Reverb With Paul Walker

It has been said that there are only two eras in rock and roll: Before Jimi Hendrix and After Jimi Hendrix. From a troubled childhood to a music superstardom to a sad death in 1970, Jimi's legacy draws in all who become aware of it sooner or later. Join Reverb as we discuss a guitar-playing legend not see or heard since the likes of Robert Johnson.

When Napster first came on the scene it was a revolutionary P2P application. It was used to widely distribute files in MP3 format. Then a number of musicians found their unreleased work being shared on Napster, including Dr. Dre and Metallica. Napster tried to navigate through the legal copyright waters but found that it simply couldn't. Let's peer back in time to look at a case that still reverberates nearly two decades later.

He is regarded as one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time. So great in fact, that according to legend his guitar playing prowess came from a deal made at a crossroads with Satan. Join the Reverb audience as we discuss a Delta Blues legend and a part of American mythology.

In October of 1996, Marylin Manson would release a highly controversial and divisive album, Antichrist Superstar. It was loved by outsiders who didn't fit in with their Christian parents and reviled by political and religious authorities. It actively courted the work of Friedrich Nietzsche and flirted with fascism and social Darwinism. It was heavy on misanthropy and anger at society. In the 90s, you either loved this album or hated it and even some of the haters secretly loved it but stayed silent lest their peers raise an eyebrow. Let's go back in time to the opening shots of a nascent culture war.

Plus I'll be playing a track from the forthcoming album Worst Case Scenario by The Paul Walker Experience.

The Wall is regarded as one of the greatest concept albums of all time. But did you know that it was conceived during a period of emotional turmoil, financial hardship, and general alienation? Did you also know that the recording was fraught with all sorts of disagreement by the participants? Join me as I relay the story of The Wall.

Concept albums: those deep and heavy thematic collections of music. An album where each track is part of a unified whole. Let me tell you a little bit about them.

Previous to his career as a cult leader who ordered the Tate-Labianca murders, Charles Manson tried to make a go at a career as a musician. Yeah. That was a thing. I also discuss his impact on other musicians.