Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
The Rolling Stones’ hit song that almost never happened
Episode 124
By 1981, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were barely talking, having differing opinions on the direction of The Rolling Stones. Making new music toget…
2 years, 4 months ago
John Lennon’s message of peace at Christmas
Episode 123
He was the first former Beatle to release a Christmas single after the band broke up, and he found a way to make a Christmas song carry a message of …
2 years, 6 months ago
The mystery of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl”
Episode 122
Neil Young’s second solo album, 1969’s Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, marked the first time he made an album with Crazy Horse as his backing band. …
2 years, 7 months ago
How “Devil Inside” helped make INXS rock gods
Episode 121
By the time INXS released their sixth album, 1987’s Kick, the band were perched on the edge of international superstardom, a gig that the late Michae…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Bachman Turner Overdrive’s inside joke became a hit song
Episode 120
By the time Bachman Turner Overdrive were ready to record their third album, Not Fragile, Randy Bachman had sent demo tapes to almost two dozen recor…
2 years, 8 months ago
The awesome story of Temple Of The Dog's "Hunger Strike"
Episode 119
Temple Of The Dog’s short-lived status as a Seattle rock supergroup got its start as a tribute project for the late Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone, …
2 years, 9 months ago
Blondie’s hit song inspired by a stalker
Episode 118
“One Way Or Another” by Blondie is based on an experience frontwoman Debbie Harry had with a stalker ex-boyfriend. In an incredible turnabout of powe…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Paul McCartney landed the title theme for a James Bond film
Episode 117
“Live And Let Die” marked some important firsts for the James Bond film franchise. It was the first 007 film to star Roger Moore as James Bond, and w…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Eddie Money’s Rock and Roll Dream Came True
Episode 116
Eddie Money seemed to burst onto the national music scene fully formed when his self-titled debut album was released in 1977 and “Two Tickets To Para…
2 years, 11 months ago
The long strange history of “Casey Jones” by the Grateful Dead
Episode 115
A favorite among Dead fans and casual listeners alike, “Casey Jones” has a super catchy melody and an origin story that goes back to early 1900’s Ame…
2 years, 11 months ago