BONUS: Song Battle: The Best #1 Hit of 2024 - Episode 1 (of 5)
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Song Battle is our Patreon-only bonus show where contestants select songs to compete in a bracket system ...
7 Mar 202547min
The Story Behind: Harry Nilsson -Nilsson Schmilsson, Ep 198
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Harry Nilsson ping-ponged through the songwriter-for-hire business and got some very famous admirers in t...
3 Mar 20251h 34min
The Story Behind: Van Halen - 1984, Ep 197
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Van Halen got their start on the Pasadena house party scene then became one of the top selling bands of a...
24 Feb 20251h 48min
The Story Behind: Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Ep 196
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Aphex Twin was tinkering with sound and household electronics from an early age then joined and expanded ...
17 Feb 20251h 32min
The Story Behind: Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960, Ep 195
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Muddy Waters was a sharecropper who became a blues superstar. The boys discuss harmonica playing, field r...
10 Feb 20251h 58min
The Story Behind: Def Leppard - Hysteria, Ep 194
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Def Leppard had tasted arena rock success with their breakthrough hit Pyromania but they still wanted mor...
3 Feb 20251h 28min
The Story Behind: Little Richard - Here's Little Richard, Ep 193
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Little Richard was a born performer from a young age, and by leaning into a larger than life persona ende...
27 Jan 20252h 5min
The Story Behind: Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque, Ep 192
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Teenage Fanclub came roaring out of the Glasgow C86 scene and were poised to take over the world with jan...
20 Jan 20251h 29min
