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O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep241 [May 8, 2025 2-4-1 The BOGO episode]Send us a textOn this episode we hear new music from Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, Mammoth, and we learn of a new artist named Lemoyne Alexander. We discuss bands who we think should have been bigger; O’Brien introduces Doug to the “Wonky Donky”; we play MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band who rebranded with a new lead singer, and their first album with that singer was their best with that singer (Clear as mud?) #wonkydonkey #mammoth #journeyhttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_do2025-05-081h 31O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep240 [May 1, 2025 Canoes & Meth, Happy Retirement Doug!]Send us a textOn this episode Doug has a big announcement. Plus, we discuss Sammy Hagar’s new song that came to him in a dream from Eddie Van Halen. The music rocks. The lyrics, meh. We hear about Sammy’s possible collaboration with Kirk Hammett and about Metallica’s new deluxe reissue. We talk Rock and Roll Hall of Fame news, if we have to, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from Maine who once dated rock and roll royalty. #hagar #vanhalen #metallica #rrhf #pattygriffinhttps...2025-05-011h 18O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep234 [March 20, 2025 My Name Is Jeff!]Send us a textOn this episode, we discuss our recent fundraiser, we hear new music from The Doobie Brothers, talk new releases coming your way in April, O’Brien exposes Doug to the “My Name is Jeff” meme, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a folky-blues artist with cool nickname. #kebmo https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2025-03-201h 10O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep231 [February 20, 2025 Doug's Haka!]Send us a textOn this episode, we discuss O’Brien being down with a sickness, the upcoming “I Want My 80s” tour, ailing rock stars, the new proposed crop of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and more. Doug kind of performs his own Haka! We play MixTape and something wonderful, yet kind of expected, happens! And, we climb the the small “Rack of Tunes” for country band named Small Large City, er, something like that. #rockhall #littlebigtownhttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2025-02-201h 23O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep230 [February 13, 2025 Reading & Climbing Don't Mix]Send us a textOn this episode, OF COURSE WE DISCUSS THE BOWL THAT WAS SUPER! We also talk about our upcoming shows, O’Brien’s latest vinyl acquisitions, Doug’s take on the new album from Dream Theater, interesting facts via the late Quincy Jones and rock and roll in general. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes, as usual, for a blues rock artist who got his start in his teenage years in the 90s and is now married to Mel Gibson’s daughter. #superbowl #kennywaynesheperdhttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ htt...2025-02-131h 11O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep226 [January 16, 2025 The Podcast Thingy]Send us a textOn this episode we discuss O’Brien’s college classes, upcoming shows, an unplanned bathroom break, and the 10 90’s Bands Who Deserve More Respect. We transform into the O’Myra & Doug Podcast briefly, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a folk singer/songwriter from the Midwest that we have covered before, but who cares. #90s #myra #petermulveyhttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2025-01-161h 43O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep222 [December 12, 2024 This Reeks of Failure]Send us a textOn this episode we talk a bit about how AI will change the music industry, plus all the things that happened on December 12 through music history, in addition to the birth of O'Brien. Yes, it's his birthday! We play MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a little know pop duo from California who should have been bigger but now never will be. #AI #birthday #lowenandnavarrohttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2024-12-121h 13O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep218 [October 31, 2024 Of Men and Doug]Send us a textOn this episode we talk about O’Brien’s conversation with one of his musical heroes, the upcoming Star City Syndicate school show and why we do them, new music from Rick Springfield, 5 “uncredited” rock and roll guitar solos, and more. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for O’Brien’s aforementioned musical hero. #judecole #rickspringfieldhttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2024-10-311h 11O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep213 [September 26, 2024 I AM Captain Football!]Send us a textOn this episode we talk about O’Brien’s trip to see Joko in concert, rock releases set for October, the continuing drama in the band Journey, we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a poet who dominated the 70s and 80s and until recently, looked like he was perpetually 25. #journey #jacksonbrownehttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2024-09-261h 26O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep211 [September 12, 2024 Meet Ilsa]Send us a textOn this episode we introduce our new 90s country band, hear new music from Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, meet our new fan and future manager of The Pines, Ilsa, discuss the Big 5 of rock guitar, play MixTape, climb the Wall of Tunes for a 90s band named after a Monty Python skit, and we debut the O’Brien & Doug’s “Homeschool Circle”. #90scountry #aliceinchains #ttwshttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2024-09-181h 26O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep206 [August 8, 2024 The One After The Wedding]Send us a textOn this episode we relive the wedding of O’Brien’s second born child and drool over his honeymoon destination. We hear new music from Bryan Adams and Ted Nugent, discuss the retirement of Aerosmith, and Metallica does Neil Diamond. Ouch. We play our favorite new game, “MixTape”, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band who was once known by another name, but still is largely unknown in the U.S. #wedding #aerosmith #hairband #blackstarridershttps://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug2024-08-081h 19O'Brien & DougO'Brien & Doug Ep205 [August 1, 2024 Back From Vacation]Send us a textWe are back after a week off. On this episode we discuss Doug’s week away and the upcoming wedding of O’Brien’s second born child. We also hear new solo music from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, talk some 90s rock songs that don’t suck according to UCR, drool over the new Sammy Hagar “Best of All Worlds Tour” and we play our favorite new game, “MixTape”. We also climb the Wall of Tunes for a local rock band that has a direct connection to this podcast. #atlc #sammyhagar #rockdoxhttps://www...2024-08-011h 15