Sum 41, the Canadian pop-punk giants of the 2000s, defined a generation with hits like “Fat Lip” before collapsing under the weight of addiction, internal feuds, and a devastating grooming scandal. We trace the chaotic journey of Deryck Whibley and Steve Jocz from their early days in Ajax to their […]
This week, we delve into the tumultuous career of 90s alt-rock prodigy Fiona Apple, focusing on her explosive 1997 MTV VMAs speech and the ensuing “Free Fiona” battle against Sony Music. From the release of her triple-platinum debut *Tidal* and the controversial “Criminal” video to her decision to call out […]
In the 1990s, Local H became the unlikely kings of post-grunge with a Gold record and a massive radio hit, only to watch their career get systematically destroyed by a corporate merger and a label that stopped answering the phone. We trace the origins of Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels, […]
In the early 1980s, Tommy Tutone and Columbia Records unleashed “867-5309/Jenny,” a power pop hit that sparked a telecommunications meltdown and a nationwide harassment epidemic. What began as a fabricated story about a bathroom wall number turned into a disaster when millions of teenagers dialed the digits, tormenting innocent families […]
This week, we explore the tumultuous rise of No Doubt, the Orange County ska band that transformed a devastating breakup into a global phenomenon. We uncover the tragic story of founding frontman John Spence, the bold lie that landed Adrian Young the drumming job, and the intense heartbreak between Gwen […]
The Breeders Story. This week, we delve into the explosive rise and chaotic collapse of The Breeders, the 90s alt-rock band that started as a middle finger to a control-freak frontman and ended in a hotel toilet full of heroin. Kim Deal spent years standing in the back of the […]
This week we’re talking about the Toadies — the band from Fort Worth, Texas that wrote one of the creepiest, most addictive rock songs of the 90s and then watched their own record label bury them alive. Vaden Todd Lewis and the guys ground it out in sweaty Texas bars […]
This week we’re talking about Radiohead — the band that got famous for a song they hated, then spent the next thirty years trying to burn their own career to the ground. It starts with five awkward guys at a boys’ school in Abingdon who can only practice on Fridays. […]
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 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 […]
