If the history of the saxophone’s invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn’t be smooth jazz. An inventor that just […]
Episode 43: [Album Autopsy] Garth Brooks in… The Life of Chris Gaines
In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure […]
Episode 42.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Pono Player
What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design […]
Episode 39.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Norwegian Black Metal
For a music scene that generated such awesome bands, the Norwegian black metal community sure were a bunch of miscreants. […]
Episode 38: Darby Crash
In the late 1970s, two friends got straight-As in fruit-eating and crystal meth. Luckily for the trajectory of punk rock, […]
Episode 34: Mel Lyman, The Greatest Man In The World (And Not Troubled By It In The Least)
When you’re known as the meanest tub-bassist around, you’re bound to attract all kinds. Sometimes it’s a self-proclaimed Harmonica Jesus […]
Episode 33.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Woodstock 50
In 1969, the Woodstock festival became the stuff of legends. In 1999, the Woodstock festival became infamous. In 2019, the […]
Episode 31.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Death of Marvin Gaye
Let’s get it on: Marvin Gaye was a landmark soul and R&B artists, but his life didn’t mirror the carefree […]
Episode 29: Brian Wilson’s Smile
Leigh tackles one of his White Whales, talking about the ups, downs, and eventual collapse of the production of what […]
Episode 27.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Gram Parsons: A Life Spent
How many tragic folk musicians from the 60s could there possibly be? Leigh helps answer that question with the story […]