Tag: Bud Verge

  • Thumbnail for Episode 273: Listener Favorites 2017 – Buckingham-McVie, Morrissey and More

    Episode 273: Listener Favorites 2017 – Buckingham-McVie, Morrissey and More

    The Great Bud Verge calls in to tell us about his favorite music of 2017, including Lindsey Buckingham-Christine McVie, Courtney Barnett-Kurt Vile, Morrissey and the Killers.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 173: Perfect Pop: Smiths, Neil Young, Pixies

    Episode 173: Perfect Pop: Smiths, Neil Young, Pixies

    Our friends Bob Popik (a really important stadium DJ) and Matt Sebastian (editor of Slicing Up Eyeballs music website) make their picks for Perfect Pop songs.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 171: Best Songs: Smiths

    Episode 171: Best Songs: Smiths

    Slicing Up Eyeballs, a website dedicated to ’80s college rock, recently polled its readers about the best Smiths songs. Site editor Matt Sebastian joins via Skype to discuss the results, plus we play a few of our favorites. Friend Bob Popik also shares his personal ranking of the Smiths catalog. Also on the panel: Bud Verge, Rob Gates, and of course, Jim & Patrick.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 170: Best Songs: The Cure

    Episode 170: Best Songs: The Cure

    Slicing Up Eyeballs, a website dedicated to ’80s college rock, polled readers about the best songs by The Cure. We talk with site editor Matt Sebastian about the results — and weigh in with a few favorites of our own. Bud Verge, Bob Popik and Rob Gates join in the conversation, with Jim & Patrick, of course.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 154: Guest Shot: Bud Verge – Beatles, Sergio Mendes

    Episode 154: Guest Shot: Bud Verge – Beatles, Sergio Mendes

    This week: a series of mini-episodes from listeners (while Jim & Patrick continue their Summer Break). Today, the great Bud Verge talks about attending a record auction and nabbing some Beatles, Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, and more.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 128: Perfect Pop – Michael Jackson, The Mamas & the Papas

    Episode 128: Perfect Pop – Michael Jackson, The Mamas & the Papas

    Every party eventually comes to an end. And so it goes with the Rockin’ the Suburbs Deck Party. We conclude with two more Perfect Pop picks, including a repeat selection! Brett Motiff goes with Michael Jackson, while Bud Verge chooses a classic by the Mamas & the Papas.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 127: Perfect Pop – The Pretenders, B-52’s

    Episode 127: Perfect Pop – The Pretenders, B-52’s

    It’s a backyard Zima party! And yet we talk about perfect pop songs from the pre-brewed citrus beverage era. Kevin Goff picks the Pretenders. Bill Horne favors the B-52’s. Cheers!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 126: U2 in concert

    Episode 126: U2 in concert

    Our friend Brett Motiff went to see U2 in D.C. And Bill Horne saw U2 at Bonnaroo. And Kevin Goff was about to see U2 in New York. We talk to all of them, as part of our weeklong deck party in the suburbs.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 125: Running songs

    Episode 125: Running songs

    Some of us just ran a 4-mile race. And that’s the perfect opportunity to discuss music as workout motivation. Featuring special guests Bud Verge, Brett Motiff and Bill Horne.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 123: Patrick’s Book Nook – Steve Jones and Kim Gordon

    Episode 123: Patrick’s Book Nook – Steve Jones and Kim Gordon

    Patrick got caught up on his reading. Here are his book reports on Steve Jones’ “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol” and Kim Gordon’s “Girl in a Band” (that band being Sonic Youth).