Before there was Ziggy Stardust, there was Arnold Corns... Thanks to a legendary performance on Top Of The Pops 50 years ago, "Starman" became Bowie's first hit since "Space Oddity" and proved he wasn't a…Read more
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After after two years of COVID-19 shutdowns & false starts, live music is beginning to return. Let's celebrate the power & importance of live music by looking back at a critical moment in history: April…Read more
In our previous episode, we looked at the history of instrumental songs that topped the pop charts. For my money, there's never been a more unlikely hit instrumental than the synth-infused, riff-heavy stomper that is…Read more
Years ago, instrumental songs were everywhere-- on the radio, the jukebox, and the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But over time, the instrumental faded from mainstream popularity. When was the last time you heard a new instrumental, or…Read more
The "Albums That Made Us" series continues as Brian Jacobs (Pods & Sods contributor, and one of the most thoughtful music-lovers I know) joins us with a look at two central albums that have grown…Read more
Nothing came easy for Badfinger. Though they had success with their first few albums (all of them are must-have classics), they soon had a tough time, thanks to terrible management, record label indifference and bad…Read more
Aerosmith was a band on the brink of self-destruction when they set up in an old convent to record their next album in 1977. But despite the tension, drug abuse and general bad behavior, they…Read more
Wilson Pickett only recorded 9 songs during his time at Stax in Memphis, but they were defining records. "Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)" is the last of those singles, released in May 1966. Though…Read more
After 50 years locked away in a vault, the world finally got to see and hear some of the abandoned footage from the Beatles "Let It Be" sessions. The new documentary "Get Back" gives us…Read more
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It's our annual Bonus Holiday show-- This year, we're celebrating Hanukkah with a song that also doubles as a great Power Pop song any time of the year. Happy Holidays, everybody! "How Do You Spell…Read more
We're back with another "Albums That Made Us" episode; this time my guest is author Christy Alexander Hallberg, whose new novel Searching For Jimmy Page is a must-read for any Led Zeppelin fan. On this…Read more
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