Unplugged Revisited

UR026: Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) [1993 MTV Unplugged]

Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) joins the show to discuss Soul Asylum’s enchanting 1993 MTV Unplugged episode and its 30-years-later commemorative companion – the brand new aco

UR025: 12 Solo Acts Unplug Their Former Bands [MTV Unplugged]

Season Two Finale! Spanning 1990 to 2019, we dig into a cool dozen solo acts who spiced up their Unplugged setlists by reworking a song or two (or six) from their former

UR024: "R&B Unplugged" w/ Joe Public (Boyz II Men and Shanice) [1992 MTV Unplugged]

Joe Public (Kevin Scott, JR Carter, and Dwight “Mr. Dew” Wyatt) joins the show to talk about playing the “R&B Unplugged” episode of MTV Unplugged in 1992. During the tapi

UR023: "Unforgotten" - George Michael [1996 MTV Unplugged]

George Michael is my first gone-too-soon artist to get their own “Unforgotten” style episode. While I normally save my single-Unplugged deep dives for when I interview an

UR022: "1996 MTV Unplugged Season Retrospective" w/ Alex Coletti

We’re kicking off 2026 by looking back 30 years to discuss the entire 1996 Season of MTV Unplugged with longtime MTV Unplugged producer/showrunner Alex Coletti. Tune in f

UR021: MTV Unplugged Beatles Covers (Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Hall & Oates, & more) [1990-2001]

To celebrate The Beatles Anthology turning 30 this year, here’s a super fun collection of Beatles songs that have been played (some for the first and only time) on MTV Un

UR020: MTV Unplugged Record Store Day Retrospective (R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Soul Asylum, & more)

In honor of this year's Record Store Day Black Friday (November 28) and the release of a-ha’s ‘Take on Me 40th Anniversary EP’ featuring their 2017 MTV Unplugged piano ba

UR019: Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) [1995 MTV Unplugged]

Drummer Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) joins the show to discuss the band’s phenomenal 1995 MTV Unplugged episode – which, 30 years later, is finally getting released as

UR018: "6 Unplugged Songs that Explain the '90s" w/ Rob Harvilla [1990s MTV Unplugged]

For our Season Two opener, we called in a Ringer! Writer, author, and podcaster Rob Harvilla (“60 Songs that Explain the ‘90s”) joins the show to discuss MTV Unplugged’s

UR017: Trey Lorenz (Mariah Carey) [1992 MTV Unplugged]

Season One Finale! Trey Lorenz joins the show to discuss singing on Mariah Carey’s legendary quadruple platinum MTV Unplugged (including their last-minute addition turned

UR016: "Kurt Cobain Unplugged" UK Exhibit of Kurt's Martin D18-E Acoustic Guitar (Alan Di Perna) [Nirvana 1993 MTV Unplugged]

UR016: "Kurt Cobain Unplugged" UK Exhibit of Kurt's Martin D18-E Acoustic Guitar (Alan Di Perna) [Nirvana 1993 MTV Unplugged] Alan Di Perna joins the show to discuss his

UR015: Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) [1996 MTV Unplugged]

God-tier grunge bassist Mike Inez (Alice in Chains) joins the show to discuss the band’s equally brilliant and heartbreaking MTV Unplugged episode and album from 1996. Lo

UR014: Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) [1996 MTV Unplugged]

Double Diamond certified guitarist Mark Bryan (Hootie and the Blowfish) joins the show to discuss the band’s special homecoming of an Unplugged that was filmed on the Uni

UR013: "The Young-plugged Saga, Part Two" w/ Jon Vesey (Neil Young & MTV Unplugged) [1990, 1992, 1993]

We continue pulling back the curtain on “The Young-Plugged Saga” to discuss Neil Young’s three appearances on MTV Unplugged – a branded concert video in 1990, his unaired

UR012: "The Young-plugged Saga, Part One" w/ Alex Coletti (Neil Young & MTV Unplugged) [1990, 1992, 1993]

We’re pulling back the curtain on “The Young-plugged Saga” to discuss Neil Young’s three appearances on MTV Unplugged – a branded concert video in 1990, his unaired episo

UR011: Speech, Eshe, and Rasa Don (Arrested Development) [1993 MTV Unplugged]

Southern alternative hip-hop pioneers Arrested Development (Speech, Eshe, and Rasa Don) join the show to talk about the stunning MTV Unplugged episode and album they deli

UR010: Nathan East (Eric Clapton Unplugged, Phil Collins Unplugged, Babyface Unplugged) [1992, 1994, 1997]

Renowned bass genius Nathan East (“Footloose,” “Easy Lover,” “Saving All My Love for You,” “Tears in Heaven,” “Change the World,” “Get Lucky”) joins the show to reminisce

UR009: MTV Unplugged Compilation Albums (Hits & Rarities) [1994, 2002-2004]

Revisit some of Unplugged’s greatest hits and under-the-radar rarities as Will dissects the four “official” Unplugged compilation CDs that came out between 1994 and 2004.

UR008: "MTV Unplugged Two-Timers Club" (40+ artists who appeared on Unplugged more than once)

Join us as we establish the “MTV Unplugged Two-Timers Club” and induct the inaugural batch of 40+ artists who have appeared on MTV Unplugged more than once (with a few ev

UR007: Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) [2002]

Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) joins the show to discuss the band’s celebrated 2002 MTV Unplugged episode (during the program’s 2001-2002 reboot) and their subse