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- The Backstory #26 - Posthumous Success & Cult Fame pt. 2 - Nick Drake
The 2nd part of a series we're calling "Posthumous Success & Cult Fame," focusing on the artist that was significantly appreciated after he was gone - Nick Drake
32 min - The Backstory #25 - Posthumous Success & Cult Fame pt. 1 - Big Star
The first part of a series we're calling "Posthumous Success & Cult Fame," focusing on the band that was significantly appreciated after they were gone - Big Star
46 min - The Backstory #24 - Paul Is Dead
We dispel the absurd conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney has been dead since 1966.
45 min - The Backstory #23 - We Are The World
We nourish on 1985's hunger-fighting hymn, We Are The World by supergroup USA For Africa.
58 min - The Backstory #22 - The Skynyrd Plane Crash
We recount the details of the infamous plane crash that killed members of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
27 min - The Backstory #21 - Radio, Radio
We discuss the controversial song by Elvis Costello that led to his 12-year ban from SNL.
27 min - The Backstory #20 - Lost Guitars
Cholt regales us with two oddly similar stories of famous lost then found Gibson Les Pauls.
33 min - The Backstory #19 - Nothing Compares 2U
We remember Sinéad O'Connor and her powerful cover of Nothing Compares 2U.
39 min - 1 hr 14 min
- The Backstory #17 - Bittersweet Symphony
We discuss the bittersweet history of The Verve's, Bittersweet Symphony.
29 min
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Old friends, working musicians, and noted know-it-alls, Tom Bridwell & Chris Holt expound on the backstory of a classic song and explain what makes it great.
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