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Queen’s “Killer Queen”: The Song That Finally Made Them Famous
Coming up, Queen's classic rock standard Killer Queen, a song that will certainly rearrange your mind, or most likely it already has. But here’s the …
6 months, 1 week ago
When Rock Legends Messed Up and Made History — 7 Iconic Mistakes Turned Hits
Coming up… We’ve covered the Greatest IMPROV songs that became Magic. Well, today we're doing a sister series… We're counting down the Top 7 Mistakes…
6 months, 1 week ago
How JD Souther Helped Create the Eagles’ Smash “Heartache Tonight”
We lost legendary singer-songwriter JD Souther a while back, and it didn’t make the news. It was extremely frustrating because he wrote some of the b…
6 months, 1 week ago
How Pat Benatar’s “We Belong” Became One of the ’80s Most Enduring Anthems
Today, we have a special episode about Pat Benatar's We Belong that has always been a favorite. One of the catchiest songs of the 80s. If you don’t f…
6 months, 1 week ago
Top 10 One-Hit Wonder Solo Acts from Famous Bands
Coming up, we’re cracking open a special edition of Bottled Lightning — and we’ve never done anything quite like this before. We’re counting down the…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
10 Rock Classics from 1976 That Never Hit the Top 40
Coming up, we’re diving into ten unforgettable rock classics from 1976 that never cracked the Hot 100’s Top 40 — songs you know by heart, but were ne…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How Loss and Heartbreak Shaped The Pretenders’ ’80s Classic “Back on the Chain Gang”
Coming up next today's Chrissie Hynde went through the most trying time of her life. One day, she had to fire bassist Pete Farndon, one of the co-fou…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Tiny Tim’s Onstage Death and Other Shocking Stories of Rock’s Worst Acts
Coming up, we tell the incredible, outrageous stories of 5 acts that were LEGENDARY for being downright awful, and yet they managed to become cult he…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How “Bad to the Bone” Became a Pop Culture Anthem Without Hitting the Charts
Coming up… Bad to the Bone, it may be the most recognizable guitar riff ever. George Thorogood, the famous guitarist who wrote it, is with us today. …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Chicago’s “Hard Habit to Break”: Bill Champlin on the Joke That Made a Classic
Coming up next, the story of a perfect pop song, Chicago's Hard Habit to Break... In fact, it may be the 80s' greatest pocket symphony that hearkens …
6 months, 2 weeks ago