In mid-1960s Germany, five American GIs created a sound that sparked riots, tear gas, and onstage assaults. This is the wild story of The Monks and “Black Monk Time.” We’ll chronicle their beginnings as The Torquays, look at how they got their sound, and dig into the history of their […]
You THINK you know how Radiohead got their name. They named themselves On A Friday, the label hated the name, they pulled True Stories from Talking Heads and landed on “Radio Head,” and the rest was history. Yes, but that’s incomplete. Today we’re exploring the true story behind Talking Heads […]
The Glenn Danzig Story. This week, we pick up where the Misfits story left off — Glenn walks away in 1983 and spends the next forty years building (and demolishing) his solo legacy. From Samhain’s dark basement shows to Rick Rubin discovering him and launching the Danzig band, from “Mother” […]
*The Tragic Glory Years of a Guitar Legend: Stevie Ray Vaughan | Stevie Ray Vaughan 1984-1989: Lonestar | Full Music Documentary* – What does it take to single-handedly resurrect an entire genre of music, lose yourself to the dark abyss of addiction, and then fight your way back to deliver […]
The Smiths are undoubtedly funny, despite playing such dreary music. So claiming a song is their funniest can be tricky. “Vicar In A Tutu” is absolutely in the running, with a full cast of characters and a bit of added trolling from Morrissey himself, directed straight toward the Church. This […]
The Portishead Story. This week, we explore the band that sold two million copies, watched their sound get photocopied by every perfume ad in America, and then refused to make another record for eleven years — not because of drugs or lawsuits, but because they didn’t feel like it. When […]
*The Tragic Story and Triumph | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Full Documentary* – What really happened behind the scenes of one of the wildest, most successful, and most turbulent rock bands in history? In the compelling and deeply intimate documentary Red Hot Chili Peppers: Behind the Music, we get […]
The Nine Inch Nails Story. This week, we explore how a janitor in Cleveland recorded demos after hours, signed a deal that gave him complete creative control, used it to make an album inside the house where the Manson family murdered five people, and then almost died in a London […]
*How Lil Wayne Became the Most Prolific Rapper Alive! | Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant | Full Documentary* – What happens when a young kid from the Southern Delta transforms his unique voice and relentless hustle into absolute global hip-hop domination? In the compelling documentary Lil Wayne – Non-Compliant, we take an […]
In 2001, Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura released their debut album, Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi. The run was limited; just 1,000 on vinyl. Since then, prices for the record have stretched into the mid triple digits. Reissues have been whispered about for years, and now it’s finally happening! Today we’re […]
