Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

So there was this one time when Uncle Gregg was at a pool party with The Cranberries...   Join Brett, Uncle Gregg and Bueno for a ride back to 1995, as they run through their Top 5 alternative albums from that halcyon days of yore.  As Charles Nelson Reilly might have said in 1995, it's a real blank in the blankety blank!     21 Episodes.  Three Jokers.  Thanks for joining us on this journey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK, so are we going address the gorilla in the room?  No, seriously, are we?  In this episode, the lads count down their Top 5 Artists from those heady years of 1974-79, and Bueno pays tribute to his late friend, legendary DJ Jack Armstrong.  It's a fine line between insight and insanity, as we always say over here at O3L headquarters.  Actually, this is the first time we've ever said that, but we'll remember it for the next time we want to say it.  Kiss my grits!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oi! Episode 19 of Oi-3-L celebrates those subversive '80s punk records. And fair warning...we get pretty topical in this episode, giving the ol' two finger salute to a number of the things that have been bugging us. Rotary phones. Shampoo commercials. Lily Tomlin. LILY TOMLIN! Yeah, I guess you could say we're really stickin' it to the man. Cuz we're punks and all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Moondoggie, let's hop into the O3L Woody and hit the beach!  Tune in your AM dial* to the sweet sounds of O3L, as Dr. Brett**, Uncle Gregg, and Bueno discuss their Top 5 Summer Songs from the golden age of alternative.  It's a totally tubular ride that covers all of the summer essentials - fun in the sun, classic tunes, Slurpees, and Bob Dole.  Hang five (top five, that is)!   * Oh, if you're using an AM radio, you won't actually find O3L.   ** Brett is not a real doctor, but plays one on O3L.  Do not consult him for any actual medical advice, if you value your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dear Mr. Kotter,   Please excuse Juan as he is listening to the Only Three Lads episode on the Top 5 Albums of 1980.   Signed, Epstein's Mother     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heavens to Murgatroyd!  It's a new episode of O3L, even.  Climb aboard the spaceship as Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg count down their Top 5 Album Closers - the songs that provide the perfect finish to a great record.  This was a fun one, kids...and we promise that we were 100% sober during the recording of this show, hard as it may be to believe.  Find out for yourself why 4 out of 5 dentists (and strippers) recommend O3L.  Exit, stage right!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Vargo chats with one of his favorite bassists of all time, the marvelous Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens.  Here is the complete interview - Robert shares his Top 5 Bassists and those who influenced him, The Monkees, the Australian punk scene, CBGB's, his favorite basslines, life after The Go-Betweens and more.  This is a special bonus episode that you will not want to miss!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ya mon!  In an episode that's "Taylor Made" for Uncle Gregg, this episode is all about the bass...and terrible island accents.  Join Uncle Gregg, Bueno and Brett as they get funky with their Top 5 Bassists of the golden age of alternative music.  But wait, there's more!  We are thrilled to introduce our first "Guest Lad" on the show, the wonderful Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens!  Robert shares his favorite and most influential bassists with us (and, for the complete interview, be sure to check out our bonus episode!).    But wait, there's more!  Shocking reveals.  And the return of The Wooooo Guy?  This is a special one that you won't want to miss, kids.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curly fries?  Overrated, according to Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes.  The band Japan?  Underrated...although we didn't pick 'em during this episode.  Come on, we wouldn't let you off that easy with a spoiler alert!  Join Brett, Uncle Gregg, and Knucklehead Smith...oops, we mean Bueno...as they champion the underdogs, the '80s bands who deserve more love, the bands who should be playing arenas instead of '80s cruises (although those do sound pretty awesome).   Who's on your list?  Storm our Facebook page at facebook.com/onlythreelads and let us know!  If you don't, old Knucklehead Smith is gonna get really sore at ya, see? This episode is dedicated to the memory of legendary alternative music DJ Steve West, 1951-2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohh yeah!  Like, you should *totally* check this episode out.  In Episode 13 (unlucky for some), Bueno, Brett and Uncle Gregg look back on their top songs of 1983 - and what a great year it was.  Spoiler alert: They all picked Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride" as their #1!  Who woulda thunk?  OK, so by now you surely know the lads better than to believe that...Along the way, Brett gets "Brett weird" and alienates the entire midwestern US (but swears he is just kidding!), Uncle Gregg reveals a love/hate relationship with Frank Stallone, and Bueno?  Well, he's just plain lovable, 8-tracks and all.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices