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1,000 Greatest Misses
Hello there, ladies and gents! 1000 Greatest Misses is the music podcast that shines a light on 1000 undiscovered, obscure, and underappreciated songs that hit all the marks but failed to chart. On each episode music-obsessed Paul Heinz and Christopher Grey will feature five power pop, AOR, heavy metal and new wave songs from the seventies and eighties, most of it curated from radio compilation vinyl records that aren’t available on any streaming service. Let’s play some tunes!
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Episodes
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
180: Songs 896-900 with Special Guest Bijan (The Heats, The Mosquitos, The Breakdowns, The Exploding Hearts, The Rollers)
Send us Fan Mail 1TGM welcomes special guest Bijan to talk about his journey as a podcaster and DJ, and we feature five of his picks by The Heats, The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
179: Songs 891-895 (Arc Angel, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Maine, The Libertines, Orange Helicopter)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the macabre, recent tribute band shows, live auctions, and feature songs by Arc Angel, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
178: Songs 886-890 (Richard Lloyd, The Heart Throbs, The Orange Peels, Modernettes and The Used)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the World Series, celebrity record collection auctions, visiting stores in the American south, the musical Rent, and…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
177: Songs 881-885 (Swervedriver, Honeycrack, The Odds, The Nice Boys, The Blusterfields)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul reveal two upcoming guests for our show, discuss live concerts that bar cell phones, weigh in on fans who sing or stand…
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176: Songs 876-880 (Teenage Bottlerocket, Barreracudas, The Bliss Band, Orange Humble Band, The Sneaks)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss streamers (again), song pirating, fixing warped records, and feature songs by Teenage Bottlerocket, Barreracudas, The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
175: Songs 871-875 (The La's, The Bottom Line, Owsley, Berlin, The Fans)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss high school reunions, dog-walking etiquette, the Ben Folds Five release, The Who, and feature songs by The La's, The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
174: Songs 866-870 (Hero, Paloalto, The Darling Buds, Shame, The Teens)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss playing files via a streamer, music festivals, Eddie and the Cruisers, a subpar Cheap Trick concert, and feature songs…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
173: Songs 861-865 (The Jetz, The Searchers, Villa Nah, The Parallax Project, Silverwing)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk purging records, John Carney films, recovering from flubs when playing live, and feature songs by The Jetz, The Searchers…
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172: Songs 856-860 (The DP's, Perfect, Brad Marino, Gene The Werewolf, Wire)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris talk podcasts, listener comments, the movies Serendipity, The Wedding Singer and Marnie, and feature songs by The DP's…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
171: Songs 851-855 (Kurt Baker, Melony, The Cynics, Everest, Wanderlust)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss cassette tapes, some other stuff, and feature songs by Kurt Baker, Melony, The Cynics, Everest, and Wanderlust. Support…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
170: Songs 846-850 (The Mighty Lemon Drops, Mother May I, The Family Cat, The Griefs, Zones)
Send us Fan Mail Paul divulges a surprising (to him) feature of Distrokid, Chris and Paul discuss purging, Glen Hansard, Dolly Parton, and highlight songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
169: Songs 841-845 (Motion City Soundtrack, Black and Blonde, Melvins, Crossfire, Silent Movies)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss a bit of trivia by the band Survivor, the year 1973, and feature songs by Motion City Soundtrack, Black and Blonde…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
168: Songs 836-840 (Chris Von Sneidern, Beat Feet, The Moviegoers, Chris Mills, Panic Squad)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the upcoming Austin Record Show, Chris's recent band audition, Cheap Trick's song from the movie Top Gun, Chris's last…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
167: Songs 831-835 (Tinted Windows, It Bites, Monkeeman, Napalm Hearts, Eugenius)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul recap the concerts they've attended recently, lament the crap-venues in Chicago, and feature songs by Tinted Windows, It Bites…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
166: Songs 826-830 (The Bats, Push Puppets, The Model Rockets, Station, August)
Send us Fan Mail Did you ever say no to an opportunity that you should have said yes to? Paul has! He'll discuss. And Chris and Paul address some recent…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
165: Songs 821-825 (Wondermints, The Moon City Masters, Krazy Alice, Look Blue Go Purple, Godiego)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk about a fun music memoir, purging CDs, 1976 music trivia, and feature songs by Wondermints, The Moon City Masters, Krazy…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
164: Songs 816-820 (The Verlaines, Wayne, Toys, Greenberry Woods, The Tourists)
Send us Fan Mail Chris share's his experience at a recent show and Paul shares information on Giorgio Moroder, The Rutles, and David Bowie's viewpoint on…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
163: Songs 811-815 (Gentlemen Jesse & His Men, Giorgio Moroder, Mark Seymour & the Undertow, The Wannadies, LoudLion)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the new Stones album, record store day purchases, Cheap Audio Man, listening with intent, and feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
162: Songs 806-810 (Courtney Barnett, The Cavedogs, No Cheese Please!, The Clique, Car Seat Headrest)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul get caught up on listener mail, Chris's Friday night in a storage locker, Spotify's issues with AI, and feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
161: Songs 801-805 (Chris Mars, Helmet Boy, Children Collide, The Martyrs, Danny Johnson and the Bandits)
Send us Fan Mail Paul reveals his top 10 for the last 100 songs, Chris and Paul discuss owning more than one copy of an LP, and they feature songs by Chris…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
160: Songs 796-800 (Strange Outlook, Wireless, Hubble Bubble, Radio Stars, Unrest)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul try out a new theme song, discuss recent record buying experiences, and feature songs by Strange Outlook, Wireless, Hubble…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
159: Song 791-795 (Preoccupations, The Nines, The Singles, Gary Shane and the Detour, Why on Earth)
Send us Fan Mail Chris shares a story of how to land someone's record collection, we test your knowledge with some album trivia, and we feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
158: Songs 786-790 (The Wonder Stuff, Les Variations, The Number Ones, Charlie, The Radiators)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul highlight some new Beato videos, have an extended discussion about AI and music, and feature songs by The Wonder Stuff, Les…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
157: Songs 781-785 (The Rubinoos, Pet Lover, Dugan McNeill, The Marked Men, Seducer)
Send us Fan Mail Have you seen the new Michael Jackson biopic? Chris gives his review and shares a great story about the most expensive record he's sold, and…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
156: Songs 776-780 (Nuno Bettencourt, Milkwood, Zon, Wipers, Ph.D.)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul talk about a treasure trove of free live concert recordings on-line, maybe getting Marc Maron to appear on the podcast, the…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
155: Songs 771-775 (Uni Boys, Myracle Brah, Reckless Sleepers, Kiwi Jr., Bob Marsh)
Send us Fan Mail Is it okay to ask AI to improve the sound of songs you've already written and recording? Chris and Paul are thinking about it. What do you…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
154: Songs 766-770 (The Narcs, A Silent Film, Bully, The Starting Line, The Skam)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss album lengths, the recent New York Times Best American Songwriters list, and feature songs by The Narcs, A Silent Film…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
153: Songs 761-765 (The Undertones, The Reddmen, Young Guv, Lost Luggage, China Crisis
Send us Fan Mail Chris shares details about a recent record night, Paul reveals the winner of an epic record night from decades ago that attempted to crown the…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
152: Songs 756-760 (The Thorns, True Confessions, Matt Keating, Supermint, Everything But the Girl)
Send us Fan Mail You can now send us a voicemail as well as messages, and now we can actually respond back! Give us a shout sometime. Chris and Paul recap…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
151: Songs 751-755 (Spooner, Tonio K, Pet Hate, Dany Laj and the Looks, Ric Tangle and the Squares)
Send us Fan Mail Chris shops for the letter S in Texas, Chris and Paul discuss possessions and downsizing, and they feature songs by Spooner, Tonio K, Pet…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
150: Songs 746-750 with Guest Jimmy Pardo (Big Bam Boo, Ondine, Adrenalin, A-ha, Chicago)
Send us Fan Mail We up our comedic game in a big way with special guest comedian Jimmy Pardo of "Never Not Funny" and "Jimmy's Records and Tapes." Join us with…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
149: Songs 741-745 (The Tong, Pinegrove, Shack, Nicholas Tremulis, The Newz)
Send us Fan Mail Have you considered how you're going to get rid of all of the stuff you've accumulated over a lifetime? Chris and Paul are working on it! Join…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
148: Songs 736-740 (Accept, Wizzard, One Horse Blue, Starch Martins, Joseph)
Send us Fan Mail Boomboxes are back, baby! Chris and Paul discuss this, electricity usage, and whether or not we were born at the perfect time for music…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
147: Songs 731-735 (The Dils, Red Rockers, Sugarcreek, Mink DeVille, Urgent)
Send us Fan Mail What's your take on calling LPs vinyls? Chris and Paul discuss this, Chris shares a couple of great record stories, and they feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
146: Songs 726-730 (The Defiants, Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, Holme, Turnstile, Dehd)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss Record Research Inc., Goodwill Bins, music publishing, purchasing new gear, singing obnoxious songs to loved ones, and…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
145: Songs 721-725 (Slik, Liquor Giants, Caruso, Straight Lines, Crickle)
Send us Fan Mail Paul discusses fraudulent activity on Tidal, Chris reveals some desert island stats courtesy of listener Sharon, and the bands Slik, Liquor…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
144: Songs 716-720 (The Reds, The Adults, The Fluid, Melt, Big Chill)
Send us Fan Mail Can think of a great artist from Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming or Vermont? If so, we want to hear from you! Chris and Paul…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
143: Songs 711-715 (Hot Tip, The Hot Dogs, Wednesday, Paul Chastain, Barracudas)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul finish off the A to Z desert island music challenge, announce the winner of our vinyl giveaway, and feature songs by Hot Tip…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
142: Songs 706-710 (The Tickets, Flickerstick, The Chameleons, Tokio Rose, Boystown)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul share picks for letters R, S, T and U for the A-Z desert island music challenge, discuss what's next for the show after 200…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
141: Songs 701-705 (Pages, Alecstar, Victory Group, Torche, The Allisons)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul share listener A-Z desert island picks and discuss everyone's choices for N-Q, Paul reveals his top 10 picks for the last 100…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
140: Songs 696-700 and 1 extra with Guest Ira Robbins (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, John Cooper Clarke, Frank Sidebottom, Freshies, John Otway & Wild Willie Barrett, Television Personalities)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris welcome music book publisher and Trouser Press founder Ira Robbins, who shares the music of six English eccentrics: Bonzo Dog…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
139: Songs 691-695 (The Prize, Lions and Ghosts, Anne Be Davis, Jeff Whalen, Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul share listener picks for their desert island A-Z challenge, reveal our choices for J, K, L and M, offer a bit of Billboard…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
138: Songs 686-690 (Ash, The Long Winters, The 45's, Lilys, The Stanleys)
Send us Fan Mail Chris, Paul, Bob and a few listeners reveal their E-I desert island artist picks, Chris and Paul talk about the movie "Once" and feature songs…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
137: Songs 681-685 (The Argument, Purling Hiss, Mayday, Frightened Rabbit, Flying Color)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul reveal their desert island artist picks for letters A through D, share some listener picks as well, and feature songs by The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
Special Episode: Mainstays of Milwaukee Radio in the 70s and 80s (Outlaws, Babe Ruth, Tarney/Spencer Band, Billy Thorpe, Head East, Chris de Burgh, Planet P Project)
Send us Fan Mail There were certain songs in the late 70s and early 80s that were played a ton on Milwaukee radio. Paul plays seven that perhaps didn't get the…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
136: Songs 676-680 (The Runarounds, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Coheed and Cambria, Continental Drifters, Pretty Boy Floyd)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the American Music Fairness Act, share two fun record store stories, and feature songs by The Runarounds, Sammy Rae &…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
135: Songs 671-675 (Split Single, The Article, The Ascenders, The Bratz, Love Spit Love)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the current market for used cassettes and a desert island game we'd love our listeners to try, and we feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
134: Songs 666-670 (Golden Earring, Buddy Love, The Pengwins, Alien, Flying Colors)
Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris discuss the use of prerecorded tracks in live performance, the role of critics in forming our tastes, and feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
133: Songs 661-665 (Happygolovely, Avion, Tickets, The Jacks, Ralph Covert)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul recap record store day, reignite their debate about what makes a song a cover, and feature songs by Happygolovely, Avion…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
Special Episode: Listeners Choose Five Tracks (Squeeze, Puffy Ami Yumi, Katie Costello, Martin Newell, Beau Coup)
Send us Fan Mail Each of our five lucky Dean Brownrout book winners pick a song this week. We discuss the new Springsteen movie, the new book on The Cars, and…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
132: Songs 656-660 (Vox Pop, The Clean, Bad City, Grant Lee Buffalo, The Snap)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss best debuts of the 90s, what makes a cover song a cover song, and feature songs by Vox Pop, The Clean, Bad City, Grant…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
131: Songs 651-655 (Tubetop, Dave Suh & the Dirty Wings, BB Steal, Ultra Vivid Scene, Boy Wonder)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the podcast mechanics and how things have changed over the past 2 1/2 years, and feature songs by Tubetop, Dave Suh &…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
130: Songs 646-650 (Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve, The Sounds, The Blow Pops, Robert Fleishmann, Donnie Iris)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the "used record store dilemma," Billboard chart books, offer a bit of trivia about the year 1984, and feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
129: Songs 641-645 with Guest Dean Brownrout (Splitsville, Material Issue, Adam Schmitt, The Sighs, Wondermints)
Send us Fan Mail Author and co-founder of Big Deal, Dean Brownrout, regales us with stories about running a label in the 90s, how his book No Big Deal came…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
128: Songs 636-640 (Anthanaeum, Superchunk, Psychodots, The Dream, The Dodgers)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss musician Gabriel Kahane's essay on active music listening, and feature songs by Anthanaeum, Superchunk, Psychodots, The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
127: Songs 631-635 (Roger Klug, The Lone Bellow, First Base, John Lawton, The Edgar Winter Group)
Send us Fan Mail Did the music you listen to ever make you fear for your soul? Chris and Paul discuss their relationship to music in the 80s when there was a…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
126: Songs 626-630 (Yo La Tengo, Twisted Ace, The Bradburys, The Insiders, Phil Sumida)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the narrative of Billy Squire's infamous "Rock Me Tonight" video and Nirvana's Nevermind, the new TV show The…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
125: Songs 621-625 with guest Jeff Whalen (The Fun and Games, Blue Mink, Midget, Boys & Girls Together, The Hudson Brothers)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul invite guitarist, singer and songwriter Jeff Whalen from the band Tsar to discuss sundry musical topics and feature songs by…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
124: Songs 616-620 (Damone, Pezband, The Vandalias, Drivin' N Cryin', Batteries Not Inluded)
Send us Fan Mail What are some of your favorite cover songs? Chris and Paul reveal a few of ours, as well as the purpose of recording a cover song in the first…
- 1,000 Greatest Misses
123: Songs 611-615 (Big Dipper, Deathray, Broken Toys, Briar, Sloan)
Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss the Farfisa organ, a Discogs update, and active music listening, and feature songs by Big Dipper, Deathray, Broken…