Well they’re back at it again for an all new Podwits Podcast. While enjoying a nice cool beverage in a safety-cup at their local convalescence home, the boys wax about the oldest American Civil War widow to die in 2008, and Brian’s 2010 trip to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, which lead the boys over to: The […]
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A Podcast By Any Other Name
Posted: 26th April 2014 by Podwits Administrator in History, Music, Music Review, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Recap, TelevisionTags: Baseball, Charlie Parker, Civil War, Derek and the Dominos, Dock Ellis, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Jim Morrison, Josephine Tey, Korean Ferry, LSD No No, Mosaic Records, Oliver Stone, Richard III, Sewol, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, The Daughter of Time, The Doors, The Fillmore, Wolfgang's Vault
BIGGER than The Beatles !
Posted: 15th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Audio Review, Celebrities, History, Music, Music Review, PodcastTags: Aerosmith, Audrey Meadows, CBS, Chuck Berry, Cream, Danny Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Marth, From Here to Eternity, George Harrison, George Martin, George Petrie, George Reeves, Geraldo Rivera, Gordon MacRae, Hofner Bass, Hollywoodland, Jane Kean, John Lennon, Joyce Randolph, Julian Lennon, Kirk Douglas, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Nimoy, Little Richard, Michael Douglas, Mickey Rooney, Ouija board, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Popcorn, Ringo Starr, Robin Williams, Rock Band, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Lennon, Sheila MacRae, Slingbox, Star Trek, Superman, The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles Live at the BBC, The Beatles Love, The Crazy Ones, The Ed Sullivan Show, the Honeymooners, The Rolling Stones, The Shirelles, William Shatner, yoko ono, Yoplait yogurt, Youtube on fire
This week is jammed back with fun! Dion gets J. to crack open his cranium and discuss his VAST knowledge of The Beatles, their renaissance, and the big ‘what if‘- if they’d reunited had John not been assassinated. The boys then touch on the recent deaths of 3 stars of the iconic Honeymooners series in as many […]
It’s Rainin’ Dead!
Posted: 19th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Music, PodcastTags: Änglagård, Beacon Theater, Bill Ward, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Buddy Guy, Eddie Vedder, Eric Clapton, Geezer Butler, Genesis, Get Off My Lawn, Ian Asbury, IZZ, John Densmore, Jonathan Wild, Madison Square Garden, Madonna, Mellotron, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Manzarek, Ronnie James Dio, Rush, Scott M. Gimple, Stevie Wonder, Thank You Scientist, The Doors, The Musical Box, The Walking Dead, Toad's Place, Tony Iommi
While something no doubt unspeakable has happened to J (we don’t know either—tweet your most creative theories to us @Podwits!), Dion and Brian are talking music (and linguistic history, and The Walking Dead, but mostly music). The boys discuss Black Sabbath, the Doors, the joys of shows at small venues, and how they don’t always […]
Side-Casts: The Low Down, Dirt-Funky Blues
Posted: 22nd May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Music, Music Review, Side-CastsTags: Aerosmith, Alan Lomax, Albert Collins, Albert King, Art Tatum, B.B. King, Beethoven, Big Bill Bronzy, Bing Crosby, Black Sabbath, Bob Hope, Bobby Bland, Buddy Guy, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Cream, David Bowie, Debbie Davies, Derek and the Dominos, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Doo Wop, Electric Mud, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, John Pizzarelli, Johnny Ace, Junior Wells, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Leslie West, Little Walter, Louis Prima, Motown, Mountain, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Otis Spann, Pat Boone, Paul Butterfield, Progressive Rock, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson, Stax Records, Steve Cropper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Storyville, The Beatles, The Black Keys, The Blues, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Van Halen, Willie Dixon
Dion and Contributor J. Blake are back for another edition of The Podwits Side-Cast! This time around they discuss their love for the Blues. They chat about how some purists like to define it, what they themselves think the blues is, and the various artists they love within the genre. Dion and J. Blake then each share a ‘top 5‘ list […]
Resolutions!!!!!
Posted: 5th January 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Akira Kuwosawa, Bass, Belgium, Charles Durning, Cream, Edgar Allan Poe, Eric Clapton, James Bond, Jet Airways, Luther, Scarlett Johansson, sleep, The Who, Tim Curry, Tintin
The Podwits are back, kicking down the door of 2013 with talk of the perils of traveling, Belgium beers, bass guitar, 60’s rock bands, lack of sleep and BBC programming. Start the year off right and enthrall yourself in another exciting episode of The Podwits Podcast.
Chicago Blues Guitar Icon, Hubert Sumlin Passes at 80
Posted: 10th December 2011 by Dion in Music, News, ObituariesTags: Chess Records, Cream, David Johansen, Eric Clapton, Hubert Sumlin, James Cotton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters, Obituaries, Robbie Krieger, Robbie Robertson, The Blues, The Delta, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
Blues Guitar legend Hubert Sumlin, whose signature scream and snarl defined Howlin’ Wolf’s sound, died in Wayne, New Jersey this week at the age of 80. A highly underrated guitar pioneer in the Chicago “Electric Blues” scene of the late 1940’s- to late 50’s, Mr. Sumlin is revered in the music, directly influencing musicians such as Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, […]