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5 More of the Most Controversial Songs of the Rock Era – Banned, Censored, and Blacklisted
Coming up, back by popular demand: we’ve already done five. And now we’re doing five more. It’s another countdown of the most controversial songs fro…
1 year, 2 months ago
Interview with Johnny Mathis: The Story Behind “Chances Are” and His Iconic Christmas Album
Johnny Mathis, the 3rd Biggest Selling Solo Artist in History tells the story of both his Christmas album and his #1 hit Chances Are. Johnny Mathis …
1 year, 2 months ago
Interview with The Romantics: How Legal Battles Stalled Their Career for 11 Years
Coming up, Wally Palmer and Mike Skill of the famous 80s rock band The Romantics set the record straight on a true mystery… First of all, they had tw…
1 year, 2 months ago
Interview with Neal Schon: The Story Behind Journey’s Iconic Solos and a Connection to “Purple Rain”
Coming up next, one of the greatest living guitarists Journey's Neal Schon tells the story of two of the 80s most famous solos: One he played the hel…
1 year, 3 months ago
Interview with Peter Hook: How New Order’s “Blue Monday” Became a Legendary Loss Leader
The complicated story of the best-selling 12-inch single of the 1980s. New Order’s Blue Monday from 1983 would become the stuff of legend. Up next fo…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Untold Story of Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” – A Song He Didn’t Want Released
It was a song unlike anything he’d done before—a complete departure from the rough edges and restless spirit that made him the voice of a generation.…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Lost Led Zeppelin Song That Could Have Been Their Greatest Anthem
Today we’re talking lost songs, underrated classics, and B-sides that should have been A-sides… all coming from the rock’s mightiest band Led Zeppeli…
1 year, 3 months ago
Interview with Kansas: How “Dust in the Wind” Started as a Guitar Exercise and Became a Classic
Today’s classic band Kansas was coming off a massive rock hit Carry On Wayward Son and album Leftoveture and needed to keep the momentum going. And t…
1 year, 3 months ago
Singer Had Last Laugh When He Outsold His Band with the Very Song They Rejected
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Interview with Survivor: How “Eye of the Tiger” Became the Ultimate 80s Anthem
In the early 80s, this Survivor co-founder Jim Peterik came home for Lunch and checked his answering machine. He couldn’t believe his ears, Sylveste…
1 year, 3 months ago