Out of the Main

“Out of the Main” is a podcast celebrating one of the most proficient and accomplished eras of musicianship and studio production, including yacht rock, west coast AOR, and related sophisticated music from the 1970s and 80s. “Out of the Main” was launched by two of the era's biggest fans—both musicians themselves—who, like a growing wave of aficionados all around the world, have been exploring the history, the enjoyment, and now the future potential of the West Coast sound, even as it continues to this day. Join the revelry. Partake in the nostalgia. Tune in to artist interviews. Discover

S6.E12: Artist Focus: Ned Doheny
Jun 12, 2025 – 00:40:50
S6.E11: Ghost Stories
May 29, 2025 – 00:42:57
S6.E10: You Still Don’t Know Rick Springfield
May 15, 2025 – 00:38:39
S6.E9: You Don’t Know Rick Springfield
May 8, 2025 – 00:49:27
S6.E8: Turning the Pages
Apr 24, 2025 – 00:51:32
S6.E7: Modern Smooth, with Super db
Apr 10, 2025 – 00:39:33
S6.E6: The End of the Road to the Vinyl Four
Mar 27, 2025 – 00:54:06
S6.E5: The Madness Continues, Round of 32
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:44:28
S6.E4: It’s March! Time for Some Madness!
Mar 13, 2025 – 00:44:12
S6.E3: Take Five
Mar 6, 2025 – 00:37:29
S6.E2: The Vinyl Stretch
Feb 20, 2025 – 00:42:48
S6.E1: Reaction to Rick Beato Reaction Video
Feb 6, 2025 – 00:42:47
S5.E46: Christmas with Chris Christian
Dec 23, 2024 – 00:51:44
S5.E45: Open (Listener) Mic Night
Dec 19, 2024 – 00:44:40
S5.E44: Yacht Dock, with Garret Price
Dec 12, 2024 – 00:55:46
S5.E43: Album Focus: Sports
Dec 5, 2024 – 00:45:35
S5.E42: On the Road (Again) to the Vinyl Four
Nov 21, 2024 – 00:30:11
S5.E41: The Manhattan Transfer, with Listener Jonathan
Nov 14, 2024 – 00:45:20
S5.E40: About Face
Nov 7, 2024 – 00:40:06
S5.E39: This Is Halloween
Oct 31, 2024 – 00:37:05
S5.E38: Starbuck’s Bruce Blackman Returns!
Oct 24, 2024 – 00:47:01
S5.E37: Off Your Radar
Oct 17, 2024 – 00:45:18
S5.E36: You Keep Using that Word, Prog
Oct 10, 2024 – 00:45:28
S5.E35: Forward Momentum, with Mike O’Cull
Oct 3, 2024 – 00:48:02
S5.E34: Album Side: Boston’s Third Stage, Side 1
Sep 26, 2024 – 00:43:52
S5.E33: Continuing Down the Road to the Vinyl Four
Sep 19, 2024 – 00:40:06
S5.E32: Preeminent Fronts
Sep 12, 2024 – 00:39:59
S5.E31: Dane Donohue Record Release Party
Sep 5, 2024 – 00:59:42
S5.E30: Album Focus: Toto
Aug 29, 2024 – 00:50:58
S5.E29: Ranking Journey: The Steve Perry Years
Aug 22, 2024 – 00:46:05
S5.E28: Take a Little Journey with Mark Donnelly
Aug 15, 2024 – 00:51:28
S5.E27: “I Write the Songs,” with Kenny Nolan
Aug 8, 2024 – 00:35:01
S5.E26: Christopher Cross in Atmos Spatial, with J Clark
Aug 1, 2024 – 00:44:56
S5.E25: Heading Out on the Road to the Vinyl Four
Jul 25, 2024 – 00:41:22
S5.E23.b: The First 10 Videos on MTV, Part 2
Jul 18, 2024 – 00:32:18
S5.E23.a: The First 10 Videos on MTV
Jul 11, 2024 – 00:40:53
S5.E22: The End of the World As We Knew It
Jul 3, 2024 – 00:41:23
S5.E21: Let’s Make a Summer Playlist!
Jun 27, 2024 – 00:42:30
S5.E20: Who Is Nile Rodgers?
Jun 20, 2024 – 00:40:24
S5.E19: The Road to the Vinyl Four
Jun 13, 2024 – 00:46:40
S5.E18: Out of the Main Comes Alive at Budokan
Jun 6, 2024 – 00:40:44
S5.E17: Back to Bass Licks, with Lars-Erik Dahle
May 30, 2024 – 00:54:28
S5.E16: In Session, with Tris Imboden
May 23, 2024 – 00:59:54
S5.E15: Out of the Gate
May 16, 2024 – 00:39:07
S5.E14: Caught in the Snare
May 9, 2024 – 00:39:46
S5.E13: Buried Treasures, Album Edition
May 2, 2024 – 00:43:49
S5.E12: Album Release Party: The Docksiders!
Apr 25, 2024 – 00:46:50
S5.E11: Kind of Blue, with Listener Jonathan
Apr 18, 2024 – 00:50:05
S5.E10: Prince, 1979-1989
Apr 11, 2024 – 00:52:54
S5.E9: The Minneapolis Sound
Apr 4, 2024 – 00:42:21

Recent Reviews

Blessed Man Indeed

The Best Podcast in the Business!

🎶🎶💎💎💎🛥💎💎💎🎶🎶 John and Tom are the best Yacht Rock Professors on the open seas! Definitely worth checking out! Enjoy!
tnixon16

Fun and educational

My favorite new podcast! (Really...it’s true.)
NettSet

Back down memory lane

Although that’s a Minnie Ripperton song, and she does not fit into this genre discussion, the sentiment of that lyric was felt while listening to John and Tom. Even though I had never heard this term, the music mentioned (especially the discussion of WNIC in Detroit :) was like a trip in a time machine to less pensive times. Thank you for the refresher course on musicians who developed this sound and varied style/techniques that many of us still love today. I can’t wait for the next one!
paula_nixon

Fresh, new, fun

Who really doesn't like yacht rock. This was really a great listen. Thanks guys. Learned some new stuff. Great job. Can't wait to hear more