Hall Watchers
Music Podcasts
A Monday music podcast hosted by Eric and Mary, a music-obsessed husband and wife team. We discuss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, music honors, history & pop culture.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Description:
A Monday music podcast hosted by Eric and Mary, a music-obsessed husband and wife team. We discuss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, music honors, history & pop culture.
Language:
English
Website:
http://hallwatchers.libsyn.com/
Episodes
Ep 141: The World of Tommy Wiseau
12/13/2024
Join us as we discuss our recent experience meeting pop culture icon and cult movie legend Tommy Wiseau. We talk about our fascination with him, the phenomenon of 'The Room', and our thoughts on his latest film, 'Big Shark'. What a story!
Duration:01:27:24
Ep 140 Jukebox Zero: The Rock Hall's Foreigner Problem
11/11/2024
Join us as we discuss the Rock Hall's baffling treatment of Lou Gramm and Foreigner during their induction, and whether it's really music's highest honor if an inductee isn't allowed to sing.
Duration:01:20:38
Ep 139: The Episode About Nothing
11/4/2024
Join us as we talk about nothing and everything. Phil Lesh, Alex Van Halen's book, the potential Lita Ford and Cherie Currie reunion, our thoughts on 'Saturday Night' and the state of movies now, gardening failures...you name it, we talk about it!
Duration:02:07:50
Ep 138: Our Rock Hall 2024 Ceremony Reaction
10/20/2024
Join us as we review the Rock Hall 2024 ceremony and discuss what we felt worked, what didn't, how to curb long speeches and of course, eviscerate the Rock Hall about hard rock and heavy metal.
Duration:02:37:43
Ep 137: Our Rock Hall 2025 Picks
10/8/2024
Join us as we each pick 8 performers and 3 picks per category for our ideal Rock Hall 2025 class. Also discussed is the future of the Hall Watchers podcast, and why you should never click if Tommy Lee is trending.
Duration:02:17:24
Ep 136: Summer Concert Review
8/19/2024
Join us for a casual episode where we review the three biggest shows we saw this summer: Dead & Company, Alanis Morissette and Sammy Hagar. Also discussed are the passing of Great White's Jack Russell, Aerosmith's retirement and Mary's bafflement that no one other than rock fans seems excited to be at concerts anymore.
Duration:01:52:47
Ep 135: Hall Watchers Summer Documentary Review
7/1/2024
Join us as we dust off our mics to review the Bon Jovi documentary 'Thank You, Goodnight' and the Lollapalooza documentary 'LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza'. We discuss what we enjoyed about the documentaries, what didn't work, and Eric shares his experience attending the first Lollapalooza tour.
Duration:02:08:05
Ep 134: Rock Hall 2024 Reaction
4/26/2024
Rock Hall 2024 left us asking, "What's real and what's for sale?" We go back to our roots and talk about the foundational issues continuing to plague classes, such as category mismanagement, cruelty to the dearly departed, and a murky identity.
Duration:02:24:00
Ep 133: The Danger of 'Idol' Hands
4/17/2024
The Rock Hall announcing the 2024 class this Sunday on American Idol was just too much for us to resist!
Duration:01:57:48
Ep 132: A Hall Watchers Announcement
2/19/2024
Join us for an important announcement about the future of the Hall Watchers podcast.
Duration:01:41:41
Ep 131: Our Rock Hall 2024 Ballot Reaction
2/10/2024
Join us for our reaction to the 2024 Rock Hall ballot.
Duration:01:45:03
Ep 130: Our Influence Category Picks for Rock Hall 2024
1/8/2024
Join us as we continue Rock Hall January and discuss 14 artists we want to see chosen for the Influence category at the Rock Hall.
Duration:01:42:11
Ep 129: Our Rock Hall 2024 Performer Picks
1/1/2024
Join us as we kick the year off by listing 20 performers we want to see on the 2024 Rock Hall ballot.
Duration:02:13:44
Ep 128: Hall Watchers State of the Union
11/27/2023
Join us for the last episode of 2023, where we talk about our life, our upcoming schedule, the Rock Hall and the future of the podcast.
Duration:01:35:13
Ep 127: Voyage's Hugo Valenti & Robby Hoffman
11/13/2023
Join us as we chat with Voyage's Hugo Valenti (Valentine, Open Skyz) and Robby Hoffman (In The Pink) to talk about their new album 'Inception'. We discuss Journey, songwriting, saxophone, the psychology of song fadeouts, AOR and so much more!
Duration:01:09:38
Ep 126: A “Deck Watchers” Halloween
10/31/2023
Happy Halloween - and, surprise! We're putting on a "podcast costume." This episode only, we become "Deck Watchers," talking all things 'Below Deck," Bravo's reality franchise that has haunted us since the summer. Yachties, captains, and rich charter guests, oh my!
Duration:02:45:21
Ep 125: Jann Wenner: Master of None
9/25/2023
Join us for a very honest and sometimes vulnerable conversation about the Jann Wenner interview/Rock Hall fallout this past week.
Duration:01:25:47
Ep 124: Why Aaliyah Belongs In The Rock Hall
9/18/2023
R&B princess Aaliyah Haughton left an undeniable impact on music, film and fashion that can still be felt today. Join us as we chat with Albert Tsibu of the Induct Aaliyah campaign and discuss her incredible accomplishments, legacy, influence and why she deserves to be in the Rock Hall.
Duration:01:37:09
Ep 123: Rock Hall Roundup
9/11/2023
Join us for an overdue discussion where we talk about the current state of the Rock Hall, including their strange silence on social media, The Spinners blunder, ceremony ticket sales and the state of the community.
Duration:01:56:57
Ep 122: Extreme/Living Colour Show Recap
9/4/2023
Join us for a recap of our experience seeing Extreme on their "Thicker Than Blood" tour with iconic opener Living Colour! We discuss the setlists, and break down our favorite moments.
Duration:01:50:39