RockPopandRoll
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Episodes: 78
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A look at music that was rock, pop, and radio of the 1980's, with takes on the greatest, the worst, the underappreciated, and the burned. It's a deep dive into the retro greatness of the decade, at the intersection where rock music, pop music, power pop, guitars, drums, memorable tunes, and guilty pleasures come together. Longtime radio rock DJ and music writer Rob Nichols hosts, along with his artist and writer friends, to dig into the music.
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Songs You (Maybe) Have Never Heard From Bands You Like / Ep.77
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May 15, 2026 |
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The Black Crowes Survived? And Have a New Album? / Ep. 76
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Finding Steve Earle / Ep. 75
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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New Music from Classic Rock Bands: Any Good? / Ep. 74
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Garage Rock Americana: What I Remember / Ep. 73
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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In Memoriam: 2025 Rock and Roll Deaths / Ep. 72
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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20 Great Rock and Roll Christmas Classics / Ep. 71
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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More Todd Snider: Listening To His Playlist / Ep. 70
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Remembering Todd Snider / Ep. 69
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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The Case for Jefferson Starship / Ep. 68
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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(Some more of) My Favorite Rock and Roll Cover Songs - Vol. 2 / Ep. 67
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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John Fogerty: Somehow Underrated? / Ep. 66
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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My Favorite Rock and Roll Covers / Part 1 / Ep. 65
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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INXS Rewind: Rock or Dance? And Why Not Both? / Ep. 64
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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The Cuts of Billy Squier / Ep. 63
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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First Listen: New Doobie Brothers Album / Ep. 62
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Not Just The Greatest Hits: Steve Miller Ep. 61
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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First Listen: New Album from John Cafferty / Ep. 60
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May 29, 2025 |
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Friday Bonus: Rusty Bladen and Neil Young / Ep. 59
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May 16, 2025 |
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The Rock of Marty Stuart / Ep. 58
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May 15, 2025 |
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Interview with Jonathan Rundman - Ep. 57
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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First Listen: New Mitch Ryder Album - Ep. 56
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Rockpile: Do You Know This Band? / Ep. 55
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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First Listen: New Bryan Adams Music / Ep. 54
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Aerosmith: The 80's (Mostly) and Beyond / Ep. 53
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Making Sense of Billy Idol - Ep. 52
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 51: What About The Hooters?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 50: My 45's - The 16 That Mattered Most
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 49: Hall and Oates - How Many Albums Were Actually Great?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 48: Simple Minds: Before and After The Breakfast Club
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 47: Play Me 5 - Bryan Adams
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 46: A New Springsteen Fan Who Just Saw Him in Concert for the First Time
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 45: In Appreciation of Greg Kihn
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 44: Seven Albums I Love
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 43: The "Play Me 5" Game - Bob Seger
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep 42: Why the J. Geils Band Matters
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 41: Underrated Rockers: John Waite
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 40: The Scandal Tracks
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 39: The Rock and Roll Gospel of Henry Lee Summer
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 38: 80’s Roots Rock and Roll - What We Were Hearing
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 37: Who Is Truth And Salvage Co. and Why Their New/Old Album Rocks
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 36: 80s Rock Radio Hit Songs That Top 40 Missed (Mostly)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 35: Muscle Shoals, Bob Seger, and the Odd Story of Old Time Rock and Roll
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Ep 34: Why Am I Just Now Discovering Pat Todd and The Rankoutsiders?
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 33: Remembering the Brilliance - and the Chaos - of Jerry Lee Lewis
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 32: More of the Minneapolis Sound (part 3) - Soul Asylum, Gear Daddies, Husker Du, and More
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 31: The Other Minneapolis Sound (part 2) - Americana, Pop Punk, and Rock and Roll
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 30: Mixing Prince and Heartland Rock and Roll in Minnesota
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 29: The Greatness of Joan Jett and Why She Rocks Us
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 28: The Continuing Echo of Tom Petty Lives Through Mike Campbell - and Many Others
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 27: Taylor Hawkins and the Foo Fighters - Only Rock and Roll?
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 26: Georgia Satellites - The Loud Crunch of Lost Rock and Roll
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 25: Huey Lewis and The News - After the 80’s
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 24: Jackson Browne and the 80’s - Rating his Singles and his Decade
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 23: Power Pop and Why it Still Rocks
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 22: The Case for U2: The Biggest and Best Band of the 1980s?
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 21: The Curious Case of The Romantics
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 20: The Essential 7 Albums of Tom Petty
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 19: The Last Rolling Stones Album That Really Mattered
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May 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 18: Elton John in the 80's - Rating the Singles
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 17: More than Celebration / The 80's Output of Kool & The Gang
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 16: Three Bands That Sounded Like Other Bands
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: Bob Seger - 5 Big (But Almost Forgotten) Hits
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Brian Setzer's Underappreciated Heartland Rock Album
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 13: The Good and a Little Bit of Bad / Rod Stewart in the 1980s
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 12: 3 Underrated, Under the Radar 80s Rock Bands that Never Hit the Top 40
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 11: 6 Rick Springfield Songs You'll Dig If You Like "Jessie's Girl"
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 10: The Knack - Re-Examined
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Aug 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 9: The Great 80s Best Albums: Reckless from Bryan Adams
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 8. The Great 8os Best Albums: Sports from Huey Lewis and The News
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 7: Friday 45 - Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Ep.6: Five Overlooked Minor Hits For Five Big 80s Bands
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 5: Five Hair Metal Songs and Bands That Matter
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May 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 4: What is a Momentum Radio Hit? The Story of Four 80s Bands
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May 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 3: Friday 45: Tom Cochrane and Red Rider - "Big League"
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May 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 2: Little Richard: Making Rock and Roll
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May 11, 2020 |
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Ep.1: Five Forgotten Great Rock/Pop Songs of The 80's
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May 11, 2020 |
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RockPopandRoll (Trailer)
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May 05, 2020 |