Rally in the Alley

Ever hear a popular song that just makes you cringe? The listening public loves it, or so the Billboard chart says, yet the song just turns you off. Well, there’s no accounting for taste. In this episode we explore what we consider to be the worst #1 Billboard hits of all time and try our best to explain their success. Spoiler alert, we fail most of the time. Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, and to follow us ...

That's right, MTV finally pulled the plug on airing music videos, which means that we get to revisit our favorite trilogy. Back in episodes 14 to 16 Cary and Chuck explored the birth, success and the impending death of MTV. In this fourth and final MTV episode we mark the passing of music television with some of our favorites from what we deem to be the network’s golden era, the 1990's. So let's all jump in the way back machine and remember a time before YouTube and streaming. https://m...

What, another episode where your favorite podcast talks about The Beatles? Yes that's right, but this time we put a unique spin on and talk about musicians you may have never suspected are influenced by the Fab Four. We are quite sure some will be a surprise. So turn on your mind, relax and float down stream with a little help from your friends, Cary and Chuck. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-81/pl.u-AkAmmaeUymk2j Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Thanks f...

In this our first episode for 2026 we build on Quentin Tarantino's list of his twenty favorite movies since the year 2000 and add a few of our own. We are joined this time by our special guest and Friends of The River Oaks Theater member Lisa Cohen. Join us as we discuss, defend, and critique our favorites and Quentin’s in a spirited game of 5-card draw movie-style. Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast, and to fol...

Do you like broccoli now but hated it as a kid? How about jazz? Never really thought much about it as a kid but as an adult you’re like, now "I get it"? Join us as we explore why our musical tastes change across different stages of our lives and how we discover old stuff that becomes “new to me.” Remember "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players". https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-79/pl.u-vxy66DDsgYXzv Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Thanks fo...