Music History

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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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. …

1 year 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…

2 years ago

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – “The Tracks Of My Tears”

William "Smokey" Robinson was the man behind many of Motown's greatest hits-- not just the tracks he recorded himself with…

2 years ago

The Cars – “It’s All I Can Do”

The Cars debut album was a commercial and critical success. The pressure was on for a follow-up, and the band…

2 years ago

Sifting Through Rubble: 1960’s Psychedelia from the UK

A while back, we did an episode celebrating the Nuggets album, that quintessential collection of 1960’s psychedelic garage rock.  But…

2 years ago

Creation & Evolution: Gladys Knight & The Pips “Midnight Train To Georgia”

Introducing a new segment of the podcast - "Creation & Evolution", where we explore songs that travelled a long &…

2 years ago

Jeff Beck – A Retrospective

Jeff Beck was the guitar player's guitar player. Ask the great guitar players who they thought was the best, and…

2 years ago

The Kinks – “Dead End Street”

"Dead End Street" marked a shift in Ray Davies' songwriting. His songs began to take on a more UK-specific focus.…

2 years ago

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