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The Rolling Stones & Sonny Rollins: When Two Musical Worlds Collided
Episode 214
In this bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda shares the incredible story behind how the late, great “saxophone colossus” Sonny Rollins…
4 hours ago
Pete Townshend: The Guru Between The Notes
Episode 213
In this episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda takes a closer look into Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open The Door,” just one of many songs t…
1 week ago
Get On The Bus! Why The Grateful Dead Will Never Die with Christian Lane
Episode 212
Janda is joined by Behind The Song podcast producer Christian Lane (her husband!) for a conversation about what makes the Grateful Dead continue to c…
2 weeks ago
A Triumphant Return! Janda chats with Gil Moore and Mike Levine of Triumph
Episode 211
Triumph returns to the road and to Chicago’s Allstate Arena on May 13th in a Drive 25th Anniversary concert event! In this bonus episode, revisit the…
3 weeks ago
Flies in the Vasoline: Stone Temple Pilots' Tragic Prophecy
Episode 210
In 1994, Stone Temple Pilots hit #1 with Purple, but behind the scenes, the band was fracturing. In this episode of Behind The Song, Janda breaks dow…
4 weeks ago
Rock’s Unsung Gems: Songs That Should Have Been Hits
Episode 209
Why did Aerosmith’s "You See Me Crying" never top the charts? How did a musical genius like Lowell George of Little Feat miss out on a solo smash? Ja…
1 month ago
What The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Got Right in 2026 with Christian James Hand
Episode 208
In the new episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda sits down for a no-filter conversation with musicologist Christian James Hand to break down …
1 month, 1 week ago
David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”: The Reinvention That Changed Everything
Episode 207
In the early 1980s, David Bowie was an artist’s artist, but he wasn’t yet a blockbuster hitmaker in America. Fresh off the experimental depths of his…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
More Cowbell!!!
Episode 206
It’s one of the most recognizable sounds in rock, but how did it get there? In this bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda tracks the ev…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Jimmy Page and Joe Walsh: The Lost Chicago Tapes
Episode 205
What really happened at the Ambassador East Hotel in Chicago after a late-night dinner at the Pump Room in 1969? It has been whispered in certain cir…
2 months ago