A-Sides

Episode 78 - Favorite Nine Inch Nails Albums

For Episode 78 of A-Sides, Brent and Andy dive into Nine Inch Nails, discussing their favorite releases. Brent's choice is the aggressive 1992 EP release titled Broken, while Andy's favorite is the raw and introspective album from 2005, With Teeth. The guys share their favorite tracks, memories of Nine Inch Nails over the years, as well as Trent Reznor's recent work with Halsey.
We also mention our recent selection among the Top Ten Record Collecting Podcasts on Feedspot. You can find our podcast, as well as the rest of the Top Ten, by clicking here. Thanks to Feedspot for including us on this list and thanks to you for pressing play on our latest episode of A-Sides.

Episode 77 - Concert Stories with Rizzo

Following up on past conversations with Corey "Rizzo" Rozzoni, this time we dove into his experiences attending concerts over the years for Episode 77 of A-Sides. He shares stories from Alpine Valley in Wisconsin to Ozzfest in Texas, and all points in-between! There's tales of puke, shattered windows, fist fights, mechanical spiders, and more death-defying concert goers. Huge thanks to Rizzo for coming back for his third appearance on A-Sides. Rizzo performs with The Great Affairs and Lights of Marfa, which you can find both bands online through their websites.

Episode 76 - Daniel Kluiter

Episode 76 features a conversation with Daniel Kluiter, drummer for Midwestern power trio, The Rumours. Andy and Daniel chat about the band's return to playing shows in 2021, the release of their 2020 album Suck It, and what's in store on the horizon for the band. You can keep up with The Rumours on Facebook here or grab an album or shirt from their webstore. Huge thank you to Daniel for taking time to be a guest and thanks to you for listening!

Episode 75 -Top Ten Faith No More Songs

By most music standards, Faith No More may be considered a "one hit wonder", known for their Billboard-charting hit single, "Epic." During the course of this episode of A-Sides, we share our favorite Faith No More songs and shine the spotlight on some of their lesser-known songs. We also discuss both era's of the band, with songs from the early Chuck Mosley days to the more well-known period led by Mike Patton. Thank you for following along with us over the last two years and helping A-Sides reach their 75th episode.

Episode 74 - Underrated Albums

The shifting landscape of music in the 1990's was harsh to many established rock acts- they either had to adapt to changing trends and get a hair cut, or get left behind in the dust. For this episode we chose to spotlight hidden gems from several of these bands, such as Poison, Extreme, Dokken, Dio, and more! Press play on this episode and take a trip back to the 1990's as we share our favorite underrated albums. Thanks for listening!

Episode 73 - Top Ten Anthrax Songs

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of Anthrax, while Brent and Andy recently passed the two-year mark of recording A-Sides. We celebrate the occasion with a dive into Anthrax, as we share our favorite songs, with the usual side rants along the way. Making this discussion even more interesting is that Brent is a longtime fan of the band, while Andy is an "Anthrax Rookie." Thank you for helping us reach two years of A-Sides and we hope you enjoy this newest episode. 

Episode 72 - Carmine Appice

On Episode 72, Brent is joined by Carmine Appice, fresh off the release of King Kobra's first ever live album, Sweden Rock Live. They touch the newest releases in the King Kobra catalog, as well as Carmine's illustrious past with Rod Stewart, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, and a few things Carmine has in the works for his next project. You can check out the new King Kobra live album by clicking this link to Sweden Rock Live. Thanks for pressing play on this newest episode of A-Sides!

Episode 71 - ZZ Top

Nearing our 2 year anniversary of A-Sides, we pay tribute to that Little Ol Band From Texas who reached a milestone of over 50 years as a band, ZZ Top. After taking a few moments to share our recent traveling tales, we spend this episode diving into our favorite songs, discuss their tasty licks and deliciously simple hooks, the ludicrous lyrics, and manage to get side-tracked a few times along the way. Pour yourself a cold one and enjoy this latest edition of A-Sides. Thanks for listening!