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Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

Only Three Lads is a lively podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from the "70s, "80s & "90s. Join Uncle Gregg, Brett Vargo, and a variety of ”Third Lads” as we share our Top Fives, stories, and news about the music we love, and have a lot of fun along the way! Whether you‘re into indie, punk, new wave, Britpop, power pop, synth pop, shoegaze, grunge...or whatever...there is going to be something for you to discover and love. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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55:31

E87 - Top 5 Duran Duran Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/11/23

This week, we unleash our inner Durannie for an episode celebrating the Wild Boys themselves. D-Squared. Doo-ran Doo-ran. Da-Doo Ran Ran Ran Da-Doo Ran Ran. Birmingham's Finest. The Fab Five. OK, so before we run out of nicknames that the band never actually used, we're going straight down the ol' D-hole for our Top 5 Duran Duran Songs. You could say this one is BONKERS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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E86 - Top 5 Albums of 1987 (with KILKENNY CATS)

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2021/11/16

You gotta have faith-uh, faith-uh, faith in O3L, because we're heading straight back to 1987 this week! So grab your crimping iron and acid washed jeans, and join us as we count down some of the finest classic alternative albums of the year. We have two "Third Lads" this episode (which makes four total, but you know we're not good at math n' stuff) - singer Tom Cheek and drummer Allen Wagner from Athens, GA's Kilkenny Cats! In 1987, the band appeared in the definitive documentary Athens, GA -

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E85 - Top 5 Acoustic Songs (with Terry Draper from...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/11/09

Calling occupants of most extraordinary songcraft...we are observing you...we are your friends. Get mellow and sensitive with O3L this week as we discuss our Top 5 Acoustic Songs. We were very fortunate this week to have Third Lad Terry Draper from Klaatu join us this week. In 1976, Klaatu let their music do the talking, with a blend of whimsical psychedelia, spacy progressive rock and melodic power pop...so much so that masses of people believed that they could be The Beatles under a pseudonym!

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E85 - Bonus - O3L in Conversation with the Most...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/11/09

Featuring over 30 minutes of material from our extended conversation with Terry Draper that did not appear in the main episode! We were very fortunate this week to have Third Lad Terry Draper from Klaatu join us this week. In 1976, Klaatu let their music do the talking, with a blend of whimsical psychedelia, spacy progressive rock and melodic power pop...so much so that masses of people believed that they could be The Beatles under a pseudonym! The brilliant, essential debut album 3:47 EST and

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E84 - Top 5 Goth & Darkwave Songs (with AMMO)

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2021/11/02

Release the bats! Halloween may be over, but this week O3L goes goth. This week, we talk to the very talented goth/dreampop/shoegaze singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist AMMO about her goth/darkwave Top 5(-ish) list and her career, including the stunning new single "Rose + Crown". LA Record calls it "the kind of music that should soundtrack a sand-dune-to-shoreline movie by David Lynch." Learn more about AMMO: Website: www.musicbyammo.com IG:

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E83 - Top 5 Instrumental Songs (with Armistead...

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2021/10/26

This week, our picks are "talkin' loud and sayin' nothing" (in a good way), as we cover some of the finest instrumental tracks of the O3L era...and beyond! Guess who's back?!? It's Armistead Wellford and Mike Richmond from the almighty Love Tractor. Anything goes this week - not only do you get the classic alternative jams that you'd expect from O3L, there's also prog, funk, jazz fusion, soundtrack music and more. There's also plenty to celebrate in the Love Tractor world, as their 1988 Mitch

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E82 - Top 5 Rap & Hip-Hop Albums (with DC Glenn, aka...

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2021/10/19

Party people! Get ready for an O3L episode like you've never heard before. This week, we head into the world of rap & hip hop - and these are all albums that we think would appeal to classic alternative fans. What a thrill it was to have hip-hop legend DC Glenn, aka DC The Brain Supreme, from TAG TEAM as our special guest this week! With his musical partner Steve Rollin, Tag Team rose to prominence in the early '90s with one of the most greatest party jams of all time, "Whoomp! There It Is".

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E82 Bonus - Learn How to Learn - In Conversation with...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/10/19

This bonus episode contains our complete conversation with DC Glenn, aka DC the Brain Supreme! What a thrill it was to have hip-hop legend DC Glenn, aka DC the Brain Supreme, from TAG TEAM as our special guest this week! With his musical partner Steve Rollin, Tag Team rose to prominence in the early '90s with one of the most greatest party jams of all time, "Whoomp! There It Is". The song has been so ubiquitous and enduring over the past 28 years that Tag Team were back again in 2021 with

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53:51

E81 - Top 5 Collaborations

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2021/10/12

Uncle Gregg and Brett. Laurel and Hardy. Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat. Sometimes, beautiful art can come out of the power of collaboration. This week, the Lads tackle the best collaborations of the classic alternative era. And, as they say, it's a real whoppa! A public apology from Brett: "I accused Diane Warren of writing a song that she actually had no hand in composing, which led to additional less-than-kind comments about Ms. Warren. For the factual error, I am deeply, deeply

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E81 Bonus - O3L After Dark

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2021/10/12

Put on your smoking jacket and pour yourself a stiff drink, because this is O3L After Dark. We recorded Episode 81 late at night (which is unusual for us...we usually do the show in the morning when we're fresh and pure), so things got a little strange and controversial early. We ended up editing it out of the main episode to keep it as family friendly as possible, but for anyone who wants to hear the show intro uncut and unhinged, we present it here for you. For mature audiences only. Or at

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E80 - Top 5 Songs of 1999 (with Steven Morgan)

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2021/10/05

We were dreaming when we wrote this, forgive us if it's goes astray... This week, join The Boy With The Golden Ears and The Rocktor as we count down our top five songs from the year 1999. Yes, it was the year of Britney, Xtina, boy bands, braided chin hair and Dawson's Creek (or was that Creek's Dawson??), but there was plenty of great alternative music that year too. We mean, there had to be because the world was coming to an end, right? We've got a great Third Lad this week too, Steven

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E79 - Top 5 Then & Now (with Mike Hipple)

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/09/28

Remember those old "Where Are They Now?" shows where they track down superstars from the past, only to find that they're now flipping burgers to support their smack habit? Yeah, we do too...but that's not what we're talking about this episode. Instead, we shine the spotlight on the artists from the O3L era who are still making vital, relevant music today. Thus, we could think of no more appropriate Third Lad this week than Seattle-based Photographer/Author Mike Hipple. Through Mike's incredible

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E78 - Top 5 Nirvana Songs

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2021/09/21

Here we are now...so let us entertain YOU! This week, we switch gears to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of one of the seminal albums of the '90s, Nirvana's Nevermind by counting down our top five tracks by the Seattle legends. As is befitting in an episode about the grunge pioneers, the conversation also veers towards The Monkees, The Spice Girls, deodorant, and some very, uh, colorful analogies about cheese graters and cat udders (do cats even have udders?!?). Yep, in other words, it's an

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E77 - Top 5 Single Artist Compilation Albums

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2021/09/14

Dust off yer ol' Best of Matthew Wilder album, because this week Uncle Gregg and Brett chew the phat (yeah, that's P-H-A-T, yo!) on some of their favorite classic alternative compilation albums. We did Various Artists compilations in a previous episode, so this one focuses on albums for one band/artist. You know, the greatest hits albums that have all the songs you love in one place...the records that served as your introduction to a band or artist you grew to love...the well curated essentials

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E76 - Top 5 #1 Hits of the ‘80s

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2021/09/07

This week, we count down the classic alternative songs that went straight to the toppermost of the poppermost on some chart, somewhere in the world in the 1980s. Yowsah, this was a tough one... Because we have a hard time focusing sometimes, we also discuss kids' TV, some, uh, interesting million dollar O3L tie-in product ideas, cookware, Halford's Batmobile, the return of ABBA...and, hey, what's that on page 602 of the Sears catalogue? We also pay tribute to the late, great countdown master

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70:59

E75 - Top 5 Album Openers

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/08/31

Привет, товарищи! How's that for an opening?!? No?? OK, well, we promise that you'll like our lists better, because this week we celebrate some of the best opening tracks of the O3L era. A great album has everything in the right place, and it all starts with Track 1, Side 1. These are the cuts that get us excited and make us weak in the knees. Along the way, Brett and Uncle Gregg talk about the international appeal of O3L, ding dongs, a tribute from one legendary drummer to another,

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E74 - Top 5 Albums of 1975

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/08/24

The lads quantum leap back to the year of 1975 A.D. to save the world from the evil clutches of Captain & Tennille. Yep, they're just a couple of private dicks (that means detectives, by the way, kids) on a covert mission to dig up some of the best underground sounds of the day. Who is Uncle Gunner, and what has he done with Uncle Gregg? Will love keep us together...or will it tear us apart? Find out on another exciting episode of ONLY THREE LADS. (Brought to you by Ding Dongs, now

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E73 - Top 5 Dormroom Essentials

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/08/17

OK, boomers! Take a seat in the back of lecture hall, because O3LU is in session. Brett takes a break from his son's college move-in to hang out with Uncle Gregg to discuss the essentials for any self-respecting college kid's dormroom. And, no, we're not talking about totally lame things like food, clothes, toiletries, and books, we mean the really important stuff...like classic alternative music. But be prepared, because this one goes off the rails to cover more things that are important to

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E72 - Top 5 Albums of 1984

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/08/10

hhhhHHHHHHHello, hhhhhhhhHHHHHello again! Sit down, pop open a Bartles & Jaymes and spend some time with your friends at O3L. This week, Uncle Gregg and Brett discuss some of the absolutely sublime albums that came out in 1984...and it really was one of the greatest years in music history. We had a lot of great input from our third lads out there too, so there are shout outs galore in this one! Along the way, we talk about the things you didn't know you needed from O3L. Mermaids! Scorpions

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E71 - Top 5 Basslines (with Funkboy)

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/08/03

This one's for all of you with a fine appreciation for the bottom end...of music, you sickos! Join us for a funktastic voyage celebrating some of the best basslines of the classic alternative era. Our special guest lad this week is Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley, bass player and music director for the stars. He has performed with 50 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and in 12 Broadway Shows. Funkboy is Music Director for classic artists Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, and The

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