👉 Subscribe for More Rock History Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 🏆 Become a Member: https://fensepost.substack.com/subscribe The Velvet Underground is one of the most influential bands in rock history, and their collaboration with pop art icon Andy Warhol has a lot to do with that. This is the BIZARRE story of how The […]
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Today we explore The Kinks’ 1967 hit “David Watts” and the inspiration (and inside joke) that inspired Ray Davies’ lyrics from their album ‘Something Else.’ We’ll explore the song’s themes of envy and social hierarchy, it’s suspected homoerotic undertones, and unpack The Kinks’ influence on rock music. Poetic Wax is […]
Time to dust off those vinyl records! Join us as we count down the most underrated musical pioneers of the 1960s who deserve way more recognition. From psychedelic masterminds to baroque pop innovators, these are the bands that shaped rock history from the sidelines. Our countdown includes The Zombies, Love, […]
On November 18, 1993, Nirvana took the stage for MTV’s Unplugged series—a moment in music history that no one could have predicted would become one of their most defining live performances. This is the heartfelt story of that show and the live recording that graced so many of our speakers […]
Today we’re going to talk about the Earth Wind & Fire song that changed the trajectory of their career, came out of a terrible flop of a movie, and would go on to be one of their best songs. Watch the Extended Edit of this video (5 mins longer) by […]
This is the unlikely story of how the sun-soaked sounds of The Beach Boys struck a cord with the cold, electronic stoicism in post-war Germany and influenced Kraftwerk’s breakout hit “Autobahn.” 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 🏆 Become a Member: https://fensepost.substack.com/subscribe WATCH NEXT: ✓ New Order and the […]
In 1973, legendary Krautrock band CAN lost their charismatic lead singer Damo Suzuki. A year later, in November of 1974, they remade themselves and gave us Soon Over Babaluma. This is the story of that album, how a band can indeed find success after their frontman leaves. 👉 Subscribe for […]
In the fall of 1999, Le Tigre released their self-titled debut album. The band stemmed from Riot Grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna’s desire to create music more playful and light-hearted than that of Bikini Kill while also maintaining the inspiration from feminism and political activism of her other band. This is […]
Released in November of 1964, The Beach Boys Christmas Album saw America’s biggest pop band blend their signature sunny surf rock with a California holiday. Over the last 6 decades, this album has come to include go-to Christmas music spanning generations. Today, we look at the surprising story of The […]
