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Back to SearchJim Sullivan Drove Into the Desert and Disappeared
Episode 60
A struggling musician drives into the New Mexico desert with a guitar, a trunk full of records, and dreams of making it in Nashville. He is never see…
8 hours ago
The FBI vs. The Fugs
How obscene does your band need to be for the FBI to get involved? In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake dig into the band that found ou…
4 days, 18 hours ago
Gram Parsons’ Friends Stole His Body and Burned It
Episode 58
There are a good many outlaw country artists. But Gram Parsons might be the only one whose outlaw status followed him to the grave...and then back ou…
2 weeks ago
The Beach Boys Made a Rap Song… And That’s Not the Worst Part
Episode 57
The Beach Boys undoubtedly changed pop music forever. But they also cut an album so strange that it's basically been erased from music history.
In th…
3 weeks ago
Waylon Jennings, Cocaine, and a DEA Raid Gone Wrong
Episode 56
Waylon Jennings didn't just sing songs about being an outlaw. He genuinely became one.
In this week's Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake discuss the life …
4 weeks ago
Neil Young Got SUED for Not Sounding Like… Himself?
Episode 56
A big ol' multi-million-dollar record deal, a rebel artist, a major corporate label, and "total creative freedom." What could possibly go wrong?
In t…
1 month ago
The Dark Secret of Portland’s Roseland Theater
Episode 54
As a native Pacific-Northwesterner with roots in the music scene, our very own Blake Wyland is verifiably Portland-proud. But this week he delves int…
1 month, 1 week ago
Keanu Reeves Has a Band… and So Do These Actors
Episode 53
What do Joe Pesci, Oscar Isaac, and Keanu Reeves all have in common? No, this isn't the weirdest casting call of all time (though, we'd totally watch…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
John Carpenter: The Man Who Scored Your Nightmares
Before his name became synonymous with nightmares and jumpscares, John Carpenter was a humble film student with an extremely limited budget.
So, what…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Langley Schools Music Project: A Choir From Another Dimension?
A burned out music teacher with no plan. A room full of kids. And a record that sounds like nothing else on earth.
In this episode of Tape Spaghetti,…
2 months ago