The Hook Up on Music Podcast

 A Minor Threat In The Muddy Waters!

It’s time to get all funky and punky for our 37th LP! We kick it into high gear talking about Talking Heads classic concert film Stop Making Sense which was just rereleased with amazing new sound. We then head down to Farm Aid to check on the most recent addition. Muddy Waters is our first dig deep into the blues. Hear about some classics and everything in between from this legend. We continue our series from last week with the Uncle Tupelo spin off band Son Volt. Minor Threat is well known in the DC Punk/Hardcore scene. We dig into the catalog and the beginnings of this amazing band. We dig into the scarries with Type O Negative and The Werewolves of London. Thank you for dropping the needle on this groove!

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There’s a Riot Fest In Primusville!

We’ve been rocking and rolling to such amazingness I almost lost count that we are on episode 36!!!!! There was a Riot Musical Fest going down for three whole days in Chicago. We were on the ground floor and we got the goods and live clips on everyone from Foo Fighters and Turnstile to Pennywise and Corey Feldman. We will highlight all the amazing happenings over the three day weekend. We will also look back at when Primus donned the Riot Fest Stage. We will mention the amazing guests that they have worked with along with their amazing album catalog. We dig into the saga of Uncle Tupelo. We finish by continuing down our Spooky Song catalog. Enforced is a great band to get the season going. Thank’s for surfing albums with us as always!

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Should I Stay or Should I Go See Pearl Jam?

Episode 35 is filled to the brim with the Goods!!!! We start out going through some suggestions. Praxis, Reef and Dead Moon get us started in the right direction. We also talk the first track released off of the new Rolling Stones album Hackney Diamonds. We talk the No Doubt classic Tragic Kingdom. Pearl Jam just jammed two shows at the United Center. We have the word on how amazing the shows went. The Clash pushed the boundaries of sound. We go through what that has meant to music. We also talk Yellowcard and the amazing article my co penguin Svo just got done writing for the Sadistic Penguin Web Page. It’s Halloween season and we got Slayer! We also talk other scary tracks for Halloween! Thank you so much for tuning in and surfing through the tunes of time.

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Weird Al and The Radiohead!

Welcome to my collection of awesome jams on episode 34! I had a blast going through lot’s of classics as the episodes stack up like a cool album collection. We start the show by honoring Jimmy Buffett and Steve Harwell. We then slip into new music by Royal Blood and The Black Pumas. A concert review of the recent Rob Zombie/Ministry/Alice cooper/Filter show. Tonight we take a little stroll with Weird Al. Dig deep into the beginnings of Radiohead. What happened to No Limit Records. Taking a look at some cassette tapes and so much more. Thank you for joining as we go OFF THE DEEP END!

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Always In A Rush To Listen To Good Jams!

We’re in your tape deck for episode 33! We are loaded with the classic and new in which you crave. Tonight we dig into some Rush. It being the first time were sure to include some treats. We also take a look at some deep cuts from Marvin Gaye. Will look back on classics from Traffic and TV On The Radio. Devo’s Debut is celebrating a birthday so we will look into that. Will talk a great loss and also see what concerts we have coming up. Will also talk about a few name mistakes that have been made. As always we’re here for a good time talking tunes with Tone. Make sure you’ve brought extra drumsticks because we are ready to rock.

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 Let’s Talk Talk Waylon Priest!

Thank you as always for listening to the show that always wants to give you that musical kick your looking for. We dig into new artists like Bakar and The Backseat Lovers. We also dig deep into the band Talk Talk and the musical magic they possessed. Will take a look into how I got started on Judas Priest. I’m shocked we’re now finally talking Waylon Jennings. What was your first musical tape/cd? We find out what mine was (Vanilla Ice lol).

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UFOs Over Cripple Creek!

We have the goods tonight for episode 31!!!! As always we start with breaking down some bands we think you should give a shot this week. different sounds from UB40, Young The Giant, LP and much more. On tonight’s show we honor a true legend that has recently passed in Robbie Robertson of The Band. We will go through his amazing career along with recent Springsteen shows at Wrigley Field. Digging a little bit into the band UFO is always a good time! Thank you so much for letting us Rock and Roll for you!!!

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The Misfits Static Age!

We head on down to the London Dungeon for our 30th episode. Comic Punk Guy joins me to go through the Misfits Legacy Of Brutality. We entertain stories all the way back to the band beginnings in ’77. We go through other important stories that helped build the bands legacy. While dipping through the bands whole career we keep our foot on the peddles sharing things about the band you might not have know. CPG compiles a 14 song album that had the Misfits only released one, this would have been it. As always sit back and enjoy this episode along with Vampira!

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Dark Side Of The Hookup!

We’ve been on a few musical field trips the last few days!!!! From seeing Clutch all the way to Govt. Mule we’re on assignment. As always we dig into five musical dishes sure to satisfy. Along with Warren Haynes guitar prowess this episode is loaded with amazing musical interludes. Talking Pink Floyd’s debut while also looking what’s ahead. Watch this 29th episode Shine On Like A Crazy Diamond!

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Lollapalooza Is In A Clutch!

The needle has dropped on this 28th episode. We get through lots of musical goodies on today’s journey. We talk the upcoming Clutch concert that we will be live at. We go through what it’s like to be a band returning without key players. Pantera is the band we look at in this new head banging segment. We dig into some recent ridiculous musical controversy. We celebrate Geddy Lee’s 70th birthday by throwing out to you a must listen album. As always we put together a 14 song playlist of some of Lollapalooza’s artists in honor of the concert returning this weekend to Chicago.

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