This is the tale of one song that stumbled its way into two incarnations of itself. From a proto power pop jam, jangled out by a sharp dressed quartet, to a thrown together jam session pounded out in a haze of weed and hallucinogens by talented session players and a man dressed like a peacock.… Read More Hello It’s Me by Todd Rundgren

If you’re anything like me, you may have thought that 1979’s, ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, was the beginning and the end of all you needed to know about London’s late 70’s electro duo dweebs, The Buggles. But you (and I) would be wrong. What I thought (and, admittedly, hoped) would be a cut and… Read More Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

Does your kid get angry when things don’t go their way? Do they spend time alone in their room gazing at a wall thinking about everything and nothing? Do they appear to hurt themselves and others around them? Or maybe they just keep asking you for a Pepsi? If you answered yes to at least… Read More Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies

From the land of scrumptious schnitzel and brawny BMWs comes this pop oddity of minimalist proportions. How did a song built on the foundation of a toy piano with a rudimentary preset beat become an international hit in two separate decades? Check out this episode to hear the tale of Germany’s own, TRIO and there… Read More Da Da Da by TRIO

When you spend your whole life pretending to be a universal classic monster from the silver screen you are bound to leave an impression – a Boris Karloff impression to be exact. From it’s spaghetti and meatball filled roots the 1962 novelty classic, “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt-kickers would become the… Read More Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-kickers