The Story Behind: The Monkees - Headquarters, Ep 176
The Monkees were brought together for a TV show about a band, then slowly morphed into a real band over the course of a few eventful years in the late 60s. The guys discuss folkies selling out, the Br...
23 Sep 20241h 28min
The Story Behind: PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, Ep 175
PJ Harvey spent 6 months living as an artist in New York City and decided that her next record had to take a different direction. The fellows discuss strumming guitars, ultra-realistic lyrics, and the...
16 Sep 20241h 43min
The Story Behind: Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced "Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd", Ep 174
Lynyrd Skynyrd practiced for hours, weeks, months and years before finally getting a chance to record their debut album of southern rock anthems. The boys talk about rock and roll excess, sweaty pract...
9 Sep 20241h 54min
The Story Behind: Motorhead - Ace of Spades, Ep 173
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Motorhead was formed after Lemmy was fired from psych rock pioneers Hawkwind. They aimed to combine the e...
2 Sep 20241h 31min
The Story Behind: Ween - The Mollusk, Ep 172
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Ween set their hearts and spleens to being the brownest rock band on earth. And with The Mollusk, they ma...
26 Aug 20241h 56min
The Story Behind: James Taylor - Sweet Baby James, Ep 171
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. James Taylor was recovering from a horrific accident after a false start to his music career in London wh...
19 Aug 20241h 31min
The Story Behind: Deee-Lite - World Clique, Ep 170
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Deee-Lite arose from the 80s club scene in New York City as an eclectic and diverse DJ crew. Their debut ...
12 Aug 20241h 24min
The Story Behind: The Doors - The Doors, Ep 169
Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Doors formed their sound on stage night after night on the Sunset Strip, then headed into the studio ...
5 Aug 20241h 57min
