with R.J's pick: COUNTING CROWS - Across A Wire Live In New York.
What if a battle of wits was a cage match? In this episode Dave tries to stump our panel with 80's artists who were nominated for an academy award. Can Rich start a winning streak?
In this episode Rich, RJ, and JD do some gonzo in-car on the road post show reporting giving their thoughts on on Sammy Hagar and the Circle’s concert.
RJ lays out a somewhat confusing game of Spot The Fake involving the top 20 best selling motion picture soundtracks. The gang eventually understands the criteria and plays along. Play along at home and see if you can guess the fake answer!
Welcome to season 3 of Stick This In Your Ear! It's our annual Oscars episode! Dave is back as well as Matt to discuss the best original song nominees for the 2019 Oscars. Will RJ subject the panel to his torturous Oscar nominee game again? Did Rich listen to any of the songs? The only way to find out is to sit down plug-in and Stick This In Your Ear!
The panel bids farewell and remembers a Monkee.
For the season 2 finale Kevill, Mike Iery, and Kyle return for an epic showdown! Mike Iery is back to argue the virtues of the kings of theatrical new prog: MUSE! RJ has not been on the Muse bandwagon and Iery tries to win him over. Does he turn RJ into a Muse metal head? The only way to find out is sit back, plug in, and Stick This In Your Ear!
In this episode the panel introduces a new segment: a game invented by John! Will there be winners? Listen to find out!
In this episode our panel rocks out to the greatest bands of 2nd wave of the british invasion: IRON MAIDEN! We examine thier concept album SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON on the occasion of the album's 30th anniversary. Will this controversial fan favorite make John Play With Madness?
Welcome to the Episode that doesn’t have any baby sharks, but does have Fins, as in the Finlands 80’s export Hanoi Rocks! Rich guides the panel through one of his all favorite bands records. Will Rich Uncover the secrets of whether or not John RJ Mike and Matt have any love for these iconic sleaze rockers as we go Back To Mystery City!
In this episode Kevill is back on the panel to discuss Men At Work's sophmore outing CARGO! Is this 35 year old album Overkill with greatness, or will our panel say It's A Mistake? The only way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, Settle Down My Boy, and stick this in your ear!
In this episode Kevill joins the trio to Let Them Go On about Violent Femmes’ debut album on the occasion of it’s 35th anniversary. Does this album Add It Up to a winner? Or does the panel tell this Milwaukee trio to Kiss Off? The only way to find out is to sit back, plug in, let me go on and stick this in your ear!
In this episode Mike Kevill, Mike Iery, and Kyle are back for Def Leppard’s mega smash blockbuster HYSTERIA. Are you excitable? Are you excitable? Are you excitable? The only way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear!
In this Episode Mr Kevill is back to welcome panel newcomers Mike and Kyle into the fray to reminisce on the 35th anniversary of Def Leppard’s PYROMANIA! After 35 years does Does this album still Rock rock til you drop? Or is it too late for love?
In this shot topic episode, the guys delve into cell phone concert ettiquette and how some artists are dealing with it.
The panel reviews the new release by the critically acclaimed Cincinnati OH band Wussy! Matt and Mike Kevill join the panel. Wussy.org shakeitrecords.com
In this Episode the panel celebrates one of the best selling albums of all time, Pink Floyd's masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon. Does this 45 year old album stand the test of time? Are the panelists sick of hearing this albums' tracks ad naseum? The only way to find out is to sit down, plug in, cue up the Wizard of Oz, and Stick This In Your Ear!
In this episode, the panel celebrates the most prolific man in musical comedy, Weird Al! We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Weird Al’s first record and the 30th anniversary of his 80’s comeback Even Worse. How geeky do our music nerds for the prince of polka? The only one way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, Dare To Be Stupid, and Stick This In Your Ear!
In this short topic episode, we discuss a story from March 4th on how Bon Jovi jumped back to top the top of the charts with an album that was released over a year ago! Do we think these rockers gamed the system or staged a brilliant marketing stunt? The only one way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear! https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart
In this episode, the Stick This In Your Ear panel talks about the 40th anniversary of Van Halen’s self-titled debut record. Rich proclaims this the official celebration of the album’s anniversary! Is this seminal album as beloved by our panel as it is by Rich? The only one way to find out is to sit back, plug in, run with the devil, and Stick This In Your Ear!
It’s part 2 of our best of 2017 Episode! When John, Rich, and RJ made their picks for the top 5 albums of 2017 there were two crossovers and Rich thought that anomaly was worth talking about! Mike Kevill and Matt join in the fun! Will all of the panelists end up loving these crossovers? The only one way to find out is to sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear!
In this Episode, the Stick This Crew reminisces on the 30th anniversary of Morrissey’s first post-Smiths album Viva Hate! Does our panel think that his solo debut is a great record? Or is Viva Hate more than just a catchy title? There’s only one way to find out! So Sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear!
It’s our best of 2017 Episode! John, Rich, and RJ present their picks for the #1 album of 2017. John introduces the others to an alternative songstress, Rich carries the flame for a rock icon, and RJ puts up the poppy-est outing yet for a modern alternative rock legend. Mike Kevill and Matt join in the fun! Who get the love and gets John’s wrath? There’s only one way to find out! Sit back, plug in, and Stick This In Your Ear!
IT’S OUR SECOND ANNUAL OSCARS EPISODE! DAVE IS BACK IN THE STUDIO TO JOIN US FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF DISCUSSING THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2018 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG!. RJ ONCE AGAIN SUBJECTS OUR PANELISTS TO HIS MISGUIDED QUIZ OF PAST WINNERS AND LOSERS AND MIKE KEVILL JOINS THE PANEL FOR THE FIRST TIME! SO SIT BACK, PLUG IN, TRIPLE CHECK THE ENVELOPES, AND STICK THIS IN YOUR EAR!
In this episode, we introduce a new recurring theme TERRIBLE MOVIES / GREAT SOUNDTRACKS. For this episode, we examine the Soundtrack for the iconic 80’s motion picture Dirty Dancing! at the time of this recording, it was also the 30th anniversary of the soundtrack! So Sit back, plug in, Get ready to go crazy for Swayze, and stick this in your ear!
In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Cure’s double album opus Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Dave and Paul join the panel to discuss this long playing dirge from the Godfathers of goth! Will the panel spiral into moody melancholy while reminiscing about this alternative rock classic? The only to way to find out is to sit back, plug in, wonder why you can’t be us, and stick this in your ear!
In this lost episode from 2017 the guys are joined by guest panelists Matt Turner, Paul Wharton, and David Cornelius to discuss the 30th anniversary of Depeche Mode's album Music for the Masses.
In this Episode, the guys discuss the roster of the 2018 Rock Hall Induction nominees. The discussion turns to utter chaos resulting in a Stick This In Your Ear declaration... of sorts. LET FREEDOM ROCK! Or something...
In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s 80’s masterpiece A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The panelists break the album down track by track and discuss Pink Floyd in 1987.
In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.’s 5th album DOCUMENT. They break it down track by track and debate R.J.'s claim that this is the pinnacle album of R.E.M.'s discography. Rich remembers how good this album is... and RJ and Rich may have finally turned John onto an album!!! Matt Turner drops in and lends some commentary as well!
It’s the Episode the world has been waiting for! In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of Guns N Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction. Will John and Rich finally have it out over this album? Or will Rich and RJ win John over with this heavy metal gem from their adolescence?
The guys celebrate the 30th the anniversary of INXS's best selling album Kick. Is this the best album of the 80's? Or should it have been an EP? Also, friend of the show Matt Turner crashes the podcast and hangs in the studio for this episode!
In this episode RJ raises the question What’s in a name? The guys discuss what happens when founding members leave a band. When is a band no longer a band? Is a band’s name a question of semantics? What happens when founding members are replaced? The guys hash out all this and more!
The panel discusses the 30th anniversary of the Smiths compilation Louder Than Bombs. Spoiler alert: someone was not impressed!
The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Or at least that’s what wikipedia says… but who cares about Wikipedia? What do RJ, Rich, and John think? Well that's what this episode explores! The guys reminisce on the 30th anniversary of U2's seminal album the Joshua Tree.
In this episode the guys welcome back friend and filmmaker Dave Cornelius to talk about the soundtrack track to the movie that is a modern day classic, WAYNE’S WORLD! They break down the cultural significance of an SNL dumb comedy movie and how it made a lasting impression on the musical landscape in the 90’s.
In this episode the guys discuss the latest Internet meme sweeping social media: List 10 bands you've seen and one is a lie! As Rich questions the point of this viral exercise, John tries to break it down, while RJ challenges the others to find the phony on his list.
In this episode the guys celebrate the 40th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's monster hit album Rumours. It's kind of a love fest until a certain female member of the group comes up in conversation.. Rich swoons over the song that didn't actually make the original release.
The guys invite movie nut and micro budget film director Dave Cornelius to join them to discuss the 2017 Oscar nominees for Best Orignal Song. RJ quizzes everyone on who should have won some of the music Oscars over the past forty years.
The guys pick their favorite album released in 2016 and discuss the merits AND shortcomings of each. You can check the albums here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blackstar/id1059043043 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kota-ep/id1174098566 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forever-sounds/id1077125822
Rich, John, and R.J. kick off the podcast by introducing themselves, and discussing their musical biographies; this includes some of their earliest memories of music, first concerts, first albums, and their various likes and dislikes. They also discuss what the podcast will be about and why they decided to start this podcast.
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