Sly Dog Music-Cast

The Sly Dog and Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network continue their discussion on the metal years of Porcupine Tree! This episode covers Fear Of A Blank Planet through their most recent release Closure/Continuation, we discuss the albums, briefly touch on Steven Wilson branching out as a solo artist, and pontificate why Anesthetize may be the pinnacle of the Porcupine Tree catalog! Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network to go Album By Album on the metal years of Porcupine Tree! In this episode we cover our origin stories, give an in depth analysis of the albums In Absentia and Deadwing and the tours to support them, and find out what a leather bagel is!   Tune in and turn it up!

Part 2 is here! The Sly Dog is joined by Brian & Sarah of The Permanent Record Podcast to go album by album on 80's pop group Dead Or Alive! In this episode we cover the 1990 release Fan The Flame Part 1 through the 2021 release Fan The Flame Part 2, as well Pete's handful of solo singles. We also discuss old movies, Pete's transition to reality TV personality, and Brian answers the question what is a Jack & Jill party!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by Brian & Sarah of The Permanent Record Podcast to go album by album on 80's pop group Dead Or Alive! We discuss our origin stories, the bands sound and evolution, Pete Burns being a character, and ponder that important question, what is a silver bullet in the ear? This episode covers Sophisticated Boom Boom through Nude, tune in next week for part 2!   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog & The Wife share a post show discussion of Waterparks concert they just attended! We also discuss opening acts Sophie Powers and Hunny, our past live experiences with Waterparks, and The Sly Dog injuring himself while trying to rock out.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is once again joined by Eric Miller of The Pods & Sods Network to go album by album on the solo work of Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh! We talk about Steve's abilities as a vocalist, his various projects outside of Kansas, and the Sly Dog presents an essay analyzing the epic track Smackin' The Clowns!   Tune in and turn it up!

Part two of Prince month is here! To cover the headline act of the Triple Threat, Andy Schaal returns to discuss Price's breakthrough classic album 1999!   We hear Andy's wonderful story about discovering Prince, Lady Cab and Bus Drivers, and so much more!   Tune in and turn it up!

What time is it?!?! Time for this years Prince extravaganza, this year we are covering albums from the three acts that comprised the Triple Threat Tour, starting with Vanity 6's self titled album & The Time's What Time Is It? Joining me is Jeff Harris from Behind The Grooves to go track by track on both albums, tune in and turn it up!

Part 2 of the Billy Joel Setlist Dreams with Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network! This episode cover songs 13 - 24, featuring more talk of song placement, teenage heartbreak, and of course more talk of Handball.   Tune in and turn it up!

The Sly Dog is joined by returning guest Craig Smith of The Pods & Sods Network to discuss our dream Billy Joel Setlist! We talk about our history with Billy Joel, his show and how it's changed over the years, is Billy Joel cool, balancing deep cuts with fan favorites, and the finer points of playing Hand Ball.   Tune in and turn it up!