Advertise on podcast: O'Brien & Doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, talk upcoming appearances, ruminate on the premise of the next Topgun movie, and more. We also play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the “Purple One”, RIP. #prince  https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we begrudgingly chat about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, hear new music from Foo Fighters, list more new rock music coming in May, and more. We also play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band named after an important figure in radio. What more could you ask for? #rrhf #foofighters #tesla https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail It’s our 6th Anniversary!! On this episode we chat about our upcoming gigs, more stuff about Rush, hear new music from Stephen Pearcy of RATT, and discuss the fact that WKRP in Cincinatti will now be a real radio station. Yeah, really. We also play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s band who had to change their name after their first official record was released. #rush #ratt #wkrp #nightranger https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss Rush’s first reunion performance on the Juno Awards, the new installment of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, and we see how many Billy Joel Jeopardy questions we can answer. We also play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s blue-eyed soul band with a red-headed frontman. https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the last couple of band gigs, the loss of a cult martial arts hero, the new rock releases for the month of April, and the “Best Hair Metal Band for Each Letter of the Alphabet” according to UCR. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a blues trio from Canada that has no bass player. #chucknorris #monkeyjunk  https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode O’Brien recounts a recent school trip to the Senate, we establish KISS are marketing geniuses and Vinnie Vincent is delusional; we play “Poorly Explained 80s Movies”, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that started the rock and roll cruise phenomenon. #kiss # sisterhazel https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss possibly ditching the Fun Dungeon, Steve Vai on the new version of Van Halen’s “Jump”, The Big 4 of the Sunset Strip, Great covers from female vocalists, and stuff that scared us as 80s kids, all thanks to Ultimate Classic Rock. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a Canadian blues/rock singer. #vanhalen #80s #colinjames https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we explain why we unexpectedly took a week off. We discuss which was better, the cover or the original…we talk rock hall nominees, play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for one of O’Brien’s Desert Island Albums from a guy who used to get mistaken for the Boss. #rrhof #rickspringfield https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk vacation, new releases, cover songs, and why Snoop Dogg is the new mascot for Gen X, plus we play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from the 80s who’s hair had a life of its own. #snoopdogg #richardmarx https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss Super Bowl, the passing of 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold and what the band does from here, the original demo of “Shot in the Dark” by Ozzy, and how O’Brien wants to program a rock station and unearths a couple of lost classics. We tackle Bouncin’ Bob’s listener male challenge again. Plus, we play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that many call the American Rolling Stones. #3doorsdown #ozzy #aerosmith https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the upcoming release of Van Halen’s 5150 Box and all its glorious extras, the passing of Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night and remember their best songs, we hear new music from Roger Taylor of Queen and the latest Peter Gabriel offering. We play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape (sorry Miss Judgeness, we’re dumb!), and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band of regular dudes from South Carolina who became pop stars. #vanhalen #threedognight #hootie https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we list some upcoming rock releases for the month of February 2026, hear new music from Def Leppard, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and a surprising delivery from Megadeth. We reminisce on some underrated 80s pop music. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s pop version of a 70s prog/rock group. #defleppard #genesis https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk about the NFL Playoffs, promo photos via ChatGPT, the 20 Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums from 1986 according to UCR, upcoming concerts in Maine, a question Doug had for O’Brien, and we answer some listener mail. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a folk pop singer/songwriter whose life was cut way too short in the early 70s. #nfl #jimcroce https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we lament all the sick bugs going around and discuss O’Brien’s plan to fix it. Plus, we may have a new business model…”Burritos & Portapotties”. We contemplate catching up with an producer friend of ours, discuss the recently announced Hagar/Springfield tour, hear two new songs from the Black Crowes, play our new movie game, MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a man who made every famous musician who they are today. #blackcrowes #sammyhagar #maca https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss Alex Van Halen teaming with Toto’s Steve Lukather, the Vinnie Vincent album that will probably never be released, new music from Peter Gabriel, plus, we introduce a new segment about movies, play MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for O’Brien’s latest pickup at his favorite record store. #vanhalen #petergabriel #mrbig https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug