On this episode of the Songfacts Podcast, host Stephanie R. Myers speaks with Don Barnes, founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and longtime voice of 38 Special, as the band celebrates 50 years and the release of Milestone, their first new studio album in more than two decades. We dig into the stories behind some of the songs that helped define 38 Special, ... Show More
Aug 20
History in Five Songs Episode 373: Underrated Singing Guitarists
In Episode 373 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin celebrates underrated singing guitarists, exploring how artists including Brian May, Ted Nugent and Jerry Garcia are often overshadowed as vocalists by their reputations as guitarists, frontmen and songwriters. St ... Show More
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Jun 19
Set Lusting Bruce - Pride in Bruce: Alonzo Duralde on Hollywood Pride, Hallmark Comfort Movies, and Music as a Lifeline
Alonzo Duralde joins the podcast to discuss his upbringing in an immigrant Spanish family in Atlanta, early influences from radio, classical music, and repertory cinema, and how Siskel & Ebert inspired him to pursue criticism. Duralde shares insights from his book Hollywood Pride ... Show More
48m 3s
May 2022
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin: Everything You Didn't Know
Alex and Jordan take on the classic rock monolith, sorting through all the Satanism myths and supernatural lore. They’ll delve into the battle to record the famous solo, how it got its premiere in the middle of a war zone, and the drama behind the ‘Wayne’s World’ joke. They’ll al ... Show More
1h 23m
Nov 2021
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: The Rolling Stone Interview
Plant and Krauss on their new album, the legacy of Led Zeppelin and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,' surviving the '80s and much, much more, in an in-depth conversation with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
44m 38s
Feb 2023
The Wildest Left-Turn Albums Ever, From Lil Yachty to Queen to Taylor Swift
Lil Yachty's psychedelic-rock experiment 'Let's Start Here' isn't the first album to stun fans – we look back at the history of artists taking wild left turns, from Queen getting funky with 'Hot Space' to Taylor Swift shape-shifting on '1989' and much, much more Learn more about ... Show More
58m 56s