Welcome to the first half of our story of the phenomenon known as Disco music. A genre that has been unfairly panned in the past and has recently been getting a revisit to see just how wrong everyone was about it. Here we’ll talk about Disco’s rise – from it’s roots in Motown, jazz, and […]
This week we bring you an episode full of comical hot takes and ranting, because that’s the only way the ridiculousness of this subject can truly be conveyed. During the height of the Regan-era, Satanic Panic was on everyone’s minds, so much so that when more and more parents began to hear some of the […]
On August 8, 2017, Fred “FREAK” Smith was found dead in Las Palmas Park in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was stabbed by an unknown person, only to be found the next day with no possessions to identify him. When he was finally identified two days later, the effects of his death were already […]
The Go-Go’s are a criminally underrated band of women who could play their own instruments and write their own songs, a feat rarely heard on the radio back in the 80’s. With their upbeat tunes and devil may care attitude, they helped pave the way for women rockers to follow in their footsteps. Hopefully with […]
The Boss is classically known for such upbeat hits as Dancing In The Dark and Born In The USA. But in his 1982 release, Nebraska, he took his usual songwriting approach with the E Street Band and stripped it all down for a somber album featuring himself, a guitar, and a harmonica. The result is […]
This week is a new special playlist episode, where 4 screechy ladies bring you 12 songs that were inspired by women, men, and countries. Our friends Chanty and Lynx from the Muses Podcast come on to strut their stuff and help us tell the stories behind these songs. Also included are beer breaks, hot takes, […]
This week we’re not just giving you the story about a musician you should know about; we’re also giving lessons in history, ethics, and politics. Buffy helped jump start the career of so many in the worlds of both folk and rock, but still hasn’t seen her due, a story all too familiar for an […]
First she tried to make a name for herself as a singer. Then she tried to make one as a songwriter. And now, she’s both. Sia has been around a lot longer than most might realize, getting her start in the late 90s and quickly realizing that being on stage caused some real anxiety. Soon […]
Unsung Heroes Who's That Girl?
Known for her powerful vocals in the group the Mamas and the Papas, Mama Cass is one of the overlooked women in rock. In fact, don’t call her mama, she didn’t like it. We tell her tale, how she used her sharp wit and charisma to get her foot into the door of the music […]
Since the 1970’s this woman has been wowing the people with her amazing voice and charisma. Chaka Khan helped to bring women of color to the forefront of rock, funk, R&B, you name it, she can do it all. But it wasn’t a straightforward path from her childhood that led her to music. It was […]
