Now Hear This Podcast

05/15/2025

Here we are with another new podcast/episode of NOW HEAR THIS (or NHT, for short), the music podcast that should be your favorite by now. We’re calling this one “How Much Fun” after the Robert Palmer tune you’ll find in the podcast.
NHT is made up of songs that your curators, Rock Stamberg and John Stix, meticulously select and sequence based on two things: It’s gotta be a killer song and a great performance and it’s gotta be kinda off the map, popularity wise. (Sometimes we cheat on that last part but a good song’s a good song.)
It’s the hidden gems we aim to uncover. The new podcast is a special one as we recovered some song ideas we’d short-listed during the pandemic but I never wrote ‘em down. (John and I would meet in my backyard during the summer with an old boom box and those mandatory masks.) Navigate over to our site or iTunes and you’ll hear surprises galore, song wise. It’s good stuff, so … skedaddle.

Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
Stream and/or download this and all our previous NHT episodes at nhtmusic.com or via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 #

Rare and unreleased songs, chats, and exclusive interviews.

01/15/2025

We here at NOW HEAR THIS’ global podcast headquarters aim to keep playing the best rare and unearthed tracks you’ll hear anytime soon … and we’re not kidding. Mosey on over to our website (nhtmusic.com) and soak up our latest NHT music jam entitled “They’re Red Hot.” The podcast includes Eric Clapton’s kickin’ version of Robert Johnson’s “They’re Red Hot,” of course. We’ve curated a beauty this time ‘round with another eclectic bunch of great lost, live, rare and unheard songs by the likes of Bruce Springsteen with the late Sam Moore, Billy Preston, Sparks, Van Morrison, Faces, Leon Russell, Three Dog Night and a whole bunch more.

Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
Stream and/or download this and all NHT episodes at nhtmusic.com or via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 #

01/11/2025

We here at NOW HEAR THIS’ global podcast headquarters aim to keep playing the best rare and unearthed tracks you’ll hear anytime soon … and we’re not kidding. Mosey on over to our website (nhtmusic.com) and soak up our latest NHT music jam entitled “They’re Red Hot.” The podcast includes Eric Clapton’s kickin’ version of Robert Johnson’s “They’re Red Hot,” of course. We’ve curated a beauty this time ‘round with another eclectic bunch of great lost, live, rare and unheard songs by the likes of Bruce Springsteen with the late Sam Moore, Billy Preston, Sparks, Van Morrison, Faces, Leon Russell, Three Dog Night and a whole bunch more.

Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
Stream and/or download this and all NHT episodes at nhtmusic.com or via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2

12/17/2024

Happy Holidays fellow music heads! Get yourself over to iTunes and listen to the brand new NOW HEAR THIS Christmas 2024 music podcast. We’re playing the best left-of-center seasonal tracks you’ll hear this year – no kidding. The playlist kicks off with Chuck Leavell’s “Hey Santa” from his Christmas classic What’s In That Bag? Album. Rock & John have outdone themselves and curated another cool set of wintery selections from The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Cheap Trick, Rufus Wainwright, Eagles, Robin Gibb, Mariah Carey & Queen (oh yes), Liz Phair … and a lot more. We’re afraid you might hurt your own feelings if you miss out on this year’s NHT Christmas cheer, so make your way to your favorite podcast listening spot and join us this Yuletide season. We’re springing for hot chocolate, by the way. Merry Christmas!

Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
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12/15/2024

Happy Holidays fellow music heads! Get yourself over to iTunes and listen to the brand new NOW HEAR THIS Christmas 2024 music podcast. We’re playing the best left-of-center seasonal tracks you’ll hear this year – no kidding. The playlist kicks off with Chuck Leavell’s “Hey Santa” from his Christmas classic What’s In That Bag? Album. Rock & John have outdone themselves and curated another cool set of wintery selections from The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Cheap Trick, Rufus Wainwright, Eagles, Robin Gibb, Mariah Carey & Queen (oh yes), Liz Phair … and a lot more. We’re afraid you might hurt your own feelings if you miss out on this year’s NHT Christmas cheer, so make your way to your favorite podcast listening spot and join us this Yuletide. We’re springing for hot chocolate, by the way. Merry Christmas!

Now Hear This hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2

Rare and unreleased songs, chats, and exclusive interviews.

10/27/2024

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC is Now Hear This’ latest podcast of hidden musical treasures and chat. Here’s this episode’s playlist:

Grateful Dead: “Let The Good Times Roll”
Santana: “Everybody’s Everything”
Kila: “An Tiománaí (Live)”
Steely Dan: “Parkers Band”
Tower Of Power: “What Is Hip?”
Van Morrison: “You Make Me Feel So Free”
Lake Street Dive with Lawerence: “Good Together (Live)”
Jeff Lynne: “Blown Away”
The Beach Boys: “You Still Believe In Me (Live)”
The Doobie Brothers: “Listen to The Music (Farewell Tour Live)”
U2: “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”
Squeeze: “The Day I Get Home”
The Monkees: “Daydream Believer”
Aretha Franklin: “Coca-Cola Commercial”
Larry Carlton: “Put It Where You Want It”
The Clash: “London Calling”
John Fogerty with The Roots: “Lookin’ Out My Back Door”
Mountain: “Mississippi Queen”
James Taylor: “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Music Now”
“Barney Miller Theme”

• Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix. •
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Rare and unreleased songs, chats, and exclusive interviews.

07/11/2024

Now Hear This’ new Summer 2024 music podcast is called AIN’T NICE TO TALK LIKE THAT and is named after the Skeeter Davis & NRBQ song from their recently re-released and expanded 1985 album, SHE SINGS, THEY PLAY. Here’s our latest podcast’s playlist:
The Allman Brothers Band: “Little Martha (Live at The Beacon Theatre, NYC)”
Brian Setzer Orchestra: “The Jets Song”
Laura Nyro: “Luckie”
Chuck Berry & Tom Jones: “Memphis / Roll Over Beethoven”
Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band: “Cutey and the Dragon”
Joe Jackson: “Summer in The City”
Paul Carrack: “From Now On”
Todd Rundgren & Daryl Hall: “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference”
Skeeter Davis & NRBQ: “Ain’t Nice to Talk Like That”
Billy Joel: “Only the Good Die Young (Alternate Version)”
John Hiatt: “Cry Love”
Steely Dan: “Time Out of Mind (Vocal-Keyboard-Guitar-Horn Mix)”
The Allman Brothers Band: “Blue Sky”
Paul McCartney And Eric Clapton: “Something”
Starlight Mints: “Submarine #3”
Elliot Smith: “Pretty (Ugly Before)”
Little Feat: “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (Alternate Version)”
Emerson, Lake & Powell: “Touch and Go (2024 Remaster)”
Jefferson Airplane: “She Has Funny Cars” •
Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2

04/25/2024

Now Hear This’ latest music podcast is called SO MAY WE START and is named after the Sparks song featured in the film ANNETTE, which opens the podcast. If you haven’t heard this song before, it’s a cool blend of rock, pop, Broadway, and soundtrack kitsch and it’s super catchy and inventive. The video (linked in our homepage) is a hoot, to boot. Other tracks in our playlist include:
NRBQ: “Boozoo, That’s Who!”
Traveling Wilburys: “Maxine”
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band featuring Levon Helm: “The Weight”
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band featuring Mark Farner: “Some Kind of Wonderful”
The Kinks: “Life on The Road”
The Monkees: “Listen to The Band”
Neil Young: “All Along the Watchtower”
The Rolling Stones & Stevie Wonder: “I Don’t Know Why”
The Doors: “People Are Strange”
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band featuring Dave Edmunds: “I Hear You Knocking”
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band featuring Gary Wright: “Dream Weaver”
Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks: “Space Captain”
Crosby, Stills & Nash: “Taken at All”
Roger McGuinn with Richard Thompson: “Wild Mountain Thyme”
T. Rex: “20th Century Boy”
Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead: “Man of Peace”
Lots of fabulous and obscure songs are to be heard …
Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 •

02/02/2024

Now Hear This’ latest music podcast is called BOOM BAPA BOOM and is named after Jimmie Vaughan’s song, which opens the show. If you haven’t heard this song before, you should … and you will. It’s an off-the-beaten-path rock ‘n roll treasure – for real. Other artists represented in our playlist are: Jackson Browne, Joan Armatrading, Tex Williams, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Randy Newman, Vulfmon (Featuring Jacob Jeffries), Larkin Poe, 10cc, Michael Jackson & Ted Nugent, The Beatles, Elton John, U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Black Crowes, Badfinger, Joni Mitchell, Beautiful People (Jimi Hendrix) and Santana. Lots of fabulous and obscure songs are to be heard …
Now Hear This is hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 • #

01/30/2024

Now Hear This’ latest music podcast is called BOOM BAPA BOOM and is named after Jimmie Vaughan’s song, which opens the show. If you haven’t heard this song before, you should … and you will. It’s an off-the-beaten-path rock ‘n roll treasure – for real. Other artists represented in our playlist are: Jackson Browne, Joan Armatrading, Tex Williams, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Randy Newman, Vulfmon (Featuring Jacob Jeffries), Larkin Poe, 10cc, Michael Jackson & Ted Nugent, The Beatles, Elton John, U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Black Crowes, Badfinger, Joni Mitchell, Beautiful People (Jimi Hendrix) and Santana. Lots of fabulous and obscure songs are to be heard …
Now Hear This hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 •

01/20/2024

A nice Italian compilation from 1982. I’ve been in a serious Ry Cooder phase lately. —RS

12/14/2023

NOW HEAR THIS’ 2023 Christmas music podcast has arrived! Here’s what we’ve got in store for discerning girls and boys. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been naughty or nice. Track list:
The Beatles: “1966 Christmas Message (Everywhere It’s Christmas)”
Ringo Starr: “Dear Santa”
Augie Rios: “Donde Esta Santa Claus”
Andy Partridge: “Let There Be Snow”
Ed Sheeran & Elton John: “Merry Christmas”
Nick Lowe: “Silent Night”
Wizzard: “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”
Debbie Dabney: “I Want to Spend Christmas With Elvis”
Elvis Presley: “Blue Christmas”
Phoenix: “Alone on Christmas Day (feat. Bill Murray)”
Jethro Tull: “Another Christmas Song”
The Four Seasons: “The Excelsis Deo Medley: Deck The Halls / Excelsis Deo / Oh, Come All Ye Faithful”
Big Star: “Jesus Christ (Demo)”
Bryan Adams: “Christmas Time (Classic Version)”
The Everly Brothers: “The First Noel”
Ry Cooder: “Christmas In Van Nuys”
Joni Mitchell: “Face Lift”
Stevie Wonder & Andra Day: “Someday at Christmas”
Woody Goss Trio: “Wait for the Moment”
Norah Jones: “Christmastime is Here”
James Taylor: “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”
José Feliciano & Van Halen: “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Feliz Navidad”
Brian Slawson: “Concerto in D”
Joscho Stephan Trio: “Jingle Bells”
Warren Schatz: “Let it Snow”
Steve Khan: “In A Silent Way”
Justin Johnson: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
Rueben James: “A Festive Jam”
Corey Henry: “Little Drummer Boy”
Don Byron: “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies”
Andy Timmons Band: “Ave Maria”
Now Hear This hosted by Rock Stamberg and John Stix.
• Stream and Download via nhtmusic.com or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-hear-this/id1287211181?mt=2 •