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How The Cure Balanced Doom and Pop with 'Friday I’m in Love'
Coming up… The Cure were underground for years making music that the outcasts embraced but then all of a sudden in the late 80s they started getting …
2 years, 11 months ago
The Story Behind Stone Temple Pilots' 'Plush' and Its Mysterious Lyrics
Coming up, it’s a smash hit from a band that was absolutely hammered by the rock press… At the center of a smear campaign, they called ‘em knock-offs…
2 years, 11 months ago
How Ray Parker Jr. Created the Iconic 'Ghostbusters' Theme Song
Coming up. IN 1984 a film starring SNL alumni Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd called Ghostbusters needed a theme song badly but scores of artists had tr…
2 years, 11 months ago
Alan Parsons on 'Eye in the Sky' and His Role in Rock History with Pink Floyd and The Beatles
Coming up, it’s a musical genius who was in the room for some of the biggest chapters in rock history: Alan Parsons. He was with Pink Floyd on their …
2 years, 11 months ago
How Blondie's 'Call Me' Became a #1 Smash and Defined the 1980s
It was the biggest song of 1980, by a band that defied all classification. Blondie. I mean you just couldn’t put this band in a box. With connections…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Haunting Legacy of Jim Morrison and The Doors' 'Riders on the Storm'
Up next, the last musical will and testament of an all-time legend. Jim Morrison of the Doors! Taken from the planet at the age of 27… Today’s song,…
2 years, 11 months ago
How Warrant’s 'Cherry Pie' Became a Glam Metal Anthem and a Genre’s Swan Song
The story of Glam Metal band Warrant and their MASSIVE 1990 Hit Cherry Pie! Written by lead singer Jani Lane. The song may've been a curse. Jani sa…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Story Behind The Charlie Daniels Band's 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'
Coming up…. an electrifying tale about a fateful encounter between a musical prodigy and the devil himself. Set against the backdrop of the American …
2 years, 11 months ago
Interview with Paul Rodgers: The Story Behind Bad Company’s Iconic Song 'Bad Company'
Coming up, an interview with an artist who is on the shortlist of greatest singers ever. Part 2 of our sit down with Paul Rodgers who made his bones …
2 years, 11 months ago
How Queen and David Bowie Created the Iconic Duet 'Under Pressure'
It’s arguably the greatest duet ever recorded and well it almost didn’t happen. Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie. So First of all the iconic …
2 years, 11 months ago