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PODCAST

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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All Episodes

23:39

1358: Fan Mail: The Kinks, Record Guides, Frank Ocean

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2022/05/04

We open up the neglected Suburbs Pod Mailroom for some responses to episodes on The Kinks (Episodes 1324-1326), Record Guides (Episode 1342) and Frank Ocean (Episode 1343). Thanks to everyone who got in touch and shared thoughts! We love feedback. It just takes us a while to get to it! 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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1357: What Was First: Slash Records

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2022/05/03

It's two-fer Tuesday as we deliver a second straight edition of the "bite-size history lesson" series What Was First, which explores the first release on iconic record labels. Today, on a second-straight suggestion from listener David Leedy, Patrick takes a look at the first record released on Slash Records, a highly influential label born out of the Los Angeles punk boom. The label, which evolved from Slash Magazine, put out their very first record in May of 1978: a 7" EP by the Germs titled

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16:51

1356: What Was First: I.R.S. Records

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2022/05/02

It's another edition of the "bite-size history lesson" series What Was First, where we explore the first release on iconic record labels. Today, on a suggestion from listener David Leedy, Patrick takes a look at the first record released on the I.R.S. label: the album "Singles Going Steady" by the Buzzcocks. Hit play and learn (and rock)! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher

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23:31

1355: March New Music: Shooter Jennings & Yelawolf,...

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2022/04/29

Friday is here and we bring the curtain down on another glorious week of new music picks. Jason Goebel surprises the heck out of us with one of his choices, while Scot Isom gives us some sweet symmetry with his closing picks: What begins in Scotland ends with Scot. Hit play and let the weekend begin. 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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1354: March New Music: Fortune Child, Ceramic Animal,...

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2022/04/28

It's Thursday and the new music picks just keep on coming. Today, Sunny Varney and Kevin Porter are in your ears — and so are some great-sounding electric guitars. We start off by heading to Jacksonville, Florida, make a stop in Doylestown, PA and finish up in Brooklyn. Let's Rock! 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

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1353: March New Music: Dream Widow, Father John...

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2022/04/27

We clear the decks for Adam Coop and Urb Fernandez to do their new music thing. Tracks from Dream Widow, Scott Hardware and Father John Misty have caught their ear. And we take a moment to hope that Taylor Hawkins is resting in power. Hit play and let your ears be filled with all things that are good. 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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26:58

1352: March New Music: Beachheads, Jesper Lindell,...

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2022/04/26

On the second day of March New Music, the listeners spoke and Niklas Nygårds, Liam McIndoe and Charlie Mack proclaimed that new songs were good. Those songs were from Beachheads, Jesper Lindell, Tropical F*ck Storm/King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Bakers Eddy, Sam Jr. Hit play and hear the gospel truth, listeners. 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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28:21

1351: March New Music: Ian Noe, Pure Reason...

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2022/04/25

Hey Happy Monday y'all it's New Music Week. We're shaking down March 2022 and Steven Routledge, Roger Grace and Gerald Chyzenski have the inside info. Hit play and find a favorite song. 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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1350: What Was First: Touch & Go Records

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2022/04/22

Tough & Go is a classic midwestern label, known for its roots in the early hardcore scene, and one that would evolve into one of America's most influential indie labels. Touch & Go Records evolved from a fanzine of the same name started in 1979 by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, two punk rock fans from East Lansing, Michigan. In 1981, they put out their first record, a 7" EP by a band from Maumee, Ohio: The Necros. The four-song "Sex Drive" got the catalog number tgr001 and only 100 copies

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1349: What Was First: Stiff Records

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2022/04/21

Patrick delivers a bite-size history lesson by exploring the very first release on iconic record labels. Today, Stiff Records is under the spotlight. The label was formed by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera in 1976 and in August of that year "So It Goes" with "Heart Of The City" on the b-side became the first Stiff record. It was given the catalogue number BUY 1. Hit play and find out how it all came to pass. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms,

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1348: Exploring the Church, Part Two

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2022/04/20

We bring you the second half of our Church conversation with Kevin Goff and Nick Scalera. In this episode, we examine the later part of the band's career and the lineup changes that took place. If you didn't listen to yesterday's show (episode 1348), make sure to go back and catch up on the early Church. 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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1347: Exploring the Church, Part One

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2022/04/19

Patrons and pals Kevin Goff and Nick Scalera join Jim and Patrick for a discussion of long-running Australian band The Church. The first of a two-episode series focuses on the early part of the band's career and their breakthrough music. Whether your a fan or have never heard of the Church, you'll know Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper forwards and backwards by the time these shows are done. Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including

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21:27

1346: Robert Pollard Redux: Taking off with Boston...

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2022/04/18

Scott Parks joins Patrick to kick off the week with a look into Boston Spaceships, a band comprised of Robert Pollard and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices, and John Moen of The Decemberists. Five excellent studio albums were issued between 2008 and 2011 and we hit the highlights, as well as spending some time marveling at how the value of the vinyl has soared. Strap in for the ride! Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom,

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1345: Instrumentals with Bill: Bangles, Go-Gos, Nick...

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2022/04/15

Longtime friend of the pod Bill Mulligan drops by Patrick's basement to discuss something that's been on his mind lately: What happens when bands with perfectly good singers play instrumentals? Bill's got a list of songs that he and Patrick discuss. Plenty of clips in this one! 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

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1344: What Was First: Rough Trade Records

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2022/04/14

We debut a new segment today! Have you ever wondered what record was the very first release on iconic indie record labels? So do we! Patrick investigates the first release on legendary UK label Rough Trade (which turns out to be a single from French punk band Métal Urbain). Hit play for a bite-size musical history lesson. 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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26:04

1343: Exploring Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange"

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2022/04/13

Scott Parks joins Patrick for a look inside Frank Ocean's landmark 2012 album "Channel Orange." And they both think it's a masterpiece that will be passed on from generation to generation. Hit play and find out why. 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

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1342: Book Nook - Record Guides: Rolling Stone to...

Rockin" the Suburbs ·

2022/04/12

Patrick is back with another Book Nook, this time exploring the record guides that helped him build his collection. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, The Trouser Press Record Guide and the Penguin Guide to Jazz are among the volumes he discusses. 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

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1341: Book Nook: The Beatles 'Revolution in the Head'

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2022/04/11

Patrick opens up the Book Nook to discuss a "fab" piece of Beatles' scholarship: "Revolution in the Head -- The Beatles Records and the Sixties" by Ian MacDonald. 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

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1340: Fan Mail - Velvet Underground, Lyle Lovett, The...

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2022/04/08

Even more listener correspondence. We address calls and notes from Harris King, Kevin Clement, Rob Brown and Jay Ignacio. Matt Windeler fills in for Patrick. 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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1339: Fan Mail - Squeeze, R.E.M., Robert Plant and...

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2022/04/07

We address more listener correspondence, from Peter Nordgren, Bud Verge, Enrique Cruz and Kevin Clement. Matt Windeler fills in for Patrick. 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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