The Throwback Podcast

What happened if you didn't believe in Fred Durst in 1999? If you thought Scott Stapp was a false idol? If Korn sounded like a practical joke? Well, if you were Bob and Dan you might have strayed into the arms of a young and handsome British pop star named Robbie Williams. Temporarily, anyway.

Calling all paranoid androids: It's Radiohead week on The Throwback Podcast. Dan and Bob dial it back to 1997 to re-examine "OK Computer", the album that sent England's saddest musical exports into the rock royalty stratosphere. Did "OK Computer" accurately predict the unrest of the oncoming century? Does Thom Yorke really hang out in seedy L.A. dive bars? Wait, have you watched "Black Mirror" yet? It's all here and more.

Bob and Dan put on their fanboy hats this week and dig into "Is This It", the debut album from The Strokes. The guys talk about the dire state of 2000s rock pre-Strokes, relive the night they almost partied with the band, and look back on a very awkward personal encounter with Drew Barrymore.

Dan and Bob welcome buddy Marc Sessler (Around The NFL) to the show to revisit Coldplay's "A Rush Of Blood To The Head", the soundtrack of a million melodramatic relationships in the early aughts. From conscious uncoupling to "you know how I know you're gay?" the guys dig into the legacy of Coldplay and their anti-rockstar frontman, Chris Martin.

It's White Stripes week on the Throwback Pod as the guys look back at "Elephant", one of the greatest albums of the aughts. Bob and Dan discuss how "Seven Nation Army" took out Gary Glitter, toast Jack White's divorce etiquette, and try to unwrap the riddle that is Meg White.

The guys welcome Headgum honchos Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld into the garage to discuss Weezer's 1996 commercial-flop-turned-cult-classic, Pinkerton. Why was this album so misunderstood? That requires digging into the unique mind of one Rivers Cuomo.

Dan and Bob travel back to 2004 and the release of Hot Fuss, the multi-platinum breakthrough by The Killers. The guys ponder whether this is the best "A-side" of the '00s and marvel at the record's incredible sway and power over the city of Hoboken. Soul ≠ Soldier.

In the debut episode of The Throwback Podcast, Dan Hanzus and Bob Castrone discuss their bosom buddy origin story, then dial back the time machine to August 1997 and the release of Oasis' infamous flop, "Be Here Now". There will be morse code, helicopter whirring, cocaine, and more guitar rock than the world was ready for. Did we mention cocaine?