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Songs That Don't Suck — 192 episodes · page 1 of 2
Record Profits, Empty Pockets, and 5 Songs That Don't Suck
The Badge That Doesn't Ask the Right Question
Two Arenas, One Weekend, Zero Regrets
AI Vinyl Is the Dumbest Idea in Music Right Now
Old Person Prom and 5 Songs That Don't Suck
Seventy-Three Years, Broken! Oh yeah, and 5 Songs That Don't Suck
Cover Bands vs. Tribute Acts: Where I Draw the Line
The Science of Earworms & Hidden Gems From the Vault
Brain Bending Covers That (Actually) Don't Suck
When Your Favorite Band Calls It Quits
Top 10 of the First Half of 2026
Raise Your Hand If You Can Play
The Last DJ
The Rock Hall Can Go “Eat It” and 5 new songs that don't suck
The Third Wheel Theory on Rush and 5 Songs That Don't Suck
Licensed to Steal; More AI Where it Doesn't Belong
Blue Dot Fever and the Revenge of the $25 Concert Ticket
Did the Music Industry Kill the Album, or Did We? (Plus 5 New Songs That Don't Suck)
50 Years of the Beast, an Alternate Beatles Reality, and Bollywood Gangster Rap
Live Albums That Don’t Suck: 5 Legendary Concert Releases That Still Hit Hard
Resurrecting the CD: High-Fidelity Nostalgia and This Week’s Best New Tracks
The 2026 Rock Hall Results: Snubs, Surprises, and a Wu-Tang Takeover
The Nostalgia Spectrum - From Rush’s Tribute Tour to the Stones’ Secret Society
Who Murdered the Power Ballad? (And 5 Songs That Don’t Suck)
Symphonies That Don't Suck: When Classical Music Goes Full Metal
Friction Over Shortcuts: Why AI Can’t Replace the Garage Band
The Death of the Middle-Class Musician & 5 Songs That Don't Suck
Folk Legend Live, Kismet Encounters, and 4 Songs That Don't Suck
Rock Hall Chaos 2026: Fan Vote Myths, Hot Takes, and Who Actually Gets In
The Death of the Unavoidable Anthem (And What Replaced It)
Can You Engineer a Music Scene? Huntsville’s Strategy, 90s Nostalgia & 5 Songs That Don’t Suck
Rock Isn’t Dead, Bands Are: Surviving the Love of the Game
Why Movies Don’t Make Hit Songs Anymore (And 5 New Tracks That Prove Music Still Rules)
Perfect Is Boring: Why Imperfect Music Still Hits Harder
F*** AI, Long Live Vinyl: Bandcamp’s Stand, Luminate’s Data, and Songs That Don’t Suck
Streaming 2.0, Monoculture Myths, and Five Songs That Don’t Suck
Season 4 Reset: Beating the "Best-Of"Lists & Finding New Music That Doesn’t Suck
The 3rd Annual Don’t Sucky Awards
Episode 149: When Christmas Music Got Cool: Nostalgia, New Tracks, and Year-End Vibes
Episode 148: Power Pop, Ticketing Chaos, and Olivia Dean’s Stand Against Scalpers
Episode 147: Symphonies, Silicon Ghosts & Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 146: Uncharted Territory and 5 Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 145: Mixtapes, Not Algorithms: Sequencing Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 144: Stop Reusing That Song! Nostalgia Overload in TV & Film + 5 Tracks That Actually Feel Fresh
Episode 143: High Fade Live & Fresh Tracks to Wrap the Month
Episode 142: When Metallica Headlines Your Work Conference + 5 Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 141: Concert Crisis & Songs That Don’t Suck: Why Indie Venues Are Flatlining While Feeding the Economy
Episode 140: Live Vibes from the Bridge City Sinners + Fresh Tracks You Need to Hear
Episode 139: Spotify’s AI Crackdown & Concert Ticket Outrage + 4 New Tracks You’ll Love
Episode 138: The Lost Art of Listening: Alone with the Music
Episode 137: Planning Final Playlists: Death, Grief & Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 136: Nostalgia Strikes Back: The Cassette Revival and 5 Songs You Need to Hear
Episode 135: Nine Inch Nails in Cleveland + 5 New Tracks You Need Now!
Episode 134: Fake Folk, Real Rage & Songs That Actually Rock
Episode 133: The 18%: Why Super Fans Are Keeping Music Alive (and Festivals Are Failing)
Episode 132: The Struts & Dirty Honey Live in Cleveland + 4 Must-Hear Indie Rock Tracks
Episode 131: The Resurrection of Guitar Solos & Songs That Don't Suck This Week
Episode 130: Ship of Theseus Meets Rock Bands — When Is a Band Still the Band?
Episode 129 - MTV Was Our Algorithm: Singer-Songwriter Gems & a Farewell to Music Television
Episode 128 - The Art of the Cover: What Makes a Great One?
Episode 127 - 3rd Annual Songs That Don’t Suck Mid-Year Review: Top Tracks of 2025 (So Far)
Episode 126 - Concert Review + Fresh Song Picks (Ryan Adams, Blü Eyes, Zilch & More!)
Episode 125 - Rock’s Next Generation & Five New Songs That Don’t Suck
Episode 124 - What Happens the Day the Music Dies & 5 Songs You Need Now
Episode 123 - "another ancient headache..."
Episode 122 - "..you pick up the gun or become the target..."
Episode 121 - "It's a foreign language fever dream"
Episode 120 - "she's drinking diamonds and lying on the phone"
Episode 119 - "a great movie in reverse..."
Episode 118 - "...I lost my heart and the future's gone with it..."
Episode 117 - "a hotline to the afterlife"
Episode 116 - "The truth is I've never been anywhere further from fine"
Episode 115 - Classic Albums That Don't Suck #1 - The Doors Self-Titled Debut
Episode 114 - "Some days, we might fall apart, but we're never broken"
Episode 113 - "Lie to my face and beg me not to cry..."
Episode 112 - Special Episode! RNRA Interviews STDS
Episode 111 - "I'm too stressed to be depressed..."
Episode 110 - "Come on inside, and we can watch the news and be naked..."
Episode 109 - "Every Zeppelin is made of led..."
Episode 108 - The Brite Winter Music and Art Festival Recap
Episode 107 - "I've been dancin' on the edge of something"
Episode 106 - "Don't read the final chapter 'til you finish the page"
Episode 105 - "Then I woke up in a haze thinking that was really weird"
Episode 104 - "Mama kicking down burning crosses on the westside"
Episode 103 - "I don't make the rules, I just watch them unfurl"
Episode 102 - "I can't imagine swimming this far and turning back for the shore"
Episode 101 - "Diamonds are forever, and gold never gets old"
Christmas Songs That Don't Suck - Bonus Episode!
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 100 - The 2nd Annual Don't Sucky Awards
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 99 - "It's a penthouse view of a brick wall..."
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 98 - "Got a bad case of making bad luck..."
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 97 - "Takes you a couple lines to draw conclusions..."
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 96 - "I'll leave my tab unpaid, goodbyes unsaid"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 95 - "Stuck among a billion bitches dying for a pay day"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 94 - "...and now I've lost the words to say"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 93 - "I hope the worst isn't over..."
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 92 - "It's not that I hate you, I just hate everyone"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 91 - "I'd like to see you try cause I've got an evil side"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 90 - "Faking my own funeral just to see who cries"
Songs That Don't Suck - Episode 89 - "...if I hit the bottom hard enough, I'd bounce."