Gagnation - Adventures in Music, Sports, Enterprise, and Leisure

About Gagnation - Adventures in Music, Sports, Enterprise, and Leisure

The Gag leads discussions with guests about interests that include music from the 80s and 90s rock and a sprinkling of new music, playlisting, and concert reviews. Sports include MLB, NFL, NBA, College Hoops and Football, maybe a little prep sports. But lean heavy on LA area sports teams and of course fantasy debates. Enterprise will cover money management, business strategy, innovation, technology and leadership. Leisure will cover everything from art, film, food, people and other social topics.

Publisher

Bill Gagnon

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Mar 2020

Latest episode

28 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jul 2021

   Tribute Bands - The Reason We Love 'Em - featuring Scotty

   Scotty joins The Gag and they discuss all the great reason to love The Tribute Bands (cover bands). They tell a few stories about recently seeing Flashback Heart Attack (80's New Wave Tribute band) and the amount of joy the band delivered to their fans. Discussion points include the type of Tribute bands, the history and origins, why you should see Tribute Bands, the void these bands are now filling for the live music scene since there are very few touring acts currently on the road. They finish off the episode by talking about some of the great names of many of the Southern California Tribute bands inclduing Iron Maidens, Noise Polution, ACDShe, Use Your Illusion, Memory Lane, The Curse, Hollywood U2, Petty Breakers, Pretzel Logic, BoStyx, Sweet and Tender Hooligans, Strangelove, Which One's Pink, Atomic Punks and more. 30 minutes you will never get back!. Below is a link to a Spotify covers playlist curated by Scotty https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1GTEowVHAR7yK4vbK1jfkA?si=efcd1eedc513454e

2. 

   13 May 2021

   2021 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees - featuring Scotty

   The 2021 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees have been recently announced. Gagnation's most popular guest Scotty discusses with The Gag the nominees, the criteria (or lack of criteria) to be inducted, the voting process and some of the blunders of the past. They also discuss some of the great bands that are still yet to be inducted. They also establish their own criteria and use it to make predictions. Artists discussed include, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, The Go Go's, Iron Maiden, Todd Rundgren, Jay Z, Devo, NY Dolls, Carole King, Kiss, ACDC, Van Halen, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, Journey, and more. They also talk about some of the pros and cons of the new $5B SoFfi Stadium in Inglewood. 2:00 - Mission of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 4:15 - What is the current definition of Rock and Roll and how it has been changing 8:50 - The criteria discussion 14:25- Hard Rock genre neglect 18:50 - The Gag and Scotty's Proposed Criteria, 20:30 - 2021 Nominees, 21:40 - Won't Get Inducted, 24:10 -Tina Turner, 25:55 Foo Fighters, 28:05 - The guys sidebar into a discussion about the new SoFi Stadium pros and cons and also give an outlook on the future of the trough in the men's restroom. 31:40 Iron Maiden, 33:05 - The Go Go's, 34:30 -Jay-Z, 35:15 - Todd Rundgren, 37:15 - Devo, 39:40 - Rage Against The Machine, 40:30-The boys recap their predictions, 41:30 - Discuss issues with why some artists have been excluded to date and other factors to consider, 48:00 - The Gag lobbies for Arnel Pineda from Journey to be inducted into the Rock Hall https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5S0WMmBleupIQF0cbtJirq?si=baad8f5a8000454a

3. 

   27 Apr 2021

   Sustainability - Every Day Is Earth Day - featuring Rachel Gagnon

   To commemorate Earth Day on April 22, Gagnation invited Rachel Gagnon on the podcast to discusses sustainability. 38% of Gen Z practice sustainability, compared to only 15% of Americans 55+. We discuss some of the issues and policies around sustainability and the concept of "Greenwashing" In Part 2 (12:00) , we urge the Gagnation listeners to take simple steps in their everyday life to improve the environment. Rachel reviews 5 different steps we can take to effectively manage Energy Consumption, Save Water, and Reuse Items. It could be the best spent 21 minutes of the year for you. Enjoy Everyday is Earth Day.

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