Many many many years in and it’s finally here – a Monkees episode of Two Pick Ten. And who better to join Craig than the host of the wonderful Mixology podcast – Mr. Frederick James French-Pounce. Coming from the same background of analyzing various versions of songs, Craig is baffled that there is someone who is into this silliness who is much younger than he is, and our guest brings a new twist to the Two Pick Ten series: picking which mix goes on the desert island compilation! A very pleasant conversation with a guest who is able to follow the rules of the island (we’re looking at you, “Mister” Brian Jacobs).Check out the prelude to this conversation over on Mixology! A Conversation with Craig Smith
One could say that all of the Two Pick Ten episodes present various rabbit holes that Craig has fallen into – for most episodes, the entire purpose of the series is to bring together two people familiar with an artist’s entire catalog of music. This one was a month-long crash course in melodic goodness as special guest Josh Fitzgerald willingly goes to that desert island with Craig and the two collaborate on their two-record set THE BEST OF ABBER. You’ll have to listen to understand.
Join us for a very special surprise Woodstock anniversary episode where Craig convinces legendary Woodstock author and expert Scott Parker to join him on the recently discovered desert island Yasgur as they brainstorm their own configuration of the Woodstock soundtrack for the 51st anniversary of the legendary festival. The twist this time – only one song per artist. There is, as always, chat about the songs picked but also discussion about the bands that didn’t make it onto their reconfigured soundtrack and why, as well as plenty of anecdotes about both Scott and Craig’s (and Megan’s!) visits to Bethel and all kinds of groovy goodness. In other words, this podcast is “far out” and hopefully won’t put you “through bad changes”.
The scene: a desert island. The task: pick twenty Radiohead tracks to make the perfect 2LP listening experience for said location. The brave souls taking on such a task: Jack Broad and Craig Smith.
In this episode, Brad Page (of the 
In this episode, Christopher Fritz joins Craig for a discussion about discovering the music of Ben Folds Five, pick their twenty desert island picks, and drop a lot of personal history along the way.
The always handsome Mister Brian Jacobs joins the always boisterous Craig Smith to discuss an artist that they grew up on and still consider one of their favorites: Billy Joel. Join them as they each pick their top ten desert island Billy Joel picks, and buzz through a whole lot of other unrelated topics as is the norm.
The always jovial Mister Brian Jacobs joins Craig for a risky and controversial episode of Two Pick Ten, where each pick their top ten Beatles desert island picks. Before they do, though – an icebreaker that has caused brawls on certain internet forums… but what happens AFTER is where things get really strange.
Once again on the desert island from last episode, Ryan McKay (Shabby Road Record Show) and his wife Michelle join Megan and Craig and together they discuss the forty songs they’ll be stuck with – one from every year between 1980 and 1989. And yes – Ryan has brought his guitar once again!
Thirty songs. Ten years. One desert island. Ryan McKay (Shabby Road Record Show) ponders upon the possibility of getting stuck on that desert island with Megan and Craig and together they discuss the thirty songs they’ll be stuck with – one from every year between 1970 and 1979.
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