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It's 5150 time, y'all!This episode, Alex Alt (Slydog Music Cast) and me delve into the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen.  While it's an era that divides some fans, it's also an era that produced some great, enduring music and we had a lot of fun going into the band's four studio albums as well as their one "live" album.Although a lot of people call them "Van Hagar,"we're gonna call 'em "Sam Halen."  Whatever you call them, ultimately it's still Van Halen, and this was a very exciting and productive time for the band.  At the core of it was Eddie Van Halen, who was still blazing away through some of the band's most successful music.We had fun talking about Sam Halen and we hope you'll have fun listening to this episode.

Once again, we go back to the Marvel age of comics, a swingin' time when the cold war was hot and spies were everywhere...even Marvel Comics!  We look at the comics Strange Tales #166 & 167 and Nick Fury, Agent Of SHIELD #1-3, & 5.Nick Fury, once the leader of a group of commandos during World War II, had been refashioned as a 1960s spy as the leader of an organization named S.H.I.E.L.D.  Shepherding this change was a young writer / artist named Jim Steranko, who not only took the character into the modern day '60s, but updated the art style as well.The original Nick Fury wasn't psychedelic, but the art style certainly was and we had fun discussing Marvel's foray into cold war adventures that, while of their time, are a fun romp through the tropes of late '60s storytelling.   And while this is serious stuff, it's a lot of fun as well.  As comics should be.Hosted by Brad Page and Chris Karam.

In this episode, guest co-host Jeff Harris (Behind The Grooves) and me explore the musical enigma known as Steely Dan!  And for the record, Steely Dan is a group, not just one guy.A group that defies easy categorization, as they mix rock, jazz, pop, funk, and lyrics that are sometimes inscrutable, but always interesting.  Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were two friends who met in college and set about writing songs that were an arty blend of their many musical and literary influences.We explore the original era of Steely Dan, spanning 1972-1980.  We delve into each album, the songs, the stories, the many musicians who helped Becker and Fagen realize their esoteric musical visions and ultimately, why we love these albums so much.  We try and shed some light on what Steely Dan was all about.Check out Jeff Harris's Behind The Grooves music blog: https://www.patreon.com/behindthegrooves/about?fbclid=IwAR3TFDb9hvywTPXcYlTaD5OgTloCjDHcGYJzOSG4uh-hDkd-OzfhvXkJHGM

We take a soujourn to the Hyborian age of sword and sorcery with a young barbarian known as...Conan!In this episode, we take a look at Conan's comic roots, beginning in 1970 with the classic Conan The Barbarian series written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith.  We not only talk about the stories and art, but also how Marvel Comics came to be the first publisher to adapt the classic character by Robert E. Howard into comics!Know, oh princes and princesses, that between the years of 1970 - 1973, the classic era of Conan comics was upon us, and it paved the way for other heroes of sword and sorcery and that it begat these enduring works.Fetch yourself a flagon of good ale and listen as we analyze and discuss this classic era of everyone's favorite rogue...Conan!  By Crom, you'll have a good time!

50 years ago, the music world got its' first KISS, in the form a debut album by four young men who not only played hard and heavy rock, but had the audacity to wear makeup, over the top costumes, and platform shoes that made them seem bigger than life.1974's self titled debut album by Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter fired the first shot of KISS's kinetic sound and it was a mission statement that their unique brand of hook-filled glitter rock was not to be denied.  And just in case that wasn't enough for ya, later that year, they issued a second album, Hotter Than Hell.  Two albums by a new group in one year -- these guys were serious.I talked with Bakko (Cobras And Fire podcast) about the debut album and with Jeff Hogland about Hotter Than Hell, and we had a fun time talking about our favorite songs, trivia, and how these albums effected us in the days of our impressionable youth.  Both of these guys brought their own unique perspectives on the records and how these records helped to shape our appreciation of music.Check out Bakko on the Cobras And Fire podcast: https://cobrasandfire.com/

In this episode, we tackle one of the Marvel Universe's most epic anti-heroes, the mutant known as...Wolverine!More specifically, we tackle 1982's Wolverine mini-series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller as well as X-Men #172 and 173 by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith.  To do this, we needed some help doing the heavy lifting, so we brought on our first ever guest star: Eric Miller (Pods and Sods)!The three of us had a great time dissecting the convoluted backstory of Marvel's favorite mutant and the various plot threads and machinations that make for great comics!  If you like Wolverine and the X-Men, you'll like this episode!  Listen to Eric Miller on the Pods and Sods music podcast: https://podsodcast.com/Listen to Eric Miller on the Foreign Comics Calling podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-worthing?fbclid=IwAR1Xzg2vTX-CNn3HoMvSZ2D_HPVzdSEtLGfJ3VmDuqNwMI5VYXB4KZ6_nrY