Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

We're not only Lads, we're also Dads...so we took the Father's Day weekend to spend with our kids, but don't worry, we're not going to leave you without a new O3L!  We had such an incredible time with HUGO BURNHAM from GANG OF FOUR that there was far more than we could fit in the last episode.  Other than the opening discussion on the brilliant new Go4 box set, 77-81, this is all brand new content from our chat with Hugo, and we promise is essential listening for long time Gang of Four fans, those just discovering the band, and fans of classic alternative in general.  To quote the man himself: "I'm the &$#@%^* professor!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The change will do you good/I always knew it would." This week, Only Three Lads is a gang of four. That is, for our discussion on our Top 5 Drummers, we are joined by one of the most legendary and influential drummers of the O3L era, Hugo Burnham from GANG OF FOUR! Oh, sorry, that's M'Lord to you!   Also joining us for this episode is Brett's big brother Brian, and you will likely notice that those apples definitely grew off the same tree, so to speak.   Hugo was so gracious, kind, and hilarious, we have so much more to share with you! Stay tuned next week for our extended interview.   Hugo described O3L like this: "When I was growing up, milk bottles had the milk and at the top was the cream. And you guys are in the top of the bottle." Who are we to argue with that? We will accept any and all dairy analogies as high compliments...except that one time when someone called us cheesy.   Make sure to order Gang Of Four's stunning new box set 77-81 from store.matadorrecords.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hold on, because the Lads tackle their top bands with women at the helm. Celebrating the classic, the groundbreaking, the influential, and the underappreciated.   Speaking of great female fronted bands, O3L congratulates The Go-Go's on their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!   Plus - Bueno dreams of Jeannie! Brett marries Wilson Phillips! Uncle Gregg's got skidmarks on his...uh, heart! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beware the savage roar...of 1984.  This week, we cover the best of this most excellent of years in the classic alternative era.  And, added bonus - Bueno's back!  We discuss his journey to the BIG3 basketball league tryouts, how he may (or may not) have invented MTV Unplugged, and how he helped The Go-Go's get to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame.  Uncle Gregg is assigned his status as the 127th Beatle, and The Rocktor pays, uh, tribute to Casey Kasem and Charles Nelson Reilly.   Will you still need us, will you still feed us, on Episode 64?  (Hint: The correct answer is "yes".) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What time is it? It's APT (Athens Party Time), y'all, because we're hanging out with the magnificent LINDA HOPPER from OH-OK and MAGNAPOP to discuss some of our favorite short songs of the O3L era. So grab a White Claw or some Willie Weed, sit back and enjoy the show. This is O3L At Our Best (exclamation point!).   We had such a great time with Linda that we couldn't fit everything into just one show! Be sure to check out our bonus episode for much more of our conversation.  Linda shares some amazing stories from her career from coming up in the early '80s Athens scene with Oh-OK, through to the heady '90s alt-rock with Magnapop, to present day....and the talented musicians with whom she's played and crossed paths - including Lynda Stipe, Matthew Sweet, REM, Bob Mould, Pylon, Mitch Easter, Love Tractor, Willie Nelson, Ruthie Morris and more.    That's two hours of O3L for you this week. Who do we think we are...Uriah Heep?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had such a great time with Linda Hopper that we couldn't fit everything into just one show! Linda shares some amazing stories from her career from coming up in the early '80s Athens scene with Oh-OK, through to the heady '90s alt-rock with Magnapop, to present day....and the talented musicians with whom she's played and crossed paths - including Lynda Stipe, Matthew Sweet, REM, Bob Mould, Pylon, Mitch Easter, Love Tractor, Willie Nelson, Ruthie Morris and more.   That's two hours of O3L for you this week. Who do we think we are...Uriah Heep?!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day of this episode's "transmission", it is 41 years to the day that we lost Ian Curtis.  We celebrate the music of Joy Division this week, one of the most influential and important bands of the O3L era.  Playing the role of Bueno this week, we've got the marvelous Mark Cline of Love Tractor returning to the show.  Since Mark and Love Tractor toured with New Order in the mid-80s, he's a very fitting guest host, and always has great insights and stories!   Also on the docket, we play a music nerd "would you rather" game, talk classic TV, get songwriting tips from Mark, and talk about Love Tractor news.  Don't miss the unknown pleasures of this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our oddest episode yet (question mark???)...you be the judge.  For starters, we discuss the Oddball Albums of the classic alternative era - the eccentric, the weird, the daring left turns, the unloved, the underappreciated, the groundbreaking, the soul patches.  Oh, the soul patches.  It's also odd because Bueno isn't back yet...and you know how we miss our Bueno! How appropriate, though, that our guest Lad this week is Jason Wright, host of the oddball show podcast, President/Founder of the oddball foundation, Editor-in-Chief of oddball magazine, author, poet, and mental health advocate.  We had a great time with Jason, and know you will too!  Not only does he know his music, but he also shares some great insights during this Mental Health Awareness Month.   O3L tackling heavy subjects?  That *is* odd! P.S. Up your nose with a rubber hose! P.P.S. Just kidding, we love you.  We wish no rubber hoses up your noses.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming soon to a podcast near you!  O3L Media presents: Cool Like O3L.  The year is 1991.  A grungy slacker who may or may not actually be your uncle.  A troubled hoodrat from the mean streets of suburban Poway.  A young medical prodigy with a taste for Toad in the Hole.  Three different worlds.  One united cause: to save the world from terrible music.  Yo, drop the zeros and get with the heroes! Note: Bueno is taking a brief hiatus, but Dr. Don did a great job stepping into those giant basketball playing shoes this week!  The Bueno-ator says: "I'll be baaaaaack."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a fever...and the only cure is more CURE!   Join us for Only Three (Imaginary) Lads this week.   In the O3L world, The Cure are as important an institution as any. During this special episode, we celebrate the music and legacy of Robert Smith and his legendary band. The gloomy. The doomy. The playfully silly. The sublime. The hauntingly gorgeous. The profound and poetic.   And because it's "Never Enough", we also talk Moby! Why Bueno doesn't have kids! Evolution! UFOs!   Sleep tight, kiddies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices