Jun 2020

6. The Doctor Is In

CAYMAN ISLANDS, 1982: The Scorpions’ manager Doc McGhee has a secret past: he played a role in one of the largest drug busts in U.S. history, working with a smuggling ring that included CIA asset (and Panamanian dictator) Manuel Noriega. Nearly everyone went to prison. But Doc di ... Show More

57m 35s

Jun 2020

7. Rorschach

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2019: On a boat ride down the Moskva River, Patrick starts to fear that this entire podcast could itself be CIA propaganda. Or worse, Ksenia, his Russian fixer points out: propaganda by the successors to the KGB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi ... Show More

45m 48s

Jun 2020

8. Hello, Klaus

HANOVER, GERMANY, 2020: There is one last person Patrick needs to ask about “Wind of Change.” At a small hotel in sleepy Hanover, Germany, it is time to confront Klaus Meine about his biggest hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

50m 24s

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

49m 58s

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 f ... Show More

22m 8s

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

40m 45s

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

5. I Follow The Moskva