This is the story of when Janis Joplin was asked to join psychedelic rock pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators. Today, we explore this little discussed piece of music history, delving into the context behind the ask and why Joplin responded as she did. We’ll look at Janis’s first trek to […]
Before they became famous, Radiohead set out to make Pablo Honey. This is the story of their hit song Creep and how an act of sabotage and a secret recording led to the band’s international success, one of their most defining songs, and one of the greatest slacker anthems of […]
R.E.M. is one of the most important alt rock bands to come out of the early 1980s, and much of it comes down to their unique sound, blending jangly pop melodies with punk and post-punk sensibilities. But there’s a little told story in how they got that sound, and it […]
Blue Monday was a joke. A mistake. New Order never intended for the song to be a hit. In this week’s episode of Poetic Wax, Andy pulls out the 1988 pressing of Blue Monday. This is the surprising history of the song that blended alt rock, new wave, and electronic […]
On the 30th Anniversary of Purple by Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland’s widow set the record straight about the legendary STP and Velvet Revolver frontman: He didn’t overdose. This is an alternate look at Scott Weiland’s death, and how Jamie Weiland feels we have it all wrong. 💡 Subscribe For […]
On the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s passing and the new release by Jack White, Andy Fenstermaker digs into his record collection to tell the story of how White acquired Elvis’s first ever recording. He looks at the history of the recording, recounting the story and how Elvis landed his first […]
The history behind The Smashing Pumpkins 1993 hit “Today” off Siamese Dream saw Billy Corgan go from rock bottom to famed musician. 🎥 Poetic Wax Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWXL84MH1T4Qr0wrRzjwlGMR In 1992, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins wrote what might very well be the most upbeat song about hopelessness and hitting rock […]
If you came of age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, the speed at which Nirvana rose to cultural relevance was breathtaking. They literally saved rock and roll. This episode of Poetic Wax looks back at the band and their 1991 release Nevermind, from the wall scribble misunderstanding that […]
