Will Hodge (Unplugged Revisited)

They got that ‘80s/‘90s “babyfication” cartoon block representing too! Thanks for the heads up @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social!

UR015: Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) [1996 MTV Unplugged] Podcast Episode · Unplugged Revisited · 05/07/2025 · 1h 42m

What a truly great MTV Unplugged episode! I interviewed Mike Inez last year for my MTV Unplugged podcast (Unplugged Revisited) and he was super cool to talk to with a lot of fun stories. If you give it a spin, I hope you dig it!
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“L. Boogie spars with stars and constellations, then came down for a little conversation”

Another new Unplugged reissue headed our way! I believe for only the second-ever US pressing, it’s Lauryn Hill’s complexly beautifully, deeply human MTV Unplugged (out 3/6)
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YouTube video by NPR Music Sarah McLachlan: Tiny Desk Concert

Phenomenally enjoyable @npr.org Tiny Desk from the always awesome Sarah McLachlan dropped this morning. This is (no surprise) really, really great!
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To any Dylan vinyl fans in this thread (hello friends!), my MTV Unplugged podcast (Unplugged Revisited) is running a giveaway contest for the upcoming vinyl reissue of Bob’s ‘95 MTV Unplugged album (coming out 2/20). Super easy entry details in the pic and in my most recent episode.

UR015: Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) [1996 MTV Unplugged] Podcast Episode · Unplugged Revisited · 05/07/2025 · 1h 42m

I interviewed Mike last year for my MTV Unplugged podcast (Unplugged Revisited) and he was such an incredibly nice dude with so many cool stories. If you give it a spin, I hope you dig it!
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Unplugged Revisited Music Commentary Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Unplugged Revisited is a podcast that celebrates, critiques, and dives deep into the last three-and-a-half decades of the pop cultural game changer MTV Un...

You might dig my MTV Unplugged podcast (Unplugged Revisited) where I interview a bunch of the artists who played the show (including Natalie) and talk about various aspects of the show’s impact and cultural footprint. If you give it a spin, I hope you dig it!
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Yeah totally! I believe he wrote all the music and co-wrote some of the lyrics. That is, IF old episodes of “Night Court” can be believed (which is where I heard that info from since Harry was obsessed with Mel Torme) 😂

YouTube video by DaneTV - Videoclipes Mel Tormé - The Christmas Song (ao vivo no MTV Beach House)

Remember when Mel Torme showed up to the MTV Beach House and played “The Christmas Song” for Kennedy? ‘90s MTV was really something else…

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Thanks Shawn!!

FREE VINYL GIVEAWAY! Ahead of the upcoming 2/20 release of the first-time vinyl reissue of Dylan’s ‘95 MTV Unplugged album, we’re running an easy-entry contest to win your very own copy! Details in the pic and in my most recent Unplugged Revisited episode.

Right?!? For me, the Dave Holmes essay might be the biggest draw on that one 😂

For real! I got excited about it and then saw the run size. Surprised the Bob Mould reissue is so small too (900 copies). On the other end of that spectrum is like a 20K run for Fall Out Boy (which seems kinda insane to me, haha). At least I can always count on new Ramones and Vince Guaraldi!

The Boiler Room: A My So-Called Life Podcast TV & Film Podcast · Updated Weekly · A weekly, episodic discussion of My So-Called Life between Buffering the Vampire Slayer’s Kristin Russo and A Cast of Kings’ Joanna Robinson, coinciding with the s...

Some days (most days) I fondly remember that the phenomenal duo of @kristinnoeline.bsky.social and @jowrotethis.bsky.social did a podcast on the greatest single season TV show of all time (My So-Called Life) and I queue it up and relisten for the millionth time.
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Pretty excited to see the first-ever vinyl pressing of Bennett’s ‘94 Unplugged on this year’s RSD list. Though, not gonna lie, would REALLY LOVE to see an expanded edition with the unbroadcasted J Mascis and Evan Dando duets!

We’re also running a vinyl giveaway for the gorgeous new reissue of Bob Dylan’s ‘95 MTV Unplugged record (releasing 2/20)! Easy entry details in the pic and in the new episode.

…and even if you know all the major George Michael story threads, tune in to hear about his pre-WHAM! ska band, him giving Paula Yates a sneak peek of “Last Christmas” during Band Aid, the ‘89 AMAs controversy, how Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 2 morphed into Red Hot + Dance, and much more!

NEW EPISODE! Well I guess it would be nice… if you checked out my solo deep dive on George Micheal’s fascinating musical evolution from his earliest WHAM! days all the way up through his stellar ‘96 MTV Unplugged.
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SUGAR is back! Love You Even Still 2026 Tour + new song "Long Live Love" out today. Register at sugarcopperblue.com for presales starting Tue Jan 27 10am local. 7" vinyl pre-order available. More shows coming soon!

Right?!? Surprised he didn’t give her the Ol’ Dusty and force her to only wear clownish polka dots 😂

YouTube video by 1_wrestler1 The Narcissist, Lex Luger gets interviewed by Boni Blackstone

Funnily enough I was on my way out around the same time (‘92 Summerslam at Wembley was my last big watch) but yeah I remember seeing her a few times on broadcasts when visiting other family members.
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My dude, the absolute whiplash of ‘80s Atlanta nostalgia you just gave me with the Boni Blackstone shoutout 😂 When she hit the WWF in the mid-‘90s I was totally rocking the teenager snob “I liked her first album better” vibes from watching her on WCW.

Variety interview with Claire Danes about a “My So-Called Life” reboot.

Hey, ABC, you up? @wilsoncruz.bsky.social and I have been threatening for years to take another spin on the dance floor! 🌎😁💃🏻🕺

THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE “THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...

"three chords and blessed noise" was how Lenny Kaye described the earliest days of the Patti Smith Group. I have a new booklet/mega-zine out about seeing a week of shows on November's Horses 50th Anniversary tour:

Really excited to retire my original run ‘95 Dylan Unplugged pressing for this forthcoming reissue (with “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” finally added on the US version)! Fingers crossed that we’re one step closer to both nights coming out via the Bootleg Series. Pre-orders up now for February!

Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts on this lovely Monday morning

While I don’t recall Kroger being bold enough to have “Possum Kingdom” on the in-store mix, there ended up being enough modern R&B and alt-rock cuts to make for some surprisingly rad moments (except when they hit me with DMB’s “What Would You Say” which would ALWAYS send me to lot duty/cart return)😂

What a nice reminder of genuine “hope despite the times” 💚

I Want to Be Haunted by the Ghost Sinéad O'Connor & The Holy Spirit of Music

When she was young, Sinéad O’Connor spoke to her grandparents’ piano. The ancient instrument, its keys “yellowed like her grandpa’s teeth,” spoke back in haunted tones.

I’ve got a new essay up, complete with a voiceover narration, about ghosts, the Divine Feminine, and spiritual protest.

What a truly heavenly read from the fantastic @nikostratis.com! In the summer of ‘94 I was a 14-year-old part-time Kroger bag boy who couldn’t believe I got to hear R.E.M., Green Day, Meat Puppets, STP, and others “at work” (I can still hear the “KRGR Kroger Radio” jingle in my head to this day).