Ok, so three of our past 5 Episodes have been with Paul Jackson from Blackberry Smoke. Why? Because we don't DO many of these any more as life gets in the way and things change. BUT...one thing that does NOT change is how much Paul loves Christmas - and how much Nick HATES it. So...join us as Mike and Nick are joined by Paul AND his evil spawn, Spencer Jackson (a talented musician in his own right) as we talk about how BlackBerry Smoke spent 2025 touring, their new triple LP greatest hits album, Spencer's new band - Grass, Christmas songs that are trash, another killer session of "This or That", and of course our signature segments:

- Dumb News

- DIS-Covered

- This song SUCKS!

Check it out! And of course, check out Rock City Music Company at www.rockcitymusicco.com, Blackberry Smoke's new album available at www.blackberrysmoke.com, and Grass on Instagram at Grass.we.are and on Facebook, too!

Yes, it’s true – Mike and Nick are BACK IN ACTION! Cover to Cover returns after a long hiatus.

LOTS has gone on since we last were with you, so in this episode we touch on a ton of hot-button topics and give our not-so-educated takes on all of them. Things like:

- Our favorite album releases of 2025 thus far

- Black Sabbath RETIRING and the “Back to the Beginning” concert

- Tariffs and how it affects the music world

And more!

We’ll also be going through our famous segments:

- Dumb News

- DIS-Covered

- This Song SUCKS

Make sure you tune in for the triumphant return of COVER TO COVERED! BE THERE! Or don’t. But BE THERE!

Ya know, usually if you do our show once, that is enough for a lifetime, but Paul Jackson of Blackberry Smoke has agreed to come on AGAIN in a triumphant return - along with some special guest - Paul's own son, Spencer Jackson - a musician in his own right and part time guitar tech for Blackberry Smoke!

We talk about how Blackberry Smoke has been able to continue on in the time following the untimely death of founding member Brit Turner, get some stories from the road, and what 2025 and beyond looks like for BBS!

We also fight over Van Halen songs, and of course feature our award-winning* segments, "DIS-Covered" and "This Song SUCKS"

*Roger the Pug gave us the award for "Best Podcast Segment for Pugs Who Don't Speak"). That's legit...right?

On this episode of Cover to Covered, Mike and Nick completely 'fanboy' out as our guest is none other than multi-instrumentalist Roger Joseph Manning Jr. of power pop legends JELLYFISH!

We discuss Roger's musical journey - from his beginnings of taking simple piano lessons to the present day as part of Beck's touring band. We talk Jellyfish, The Moog Cookbook, Imperial Drag, TV Eyes, The Lickerish Quartet, his solo career (including his newest EP, "Radio Daze"), why we have to say his FULL name, and more! Roger drops all sorts of knowledge on being a musician and what he's learned over the years.

We'll also feature our famous segment, "DIS-covered". You'll just have to listen to find out all the cool details!!!

Check out everything "Roger" at https://rogerjosephmanningjrofficial.com

Podcast website: https://www.covertocovered.com

Mike and Nick are back after a summer respite, and this time around they are joined by San Diego Alt-Rockers MANGANISTA. Manganista, like most every other band, started off as a fun, DIY project. Now, over 20 years later, they have developed a cult-like following, nabbed an indie record label deal, and most recently have released a box set with dub-style remixes! We'll discuss how all this came to be, and how you, too, can do the same!

Of course, we shall also feature our most famous segments - Dumb News, DIS-Covered, and This Song Sucks! Check it all out LIVE on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific

Podcast Links:

Webpage - http://www.covertocovered.com/

GUEST LINKS:

Band page - https://manganista.weebly.com/

Label - https://escapehatchrecords.com/collec...

Everything Manganista - https://linktr.ee/manganista

Mike and Nick are back once again with a post-Memorial day show, and are super proud to be featuring an interview with Bassist/Vocalist/Front of House Engineer/Producer Brad Divens! We chat with Brad about his time as Bassist and lead vocalist for Wrathchild America and Souls At Zero, playing guitar in Kix, touring with metal luminaries such as Metallica, Pantera and Slayer, and what it's like being on the OTHER side of the mixing desk, doing sound for artists like Linkin Park, Garbage, Bob Seger, Enrique Iglesias, and Disturbed.

As always, our beyond famous segments "DIS-Covered" and "This Song Sucks" will be featured as well as our newest segment "DUMB NEWS"

We made it! 50! Our 'golden' episode! And...Mike and Nick have someone special joining them to celebrate - PAUL JACKSON of BLACKBERRY SMOKE! This six-string slinger joined in the merriment and discussed what it's like to be a part of a killer band, the highs and lows of touring, and what comes next as well as a touching tribute to late Drummer and friend, Brit Turner!

We also touch on the aftermath of Record Store Day 2024 and, as always, we'll feature our popular segments - "Dumb News", "DIS-Covered" and "This Song SUCKS"

Make sure you check out Blackberry Smoke on tour! Info available at:

https://www.blackberrysmoke.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blackberrysmoke/

https://blackberrysmoke.komi.io/

Mike and Nick are back with a preview of what is hitting the shelves on Record Store Day 2024, which is 4/20/2024! We'll tell you what we like, what we think you'd like and why you need to get to your local participating record store EARLY!

We'll also have our hit segments, starting with our NEW segment, 'DUMB NEWS', in addition to 'DIS-Covered' and 'This Song SUCKS'. Enjoy! Tell a friend!