My Weekly Mixtape: Music Discovery & Nostalgia

Primus Through the Years: Building a 10-Song Playlist From Their Eclectic Catalog

This week, Dr. Josh Bald of Primus Tracks joins me to step deep into the wonderfully warped world of Primus — a band that never really fit into a category because they sp

The Ultimate Album Sales Challenge: Guessing the Best-Selling Albums of All Time

There are plenty of publications that rank the biggest-selling albums in music history… but now comes the hard part: can you actually guess them? This week, two friends

Why “Weird Al” Yankovic Belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

“Weird Al” Yankovic has spent more than four decades doing something almost nobody else has ever managed to pull off: building a lasting career out of parody, satire, and

Introducing The Room We Wanted: A New Podcast from Brian Colburn & Jay Sweet

After 200+ episodes of My Weekly Mixtape, I’m doing something a little different. First and foremost: MWM is not ending! In this special mini-episode, I’m introducing Th

What Makes the Perfect Album? Vol. 3: Artists, Music Podcasters and Fans Weigh In

This week, I am talking with previous My Weekly Mixtape guests, friends of the show, and Patreon Mixtapers, hearing their thoughts on what they consider to be the perfect

What Makes the Perfect Album? Vol. 2: Artists, Music Podcasters and Fans Weigh In

This week, I am talking with previous My Weekly Mixtape guests, friends of the show, and Patreon Mixtapers, hearing their thoughts on what they consider to be the perfect

Smash Mouth's Paul De Lisle on All Star, Shrek, and the Long Road to Mercury Comet

For some people, Smash Mouth begins and ends with a handful of massive hits. But the band's story goes much deeper than "All Star," "Walking On The Sun," or their immense

FUEL's Carl Bell Talks Legacy, Persistence, and a New Chapter with Pendulum

FUEL has always lived in that space between legacy and forward motion—where the songs become bigger than the moment they were written, and the story keeps evolving long a

The Best Dance Songs of the Last 25 Years (2000–2025): 10 More Timeless Club Classics

Think narrowing twenty-five years of dance music down to ten songs was difficult the first time? So did a lot of you! After our first dive into 10 of the biggest dance t

Pick It Up (And Cover It): Skanking Through 10 Essential Ska Punk Cover Songs

This week, I’m skanking my way through 10 ska punk cover songs for you to sink your checkerboard Vans into. From ska punk bands reinventing pop hits, to up-and-coming act

Parker Barrow on Hold the Mash: From Road Survival to Rejecting Validation Culture

There’s a story behind the name Parker Barrow — and it’s not just a nod to Bonnie and Clyde. This week, Megan Kane and Dylan Turner join me to unpack how that outlaw-ins

Time Flies: 10 Rock Songs, 10+ Minutes Each — No Time Wasted

This week, I’m digging into 10 songs that all run 10+ minutes — and somehow never feel like it. These are the tracks that keep unfolding, shifting, and pulling you forwar

I Sang on Stage with Poison, and My Only Proof Is This Drumstick

There are moments in life that feel too strange to be real — the kind you replay just to make sure they actually happened. This is one of those stories. On Saturday, Jun

Still Climbing: Tom Keifer of Cinderella Reflects on the Band’s Legacy & His Solo Career

This week, we're revisiting my feature-length interview with Tom Keifer, legendary Cinderella frontman, as he reflects on the band's enduring legacy, his acclaimed solo c

Laurie Berkner on Children’s Music and the Strange Reality of an Audience That Keeps Growing Up

There’s a moment every parent (or anyone who’s been around kids long enough) recognizes — a song that gets played over and over again… and somehow doesn’t wear out its we

Rachel Bolan Talks Gargoyle of the Garden State, Punk Attitude, and Writing Beyond Skid Row

Most people remember their first concert. I’ve talked about mine more than a few times — David Lee Roth and Poison on the 1988 Skyscraper tour. But the second one hits di

Why Slow Covers Hit Harder: 10 Upbeat Songs Turned Ballads

Upbeat dance classics, pop anthems and heavier rock songs give you one feeling — but what happens when you slow them down, strip them back, and see what lies beneath the

The Best Dance Songs of the Last 25 Years (2000–2025): 10 Timeless Club Classics

Can you narrow 25 years of dance classics into 10 songs? Nice try if you say it's easy! This week, Jay Sweet joins me to dive into the tracks that kept crowds moving fro

Rush Deep Cuts: Uncovering 15 Hidden Gems to Celebrate The Band's Fifty Something Tour

Is there such a thing as a Rush deep cut? To the diehards, absolutely not — but that shouldn’t stop us from trying! As the band gears up for their long-anticipated Fifty

Something Good Waiting Down This Road: 10 Tom Petty Songs To Fuel Your Road Trip

Few artists soundtrack the open road quite like Tom Petty. From radio-dominant anthems to overlooked gems hiding deeper in the catalog, his songs feel engineered for long