*The Son Of Punk Royalty Burns It All Down | Wake Up Punk | Vivienne Westwood & Malcolm McLaren* – What happens when the son of punk royalty decides to burn it all down? In the provocative and polarizing documentary Wake Up Punk, Joe Corré—the son of Vivienne Westwood and […]
The Sneaker Pimps Story. This week, we delve into the extraordinary rise and self-sabotaged fall of the Sneaker Pimps, the 90s trip-hop band that fired their lead singer just as they went platinum. From their humble beginnings in Hartlepool as studio nerds Liam Howe and Chris Corner to the global […]
*Legendary Figures Share Their Secret Beatles Stories! | Beatles Stories | Full Documentary* – What was it really like to be in the presence of the Fab Four? In the heartwarming documentary Beatles Stories, lifelong fan and songwriter Seth Swirsky embarks on a personal quest to capture the human side […]
Let’s face it: Nevermind was coming. But without The Smashing Pumpkins’ Gish, it might have sounded VERY different. Today, we’re looking into The Smashing Pumpkins’ debut album and their work with producer Butch Vig, who (at the time) had just recorded demos for Nevermind. His work on Gish directly inspired […]
*The Ferocious Rise and Tragic End of Rock’s Wildest All-Girl Band! | Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures | Full Documentary* – What happens when a documentary about a rising rock band suddenly becomes a chronicle of tragedy? In the gritty and high-octane documentary Betty Blowtorch and Her […]
Everything pointed to Radiohead’s lead single off OK Computer being the WORST pick to introduce fans to their third album. It was too long, it had no consistent chorus, and there were multiple time and key changes. Conventional wisdom pointed to it being a flop. But people loved it. This […]
In 1986, Sonic Youth unleashed EVOL, an album that signaled a shift in their sound from their noisy no-wave beginnings to something more melodic that bridged their early years with the genius of Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Lee Ranaldo to come (Sister and Daydream Nation). EVOL was a big […]
This is the story of how the collapse of Mercer Arts Center and a band on the hunt for a new venue led to CBGB’s and the birth of punk rock. Sometimes seemingly disconnected events in history ripple and have monumental impact. This is the story of a few such […]
In 1975, Patti Smith’s “Horses” was one of the first albums to drop from the newly burgeoning CBGB scene. This debut fused poetry, punk, and rock into something entirely new. Recorded at Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios and produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, the album channeled the […]
Nothing sounded like The Jesus And Mary Chain in 1985, when their debut album “Psychocandy” hit the airwaves. Brothers Jim and William Reid, trapped in the grey sprawl of East Kilbride, Scotland, transformed pop music into a weapon of noise, birthing a new sound. Fueled by attic 45s and a […]
