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Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

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  • E354 - Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, P***y Galore) - Top 5 New York Albums of the '80s

    October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Looking at critical lists of the greatest New York albums of all time, they seem heavily slanted towards the initial art punk blast of the late ‘70s (and deservedly so) with Ramones, Blondie, Television, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, etc…

  • E353 Bonus Game! "The Dylan Dylemma"

    October 22, 2026 · 13 min

    This week's Third Lad Wesley Stace (aka singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding) had dinner reservations to get to, which meant that we didn't get to play this absurdly fun O3L game with him - "The Dylan Dylemma". But, hey, we're not ones…

  • E353 - Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding - Top 5 Bob Dylan Covers

    October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    With over 1,500 covers of 350+ compositions by over 600 artists, Bob Dylanis is clearly one of the most frequently covered songwriters in music history. His material has been covered at some point by a wide range of rock, pop, folk, soul…

  • E352 - Robyn Hitchcock - Top 5 Albums of 1968

    October 13, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min

    Explore the past, present, and future as we welcome the return of one of the most pivotal figures of alternative music, Robyn Hitchcock! The past: We wax ecstatic about the best albums of 1968, the year that happens to be the launching…

  • E351 - hackedepicciotto - Top 5 German Albums

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

    Go ahead. Laugh and point as Brett struggles through pronunciations...because this week, we're taking on the Top 5 German Albums. Diese Alben sind sehr gut! Fortunately, we are joined by the gloriously cinematic experimental duo…

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  • E350 - Glenn Morrow - Label Spotlight: Bar/None Records

    September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 54 min

    It's time for another in our series of label spotlights, as this week we turn our focus to Hoboken indie Bar/None Records, celebrating its 40th anniversary. Joining us is no better authority than the most omni-present figure in the label's…

  • O3L Presents: Weekend Six Pack, Vol. 34 - SKEPTEMBER!

    September 25, 2026 · 30 min

    Hear ye, hear ye! We hereby declare this month SKEPTEMBER at O3L! That's right, the releases of the UK fiercely independent label Skep Wax Records have been so uniformly excellent this year that we thought it was high time to dedicate an…

  • E349 - Author Debora Masterson ("Freedom Quest") - Top 5 Bands That Should been HUGE

    September 22, 2026 · 2 hr 7 min

    Anyone who have ever had any sort of aspirations of making it in the music business know this well - the chances of “making it” are so slim you might as well play the Lottery with the expectation of becoming a gazillionaire or stand…

  • E348 - Nicole Laurenne (The Darts / Black Viiolet) - Top 5 Songs with Awesome Organ!

    September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min

    Hey you! Not so F.A.S.T.!** This week, we welcome one of the coolest people on the planet, Nicole Laurenne, to talk about one of the coolest instruments on the planet...the organ! Nicole has been working double duty this year, constantly…

  • E347 - Hypnolovewheel's Stephen Hunking - Top 5 Albums Critics Loved...but Fans Ignored!

    September 8, 2026 · 2 hr 16 min

    This week, Uncle Gregg, Brett, and Third Lad Stephen Hunking (guitarist/vocalist of cult '80s/'90s band Hypnolovewheel) dig into albums that critics raved about...but the record-buying public just didn't show up for. Stephen joins the…

  • E346 - Mark Wilkerson (Author, Pub Rock) - Top 5 Pub Rock Songs

    September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

    Surrender to the rhythm as we drink up the Pub Rock scene with author Mark Wilkerson! U.K. , early 1970s: In response to the glitz of glam and the pomp of prog there emerged a DIY, back to basics scene known as pub rock: no-fuss, grass…

  • E345 - In Conversation with Adrian Sherwood

    August 25, 2026 · 40 min

    During last week's episode, Jon Langford from The Mekons joined us on the heels of Horror-ble, their newly released dub reimaging on their 2025 album Horror.  While we’ve got dub on the mind, we were reminded that we have been sitting on a…

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About the show

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.