All Episodes

[EP 421] Counting Crows: The Surprising Stories Behind Their Biggest Songs with Geoff Harkness

[EP 420] Beck: The Man Behind the Myth with Josephine Riesman

[EP 419] Roger Daltrey: “The Keith Moon of Singers” with Don Henze

[EP 418] Black Dog: Rock, Addiction & Recovery with Erica Kent

[EP 417] 987 Album Listens: One Fan’s Quest to Rank His Classic Rock Favorites

[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson

[EP 415] Rewriting the History of Rock with Chuck Klosterman

[EP 414] Rock’s Greatest “What Ifs”: The Decisions That Could Have Changed Everything with Mike Garam

[EP 413] Lynyrd Skynyrd: How Ronnie Van Zant Led Rock’s Most Defiant Band with Chris Salisbury

[EP 412] Metallica: The Best, Worst & Most Overrated Albums with Martin Popoff

[EP 411] Paul Weller: The Ever-Changing Man with Kevin Sedelmeier

[EP 410] “What If You Woke Up a Rock Star?” with Charles Harvey

[EP 409] Paul McCartney & Wings: Why 'London Town' Deserves Another Listen with Luca Perasi

[EP 408] Bruce Springsteen: Why His 1973–1987 Run Will Never Be Matched with David Starkey

[EP 407] Eagles: Inside the Chaotic Making of Hotel California with Sean Egan

[EP 406] Living Colour: Reclaiming Rock’s Black Roots with Preston Frazier

[EP 405] Def Leppard: “They Showed the World How to Be a Band” with Scott Robinson

[EP 404] How “Touch of Grey” Changed the Grateful Dead Forever with John Brackett

[EP 403] Terry Kilgore: Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth & An Incredible Rock ’n’ Roll Comeback

[EP 402] Who Really Wrote “Morning Dew”? John Einarson on Bonnie Dobson’s Fight to Reclaim Her Song

[EP 401] Neil Young: The Many Sides of a Rock Legend | Sylvie Simmons on the Updated Reflections in Broken Glass

[EP 400] The Story of Violent Femmes' Debut: How "Blister in the Sun" Became a Classic with Nic Brown

[EP 399] The History of the Velvet Underground with Richie Unterberger

[EP 398] Battle Axes: Sean Kelly on the History of Pointy Guitars

[EP 397] The Story of April Wine: Tim Durling Explores the Band's Albums, Hits & Legacy

[EP 396] The Jeff Beck Story: Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill Reveal the Man Behind the Guitar

[EP 395] The Rise & Fall of Men at Work with Greg Prato

[EP 394] The Story Behind Nirvana's 'In Utero' with Robert Boyd

[HIGHLIGHT] Why XTC Needed Todd Rundgren to Make 'Skylarking' - From EP 389

[EP 393] What If Elvis Had a Secret Son? | Joseph Coulson on The Prince of Memphis

[HIGHLIGHT] When Mick Jagger Mistook Talcum Powder for Cocaine - From EP 391

[HIGHLIGHT] How a Camera Accident Created Beatles Movie Magic - From EP 390

[EP 392] Before the Rock Stars: The Story of Harry Altman & Buffalo's Legendary Nightclubs with Susan Fenster

[EP 391] I Partied with The Rolling Stones: Richard Lefkowitz's Wild 1970s Los Angeles Stories

[EP 390] The Story Behind The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night with Samira Ahmed

[HIGHLIGHT] The Phil Collins Mystery Behind 'Press To Play' - From EP 388

[EP 389] XTC's Skylarking: The Story Behind A Pop Masterpiece with Alfredo Marziano

[HIGHLIGHT] They Called Stevie Nicks "Frivolous" — Rachel Brodsky Explains Why - From Ep 387

[EP 388] Press to Play: Paul McCartney's Most Misunderstood Album? With Luca Perasi

[EP 387] Stevie Nicks: Lessons in Dreams, Heartbreak & Resilience with Rachel Brodsky

[HIGHLIGHT] Did Joe Strummer's Death Prevent a Clash Reunion? - From EP 386

[EP 386] The Clash: Triumph or Tragedy? - The Real Story Behind the Band with Pat Gilbert

[HIGHLIGHT] The Genius of Wilko Johnson & the Legacy of Dr. Feelgood - From EP 385

[EP 385] Pub Rock: The Forgotten Scene That Created Punk with Mark Wilkerson

[HIGHLIGHT] Black Sabbath’s Live Evil: The Mixing War That Split the Band - From EP 384

[HIGHLIGHT] Black Sabbath After Ozzy: Did Dio Save the Band? - From EP 384

[HIGHLIGHT] What Steve Albini Was Really Like | Don Pyle - From EP 383

[EP 384] Black Sabbath’s Dio Era: The Albums, Songs & Legacy with Chris Sutton

[EP 383] Don Pyle on Life, Loss & Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

[HIGHLIGHT] The Truth Behind John Lennon’s Famous Ringo Quote - From EP 382

[HIGHLIGHT] The Wild Story Behind Focus’ “Hocus Pocus” - From EP 381

[EP 382] Ringo Starr: A Fab Life with Tom Doyle

[EP 381] Focus Beyond “Hocus Pocus”: The Albums & Songs (1969–1985) with Stephen Lambe

[HIGHLIGHT] Why Neil Peart’s Lyrics Still Hit So Hard - From EP 380

[HIGHLIGHT] Was “The Garden” Rush’s Perfect Final Song? - From EP 380

[HIGHLIGHT] Rush’s 80s Synth Era: Genius or Sellout? - From EP 380

[EP 380] Rush 1984–2015: The Synth Era, Reinvention & Final Chapter with Richard James

[HIGHLIGHT] How DEVO Created the “Whip It” Sound (The Real Story) - From EP 379

[HIGHLIGHT] Stevie Wonder’s God-Given Genius — “God Put His Thumb On His Forehead” - From EP 379

[EP 379] The Sound Architect: How Robert Margouleff Shaped Stevie Wonder & DEVO

[HIGHLIGHT] Beatles Easter Eggs on Bob Dylan Albums?! The Hidden Clues Revealed - From EP 376

[HIGHLIGHT] Was It Fair to Blame Dick Rowe for Rejecting The Beatles? - From EP 374

[HIGHLIGHT] When a Beatle Walked In… “The Room Changed” - From EP 377

[EP 378] THE CLEAN: The Band That Changed Indie Forever with Richard Langston

[EP 377] 1968: When Courage Met Opportunity at Apple Records with Barry Greenfield

[EP 376] Dylan & The Beatles: How They Changed Each Other—and Rock Forever with Jim Windolf

[EP 375] Freedom Quest: Cult Escape, Rock Dreams, and Redemption with Debora Masterson

[EP 374] Who Really Shaped The Beatles? The Story Behind the Band with Stuart Maconie

[HIGHLIGHT] Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” — Written In One Afternoon? - From EP 371

[EP 373] Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See (Album Deep Dive + “Fade Into You” Story) with Anthony Gomez III

How Matt Sorum Saved Guns N’ Roses During Use Your Illusion [Highlight From Episode 371]

Billy Corgan Was a Shred Guitarist?! (Lost 1985 Solo) [Highlight From Episode 369]

What Really Happened Between Cream and Bill Graham in 1968? [Highlight From Episode 372]

The Truth Behind Cream’s Breakup—Nettie Baker Tells the Real Story [Highlight from Episode 372]

The Complete Cream Chronicles – Straight From Ginger Baker’s Daughter Nettie [Episode 372]

Use Your Illusion I & II: The Epic Gamble That Defined Guns N’ Roses [Episode 371]

The Dark Deal Behind Rock ‘n’ Roll Fame [Episode 370]

The Smashing Pumpkins Story: From Chicago Roots to Alt-Rock Dominance (1988–1994) [Episode 369]

The CBGB Conspiracy: Murder in New York ’77 [Episode 368]

Inside Stereolab: Their Story Told in 20 Essential Songs [Episode 367]

Inside the World’s Most Extensive Marshall Amplifier Collection [Episode 366]

Steve Perry: The AOR Blueprint [Highlight From Episode 364]

If You Could Ask Axl Rose One Thing About 'Chinese Democracy' [Highlight From Episode 363]

'2112' at 50: How Rush Defied the Music Industry [Episode 365]

FM Radio’s Golden Decade: The Rise of AOR [Episode 364]

Chinese Democracy: The Album That Took 15 Years [Episode 363]

This Isn’t a Nostalgia Tour – Rik Emmett on Triumph Reloaded [Highlight From Episode 361]

Donnie Iris: The Hit You Know, The Career You Don’t [Episode 362]

Triumph Turns 50: Rik Emmett on the Anniversary Tour and His Latest Poetry Book [Episode 361]

The Album Cover That Made KISS Legends: Destroyer’s Secret Weapon [Highlight From Episode 360]

How Bob Ezrin Turned 'Destroyer' Into KISS’s Breakthrough [Highlight From Episode 360]

The Yoko Ono Myth: Who Really Broke Up The Beatles? [Highlight From Episode 359]

1976: The Year KISS Took Over the World [Episode 360]

Two Stories, One Band — The Quiet Riot Origin Mystery [Highlight From Episode 358]

Yoko Ono at 93: Art, Sound, and the Legacy Revisited [Episode 359]

Geezer Butler’s Secret Session with Plant, Jones & Iommi [Highlight From Episode 357]

He Could’ve Joined Led Zeppelin — But Said No [Highlight From Episode 357]

Kelly Garni: His Bond with Randy Rhoads & the Birth of Quiet Riot [Episode 358]

Charles Manson, The Beatles, and the Motive No One Expected [Highlight From Episode 356]

Led Zeppelin: The Band That Ruled the World [Episode 357]