Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones were what the world needed in 1976. As rock ‘n’ roll was getting bloated with excessive experimentation and unfortunate forays into disco, four cretins from Queens stripped it all away to two-minute three-chord ... Show More
Nov 21
Martin Scorsese (Pt. 2): One Night. One Murder. Five Directors
Hollywood:1975. Martin Scorsese sits in his apartment, enraged. He wants to literally kill the man who is ruining his to-be-released film, Taxi Driver. Scorsese’s friends, filmmakers Stephen Spielberg, Brian De Palma, John Milius, and Paul Schraeder rush to Scorsese’s side to tal ... Show More
46m 6s
Nov 18
Dr. John: A Shooting, Federal Prison, and Voodoo Healing
A gunshot ended his career as a guitar player, but opened up a path to becoming an iconic piano man. Heroin, pimping, and federal prison nearly ended him, but Voodoo––and music––saved him. Listen to find out how one of New Orleans’ most notorious musicians, Mac Rebennack, became ... Show More
35m 11s
Feb 2019
Hit Parade: The Bad Moon on the Rise Edition
In just a couple of years, Creedence Clearwater Revival generated one of the most amazing runs of hits in
American pop history: from “Proud Mary” to “Green River,” “Bad Moon Rising” to “Travelin’ Band.”
Reportedly, they even outsold the Beatles in America in 1969. But for all the ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2021
Rory Sutherland on Johnny Ramone
Johnny Ramone is a founding member of the seminal New York punk band, the Ramones. Famed for their blisteringly short songs played at breakneck speed, the Ramones burst onto the scene in 1976 with tracks like 'Blitzkrieg Bop', 'I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You' and 'Judy is a P ... Show More
27m 52s
Aug 2020
Anger Mismanagement: Creed vs. Limp Bizkit
In the late '90s, a time of peace and prosperity for America, two of this country's biggest bands were Creed and Limp Bizkit. In retrospect, they seem like perfect signifiers for a decadent, bored nation on the verge of a major fall. But at the time, these groups ended up raging ... Show More
59m 34s
Aug 2021
1977
This is the debut podcast of Deep Cuts: Lost & Found. Tune in to hear long time friends discuss overlooked, underrated and forgotten favorites, with a spotlight on punk, new wave, post-punk, indie, and alternative rock. The gang starts with 1977 - the year punk broke. Listen to h ... Show More
59m 33s