This Might Be A Podcast

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 126 - Infinity

Kyla Gilmore is a 17-year-old TMBG fan who grew up on the band because she has a cool mom. We talk about Dan Miller's one and only feature and songwriting credit with TMBG, Infinity! We feel the song is overlooked on Here Come the 123s since it doesn't have a music video on the DVD, so we discuss that and break down this awesome guitar and percussion-highlighting rock song for kids.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 125 - We’re The Replacements with DC Pierson!

Actor, comedian and author DC Pierson is on the show this week to talk about a song he'd never heard before picking it, We're The Replacements. A fan of TMBG but a bigger fan of The Replacements, it made total sense. You've have seen him in Derrick Comedy with Donald Glover, as well as Community, Captain America Winter Soldier and much more. We will give you a good primer on The Replacements the band, and whether this song is actually about them, finding interviews with the Johns 30 years apart that give conflicting messages. We also discuss just how hard this song slaps.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 124 - Absolutely Bill’s Mood

Owen Blaufuss visits the show to talk about the wonderfully weird tune Absolutely Bill's Mood from the self-titled TMBG debut. Learn about guest guitarist Eugene Chadborne, what we think about the song's take on mental illness, and hear a surprising appearance of Open Mike Eagle in the covers section.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 123.5 - John Linnell’s House of Mayors

Lydia Sekscenski, Dana Williamson and myself dissect the 1996 solo EP by John Linnell, released for the Hello Recording Club. We discuss every track, talk about the mayors, the music, and find a few covers.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 123 - Dig My Grave

Sean Crawford's here to talk about TMBG's rip-roarin' opener to Apollo 18, Dig My Grave. We get into the balancing act of genre and instrumentation going on in the song, how it has changed in live settings throughout nearly 30 years, and how this very song may have single-handedly gotten Greg into the Giants.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 122 - Dr. Evil

TMBG wrote the music that opens the second Austin Powers movie, The Spy Who Shagged Me. Elizabeth Siegel is on the show to talk all about the Austin Powers movie, the James Bond themes that inspired the song, and what makes the TMBG track such a well-crafted homage and perfect track to begin that silly flick.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 121 - We Live In A Dump

Bay area rock and roller Alex Botkin is on the show to talk about the amazing deep cut We Live In A Dump off of Cast Your Pod To The Wind. We discuss the demo, a couple live versions, and imagine what the tune could be like as a pop punk track.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 120 - Robot Parade

Lauren Davis is a brand-new fan of the band so she brings a fresh perspective to this episode on Robot Parade, known mainly from their first kids album No! We go through what seems like hundreds of incarnations of this song, including unearthing a unique performance from their family video podcast, and we find a surprising amount of covers and remixes.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 119 - Push Back The Hands

Tara Trate is on the show talking about Push Back the Hands off of I Like Fun to let us all know her correct opinions. We discuss her issues with Linnell's own thoughts on the song, talk about the duo instrumentation on the track, and break down the complex video.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 118 - I’m Not a Loser

Young Irish chap Coleman Hagerty grew up on Spongebob so we're here to talk about I'm Not a Loser which TMBG wrote for Spongebob The Musical. We discuss the Linnell demo as well as the full show version, find some covers, and Coleman will tell you what the musical is all about.