Let's Drink 3 Or 4 Beers And Talk About How Good Josh Ritter Is

As a Labor Day treat, Billy is joined by Bean Pod host John Costello to memorialize the podcast that was, and preview John's next creative endeavor. Then, the boys start assembling a musical calendar, which begins with James Taylor, overlaps with Wyclef Jean, and ends with John's previous unknown Andrew Lloyd Webber...thing. Other topics include Adam Duritz's romantic past, Taylor Swift's early work, and John's latest invention - gleeves. Please listen responsibly. 

On a Sunday morning, Billy retires (then un-retires, then re-retires) "The Conor McGregor Song," and runs down the best boxing songs he could think of (without doing any research).  

To start today's show, Billy goes beer-less to talk about country music's response to Charlottesville, and Will Hoge's history of tackling social issues. Then, it's business as usual, with talk about Paul Laurence Dunbar, the "Coors Banquet" voice, being forever in high school, and how good Will Hoge is. 

This week, Billy drinks three or four (read: two) Fort Hill Brewery Jigsaw Jazz IPA's, and talks about how good Brian Fallon and the Gaslight Anthem are. Along the way, Billy clumsily quotes Lil Wayne, submarines KG's Brian Fallon crush, and explains some complicated feelings for Elisha Cuthbert. Please listen responsibly!

This week, Billy takes inventory of Friday at Newport Folk, including bumping into Joe Pug at a bar, being bad at drugs, not understanding vaudeville, and crowning the winner of the weekend (it's Ben Miller Band). 

Billy is headed to the Newport Folk Festival on Friday, and on today's show, he dips his toe into the water with new acts, old favorites, and song's he's looking forward to hearing.

This week, it's an audio version of "The Unfriendliest Pub in Ireland" - an article about a country bar with a notoriously eccentric owner, and the months Billy spent navigating the Republic. To set the mood, there's music from Gaelic Storm, the Pogues, and Shaun Davey along the way. Please enjoy responsibly. 

This week, Billy sits down with music lover Katie Greener and renowned-player-hater Ben Atchinson to shuffle through a few songs, and gauge the team's reaction. 

This week, Billy gets St. Patrick's Day ready with 3 or 4 Murphys Stouts and a sampling of new(-ish) Irish music, stretching from Ed Sheeran to "The Parting Glass." It's just a a slice of the 50+ song St. Patrick's Day Playlist available at www.billyrosenbeck.com/podast or on Spotify, where you can find playlists from previous episodes.   

From March 1st: Billy joins Federalist editor-in-chief Ben Domenech for a conversation about the changing landscape of fandom, sharing music with friends, discovering new bands, and the greatness of Josh Ritter. Check out more from Ben and his team at www.thefederalist.com.  

This week, Billy discusses his appearance on the Federalist Radio Hour, John Mayer's new album, and tracks Mayer's evolution over the last 16 years from Room for Squares to public relations headaches to Montana and The Search for Everything. But most importantly, Josh Ritter called the podcast "badass" on Twitter, and Billy can now die in peace.  

This week, Billy delivers an audio version of his most recent piece, "May All Your Favorite Bands Stay Together," published on No Depression. Packed with music, including Dawes, the Lumineers, Macklemore, Frank Turner, and more. A playlist of all the music mentioned in today's episode is available at www.billyrosenbeck.com/podcast.   

This week, Billy sits down with John Costello, host of the Beanpod: A Corporate Ink Podcast. Over a few Lord Hobo Boom Sauce's, the boys talk about Vampire Weekend, Beyonce, soft pretzels vs. hard pretzels, where rap and rock intersect, and more. 

Hate reading? Today's episode is for you! This week, Billy releases an audio version of his article on Frank Turner, "Folk's Punk Rock Conscience," where Frank's music does much of the talking: throughout the episode, there's short clips, full songs, and an inside look at one of today's most valuable musical talents. As always, please listen responsibly - and check www.billyrosenbeck.com/podcast for a playlist covering the tunes in today's show!

On the return of the pod, Billy sits down with Sister Kelly and Friend Katie to drink 3 or 4 Harpoon Flannel Friday's and talk about how good the Lumineers are. The gang discusses the best fall beers, the generation gap of Instagram, how far cute will get you, and life at the front row. Please listen responsibly. 

This week, Billy joined his good friend John Costello on the Bean Pod, a new marketing podcast that focuses on all things Boston. The guys talk local music, dipping their toes into the world of the 'cast, having a favorite Beatle, and the timpani drums.  Subscribe to the Bean Pod on iTunes, and follow John on Twitter @CostelloJohnD.

This week, Billy recaps the progress of the pod after the first month, as well as a crazy week on the road. Then it's a Top 5 of Flogging Molly tunes and a taste test between Guinness and Murphy's. As always, please listen responsibly.    Get the Episode 4 Playlist at billyrosenbeck.com/podcast. 

On Episode 3, Billy interviews G.Love about the blues, John Hammond Jr., hip-hop, and G gives some of his all-time blues tracks. Billy also brings on his high school buddies to talk about their favorite course, Blues & Lit., and the legend who taught it, Art Tipaldi. Topics include canned heat, screw drivers, fantasy baseball, and Billy's official retirement from lawn seats. Please listen responsibly. 

This week, Billy is joined by Tory Hanna of the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow to drink Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and talk about how good Lake Street Dive is. The guys give a geography lesson on Western Mass, get nerdy about basslines, talk about Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Tory invented a new world: "joy-exploshe."

On the show's first (official) episode, Billy sits down with singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg in Ogunquit, Maine to drink some Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale and talk all things Tom Petty. SK points out his dissimilarities to Tom, defends cliches, discusses some of Fairfield, CT's most famous former residents, and more.   Please listen responsibly. (And subscribe.)