Peter Rodman Goes Off

Peter Rodman Goes Off
  • Mondays, 10:00am–11:00am
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10:00am, 7-15-2019
July 15, 2019 ~ PRGO 163: Nashville Scene music writer Edd Hurt stops by, to talk about the current state of rock criticism.

10:00am, 7-8-2019
July 8, 2019 ~ PRGO 162: Tradin’ Riffs…Peter takes a rare week off from interviews to JUST PLAY RECORDS!

10:00am, 7-1-2019
July 1, 2019 ~ PRGO161: Eric Brace, Peter Cooper and Thomm Jutz stop by to play a few original songs LIVE, from their new ‘concept album’ about life on the Mississippi River…’Riverland.’

10:00am, 6-24-2019
June 24, 2019 ~ PRGO #160: A visit with the legendary DICK WATERMAN, whose achievements as a photographer (Newport Folk Festival, 1963-65) have earned him “icon” status; he also discovered Bonnie Raitt, whose affection for the blues he helped nurture.

10:00am, 6-17-2019
June 17, 2019 ~ PRGO159: Part 2, of an intimate conversation with rock singer/songwriter Cidny Bullens, about his transition from ‘Cindy’ to Cid; he also performs two as-yet-unreleased songs.

10:00am, 6-10-2019
June 10, 2019 ~ PRGO158: Part One of a two-part interview with rock singer/songwriter CIDNY BULLENS–in which she recounts her beginnings with everyone from Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, and on the ‘Grease’ soundtrack, before tragedy hits home.

10:00am, 6-3-2019
June 3, 2019 ~ PRGO #157: Producer JIM MASON stops by to recall his work during the ’60s and ’70s, with everyone from Poco to Peter, Paul & Mary, Firefall, Chris Hillman, and Richie Furay.

10:00am, 5-27-2019
May 27, 2019 ~ Veteran Nashville popster BILL LLOYD drops by, to play some tracks from his new album and talk about all things “Power Pop,” with the PeteMan.

10:00am, 5-20-2019
May 20, 2019 ~ PRGO 155: Remembering legendary recording engineer ERNIE WINFREY, Peter collects excerpts from several of their interviews together to tell the story of his life, in Ernie’s own words.

10:00am, 5-13-2019
May 13, 2019 ~ PRGO #154: It’s Pledge Week! WXNA Program Director RANDY FOX co-hosts for a couple choice interviews from Peter’s archive: DAVID JOHANSEN (from 1979) and PAUL WILLIAMS (from 1995)…plus the usual on-air Pledge Drive chicanery!

10:00am, 5-6-2019
May 6, 2019 ~ PRGO 153: Nashville music industry ICON Tracy Gershon discusses her own career journey; the gender discrepancies that caused her to co-found ‘Change the Conversation,’ and scoops an *awesome* new FEMALE SUPERGROUP, coming later this year!

10:00am, 4-29-2019
April 29, 2019 ~ PRGO #152: Can a 58 year old Michigan restauranteur save Power Pop music? NICK PIUNTI visits with Peter for the full hour–YOU decide!

10:00am, 4-22-2019
April 22, 2019~ PRGO 151: News 2’s mega-popular Chief Meteorologist DANIELLE BREEZY stops by to shoot the breeze with Peter Rodman. Bob Dylan once sang, “Ya don’t need a weatherman, to know which way the wind blows.” True: Danielle Breezy can tell ya!

10:00am, 4-15-2019
April 15, 2019 ~ PRGO #150: Renowned blues harp man TIM GARTLAND debuts his new album ‘Satisfied’ on Nashville radio with Peter Rodman. Both select blues classics to hear (and Tim blows a bit of harp ‘live’) relating to the conversation.

10:00am, 4-8-2019
April 8, 2019 ~ PRGO 149: “SPRING VINYLS!” A stack of sometimes scratchy, always fabulous ‘Bargain Basement’ used albums from recent treks to the used record bins.

10:00am, 4-1-2019
April 1, 2019 ~ PRGO148: Peter digs back 41 years, and finds THREE historic interviews with TALKING HEADS Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth, whose behind-the-scenes stories not only reveal the band’s career secrets, but offer good lessons for artists today.

10:00am, 3-25-2019
March 25, 2019 ~ PRGO147: A-list session violin/fiddle player KRISTIN WEBER plays a few of her own songs, and takes us ‘behind the curtain’ for gigs with everyone from Dolly Parton to Cage the Elephant, Margo Price, Jack White, and Michael Bublé.

10:00am, 3-18-2019
March 18, 2019 ~ PRGO146: Concert Memories & PR’s ‘Shaggy Dog’ Stories, from 1966 & 1967–featuring Jim Morrison, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Cass Elliot, Shadow Morton, and more!

10:00am, 3-11-2019
March 11, 2019 ~ PRGO145: …it’s “ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN DAY,” kickin’ out some unusual jams and edgy punk (like Annette Funicello?)…and there’s a brief but blunt Editorial, too…because…”Anything Can Happen!”

10:00am, 3-4-2019
March 4, 2019 ~ PRGO144: Celebrating their 50-year boxed set, PROCOL HARUM just finished a sold-out U.S. tour…and Peter nabbed an exclusive interview with lead guitarist Geoff Whitehorn. It’s all things “Procol,” on this show!

10:00am, 2-25-2019
February 25, 2019 ~ PRGO143: Variety columnist and features editor CHRIS WILLMAN tells some Oscar tales, reviews his odd penchant for vacant drive-ins, and tells a celebrity music story that may leave you “Shocked,” in Part 2 of his interview with Peter.

10:00am, 2-18-2019
February 18, 2019 ~ PRGO142: Variety magazine Features Editor and music columnist CHRIS WILLMAN details some of his more recent scoops (Beatles, Brandi Carlile) and discusses the current state of music writing, as a career. (Part 1, of 2)

10:00am, 2-11-2019
February 11, 2019 ~ PRGO141: Our 3rd Annual Valentines’ Special, featuring ALL love songs–and a few custom mixes you’ll never hear anywhere else! <3 <3 <3

10:00am, 2-4-2019
February 4, 2019 ~ PRGO140: Peter concludes a two-part Tribute to Session Guitar Giant Reggie Young with ERNIE WINFREY, who engineered many of Reggie’s Nashville sessions.

10:00am, 1-28-2019
January 28, 2019 ~ PRGO139: GARY TALLEY of The BOX TOPS recalls his Memphis days with session guitar legend Reggie Young, who recently passed away.

10:00am, 1-21-2019
January 21, 2019 ~ PRGO138: Remembering RICHIE HAVENS, with a look back over many intimate conversations with Peter, on the occasion of (what would have been) his 78th birthday.

10:00am, 1-14-2019
January 14, 2019 ~ PRGO137: “WTF!?” Some commentary, musical and otherwise, about the current state of affairs in our nation.

10:00am, 1-7-2019
January 7, 2019 ~ PRGO136: Our first ‘Rekkid Party’ of 2019 features vinyl faves from the likes of Doc Watson, The Babys, Major Lance and Fats Domino…among others!

10:00am, 12-31-2018
December 31, 2018 ~ PRGO 135: “Wring out the old,” with a few twists. A Byrds/Gram Parsons mash-up; citizens reflect on the New Year; Best Concert, and Best Pop Song of 2018; and PR’s New Year’s Eve reflections.

10:00am, 12-24-2018
December 24, 2018 ~ PRGO134: Some of Peter’s obscure Christmas favorites combine with man-on-the-street interviews, to set a warm ‘n fuzzy Christmas Eve mood.

10:00am, 12-17-2018
December 17, 2018 ~ PRGO 133: “Christmess Mash-Ups & Mischief”…from Beck/James Brown to Kurtis Blow/Queen to the Beatles’ UNRELEASED ‘Christmas Supermash.’ Plus: Jackie Fox calls in, and “7o’clock News/Silent Night” gets a 2018 update.

10:00am, 12-10-2018
December 10, 2018 ~ PRGO132- Oddball Christmas music, plus Variety columnist Chris Willman discusses “The War on ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, ” as Peter and Chris play their own favorite versions of same.

10:00am, 12-3-2018
December 3, 2018 ~ PRGO131: “BRING IT, Christmas!” –Christmas songs that aren’t really Christmas songs at all; plus Michael ‘Supe’ Granda performs his own Christmas music LIVE in the studio.

10:00am, 11-26-2018
November 26, 2018 ~ Legendary photographer Alan Messer looks back with Peter on 50 years’ work, beginning with the Beatles and Stones in London, and up through literally *hundreds* of album cover shoots in Nashville, with Cash, Steve Earle and more.

10:00am, 11-19-2018
November 19, 2018~ PRGO129: On our final day of Pledge Week, a Special Visit from British WXNA supporters Will & Margaret Wright…plus, for the first time EVER: “The 1968 Beatles Duet That Never Was!”

10:00am, 11-12-2018
November 12, 2018 ~ PRGO128: The legendary musician, DJ, and author TOMMY WOMACK discusses (and reads from) his new book, “Dust Bunnies: A Memoir.” Plus: Tracks from the Deluxe Edition of The BEATLES (white album)!

10:00am, 11-5-2018
November 5, 2018 ~ PRGO127: An ‘Election Eve’ Special, featuring wacky mash-ups, great new music from Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and even Barbra Streisand. PLUS: The BEATLES ‘White Album’ secret NOBODY knows!

10:00am, 10-29-2018
October 29, 2018 ~ PRGO126: Part Two of a deep dive into Nashville’s R & B past, with author RANDY FOX, surrounding his new book ‘Shake Your Hips: The Excello Records Story.’

10:00am, 10-22-2018
October 22, 2018 ~ PRGO 125: Part One of a two-week visit with author Randy Fox, whose new book uncovers the HIDDEN story of how local R & B labels helped give birth to Rock ‘n Roll, as we know it today.

10:00am, 10-15-2018
October 15, 2018 ~ PRGO 124: Songwriting legend GARY NICHOLSON reflects upon his success (over 600 songs recorded, by many big stars) and previews his new album, ‘The Great Divide.’

10:00am, 10-8-2018
October 8, 2018 ~ PRGO 123: An hour of rare interviews and performances by Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, recorded with Peter over the past 40+ years–collected to celebrate their 50th Anniversary ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ concert at the Ryman.

10:00am, 10-1-2018
October 1, 2018 ~ PRGO 122: Author Daryl Sanders previews his new book, ‘THAT THIN, WILD MERCURY SOUND: Dylan, Nashville, and the Making of Blonde on Blonde.’

10:00am, 9-24-2018
September 24, 2018 ~ PRGO 121: It starts with a birthday cake fire, and ends with a VINYL EXPLOSION! Doyle Davis (Grimey’s) and Scott Morgan (Phonoluxe) join Peter, for an analysis of the impact USED vinyl is having on the record industry.

10:00am, 9-17-2018
September 17, 2018 ~ PRGO 120: Rocker BILLY BURNETTE recounts his amazing life story, from Memphis to LA with his dad Dorsey Burnette, to growing up near Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee and Elvis. (Add in 10 years with Fleetwood Mac, and much more!)

10:00am, 9-10-2018
September 10, 2018 ~ PRGO 119: Longtime Nashville TV news anchor Demetria Kalodimos joins Peter for the full hour, in her first radio interview since leaving Channel 4.

10:00am, 9-3-2018
September 3, 2018 ~ PRGO 118: LINDSEY SCRUGGS makes her radio debut as an artist, and recalls ‘Growing up Scruggs,’ with her dad Randy Scruggs, Uncle Gary Scruggs, and her grandparents…Louise & Earl Scruggs.

10:00am, 8-27-2018
August 27, 2018 ~ PRGO 177: The final installment of ‘Archive August’ for 2018: Classic interviews from Peter’s past, with BLUE OYSTER CULT (1979) and RANDY NEWMAN (1984).

10:00am, 8-20-2018
August 20, 2018 ~ PRGO 116: The third ‘August Archive’ dig features interviews with The Dillards (1977), Larry Knechtel (1994) and Tim Curry (1978)…

10:00am, 8-13-2018
August 13, 2018 ~ PRGO 115 (Week 2 of ‘Archive August’): The late rock session icon NICKY HOPKINS recounts his experience playing piano on classic records by The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, The Who and more, in his last-ever (1994) radio interview.