ROBERT MALTA and MATT NORELLI are HUGElarge, Sonoma County's loudest and rawest rock duo ever. Not only did Russian River Brewing Company create a renowned beer in their name, but they boast a pedigree that includes the likes of AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB, PAWPAWBLOWTORCH, and no less than PENN & TELLER! And they prove that it doesn't take massive drum kits and ear-numbing amps to make a rockin' and memorable sound. Listen as ROBERT and MATT play some fave records and tell some amazing stories on this special live-action episode of GE. Small can be HUGE, fellow music geeks!

BOBBY CONN could be a Jesus-loving telemarketer, or he could be the Antichrist, or he could be a hyper-capitalist warmonger, or he could be all of the above or none of the above. Constantly perplexing and consistently surprising, his records going back to 1997 are still impossible to pin down and categorize. They're just really good. Hear several of Mr. CONN's finest vinyl releases on this GE episode. Getting CONNed can be good for you, fellow music geeks!

ESZTER BALINT grew up in 1980s New York, surrounded by the swirling sounds of No Wave and every other type of music and musician imaginable. She became a star in a role as a young ambivalent Hungarian woman in Jim Jarmusch’s first feature film Stranger Than Paradise, and in addition to notable film and television roles since that auspicious debut, has continued a parallel musical path, culminating in a remarkable release from this past year called Airless Midnight. Hear snippets of a freewheeling discussion between your host The Rock’N’Roll Nurse and Ms. Balint along with the entirety of Airless Midnight on this unusually revealing show. Joy and pain in full color, fellow music geeks!

ROXY MUSIC was seminal in ways too numerous to mention, but in particular provided the perfect UK bridge from progressive bands like KING CRIMSON to glam artists like DAVID BOWIE and GARY GLITTER. Hear many of their finest moments, along with excellent solo work by BRIAN ENO and PHIL MANZANERA on this look back to the future, 1970s-style. Go ProGlam, fellow music geeks!

Psychedelic/Prog/Hard Rock pioneers FAMILY were responsible for some of the greatest LPs never heard in the 1960s and 1970s. The distinctive hard-edged trilling vocals of ROGER CHAPMAN and the unusual and innovative guitar artistry of JOHN WHITNEY drove the band through many style changes which never seemed unnatural or cloying. Hear some of the great FAMILY songs that barely saw the light of day on this GE episode. Go under the underground, fellow music geeks!

For the exciting finale of a long string of GE shows examining the mysteries and joys of collaboration, amazing vinyl archivist Miss Deena playfully spars with your host The Rock'N'Roll Nurse to play the best (and most surprising) recorded collaborations ever! Thrill to the sounds of creativity in collusion and collision, fellow music geeks!

STEVEN KALINICH and JON TIVEN have been around various and sundry elements of the rock'n'roll scene since the swinging '60s, hanging with the likes of several BEACH BOYS, some ROLLING STONES, ALEX CHILTON, PAUL MCCARTNEY and many others across the years. They've also written over 1000 songs together, and a small portion of those songs have appeared on 2 remarkable albums released over the past few years, most notably on their most recent release Each Soul Has A Voice. You'll hear that entire record with discussion/commentary by its creators on this unexpectedly spiritual and philosophical GE episode. Inner/outer peace never rocked so hard, fellow music geeks!

Songwriting duo CHRIS DIFFORD and GLENN TILBROOK wrote the vast preponderance of the catchy/witty repertoire for their band SQUEEZE circa 1978-1981, and this episode of GE celebrates some of their best work on the 4 LPs released during those years. Ride that New Wave, fellow music geeks!

Criminally overlooked despite producing one of the most stellar power-pop singles of the 1970s ("I'm On Fire"), DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND is finally getting its due in films like Diary Of A Teenage Girl 40 years later. The 2 LPs that were the total output of the band between 1974-1978 are quite amazing in their songcraft from beginning to end, and you can hear both Sincerely and Twilley Don't Mind in their entirety in this episode of GE. Make TOM PETTY move over, fellow music geeks!

Many think of REGINALD DWIGHT (aka ELTON JOHN) as a cheesy over-the-top pop-rock lightweight, but on closer inspection his early collaborative work with lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN holds up well more than 40 years on. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is arguably their most ambitious and successful work, a sprawling 2-LP set that took the world by storm in 1973. Hear this surprisingly eccentric album in its entirety with commentary by your humble host The Rock'N'Roll Nurse in yet another exploration of the power of collaboration. EJ rockin' with your DJ, fellow music geeks!

For the past 30 years or so, DAVID GREENBERGER and CHANDLER TRAVIS have been friends and collaborators, originally in 2 similarly-minded bands (MEN & VOLTS and The INCREDIBLE CASUALS) based in Massachusetts. Over time, they built up an impressive collection of wonderful songs sporting GREENBERGER's playful and smart lyrics and TRAVIS's surprising and rich musical arrangements. Many of the most successful of these collaborative efforts are featured on a recent release Bocce And Bourbon, which is featured in its entirety with commentary by its creators on this revelatory episode of GE. Collab can be Fab, fellow music geeks!

In 1972-3, the world was getting pretty heavy, and teeny-bopper brother sensations THE OSMONDS were not immune to the music trends of the time. They released 2 LPs in succession that surprised fans and foes alike with their ferocity and their odd presentation of Mormon Church doctrine. This episode of GE features those two albums (Crazy Horses and The Plan) in their entirety for your listening "pleasure" and religious cult edification. Rock hard with the LDS, fellow music geeks!

From last week's 2 brother collaboration with SPARKS, this week we have 3 brothers in perfect tune from the early 1970s -- THE HUDSON BROTHERS! With a career that includes hit songs and a nutty children's TV show (The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show) as well as a horror film spoof flop (Hysterical!), this talented trio flew high for a decade, releasing a couple of stellar pop records in 1974-75 (Totally Out Of Control and Hollywood Situation) which will be featured on this episode of GE. Razzle dazzle indeed, fellow music geeks!

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have been amazing musical collaborators since 1968, when they started HALFNELSON together. In the '70s that band became SPARKS and exists to this day. From their first LP produced by TODD RUNDGREN in 1971, they produced a plethora of irreverent and visionary records over the following 30+ years, with many songs co-written with each other. This episode of GE compiles some great tunes from 1971-2006 for your listening pleasure. Enjoy the dada-pop with fangs, fellow music geeks!

The album The Last Day Of Winter is an extraordinary document of a particularly difficult experience. Friends and collaborators GEORGE USHER and LISA BURNS created a strong set of subtly poetic songs created in a time of struggle and uncertainty. Snippets from discussions with both authors are presented along with the entire album in this special episode of GE. Art out of tragedy, fellow music geeks!

In the period 1965-66, The BEACH BOYS were in major transition, moving from an infectious touring pop band playing its innocuous pop hits to a serious contender in the pop artistry sweepstakes. At the heart of this change was songwriter/producer wunderkind BRIAN WILSON and his chosen lyrical collaborators Tony Asher and Van Dyke Parks. The result was two intriguing and engaging albums, Pet Sounds and Smile. While Pet Sounds stands as a beautifully creative response to The BEATLES' Rubber Soul, Smile was destined to be abandoned and never officially released. Hear both works in their entirety (the latter as re-recorded and finished by WILSON and PARKS in 2004) and selections from the hastily recorded Smiley Smile on this episode of GE. The pain of genius unmasked, fellow music geeks!

BRIAN ENO spent a good chunk of time in the latter half of the 1970s in Germany, collaborating with the likes of CLUSTER, HARMONIA and DAVID BOWIE. Hear some of the highlights of those collaborations, many of which cemented ENO's role as the unappointed King Of Ambient Music. Space out righteously, fellow music geeks!

The Rock'N'Roll Nurse gets a huge boost this week from special guest DJ MISS DEENA, as 2 vinyl lovin' fanatics sport their most questionable finds from across the years. Weird, obscure, headscratching, goofy, zany -- you'll hear the likes of YMA SUMAC, RICHARD SIMMONS, RODD KEITH, JIMMY HASKELL, SAMMY DAVIS JR., BARRY MANILOW and MIKE NESMITH on this very special episode. Cognitive dissonance in spades, fellow music geeks!

BRIAN ENO is known for his great solo records stretching back to the 1970s, but has also been an amazing collaborator on many very influential records as well. This episode of GE focuses on a few of those fertile collaborations, including the LP collaboration with ROBERT FRIPP from 1973 "No Pussyfooting", which is presented in its entirety. ENO +1 for you, fellow music geeks!

JEAN SMITH is arguably Canada's best-known musical feminist agitator, and in the 1990s had an explosive output of material playing with both 2 FOOT FLAME (featuring New Zealanders PETER JEFFERIES and MICHAEL MORLEY) and MECCA NORMAL (with guitarist/artist DAVID LESTER). She tells her own story of participating in both bands, the latter of which lasts to the present day, for this in-depth episode of GE. Rage grrrl style, fellow music geeks!