Best Oingo Podcasts (2026)

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Episode 545-Frontman Shuffle 2:31:21

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast No album review this week — not because we’re lazy… okay maybe a little — but mainly because we don’t like getting stagnant. Gotta shake things up before we start smelling like that one record store no one goes into anymore. So this week, we bring you The Frontman Shuffle™ with family members Favio Vegas and Mike F…

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THE SEEDS: DARYL HOOPER 1:00:46

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EP 10 THE SEEDS DARYL HOOPER. KEYBOARDIST AND SONG WRITER FOR THE LEGENDARY SIXTIES BAND. WITH HOST RIK COLLINS. A LIVELY CONVERSATION, THEY TALK ABOUT THE BANDS EARLY DAYS, PAST MEMBERS SKY SAXON, JAN SAVAGE AND RICK ANDRIDGE AS WELL AS THE CURRENT LINE UP. NEW SHOWS NEW LINE UP AND NEW RECORDINGS. ENJOY GET CHATTERED!…

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Episode 544-The Cars-Heartbeat City 1:29:48

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we dive into The Cars – Heartbeat City with family member Joseph Staub! Is this album a timeless 1980s classic, or has it started to show its age? Our thoughts, critiques, and debates are all here—no spoilers as always. 🔥 Tracks of the Week • Jerry’s pick: The Tubes – She’s a Beauty • Joseph’s pick: Queensrÿche – D…

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Episode 06: Scrooged 1:08:51

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“Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel.” With the holiday season upon us, Matt and Lexie review the Bill Murray Christmas comedy, Scrooged (1988) directed by Richard Donner, and discuss Danny Elfman's ninth feature length score. Yule Love It! Send us a text message. Support the show Visit our Website. Follow us on Letterboxd and Instagram. Email us at darke…

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Episode 543-Paralandra-The Body Electric 1:12:15

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we dive into a band nine years in the making that somehow no one talks about—but they were brand-new to us. We’re covering Paralandra – The Body Electric. Does this album knock our socks off, or does it fade into oblivion? 👀 No spoilers… as always! 🔥 Tracks of the Week • Mooger Fooger’s pick: Evanescence – Going Un…

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Episode 542-Black Sabbath-Dehumanizer 2:03:13

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This week on America’s Podcast, we dive into a lost classic from the Black Sabbath catalog — Dehumanizer. Joining us are family members Travis Perrotta and Tim Wirasnik as we crank up the Dio-era heaviness and ask the big questions: How does this album sound to our ears? Is this a top-tier Dio-fronted Sabbath record… or does it fall flat on its dem…

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Episode 05: Beetlejuice 2:06:16

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“Go ahead. Make my millennium.” Matt and Lexie review Tim Burton's second film, Beetlejuice (1988), and discuss Danny Elfman's fifth feature length score for a major studio, and his second collaboration with Burton. Send us a text message. Support the show Visit our Website. Follow us on Letterboxd and Instagram. Email us at darkenedtheatrepodcast@…

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Episode 541-Van Halen-Diver Down 2:42:27

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This week on America’s Podcast, we bring in family members James West, Travis Perrotta, and Andy Rodriguez as we dive into one of the most divisive albums of the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen: Diver Down. Is it brilliant? Is it baffling? Is it the world’s most expensive collection of cover songs? Does it divide the panel? No spoilers — you gotta …

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Episode-540-Clutch–Blast Tyrant 2:40:28

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! We’re diving into Clutch – Blast Tyrant with our rock ’n’ roll family: Metal Mike Tyler and Joseph Staub! 🤘 Will this album make the mob go wild or usher in the profits of doom? 💰😈 Either way, we’re breaking down the grooves, the grit, and the glorious madness that is Clutch! 🎶 Tracks of the Week: Jerry – “The Nig…

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Episode 539-Tim Durling Author Of-The Sound That Haunts You: A Beginner’s Companion to Fleetwood Mac. Plus Tango In the Night Review 2:35:40

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This week on America’s Podcast, we’re joined by author Tim Durling, who stops by to talk about his brand-new book The Sound That Haunts You: A Beginner’s Companion to Fleetwood Mac. We dig into how the project came together, some of the surprising stories behind the band, and why this book is a must-read for both longtime fans and total newcomers. …

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Episode 538-Iron Maiden-Powerslave 2:24:48

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! We’re flying high again — Egyptian style — as we review Iron Maiden’s Powerslave ⚔️🐍 with the family crew: Bob Bannister, Travis Perrotta, and Andy Rodriguez! Sadly, The Mooger couldn’t join us because he had something even scarier than Rime of the Ancient Mariner… an anniversary! 💍 Congrats to him and his wife — …

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Episode 537-Collective Soul – Disciplined Breakdown 1:43:48

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🇺🇸 We’re diving headfirst into Collective Soul – Disciplined Breakdown with our brother from another mother, Travis Perrotta! Is this an album worth your time, or will it have you questioning your life choices? 🤯 (No spoilers… but we might need therapy after this one.) 🔥 Tracks of the Week: 🎧 Mooger’s Pick: Dishwa…

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Episode 536-Oingo Boingo-Boingo Alive 2:26:13

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🎃👻 This week on America’s Podcast – Halloween Edition we resurrect a band that’s INFAMOUS around here… the legendary (or undead?) Oingo Boingo! To one of us they’re gods, to the rest? Well… you’ll have to hear the review to find out. 🪦💀 Marc cracks open Boingo Alive (yes, recorded live… in a studio… because reasons) as our Live Album Series crawls …

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Episode 04: Summer School 59:07

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“Tension-breaker. Had to be done.” Matt and Lexie review the 1987 comedy, Summer School directed by Carl Reiner and starring Mark Harmon. Summer School marks Danny Elfman's fourth feature length score, and includes the Oingo Boingo rarity, Happy. Send us a text message. Support the show Visit our Website. Follow us on Letterboxd and Instagram. Emai…

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Episode 535-Testament-Practice What You Preach 2:24:54

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This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We’ve got family in the house! 💥 Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta join the madness as we dig into Testament – Practice What You Preach. 🤘 Question is: does this album actually practice what it preaches… or is it a nightmare coming back to haunt us? (No spoilers… unless you bribe us with tacos 🌮). Tracks of the Week…

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Episode 534-Alice Cooper-The Revenge of Alice Cooper 2:07:04

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🩸 This week on America’s Podcast the Alice Cooper Band is back… or is it? We crack open The Revenge of Alice Cooper to see if this reunion slithers like a black mamba 🐍 or fizzles out like Welcome to My Nightmare 2. To settle the madness, we’ve got Eric Lussier, Joseph Staub, and Tim Wirasnik riding shotgun through this horror show. 🔥 Tracks of the…

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Episode 533-Blue Öyster Cult-Mirrors 1:04:21

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we summon Joseph Staub, our resident Blue Öyster Cult wizard 🧙‍♂️ (yes, he doesown a cowbell). Together, we dive into the most controversial BÖC album ever: Mirrors. Will we love it? Will we smash it? No spoilers—you gotta listen. 🔥 Tracks of the Week: Jerry cranks up Collective Soul – “Run” 🏃‍♂️💨 Mooger throws dow…

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Episode 532-The 27 Club Artists We Lost 2:18:49

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We dive into one of the most haunting legacies in music history — The 27 Club. These are the artists we tragically lost at just 27 years old, leaving behind timeless music and art that continue to shape generations. Marc, Mooger, Jerry, and our family members Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta sit down to remember…

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Episode 531- Static-X Wisconsin Death Trip VS Slipknot (Self Titled) 1:54:13

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast, we go way out of bounds with a Nu Metal Album Battle Royale! 🤘🔥 Both contenders dropped in 1999: ⚔️ Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip vs. Slipknot – Self-Titled. We’ve got longtime partner-in-chaos Joseph Staub back in the mix, and we’re bringing in new blood 💉 with Mike Fowler to keep things wild. As usual, one coh…

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Episode 530-Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger 2:28:28

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast, we welcome long-time family member—but first-time Free Form guest—Bill Roseberry! Bill picked the album we’re diving into: Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger. Does this grunge classic stand the test of time… or should it stay locked up in a Rusty Cage? We shall see. 👀 🔥 Tracks of the Week Marc – American Horse by The Cu…

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Episode 529-Led Zeppelin III 2:21:19

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🎙️ This week on America’s Podcast we dive deep into Led Zeppelin III! Joining us are Family Member Eric Lussierand brand-new Family Member Bob Bannister. But here’s the question: is this album an acoustic masterpiece… or does it make you wanna go Out on the Tiles or hang from the Gallows Pole? (👀 No spoilers here!) 🔥 Tracks of the Week Marc – Stick…

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Episode 528-First 6 Metallica Vs Megadeth Album Battle 3:19:38

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🎙️ This Week on a Very Special Episode of America’s Podcast! We go full-throttle into one of the greatest rivalries in metal history: Metallica vs. Megadeth — Album Battles! Which band dominated their first six albums? Who crushed the riffs, brought the fire, and left the biggest legacy? We’re joined by a killer panel of guests: Jeff Allen from the…

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Episode 527-Celtic Frost-Cold Lake 2:29:48

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast – The Free Form Rock Podcast! 🌊🎸 This week we’re diving headfirst into infamy with a band that shocked metalheads everywhere: Celtic Frost and their much-maligned glam experiment, Cold Lake. Joining us for this bold review are our rock brothers Eric RMCP Jordonand Travis Perrotta. Is this album a misunderstood glam…

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BOBBY JOE EBOLA AND THE CHILDREN MACNUGGITS: DAN ABBOTT & CORBETT REDFORD 2:09:12

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This is a wild one, no holding back the true stories of lives in a band. Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits are two people Dan Abbott and Corbett Redford III. They formed in 1995 and have about 15 releases, most recently a double album entitled Solar Cantata. quite a few drinks were had and we let it fly, grab the elixir of your choice, si…

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WYLD GOOMS: FULL BAND! 23:10

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Ok this episode is way out there. The Wyld Gooms are just that, wild, it has hard getting them to sit still for the interview but I did the best I could, I had so much fun with these untamed maniacs. Please excuse the bad audio from time to time, they are impossible to control. If you want to watch this interview and see the band perform live at SG…

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Episode 526-Lonnie Mack-Strike Like Lightning 1:45:52

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast – The Free Form Rock Podcast! 🇺🇸🎸 We’re crankin’ up the amps and diggin’ deep into the blues as we welcome our good friend Brian Davis from the Damn Good Movie Memories podcast! Not only does Brian know his way around a killer flick, but he’s also a certified blues connoisseur—so we figured, who better to help us r…

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Episode 525-Danzig III: How the Gods Kill 1:40:31

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🇺🇸 We’re cranking it to 11 and heading into the dark with Danzig III: How the Gods Kill—joined by our brother in metal, Travis Perrotta! 🖤 Does this album rip through your soul in the best way possible—or does it just leave you feeling like you wandered into a Dirty Black Summer with nothing but regrets and leathe…

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Episode 524- The Alan Parsons Project-Turn of A Friendly Card 1:49:43

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🇺🇸 We hit shuffle on the past and dive into Alan Parsons Project’s Turn of a Friendly Card, joined by our resident prog rock philosopher and family member Joseph Staub! Is this album a masterpiece of musical storytelling… or just a fancy way to say, “Don’t gamble, kids”? 🎲💸 Is The Gold Bug solid gold—or just a shi…

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Episode 523-Ozzy Osbourne -Blizzard Of Ozz 3:21:56

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We welcome back family members Eddy Cannistraci and Travis Perrotta for an episode that was scheduled before the untimely passing of the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. Fate had other plans, and 3 weeks later, it’s become a powerful tribute to one of rock’s most iconic figures. We're diving deep into …

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Episode 522-Dreamcar-Dreamcar 1:33:52

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🎙️This week on America’s Podcast... we answer a question literally no one was asking: what happens when the guy from AFI crashes Gwen Stefani’s garage band practice? You get Dreamcar—the most ‘80s band to be born three decadestoo late. Is it a glorious throwback or a glitter-covered time machine crash? Are they the future of retro or should they ha…

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Episode 521-Megadeth- Peace Sells...But Who's Buying 2:04:55

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🎙️ Buckle up, metal maniacs—we're hopping in the time machine straight back to 1986, where the riffs are fierce, the politics are angry, and Dave Mustaine still hasn't smiled once. We’re diving deep into Megadeth’s Peace Sells... but Who’s Buying? Is this album a thrashterpiece worthy of our hard-earned Reagan-era…

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Episode 520-Peter Gabriel-SO 1:35:23

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast! 🎙️ We travel back to 1986 — perms were big, synths were bigger, and Peter Gabriel dropped his iconic album "So." We brought in guest Travis Perrotta to help us break it down: Is this album "So-So"… or does it hit like a lyrical Sledgehammer to the soul? You’ll have to listen to find out! (No spoilers — we're class…

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Episode 519-Wednesday 13-Mid Death Crisis 2:27:19

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🎙️ This Week on America’s Podcast 🎙️ We’ve assembled a panel so powerful, even your speakers might need a helmet! This week, we welcome an All-Star castplus a brand-new debut that’ll rattle your brain in all the best ways! Featuring: 🎸 Eric Lussier – bringing the metal thunder 🎤 Aaron Camaro from the Decibel Geek Podcast – podcast royalty 💥 And mak…

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Episode 518-Filter-The Amalgamut 2:02:34

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🎙️ This Week on The BS! Sessions 🎙️ Episode Title: "The Amalgamut, a Mooger Flyby, and a Whole Lotta Rock!" This week on America’s favorite barely-controlled audio trainwreck, we dove headfirst into Filter's ‘The Amalgamut’—a criminally underrated album that dares to ask, "What if industrial rock had feelings... and a gym membership?" Our resident …

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Episode 517- Cheap Trick The Top 25 Songs 3:57:33

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This Week on America’s Podcast! We summoned the mathematical wizardry of Ryan T. Russell—armed only with a calculator, a dream, and a list of 50 of our favorite Cheap Trick songs. What did he do? He crunched the numbers, sprinkled some rock 'n' roll sorcery, and conjured up the ultimate Top 25 Cheap Trick songs of all time! Joining this sonic séanc…

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Episode 03: Wisdom 1:24:59

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“My dad wanted me to become a lawyer. My mom said I should become a doctor. I became a convicted felon instead.” Matt and Lexie review the romantic crime drama, Wisdom (1986) written by and starring Emilio Estevez in his directorial film debut. Wisdom marks Danny Elfman's third feature length score, which contains a few hidden treasures for Oingo B…

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Episode 516- Metal Church-The Dark 2:43:39

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This Week on America’s Podcast: We slam you harder than a metal riff with the one and only Metal Mike Tyler! Together, we dive headfirst into Metal Church’s The Dark — is it a thrash classic that’ll make your head bang or a total meltdown waiting to happen? Spoiler: no spoilers here… we like to keep you guessing (and slightly confused). Tracks of t…

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Episode 515-Counting Crows'-August and Everything After 2:13:30

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This Week on America’s Podcast Strap in, folks—this week we're diving headfirst into a swirling pool of flannel, feelings, and post-grunge gloom as we break down Counting Crows' August and Everything After with guests Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez. Is this album a poetic masterpiece or just the sound of someone staring out a rainy window with …

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Episode 514-Coheed And Cambria-Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness 2:03:06

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This Week on America's Podcast: Coheed and Cambria Strap on your space helmets and tighten your prog-rock seatbelts, because this week on America’s Podcast, we descend into the melodically twisted, comic book-fueled universe of Coheed and Cambria—specifically, their tongue-twisting opus Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Throug…

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Episode 513-U2-The Joshua Tree 2:36:32

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This Week on America’s Podcast – we’re heading into the desert with the album that made U2 a household name: The Joshua Tree. Joining us for this sonic pilgrimage are Travis Perrotta and Andy Rodriguez to help decide—does this album “Bullet the Blue Sky” or make you want to “Exit” because you “Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For”? No spoile…

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Episode 512-Smith/Kotzen-Black Light/White Noise 1:50:45

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This Week on America’s Podcast… We’re flipping the switch and turning on the Black Light as we dive headfirst into Smith/Kotzen’s "Black Light/White Noise"—joined by our special guest Eric Lussier from The French Connection! Is this album a sonic revelation or just some artsy white noise that makes you want to unplug the stereo and apologize to you…

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Episode 01: Pee Wee's Big Adventure 1:08:48

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"I know you are, but what am I?" Matt and Lexie review the Paul Reubens film Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) directed by Tim Burton, and discuss Danny Elfman's first feature length score for a major studio. In the first of many Burton/Elfman collaborations, Pee Wee's Big Adventure is the perfect film to kick off this journey through Elfman's filmogr…

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Episode 02: Back To School 1:10:19

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“Why don’t you call me sometime when you have no class?” Matt and Lexie review the Rodney Dangerfield comedy, Back to School (1986) directed by Alan Metter, and discuss Danny Elfman's second feature length score. Send us a text message. Support the show Visit our Website. Follow us on Letterboxd and Instagram. Email us at darkenedtheatrepodcast@gma…

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Episode 511-Heart-Dog And Butterfly 1:54:12

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This Week on America’s Podcast… We’re having a high time (in every sense) as we float through Heart’s "Dog and Butterfly" with rock-loving guests Tim Wirasnik and Travis Perrotta! Is this album a Straight On classic or does it nap like a tired puppy? No spoilers—but expect some passionate opinions and a few musical detours. Tracks of the Week: Moog…

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Episode 10: West Lake High - Class of '81 59:54

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For Boingo Underground's season finale, we’re diving deep into a fan-favorite bootleg: West Lake High, 1981! Matt, Ashley, and California Matt break down this high-energy show — the performances, the setlist, the madness — with special insight from a surprise guest, Kevin Sullivan, who was there that night and played an unexpected role in Boingo lo…

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Episode 510-Depeche Mode-Black Celebration 1:58:36

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This week on America’s Podcast, it’s Black Celebration—or Black Condemnation, depending on who you ask! Jerry wanted an album to tear apart, so Marc handed him one he adores. Will Jerry respect the synth gods, or will he spread blasphemous rumors? Can Mooger be the tie-breaker, or will he just sit back with popcorn? And most importantly—will Marc g…

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Episode 509-Bon Jovi- These Days 2:17:18

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This week on America’s Podcast, we dive These Days (literally) into Bon Jovi’s 1995 album because Mooger missed out last time—so, of course, we’re doing a Redux. #SecondChances #BonJoviOrBust We bring in special guest Eric Lussier to help us answer the big question: Does this album give you something for the pain, or is it pure Jovi gold? No spoile…

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OINGO BOINGO: JOHNNY VATOS 1:05:04

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EP 8: JOHNNY VATOS HERNANDEZ IS THE DRUMMER FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS OINGO BOINGO. THE BAND THAT LAUNCHED THE CAREER OF DANNY ELFMAN. JOHNNY HAS PLAYED WITH MANY GREAT BANDS AND ARTISTS. HE SHARES STORIES FROM HIS EARLY PLAYING DAYS AS A TEENAGER, THROUGH BOINGO AND PRESENT DAY PROJECTS, INCLUDING AN UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM. WHAT A FUN INTERVIEW BY A LOCA…

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CIRCLE ONE: MICHAEL VALLEJO 1:49:32

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MIKE IS THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF CIRCLE ONE, LEGENDARY EARLY 80'S HARDCORE PUNK PIONEERS, HAILING FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITY OF PICO RIVERA, CALIFORNIA. HE'S PLAYED WITH BANSDS, ILL REPUTE, RESISTANT MILITIA, THE STAINS, DECRY, AFU TO NAME A FEW. HE HAS ALSO RECORDED MANY NOTABLE BANDS AND IS A MENTOR TO MANY UP AND COMING PUNKS IN THE MUSIC CO…

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Episode 09: A New Generation 32:51

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In this very casual episode, Ashley and Matt are joined by one of their best Boingo buds, Lexie, to discuss Oingo Boingo fandom in the modern age. As mentioned in the episode, a special performance of JackiO performing "Dead Man's Party" can be viewed here. Send us a text message. Support the show. Visit our Website. Follow us on Instagram. Reach o…