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  • The Story Behind: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands, Ep 239
    Dec 15 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Jesus and Mary Chain started as warring brothers with a port-a-studio and ended up on Top of the Pops while helping kick off the Glasgow music scene of the 1980s. The boys welcome a special guest to help make sense of this band and discuss hypnosis, vintage fuzz pedals, and fighting your audience as a marketing strategy.

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    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

    Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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    Next week's album: Taylor Swift - 1989

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    1 hora e 20 minutos
  • The Story Behind: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell, Ep. 238
    Dec 8 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Meat Loaf met his soulmate Jim Steinman on stage in New York and the two set about crafting the most over-the-top theatrical rock opera of an album ever produced. The only problem? No one wanted it....until everyone did. The boys get together to discuss piano prodigies, excessively long songs, and ripping 70s guitar.

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    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

    Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA

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    1 hora e 30 minutos
  • The Story Behind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ep. 237
    Dec 1 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Tom Petty came up in the swamps of Florida playing tiny clubs and sock hops before heading to LA and making his fortune. The boys talk about perfect background vocals, questionable key choices, and the scrappy rock band era of a generational artist.

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    https://open.spotify.com/album/0JBy4lxBlQIxMZ8qPMIJER?si=O6CHcKguTdC_1WhThhbhew

    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell

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    1 hora e 57 minutos
  • The Story Behind: Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age, Ep 236
    Nov 24 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Queens of the Stone Age were birthed from a desert party culture deep in the southern California dunes and rose to success on a wave of heavy, fuzzed out rock and roll. The guys welcome a special guest to discuss building suspense, playing outside and big chorus payoffs.

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    https://open.spotify.com/album/54gexkFvg7FE3JcbntQViI?si=ByonpT_iREqA7JQrisn4Zw

    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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    1 hora e 42 minutos
  • The Story Behind: Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors, Ep 235
    Nov 17 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Dolly Parton worked her way up through the country music landscape by being a genuinely kind person while distinguishing herself with the craft of songwriting. The guys get together to discuss goat vibrato, wild bass antics, and millions upon millions from one single songwriting credit.

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    https://open.spotify.com/album/17CT6ru3CyDXAi6xVaSUzg?si=Uv35xYypTgKvUk8BRNtQOg

    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age

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    1 hora e 29 minutos
  • The Story Behind: Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock, Ep 234
    Nov 10 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Michael Viner was an idea man floating around LA for years before he landed on his most lasting idea: a band of studio killers doing instrumental rock covers with a lots of percussion. The guys get together to discuss mimes, Sean Connery, and fooling the CBC.

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    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors

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    1 hora e 16 minutos
  • The Story Behind: k.d. lang - Shadowland, Ep 233
    Nov 3 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. k.d. lang came from the prairies of Canada with a mission to be the next Patsy Cline, and with some savvy marketing and good luck, she ended up in Nashville with a storied backing band to make her solo debut Shadowland. The boys welcome a special guest to discuss this retro country album.

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    https://open.spotify.com/album/6PmH3vQpsBfkQdnDr4AzLs?si=No5R_ApSTjeXRpdstaQ4nQ

    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock

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    1 hora e 22 minutos
  • The Story Behind: The Police - Reggatta de Blanc, Ep 232
    Oct 27 2025

    Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. The Police started as a punk band but quickly pivoted to something completely new and started releasing a parade of hit songs that lasted into the next decade. The team get together and talk about syncopation, reviving songs from old bands, and the inherent aggressiveness of the high hat.

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    https://open.spotify.com/album/2EpuND32cO7CX0gXZl2NB6?si=6eHpJFPmRLCiVClWVM8Kyw

    Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers

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    Next week's album: k.d. lang - Shadowland

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    1 hora e 58 minutos