Generation Mix & Pockenrop

15/08/2025

You'll have noticed that there hasn't been a new episode for some time. In all honesty, Joel has kinda lost interest and I can't provide enthusiasm for us both. As a result, my podcast subscription will be allowed to expire and the Generation Mix Podcast will cease being available.

Thanks for listening.

02/03/2024

A new episode out now - Joel gets an entire CD of revenges in this Role Reversal on Demi Lovato.

It's the first of the occasional bonus series of Generation Mix: Role Reversal, where Joel gets to introduce Dad to an entire CD of one of his favourite artists. This time it's Demi Lovato. There are tracks from her entire career and, in Dad's opinion, something of a mixed bag. Dad get's his turn to...

22/12/2023

The review of the year is now up. Features Joel too...

In this, an annual tradition, I run through my top albums of 2023. I have a top 20 and Joel weighs in with his Top 15.It's a long video as there are quite a...

12/12/2023

The next episode is up and ready for your earholes. It's... Coldplay!
No, no, don't unsubscribe - we disliked them as much as you!

Season 3 continues with an episode on Coldplay. This was... tricky. Neither Neil nor Joel enjoyed the music of Coldplay, so how did the CD come about? Well, they are a hugely successful band of the last 20 years and a friend made a suggested playlist, Neil made the CD and... well this was the result...

22/10/2023

We're back baby - for the last in season 2 - Dire Straits. Download and listen wherever you get your podcasts. And here's an idea - why not share it with others?

In this much delayed episode we turn our attention to the music of Dire Straits. It's a been a loooooooooong time coming and indeed we had recorded this much earlier but the sound was rubbish. We are so committed to quality listening here on Generation Mix that we didn't want to put out something th...

11/08/2023

The next part of my Ranking McCartney series is New.

Let's be honest - Kisses On The Bottom was a turd. But just two years later Paul is back with an all self-composed album with the faintly irritating title o...

16/07/2023

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08/07/2023

Along with this week's new youtube video, Joel has been doing his work experience at The Curry Design Studio and as a result has designed new logos and a website for the podcast. Watch this space.

In 2012 Paul released his standards covers album. It consistently ranks low among McCartney afficionados as it's really not good. To reward the most faithf...

20/05/2023

RIP Andy Rourke

Yesterday the sad news broke of the death of Andy Rourke, the bassist for the Smiths.The Smiths have been on my list to cover for a while so I decided to bum...

19/05/2023

This week's episode will naturally be on the Smiths. RIP Andy Rourke.

14/05/2023

Let's get heavy. The latest episode features Iron Maiden. Up the irons!

OK - it took longer than planned and we couldn't pull off the guest but we turn our attention to the greatest Heavy Metal band in the world - Iron Maiden. They've been going over 45 years since their formation in 1975, hitting the big time in 1980 and with a hiccup or two, are still going very stron...

19/03/2023

A two week gap since the last one (give or take a day or two). We really are spoiling you.

What's this? A new Generation Mix episode just 2 weeks after the last one? We really are spoiling you. In this episode it's New York singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega under the spotlight. Tracks drawn from her entire 30+ year career from Marlene On The Wall through to Harper Lee. It's a great trawl thr...