Bike Shop Radio: Recent Episodes
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Bike Shop radio was never really about bikes...it was and is more about the conversations that happen in the bike shop among a tiny crew of people hunkered down for long hours in a single room.
Hope and Joe discuss NYC on Covid-19 shutdown, "discovering" Jazz and the Animal Kingdom, and comfort topics like Hall & Oates and Van Halen.
Hope and Joe talk about Hope's upcoming Hall and Oates piece on pickinguprock.com. They also discuss young people today, Billy Joel, and Crowded House.
Hope and Joe dive deep into the Jock Jam pool...exploring it and other musical intrusions into the sports world.
Bike Shop Radio: Episode 10 Explores the many recent deaths of music legends. Music by High Falls.
On a rainy day in the shop, Joe and Hope discuss The New York Sack Exchange-era Jets, Lee Mazilli and the Mets of the 70's, Mettle the mule, and the joys of being fans of a city's second rated teams.
The shop discusses the Elvis versus the Beatles, Colonel Tom Parker, modern baseball rule amendments, Al Hraboski, Chico Resch, The 1970's Islanders, the Nassau Coliseum, Dave Kingman and the concept of Guilty Pleasures versus Owning It (Everclear versus Weezer).
After a few months off for winter break Bike Shop radio is back! Episode 7 is a hearty conversation about the state of music in the shop. This episode discusses the re-release of the Kiss solo albums, first concerts, Rock and Roll Parking Lot, the “best” rock vocalists, Tom Petty and the time Carly Simon commandeered the DJ booth at HMV Records. Also, did you catch the guitar James Taylor plays in Simpsons Episode 1F13? Aaron did.
- Discovering bands (Mazzy Star, Galaxie 500. John Martin, Jonathan Richman),
- Music Smack: Rush, Genesis, Prog Rock, Rock Trios, Weezer, Nada Surf, R.E.M., Paul McCartney
- Grimm Tales, "Death's Messengers"
- Podcast styles, Fandom
- An interview with Chris from Safety Pizza
- High Falls, Nevada Nevada
In this Episode, we listen to an acceptance speech for an award the shop won for Bike Shop Day (all about diversity and inclusion). Then the discussion turns to music..
- Rock Versions of Reggae songs vs Reggae versions of Rock Songs
- The many shades of Phil Collins
- Album Cover Design
- Pat Benatar
- Kenny Loggins
- Cheap Trick
- Leather Pants (Diamond Dave and Slash)
- Peter Gabriel
- Sting
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Hot for Teacher
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Great local music from High Falls and Nevada Nevada
- Check out Hope's Music Blog, Picking up Rocks
- If you like what you hear, head over to 718 Cyclery's Online Shop
Special Interbike Edition. Check out John Venhuizen, the CEO of ACE Hardware with one of the most stirring keynote speeches I've ever heard. It involved the modern retail landscape, and it is a must listen.
Welcome to Bike Shop Radio: Episode 3.
Back to School: Free classes are an integral part of 718's DNA. Listen is as Aaron talks the talk to a class hanging on his every word.
Hotsauce/SimpsonsWave: A taste test of our new 718 Hot Adventure Sauce by Aaron, that leads to a discussion of
Movie Talk: We talk about movies we've seen two nights in a row at the theater...Hope's impassioned defense of Price and "Purple Rain". "Maverick", starring Mel Gibson and Jody Foster and the 70's horror movie "Frogs" also gets discussed.
Music Smack: The shop discusses the Top 131 Van Halen song ranking article written by Chuck Klosterman
Ask 718: A listener asks us about the endless construction in front of the shop
Theme Music: Check out High Falls on Bandcamp
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Welcome to Episode 02 of Bike Shop Radio.
- Micro-Tours
- The 718 crew travels with 25 riders to Camp Glen Gray in New Jersey for an overnight camping trip. Due to a very Puritanical reading of the campsite rules, we ended up getting banned for life!
- Music Smack
- David Lee Roth's 1988 "Skyscraper" Album
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Customer Interviews
- Jason Dubin and his ray gun
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Our first episode takes us to Southwestern Pennsylvania for QBP's Saddledrive event. This event brings many like-minded bike shop owners from around the country to learn from each other, and ride some pretty amazing bikes. Wandering the halls of the Seven Springs Resort, I caught up with some of my industry peers. I also sat in on some great brand presentations, and rode bike all over that mountain.
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Interviews with and presentations from:
- Chris Kelly: Topanga Creek Outpost/Rogue Journeyman
- Spencer Short: Pumpkinvine Cyclery
- Alex Añón: Bucephalus Bikes
SimpsonWave: Shop Simpsons discussion
Music Smack: A reading from the book "You're Favorite Band is Killing Me", Eric Clapton, Diamond Dave. shop discussion
Ask 718: Where does the name "718" come from?
Disclaimer:
This is my first podcast...I know there are some sound issues that people who really listen to alot of podcasts will pick up on. This is the first in a long journey of getting better at this craft. Thanks for you patience...and remember, content is king (but a good mic helps!).