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Rockin" the Suburbs

Rockin" the Suburbs

Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan have a new podcast! Come join two (not so) ordinary family guys in the basement (or on the deck) as they talk about their lifelong obsessions with music. Now ... 5 days a week!

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11:39

1378: What Was First: Triple X Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/06/03

We wrap up with week with a "bite-size history lesson" AKA an episode of What Was First. Today's episode is on Triple X Records, a topic suggested by Rob Gates. There is plenty to learn in this episode, including stuff about Jane's Addiction, the Ramones, Dr. Dre and of course, Rhino 39. Hit play and get learning, peoples! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or

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30:06

1377: Book Nook: I Want My MTV

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2022/06/02

Jim takes over the Book Nook today and reports on a volume he read on a recent vacation: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. Get his take on this oral history-style book, with details on controversial videos, hard partying executives and humoring David Lee Roth. Hit play and get your MTV! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen

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31:26

1376: The Echo Park Jimmy Universe

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2022/06/01

We kick off a new month with a series of messages from an old friend, Echo Park Jimmy AKA EPJ. We always eventually get around to our messages and while this one is from a few months back, it's packed with thrills, spills and slap bass! Hit play and head to Echo Park, like, right now. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please

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16:39

1375: What Was First: Murderecords

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2022/05/31

The last day of May takes us to another episode of What Was First, where we explore the first release record labels. Today, a suggestion from listener Damon Wood sends us to Canada, where we find out what was the first release on Murderecords, a label founded and run by the members of the band Sloan. Hit play and get ready for a taste of something minty. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon,

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1374: Patron Episode: Eric Lohrenz and music from 2002

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/27

We wrap up the week with a patron episode featuring our good friend Eric Lohrenz. He focuses on the year 2002, picking out two albums and two songs for discussion: ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights Longwave - "Everywhere You Turn" Bats & Mice - "Worst Comes to Worst" Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon,

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1373: Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks!

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2022/05/26

We're still recovering from yesterday's epic April New Music Mega Blast, so here's a short recovery episode. Roses are red Violets are blue Happy birthday Stevie Nicks! And check out all the episodes we've done on Fleetwood Mac, too! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with

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1372: April New Music Mega Blast!

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/25

They said it couldn't be done. They said it would be foolish to try. They called it flying too close to the sun. Did we listen? Heck no. Here is the first-ever, one-of-a-kind, super spectacular April New Music Mega Blast! That's right, every new music submission we got for April 2022 rolled up into one amazing mix. If you have the courage to hit play, you will hear from... (deep breath)... Steven Routledge, Brad Maylor, Charlie Mack, Roger Grace, Kevin Porter, Liam McIndoe, Niklas Nygårds,

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14:45

1371: What Was First: Flying Nun Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/24

You knew it had to happen soon or later. Here's the story of the first release on New Zealand's Flying Nun label, which we may have talked about a little bit on this podcast in the past. Thanks to a pair of Nicks and one Liam for this suggestion. Hit play and get ready to dance on the head of a pin. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com

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1370: What Was First: SST Records

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2022/05/20

We wrap the week with the story of the first release on one of the most iconic indie labels of all time, California's SST Records. We fly the flag for a raging slab of punk rock that came roaring out of Hermosa Beach and blazed a trail for countless non-conformists to follow. Hit play and dive into the pit. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at

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18:01

1369: What Was First: Bloodshot Records

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2022/05/19

We are back on the What Was First bus today, with an episode suggested by some weird guy from the suburbia, a Mr. Jim Lenahan. We travel back in time to Chicago in the year 1994 to hear the story of the very first release on Bloodshot Records. Hit play and get ready to live a life of sin. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please

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34:19

1368: Dylan & Hoffman II

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/18

Tim Hoffman leads the second part of our discussion of Bob Dylan's albums from the controversial 1976 -1981 era. The bottom line? "Shot of Love" is a very key Dylan album. Hit play to hear us gush. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at

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35:39

1367: Dylan & Hoffman Part One

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/17

Tim Hoffman takes us on the Bob Dylan journey we all needed to open our minds. Believer or non-believer, the music wins out in the end. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at

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22:37

1366: What Was First: Factory Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/16

We had so much fun with What Was First last week that we just had to do one more! Thanks to listener Nick Optus who wrote in to suggest we investigate the first release on the legendary Factory Records. There is a twist to the "first release" tale on this episode you won't want to miss, dear listener. And oh yeah, the music. You'll hear from Joy Division, Durutti Column, John Dowie and Cabaret Voltaire from the "Factory Sample" double 7-inch. Hit play for your bite-size history

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15:57

1365: What Was First: Alternative Tentacles

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/13

We wrap up What Was First week with a suggestion from our friend and community member Mike Kohli. Reminding us that "there is always room for Jello" Mike suggests we investigate what was first on Alternative Tentacles Records. We head out to the west coast of California to look for Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and Ted, circa 1979. Hit play and we'll tell you what we learned. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom,

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1364: What Was First: Jagjaguwar Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/12

Our What Was First series stops in Charlottesville, Virginia today to pick up the story of Jagjaguwar Records. Along the way, Dungeons and Dragons, Tokyo Rose and Bloomington, Indiana will feature. The first release is by The Curious Digit and yeah, we hadn't heard it either. Hit play and enter the world of Darius Van Arman. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or

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21:39

1363: What Was First: Merge Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/11

Our series What Was First continues today with a trip down North Carolina way to learn about the first release on Merge Records. Listener Mark Neese wrote in to suggest this one and it turns out that the first release on Merge is not a 7", 12" or a compact disc. No, it's a cassette! Yes, the band Bricks — one of many early bands to feature Mac McCaughan — and their tape "Winterspring" was what was first on Merge. Hit play and merge onto the Rockin' the Suburbs podcast superhighway. Subscribe

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14:45

1362: What Was First: Rhino Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/10

An email from beautiful Cornucopia, Wisconsin leads us to investigate the first release on Rhino Records. The story will take us back to Westwood, California and touch on buying records at flea markets, Hassle the Salesman Day and even include a number one single. But the tale begins with a Los Angeles outsider/street musician named Lawrence Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer. Hit play and take your mind back to L.A. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms,

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1361: What Was First: Creation Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/09

Welcome to a week of What Was First episodes! We got a pile of suggestions for this series, so we decided to dive right in. We begin with a suggestion from Steven Routledge, who thought the first release on Creation Records would make a good episode and we think he's right! So kick your week off right by hitting play and learning about Alan McGee, Everett True and The Legend! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify,

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1360: What Was First: Twin/Tone Records

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/06

It's another edition of What Was First to close out the week! Based on listener suggestions, Patrick takes a peek into the historical record to locate the first release on influential Minneapolis label Twin/Tone Records. In a nice bit of symmetry, the first record on the label was a release by The Suburbs! A nine-song, 7" EP titled simply "The Suburbs." Hit play and head back to 1978 for a bite-size musical history lesson. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other

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1359: Book Nook: The Real Story of the Clash

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/05/05

Today we turn the tables as Jim opens up the Book Nook to give his take on a volume he recently finished: Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clash by Pat Gilbert. It's a volume rich in detail on the band's formation and early days, filled with quotes from many, many of those who were around the band. And as you know, Jim is a bit of a Clash fan so you definitely want to hear this episode. Hit play and start a riot of your own! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes

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