Pops on Hops

Barry and Abigail discuss Teenage Dream by Katy Perry and sample West Coast Pilsner, Carnival Time, and Groovy Juice from Urban South Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana.Learn more about terpenes in hops!Abigail attended Katy Perry’s Play residency in Las Vegas in 2022 (with F.O.T.P. Alison Sigalow!).Barry heard that California Gurls was a response to Empire State of Mind by JAY-Z and Alicia Keys (although at first he remembered New York State of Mind by Billy Joel). Abigail, in turn, had always thought of it as Katy Perry’s Back in the U.S.S.R. (which was, in itself, The Beatles’ California Girls). Oh, and we have officially gone zero episodes without mentioning the White Album.Abigail compared her complicated feelings around Peacock to her feelings around songs like Kiss N Tell by Kesha. Sonically, Barry compared Peacock to Hey Mickey by Toni Basil. He had previously compared HOT TO GO! to Hey Mickey!Listen to the absurd radio edit of Peacock.We spoke briefly about Katy Perry’s 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show and the iconic Left Shark! Abigail then mistakenly remembered a confetti cannon bra from a Katy Perry live performance that was actually a whipped cream bra from the California Gurls music video.We closed by playing a clip of Katy Perry’s 2024 single WOMAN’S WORLD, which was co-written and produced by alleged sexual and financial abuser Dr. Luke. Watch the music video if you are so inclined!Up next… Tracy Chapman by Tracy ChapmanJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss Navy Blues by Sloan and sample three Canadian beers: Labatt Blue from Labatt Brewing Company, Moosehead Canadian Lager from Moosehead Breweries Limited, and Life in the Clouds from Collective Arts Brewing.The delightful can art of Life in the Clouds was designed by Joe Boyd.Navy Blues was entered into our Jukebox long ago by Paul Zawacki during our episode Bonus: A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special). He described Sloan as the Canadian Beatles, comparing One Chord to Another to the White Album (we have officially gone zero episodes without mentioning the White Album!) and Navy Blues to Abbey Road.In preparation for this episode, Abigail listened through Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Love by The Beatles.Revolver is one of Barry’s favorite Beatles albums. He compared the throat clear at the beginning of She Says What She Means to George Harrison’s counting on Taxman, the opening track of Revolver.Barry then compared C’mon C’mon to Good Day Sunshine, also off Revolver.…He then compared Iggy & Angus to The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) by The Banana Splits.…Then, collectively, they compared Sinking Ships to Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney.Barry "complained" about the sirens in Money City Maniacs, which reminded Abigail of the sounds of cars whizzing by underlying Lonely Boy by The Black Keys.Abigail had confusion over Seems So Heavy, which by title alone seems to be a rip-off of/tribute to I Want You (She’s So Heavy) by The Beatles. Later, she would compare the opening couple of notes of Suppose They Close the Door to the opening couple of notes of I Want You (She’s So Heavy).Abigail shared that one of the best meals she ever ate was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from where Sloan originated. She ate sea-cuterie at Waterfront Warehouse.Barry compared the piano in Chester the Molester to the piano in Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles.We briefly discussed James Taylor’s eponymous debut album, which was released on The Beatles’ Apple Records (the first non-British artist on the label), was recorded at Trident Studios concurrently with the White Album, and features Paul McCartney and George Harrison on bass guitar and backing vocals, respectively! But Barry had part of the story backward - Something in the Way She Moves inspired the opening line of Harrison’s Something, not the other way around. (Coincidentally, Taylor has said he had meant for the song to be called “I Feel Fine,” but that title had already been taken by The Beatles!) We played a little bit of the version of Carolina In My Mind that appears on this debut album - the version with members of The Beatles included. Later, Abigail mentioned that she kept hearing How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by James Taylor in I Wanna Thank You.Our word association around “ways to get even” from Suppose They Close the Door led us to 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon and 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train. We should have also added Ways to Hang On by The Stick Arounds!Our next Jukebox episode will be 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Alinor Mezinord.Up next… Teenage Dream by Katy PerryJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and sample Cherry Limeade, Peach Kill All The Golfers, and Yacht Rock from B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan.Cherries are, in fact, both deciduous fruits and stonefruits.Edie Brickell and Steve Martin released a bluegrass album together in 2013, Love Has Come For You.The “flanged” guitar in the breakdown of What I Am reminded Abigail of Peter Frampton speaking through his guitar in Do You Feel Like We Do - Live.Abigail learned all about Edie Sedgwick and Little Miss S. from this article!Air of December reminded Abigail loosely of a poetic form called a sestina.Abigail entered The Wheel into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to I Fought the Law by The Clash. Abigail also wanted to remind everyone that the concept of the multiverse was first proposed by Hugh Everett III, the father of E of Eels. Listen to our episode on Eels: Owlectro-Shock Brews (Eels and Dangerous Minds Brewing Co.) or read this great biography of Hugh Everett III.Abigail compared the mystery percussion in Love Like We Do to the percussion in This Means War by Marianas Trench.Content-wise, Abigail compared Circle to THE GREATEST by Billie Eilish. Barry thought it was more similar to Transit Town by Harborcoat.She prompted Abigail to educate Barry about the concept of the manic pixie dream girl. Lyrically, it reminded Barry of Mean girls by Charli xcx.The “fact” we learned in Carlo’s Corner has been partially debunked. If you’re interested, you can learn more about Niels Bohr, Carlsberg, or Jarlsberg.Barry took an opportunity to plug our friend Kevin Richberg’s Slate Hill Edible Forest.Nothing reminded Abigail of the Greek myth of Odysseus and Polyphemus. Barry brought up the hypothesis that fossilized dwarf elephant skulls may have inspired myths of Cyclopes. (And dinosaur bones dragons! And rhinos unicorns! And manatees mermaids!)Abigail then entered Nothing into the A.H.S.O.S.S.A.M. with a comparison to Crazy Love, Vol. II by Paul Simon.Listen to our resequenced playlist of this album, which we have called Retooling Rubberbands at the Stars.Up next… Navy Blues by Sloan, submitted to our Jukebox by Paul ZawackiJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail reflect on our favorite albums from our first 100 episodes and sample Passion Tea Lemon Days from Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida; Wandering Albatross from Tripping Animals Brewing in Doral, Florida; and Dole Whip from Invasive Species Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.We chose today’s featured breweries by important episodes in the Pops on Hops lore.Musique Marécageuse (The Procession & Swamp Head Brewery)See also: Bonus: A Dozen Updates (The Procession Reunion Special)Tripping Walruses (The Beatles & Tripping Animals Brewing Co.)Little Species (Talking Heads and Invasive Species Brewing)The lovely people who left us shout-outs are Jon Carroll, Matt Carlson, Nick Martino, and Jack Cornell, all of them dear friends of the pod and members of our Multiple Guest Club.We were among the first to hear Jon’s new LP, Can’t Afford Not To. Jon is also a touring band member with Mary Chapin Carpenter this summer and fall. Purchase tickets here!Matty continues to publish daily on his incredible multimedia project, What Am I Making. He also has big plans for this fall: he and fellow Stick Around Jeffery Gower are embarking on a tour from Michigan to the Keys and back! Later, he and The Wild Honey Collective will be recording a new record in front of a live audience.Nick asked us to promote The Party Band on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, and Bandcamp.Jack, along with his band Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team, released Got to Be Strong in 2024. He is currently working with Terry Anderson on a new album!Barry’s favorite albums (and favorite song from each album) were:Musique Magnifique by The Procession (MTV Song [No Relation])RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Goodnight Chicago)Off to the Races by Jukebox the Ghost (Diane)Consolers of the Lonely by The Raconteurs (You Don’t Understand Me)Crash Kings by Crash Kings (Raincoat)…and his least favorite album was Andy Grammer by Andy Grammer (his least favorite song from that album was Build Me a Girl).Abigail’s favorite albums (and favorite song from each album) were:Uh-Oh by David Byrne (Hanging Upside Down)Bellybutton by Jellyfish (Now She Knows She’s Wrong)Electro-Shock Blues by Eels (Efils’ God)Graceland by Paul Simon (The Boy in the Bubble)God Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies (Afternoons & Coffeespoons)…and her least favorite album was Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos (her least favorite song from that album was China).Listen to a playlist of (most of) our favorite songs shared today!Up next… Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars by Edie Brickell & New BohemiansJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish and sample Fashionable Consumption, Heist of the Century, Plausible Deniability, Mesmerist, and Grapefruit Fluff (bonus beer) from Grand Scheme Brewing in Gainesville, Florida.Grand Scheme’s non-alcoholic offering is called Placebo Effect.Abigail and Barry both saw connections between SKINNY and the themes of GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo. Listen to our review of GUTS: ALES (Olivia Rodrigo and First Love Brewpub). Abigail also believes SKINNY is a retrospective summary of the story we are about to explore in the rest of the album, à la Astoria by Marianas Trench. Listen to our review of the Marianas Trench album: Cascadia (Marianas Trench and Cascade Brewing).Barry compared the sound of the back half of L’AMOUR DE MA VIE to both Xanadu and Charli xcx. Listen to our reviews that led him to this conclusion: Can I Do (Xanadu Soundtrack and English Beers) and 3 BRATS (Charli xcx and 3 Daughters Brewing).Abigail compared the story of THE DINER to the story of Paparazzi by Lady Gaga. The accordion sound reminded Barry of the melancholy band from The Nightmare Before Christmas. We also briefly discussed Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks and its many pop culture parodies.Abigail compared the very last words of BLUE to the very last words of I’ve Got All This Ringing in My Ears and None on My Fingers by Fall Out Boy.CHIHIRO appeared on Barack Obama’s 2024 Summer Playlist!Up next… Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars by Edie Brickell & New BohemiansJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Pete Coe discuss Pete’s “Phone-a-Friend” submission, 13 Songs by Fugazi, and sample Rust and Ruin, Avulsion, and Inhume from Ghost Town Brewing in Oakland, California.We talked a bit about Ian MacKaye, the frontman of Fugazi and owner/co-founder of Dischord Records, the famous Washington, D.C.-based independent punk rock label. Read more about Dischord Records.Pete Coe’s band Shack once opened for Deftones! (Later, Shack changed its name to Zeta Reticuli.)See the famous photo of Guy Picciotto singing while hanging from a basketball hoop.Ghost Town’s can art/aesthetic reminded Abigail of the can art/aesthetic of Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina. You can listen to our review of Burial’s beer on our season one episode: Consumers of the Barley (The Raconteurs and Burial Beer Co.).Pete also plugged Healthy Spirits, a San Francisco-based liquor store where he bought today’s beer selection.Abigail heard the “Midnight Oil pipe bang” in Burning. Pete shared that it was Brendan Canty’s bell, which you can see as part of the drum kit in this photo!Barry entered Suggestion into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Secret Journey by The Police.Pete compared Ian MacKaye’s style of octave guitar playing to that of Wes Montgomery, a famous jazz guitarist.Much like Burning has a sequel in Burning Too, originally from separate EPs, Provisional has a sequel in Reprovisional on Fugazi’s subsequent album, Repeater + 3 Songs.Pete is currently narrating for the Bloomberg Weekend Edition, which can be heard on their app. He also voiced Mo the Sloth, who teaches children about mindfulness and meditation, for tonies®.Up next… HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie EilishJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Derek Hummel, Sr., discuss Derek’s Jukebox submission, Phobia by Breaking Benjamin, and sample Shipwreck, Orange Blossom, Beach Gnome, and Beacon from Meyers Lighthouse Brewing Co. & Mini Golf in Ocean View, New Jersey.With this appearance, Derek joins our three-timers club! Listen to his other two episodes: Make Your Flight (Incubus and Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Co.) and He's the Drinker, We're the Talkers (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Evil Genius).The drummer of Breaking Benjamin for their first two albums was Jeremy Hummel! Welcome to the family, Jeremy!Barry compared the sound of this album to On My Own Two Feet by Granian. You can listen to our review of that album: Not Just Our Two Hosts (Granian and Hops & Grain Brewing).The helicopter sounds at the beginning of Unknown Soldier reminded Abigail of both Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel and Miss Saigon, a musical about the Vietnam War.Our next Jukebox episode will be Navy Blues by Sloan, submitted by Paul Zawacki. This episode is scheduled to drop on August 22, 2025.Up next… 13 Songs by FugaziJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss The Fame by Lady Gaga and sample Shifty Modern Pilsner, Watermelon Girlfriend, Kiwi McSqueezy, and Rainbow Sherbet from Prairie Artisan Ales in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Barry distinctly remembered Lady Gaga’s meat dress.Watch Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show performance from 2017.Take a peek at the marionberry pedigree.The Fame always reminds Abigail of another Lady Gaga song, Applause.Barry entered I Like It Rough into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell.By the way, Abigail gave a credit to F.O.T.P. Joe Turocey, who pointed out that Waitress in the Sky by The Replacements (reviewed on our episode Bill [The Replacements and Right Proper Brewing]) is similar to Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum.Abigail then entered Summerboy into the A.H.S.O.S.S.A.M. with a comparison to Heart of Glass by Blondie.Up next… Phobia by Breaking Benjamin, submitted to our Jukebox by Derek Hummel, Sr.Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail try something a little different! We asked our friends to challenge us by bringing us samples of beer from Neon Desert Brewing in Henderson, Nevada, which we then attempted to identify - while blindfolded!Huge thanks to Chloe, our bartender for the day, who had a huge hand in our guests stumping us!Tremendous thank you to Pete Dominick of the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast for organizing the event, for adding us to the agenda, and ultimately for creating the community that has supported our podcast so much over the years. Thank you also to Cassie and Mike Rice of Gymcats for their on-the-ground work to make the event come together.The beers we sampled this day include:Nonde! Rice LagerWhy Is the Rum Always Gone? (Barry’s favorite)Strong, Dark, And BroodingCzech Mate In 3Hefe Vice City On Prickly PearNeon Apple Pie (Abigail’s favorite)We Don't Talk About Brew, No! (our highest combined score)I Wanna Big StoutHeaven In HellesWhy Is the Rum Always Gone? is brewed with CocoNillaCan, which features a flavor combination of coconut, vanilla, and pecan.Abigail considers herself “Dead-curious” but currently only knows one song (Uncle John’s Band).We did not actually record at Collective Arts when we were in Canada. We recorded at Counterpart Brewing.Up next…  The Fame by Lady GagaJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Zachary Hummel discuss Funeral by Arcade Fire and sample Fruit Cake Brown (Wops Hops Collaberation), Beach Doctor Lime & Coconut Gose, Hipster Potion #5, and Event Horizon from Dees Brother Brewery in Sanford, Florida.Read more about the David Byrne concert featuring Arcade Fire that the Hummels attended in 2005, read the setlist, or listen to the setlist! Abigail compared parts of that concert to Buckets N Boards, a comedy percussion show hosted by F.O.T.P. Gareth Sever!As of the year 2006, Zach’s favorite song by his favorite band was Crown of Love from this album. Listen to the entire collection of the Hummels’ favorite songs by our favorite bands (in 2006).Abigail compared Une Annee Sans Lumiere and Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) to Plato’s allegory of the cave.Abigail compared the nature sounds in Haiti to those in In the Days of the Cavemen by Crash Test Dummies.Barry mentioned the “curse on Haiti.” Read more!Abigail compared the themes of In the Backseat to the themes on Electro-Shock Blues by Eels. Listen to our episode reviewing this album, Owlectro-Shock Brews (Eels and Dangerous Minds Brewing Co.)!Up next…  The Fame by Lady GagaJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Alison Sigalow discuss BRAT by Charli xcx and sample Key Lime Cider, Raspberry Lemonade Cider, Fig Hard Cider, and Earl Grey Cider from 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida.Alison created this playlist of her favorite Charli xcx music throughout her career.View the presentation that Alison created for our recording!Barry used Genius to help him decipher some of the references in these songs. The entries for 360 and Club classics were especially helpful!Of all the remixes on Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat, Abigail highly recommends listening to Girl, so confusing featuring lorde.Up next… Funeral by Arcade FireJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Bill Boyle (finally) discuss Bill’s “Phone-a-Friend” submission, Tim by The Replacements, and sample Senate Beer, Raised By Wolves, and Big Tomorrow from Right Proper Brewing Company in Washington, DC.Barry first discovered The Replacements after friends of the pod Terry Anderson and Jack Cornell performed (as members of The Woods) a cover of The Replacements’ Can’t Hardly Wait. Evidently, The Woods and The ‘Mats crossed paths many a time when both bands were actively touring the East Coast circuit. In fact, Barry commented that the dark humorous writing of Waitress in the Sky is similar to Terry’s Anderson’s writing style.Bill referenced this ad for Piels Beer.This album has been remixed by Ed Stasium, a producer and engineer who worked on albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads, and The Smithereens! Read about the remix project, or listen to the remixed album.Bill suggested we listen to Hootenanny, particularly Within Your Reach, as an example of the genre range of The Replacements.Up next… BRAT by Charli xcxJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss Punk Goes Pop and sample Hoppy Sauvy B and Hoppy Red Blend from Crazy Legs Wine Maker in King City, California, paired with Uncorked chardonnay, merlot, and cabernet sauvignon infused truffles.Listen to our playlist of these covers paired with their source material!We briefly mentioned the interesting and varied career of Mandy Moore, who has two songs covered on this album!Abigail educated Barry about the screamo subgenre (in reference to Stretch Arm Strong’s cover of P!nk’s Get the Party Started).We consulted this guide about chocolate and wine pairings.Read about mendelevium, otherwise known as Element 101.Barry entered Showoff’s cover of Madonna’s Borderline into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Radio, Radio by Elvis Costello & The Attractions.Abigail took a moment to plug Billbuds, a pop music podcast that she enjoys!Like a Prayer is Barry’s favorite Madonna song; Abigail’s is 4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland).Up next (finally)… Tim by The ReplacementsJingles (and the "Dorks on Corks" theme song) are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss Animal by Ke$ha and sample Pikeland Pils, Helles Golden Lager, and Haze Fix IPA from Sly Fox Brewing Company in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.Read more about the drawn-out legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke.Blah Blah Blah features 3OH!3. The 3OH!3 song you may be familiar with is DONTTRUSTME.Barry mentioned “Weird Al” Yankovic and Will Forte’s cover of HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan.Barry entered Dinosaur into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a whistling comparison to Peter Gabriel’s Games Without Frontiers.We closed by playing a sample of Kesha’s 2024 single JOYRIDE.Up next… Tim by The ReplacementsJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry and Abigail discuss Who’s Next by The Who (submitted to our Jukebox by the late great Todd Sider, Barry’s brother-in-law and Abigail’s uncle) and sample Afternoon Showers, Sold Out, and PB Chess Pie from Orchestrated Minds Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Many thanks to Davy Martin, Owner and Head Brewer of Orchestrated Minds, for sitting down with us to discuss his brewing philosophy and his impressive collaboration and distribution strategy!Barry mentioned the 1979 Who concert in Cincinnati where people lost their lives and the WKRP episode that referenced this event.Barry saw The Who play in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1989! See the setlist here, or listen to the full concert here! Barry’s concert highlight that night was Boris the Spider.Read about the re-launched Who tour after John Entwistle’s death.Barry recommended Love Reign O’er Me as an example of Roger Daltrey’s vocal prowess.Abigail entered Getting In Tune into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Wings’ Live and Let Die. Subsequently, Barry entered Going Mobile into the AHSOSSAM with a comparison to East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed.We briefly discussed Rock of Ages (2012), the movie musical filmed in South Florida while Abigail was in high school. Read about the filming and the landfill mountain that got the Hollywood sign treatment!Listen to John Entwistle’s isolated bass track from a live performance of Won’t Get Fooled Again.Our next Jukebox episode will be Phobia by Breaking Benjamin, submitted by Barry’s brother and Abigail’s uncle, Derek Hummel, Sr. This episode is scheduled to drop on May 16, 2025.Up next… Animal by Ke$haJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

When Abigail had the incredible opportunity to attend the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in August of 2024, friend and mentor of the pod Pete Dominick offered her an even more incredible opportunity: to serve as the official DNC Correspondent for the Stand Up! with Pete Dominick podcast. This is a compilation of the two segments she recorded for the podcast, as well as an exclusive segment for Pete’s Patreon supporters - of which Barry and Abigail are two.For a dozen years, Pete hosted a fabulous public affairs show on Sirius XM Radio. His unique and humorous perspective on current events coupled with his great long-form interviews made this Barry's primary source of news for many years.In October 2019, Sirius XM made the awful decision not to renew his contract, due in large part to his resistance to the rehiring of Steve Bannon as a Sirius XM host. With nowhere else to turn, Pete started his own daily podcast, relying on subscribers as his sole source of income. Shortly afterwards, the COVID-19 pandemic afforded Pete the opportunity to create a weekly social hangout for subscribers. This quickly became an important means of connection for people isolated during the pandemic. This community quickly became a new group of virtual friends from all across the country. As the world has reopened from the pandemic, many of those newfound friends have met in person - most recently at the 2024 inaugural Stand Up! PodJam, at which we recorded our first-ever live episode!Pete and his community have been amazing supporters of our podcast from the beginning, and Abigail was extremely honored to be his DNC correspondent.Up next… Who’s Next by The Who, submitted to our Jukebox by Todd Sider. This episode, our Season 5 opener, is scheduled to drop on March 7, 2025.Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry, Abigail, and now-ten-timers’ club member Matty C discuss Matty’s two solo 2024 tours. Read all of Matt’s tour diary entries, especially the entry chronicling his visit to Gainesville! Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the ⁠Stand Up With Pete Dominick⁠ podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, ⁠Harborcoat⁠. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a ⁠Pops on Hops episode⁠ to discuss the album ⁠Joy is Elusive⁠. The outtakes alone from that conversation also led to a ⁠Pops on Hops bonus episode⁠ to discuss Matt's Top Five R.E.M. albums. Matt has contributed songs to our Christmas bonus episodes in both ⁠2021⁠ and ⁠2022⁠, and he served as the beertender for our first and only live episode. Most recently, Matt and his daughter Maddie joined us for last year’s Father’s Day show to discuss Maddie’s favorite album of 2023. Matty released a version of this recording on his own podcast, What Am I Making. Check it out! The highlight of Matt’s east coast leg was performing at Awendaw Green. Check it out if you are in the Charleston, South Carolina, area! Up next… Who’s Next by The Who, submitted to our Jukebox by Todd Sider. This episode, our Season 5 opener, is scheduled to drop on March 7, 2025. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic! Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

Barry had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, ⁠What Am I Making⁠, back on August 19, 2024. Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping nine times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the ⁠Stand Up With Pete Dominick⁠ podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, ⁠Harborcoat⁠. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a ⁠Pops on Hops episode⁠ to discuss the album ⁠Joy is Elusive⁠. The outtakes alone from that conversation also led to a ⁠Pops on Hops bonus episode⁠ to discuss Matt's Top Five R.E.M. albums. Matt has contributed songs to our Christmas bonus episodes in both ⁠2021⁠ and ⁠2022⁠, and he served as the beertender for our first and only live episode. Most recently, Matt and his daughter Maddie joined us for last year’s Father’s Day show to discuss Maddie’s favorite album of 2023. So, obviously, when Matt asked Barry to chat about his favorite live show he ever attended, he jumped at the chance! Enjoy! Up next… Who’s Next by The Who, submitted to our Jukebox by Todd Sider. This episode, our Season 5 opener, is scheduled to drop on March 7, 2025. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic! Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox

Abigail had the pleasure of joining our friend and frequent guest Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his project, ⁠What Am I Making⁠, back on August 12, 2024. Matt is the undisputed king of the Pops on Hops multiple guest club, having appeared on our podcast a whopping six times! He is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the ⁠Stand Up With Pete Dominick⁠ podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, ⁠Harborcoat⁠. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a ⁠Pops on Hops episode⁠ to discuss the album ⁠Joy is Elusive⁠. The outtakes alone from that conversation also led to a ⁠Pops on Hops bonus episode⁠ to discuss Matt's Top Five R.E.M. albums. Matt has contributed songs to our Christmas bonus episodes in both ⁠2021⁠ and ⁠2022⁠, and he served as the beertender for our first and only live episode. Most recently, Matt and his daughter Maddie joined us for last year’s Father’s Day show to discuss Maddie’s favorite album of 2023. So, obviously, when Matt asked Abigail to chat about her favorite live show she ever attended, she jumped at the chance! You’ll get to hear Barry’s answer to this same question in two weeks! Enjoy! Up next… Who’s Next by The Who, submitted to our Jukebox by Todd Sider. This episode, our Season 5 opener, is scheduled to drop on March 7, 2025. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic! Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox

Barry and Abigail discuss Christmas Cheers by Straight No Chaser and sample Spotted Cow  and Moon Man from New Glarus Brewing Co. in New Glarus, Wisconsin, and Pickle Tickle from Barn Town Brewing in West Des Moines, Iowa. Listen to the original ¿Dónde Esta Santa Claus? by Augie Rios Barry compared the harmonies in I’ll Be Home for Christmas to the harmonies in Auld Lang Syne by The Beach Boys (who were in turn inspired by The Lettermen’s harmonies). We played the original Hey Santa! by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Read the story behind the writing of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The definitive version of You’re a Mean One, Mister Grinch for Barry is The Whirling Dervishes’ version, whereas for Abigail, it is the full version from the original TV special, sung by Thurl Ravenscroft. We compared Straight No Chaser’s version of O Holy Night to the Tracy Chapman version and the Céline Dion version. Read more about the Christmas pickle tradition! We confirmed that “upsot” is indeed in the original lyrics of Jingle Bells! We also played a little bit of our favorite version of the song, by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. Who Spiked the Eggnog? is only Abigail’s second-favorite eggnog-based Christmas song, after Eggnogorant by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team, which you can hear on our first-ever Christmas bonus episode from 2021, Bonus: Greet the Hummels! Original Songs by Friends of the Pod! We played a bit of Straight No Chaser’s version of Carol of the Bells. Up next… Who’s Next by The Who, submitted to our Jukebox by Todd Sider. This episode, our Season 5 opener, is scheduled to drop on March 7, 2025. Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe. Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition. Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic! Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox