Hall Watchers
By Mary and Eric
Categories: Music, Music History
A Monday music podcast hosted by Eric and Mary, a music-obsessed husband and wife team. We discuss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, music honors, history & pop culture.
101 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Ep 175: Hall Watchers Happy Hour
Join us for a casual check in with a show review for The Smashing Pumpkins, and discuss their Rock Hall chances. We also review The Social Reckoning, Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story and Street Fighter!
- Ep 174: Hall Watchers Coffee Talk
Join us for another casual episode where we take the Rock Hall to task on their avoidance of Mötley Crüe, discuss whether Selena's outfit being displayed at the museum means something or nothing at all, and then finish up with our experiences at the Twisted Sister and Chicago shows. Then have a…
- Ep 173: Hall Watchers Happy Hour
Join us for another casual happy hour where we talk about everything from movies/TV, WWE, Ritchie Blackmore's return to Deep Purple and Jackie Gleason's alien encounter.
- Ep 172: Our 7 Year Category Snubs
Join us as we continue our conversation from last week, and reveal our 20 Rock Hall category snubs.
- Ep 171: Our 7 Year Performer Snubs
The Rock Hall has made great strides over time, but after 7 years of podcasting and 170 episodes, who are the artists we've championed that we still consider major snubs? Join us as we each pick 10 artists who we still are determined to get inducted as performers.
- Ep 170: Hall Watchers' 7 Year Happy Hour
Join us for another casual happy hour episode in honor of our 7 year podcast anniversary! We chat about where we're at with the Rock Hall, the Rush reunion tour, NHL/NBA playoffs, wrestling and more!
- Ep. 169: Our Review of 'Michael'
Join us as we review 'Michael', the new biopic about the late Michael Jackson. We discuss our thoughts on the film and Michael's life, as well as the interesting divide between the critics and moviegoers
- Ep 168: Hall Watchers Happy Hour
High and dry on a Saturday night? Then grab a drink and join us as we chat about a variety of topics, including the Stanley Cup, whether Trent Reznor saw a dead alien and our nostalgic rewatch of In Living Color.
- Ep. 167: Rock Hall 2026 Class Reaction
Join us as we react to this year's Rock Hall 2026 class!
- Ep 166: Rock Hall State of the Union
Join us for a deeper dive on this year's ballot and an honest discussion about the Rock Hall's new direction. We discuss the glaring pivot away from rock, the lack of revolutionary women and the continued issue of ageism towards rock's pioneers. Long live rock? We hope so.
- Ep 165: Our Rock Hall 2026 Ballot Reaction
It's that time of year again! Join us for a very early morning reaction to this year's slate of Rock Hall nominees.
- Ep 164: Our Rock Hall 2026 Special Category Picks
Come hang out with us and our friend Greg Peurach as we reveal our picks for the Rock Hall 2026 special categories: Musical Influence, Musical Excellence and Non-Performer. As a bonus, we each also choose a location we'd like to see honored under their Historic Landmarks category!
- Ep 163: Our Rock Hall 2026 Picks
It's a new year, and we're kicking it off with the 16 artists we'd like to see on this year's Rock Hall performer ballot! We want it all, but can we have it?
- Ep 162: The Hall Watchers Christmas Special
Join us for our last episode of 2025, where we get into the holiday spirit by choosing a Rock Hall Island of Misfit Inductees class, then segue to film reviews, talk about our experience seeing Bryan Adams and end with our plans for 2026.
- Ep 161: 'Selena y Los Dinos' Review
Join us as we review the new documentary 'Selena y Los Dinos', directed by Isabel Castro and currently streaming on Netflix. We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, Selena's legacy and why she should be inducted into the Rock Hall.
- Ep 160: Rock Hall 2025 Ceremony Recap
Join us as we recap our experience at the Rock Hall 2025 induction ceremony!
- Ep 159: Pearcy/DeMartini Show Review
Need a little Ratt N' Roll in your life? Then join us for a review of the recent Stephen Pearcy & Warren DeMartini show we attended! We discuss the highlights of the show, as well as our thoughts on opener Great White, and why we will forever love hair metal.
- Ep 158: A Review of the DEVO Documentary
Join us for a review of Chris Smith's documentary DEVO, currently streaming on Netflix! We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, and why DEVO's absence from the Rock Hall needs to be rectified immediately.
- Ep 157: Review of 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley'
Join us for a review of Amy Berg's documentary It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley. We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, our personal fandom of the late Gen X icon, and why he should be in the Rock Hall.
- Ep 156: Album Duel: Living Colour
Part album duel, part Rock Hall induction pitch, join us as we discuss Living Colour's albums Vivid and Time's Up. We discuss each album's merits, our favorite songs, the lyrical themes and then each pick our personal "winner".
- Ep 155: The Case for Global Excellence
Today we discuss why the Rock Hall needs to create a Global Excellence category for international artists. We talk about our proposed criteria for induction, as well as a few artists who would be worthy candidates. From Fela Kuti, to Can to Soda Stereo, come take a musical trip around the world…
- Ep 154: Rock Hall 2025 Ceremony Chat
Join us as we chat about the upcoming Rock Hall 2025 ceremony. We also remember Sly Stone, Brian Wilson and Ozzy Osbourne, and discuss how the Rock Hall could handle paying tribute to them in the ceremony.
- Ep 153: Album Duel: Skid Row
Join us for a fun, casual debate about which Skid Row album reigns supreme - Their self-titled debut 'Skid Row', or their sophomore album 'Slave To The Grind'! We talk about our personal experiences with each album and what we still love about each one before picking our personal winner.
- Ep 152: A Conversation with Nicholas Edward Williams
Today we're chatting with Nicholas Edward Williams, host of the podcast American Songcatcher, and founder of the nonprofit project ReString Appalachia, which donates instruments to musicians affected by Hurricane Helene. We chat about the project, the roots of American music, The Carter Family and…
- Ep 151: A Conversation With Landon Palmer
Join us for a fantastic conversation with film and media historian Landon Palmer. We talk about a variety of topics, including The T.A.M.I. Show, Chubby Checker's Rock Hall induction, the fascinating world of musicians who turn to acting, and Tommy Wiseau.
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