Episodes

Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Bostonian Tom Dunford returns to the show and Greg's parents come along for the ride to talk about Wicked Little Critta off Mink Car. Lots of discussion about accents and slang, we figure out a bit about these sports figures, and talk about how many directions the song goes in a mere 2 minutes.

Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Bob Nanna of Braid and Hey Mercedes returns to the show to talk about Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes from TMBG's self-titled debut. We talk about robots trying to swing, the key changes and chromatic twists of this tune, and even collaborate on a cover of the track.

Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Adam Rivera returns to the show for a bonus episode to remind you all of his big TMBG project They Pay Tribute Vol 2. The Kickstarter pledge window ends next week! He also shares some ahow stories we didn't get to on his Unpronouncable episode.

Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Micah Galizia calls in from Ontario to talk about the amazing Lincoln-era b-side It's Not A birthday, a song with many versions and live incarnations. We discuss every step in this song's history and also also find a hearty selection of great covers. This episode was edited by John Walker.

Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Greg was invited on the Tuning Fork podcast, a show where they discuss albums that the indie tastemaking site Pitchfork has given extreme high or low scores to. Greg demanded justive for Travistan, the first solo record by Dismemberment Plan frontman Travis Morrison, which was given a cruel 0.0 score. Hear him and hosts Dave and Matt defend this solid slice of indie rock. Subscribe to Tuning Fork wherever podcasts are found!

Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
On our first episode about a Here Come the ABCs song, Cyrus Farivar comes by to talk about how kids demand to listen to the same songs over and over and how this tune makes the cut. We also get into the history of the guitar the Flying V.

Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
It's a covers only episode! You'll remember that last July in Chicago, Spencer Parks, Rachel Jones, Bob Nanna, Marcus Nuccio and I did a LIVE episode on Birdhouse in Your Soul. Covers sections don't work well in front of a crowd, but I figured it would be a shame to not curate and talk about a selection of Birdhouse covers since there is such a wealth to choose from! So Spencer and Rachel join me once again and we each pick and discuss our top 3 Birdhouse covers, with some honorable mentions as well.

Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Gareth Lyons from Dublin, Ireland makes his first appearance on the show and boy does he get his money's worth, with an episode on I'm Impressed that clocks in as the second longest episode of the show to date. Be prepared for some political discussion that this song inspires, as well as chit chat about other great bands before the extensive dissection of the song and a fantastic smattering of covers.

Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
First time guest Bry Moroz visits the show to talk about the Apollo 18 banger Which Describes How You're Feeling. They discuss the demo version, crazy old drum machines, non-stop lyrics and general Linnell awesomeness.

Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Punk Till I Die is another show on the Punknews.org network, hosted by Greg's friends Tom Crandle and Neil McDougall. "Long time PunkNews producer and contributor Greg Simpson joins to chat about what he's been up to recently, especially his facebook tournaments of bands. With music by Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Social Unrest, Dead Kennedys, D.I. and Articles of Faith." It's a fun and spirited discussion by a bunch of old punks. Subscribe by searching Punknews or Punk Till I Die on any podcast platform.