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In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast

by Weldon Hunter & Erik Komarnicki

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October 17, 2026 · 2 hr 28 min

Let's go crazy with our old friends The Sonics! This week we're yakking' about "Psycho," their wild 1965 track which is a bonafide barnburner. What more can be said about Gerry Roslie's tonsil-tearing screams and Bob Bennett's boffo bucket…
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It's finally time to examine a song from Sgt. Pepper's, and we've chosen "Getting Better"! We wonder if the album has slipped in the public consciousness in favour of the later period Beatles dirtbag albums? We also include covers from…
I'm Not Like Everybody Else

September 25, 2026 · 2 hr 16 min

You know we love The Kinks, so this week we're showcasing the 1966 b-side to "Sunny Afternoon" by the North London quartet, the garage evergreen "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." It's thought to be a defiant statement of individualism, but we…
You Can't Hurry Love

September 17, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min

Because this is the podcast where we talk about a song for way too long, you've gotta be patient. But that can be hard, especially if you're The Supremes! That's right, this week we're talking about "You Can't Hurry Love," the seventh of…
Why Don't You Smile Now

September 12, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min

Lou Reed and John Cale's pre-Velvet Underground songwriting partnership produced a song that straddles many genres: "Why Don't You Smile Now" is the tune we're fancy talking 'bout this week. The original version was done by LR's Syracuse…

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Beyond the Moon

September 5, 2026 · 2 hr 26 min

A long-awaited sequel to our "60s Moon Rock" show (Episode #117), we present more lunar hymns, this time from the 70s to today! We start with Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right," the Moog and marimba smash hit of '76. The next expedition…
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August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

We think, therefore we are ... the best garage rock podcast! The end of summer has us in a pensive mood, so let's start with "I Think It's Time" by The Chosen Few ... it's jaunty & short, like a leprechaun! Our second thought experiment…
Instrumentals!

August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but we say an instrumental is worth even more! We begin aptly with "Let's Go" by The Routers, even though we hear those iconic handclaps a lot less these days at sporting events. Next we chop…
Death!!

August 8, 2026 · 2 hr 30 min

A long, long time ago we did a theme episode called "Life!", but we've been too busy livin' it up since then to face the inevitable follow-up theme episode. Well, here it is, and we start off with Donald Woods' literal tearjerker, "Death…
Killin' It!: 50s and 60s Songs Written by Women

July 31, 2026 · 2 hr 9 min

Once in a blue moon, we find a song that is so wild and weird, it becomes a brick in the ever-growing metaphorical mansion that is In The Past ... and it's usually by a group of young African-American women from the 1950s (see: "Pork and…
Girls!

July 25, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

Let's talk about 60s songs about girls! We have The Dynamics courting "Genevieve," The Tree Stumps pining for "Jennie Lee," The Fabs searching the heavens with "Dinah Wants Religion," The Association gettin' breezy about "Windy," and The…
Drugs!

July 10, 2026 · 2 hr 16 min

We're your dealers this week and the score is songs about gettin' stoned, high, baked and beyond! Pills, tabs, and joints ... and even with some stern warnings, we get high on our own supply ! The Bohemians, The Rolling Stones, Paul Revere…

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About the show

The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!