Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative...
Only Three Lads is a lively podcast celebrating the Golden Age of Alternative Music from the '70s, '80s & '90s. Join Uncle Gregg, Brett Vargo, and a variety of ”Third Lads” as we share our Top Fives, stories, and news about the music we love, and have a lot of fun along the way! Whether you‘re into indie, punk, new wave, Britpop, power pop, synth pop, shoegaze, grunge...or whatever...there is going to be something for you to discover and love. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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E107 - Top 5 Albums of 1979
1979...the greatest year for alternative music ever?!? As Exhibit A, we submit to the jury the fine list of '79 albums hand selected by Uncle Gregg, Brett and the Third Lads of the O3L Community.
Appearing this week is none other than The Scu...
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E106 - Top 5 American Power Pop Songs of the ’7...
In this week's sparkling, poptastic O3L, we tackle our Top 5 (mostly) American (mostly) Power Pop Songs of the '70s.
Our Third Lad is a true '70s Power Pop hero - singer, songwriter and guitarist from Pezband, Mimi Betinis. Pezband released t...
95 min
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O3L After Dark, Volume II
We had such a great time with Bill Goffrier from The Embarrassment and Big Dipper that we had to adjourn for a little while and reconvene after the sun went down. And, if you recall our first After Dark micro-episode, we tend to go off the rails whe...
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E105 - Bonus - In Conversation with BILL GOFFRI...
Part two of the three part O3L extravaganza with the marvelous Bill Goffrier from The Embarrassment and Big Dipper!
Hear nearly a half hour of our conversation with Bill that we couldn't fit into Episode 105.
Bill came up in the Wichita, KS punk ro...
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E105 - Top 5 Albums of 1986 (with BILL GOFFRIER...
Hide the cats, strap yourself in and get ready for an O3L three part extravaganza!
This week, we discuss the Top 5 Albums of 1986 with Third Lad Bill Goffrier, guitarist, singer and songwriter from not just one, but two groundbreaking bands of the O3...
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E104 - Top 5 Mod Songs (with CHRIS POPE from Th...
Clucking Bell...it's another O3L! This week, we're getting all amphetamined** up and discussing our favourite MOD songs of the O3L era. Whether you're a mod or rocker, mocker or moth, put on your parka, pour yourself a pimple & blotch, and join us.
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85 min
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E103 - The First 100, Part II
Our two part retrospective covering our first 100 episodes concludes! Relive some of our favorite stories from and hi-jinks with a variety of Third Lads ranging from legendary musical heroes to authors, comedians, friends and fellow podcasters. Som...
87 min
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E102 - Label Spotlight: Stiff Records (with CLI...
Pour yourself a "stiff" drink, whether it be a Wrecking Eric, a Double Dury, or a whole cannister of instant coffee, and enjoy the "One Hundred and Tooth" episode of Only Three Lads...wherein we celebrate one of the seminal indie labels of the O3L e...
76 min
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E102 Bonus - In Conversation with CLIVE GREGSON...
In our main episode this week, we count down our Top 5 singles on the Stiff Records label.
One of the incredible groups on the Stiff roster was ANY TROUBLE, whom Melody Maker called "the most exciting band since The Pretenders" in 1980 and A...
50 min
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E101 - The First 100, Part 1: E1-E50
We celebrate 100 episodes by taking it to the very beginning. Whether you're a new listener or you've been with us since the first show, relive some of the finest, funniest, and creepiest moments from Episodes 1 - 50. You'll hear the stories, the c...
78 min
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E100! - Top 5 Guitar Solos (with Nick Morrison)
It's here...the landmark 100th episode of Only Three Lads! A huge thanks to everyone in the O3L Community for sticking with us. Without you, the big 1-0-0 would mean nothing. It truly warms the cockles of our hearts (wasn't that a Jackyl song!?!)....
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E99 - Top 5 Time Machine Concerts (with Lance I...
Hop in the O3L time machine and go where no other episode has gone before! This week, we were each given the opportunity to travel back to attend five concerts - any date, any venue, any artists - during the O3L era. Oh, the places we will go!
Ep...
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E98 - Top 5 Comfort Albums
Special thanks goes out to the legendary Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon for this topic idea. When Vanessa was on our show during Season 2, she mentioned that Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True was like comfort food, like mac & cheese, an album that she c...
78 min
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E97 - Label Spotlight: 415 Records (with Bill K...
Always coming back for more O3L? Well, you're in luck, because this week we do our very first label spotlight on San Francisco's groundbreaking new wave label 415 Records. Through a series of classic independent releases and a subsequent distributio...
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E96 - Top 5 Soundtrack Albums (with Sarah Shay)
For an episode celebrating some of the best soundtrack albums of the O3L era, we're giving you a feature length episode that's *at least* as good as a movie about kidnapped truffle pigs! At the risk of offending all you truffle pig fans out there, w...
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E95 - Top 5 R.I.Y.L.
WARNING! This episode may not be suitable for sensitive listeners!
(While it's not exactly The Wiggles, we're actually just testing out Uncle Gregg's theory that more people will click on something when there's a warning message. Did it work!?!?)...
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E94 - Mt. Rushmore of O3L
This week, we have a little "dumb fun" and take a trip to the classic alternative monuments that we have erected in our minds. In this episode, we pick the five faces that we would put on our respective mountains. Five, you ask? Doesn't Mt. Rushmore...
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E93 - Top 5 Ska Songs (with Musician/Author Mar...
Hey you! Don't listen to that, listen to THIS!
In our Season 3 premiere, we get even ruder and skankier than usual...and we totally mean that in the ska way, because we kick off the new year by counting down our Top 5 Ska Songs of the O3L era....
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E92 - Top 5 Songs of 2021
Sure, there are a lot of parts of 2021 that we'd all like to make like a goldfish and forget. However, there were a lot of great songs that should be remembered and celebrated. That's exactly what we do in our Season 2 finale!
Meanwhile, Uncle...
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O3L Presents: ”That Holiday Feeling”
Merry Christmas from O3L! Thank you for all of your support this year - it means the world to us!
In this short bonus, Lad Brett shares the Vargo Family's 2021 Musical Christmas Card - a new original holiday tune called "That Holiday Feeling." The...
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E91 - Top 5 Albums of 2021 (with Ducks Ltd.)
This is part one of our Best of 2021 extravaganza, wherein we step out of the O3L era to discuss the albums that we're digging this year.
We've cooked up something very special for you this week - direct from Toronto, our special guests are the magn...
83 min
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E90 - O3L Holiday Party!
'Tis the season for the 2nd Annual O3L Holiday Party! All the fun, frivolity, games and music without the nasty hangover...or the Pentatonix.
Joining us for our party this year is an international group of friends - Julio from Mexico, Rebecca ...
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E89 - Top 5 Epic Songs
We kick off a fun filled December by counting down the EPIC songs of the O3L era (imagine some echo when you read that...it sounds much cooler that way). These are the 6+ minute long songs that riveted us, took us along on emotional journeys, and ma...
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E88 - Top 5 Songs of Gratitude
Haven't gotten your fill of O3L this week? Well, don't worry, because we're giving you a second helping!
With today being Thanksgiving and all, this special episode is all about gratitude. Amongst the things for which we are most grateful: the...
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E87 - Top 5 Duran Duran Songs
This week, we unleash our inner Durannie for an episode celebrating the Wild Boys themselves. D-Squared. Doo-ran Doo-ran. Da-Doo Ran Ran Ran Da-Doo Ran Ran. Birmingham's Finest. The Fab Five. OK, so before we run out of nicknames that the band ...
53 min