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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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74:10

E70 - Top 5 Beatlesque Songs (with RAY PAUL)

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/07/27

Bea·tlesque | \ ˌbē-tᵊl-ˈesk \: of, relating to, or suggestive of the musical style or technique of the Beatles O3L discussing their favorite songs inspired by the sound and spirit of the Fab Four? Yeah, yeah, yeah! Our special guest this week is a progenitor of power pop, a fine purveyor of Beatlesque bops, RAY PAUL! Ray joins us to discuss his long and storied music career that stretches back to the days of Beatlemania, his hitmaking years on the Boston scene finding "The Charles

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E70 - Bonus - In Conversation with RAY PAUL!

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/07/27

This special bonus episode features our extended conversation with RAY PAUL. You will not want to miss these amazing stories of rock n' roll's past! Our special guest this week is a progenitor of power pop, a fine purveyor of Beatlesque bops, RAY PAUL! Ray joins us to discuss his long and storied music career that stretches back to the days of Beatlemania, his hitmaking years on the Boston scene finding "The Charles Beat", his label Permanent Press, and crossing paths with just about anyone and

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35:31

O3L Presents Best of Guests

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/07/20

"Vacation, had to get away." Brett and Uncle Gregg did some summer traveling this past week, but we're not going to leave you empty handed! Instead, we've cooked up a very special episode, culling some of our favorite stories and moments with our past guests. Join us on a trip down memory lane featuring hilarious, revealing clips from Linda Hopper (Magnapop/Oh-OK), Andy Strickland (The Loft/Caretaker Race), Robert Vickers (Go-Betweens), Love Tractor, Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon), Hugo Burnham

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E69 - Top 5 Songs of 1998

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/07/13

Hey bruhs, what episode is it?? That's right...69, dudes! Join us for Gregg & Brett's Excellent Adventure, as we hop in the phone booth time machine and dial up the year 1998. The year of Celine Dion, auto tune, boy bands...and a whole lotta great classic alternative music. Along the way, the Lads bring up plenty of memories of the year, as well as movies, some new music recommendations, the current state of radio, and even a history lesson. Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa. Learn more about your ad choices

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E68 - Top 5 American Bands

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/07/06

Do you like American music? We like American music, baby! The 4th of July may be over, but the party's not! We're comin' to your town, and we will, by all counts, help you party it down. This week, Brett and Uncle Gregg celebrate the best classic alternative bands from the USA, with a lot of great input from the "Third Lads" out there...all of you in the O3L Community! Plus, we discuss Uncle Gregg serving the country, which patriotic song doesn't make Brett especially "proud", and pay tribute

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E67 - Top 5 Albums of 1977 (with ANDY STRICKLAND)

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/29

1977: The Year Two Sevens Clashed. The Year Punk Broke. The Year Everyone Caught Saturday Night Fever. Whatever you call it, it was arguably the single most important and revolutionary year of the O3L era. This week, Uncle Gregg and Brett discuss their favorite records from that pivotal year with indie legend ANDY STRICKLAND from The Loft, one of the first bands on the influential Creation Records label. We talk about the excellent new Loft 2 CD compilation, Ghost Trains & Country Lanes -

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E67 Bonus - In Conversation with ANDY STRICKLAND (The...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/29

You do not want to miss our SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE featuring our extended conversation with Andy Strickland. This one has everything you could want in a rock & roll story, kids. The early days of Creation! A #1 hit! Radio and TV appearances! Onstage breakups! Fluffing solos! Tea with Morrissey! Making Bobby Gillespie cry! Toy boats! This is a great one...we mean it, maaaaaaaaaaaaan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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E66 Bonus - In Conversation with Hugo Burnham from...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/22

We're not only Lads, we're also Dads...so we took the Father's Day weekend to spend with our kids, but don't worry, we're not going to leave you without a new O3L! We had such an incredible time with HUGO BURNHAM from GANG OF FOUR that there was far more than we could fit in the last episode. Other than the opening discussion on the brilliant new Go4 box set, 77-81, this is all brand new content from our chat with Hugo, and we promise is essential listening for long time Gang of Four fans, those

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65:07

E66 - Top 5 Drummers (with HUGO BURNHAM from GANG OF...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/15

“The change will do you good/I always knew it would." This week, Only Three Lads is a gang of four. That is, for our discussion on our Top 5 Drummers, we are joined by one of the most legendary and influential drummers of the O3L era, Hugo Burnham from GANG OF FOUR! Oh, sorry, that's M'Lord to you! Also joining us for this episode is Brett's big brother Brian, and you will likely notice that those apples definitely grew off the same tree, so to speak. Hugo was so gracious, kind, and

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E65 - Top 5 Female Fronted Bands

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/08

Hold on, because the Lads tackle their top bands with women at the helm. Celebrating the classic, the groundbreaking, the influential, and the underappreciated. Speaking of great female fronted bands, O3L congratulates The Go-Go's on their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Plus - Bueno dreams of Jeannie! Brett marries Wilson Phillips! Uncle Gregg's got skidmarks on his...uh, heart! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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E64 - Top 5 Songs of 1984

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/06/01

Beware the savage roar...of 1984. This week, we cover the best of this most excellent of years in the classic alternative era. And, added bonus - Bueno's back! We discuss his journey to the BIG3 basketball league tryouts, how he may (or may not) have invented MTV Unplugged, and how he helped The Go-Go's get to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Uncle Gregg is assigned his status as the 127th Beatle, and The Rocktor pays, uh, tribute to Casey Kasem and Charles Nelson Reilly. Will you still need

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74:14

E63 - Top 5 Short Songs (with Linda Hopper from Oh-OK...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/05/25

What time is it? It's APT (Athens Party Time), y'all, because we're hanging out with the magnificent LINDA HOPPER from OH-OK and MAGNAPOP to discuss some of our favorite short songs of the O3L era. So grab a White Claw or some Willie Weed, sit back and enjoy the show. This is O3L At Our Best (exclamation point!). We had such a great time with Linda that we couldn't fit everything into just one show! Be sure to check out our bonus episode for much more of our conversation. Linda shares some

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51:41

E63 - Bonus - In Conversation With Linda Hopper from...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/05/25

We had such a great time with Linda Hopper that we couldn't fit everything into just one show! Linda shares some amazing stories from her career from coming up in the early '80s Athens scene with Oh-OK, through to the heady '90s alt-rock with Magnapop, to present day....and the talented musicians with whom she's played and crossed paths - including Lynda Stipe, Matthew Sweet, REM, Bob Mould, Pylon, Mitch Easter, Love Tractor, Willie Nelson, Ruthie Morris and more. That's two hours of O3L

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E62 - Top 5 Joy Division Songs (with Mark Cline of...

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/05/18

On the day of this episode's "transmission", it is 41 years to the day that we lost Ian Curtis. We celebrate the music of Joy Division this week, one of the most influential and important bands of the O3L era. Playing the role of Bueno this week, we've got the marvelous Mark Cline of Love Tractor returning to the show. Since Mark and Love Tractor toured with New Order in the mid-80s, he's a very fitting guest host, and always has great insights and stories! Also on the docket, we play a music

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78:48

E61 - Top 5 Oddball Albums

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/05/11

Our oddest episode yet (question mark???)...you be the judge. For starters, we discuss the Oddball Albums of the classic alternative era - the eccentric, the weird, the daring left turns, the unloved, the underappreciated, the groundbreaking, the soul patches. Oh, the soul patches. It's also odd because Bueno isn't back yet...and you know how we miss our Bueno! How appropriate, though, that our guest Lad this week is Jason Wright, host of the oddball show podcast, President/Founder of the

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E60 - Top 5 Albums of 1991

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/05/04

Coming soon to a podcast near you! O3L Media presents: Cool Like O3L. The year is 1991. A grungy slacker who may or may not actually be your uncle. A troubled hoodrat from the mean streets of suburban Poway. A young medical prodigy with a taste for Toad in the Hole. Three different worlds. One united cause: to save the world from terrible music. Yo, drop the zeros and get with the heroes! Note: Bueno is taking a brief hiatus, but Dr. Don did a great job stepping into those giant basketball

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E59 - Top 5 Cure Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/04/27

We've got a fever...and the only cure is more CURE! Join us for Only Three (Imaginary) Lads this week. In the O3L world, The Cure are as important an institution as any. During this special episode, we celebrate the music and legacy of Robert Smith and his legendary band. The gloomy. The doomy. The playfully silly. The sublime. The hauntingly gorgeous. The profound and poetic. And because it's "Never Enough", we also talk Moby! Why Bueno doesn't have kids! Evolution! UFOs

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E58 - Top 5 Workout Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/04/20

In this very special crossover O3L, we discuss our Top 5 Workout Songs with the very REAL medical professional Dr. Don Sharnowski. Dr. Don is one of the leading experts in the wellness field, but he's also a dear friend of the show and a huge classic alternative music fan. Not only can nobody fill out an O3L Be Bueno shirt like Dr. Don, but he's got a reeeeally big dictionary. That's dictionary, you sickos...seriously, he offers some very eloquent and thoughtful insights into the music. Even

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E57 - Top 5 New Wave Songs

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/04/13

Like, gag us with a spoon! It was a totally gnarly topic this week. Join the Lads and their fake new wave bands, The Highscore Kids, Hooper Dream, and VHS Lazer (pew-pew-pew), as they attempt to count down their Top 5 New Wave Songs. Featuring such hits as*: The Highscore Kids - "Is The Girl Who Looks Like Belinda Really Going Out With Him?" Hooper Dream - "We Got The Meat" VHS Lazer - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Him (Sarah)?" If you're wearing your WWBD bracelet and

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69:43

E56 - Top 5 Albums of 1974

Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast ·

2021/04/06

Ah, 1974. Bueno was a young, wild teenager with a Greg Brady perm harboring a crush for Helen Hunt. Uncle Gregg was a wee toddler digging the Electric Company and special brownies. Baby Brett Weird was just entering the world, no doubt with a stack of obscure Mongolian records in his crib. Yup, that's how we remember 1974. The Lads recount their favorite albums from 1974 - the wild, the weird, and the groundbreaking. It's a crazy, globetrotting musical journey. Plus, Uncle Gregg's "baby

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