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Ep517: Preserving the Westbound Sound
Mastering Engineer Dave Gardner & Audio Archivist Catherine Vericolli discuss the preservation of the Westbound Records audio catalogue, including the masters of legendary recordings by…
S8E427 – Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians 'Perspex Island' with Garry Messick
Returning guest Garry Messick (American Doom Podcast) brings us Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians' 1991 release, 'Perspex Island'. His third album…
Love, Freddie: Behind the Mask of Freddie Mercury
Lesley-Ann Jones talks about her new book Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love. Far from a The post Love, Freddie: Behind the Mask of Freddie Mercury appeared first on The Strange…
New Music Reaction: Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Soen, Jonas Lindberg, Time's Forgotten
Reaction to new music from Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Soen, Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side, and Time's Forgotten.
Sublime
30 years ago, Sublime released the album that defined Southern California’s music scene for a generation. Now the band is preparing to put out their…
Justin Currie – Del Amitri
As Del Amitri’s frontman, Justin Currie steered a band that slipped between categories: too sharp to be lumped The post Justin Currie – Del Amitri appeared first on The Strange Brew .
E212: Greil Marcus on Mystery Train + Sex Pistols + Jamie Reid
In this episode, we ask one of the greatest music writers of the rock and roll era to talk about Mystery Train as he celebrates its 50th anniversary…
5 Favorites: Blues Guitarists
Markus and Ray have talked about 5 Favorites in this area, but this time, they break out the wider topic of ALL Blues guitarists, not just the…
S8E426 – Elton John 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road with Ralph Cavallaro
In November 1973, Rolling Stone record reviewer Stephen Davis infamously slagged Elton John's double album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', calling it -…
Shorts: The Three Body Problem
In 1985, a group of powerful "Washington Wives" led by Tipper Gore formed the PMRC to clean up rock and roll, sparking a culture war that culminated in a dramatic Senate hearing. This episode of…
The Favors (Finneas & Ashe)
Word first broke about the band The Favors back in February, when cryptic posts revealed that Billie Eilish’s producer and brother, Finneas, was…
Game Changers: The Dead's Europe '72
The Grateful Dead's Europe '72 was both an incredible ground-breaking live album, and the fulfillment of the band's dream of playing over there! Find…
S8E425 – David Bowie 'Hunky Dory' (Revisited) with David J
For one of our first episodes back in 2018 (S1E3), we discussed 'Hunky Dory' by David Bowie with then co-host Barry Stock. Honestly, though, for our…
This Episode Goes 2 11: A Spinal Tap special with Alexis Petridis
For this special "bonus" episode of the Rock's Backpages podcast — fittingly number 211 (geddit?) — we're joined once again by The Guardian's Alexis…
Prog Takes – Modern Prog is better than Classic Prog!
Welcome to our new Prog Report series called Prog Takes. In this episode, Roie and Kyle debate whether modern prog is actually better than classic…