One Hit Thunder

It's always a bit nerve-wracking when an artist we've covered reaches out, but it's pretty cool when they enjoyed their episode and want to join us! This week, we're thrilled to welcome Tracy Bonham—w...

16 Huhti 20251h 4min

Few artists embody the term "one-hit wonder" more than M/A/R/R/S, a collective that only recorded two songs but forever changed music history with "Pump Up the Volume." This sample-heavy track may see...

9 Huhti 202540min

This week, we're joined by Joel Reader to discuss one of the strangest comeback stories in music history—Sheriff’s sappy power ballad, "When I’m With You." This Canadian band had already called it qui...

2 Huhti 202549min

This week, we're joined by TikToker and songwriter Rod Kim to dive into the sugary pop world of S Club 7 and their lone U.S. hit, the 2001 ballad "Never Had a Dream Come True." While the UK couldn't g...

26 Maalis 20251h 8min

The CORE FOUR are back together again! Chris and Matt are joined by draft regulars Tony Hartman and Matthew Milligan to battle it out for the best five-album collection from the stacked year of 1995. ...

19 Maalis 20251h

This week, we're joined by Internet Supreme Court dishonorable judge Robert Bacon to put Katrina and the Waves’ 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine" on trial. Is it the ultimate feel-good anthem, or has its...

12 Maalis 20251h 2min

When our Patreon voted for an episode about “The Middle,” we had mixed emotions—how could a band as important to us as Jimmy Eat World technically be a one-hit wonder? With Bleed American holding a fi...

5 Maalis 202537min

It’s been a while since our friend Jonathan London joined us, but with his new comic Hero of the Prophecy crowdfunding now, we thought it was the perfect time to talk about a wrestling-connected music...

26 Helmi 20251h 8min