Stick This In Your Ear! A Podcast About Music

In this Episode Mr Kevill is back to welcome panel newcomers Mike and Kyle into the fray to reminisce on the 35th anniversary of Def Leppard’s PYROMANIA! After 35 years does Does this album still Rock rock til you drop? Or is it too late for love?

In this shot topic episode, the guys delve into cell phone concert ettiquette and how some artists are dealing with it.

The panel reviews the new release by the critically acclaimed Cincinnati OH band Wussy! Matt and Mike Kevill join the panel. Wussy.org shakeitrecords.com

In this Episode the panel celebrates one of the best selling albums of all time, Pink Floyd's masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon. Does this 45 year old album stand the test of time? Are the panelists sick of hearing this albums' tracks ad naseum? The only way to find out is to sit down, plug in, cue up the Wizard of Oz, and Stick This In Your Ear!

In this episode, the panel celebrates the most prolific man in musical comedy, Weird Al! We celebrate the 35th anniversary of Weird Al’s first record and the 30th anniversary of his 80’s comeback Even Worse. How geeky do our music nerds for the prince of polka? The only one way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, Dare To Be Stupid, and Stick This In Your Ear!

In this short topic episode, we discuss a story from March 4th on how Bon Jovi jumped back to top the top of the charts with an album that was released over a year ago! Do we think these rockers gamed the system or staged a brilliant marketing stunt? The only one way to find out is to Sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear! https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8230391/bon-jovis-back-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart

In this episode, the Stick This In Your Ear panel talks about the 40th anniversary of Van Halen’s self-titled debut record. Rich proclaims this the official celebration of the album’s anniversary! Is this seminal album as beloved by our panel as it is by Rich? The only one way to find out is to sit back, plug in, run with the devil, and Stick This In Your Ear!

It’s part 2 of our best of 2017 Episode! When John, Rich, and RJ made their picks for the top 5 albums of 2017 there were two crossovers and Rich thought that anomaly was worth talking about! Mike Kevill and Matt join in the fun! Will all of the panelists end up loving these crossovers? The only one way to find out is to sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear!

In this Episode, the Stick This Crew reminisces on the 30th anniversary of Morrissey’s first post-Smiths album Viva Hate! Does our panel think that his solo debut is a great record? Or is Viva Hate more than just a catchy title? There’s only one way to find out! So Sit back, plug in, and stick this in your ear!

It’s our best of 2017 Episode! John, Rich, and RJ present their picks for the #1 album of 2017. John introduces the others to an alternative songstress, Rich carries the flame for a rock icon, and RJ puts up the poppy-est outing yet for a modern alternative rock legend. Mike Kevill and Matt join in the fun! Who get the love and gets John’s wrath? There’s only one way to find out! Sit back, plug in, and Stick This In Your Ear!

IT’S OUR SECOND ANNUAL OSCARS EPISODE! DAVE IS BACK IN THE STUDIO TO JOIN US FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF DISCUSSING THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2018 ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG!. RJ ONCE AGAIN SUBJECTS OUR PANELISTS TO HIS MISGUIDED QUIZ OF PAST WINNERS AND LOSERS AND MIKE KEVILL JOINS THE PANEL FOR THE FIRST TIME! SO SIT BACK, PLUG IN, TRIPLE CHECK THE ENVELOPES, AND STICK THIS IN YOUR EAR!

In this episode, we introduce a new recurring theme TERRIBLE MOVIES / GREAT SOUNDTRACKS. For this episode, we examine the Soundtrack for the iconic 80’s motion picture Dirty Dancing! at the time of this recording, it was also the 30th anniversary of the soundtrack! So Sit back, plug in, Get ready to go crazy for Swayze, and stick this in your ear!

In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Cure’s double album opus Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Dave and Paul join the panel to discuss this long playing dirge from the Godfathers of goth! Will the panel spiral into moody melancholy while reminiscing about this alternative rock classic? The only to way to find out is to sit back, plug in, wonder why you can’t be us, and stick this in your ear!

In this lost episode from 2017 the guys are joined by guest panelists Matt Turner, Paul Wharton, and David Cornelius to discuss the 30th anniversary of Depeche Mode's album Music for the Masses.

In this Episode, the guys discuss the roster of the 2018 Rock Hall Induction nominees. The discussion turns to utter chaos resulting in a Stick This In Your Ear declaration... of sorts. LET FREEDOM ROCK! Or something...

In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s 80’s masterpiece A Momentary Lapse of Reason. The panelists break the album down track by track and discuss Pink Floyd in 1987.

In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.’s 5th album DOCUMENT. They break it down track by track and debate R.J.'s claim that this is the pinnacle album of R.E.M.'s discography. Rich remembers how good this album is... and RJ and Rich may have finally turned John onto an album!!! Matt Turner drops in and lends some commentary as well!

It’s the Episode the world has been waiting for! In this episode, the gang celebrates the 30th anniversary of Guns N Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction. Will John and Rich finally have it out over this album? Or will Rich and RJ win John over with this heavy metal gem from their adolescence?

The guys celebrate the 30th the anniversary of INXS's best selling album Kick. Is this the best album of the 80's? Or should it have been an EP? Also, friend of the show Matt Turner crashes the podcast and hangs in the studio for this episode!

In this episode RJ raises the question What’s in a name? The guys discuss what happens when founding members leave a band. When is a band no longer a band? Is a band’s name a question of semantics? What happens when founding members are replaced? The guys hash out all this and more!