What if the next Led Zeppelin album isn't made by Led Zeppelin? This week, Steve and Keith tackle a question that sounds ridiculous today and inevitable tomorrow. From the first time Cleveland listeners heard Rush's "Working Man" and thought it was Led Zeppelin, to the rise of AI-generated music that can recreate almost any sound, we ask whether the world's most famous bands are ever really finished. Along the way we discover that Ed Sheeran is worth how much?!? Then we follow the money to an...
Jun 23
36 min
What happens when your favorite musician is... you? This week on The New Dad Rock, Keith reveals a startling discovery: he's become the world's biggest fan of an artist who doesn't actually exist. Thanks to AI music generators, he's been creating songs tailored precisely to his own tastes—and then listening to them. A lot. Steve, naturally, finds this deeply troubling. The conversation begins with "The Ohio Afterglow Incident," where Steve's daughter mistakes one of Keith's AI-generated...
Jun 9
27 min
On this episode of The New Dad Rock Podcast, we ask the question every aging music fan eventually faces: when is a band too old to keep going — and are we too old to care? Using the 2026 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a jumping-off point, we dig into the strange, emotional lifecycle of legacy artists, reunion tours, and rock immortality. From the long-overdue induction of Iron Maiden and New Order/Joy Division in the same Hall class, we unpack what “classic rock” even means anymor...
May 26
29 min
Episode 111 finds Steve and Keith riding the chairlift straight into the soul of music discovery. Inspired by that eternal mountain question — what is the liftie listening to right now? — the dads talk skiing, snow culture, and the strange magic of hearing life-changing music while dangling above the trees. Along the way, they dig into a mix of new discoveries and familiar names seen from a fresh altitude: The Grateful Dead, John Mayer, Wet Leg, Lily Allen, Amaarae, ROSALÍA (LUX), Fomies, and...
Feb 10
25 min
Steve goes up into the attic to sort through his CDs, what he finds will change the course of The New Dad Rock. Tune in to reminisce about spending $20 on imported CD singles that had two crappy songs on them. Settle the debate of whether Sugarbush is better than Killington. And most importantly...fuck ICE! Let us know what’s up. Support the show Did you know that The New Dad Rock has swag? Coffee mugs, pillow and t-shirts in a multitude of colors and arm lengths.
Jan 27
25 min
The dads are back—and this time, the list is real. After months of listening, debating, reshuffling, and second-guessing, Steve & Keith finally unveil their definitive Top 25 Albums of 2025. But in classic New Dad Rock fashion, they do it backwards: starting with their Album of the Year and counting all the way down to #25, unpacking the twists and surprises hidden inside every pick. This is the victory lap. The payoff. The moment the spreadsheets, late-night texts, and questionable life ...
Dec 16, 2025
40 min
Steve & Keith return to The New Dad Rock with their annual year-end ritual: sorting the chaos, controversy, and unexpected brilliance of 2025 into a definitive Top 25. Consider this episode your backstage pass to how the list is made—before the list is actually made. In this preview, the dads look at the albums that shaped the year’s conversations: the boundary-pushing weirdos, the stadium-level juggernauts, the surprise returns, the late-career reinventions, and the underground records t...
Dec 2, 2025
28 min
🎙️ The New Dad Rock – Episode 107: TNDR Radio (Return of the College DJs) This week, Steve and Keith spin the dial all the way back to their roots—college radio, where the knobs were dusty, the playlists were handwritten, and the banter was always optional. Welcome to TNDR Radio, the station where the music comes first, the dads come second, and the FCC probably has some questions. Inspired by a wise man who once said “a little less conversation, a little more action…” the dads do their best ...
Nov 25, 2025
30 min
This week on The New Dad Rock, we’re diving headfirst into the messy, thrilling, and utterly unpredictable world of new music. From the FOMIES, the garage-fuzz band obsessed with obscure, badly recorded records in weird places, and their latest 12-track album Liminality to the cosmic textures of Hawkwind’s There Is No Space for Us, the chaotic energy of Viagra Boys, and a whirlwind of other sonic adventures. Expect tales from fall concerts, a reformed Rush, the dream of seeing The Cure ...
Nov 11, 2025
25 min
Join us for a retelling of one of HP Lovecraft's most enduring tales of horror, The Music of Erich Zann. I have examined maps of the city with the greatest care, yet have never again found the Rue d’Auseil. These maps have not been modern maps alone, for I know that names change. I have, on the contrary, delved deeply into all the antiquities of the place; and have personally explored every region, of whatever name, which could possibly answer to the street I knew as the Rue d’Auseil. But des...
Oct 28, 2025
29 min
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