Episodes

Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Ep755 Does today’s music ”suck” or are you just an old f**ker?
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
You hear a lot of boomer and gen x-ers complaining about today's music. Is it really THAT BAD or is this just old dudes yelling at the sky?
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast we compare and contrast this week's top 10 hits with week's top 10 hits from 1985. The results may surprise you!
#postmalone #taylorswift #oliviarodrigo
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Geisbrecht, The Boogyman, Cobweb, Ahsoka ep3,
Gary Wright, Jimmy Buffett, Steve Harwell, Bernie Marsden
Mr Pittsburgh: story of the week
everybody's chart is different!
top 10 songs according to american top 40
From 1985
reference:
New & Notable:
Kevin:
Loudini: The Vintage Caravan; Hell
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Ep754 8 reasons why it sucks to be a rock star
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
It's easy to think that your favorite rock stars are living their greatest life possible, but you would be wrong. The rock star career is fraught with many issues that you you probably never considered. On this week's show we bust 10 music business myths and show you why it can TOTALLY SUCK to be a rock star.
#themusicbusinesssucks #recordcontract #unpaidroyalties
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: Rick beato interviews kirk Hammett, Ahsoka(canceled), the taking of deborah logan, foreigner in the news, 2 weeks with YouTube music app, is les Claypool a hack, the monster of elendhaven(Johan and florian), Cody Piper
Mr Pittsburgh: doing laundry
Why it can suck to be a rock star;
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
-Hunter S Thompson
-Tour Bus Constantly Stopped for drugs
-Many don't make enough to pay their living expenses
-you're in debt to your record label
-your music is formula driven
-Royalty Checks will be a joke
-you will fight to remain relevant
-working(touring) into old age
-becoming a parody of yourself
YouTube(ers)
reference:
New & Notable:
Lily :
Kevin:
Loudini: Guns N' Roses; Perhaps
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Ep752 Ten 70’s ”forgotten” Guitar Heroes between Hendrix & Van Halen
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Hendrix left the 1970's hungry for more guitar music and Van Halen closed out the decade with what would become known as "shred" but there were many guitarists who drove the decade hard filling stadiums and selling millions of albums. On this week's podcast we will talk about 10 of these monster musicians who energized the bourgeoning guitar community in the 1970s
#peterframpton #tednugent #frankmarino
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: the eagles autotuning their classics, God is a Bullet, The Ultimate Revolution from Down Under, i'm done with STSNW, the black stallion
Mr Pittsburgh: kuntry chicks
New & Notable:
Loudini: Royal Blood; Mountains at Midnight
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Ep753 Rock’n RUSH #3; RUSH plays covers???
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Possibly the RUSH's most unusual album (unusual for them!) 2004's Feedback shows the boys returning to their roots with what is arguably their most "fun" record to date. On this week's show the guys break down the entire album, track by track with some interesting insights and facts about each song from this memorable release of classic covers.
#geddylee #alexlifeson #neilpeart #RUSHband
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Feedback (RUSH's covers album)
track by track
reference:
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Ep751 What’s the big deal about the ”Seattle Sound”?
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Much has been made about the "Seattle sound" but what is it and is it really all that it's cracked up to be?
Seattle has been a music hub for over 100 years. It's much more than Pearl Jam and Nirvana or even Hendrix and Heart. On this week's podcast we will step into Mr Peabody's Way Back Machine and give you the complete dope on the good, the bad and ugly of the so called "Seattle Sound".
#jimihendrix #nirvana #pearljam
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: dancing queen, Foreigner and the RRHOF, "Insanely Simple" by Ken Segall, The Age of Spiritual Machines by Raymond Kurzweil, great moments in tiktok, turns out that jay leno is a righteous dude, little bone lodge, learning the solo to running with the devil
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
A.I. maybe not as "scary" as a lot of alarmists would have you believe! Paul Hynek explains to Richard Dolan
Mr Pittsburgh: masturbation convention, pepsi story
reference:
New & Notable:
Kevin:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Ep749 The10 Faces of Eric Clapton
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Eric Clapton has had a long and storied career. While most people think of him as a blues rock guitarist, he is much more than that. On this this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus we will show you the 10 faces of Eric Clapton. We think that you'll be surprised!
#EricClapton #derekandthedominos #theyardbirds
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: simulant, switchback, snow white production stills, new toys
Mr Pittsburgh: funny things heard when i was a tech
Eric Clapton:
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lowkey sideman; Delaney & Boney
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band leader; Derek & the Dominos
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acoustic balladeer, MTV Unplugged (death of son)
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blues patriarch; EC blues, from the cradle etc... (tore down)
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heritage artist; 21st century to present , eric clapton crossroads guitar fest
YouTube(ers)
New & Notable:
Loudini:
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Friday Jul 21, 2023
Ep748 10 Songs about being on the job
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Not all great rock songs are about sex, drugs, and hot cars. On this week's podcast we will tell you the stories behind classics song about one of life's most mundane tasks... going to work!
#chrisrhea #direstraights #RUSH #mirandalambert
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: Miranda Lamber , Sharon Stone got into serious trouble, the bombing of the box office, Russell Crow turns down Cash, Groovyard Records Xmas in July
Mr Pittsburgh: Meltdown, Matchbox 20, mr 39.95
Lily:
YouTube(ers)
reference:
New & Notable:
Lily :
Kevin: Dead Sara; Weatherman
Loudini: Tania Kikidi; Escape
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Sunday Jul 16, 2023
EP 747 Controversial Guitarist Hot Takes Reaction
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
On July 4th the YouTube Channel Samurai Guitarist uploaded a video where other popular YouTube Channel hosts gave their most "controversial" opinions. On today's podcast Loudini, Mr. Pittsburgh, and special guest Bill Domiano break each one of these so called "hot takes" down and ask, "How hot are they...really???"
Listen to Samuraiguitarist's orginal video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpKxfRAosU0
#samuraiguitarist #philipmcknight #rhettshull
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: drive angry, hannibal, the new daughter
Mr Pittsburgh: poop story, bonus hole,
Bill: shrine center, dematus, musicfromthe412.com
The Beach Boys? (sean daniels, brian lee white)
Country vs Jazz (Phil McKnight)
Nickleback doesn't suck (Mike Cole, Casey Cooper)
Pop country/bro country is bad for music (Rhett Shull)
Ricky Martin and pro tools (Ryan Bruce)
Pay attention to current pop music (Ryan Burke)
Gear does nothing for you music (Dovydas)
The Doors (Rhett Shull)
Fake accents in country music (Mrs Samurai)
Gangnum Style (Samurai Guitarist)
The harmonica (Tilly Shull, Phil Conrad)
clever vs honest (Phil Conrad)
music theory is worth learning (Corey Congillio)
using scales (Robert Baker)
Toxic by Britney Spears is badass (Pete Thorn)
Auto Tune has ruined music (Glenn Fricker)
reference:
don felder rejoining the eagles
New & Notable:
Bill D: Dematus https://musicfromthe412.com/
Loudini: The Interrupters; In the Mirror
Mr Pittsburgh:
Loudini's Great Moments in YouTube:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Ep746 RUSH II; Neil Peart
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
It's time for the second in our series of RUSH podcasts. This week we will tell you everything that you wanted to know about Neil Peart... but were afraid to ask!
#neilpeart #rushband #drummer
Topics Discussed:
a Short Biography
most notable drum parts
most notable lyrics and meanings
reference:
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!

Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Ep 745 Why So Many Guest Musicians?
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Title: Do albums/songs featuring guest performers add anything to the music?
Explicit? YES
Description/Blog Post:
#carlossantana #ozzyosborne #foofighters
On this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast :
At any given time as many has half of the current releases feature guest appearances by other musicians. Do these guests do anything to further the music or is it just a marketing gimick?
Topics Discussed:
What we did this week:
Loudini: Beau is Afraid, Mike Bloomfield leaves his '59 Les Paul at a gig, Loudini returns to Facebook, Space Ice(YT channel), submarine thing, the wrath of becky, presumed innocent, egg-corns
Mr Pittsburgh:
Lily:
Some of class rock's most notable guest appearances:
Time Stand Still
YouTube(ers)
reference:
New & Notable:
Lily :
Kevin:
Loudini: Martin Miller; Ultimate 70 Medley
This Day In Music
Viewer's Comments
Offer:
Get a FREE EP HERE: http://LouLombardiMusic.com if you love great guitar driven rock from the 70s, 80s, 90s and even today, you will want to get my EP "The Bad Years". Get your copy while supplies last!
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