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Rediscover the lost gems of 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s rock. Deep dives, forgotten classics, and the stories behind the music that shaped Gen X. https://www.digmeoutpodcast.com
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Dig Me Out Podcast @digmeoutpodcast.com · Nov 13
Hello. If you stumbled upon us, we're GenX dads who worked in college radio, spent 10 years in bands, ran an indie label, and then started this music podcast in 2011.

Our focus is the 90s, but we revisit the 80s (a separate metal podcast) and 00s (exclusive to Patreon) as well.

Links in bio. 🤘✌️
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New music out 11/14:

Cheap Trick - All Washed Up
Matt Pryor - The Salton Sea
Jimmy Eat World - Something(is) Loud EP
Pig - The Merciful Night
Men Without Hats - On The Moon
Thee Headcoatees - Man-Trap
Thee Headcoatees - The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ‘n’ Beat Vernacular
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New music out 11/14: Cheap Trick - All Washed Up Matt Pryor - The Salton Sea Jimmy Eat World - Something(is) Loud EP Pig - The Merciful Night Men Without Hats - On The Moon Thee Headcoatees - Man-Trap Thee Headcoatees - The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ‘n’ Beat Vernacular AVTT/PTTN
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Out 11/7:

Finger Eleven - Last Night On Earth
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan
Alcatrazz - Prior Convictions
The Dears - Life is Beautiful!x3
Agnostic Front - Echoes in Eternity
Midlake - A Bridge to Far
Hüsker Dü - 1985: The Miracle Year
Roddy Bottum - The Royal We
Out 11/7: Finger Eleven - Last Night On Earth The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan Alcatrazz - Prior Convictions The Dears - Life is Beautiful!x3 Agnostic Front - Echoes in Eternity Midlake - A Bridge to Far Hüsker Dü - 1985: The Miracle Year Roddy Bottum - The Royal We
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Just dropped our take on nuno bettencourt’s schizophonic—the 1997 power-pop masterpiece nobody asked for and even fewer noticed. a guitar virtuoso who threw out the playbook and just… wrote songs. #90sRock #NunoBettencourt #PowerPop #MusicPodcast www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/schizophon...
Schizophonic: Why Nuno Bettencourt’s Best Work Went Unnoticed
A Guitar Hero Who Chose Melody Over Ego (And Made a Lost Classic
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November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New music out 10/31:

Guided by Voices - Thick, Rich And Delicious
The Charlatans UK - We Are Love
μ-Ziq - 1979
Stephen Brodsky - Cut To The Core Vol. 1
Damien Jurado - Private Hospital
Thee Headcoatees - The Man-Trap Sessions EP Vol. 1/2
Various Artists - Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead
Guided by Voices - Thick, Rich And Delicious The Charlatans UK - We Are Love μ-Ziq - 1979 Stephen Brodsky - Cut To The Core Vol. 1 Damien Jurado - Private Hospital Thee Headcoatees - The Man-Trap Sessions EP Vol. 1/2 Various Artists - Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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New episode: the dark sermon of 16 Horsepower. Sackcloth ’n’ Ashes blends haunted Americana with post-punk tension. For fans of Nick Cave and shadowy indie folk. #goth #americana #Denver #Indierock www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/gothic-cou...
Gothic Country’s Unholy Grail: Discovering 16 Horsepower’s Sackcloth ’n’ Ashes
Haunted Americana, Preacher’s Fire—Why This 90s Cult Classic Deserves Your Ears
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October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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New music 10/24:

The Lemonheads - Love Chant
Soulfly - Chama
Big Wreck - The Rest Of The Story
Ronnie Romero - Backbone
Serj Tankian - Covers, Collaborations & Collages
The Tear Garden - Astral Elevator
Jim White - Inner Day
Cowboy Junkies - More Acoustic Junk

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New music 10/24: The Lemonheads - Love Chant Soulfly - Chama Big Wreck - The Rest Of The Story Ronnie Romero - Backbone Serj Tankian - Covers, Collaborations & Collages The Tear Garden - Astral Elevator Jim White - Inner Day Cowboy Junkies - More Acoustic Junk
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Ever heard of Charm Farm? Their 1995 album Pervert is a glam-funk-industrial fever dream from Detroit that nearly broke Mercury Records’ brain.
We dig into this wild, forgotten experiment—where Prince meets T-Rex meets Nine Inch Nails. #90sRock
#ObscureAlbums
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Pervert: The Twisted Odyssey of Detroit’s Most Misunderstood Rock Experiment
Charm Farm's 1995 Album That Mixed Bagpipes, Baritone Vocals, and Pure Ambition
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October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Our community nominated 4 lost 70s Rock gems for the next podcast:
Julian’s Treatment – Sci-fi double LP with Hammonds and alien princesses
Dr. Z – Occult Vertigo prog exploring Plato
Pluto – Overlooked dual-guitar firepower
Trapeze – Glenn Hughes’ power trio
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Which 70s Deep Cut Deserves Its Moment?
A $1,000 concept album, extreme prog darkness on Vertigo, Glenn Hughes’ power trio peak, or Pluto’s lost hard rock gem. Vote now.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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New music 10/17:

Biohazard - Divided We Fall
Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying
Chrissie Hynde - Duets Special
Coroner - Dissonance Theory
Paz Lenchantin - Triste
Holly Golightly - Look Like Trouble
The Bats - Corner Coming Up
84 Tigers - Nothing Ends

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New music 10/17: Biohazard - Divided We Fall Soulwax - All Systems Are Lying Chrissie Hynde - Duets Special Coroner - Dissonance Theory Paz Lenchantin - Triste Holly Golightly - Look Like Trouble The Bats - Corner Coming Up 84 Tigers - Nothing Ends
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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RIP Space Ace
October 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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While everyone else chased MTV, Pearl Jam built “summer camp for emotionally damaged adults”.
We sat down with author Selena Fragassi, who spent years uncovering the untold story behind their 35-year revolution.
#pearljam #90s #livemusic www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/pearl-jams...
Pearl Jam’s Incredible Journey: From Andy Wood’s Tragedy to Global Domination
Inside Seattle’s Last Standing Band and Their Revolutionary Live Show Formula
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October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Just dropped our deep dive into Ozzy’s most underrated album: No Rest for the Wicked. This 1988 beast gave us Zakk Wylde’s career-launching debut, the ultimate televangelist revenge anthem “Miracle Man,” and some of the most vicious guitar work of the decade.
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Zakk Wylde’s Origin Story: How a 19-Year-Old New Jersey Guitarist Transformed Ozzy Osbourne’s Sound on No Rest for the Wicked
From New Jersey Bar Bands to Pinch Harmonics - How a Warped Cassette Tape Saved the Prince of Darkness
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October 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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October’s 90s Tournament is LIVE and these nominations are 🔥
- Kevn Kinney: Solo gold after corporate pressure
- Asphalt Ballet: Killed by Nevermind’s timing
- Sixteen Horsepower: Biblical horror show
- Bettie Serveert: Holland’s secret weapon www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/four-90s-a...
Four 90s Albums the Music Industry Tried to Forget
October tournament features Asphalt Ballet vs Nevermind, Kevn Kinney’s label rebellion, Holland’s best-kept secret, and America’s most haunted folk rock
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October 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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New 10/10/25:

Orb/Buddhist Hipsters
Richard Ashcroft/Lovin' You
Pop Will Eat Itself/Delete Everything
Rhett Miller/A lifetime of riding by night
Autumn Defense/Here and Nowhere
Testament/Para Bellum
Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble/Groove In The Face Of Adversity
Evan Dando/Rumours of My Demise
New 10/10/25: The Orb - Buddhist Hipsters Richard Ashcroft - Lovin' You Pop Will Eat Itself - Delete Everything Rhett Miller - A lifetime of riding by night The Autumn Defense - Here and Nowhere Testament - Para Bellum Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Groove In The Face Of Adversity Evan Dando - Rumours of My Demise
October 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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No.8

The Manics trimmed their excess for album 2 and found some beautiful melodies amongst the grit.

We don’t want your fuckin love!

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Roses in the Hospital
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October 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Eve’s Plum’s Envy is a 1993 snapshot of alt-rock when bands tried everything at once and sometimes nailed it.
NYC-born with Colleen Fitzpatrick on vocals pre–Vitamin C, the album swings from shoegaze to pop hooks to punk snap. #90sRock #NYCScene #Shoegaze www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/what-if-de...
Should Eve’s Plum Have Been as Big as Garbage?
Eve’s Plum’s Envy makes the case that 1993’s most adventurous rock album wasn’t made by Nirvana or Smashing Pumpkins
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October 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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New LTC coming!
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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New music out 10/3:

Idlewild - Idlewild
AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...
Michael Schenker Group - Don't Sell Your Soul
Wet Wet Wet - Strings Attached
Ash - Ad Astra
Dirkschneider & The Old Gang - Babylon
Marta and Tricky - Out The Way
Vernon Reid - Hoodoo Telemetry

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New music out 10/3: Idlewild - Idlewild AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun... Michael Schenker Group - Don't Sell Your Soul Wet Wet Wet - Strings Attached Ash - Ad Astra Dirkschneider & The Old Gang - Babylon Marta and Tricky - Out The Way Vernon Reid - Hoodoo Telemetry
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ever stumbled upon an album that feels like pure caffeine in guitar form?
If you love Franz Ferdinand or Bloc Party but somehow missed this one—buckle up. #PostPunk #2005Music #OverlookedGems #PostPunk
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The 2005 Dance-Punk Album That Sounds Like Controlled Lightning
How Maxïmo Park turned Newcastle jitters and Paul Epworth’s bone-dry production into 2005’s most overlooked masterpiece
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September 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Europe’s Wings of Tomorrow crushed our Metal Union poll vs Skid Row, Vixen & Black ’n Blue!
Before “The Final Countdown” synth takeover, Europe were Swedish metal monsters. www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/before-the...
Before The Final Countdown: Europe’s Heavy-Hitting Second Act
The undergroundHow a young Swedish quartet bridged NWOBHM and hard rock on a cult-classic album gem that reveals Europe’s true DNA
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September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Out 9/26:

Sloan - Based on the Best Seller
Neko Case - Neon Grey Midnight Green
Babylon A.D. - When The World Stops
Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
Bright Eyes - Kids Table
The Living End - I Only Trust Rock n Roll
Robert Plant - Saving Grace
Craig Taborn, Nels Cline, Marcus Gilmore - Trio of Bloom
Out 9/26: Sloan - Based on the Best Seller Neko Case - Neon Grey Midnight Green Babylon A.D. - When The World Stops Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override Bright Eyes - Kids Table The Living End - I Only Trust Rock n Roll Robert Plant - Saving Grace Craig Taborn, Nels Cline, Marcus Gilmore - Trio of Bloom
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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We're discussing Adrian Belew’s forgotten 1990 gem Young Lions - where the King Crimson guitar wizard wrote perfect pop songs with ELO hooks, Talking Heads weirdness, and David Bowie guest vocals. #music #podcast #AdrianBelew

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Beyond King Crimson and Bowie: An Unlikely Pop Odyssey
How Adrian Belew slipped catchy melodies into the complex compositions of his underrated record.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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New music 9/19:

Sarah McLachlan - Better Broken
38 Special - Milestone
Cardiacs - LSD
Nine Inch Nails - Tron Ares
Paradise Lost - Ascension
Motion City Soundtrack - The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
The Divine Comedy - Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Kittie - Spit XXV EP

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September 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Is Candy Harlots’ Five Wicked Ways Australia’s most ill-timed rock album? Virgin Records wanted them in ’87, they said no. Released in ’92 right as grunge killed hair metal. We discuss the hooks, terrible timing and pure rock tragedy. www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/wrong-time...
Spinal Tap Couldn’t Script This
The Australian rockers who channeled prime Bon Jovi, survived five singers and four name changes, then released their masterpiece just as grunge killed their dreams
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September 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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While other bands chased trends, Iron Maiden set the blueprint. Galloping rhythms, dual leads, theatrical shows. They weren’t following 80s metal - they WERE 80s metal.
The man that wrote the book on Maiden, Daniel Bukszpan, joins us to break it all down! 🤘 www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/fearless-f...
Fearless, Fast, and Forever: Iron Maiden’s 80s Reign
Story of a band, an era, and the albums that defined heavy metal—featuring Iron Maiden at 50’s author Daniel Bukszpan
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September 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM