Music Podcasts
We go track by track through the underbelly of music history using research and trivia to locate the roots of our obsession with vinyl records. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
Puppet Records: Records for Dummies (Episode 88)
In the early 20th century, a puppet fervor slowly crept across the America, like rust on a Chevy Nova, as travelling shows made puppeteers into full fledge celebrities, particularly the self-proclaimed “America’s Puppet Master” Tony Sarg who was instrumental in creating visually appealing versions of classic children’s tales and bringing to life puppets in live action and animated films.
Satanic Fanatics: Sounds of the Occult (Episode 87)
Almost as long as humans have mastered the ability to record the environment around them, they have desired to record the world that is just beyond them. A perfectly logical endeavour, as all recorded music is somewhat supernatural, especially when cocaine and LSD are involved.
Music History in Graphic Novels (Episode 86)
In this episode we look at how graphic novels are pushing the boundaries of pop music history, bringing new perspectives and fans. Where life imitating art is just as possible as art imitating life. How like the inked pages themselves, the books color their stories to accentuate their ideas and themes.
Rock Star Commercials (Episode 85)
As radio, and eventually television, became a fixture in American homes, a celebrity culture was solidified. With this fascination for the people that we hear and see almost daily, there was a longing to understand them.
Experiential Microgenres: Night Bus, Late-Night Grocery Run, & Pink Motel (Episode 84)
Night Bus, Late Night Grocery Run, & Pink Motel are microgenres that represent their own experiential sound, where the songs are held together by the atmospheres they invoke rather than a specific set of rules or location in time and space.
Albums Conceived in Institutions (Episode 83)
There is an unproductive trope of there being a fine line between genius and madman.
