History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff

Martin digs into the earliest influences of grunge rock in these five songs: Black Sabbath – “A National Acrobat” Aerosmith – “Draw the Line” Iggy & the Stooges – “Death Trip” The Cult – “Phoenix”...

21 Jan 202028min

Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer and lyricist for Rush, died last Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California, at age 67. Martin has put this tribute episode together for this drummer that has l...

14 Jan 202036min

Rush fans! Martin discusses moving beyond Rush into the 'family of key bands' that Rush fans should enjoy! Max Webster – “America’s Veins” Nomeansno – “Heaven Is the Dust Beneath My Shoes” Voivod –...

7 Jan 202034min

Martin has us thinking about the bands who would be the 'Next Deep Purple' or 'American Deep Purple' or The (blank) Deep Purple Uriah Heep – “Shadows of Grief” Gillan – “What’s the Matter” White Sp...

31 Des 201931min

Martin explains the five songs that have Twice Bad Timing: Angel, Moxy, Rex, Starz and Teaze Angel – “Pressure Point” Moxy – “Sweet Reputation (Symphony for Margaret) Rex – “7 Come 11” Starz – ...

24 Des 201937min

Martin suggests the five songs where we Go to Vancouver and Try Harder Aerosmith – “Rag Doll” The Cult – “Sweet Soul Sister” Motley Crue – “Rattlesnake Shake” AC/DC – “Moneytalks” Poison – “Ride ...

17 Des 201929min

Martin tells us of the history of Producer Rick Rubin When It Mattered in these five songs: Slayer – “Postmortem” The Cult – “King Contrary Man” Masters of Reality – “The Candy Song" Trouble – “...

10 Des 201937min

In these Five Songs Martin tells us how Hair Metal Goes Grunge Skid Row – “Beat Yourself Blind” Warrant – “Followed” Def Leppard – “Work It Out” Dokken – “I Feel” Kiss – “Jungle” To connect or ...

3 Des 201937min