Episodes

201: Drop Top Alibi Interview and Performance
Nov. 16, 2023

201: Drop Top Alibi Interview and Performance

46 minutes of new ROCK from Drop Top Alibi, including studio and live performances recorded at Jeff Woods' Wild Woods Blue, where Records & Rockstars celebrates 200 episodes and counting!
200: Rockstars on the Wagon
Nov. 16, 2023

200: Rockstars on the Wagon

The October 2023 death of Canadian actor Matthew Perry, got me thinking about our relationship to booze. Which leads to this podcast version of the weekly radio show, featuring rockstars on the wagon.
199: Songs That Recall Years Part 2
Nov. 2, 2023

199: Songs That Recall Years Part 2

The conclusion of a 2-parter featuring songs that recall years.
198: Songs Recalling Years Part 1
Oct. 26, 2023

198: Songs Recalling Years Part 1

The first of 2 parts featuring songs that in their titles or lyrics, recall years.
197: Classic Live Albums Part 1
Oct. 19, 2023

197: Classic Live Albums Part 1

The first episode in a four part recurring theme, we've got LIVE if you want it!
196: Classic Albums of 1973 Part 3
Oct. 5, 2023

196: Classic Albums of 1973 Part 3

'73 was a very fine year! We're into Q3 with albums from July, Aug, Sept that year.
195: Hotel/Motel Music
Sept. 28, 2023

195: Hotel/Motel Music

Road trippin' this time with songs and stories about hotels and motels, with a playlist spanning the 1930s to the 2010s.
194: Songs Not Sung by the Lead Singer Part 2
Sept. 21, 2023

194: Songs Not Sung by the Lead Singer Part 2

Give someone else some love, at the lead vocal microphone!
193: Songs Not Sung by the Lead Singer Part 1
Sept. 14, 2023

193: Songs Not Sung by the Lead Singer Part 1

The first in a 2-parter featuring songs sung by someone in the band other than the lead singer.
192: Introducing Delyn Grey
Sept. 14, 2023

192: Introducing Delyn Grey

“She's is the first artist about whom I felt so strongly. Her talent, words, and music move me like a hurricane”. Jeff's special guest this time is Toronto's Delyn Grey who brings out her left handed guitar and nails two performances of original songs, alongside two more of Delyn's songs from the s…
191: Dani Strong Special
Aug. 31, 2023

191: Dani Strong Special

Strong is exactly what she is. Strong voice, strong guitar playing, strong songwriting. Dani Strong joins Jeff with sheer buoyancy of story-telling and performances, plus cuts from her 3 albums so far including her fall 2023 album release.
190: Mobius Radio World Album Premiere Special
Aug. 7, 2023

190: Mobius Radio World Album Premiere Special

This is such a strong album presented in an old-school radio special way, it's the World Album Premiere Special, of MOBIUS RADIO, from the fertile musical mind of Dylan Hennessy who invited me to contribute spoken word bits, intros and interludes. Enjoy!
189: Bob Wegner and the Definitive Book on Max Webster
July 27, 2023

189: Bob Wegner and the Definitive Book on Max Webster

This is a music fan's wet dream, if music from the 60s and 70s and 80s is your bag, because Bob Wegner has some of the best of the eras in his veins. He tells of his brushes with Queen, and Genesis, and RUSH, and more than those, his affinity for MAX WEBSTER, the classic Canadian band about whom h…
188: Mike McCarthy Band Talk To Me Special
July 6, 2023

188: Mike McCarthy Band Talk To Me Special

A words and music album premiere special with 45 minutes of Mike McCarthy and Jeff Woods, unveiling "Talk to Me".
187: The Kings Always Off the Deep End Special
June 29, 2023

187: The Kings Always Off the Deep End Special

The Kings are here, with new music and the “Always Off The Deep End” Special, featuring the single of the same name and more of their latest songs that sound as great as their timeless hit “This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide”, It's a fantastic nearly hour of music and stories of a Toronto band w…
186: Four Winds Music Fest Preview Special
June 14, 2023

186: Four Winds Music Fest Preview Special

Jeff welcomes special guests Craig Smith and Ariana Dalie of Four Winds Music Fest for a preview of the July 14-16 2023 concert festival brought to you by The Happiness Mafia in partnership with Elephant Thoughts, at Riverstone Eco Retreat near the Town of Durham, Ontario.
185: Amy Gabba Screaming at the Top of My Lungs Album Premiere
June 9, 2023

185: Amy Gabba Screaming at the Top of My Lungs Album Premiere

The Toronto vocal powerhouse of stage and studio, Amy Gabba comes with a new album for June 2023 and goes track by track with Jeff, throwing to studio cuts, performing live, and chatting it up like old friends. The music is a full-on energetic ska, pop and rock romp.
184: Classic Albums of 1973 Part 2
May 31, 2023

184: Classic Albums of 1973 Part 2

In Part 2 of a recurring themed 4-parter, we're flashing back to the records on the racks from April, May & June of 1973.
183: New York Stories Part 2
May 25, 2023

183: New York Stories Part 2

We're headed back to New York City for the conclusion of a 2-parter that's taking a bite of the big apple.
182: Justin Rutledge "Something Easy" World Album Premiere Special
May 19, 2023

182: Justin Rutledge "Something Easy" World Album Premiere Special

Welcome to the World Album Premiere of “Something Easy” from Justin Rutledge. From Jeff Woods' Wild Woods Blue Studio, cut by cut, we move through the record and the stories behind each song, and Justin picks up his guitar and plays a live performance of “Head for the Hills”.
181: New York Stories Part 1
May 18, 2023

181: New York Stories Part 1

We're off to the North American mecca of art and entertainment, culturally rich and musically diverse, a city that not only produced but affected countless legends, and one way or another, you and I too. And you don't have to move a muscle to get there. All you have to do, is turn it up.
180: Happy Accidents.  Rock's Unplanned Classics
May 11, 2023

180: Happy Accidents. Rock's Unplanned Classics

Stories about some of rock's unplanned classics, with Bowie, Zeppelin, The Who, a stutter-rock #1, and rock's MOST legendary yodeling (is there more than 1?) smash. And more. There's always more.
179: Bike Week - Get On Your Bikes and Ride
May 4, 2023

179: Bike Week - Get On Your Bikes and Ride

Here comes an episode featuring motorcycle anthems, mostly.
178: Even More Weird and Wicked Covers
April 27, 2023

178: Even More Weird and Wicked Covers

Songs done by people who didn't write them. Some super weird, others wicked sick.