Episodes

  • S1 Bonus Raf & Dan on Something for Nothing Podcast
    Jan 21 2026

    Steve and Gerry from the Something for Nothing Rush podcast invited us to join them for an episode. Check it out -- them takes is hottt.


    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-for-nothing-a-rush-fancast/id1477994760


    Season 3 coming soon so stay tuned!

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    1 hr
  • S2E52 American Music Club Season Finale
    Dec 31 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    We all have to find our own email address: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: Build it up, burn it down.

    0:28: The Final Intro

    1:03: A look back on Big Head Todd & the Monsters.

    2:50: Haaskeepin’ and thank y’uns.

    14:41: JW’s Worst Song Bracket

    27:58: Dan’s Worst Song Bracket

    36:50: Michael Presents: Best Cover Ever

    43:06: JW’s Best Song Bracket

    1:03:39: Dan’s Best Song Bracket

    1:12:20: The Huge Season 3 Reveal

    1:41:50: JW’s Best Album Bracket & Champion

    2:06:18: Dan’s Best Album Bracket & Champion

    2:17:21: Dan’s Worst Song Bracket & Champion

    2:20:25: JW’s Worst Song Bracket & Champion

    2:25:50: JW’s Best Song Bracket & Champion

    2:33:10: Dan’s Best Song Bracket & Champion

    2:40:40: The back has been tracked, and to all a good night.


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    2 hrs and 45 mins
  • S2E51 American Music Club & Mark Eitzel More Ephemera
    Dec 24 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    I just took two emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST:
    American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera YouTube Playlist

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: Take These Broken Wings

    0:30: We’re Ephemeracs!

    1:00: Preamblin’ Again

    2:13: Eitzel’s 4-Track Collection of Shame

    6:42: Crystal Always Knows

    8:52: Toiling Midgets “Son”

    14:08: “Everclear” & “Mercury” B-Sides

    24:26: “San Francisco” B-Sides

    30:54: Guest Appearances

    46:11: Mark Eitzel “Demos Before Lovesongs”

    52:25: More Guest Appearances

    1:01:01: Mark Eitzel “Glory”

    1:04:01: Vudi, Farmers, Clovis de la Floret, Swans

    1:11:24: Danny & Clodhopper

    1:12:14: Kaphan & His Ambient Excursions

    1:17:17: Too Much & Too Deep

    1:21:53: On to the finale!


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • S2E50 American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera
    Dec 17 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    How do you pass the President’s email: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST:
    American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera YouTube Playlist

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: Dawson’s Peak

    1:00: A Long Look Back, a Short Look Ahead

    4:50: Housekeeping & the Brackets

    7:25: A Prelude to the Preamble

    10:55: Preamblin’ Man

    12:43: AMC Live 1992 to 1993

    23:21: AMC Live at the Hotel Utah SF 1993

    29:21: A Toast to You: AMC Live in Pittsburgh 2004

    34:32: Atwater Afternoon: AMC Live 2008

    40:38: Food, Sex, and Shelter: AMC Live in Cambridge 2008

    50:20: The Eitzel Ordeal: The Konk Sessions 2013

    59:25: Whoops, We Did It Again


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • S2E49 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side B
    Dec 10 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    My sunsets are always one-sentence emails: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
    American Music Club “The Golden Age”

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: Arrested Development

    0:06: Intro

    0:38: The 2008 J. W. and Dan Time Capsule

    10:21: Side B, Track 1: “Who You Are”

    19:55: Side B, Track 2: “The Windows on the World”

    28:38: Side B, Track 3: “One Step Ahead”

    33:58: Side B, Track 4: “The Dance”

    45:01: Side B, Track 5: “I Know That’s Not Really You”

    52:19: Side B, Track 6: “On My Way”

    1:00:07: Side B, Track 7: “The Grand Duchess of San Francisco”

    1:04:55: J.W. Hall’s Retracking of “The Golden Age”

    1:12:42: The 24 Carat Best and the Gold-Filled Worst

    1:19:00: And that’s it. The catalog is complete.


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • S2E48 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side A
    Dec 3 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    You pulled off your email, went “Girls Gone Wild”: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
    American Music Club “The Golden Age”

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: 12

    0:15: The Golden Intro

    0:49: Talk to my rep, Eitzel.

    2:25: “Never Stray from the Chronology!”

    5:29: The Basics

    8:00: “Michael’s Covers” for the Patreons

    20:42: Production, the Band, and a Chance Meeting?

    42:14: Side A, Track 1: “All My Love”

    54:07: Side A, Track 2: “The Victory Choir”

    1:04:57: Side A, Track 3: “The Decibels and the Little Pills”

    1:16:32: Side A, Track 4: “Sleeping Beauty”

    1:23:41: Side A, Track 5: “The Stars”

    1:30:28: Side A, Track 6: “All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco”

    1:39:24: C’est Fin


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • S2E47 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side B
    Nov 26 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    He spent his life on the television. He even had an email of his own: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
    Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman”

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: Bored?

    0:22: The Hanz. The Fanz.

    2:38: Side B, Track 1: “In My Role As a Professional Singer and Ham”

    14:30: Side B, Track 2: “Mr. Humpries”

    27:50: Side B, Track 3: “La Llorona”

    37:49: Side B, Track 4: “Just Because”

    42:54: Side B, Track 5: “Let Me Go”

    50:04: Side B, Track 5: “Sleep From My Eyes”

    57:03: Bonus Tracks Commentary: For Jason Molina

    58:50: Die besten und die wursten.

    1:05:04: See you next Tuesday.


    REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
    White Bimbo Man’s video for “Just Because”

    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • S2E46 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side A
    Nov 19 2025

    Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.


    To the slots, I go everyday. I know the email will come my way: backtrackingrox@gmail.com.


    LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
    Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman”

    CHAPTERS:

    0:00: The Dulcet Tones

    0:19: Sheer Volume

    6:25: Big Momma’s Housekeeping

    13:23: The Basics

    19:04: Under the Covers with Michael

    25:33: Production, Arrangements, and the Overall Vibe

    44:10: Side A, Track 1: “The Last Ten Years”

    55:19: Side A, Track 2: “An Answer”

    1:03:17: Side A, Track 3: “The Road”

    1:11:33: Side A, Track 4: “Nothing and Everything”

    1:20:06: Side A, Track 5: “An Angel’s Wings Brushed the Penny Slots”

    1:30:36: Like Styx, we’re sailing away. Until next time.


    AMC LINKS:

    - Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web
    - American Music Club on Bandcamp
    - American Music Club on Spotify
    - Danny Pearson on Bandcamp

    BACKTRACKING SOCIALS:

    - Twitter: @backtrackingrox

    - YouTube: @backtrackingrox

    - Instagram: @backtrackingrox

    - Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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    1 hr and 34 mins