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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 210 - Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs

The Muffs bass player Ronnie Barnett joins Rob and Keith in Thunderlove Studio to chat about the bands 1995 album Blonder and Blonder. Along the way they talk about the history of the band as well as a bunch of …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 209 - Deborah Holland of Animal Logic

**BE AWARE** THIS PODCAST CONTAINS EXCITING NEWS!Singer/songwriter Deborah Holland stopped by Thunderlove Studios to chat with Keith and Rob about fronting the "supergroup" Animal Logic with jazz superstar Stanley Clarke and The Police drummer Stewa...

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 208 - Justin Bell and Chris Devlin of ROOKIE

Justin Bell and Chris Devlin from ROOKIE join Keith and Rob in Thunderlove Studio to chat about their self-titled debut album.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 207 - Dave Hill of Witch Taint

No one would ever say writer/musician/comedian/rockstar Dave Hill is lazy. Hill has done just about everything, including being the brainchild behind black metal icons Witch Taint.Witch Taint is fronted by Dave's alter ego, Lance from Gary, Indiana ...

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 206 - 1/2 Way Mark

Keith and Rob each share their own personal Abandoned Album in recognition of reaching the halfway point of Season 2... and that coinciding with the halfway point between their birthdays.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 205 - Paul Westerberg

Digging deep in the vault of Thunderlove Manor, Rufus discovered an old tape and blew off the dust revealing an old interview with The Replacmements Paul Westerberg circa 1987. This was promoting Pleased to Meet Me.

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Oct. 19, 2023

BONUS - Generation Riff Podcast Teaser

Rob Janicke and Keith R. Higgons introduce their latest podcast - The Generation Riff Podcast. Here's a sample of what you can expect.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 204 - Steve Smith of The Vapors

Keith sits down to chat with The Vapors bass player Steve Smith to discuss the band's egregiously overlooked sophomore album Magnets.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode of 203 - Matthew Stull of The Bobs

The Bob's co-founder Matthew Stull pays Thunderlove Studio a visit and talks with Rob and Keith about the early days of The Bobs all the way to the end.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 202 - Jeff Murphy of Shoes

Keith and Rob are joined by Jeff Murphy from the band Shoes. The three talk about the band's seminal 1979 album Present Tense.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 201 - Mike Leonard of Bleeding Hearts

Season Two is coming in hot! Keith and Rob get a visit from Mike Leonard, founder of Bleeding Hearts - the last band Replacement legend Bob Stinson was a member of.Leonard and Bar None Records dusted off the recordings and …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 113 - Danny Wilde and Phil Solem of Great Buildings

On this episode of Abandoned Albums, Keith sits down with The Rembrandts, Danny Wilde, and Phil Solem to discuss their first band together, Great Buildings. The band released one album for Columbia Records, 1981's Apart From The Crowd.The album has …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 112 - Tracy Bonham

On this episode of Abandoned Albums, Tracy Bonham visits the Thunderlove Studios to talk about her much overlooked 2000 release Down Here. The three talk about a bunch of things and learn about Tracy's new project - a curriculum on …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 111- Eric Beetner of Build Your Own Monster

Welcome to Part 2 of Keith and Rob's conversation with author Eric Beetner. They continue their discussion on his days fronting the indie band Go! Dog! Go! and then how it led to his next project Build Your Own Monster. …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 110 - Eric Beetner of Go! Dog! Go!

Part one of a two-part episode where Rob and Keith sit down with author Eric Beetner to discuss his early days in LA as the frontman for punk band Go! Dog! Go!

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 109 - Vaden Todd Lewis of The Toadies

Keith and Rob talk with The Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis about everything from cassingles to touring to comic books to Stephen King to Edgar Allen Poe... and most things in between.Vaden drops a few bombs about what's happening with …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 108 - Chris Shinn of Unified Theory

Rob Janicke of Generation Riff once again joins Keith. Together they talk to Chris Shinn about Unified Theory and what he's up to now. To be clear, Unified Theory the band and not the Einstein concept.Unified Theory was Christopher Thorn …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 107 - The Shivvers

Keith talks with writers John M. Borack and Stanley Clark about the Milwaukee based band The Shivvers. The band rose to regional prominence in the late 70's into the early 80's. John opens up a serious can of power pop …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 106 - Steve Allen and Ron Flynt of 20/20

Keith is joined by writer, musician, and power pop enthusiast S.W. Lauden to discuss the debut album by legendary power pop band 20/20. They're also joined by Steve Allen and Ron Flynt from the band.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 105 - Jeff Whalen of Tsar

Rob Janicke joins Keith as they sit down with Tsar frontman Jeff Whalen to talk about Tsar's 2000 self-titled debut album - lots of laughs were had.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 104 - Mike Randle of Baby Lemonade

We sit down to talk with Baby Lemonade co-founder Mike Randle and talk about their 1996 release 68% Pure Imagination. We also talk about all things Baby Lemonade, some Arthur Lee, and a little Alex Chilton.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 103 - Timmy Williams of The Whitest Kids U’ Know

Keith is joined by Whitest Kid U' Know Timmy Williams to discuss the sketch group's 2006 album... and Rush.

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 102 - Walter Salas-Humara of The Silos

In episode 2 of Abandoned Albums, Keith sits down to talk with Silos founder and frontman, Walter Salas-Humara to discuss the band's creation through the doomed 1990 major label debut on RCA Records (also known as the one with the …

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Oct. 19, 2023

Episode 101 - Craig Ross and Jimmy Ashhurst of Broken Homes

Keith and Rob speak with Broken Homes guitarist Craig Ross, bass player Jimmy Ashhurst, producer Jeff Eyrich, and the drummer on the album, Don Harvey.

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