In this episode we examine all 17 samples from the Beastie Boys "Hey Ladies" and get a feel for where the samples lived prior to b...

Origins of "Riders in the Sky" In this episode we take a look at the history of one of the most widely post WWII, "Covered...

We take a look at those camp kings the Cramps and their early music illustrating their success by playing the original songs by the orig...

Perhaps the most telling statistic I’ve come across about disco and more specifically about the Montreal disco scene was that the police rep...

Understanding How Vinyl Works To understand the genius behind vinyl you first need to remember the basic of physics' classes we took i...

First , Rock & Roll was neither “new,” nor indeed even a single musical style;  Second , the Rock & Roll era does not mark the f...

Although bubblegum has gained a certain cachet of cool in some circles over the past few decades (while remaining a pop pariah in other c...

The TV Show . . . The lead character was handsome, dashing, and consistently well-dressed in tailored suits, which never seemed to w...

Introduction These days music fans don’t necessarily care about what genre the music they enjoy falls into, but this wasn’t always the ca...

In this episode we take a look at the history of one of the most recognized and widely covered surf songs -- Misirlou. Dick Dale Take...