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 […]
We’re wrapping up our Beatlestravaganza with the later years of Mr. John Lennon. We really rip open the onion that is this complicated human and discuss how to truly separate the artist from the art. We also realize that each Beatle tells the same story, but completely differently and talk about how being a rad […]
We finish up our Beatles’ tales with John, the most controversial of the Fab 4. A ball of contradictions, this guy is very difficult to figure out. And for good reason. In this episode we look deep into his upbringing and his problematic family who made him the person he became. From a wonderful mother […]
This episode we take a look at Paul’s career after The Beatles, well, and also the long drawn out process he started when publicly announcing their disbandment. That wouldn’t be his only group project though, soon he and his wife Linda would start Wings, who would also bring him to heights of fame. We talk […]
