This week we talk about the quintessential alt rock band, R.E.M. If it weren’t for these guys, indie music wouldn’t exist and rock would be a much blander genre. A group that refused to bend to anyone else’s rules and spent years paying their dues as a cult success. But when they finally hit radio […]
This week we’re talking about one of our favorite duos- Darryl Hall and John Oates. They may come from different backgrounds with different styles, but put them together and the magic is undeniable. These guys brought soul and R&B into mainstream pop with huge success! But what you may not know is how much help […]
We are closing up Black History Month with the amazing tale of TLC, one of the most successful girl groups in all of music history. They started off as young women, tricked into an unfair contract that they wouldn’t be made aware of until years later. But through struggles with addiction, abuse, and illness, and […]
We’ve made it to the final installment of our series on Nirvana, and this is where all of the events of the past culminate to the tragic end of Kurt Cobain. We briefly discuss the creation of the final album In Utero (for more info on that, listen to our episode where we review it […]
We’ve reached the bridge of our Nirvana series, and here is where the tides change twice: once with the addition of their new drummer Dave Grohl, and again with the addition of the infamous Courtney Love into Kurt’s love life. How did Kurt get addicted to heroin? How bad were the names of Dave’s first […]
Y’all ready for this? The 100th episode of Rock Candy Podcast and we are hitting hard with a real epic story that you don’t know the half of. Nirvana is a household name, as commonly heard as Jimi Hendrix or The Beatles. Their grunge music shaped an entire generation, but who were they before the […]
They’re one of the most influential groups in the rap/hip-hop genre, but actually had their humble beginnings in punk and hardcore. The Beastie boys have taken advantage of every opportunity that’s come their way and infused their own interests in every step along the way. In this week’s episode, learn how exactly it was that […]
We’re back at it this week to talk about a band whose music you know oh so well, but whose story is a little harder to get the deets on. Talking Heads started out as a trio of art students just trying to express their disdain for the status quo using sarcasm and metaphors. Little […]
This week we put our money where our mouths are, no matter how filthy it is! Upon receiving a 6 pack of American Beauty by Dogfish Head from a loyal listener, we are covering the quintessential hippie band, The Grateful Dead. But this is going out to all those non-Deadheads out there, the ones who […]
It’s the finale to our series on the epic rock band, Queen! And we are going out with some epic tales in their legacy. Hear how they managed to recover from a huge misstep in their career to come back and be better than ever. Be prepared to get inspired by Freddie as well as […]
