Podcast Episodes

Suzanne Vega on 'Tom’s Diner': From Breakfast Inspiration to the Birth of the MP3 Format

Coming up. Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega was a 1987 album track that wasn’t even released as a single in America. Then years later the song would make …

1 year, 7 months ago

The Strange Inspiration Behind 'She’s a Beauty': Fee Waybill’s Wild Story

In the prime of his life, Fee Waybill of the Tubes, one of rock’s wildest frontmen was lured into a seedy parlor in the underbelly of San Francisco’s…

1 year, 7 months ago

How 'Danger Zone' Went From Desperation to Kenny Loggins’ Career-Defining Hit

We have a killer show today. Celebrating Top Gun, one of the biggest soundtracks of the 80s with half a dozen of the artists who made this record one…

1 year, 7 months ago

How Barry Gibb Went Undercover to Write 'Islands in the Stream' and Gave the Bee Gees a Comeback

Coming up, they were the hottest group in music. The Bee Gees were coming off a decade where they had 14 top 10 hits and 9 #1 songs. And then pretty …

1 year, 7 months ago

The Story Behind Golden Earring’s 'Radar Love': A Tragic Tale and the Ultimate Driving Anthem

Here’s one for ya. Golden Earring was a band that had 47 hits in their homeland but struggled to break through in America… They finally did in 1973 w…

1 year, 7 months ago

Revisiting July 1967’s Top 10 Chart: Beatles, Stones, and the Summer of Love’s Greatest Hits

Up next we’re going to go go behind the top 10 songs of this VERY same week from the year 1967 a mere few months before the summer of love.. This to…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Police’s 'Every Breath You Take': The Dark Story Behind the Most Played Song in History

Wow! Where Do I even start with this one? The Police's Blockbuster record Synchronicity DEFINED IT’S TIME AS MUCH AS any album could with 4 huge hit…

1 year, 7 months ago

How AC/DC’s 'Big Balls' Went From Album Filler to a Laugh-Out-Loud Classic

Coming up, the story behind Ac/DC's Big Balls, a song with a dual meaning that makes the puritans blush, and even the most uptight fuddy daddy truly …

1 year, 7 months ago

The Story Behind Journey’s Comeback: A 10-Year Hiatus, Steve Perry, and a #1 Hit

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1 year, 8 months ago

The Rise and Fall of 'Mr. Jones': Why Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz Quit Music at Their Peak

How many bands would give their right arm to hit the big time and have their song played everywhere? To tour the world and take their music to the ma…

1 year, 8 months ago