Jun 2020

5. I Follow The Moskva

MOSCOW, USSR, 1989: Klaus Meine, the lead singer of the Scorpions, has said for 30 years that the Moscow Music Peace Festival in 1989 inspired him to write “Wind of Change.” Bon Jovi, booze, Ozzy Osbourne, cocaine, fireworks, fist fights, the KGB -- Patrick takes you step by step ... Show More

42m 52s

Jun 2020

4. The KGB Rock Club

LENINGRAD, USSR, 1988: Patrick finds another person who has told an eerily similar story about the Scorpions and the CIA. But he won’t answer emails, so Patrick travels to a GI Joe convention in Dayton, Ohio to try to make contact. Plus, a former CIA clandestine officer suggests ... Show More

47m 9s

Jun 2023

Introducing Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan. It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again: Become the first city in Southern California to legalize ... Show More

33m 29s

Sep 2010

Ma Vlast

At the core of Czech cultural identity Bedrich Smetana’s Ma Vlast. Written in the late 19th century, it's a series of six symphonic poems. For a western audience the most popular and best loved is Vltava, a soundscape conjuring up vivid images of the river which runs through Prag ... Show More

27m 47s

May 2023

Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland’s music education and evolution, from 1. Growing up in Cairo and Beirut, and starting to play trombone at age seven, inspired by his dad, who was a trumpet player → 2. Moving on to drums at age 10 → 3. Seeing his crush dance to his band’s music and realizing its ... Show More

52m 28s

Dec 2023

The Great KGB Punk Rock Conspiracy

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to the bottom of a certain musical mystery…it’s called “wind of change” and it explores the possibility that a metal power ballad was a contributing factor to the fall of the soviet union in the ... Show More

33m 15s

Nov 2023

Episode 17: Pantera’s Phil Anselmo & Rex Brown plus Blackened Whiskey’s Rob Dietrich & Rabbit Hole’s Kaveh Zamanian

The week of November 22, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Inspired by Metallica’s love of covering other artists, Steffan and Renée open things up by musing on tracks they’d like to hear the band tackle. Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown of M72 special guests Pantera chat about playing for ... Show More

22m 23s

Jul 2020

S2 E145: Signs of Hope and Winds of Change with Klaus Meine of The Scorpions

Dennis chats with Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine about the way his native Germany has handled COVID-19 compared to the rest of Europe and around the world, how the band is working on a new album and their new song called "Sign of Hope". They also discuss how their hugely popul ... Show More

51m 2s

Jul 2021

Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & More Veteran Acts Who Could Score 2022 Grammy Nods

On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we discuss some veteran acts -- artists who have been releasing music since at least the 1980s -- who could be eligible for Grammy nominations at the next awards show. Also on the show, we discuss Normani's "Wild Side," fea ... Show More

26m 17s

Oct 2016

Fred Armisen on “Stop Making Sense,” Prince and Mac & Cheese

“Portlandia” and “Documentary Now” star Fred Armisen is the hardest working man in comedy, but he still thinks of himself as a musician. In this episode, he talks about spoofing the Talking Heads, meeting Prince, working with Billie Joe Armstrong and much more. Plus: the latest f ... Show More

41m 15s

Dec 2019

The Rolling Stones at Altamont: Bikers, Blood, and the End of the '60s

The Rolling Stones, the most dangerous band on the planet, envisioned their free concert at the Altamont speedway outside San Francisco as the triumphant capstone to their 1969 tour: a west coast Woodstock, and a celebration of free love and hippiedom. But the festival, thrown to ... Show More

47m 16s

Jun 2019

David Guetta, Mawazine Music Fest and Lionel Richie's 70th Birthday (20.06.2019)

We catch up with Saeed Saeed Arts and Culture Reporter at the National as he makes his way to Morocco for the annual Mawazine Music Festival, featuring some of the world's biggest acts including The Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin, and David Guetta. We also talk to him about his interv ... Show More

36m 50s