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In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastTired of WaitingYou didn't have to wait long this week for the new episode - but listen to how weary The Kinks are in 1965's dreamy "Tired of Waiting For You." A languid version of the slashing riffs Dave Davies had heretofore been known for! Later that year, New Zealand's Rayders raided the platter-racks with their version of the tune. Detroit's Apostles came out with a fairly funky version with cool drummin' and some totally psych church organ. Things just got weirder when Nancy & Lee released their rendition: it's pretty Prozac-y! Finally, Bil...2025-07-121h 36

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastMr. Personality ManThis week's tune is a pop-psych confection called "Mr. Personality Man" - and there's only three recorded versions, so you'll hear 'em all if you tune in. The original is from The West Coast Delegation, a band confusingly from England. It's got a pretty heavy backbeat reminiscent of Motown or "Pretty Woman" and it doesn't let up. The lyrics deal with a charming but dangerous rogue, so we think the song might be inspired by "David Watts" by The Kinks (not played). The Foundations are the next personalities to tackle the tune - you...2025-06-211h 28

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastPushin' Too HardAs Erik says, "Pushin' Too Hard" by The Seeds is a garage tune that's more buzz than fuzz. 1 bar of music, 2 chords, no bridge, no chorus, and a relentless beat. It's simple, but is it stoopid? Maybe a little ... Two live covers follow by The Sonics (from the 60s) and Pere Ubu (from the 70s), which go a long way to canonize the tune as a punk classic. Plus Pere Ubu includes frog sounds! The next version, by the cringingly-named The Klan, adds buzzsaw guitar and races to the finish line. The...2025-05-311h 41

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGimme Gimme Good Lovin'When did the 60s symbolically end? Altamont? Kent State? No - when the organ stops playing towards the end of "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" by Crazy Elephant. It's bubblegum, but also super rockin'. Who'da thunk it? The first cover of the version was by ... Giorgio Moroder? It doesn't sound like his 70s stuff but it is wild. Third is a 80s Moroder-esque version from Roxy Perry, a blueswoman who didn't expect a Hi-NRG remix of her vocal. The fourth suitor is Canada's legendary hair metallers, Helix. For Canucks Erik and Weldon, this...2025-05-081h 36

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastDirty WaterIt's time to dip your toes into "Dirty Water" - The Standells and their enduring 1965 hit, that is! We gab about the snotty vocals, their appearance on The Munsters, we rank the drum fills - and of course, we crack the code of the song's lyrics. The next version is by The Gants - who add fuzz and relocate the song to Miami. But they musta forgot to learn the song! The Apollos are some North Carolina kids who keep the song in Boston but their a...2025-04-261h 48

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastDumb HeadThis week we're talking about a Girl Group Goofy Great - 1963's "Dumb Head" by Ginny Arnell. The lyrics are dangerously self-deprecating, the production is Spectorian, and there's FUZZ and a kazoo solo - played by GA herself. OH, and an infamous hook - something the Ramonesmight have sold their leather jackets for. The second version is super goofy and stoopid and it's by The Sharades, from England. Joe Meek produced it, so it has some otherworldy sounds (via a Clavioline) in addition to GREAT bug music vocals from Maggie...2025-04-201h 25

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Don't BelieveThis week the spotlight is on a 1965 folk jangler by The Guilloteens: "I Don't Believe" is a raw, blue-eyed soul vocal outing reminiscent of the Righteous Brothers. They shoulda been on The Flintstones!! In 1966, The Five of Us came out with the first cover version. It's less raw, but it's smooth as Kraft Creamy! The same year, The Moonrakers pepped the song up considerably and made it into a toe-tapper. The song returned to Memphis in 2002 when Reigning Sound payed homage to their 60s forebears. It's a pretty muscular versio...2025-04-111h 25

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastWho? What? Why? When? Where?A theme episode that's so garage you better test for carbon monoxide:Who Do You Love - The PreachersWhat a Girl Can't Do - The HangmenWhy - The Dirty WurdsWhen Shadows Fall - The JadesWhere You Gonna Go - Art Guy 2025-04-061h 43

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSit Down I Think I Love YouYou know what they say about the bird in the hand ... this week the bird is Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down I Think I Love You." It's a nice jaunty tune with Stephen Stills (we think) pitchin' some clever woo at a potential beloved. And three guitarists! Lots of tasteful flourishes, with some fuzz. The second version (& the first one in the bush) is the hit version by The Mojo Men. It's like a Mississippi boat ride, or a trippy, caftan walk down Scarth Street in Regina, Saskatchewan. But most people just call it...2025-03-291h 25

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGet Off Of My CloudLet's go to the 99th Floor ... of an apartment block in London, to view the world as The Rolling Stones did in 1965's "Get Off Of My Cloud." The song is the follow-up to "Satisfaction" and the boys were under pressure to keep makin' hits when they just wanted to relax. As a result, it's snotty, and Mick Jagger rises (!) to the occasion to create some early punk poetry. The song crossed the pond in 66 and got the detergent treatment from Dino, Desi, and Billy - it's cleaner, but remember to take the...2025-03-232h 05

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastVancouver!For only the second time in four-plus years and 220 episodes, there's a show where Erik & Weldon are in the same room at the same time! And since Erik is visiting Vancouver, we've decided to make the city (and surroundings) the star of the show! First up is Patty Surbey with "Hey Boy," a corny but super-fun number that PS elevates through her wild vocal stylings. Then there's The Nocturnals with "Because You're Gone" which has a cool Peter Gunn-type riff and an overall Pacific Northwest Sound. The climax comes from The Painted...2025-03-151h 56

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastFortune TellerIn the latest episode, we discuss Allen Toussaint's great story-song "Fortune Teller", a fave of garage bands throughout the 60s. Benny Spellman authored the original version and it has that nice New Orleans swampiness - piano, clave, horns, and great backing vocals. What a gumbo! The second rendition is a cute one from the very early Rolling Stones, who add a Orientalist riff and harmonica to their arrangement -& Charlie Watt's drumming keeps the song chugging along nicely. The third version comes from Tony Jackson & The Vibrations: TJ had just left Th...2025-03-091h 53

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastYou're Gonna Miss MeSIX versions of the ultimate classic garage tune "You're Gonna Miss Me" - the original by The Spades from 1965, the 66 ur-text by 13th Floor Elevators (wherein we provide some potential innovations in the field of electric jug playing), then a bunch of wild renditions by Tom Thumb, The Heard, The Five Kinetics, & The Zoo! 2025-02-242h 26

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastShe LiedWho had a good time on Valentine's Day? Not The Rockin' Ramrods out of Boston, who, in 1964, authored a poison pen letter towards the (imaginary) girls who did them wrong on the wild, ahead-of-its-time tune, "She Lied." Imagine The Dave Clark Five crossed with The Ramones and you have an idea. Not for the faint of heart, and probably mostly unheard, the song didn't get picked up by other bands until the late 70s, but we start with Naz Nomad & The Nightmares from 1984. A sick guitar tone and they add some almost...2025-02-151h 25

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastMagic BusTime to get back on the bus for this follow-up to our theme episode last week - The Who's classic "Magic Bus", no less. We start with Pete Townshend's 1966 demo, which is cute & weird & British - that is, psychedelic. The first released version was by some guys called The Pudding, and it's got a Mose Allison/Georgie Fame vibe, according to Erik. The Who's first full-band version is third, and did you ever really think it's just a buncha pals putting on a little skit or pantom...2025-02-071h 50

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastRidin' The BusAll aboard the ... bus! This week we feature several songs about the poor man's chariot, the loser cruiser, etc - and the songs are comin' like London busses. Our first stop is "Midnight Bus" by Betty McQuade. From 1961, this one is an atmospheric tale of tragic young love, but more importantly, it sets up a crucial discussion of the "buzzer cord" ... where did the buzz go? Second on our route is "Bus Stop" by The Hollies. This one is also about young love but it has a happier ending, though the baroque arrangement carries an und...2025-02-012h 57

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastDo You Love MeWe know you love us - but "Do You Love Me"? Berry Gordy got Motown started in 62 with The Contours and it might be a little revenge-romance fantasy. You will love Billy Gordon's vocal performance, the amazing backing vocal performance by FOUR other singers, to say nothing of The Funk Brothers. In '65, Paul Revere & The Raiders cranked out a version that's a lil bit ska, a lil bit surf. With palm muting - wild! The dawn of the 70s brought a strange, easy listening rendition by Essex's finest - Deep Fee...2025-01-242h 09

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Can Only Give You EverythingWe're taking a second* kick at the ol' garage chestnut "I Can Only Give You Everything" (see episode 110 for our previous gabfest). We start with Them again to examine the RIFF and the rest. We quickly move on to The Ambertones and their version will make you carsick, so take some Gravol before this rough ride. If you like it, do the lurch! She'll be right by the next version, a swingin' rendition by Australia's Clefs. They're in the kangaroo pocket! Chicago's Little Boy Blues are up next and...2025-01-181h 26

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSo Sad About UsWhat a way to start 2025! A Happy/Sad New Year - the tune is "So Sad About Us" and we begin with Pete Townhend's demo which is probably from 1966. A melodic guitar ostinato with drone notes and sensitive soprano choirboy singing that ends abruptly. The song then gets overorchestrated by The Merseys - the first released version - but it's less a Wall of Sound and more a Ball of Mud. We're saved by The Who, who produce a proto-powepop masterpiece when they finally wax it. Sweden's The Mascots author...2025-01-102h 15

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastFourth Annual Bo Diddley Awards!It's time for our year-end gala! Categories include:Bo Diddliest Goofy GreatBo Diddliest Girl Group Bo Diddliest Song From A Theme EpisodeBo Diddliest Tamboand the big one:Most Insane Song!!2024-12-281h 46

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastA Real Ring-A-Ding Christmas!Xmas time is here! So we're bringing our annual Yuletide gifts to you in the form of rockin' and poppin' tunes. The first present under the tree is "I Want a Beatle For Christmas" by Patty Surbey & The Canadian VIPs. Requests for people put Santa Claus in an awkward position. The next gift is "Deck Five" by Saturday's Children. We think this one should be more well-known: it joins "Deck The Halls" with Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five" and ... it works? Sometimes you get an inappropriate gift, and Bey...2024-12-222h 04

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI'm A ManBo Diddley time! In this episode, we examine his 1955 b-side, "I'm A Man." The original is sparse, minimal, sexual, spiritual and powerful. We get real deep into the lyrics and textbooks get slammed. It took a long time, but in 1964, The Yardbirds authored a version that sounds like it comes from a utopian future of highly skilled R&B robots. And it has the ultimate Royalette! In 1965, Netherland's The Bintangs put out a garage version that's snotty, lazy, lethargic, hypnotic and cool. The Groupies brought the song back to the US - New Yor...2024-12-191h 59

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastYou're Going To Lose That GirlRingo on the bongos! That's right, it's "You're Going to Lose That Girl" by The Beatles. John is at his snarly best in this number, and George & Paul provide some nice call-and-response. Anyways, the bongos and lyrics are our main focus, as they should be. And who sings "yeah" better?! - no one's better than the Beatles, there. The second version comes from The Villagers, a Zone Press Variation that comes from Florida - it's garage and great! Next up is Chicago's Cryan' Shames and who's gonna argue with...2024-12-062h 49

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastFast Songs!This week, we feel the need ... the need - for speed! The first song out of the blocks is "Bad Girl" by The Zakary Thaks. Crazy words, great guitar work, and a fast tempo by a drummer whose snare sounds like two textbooks slamming! The second speedster is "7 & 7 is" by Love. More wild lyrics and singing, and again ... it's a drummer who holds the thing together ... barely, at times. It's a classic! The third throttler is "Love at Psychedelic Velocity" by The Human Expression - one of the all time great 66ers. This...2024-11-302h 36

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Need YouThis one's as garage as it gets: 5 Versions of "I Need You"! - The Kinks, The Zakary Thaks, The Rationals, and two (!) versions by The Ascots. 2024-11-232h 06

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastShe May Call You Up TonightThis week the genre is baroque proto-power pop and the song is "She May Call You Up Tonight" by The Left Banke, Great melodies by Michael Brown, a killer chorus, velvet vocals by Steve Martin Caro ... but what's it all about?! A band called California Spectrum produced a faithful cover in '68 and added some cool fuzz ... but why does the singer sound like they're 12?! Who cares, it's garage! Canadian ICON Anne Murray tried her voice out on the song, which got retitled "He May Call." A sweet but...2024-11-151h 40

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastEight Miles HighThe Byrds had a bad time in England, and wrote a curiously grey-mood tune that many consider "the first psychedelic song of all time" - "Eight Miles High." It's known for its sound, but we take a deep dive into the lyrics, too. Succulent, truculent. The next flight was piloted by the semi-legendary obscuros, Index. Some nice warm guitar strummin' & lotsa negative space. Less negative space on Leo Kottke's version - he's a king of fingerpickin' geetar and he has a nice deep baritone and he fills up the space with both. B...2024-11-082h 16

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastTrain Kept A-RollinThis week, we manage to talk about 7 songs in just over 2 hours - appropriately, all are versions of "Train Kept a Rollin'"! The original is by Tiny Bradshaw, a 1951 jump blues number that contains a rock n roll instro break that clearly caught the ears of the next crew, namely Johnny Burnette & The Rock n Roll Trio. They take Tiny B's joyous number and inject it with some wild hillfolk hiccupin' and hollerin'.' The train somehow made it to England by 1965, and Screamin' Lord Sutch (with Ritchie Blackmore) left the s...2024-11-012h 19

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastStop! In The Name Of LoveStop! and check out the new episode, featuring The Supremes. who were on a run of consecutive #1 hits in 1965. "Stop! In the Name of Love" is the one with the iconic choreography, but we dig even deeper to explain the charms of this arresting song. The first cover we discuss is a very busy garage version from 1969 by Crosstown Switch. Beverly Kelley, the lead singer on this tune, sounds like she's been beamed in from 1962! Next up is an epic soul version by Margie Joseph which has to be heard to be believed...2024-10-252h 26

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastDouble Shot (Of My Baby's Love)After our wild celebration of Episode 200, we woke up a little hungover ... so the perfect prescription to get us back in the saddle for this Canadian Holiday Weekend is "Double Shot of My Baby's Love"! by Dick Holler & The Holidays. Despite the band name, you gotta wait for the third version for true frat rock shenanigans. The first cover version is a weird swamp-pop duet by Dale & Grace, we'll leave it up to you to decide if it's BDA-worthy. The third and most famous rendition is by The Swingin' Medallions, who...2024-10-133h 02

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastParty SongsWe just passed go and collected 200 ... episodes!! We celebrate this achievement with a bunch of "party" songs, including discussions of The Sundowners, The Gallows, The B-52's & Jonathan Richman. Crack open a cold one and celebrate with us!! Yay yay!2024-10-052h 49

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Met Him On A SundayThis episode: all THREE versions of "I Met Him on a Sunday" by The Shirelles: the 1958 snap 'n' clap original (when they were in high school!!), the '64 re-do, and the '66 Wall of Sound version (with FUZZ!)! But that's not all - 3 boffo renditions by The Orlons (1962), Reparata & the Delrons (1970), and Laura Nyro & Labelle (1971). The only thing we don't talk about is what happened to Lew Conetta!!!!!2024-09-282h 05

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe Outsiders ... With The Gruesomes!Hey! The Gruesomes twosome - Bobby Beaton & John Davis - join us once again and they wanna talk about Nederbeat this week! Both songs are by The Outsiders - but we have cover versions, too! First up is "That's Your Problem," the original, then the 1984 renditions by The Tell-Tale Hearts. Second song is "Touch", the weirdly tense folk-garage masterpiece, with versions by The Bristols & The Thanes. If you don't like ... that's YOUR problem!!!!2024-09-212h 30

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastHave You Heard Gruntruck?Sometime in the early 90s, a record store owner asked Weldon the question: "Have you heard Gruntruck?" And until recently, the answer was no. But the memory of this exchange leads us to this bonus episode, where we listen to "Crazy Love" by Seattle's Gruntruck and dismantle the semiotics of grunge. A little pain feels good!2024-09-181h 05

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastFrustrationOn Friday the 13th, we satisfy Pastronauts with "Frustration," the uptight 1966 number by Vancouver's Painted Ship. It's a quiet, beatnik-y talk-sing, yet it has the classic garage theme of rejection of society and rejection by girls! In 1982, Plan 9 took the song on an extended, almost 12-minute jam, and we might actually talk about a song for less than its length for once! Some Boston guys called Dark Cellars dragged the tune through the shooting gallery in '84, then French weirdos Temple Gates did a goth-y rendition which is actually very nice...2024-09-131h 50

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBring It On Home To MeIn 1959, Charles Brown & Amos Milburn recorded a beautiful duet called "I Want to Go Home." It's like a nice highball, two ingredients that blend well (Milburn is the Rum and Brown is the Coke). Sam Cooke later transformed the song into "Bring it On Home To Me", which he sang with Lou Rawls, an impassioned vocal performance with some Gospel call and response. The Animals then brought the song to England and Eric Burdon hogged the song all to himself, but that's ok because there's Alan Price...2024-09-062h 09

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGo AheadThis was supposed to be a bonus episode, but it's really a textbook ITP episode where we talk about a garage classic and two other versions, with lots of crucial digressions - like the early days. The song is "Go Ahead" by garage legends The Squires from Connecticut. A folk-punk jangler with churning organ - if you don't like it, what are you doing here?! The second version is by the Pop Art Toasters, with the recently departed Martin Phillips on vocals. New Zealand sure is the land of avuncular vocalists! T...2024-08-231h 12

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastCanadian Content: A Michael Bouyea RetrospectiveIn this episode, we celebrate the work of Michael Bouyea: singer-songwriter, Vietnam vet, and DJ. We start with two rippin' 1966 garage numbers by The Rogues, "Same All Over the World" and "The Original." In the 70s, he went pop! - and from this era we play "Just an Illusion" (sorta new wavey) and lost Canadian classic (he was livin' in Toronto), "The Fury." The latter is one of the jauntiest tunes ever put to wax. In 1985, it was a very good year for the Toronto Blue Jays, winning 99 games and inspiring MB to write and record "We G...2024-08-171h 35

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe WitchIn this episode, we tackle seven versions of "The Witch" while also trying to remember the Seven Wonders of the World!:1. The Sonics2. Atilla & The Huns3. The Pointed Sticks4. The Gruesomes5. Heart6. Mojo Beatnik7. Marcel Bontempi 2024-08-052h 40

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastRosalynThis week we go gaga over The Pretty Things' 1964 number, "Rosalyn." You know it, you love it. Textbook early garage that takes its cues from Saint Bo Diddley. The second version is by Steve and the Board, a group of Australian teen treblemakers who change the lyrics for some reason. The third is by scary Cheshire cats Stack Waddy. Thick, fuzzy, thudding claustrophobic 70s sledgehammer proto-punk! Robin from Ghosts' fave version. The fourth is by a little known singer named David Bowie, who did a glammy version o...2024-07-291h 54

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBoth Sides NowBeautiful song alert! Canadian legend Joni MItchell's early classic "Both Sides Now" is the tune of the week, and it touches Erik and Weldon's Prairie souls. A wide-ranging discussion of Canadian accents, British Surrealists, Plato's Cave, and the journey of life ensues. Judy Collins had a hit with the tune in '68, and we dig the Baroque arrangement, and isn't the organ a little ... garagey? That same year, an obscure band called The Collection authored a psych-bubblegum version that has some modulation and icy princess vocals and a cool drone at...2024-07-202h 22

In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast99th FloorThree versions of 99th Floor, all featuring Billy Gibbons of future ZZ Top fame! Two demos by The Coachmen V, his original band, and the more well-known Moving Sidewalks version. All different, all great - but that's not all! In the mid-70s, some weirdos from Pennsylvania called TNT recorded the tune and made it even more psych! Last but not least, The Chesterfield Kings filed a faithful but extra fuzzy version in 1982. Why didn't we do this song for Episode 99 instead of 189?!?!?!2024-07-131h 47

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastWe Choose the Greatest Fretless Bass Player of All TimeThe sound is timeless, the bass is fretless. This is the bonus episode we recorded immediately after "I'm a King Bee", celebrating the sexy sliding sound of the fretless bass. In the words of Erik Komarnicki, "The fretless bass is like a road with no speedbumps." It was late, we were drunk, and we forgot about Mick Karn. All kinds of weird things happen in this episode, like us creating extemporized lyrics to "Teen Town" by Weather Report. Is this a garage rock podcast? No, it's a fretless bass podcast ... for one night only!2024-07-111h 10

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe Cat Came BackI guess this could be a Canada Day Long Weekend Special? The song this week is "The Cat Came Back," a song written in the 1890s by a Tin Pan Alley songwriter but made famous by a Canuck. The first version is by Sonny James, a country dude who picks n grins his way through this Goofy Great. The man, the myth Fred Penner didn't pen the song, but people think he did. So let's call it Canadian! His version is wild ... and it's for the kids, so there's extra meows. Does it fade out in...2024-06-292h 00

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI'm A King BeeThis week we buzz awhile about Slim Harpo's 1957 concoction, "I'm a King Bee." A slow and syrupy groove, a slightly sinister mood, and drums which sound like someone's hammerin' a nail. Even the harmonica solo sounds like it's emerging out of the swamp! 7 years later, the song travelled from the Bayou to the Thames and The Rolling Stones beeswaxed the song. Apparently, this song is the first appearance of a fretless bass, which will lead to a very strange bonus episode later. In 1965, The Bad Seeds found the song in their bonnet...2024-06-212h 02

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI'm A Hog For YouIt's always good to hear The Coasters, and this week we're studying their Goofy Great, "I'm a Hog For You." Written by Leiber/Stoller, loaded with A-pluses, hogsnort sax work, with a one-note guitar solo - this'll make you happier than pig in poopy! The second swine is by The Deejays, a bunch of British piggies who went to Sweden and waxed the track with added Mersey madness in 65. Bug music with great "yeah's" ... and we pick the best one as a side bet! The third porker in the pigpen is...2024-06-151h 20

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastHey JoeThree versions of "Hey Joe"! But they're all by The Leaves!! The first one is chaotic, the second one is cleaner, the third one is canonical (Nuggets)- but which one blows OUR minds the most? Listen in to hear the song's lore, including the suspicious "original" demo, and more. It's a wild tale, and a wild tune.2024-06-061h 39

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGara-ha!-ha!-ge Rock: 5 Serious Songs About LaughingBack with another one of those block-rocking themes! All of this episode's songs center on laughter, but very few of our subjects this week seem too mirthful. The first funny guy is "Ho Ho Rock n' Roll" by Peter Roberts & Sid Ramin. This 1956 tune is mostly instrumental, featuring the goofy guffaws of broadcaster PB set to a "Las Vegas Grind" arrangement. The second stand up song is "Laughing at Me" by Barbara J & The Silver Slippers. A sweet, if paranoid doo-wop/girl group number that introduces the motif of schadenfreude to the assembled st...2024-05-252h 21

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastLittle Latin Lupe LuThe very first Righteous Brothers release was "Little Latin Lupe Lu" in '62. It has a slight rockabilly/surf feel, with the great vocals we came to expect, plus the immortal love song line, "She's My Mash Potato Baby"! In 1964, our frat friends The Kingsmen trashed the song, a la "Louie Louie." It's clubfooted, stiffarmed, not soulful, and great. We follow that up with two versions by TWO Dimensions! The first one from Chicago, with some tetanus tambo, and the second a NC band who waxed the track in 65, and it's a hot-footin' ver...2024-05-172h 15

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBad Little WomanThis week, we take on one of the greatest "she done me wrawng" songs of all time - "Bad Little Woman" by The Wheels. We analyze the religious slant of the song written by these Northern Ireland velocity boys - is the singer's woman dating the literal devil?? Wild screams, a sparking organ, a malevolent atmosphere - this must have went over gangbusters at Belfast's Maritime Hotel on a stormy night. The American version of the song was credited to Wheel-a-Ways, and it's a totally different take/bake. It has what the Japanese...2024-05-112h 00

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSo Much In LoveDid The Tymes come up with their 1963 hit "So Much In Love" by repurposing the official song of the United States Army? That's Erik's theory, and we talk about it as well as the tune as doo-wop's "swan song" -its gentle and elegaic quality serves also as a goodbye to a more innocent era. Later in the 60s, Cleveland's The Munx did a bombing raid on the song, which belongs firmly in the "music for squares" camp. Luckily, in 1971, The Persuasions performed a pretty, and very masculine acappella version which set things right. I...2024-05-032h 02

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastName That Vid!At In The Past, we always take things to the next level - some people are still satisfied with "Name That Tune," but we've invented "Name That Vid!" In this episode, your hosts read the Wikipedia descriptos of notable music videos, and try to guess which tune it belongs to. If you grew up in the MTV/Much Music Generation, then you better think quick! As always, the boys use the premise to astutely analyze the past as we ponder the future...2024-04-261h 17

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGreen FuzWe've weathered several recessions and a pandemic, but there's an ever-present threat of ... Green Fuz. It all started back in 1968, when The Green Fuz had everything go wrong at the Crossroads Cafe in Bridgeport, Texas, and there's been several sightings of the escaped mold spores ever since. The original is primo primitive, a legendary tune amongst the garage gang - just ask your local weirdo with a Prince Valiant haircut. But why is there a Max Roach solo in there? We of course discuss the version by The Cramps, and we throw in a spaghetti...2024-04-191h 48

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastA Series of Sounds You Know Means Good MusicThe latter phrase comes early on in our discussion about band names - the good, the bad, and the shitty shitty! This is Part 2 of "Shitty Shitty Band Names!" - a popular new series that we're assured has created a lot of discussion around the family dinner table, and caused overturned tables at the local boozer. In this edition we talk about short names, long names, but we're going to save fat ones and skinny ones for a later episode!2024-04-131h 29

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastWalking The DogIf you have a dog, you have to understand your responsibilty - "Walking the Dog" isn't as simple as you might think. Therefore, we start with Rufus Thomasand his instructional record of the same name from 1963. Is it a goofy great? It's definitely great, because a million bands have covered it. The Rolling Stones took the dog out in 1964 and Brian Jones sounds appropriately woofy. The amazing Jackie Shane walked the dog her way when back in Nashville, which also gives us a chance to talk about Noble Blackwell 2024-04-061h 51

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastNo Sugar TonightThis week we pick a Canuck classic that's two songs in one - "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" by The Guess Who. The lyrics are faux-profound, but Burton Cummings' pipes and scattin' will spike your blood sugar. We scoured the record bins for our second version - a dirtbag bubblegum version by Steel Wool. They bring the song back to perfect popsong length by axing "New Mother Nature", but the guitar stings might be too long. The third in the pack definitely isn't sugar-free - The Shirelles and their 1971 version is "so...2024-03-302h 20

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastAll Day And All Of The NightIt's time to revisit The Kinks Kanon and do "All Day & All of the Night." Have you ever noticed how weird the title is? Probably not, because of the Riff! It's dirty and has that "Louie Louie" fairy dust which produces misty brain fog where you can't remember how many duh duhs are in it. And Ray Davies savors syllables - apeman poet! The song travelled across the puddle and New York's Knickerbockers were one of the first to kover it. Their version adds sax and has a great sproing-y solo, but it's n...2024-03-242h 20

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSnoopy Vs. The Red BaronThe first in a series celebrating Goofy Greats!: the 1975 K-Tel compilation that turned a generation of kids onto novelty songs, old rock n roll and R & B, and some very questionable tunes, too (we're looking at you, Ray Stevens) ... we go back to our old friends The Royal Guardsmen and their enduring hit, "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron." A lighhearted song about combat during the escalation of the Vietnam War? Sign me up! There's a LOT of Canadian connections with this tune, including the fact that, for copyright purposes, the band recorded a v...2024-03-162h 12

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastIn The Pastoral: Garage Rock Songs About NatureWe're a bit weary of garage rock tropes, so it's time to head to the country. First this week is "The Woods" by The Nickel Bag. This 66er advocates leaving the city, but should you follow this pied piper? I might - the swirling organ has me hyp - mo - tized!! That same year, the "Old Macdonald" nursery rhyme got rewritten by some LA weirdos - The Seeds called it "Mr. Farmer." Lots of seedy sibilance, and when has Sky Saxon ever ssssteered you wrong? Let's cross the pond to celebrate the changing seasons wi...2024-03-092h 17

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe Gruesomes Salute The Five Royales!We know Pastronauts love it when John & Bobby of The Gruesomes visit our podcast, but this one's extra exciting because it's two episodes in one! John has picked two of his favourite songs by the unsung Five Royales ("Think" and "Dedicated to the One I Love"), and then the four of us talk about 2 cover versions. This means versions by James Brown (who did "Think" twice!), The Shirelles, and The Mamas and Papas. Top notch analysis from two esteemed scholars of Garage Studies, plus those no-goodniks Erik & Weldon!2023-12-162h 33

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastShitty Shitty Band Name !Erik & Weldon discuss band names they hate. Will YOUR favourite band be included? - Listen and find out!!!2023-12-032h 22

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe New Beatles Song: Now And ThenLet's not Beat(les) around the bush here - the Garage Studies world has been waiting for Weldon & Erik to weigh in on the new Fab 4 tune, "Now and Then." We play it, talk about it, and also throw in some other AI versions of said tune. Along the way, there's questions from Erik and answers by Weldon, textbook slams, and a whole lot of goofiness and crucial digressions. What do the lads think? Is the song good, great, gear, or ghastly? More importantly, is it better than "Mr. Moonlight"?!?! Oh sweet darlin'!2023-11-242h 41

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGoodbye, So LongLive! From Room 711 of the Georgian Court Hotel in Vancouver, BC - it's Erik & Weldon broadcasting in the same spot for the first time in In The Past history!! We say hello to Ike & Tina Turner's 1965 tune, "Goodbye, So Long" and then gab about it behind its back. Up second is a Raiders-y version by one of the many bands named The Uniques. It's a real cut up kinda cut! Third is a reprise by Ike & Tina from 1970 - does this version show development and maturity? Yes, by the bucketload! Tu...2023-10-292h 34

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBonus Episode: Hamilton CampHave you ever wondered what Erik & Weldon do when they sign off? They keep drinking and talking about music!! That's what we did right after we recorded our latest episode, on Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country." We had a folk cover left over, by a mysterious troubador named Hamilton Camp, and we decided to press "play" on the proceedings. We discovered something very exciting about the man, especially if you grew up watching syndicated TV in the 80s - listen and learn!!2023-08-1142 min

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGirl From The North CountryThis week we're staying in the world of the Big B's of the 60s - but now it's Bob Dylan and his achingly beautiful 1963 ballad "Girl from the North Country" (3:07). Erik thinks it's a meditation on being forgotten, written at a time before Bob was famous. We get deep into the song, including the lyrics, the "place" of the song, and the moaning mouth organ! Then, in 1965, Link Wray did the song! (1:18:59). This one rawks. 'Nuff said. The third version is by Kansas kids The Blue Things (1:39:19). Weldon thinks the galloping drumbeat here ta...2023-08-062h 24

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSweet PeaThis episode is bigger than bubblegum! We chew on Tommy Roe's 1966 hit, "Sweet Pea" and we find it both delicious and diatonic (2:19). It has that wicked drum break, but the jangly guitar and bright organ also make the song POP! The second stick comes from Mexico's great girl garagers, Las Chic's (40:16). This is one of them refritos which we talked about long ago ... they make a cute song even cuter, and Weldon thinks they sound a bit like Shonen Knife or Trixie's Big Red Motorbike. Manfred Mann literally...2023-07-092h 06

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBetter Than The Beatles: The MonkeesOur fifth edition of the ever-popular Better Than The Beatles series focuses on the first, and greatest, manufactured pop group: The Monkees. Literally cast into the limelight of pop superstardom, The Monkees, at their peak, outsold the Beatles while simultaneously filming weekly episodes of their zany and ultra-hip eponymous hit TV series.You’ll go bananas for our first foray: Last Train To Clarksville (2:19). This infectious oldies radio anthem leaves the station at Paperback Writer and jumps the track at the Vietnam war. Weldon identifies Mickey “Good Diction” Dolenz as rock’s greate...2023-04-292h 44

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)In the latest episode, Erik & Weldon answer the question: "what's purple and goes buzz buzz buzz?" The answer is the Electric Prunes, who psyched out the world in 1966 with "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (1:44). Unlike most people who tell you about their dreams, the Prunes keep you listening with some seriously spacy sounds. We analyze all the parts of this moody masterpiece, and Erik recounts a close encounter with some Taiwanese hornets. In '67, Rasputin & the Mad Monks took the song to another dimension (1:04:10). This one oscillates wildly, which inspires some tangents o...2023-03-182h 38

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastJack The RipperThis time it’s personal ...Sergeant Erik and Chief Inspectors Bobby Beaton and John Davis, of the Gruesomes, embark on an investigation of one of the most notorious garage rock cold cases of all time: the mystery of Jack The Ripper! We seek the truth regarding:Who released the song first?Who covered whose version?Why are there SO MANY versions of this ill-advised, tasteless song?!Clarence Stacy & Group commit the first crime, with their largely unreported original version (7:12).You’ll want to avert your eyes...2023-02-252h 42

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSay Those Magic WordsWe should have a long talk ... about the shoulda-been-a-hit "Say Those Magic Words", written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. The McCoys open the oration with a very twangy sound - there's more guitar hooks here than the Fishin' Musician! It's bubble-gummy, but also a little bit psych, what with the delay effect at the end of the chorus. The Birds (the ones from England with Ron Wood) present their rebuttal at (45:15). A cool guitar tone that sounds like a Hammond Organ and a very vampy vocal performance from Ali McKenzie makes the...2023-02-182h 13

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastReadin' Your WillThis week we bequeath to you an episode on the rockin' 66er, "Readin' Your Will" by The Human Expression (2:25). The original acetate is a raw 'n' snotty intervention, with singer Jim Quarles condemning his friend for his dissolute rock 'n' roll lifestyle while backed with cool gallopin' drums and an overall "Steppin' Stone" vibe. The etymology of "blow your mind" is discussed here. The next deed is done by The Hypnotic Eye, way back in 2012 (50:49). Their version is a punky boy/girl duet, so look for it at your next karaoke session. Here, Erik explains how...2023-01-222h 01

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastJangle!This show finds us investigating the iconic 60s sound of jangle - we start with the most famous treble-makers of the decade, The Byrds and their beautiful 1965 B-side, "She Don't Care About Time" (1:16). Erik diagrams the science of jangle and we do a deep dive on Gene Clark's inscrutable, ineffable lyrics. And those harmonies!! Next, go deeper into the jangle jungle with 1966's "You Wouldn't Listen" by The Ides of March (1:07:58). These Chicago cacophonists add some R&B flavour, doo-wop vocal swoons and garage lyrical tropes to create a mélange of secret so...2022-12-172h 21

In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast'60s Moon RockIn the new episode, we take some giant steps and discuss 4 songs from the 60s about our Earth's best friend, the oblate spheroid you can't avoid - The Moon! We launch with 1961's "Blue Moon", by The Marcels (1:51). This one has been a golden oldie from the start, but you have to listen with fresh ears: Freddy "Fricative" Johnson's low basso profundo will paradoxically send you to the celestial sphere the song sings of, while it sends Weldon into the Linguistics lab. The second moonshot is "Mr. Moonlight" by The Beatles (41:50). This song often shows u...2022-12-032h 07

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastMore Songs About Werewolves!This Halloween we continue to howl at the moon with 5 more songs about those scary wolfmen (and wolfwomen)! We start the horrific cavalcade with "Rockin' Werewolf" by Robbie the Werewolf from 1964 (2:38). Just try and get the chorus of this fun strummin' folk number out of your head, but keep the crucifixes away while Robbie is rockin' ... wait, is that only for vampires? Our second song is a Shatnerian soliloquy on lycanthropic transformation: "Wolfman" by The Muleskinners (38:29). Listen in on your party line to the affecting monologue of a man trying to hold it together before...2022-10-282h 18

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastGirl Group Greats!4 of Weldon's fave girl group songs on this one! We start off with "Party Lights", a smash hit for Claudine Clark in 1962 (1:15). She wrote and sang this clever little ditty, but the word is she also played piano as well. CC begs, pleads, uses her best Lowtower and even throws a tantrum but her mama ain't letting her go to join the kids across the street. That same year, some soon-to-be-legends were also looking to get the party started: The Supremes made a minor splash on the charts with "Let Me Go The Right Way" (40:00). Thi...2022-09-162h 09

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastOoh Poo Pah Doo With the Gruesomes!In the latest show, we frat-ernize with our friends, John Davis and Bobby Beaton of The Gruesomes AND Fuad and the Feztones - the latter of which are known to perform this week's song, "Ooh Poo Pah Doo." We focus on four versions: 1. Jessie Hill, Part 1 (2:31) Our guests are experts on New Orleans R&B and what makes Jessie Hill's opening 1960 salvo so important - hint: it's sexual! They poo-poo Erik's talk of voodoo. But if you combine the sexual with the spiritual, then you create...2022-03-122h 09

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThe Real ThingIn this episode, we take a break from all the raging garage, and visit Philly for some sweet soulful sounds. Back in 1965, Valerie Ashford, Nick Simpson, and Jo Armstead wrote a great dancefloor mover called "The Real Thing" that rips off the groove from "Heat Wave" to great effect. We think Tina Britt did the original version (2:20), and it provokes discussion on conflict, certainty, doubt, and dancing. That same year, The Chiffons produced an ethereal version of "The Real Thing", with harps! (50:43) Predictably, Weldon freaks out and cites other C...2022-02-192h 09

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastHanky PankyA great artifact of termite trash gets the ITP treatment in this show: the Greenwich/Barry tune, "Hanky Panky."The Summits (1:49) [1963]. As Erik mentions, more people in the world could tell you about the summit of Mount Everest than can tell you anything about this girl group. This is the first released version, and it namechecks other groups who do "the hanky panky " - hot gossip!Tommy James & The Shondells (28:24) [1964/1966] These teens from Niles, Michigan recorded the tune in 1964 and it went from Niles to Nowheresville, but with a crucial layover in...2022-01-231h 35

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastFrom AboveFor episode 66, we do a song released in early 67 from Q65 – "From Above" (3:22) An angelic rock ballad from some ugly dudes from Holland! A lot of discussion of the enigmatic lyrics – with its depiction of a reversal of fortunes in a love relationship – and especially the use of the word “quarrelly.” A beautiful, diaphanous, shimmering feedback solo really sends this song soaring into the heavens and sends Erik to the madhouse trying to figure out how it was made (Weldon suggests God was in the studio). The second in the heavenly chorus comes from The Tell Tale Hearts...2021-12-121h 56

In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast1, 2, 3 Red Light We chew on some bubblegum on this week’s episode: namely the 1910 Fruitgum Company and their 1968 confection "1,2,3 Red Light" (1:13) . Music for the neglected tweenage market! Was bubblegum rebellious or counter-revolutionary? P(r)eppy vocals, circus organ, tight harmonies and bass, snappy drums and sexual innuendo! We give the original song the green light to go, go, go!!! The next pack comes from some mysterios in 1969 named the Zig Zag People (53:40) These hepcats bully the bubblegum song into an acid-washed treatment (with horns!). Weldon discusses the French avant-garde concept of the blague in connection with these psyc...2021-11-071h 48

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSingle File: The Jolly Green GiantsSpokane’s favorite speedsters, the Jolly Green Giants take on Roy Lee Johnson’s 1963 R&B eponymous instructional dance song, “Busy Body” (1:34), the A-side of their sole single. The BPM's will make your body busy! A killer riff, cranked Fender amp and belligerent vocals place this suspect firmly in the Pacific Northwest in 1966. We also discuss backbone slippage and other horrible dancefloor injuries. The B-side is “Caught You Red Handed” (41:47) and Weldon likes it even better than the feature presentation. More Sonics-style vocals on this number: the combination of the mean minor third and tough lyrical content causes modul...2021-10-241h 05

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastStupidityTake a lesson from THREE, who do The Stupidity!!Solomon Burke 1963 (1:31)A celebration of universal, life-affirming stupidity. You get hit with King Solomon’s voice and his band’s horns and it knocks you silly! As always, rock and roll dumbness leads to selfless, liberating transcendence: Erik & Weldon at their most philosophical on this one.The Undertakers 1964 (44:34)These underrated Liverpudlians “beat" up and strip down the original. Another soaring tenor, Jackie Lomax, and also some soaring sax keep it hot and cool. Weldon says some stupid stuff about New Zealand...2021-10-171h 47

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastKeep On RunningIt's Canadian Thanksgiving, so get ready to be stuffed - with versions of "Keep on Running", that is. The appetizer is Jackie Edwards' original version (1:47). Or we think it's the original - a rare case where our intrepid hosts don't know it all! At any rate, this one is smooth and (rock)steady - JE isn't worried about not getting the girl. The main course is Spencer Davis Group's 1965 hit version (25:04). This one has FUZZ guitar and MUFF bass. Lead crooner Stevie Winwood sounds like he's not the hunter, but the game...2021-10-101h 43

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBeatnik Coffee TimeSongs about the 1950s and 60s pop culture figure of the “beatnik" and their love of the roasted bean! The first cup is a strong one - "Café Bohemian” by the Enchanters (8:28): A mostly-instrumental song that evokes the weirdest, wildest joint you could ever imagine at nighttime. Think guys with eye-patches, strange women with long cigarette holders, and maybe even a jittery striped-shirted poet waiting in the corner to go on stage. All this, and bongos (and some dirty sax & guitar) too! The second cup we'll quaff is “Like, I Love You” by Edd “Kookie” Byrnes (42:10). A...2021-09-192h 22

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSingle File-Double Pack: The BobbettesHot take: the first five Bobbettes records are perfect rock’n’roll records. As proof, we give two 45s by these Harlem Queens a spin and it’s a sure bet their heps! will put some pep in your step. First up is 1957's familiar hit, "Mr. Lee" (2:00) Formerly a diss track, this one has pure rock ‘n’ roll joy! Guitar stings!! Ebullient backing vocals!!! It's an all-time great, but don't overlook the B-side, "Look at the Stars" (58:45), which is a Caribbean-flavoured dance tune with a vivid vocal performance and picante percussion. Accidentally third (Wel...2021-08-292h 20

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBright Lights, Big CityHow are you going to keep them down on the farm after they hear our show on “Bright Lights, Big City”? We start our tour with Jimmy Reed’s 1961 original version (0:55), with the marital harmonies of Jimmy and Mama Mary Reed seeming to drift out of a divey, spit-and-sawdust saloon, punctuated by Earl Phillips’ startling cymbal crashes and Bill Putnam’s pleasing production. After we listen to the Rolling Stones’s 1963 version, Erik makes the hot take scene and says the Stones never sounded better and Weldon wonders why they even bothered even writing orig...2021-05-301h 48

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastDo Wah Diddy DiddyThe latest episode expounds on a classic Ellie Greenwich-penned ditty from 1963. Exhibit A is the original "Do Wah Diddy" by The Exciters, who really should have an exclamation point after their name (2:05). These three gals and a guy journey from Jamaica, Queens to the Brill Building and beat us all over the head with beatitude! We get breathless over the song's antiphonal aspects and its mania for matrimony. The ensuing epithalamium is the most famous version by Manfred Mann, who added an extra “Diddy” and scored a number one hit in 1964 (35:46). Erik examines how lead sing...2021-05-091h 45

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBetter Than The Beatles: The Dave Clark FivePaul McCarthy is in shambles! The third in our “Better than the Beatles” series features the Dave Clark Five, the southern rivals of the Fab Four. Both Erik & Weldon list their reasons why the DC5 are superior in every way and scientists and philosophers alike have described their logic as “airtight.” Our discussion of “Bits and Pieces” (5:24) reveals Dave to be a true 60s auteur who beats the Beatles in revolutionary strategy. We then break down how “Anyway You Want It” (44:55) is a sterling example of the two-minute Tottenham symphony which still echoes in our collectiv...2021-03-142h 08

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastQuestions I Can't AnswerWe announced in January that 2021 is the “Year of the Cha Cha”, and Heinz’s 1964 track “Questions I Can’t Answer” (3:36), along with our selected covers of same will keep you quick-stepping into Spring! Erik brings his full music theory and philosophical knowledge to bear on the original and Weldon thinks the whole world was in the studio for this Joe Meek jam. Later that year, Don Atello (aka Bernie Schwartz) released a sorta Sonics-y statement, with cranked amps and some Flintstones-esque flair (43:02). We then travel to France to ecouter Evy’s gutsy, throaty, Yé-yé...2021-03-071h 40

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastI Took My Baby HomeOn this episode, we discuss the 1964 song “I Took My Baby Home”, the B-side of the second Kinks single, and the first Ray Davies-penned song ever released (1:21). Erik and Weldon discuss the semiotics of Beat-era “whoa whoa whoas” and “yeah yeah yeahs” and some serious eggheadery ensues. We then examine the Pickwicks even beatier version from the same year, and no – Jimmy Page isn’t on it (40:09). Finally, we palaver about the New Piccadillys interpretation from 2014 (57:40), and our wild tangents and peripheral anecdotes don’t prevent us from making some good points on the evolution of sn...2021-02-281h 21

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastThis Is How A Fart BreaksNow that Valentine’s Day is over, let’s acknowledge that love stinks!! Just like this song by Rob Thomas from 2005 – another one of the Worst Songs Ever!– “This is How a Heart Breaks.” How can so many one-syllable words mean so little? How much cocaine did the band snort in the studio? How long can Erik & Weldon talk about it? If you love bad vibes and good conversation, then join us in this Hate-In!2021-02-171h 13

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSweets For My SweetOur latest episode arrives just in time for St. Valentine’s Day, so three versions of the Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman classic, “Sweets for my Sweet” are just what Cupid ordered. First off is The Drifters’ original version from 1961, and it’s a cha-cha calypso party in the studio with the swaggery Charlie Thomas on lead and Dionne Warwick on backing vocals! (1:00) Next up is those Merseybeat treblemakers, The Searchers! Their 1963 rendition leads Erik & Weldon into a philosophical discussion of “jangle”: what is it? And where did it go? (30:56) Then, in 1966, Don & the Goodtimes get their d...2021-02-141h 52

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastLittle Bit O' SoulIn this week’s episode we celebrate the classic “Little Bit o’ Soul,” penned in 1964 by the British beat songwriting duo of John Carter & Ken Lewis. Your hosts Erik & Weldon spin the original 1965 version by long-haired Coventry combo the Little Darlings and discourse on the song’s profane and holy implications (0:39). The Music Explosion’s boffo box-office 1967 version reached the top of the charts and is a staple of oldies radio to this day, which proves that bubblegum stays in your body for years (37:20). And finally, we fly to Spain to hear Los Rockeros perform s...2021-01-311h 23

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastOrigin Story!In this episode, we play the song that inspired our podcast: the remarkable “In the Past” – written by Wayne Proctor and recorded by his band We The People back in the very psychedelic year of 1966 (1:08). Gearheads will love Erik’s discussion of WP’s “octachord,” which gives the song (and our intro) its way-out sound. We also listen to & discuss the Chocolate Watchband’s precision version, with its organ swells and copious percussion that’ll expand your mind more than you can handle! (1:04:45).2021-01-171h 35

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBetter Than The Beatles: The Eyes & The ScoreSpecial bonus episode! Every once in a while on a Wednesday, we may be dropping a surprise episode on y'all - here's the first one!It’s time once again to investigate why some bands do the Beatles better than the Beatles: Erik and Weldon break down The Eyes’ superior version of “Good Day Sunshine” (0:58), then The Score’s epic retelling of “Please Please Me” (20:07). When Merseybeat meets Freakbeat, you know you’re in for a treat!inthepastpodcast@gmail.com 2021-01-1353 min

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastA Certain GirlThis week's episode features three versions of the crazy, Allen Toussaint-penned semi-classic "A Certain Girl": Ernie K-Doe's inimitable New Orleans strut n' sass original (1:08), British beat combo First Gear's raved-up version with a roving spy movie bassline (32:05), and the Ne'er Do Wells seriously fun 90s rewrite titled "Carn't Tell Ya" (51:40). All this alongside the usual tangents & intern drama PLUS a wild 2020 remake by a mysterious figure named Erik K-Doe (1:17:03) with, of course, an unnnamed girl on backing vocals.2021-01-101h 20

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastJump And DanceThis week’s episode features a song so nice, we play it twice! Namely, The Carnaby’s 1965 fuzz-powered, mod-bubblegum, cha-cha rhythm confection “Jump and Dance.” Is this the ultimate sheep-shearing song? Does it even have a chorus? Don’t stop the New Year’s revelry until you’ve heard Erik & Weldon hip you to this track!Contact us at: inthepastpodcast@gmail.com 2021-01-0349 min

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastIt's All Over Now, Baby BlueIn this week’s episode of ITP, we discuss three versions of the Bob Dylan classic “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”: Weldon confirms his love of Ireland and its people as we discuss Van Morrison and Them’s beautiful version (0:57), Erik discusses the hypnotic guitar intertwinery of The 13th Floor Elevators (38:56), and we both freak out over Falco’s jazz-inspired take (58:52). Stay tuned at the end for a SPECIAL BONUS VERSH by one of our house bands: Thee Preverikaters (1:36:12).2020-12-201h 39

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastSpirit Of The WorstIn this series, we discuss the songs we dislike the most, regardless of period or genre. Erik will explain why his most reviled tune is "Home for a Rest" by Spirit of the West ... but will Weldon decree that this beloved Canadian anthem is "Cool" OR "Trash"?? Listen and find out. 2020-11-2257 min

In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastIn The Past: Garage Rock Podcast TrailerJoin Weldon Hunter and Erik Komarnicki for weekly, in depth, madcap discussions of garage rock music and other lunatic fringe genres. 2020-10-3101 min