Episodes

Sunday Aug 16, 2020
What Is Dad Rock? An Interview With Rob Mitchum
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
In this episode Josh and Joe talk with veteran rock music writer and critic Rob Mitchum about his use of the term "Dad Rock", his love of the Grateful Dead and Phish, and his career at Pitchfork. It's a long conversation, but really good (at least we think so)! Afterwords, the guys discuss the music they have been listening to recently. Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3cvhdMI.

Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Explicit Content
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
In this episode Josh, Joe, and Steve discuss music and media with "explicit content" and whether clean versions of songs actually work or not. They also discuss growing up when the "Parent Advisory" sticker became a huge deal, how their parents felt about explicit content, and how they, as parents, feel about it today. As always, the guys close with the music they are listening to, and you can find a playlist of songs heard on the show here: https://spoti.fi/2XflLR2. Recorded July 2, 2020.

Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Life during COVID-19 and Social Justice
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
In this episode, Josh and Joe weigh in on how COVID-19 continues to change their lives professionally and musically, including remote gigs, as well as self-isolating and social distancing. We also tackle how they're teaching their kids with the explosion of Black Lives Matter social justice marches and rallies. Then we discuss what we've been recently listening to. Spotify playlist of songs: https://spoti.fi/2Or08rW. Recorded June 17, 2020.

Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Welcome to Dad Rocks!
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
This is the first episode of the Dad Rocks! podcast. In this episode we introduce ourselves, going over who we are, then discuss how our parents influenced our taste in music and how we, as fathers, hope to do the same to our kids. Finally, we go over music we have recently been enjoying.
Spotify playlist of songs: https://spoti.fi/38hSCIW. Recorded April 30, 2020

Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Dad Rocks! Podcast Trailer
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Dad Rocks! is a new podcast about being a dad and loving music. Fatherhood can be hard, and finding the time to do the things we're passionate about can be a struggle. For Joe and I, that happens to be listening to, discussing, playing and recording music. In each episode we'll talk about our dad life, the music we and our kids are listening to, and how our musical lives have been affected by being a devoted parent.