Music History

Creation & Evolution: Ram Jam – “Black Betty”

This episode, we return to the "Creation & Evolution" theme as we trace the history of the song called "Black…

2 weeks ago

Earth, Wind & Fire – “Serpentine Fire”

Many bands would be running out of ideas by their 8th album, but not Earth, Wind &Fire – many consider…

2 months ago

Brown Acid (with guests Lance Barresi & Daniel Hall)

In this episode, we take a fascinating journey into the world of obscure Psych and Hard Rock from the 1970's…

4 months ago

The Biggest Albums of 1975

Music has a unique way of capturing the essence of a time period, and 1975 was no exception. This year…

7 months ago

Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – “Nobody”

What happens when two R&B veterans team up with a psychedelic band for a one-off single? It's either one of…

7 months ago

Iggy & The Stooges – “Search And Destroy”

Iggy Pop made his (first) comeback with the Raw Power album, released in 1973. The album opens with the ferocious…

8 months ago

Broken Homes – “An L.A. Rain”

For one hot moment, Broken Homes were the buzzed-about new band in LA, and big success was ahead. It never…

10 months ago

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – “I Put A Spell On You”

It's time for our occasional, somewhat-annual Halloween Spooktacular episode, where we pick a song appropriate to the season and see…

12 months ago

Aerosmith – “Back In The Saddle”

Aerosmith were at their commercial & creative peak in 1976 when they released Rocks, a high-water mark in their career. …

12 months ago

Small Faces – “Itchycoo Park”

Small Faces are one of the all-time great British bands from the 1960's but they never got the attention, success…

1 year ago

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