Episode 161
Aaron introduces Brent to an indie folk duo from Eagle Rock, California while Brent familiarizes Aaron with the pre-disco music of a brother band originally from the Isle of Man.
Starting as solo artists before collaborating to form a band with harmonized vocals and acoustic guitars at the forefront, Aaron picks out three songs from The Milk Carton Kids.
With a catalog of hit songs released before their Saturday Night Fever renaissance, Brent highlights three songs from the early career of the Bee Gees.
This Week’s Playlist
- New York Mining Disaster 1941 – Bee Gees – Bee Gees’ 1st (1967)
- Michigan – The Milk Carton Kids – Prologue (2011)
- Massachusetts – Bee Gees – Horizontal (1968)
- Poison Tree – The Milk Carton Kids – Monterey (2015)
- I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You – Bee Gees – Idea (1968)
- I Meant Every Word I Said – The Milk Carton Kids – The Only Ones (2019)
Show Notes
(01:57) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Class of 2023 – Variety
(07:29) Who Took Johnny? – IMDB
(10:30) Behind the History and the Meaning of the Band Name: the Bee Gees – American Songwriter
(14:55) Aberfan Disaster Kills 144 People And Levels A Welsh Mining Village – History
(23:10) The Milk Carton Kids Take Folk to New Highs and Lows – Metro Pulse
(24:29) The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan Breaks Down the Craft and Meaning of ‘All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do’ – Entertainment Voice
(26:06) Why Milk Carton Kids are giving albums away – The Daily
(33:33) The Kenneth Pattengale Special – Guitars.com
(36:14) Barry Gibb: The Unexpected Story Behind The Songs – YouTube
(39:31) Rita Wilson & Leslie Odom Jr. Cover “Massachusetts” – YouTube
(39:54) Rita Wilson just rapped to ‘Hip Hop Hooray’ and slayed it – YouTube
(43:39) How The Milk Carton Kids found their voice – YouTube
(44:58) The Milk Carton Kids – “Poison Tree” – YouTube
(52:00) The Best Bee Gees Songs: 20 Tracks By The Brothers Gibb – Yahoo
(01:00:22) The Milk Carton Kids make a seismic shift on new album All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didn’t Do – The Marquee
(01:01:19) I Meant Every Word I Said / Girls, Gather ‘Round – The Milk Carton Kids | Live from Here – YouTube
Other Links
- Disco BC: The Five Best Lesser-known Bee Gees Songs – Far Out Magazine
- 20 Songs About Massachusetts – Mass Live
- Barry Gibb: 13 Essential Tracks – Rolling Stone
- “I Only See The Moon” Pre Order – Milk Carton Kids
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist


Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Bee Gees
- The Milk Carton Kids
- The Beatles
- Penny & Sparrow
- T Bone Burnett
- Punch Brothers
- Lake Street Dive
- Chris Thile
- Marcus Mumford
- Mumford and Sons
- The Avett Brothers
- Willie Nelson
- George Jones
- The Seekers
- Scott McKenzie
- Badfinger
- Jason Isbell