Jagbags

The great Scott OKen returns to Jagbags once again to discuss the all-time guitar master Jimi Hendrix, and his brief but influential career. WIll his music live on? Why has it continued to be so popular, some 55 years after his death? What is his best album? Where might his music have gone in the 70s, 80s and beyond? What songs belong on a tight 45-minute playlist? We talk his releases, compilation LPs, his ultimate legacy, and what made his guitar sound so unique and instantly successful. Tune in for SERIOUS JAMS.

The Pacers extend OKC to Game 7 in the Finals before finally bowing in defeat. Plus we go through the Cubs lineup and Len provides thumbs up or thumbs down (and Len gives periodic thumbs down throughout to Alex Caruso). Plus Guardians, White Sox, WNBA, Beave reviews a new book (The Bronx is Burning), and Len talks about the 30 for 30 episodes on the Baltimore Colts football band and the story of the USFL. Plus Madonna's "Immaculate Collection", and Beave and Len discuss the music of the Backstreet Boys (and also Jim Backus). And finally, the Darkness have a new album out!! Tune in!

Friend of the podcast Kevin Stern rejoins Jagbags to talk through the music of the Chairman of the Board: Mr. Frank Sinatra. Will his music live on? Did he put out the very first concept album? What is his influence in 2025, and will his legacy connect with the incoming generation? What are his very best songs and albums? We each created a 45-minute playlist (one is "Sinatra Sobs", another "Sinatra Swings", and the final is "Sinatra Simple"), and discuss those in great detail as well. Finally, we make too many jokes about Frank Sinatra Jr.'s collab with Was (Not Was). Tune in for some Ol' Blue Eyes!

Beave and Len continue to argue about the NBA Finals. Marlana May Carlson joins the pod to provide her top 5 U2 songs. Beave continues to review Elvis Costello's autobiography. Len mourns the season-ending injury to Courtney Vandersloot, and discusses where the Chicago Sky go from here. Len's Cubs fever also intensifies. Len reads the Atlantic and listens to Hendrix's "First Rays of the New Rising Sun". Len also reviews the new Wes Anderson movie, "The Phoenician Scheme". Plus Robert Christgau's A+ Albums, the New Yorker, and more!

Beave and Len discuss the career and films of Robert Redford, from his debut in "Barefoot In The Park" to his recent appearances in Marvel movies. We also talk the legacy of the Sundance Film Festival, as well as his directorial accomplishments. Was he actually a good actor, or just a pretty face? What are his best films, both as an actor and director? Tune in for cinema discussion!