2025 Oscar Nominees in the Music Categories

Filmmaker Trevor Banks (Give the Drummer Some) joins us to discuss the career and legacy of legendary drummer Clyde Stubblefield. Most famous as a member of James Brown's band throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Stubblefield's drumming led to some of the most innovative and widely-sampled drum breaks in music history. Stubblefield's influence is undeniable and Banks is advocating for Stubblefield to earn his rightful place in the Rock & Roll of Fame.Sign Trevor's petition to get Stubblefield inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Send us a text

Part II of our fun interview continues with John Mutford and Tony Greathouse answering a few more music-related questions.Send us a text

The first of two episodes where anything goes on Rock in Retrospect! I invited back to the show John Mutford, Tony Greathouse, and Kyle Hildreth to answer some fun music-related questions. Part II will be released this Wednesday.Send us a text

Matt and Lucy (Robbie Williams Rewind) join Nick to discuss the Michael Gracey-directed music biopic Better Man and all things Robbie Williams!Send us a text

Tom Lane, David Schnelwar, Michelle Bourg, and Greg Peurach return to discuss their reactions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Announcement of the 2025 inductees. We recorded this episode the night after the big announcement.This year's inductees are Bad Company, Thom Bell, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, Lenny Waronker, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon.Send us a text

The Douche Caravan returns! Jon Lamoreaux (Host of The Hustle Podcast),  Patrick Dupuis (Host of The EETF Podcast) and Michael Bagford join Nick to discuss the 2024 Max documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple. They discuss Van Zandt's legendary one-of-a-kind career as a performer, producer, arranger, political activist, and so much more!Send us a text

Philip Bergman (Rock Hall Monitors) joins Nick to discuss the career and legacy of the 60s rock-and-roll icon Chubby Checker. We talk about Checker's association with Dick Clark and American Bandstand, the enduring legacy of "The Twist," our favorite songs from his catalog, and his current nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Send us a text

Pat Francis (Rock Solid) joins Nick to discuss the legendary career of  Billy Idol. We discuss Idol's partnership with guitarist and songwriter Steve Stevens, his status as an MTV icon, his truckload of hit singles, and his current nomination for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2025 class. Send us a text

Mike Drew returns to give his thoughts on the concert film Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22. We also discuss Oasis' highly anticipated tour later this year, Oasis' status as Britpop icons, and share our favorite songs from Gallagher's catalog. Send us a text

The first in a series of artist-centric episodes spotlighting some of this year's nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. To kick things off, I invited music editor Ryan Gibbs (InBetweenDrafts) to talk about the career, legacy and current Rock Hall nomination of the mighty jam band Phish.Send us a text