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Squat Cobbler 131: Album Review of Tubeway Army by Tubeway Army (featuring Gary Numan)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC131.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTangent Tally – 2   This week Dr. Mike and I discuss the first album by Tubeway Army, the self titled “Tubeway Army”.  This features Gary Numan of course.  The sound is a tad more punk-ish than typical Numan fare – not that there really is typical Numan fare given his diverse (and awesome) body of work.  Very much worth a listen.           As promised, here is the original album artwork… In this episode, you will also … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 129: Review of Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC129.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTangent Tally – 0!!   Dr. Mike offers up this episode’s prisoner (album) exchange, Guns N’ Roses “Chinese Democracy”.  Embarrassingly enough, I had not listened to this at all prior and I was clearly all the poorer for it.           Here is the clip from the show in Ireland Mike mentioned.. A mildly edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 122: Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers of Invention – Bongo Fury (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC122.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSTangent Tally: 1 This week Dr. Mike and I discuss the Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart / The Mothers of Invention album “Bong Fury”.  This is a great mix of the two very different styles of Beefheart and Zappa. This episode is also available on YouTube.           Mike felt “Sam With the Showing Scalp Flat Top” had some parallels with this Prince song.  You decide…   Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 104: Alice Cooper – Breadcrumbs (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC104.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSThis week Dr. Mike and I are excited to return with an Alice Cooper album (actually EP) review.  “Breadcrumbs” is an EP where Alice plays tribute to his Detroit rock roots.  It is a mix of new material, revised material, and covers.  Shocker.. we recommend you go get this!!       Want to subscribe to the Nurture and Support podcast, which is also home to the Squat Cobbler podcast?? Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast, iTunes – Nurture and Support, Stitcher, Google Play … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 82: The Who – Quadrophenia (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC82.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS“I got a Gibson without a case, but I can’t get that even tanned look on my face” Tangent Tally: 6.5 This week Mike and I review the Who’s “Quadrophenia”. This is an outstanding album and we both marvel at the drumming of a certain Mr. Keith Moon. I apologize that I made several unforced errors in the review.  I goofed up on what songs were on what side, confused the band member themes, and I managed to explain the song … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 81: Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC81.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS“I try to save myself, but myself keeps slipping away” Tangent Tally: 2.5 This week Mike and I discuss the sprawling, 23 song long Nine Inch Nails album, “The Fragile”.  As is our wont, we get right to business with Mike saying “Let’s jump right into this.” at around the 11 minute mark of the podcast.   Want to subscribe to the Nurture and Support podcast, which is also home to the Squat Cobbler podcast?? Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast, iTunes – Nurture … Continue reading →

Squat Cobbler 79: Tonio K. – La Bomba (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC79.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS“Vocabulary seems to be the opiate of the people” This week we review Tonio K.’s EP “La Bomba”.  Five songs of wonderment.  As with the previous review of the Dwarves album, we visit the Book of Proverbs 🙂 As promised, the amazing “Mars needs Women”… https://youtu.be/XrqASBkfo64      

Squat Cobbler 78: Dwarves – Blood Guts & … (album review)

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Squat Cobbler 76: The Clash – London Calling (review)

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Squat Cobbler 71: Ian Hunter – Welcome to the Club (album review)

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/SC71.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSMy prison is your brain, your prisoner’s insane This week Mike and Kelly discuss Kelly’s recommendation – Ian Hunter’s “Welcome to the Club”.  This is a wonderful live album featuring the incomparable Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson’s amazing guitar work. As mentioned in the podcast, Kelly had assemble a playlist to fully recreate the actual album experience via YouTube, it can be found here. Mike and Kelly both loved the screaming lady on this track, so we had to include it… … Continue reading →