A set of music from New Orleans, a tribute set to Nick Drake, and some more great tunes – yes, Scrappy’s back!
If you missed him, let Scrappy know. Request lines are always open.
With your host and best friend, Scrappy McGowan
A set of music from New Orleans, a tribute set to Nick Drake, and some more great tunes – yes, Scrappy’s back!
If you missed him, let Scrappy know. Request lines are always open.
After nearly 13 years on the air, we’ve come to the 10th edition of Under The Covers, the all-covers edition of Broadcasting From Home. For edition number 10 we’re doing a look back at the best covers from over the years.
For those who are keeping score, this show marks the third podcast for the month of February. Meaning that Scrappy is not as lazy as you thought. Meaning that Scrappy knows that you’ve been disappointed in his podcast output this last year. Meaning that Scrappy thinks too much about things that are of little consequence. Meaning nothing. Note that this last “meaning” is an inside joke and a nod to Charles Mingus. You can go listen to the show now, you’ve been dismissed.
Let’s be honest: Scrappy is a bit out of control on this week’s show. Luckily the music is still spot on with a set inspired by the movie “High Fidelity” and much more.
Don’t forget to tune into the next podcast when Scrappy celebrates Under The Covers Vol 10 with a special best of covers show.
Scrappy’s back from Ireland and ready to share three sets of fine music with you.
Set one brings the energy.
set two is your free-form mix.
set three is sublime music.
Your pal Scrappy thinks he might up his podcast output from the (pitiful four per year he’s been averaging. Look for another show coming your way next week!
For those counting, it’s been 231 days since the last podcast. Why so long you ask? The honest truth is that Scrappy’s gotten lazy in his retirement.
This week’s show features new music from Yo La Tengo, LCD Soundsystem, as well as some tracks from great movies. So welcome Scrappy back, and don’t be angry, he’s a fragile old man now.
It’s time for everyone’s favorite edition of Broadcasting From Home – that’s right, it’s time for the ninth edition of under the covers! Scrappy plays all cover songs, all show long, some are transcendent, some are humorous, and some are downright weird.
Snuggle up with Scrappy under the covers while you still have time – Spring will be here soon!
Yet again it’s been months since Scrappy’s last podcast. The simple answer to the long delay is that Scrappy has been very busy lately. Sitting in the hot tub and listening to audiobooks takes a lot of time and energy, so go easy on your old retired pal Scrappy.
This week’s show features all the things that make you love Scrappy and Broadcasting From Home – some new stuff, some old stuff, some themed sets and some sets that came together at the last minute.
A very happy Thanksgiving from your old pail Scrappy! He returns just four days after the last podcast with the fourth edition of his Thanksgiving drugs and alcohol podcast. That’s right, today’s podcast features songs of indulgence and overstepped boundaries, kind of like Thanksgiving itself.
Crank up today’s podcast while you’re finishing up Grandma Irene’s famous green bean casserole while listening to Poley Lafarge regale us with a tale of getting busted for heroin in New Zeeland and so much more!
Scrapy always has the best intentions, he wants to get new podcasts out as often as possible, but then, and of course, but yeah – you get it. What matters now is not that it’s been months since the last podcast but that this one is here and ready to delight and entertain you.
Featuring Scrappy’s trademark freeform a little of this, a little of that, this week’s show is Scrappy’s way of telling you he loves yo – really, he does.
Deep in Covid-encrusted Florida, Scrappy’s back with a podcast filled with oodles of delightful tunes, new and old alike. Fearful of the unvaccinated, he’s ready to run for the border with his two little feet.
This week’s show features new tracks from Big Thief, Wet Leg, Lord Huron, as well as a covers tribute to Charlie Watts. Throw on your flippers and join Scrappy and he heads out into the Gulf where’s swimming for his life.
Two podcasts in two weeks, Scrappy’s happy to be back in the groove with some more summer-y tunes and so much more (including the cover of the week).
Yes, you can’t stop talking about him, talking about him, talking about him, the Scrappy that you adore. Scrappy’s glad you feel that way!
Scrappy wanted y’all to focus on getting vaccinated, so he took a four-month hiatus so that you could focus on your health and not get distracted by the podcast. Now that you’re vaccinated, welcome back to Scrappy land, where the music is flowing.
This week’s show features, well – a little of this, a little of that, and then a little more. You know the drill.
Yes, Scrappy is aware that International Women’s Day occurred a month ago, but you see, well, umm, he meant to get the podcast recorded in early March, and then, well you see, umm, okay, he didn’t get it recorded and posted on time.
Now that he’s all embarrassed about being late with the second edition of the International Women’s Day podcast, he hopes you’ll sit back and enjoy the show. SO many great female artists, so much wonderful music…
In the deep midwinter Scrappy does his best to warm your heart, soul, and ears with three themed sets that he hopes will put a smile on your face, or maybe a tear in your eye.
This week’s show features themed sets about winter, a trip to visit some of Ireland’s great new singer-songwriters, and last but not least, a set about the food we miss while locked in quarantine (did someone say cheesecake?).
Hey kids, it’s time for the annual covers podcast! That’s right, Scrappy’s playing all covers – all show long!
So let the ills of the world take a back seat as you sit by the speaker and warm your heart and soul with some cover tune goodness with your old friend Scrappy.
It’s time to put 2020 in the rearview mirror and to start 2021 with a sense of hope for better times. Scrappy’s doing his best to keep his eyes looking forward with a set that celebrates 2021 and all that we want it to bring.
Today’s show is chock filled with theme sets that are meant to keep your foot tapping and your ears engaged.
Scrappy says goodbye to the terrible year that was 2020, but not with a musical look back, but rather with a raised middle finger.
In addition to thumbing his nose at 2020, Scrappy also provides some peppy, upbeat trademark tunes. Oh, and he also dedicates at set to his newly born granddaughter!
Scrappy knows that last week was the right time to celebrate the Biden/Harris victory with some celebratory music, but he was off in New Orleans, well, celebrating. But it’s never too late to revel in the beginning of the end of the darkest period in American history since the Civil War.
This week’s podcast features tracks from Ray Charles, Patti Smith, Sly & The Family Stone, The Byrds, R.E.M. and much more. So join Scrappy as he extends the post election joy with some music that will make you smile and maybe even dance,
If you were hoping for one of Scrappy’s trademark disco and funk-filled dance extravaganzas, sorry to tell you that show 108 is filled with lots of fantastic singer-songwriters and thoughtful goodness perfect for a week when we all need to just calm the hell down.
This week’s show features songs from Karen Dalton, Ronnie Lane, Yo La Tengo, The Sid Hillman Quartet, Arlo Guthrie, and much more. So tune in to some beautifully wrought and thoughtful tunes from some great songwriters that will help you block out all the sturm and drang that surrounds us on the eve of the election.
Scrappy’s back with this third retrospective podcast featuring some favorite tunes from the first ten years of the show.
Featuring tracks from Aretha Franklin, Martin Sexton, Ed Summerfield, Mr. Rogers, Cab Calloway, Little Feat, this show closes out the first ten years as Scrappy starts looking forward once again.