Random Music history Podcasts

Have You Heard This One? is a sound-rich music anthology series dedicated to telling the stories of overlooked artists, fascinating characters, under-represented voices, funny moments, important events, forgotten chapters of history, and some of the greatest music stories seldom told. Each episode is hosted by a different journalist taking listeners on a deep dive into the heart of music and fandom.

Produced by an all-woman team, the stories range from epic to hilarious, poignant to shocking or downright strange. Whether told in one episode or over the span of a few, each story will leave you asking your friends, “Have You Heard This One?”

Categories: Music

Tags: american history, americana, country, electronic music, etymology, hip-hop, historiography, History, lgbtq+ musicians, lgbtqia, marginalized communities, music, music history, nevermind, pitchfork, punk, queer artist, record label, rolling stone, songs, true stories

Every week I choose a song from the 50s through the 80s and dive into its history, the story behind the song and other items of interest. Find more stuff at www.howgooditis.com John Hall has been around the block a few times, and he’s not finished traveling. In fact, when he and I chatted via Skype a short time ago, he was in the middle of a move from New York to Tennessee, and making that move in between gigs for both his solo shows and with the band that cemented his position in the Rock and Roll firmament, Orleans. In this episode we talk about the early days of his career, including how a couple of Orleans’ first few hits came to be. We also get into his time away from the band, working on solo projects and how that turned into dedicating himself to environmental causes. And how that, in turn, provided the impetus for him to embark on a political career for several years. He managed to sponsor some legislation that not only received vocal bipartisan support, it actually passed with a bipartisan vote. It was a pretty significant piece of law, and he’ll tell you about it during the show. After a health scare, John returned to playing music, both with Orlans and with his solo projects. He chronicled his journey in a book called Still the One: A Rock and Roll Journey to Congress and Back a couple of years ago, and this past year he released a solo album called Reclaiming My Time. (These are Amazon links but I don’t get affiliate money for them.) And during the interview he also talks about a special project that Orleans is working on, which will be coming out in the fall. During the interview, I made mention of Orleans performing “Dancing in the Moonlight” and mistakenly said I thought the clip was from the late 70s, when they first covered it as the title track for an album. In fact, that performance was from 2006 and I present it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7QMsALoZMQ&ab_channel=JohnMarsden Sorry, no transcript for this episode. Click here to become a Patron of the show.

Categories: Music

Tags: About Music, facts, music history, oldies, rock, trivia

This podcast uncovers the deeper currents of history by examining strange and unlikely true stories.

Categories: History, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: documentary, History, music history, strange, Unexplained, world history

A podcast about music and how it enriches our lives. Each episode will focus on a single album. We will talk about how it impacted our perspectives on life and love.

Categories: History, Music

Tags: classic albums, Comedy, commentary, History, music, music commentary, music history

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Categories: Leisure, Music

Tags: hobbies, music, music history

Discover the music of Igor Stravinsky, one of the 20th century’s most important creative figures, in a series of five podcasts from his publisher Boosey & Hawkes. Jonathan Cross reassesses Stravinsky’s achievement, 50 years after the composer’s death, with a selection of musical examples illustrating the rich variety of his works. Stravinsky’s deep fascination with time and rhythm is explained and the podcasts explore his interests ranging across art, literature, myth, faith, dance and jazz. We join the composer’s journey, from 19th century Russian romanticism, through a sequence of pioneering ballets and a new look at classical traditions in the 1920s and 30s, to a radical post-war reinvention in the USA. Stravinsky’s legacy is reassessed and his complex connections with other classical composers is charted throughout his lifetime and beyond.

Categories: Arts, Music

Tags: Auden, Balanchine, ballet, classical music, composition, dance, Diaghilev, music history, Neo classicism, rhythm, Russia, Stravinsky

Vinyl Junkies Making Mixtapes is a weekly podcast in which your host Kelly Segre and a weekly guest discuss the mixtape of the week. Each mixtape discussed is made from Kelly’s collection of over 3k vinyl records.

Categories: Music

Tags: Mixtape, music, music commentary, music history, pop culture, Vinyl Junkies, vinyl records        

This is a podcast that was created to discuss the humongous tree of music known as Rock and Roll. There are thousands of branches. There is so much information out there with even more to be learned. Together, we are going to have fun talking about our passion, the Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll. Between Ray and Markus, we have 50+ years of rock and roll radio experience and a thirst to know more! With your input we want to begin to balance the imbalanced. We look forward to connecting and sharing with you as we dig deep into the music. Proud part of Pantheon – the podcast network for music lovers.

Categories: Music

Tags: music, music history, progressive rock, punk rock, r&b in the 70s, rock history, rock podcast

The Record Ranking Podcast for people who would rather be listening to music. Each week James and Connor give their spin on a popular album. James has listened to each one dozens of times, but Connor’s only heard them once. Come check out our unprofessional insights and learn a little more about the music you love from every genre, artist, and era! **Intro song contains “Switch Me On,” “Later Alligator,” “Robotertanz,” & “Hard Sell Hotel” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com **

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It’s One For The Money, Two For The Show, Three To Get Ready, Now Go, Cat, Go! We’re putting on our finest Blue Suede Shoes this week and talking about the self-titled 1956 debut record of the King Of Rock And Roll himself, Elvis Presley! We’ll talk about how this small-town Mississippi boy came to be one of music’s most influential superstars and dig into hit songs like Tutti Frutti, I Got A Woman, and Money Honey (some of the most highly acclaimed songs of all time)! From his Graceland home to his chimpanzee to his untimely death, we still barely scratch the surface of the legend in this episode. Also… did you know Elvis was a law enforcement officer? Uh-Huh-Huh.

Keep Spinning atwww.SpinItPod.com!

Thanks for listening!

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Categories: Comedy, Education, Music

Tags: albums, Comedy, Education, music, music history, record, record ranking, spin, spin it, spinitpod, trivia

Connecting the Classics is a weekly competitive radio hour, in which hosts Lee Robinson and Will Hagle connect two classic albums using tangential music references, Kevin Bacon style. Each week, Lee picks an album and Will picks an album. They play songs from their chosen albums and discuss them, then weave webs using other songs and artists, resulting in six songs of separation (Kevin Bacon style). Points are awarded for good connections but the points don’t matter (Whose Line Is It Anyway style).

Categories: Music

Tags: classic albums, music commentary, music history, undisputed classic, velvet underground

As a CIA agent on a top-secret mission, Duff Dixon traveled through time using a device given to mankind by inter-dimensional aliens. After ten billion long years of trying to save the world, he’s ready to enjoy his retirement. On Play it by Year, Duff explores the history of popular music with a twist: each episode focuses on a single year and the songs that defined it. So tune in as Duff talks pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, country, life, Texas 5A division 2 high school football, and (at the insistance of his pushy callers) the future, aliens, and the CIA’s deepest, darkest secrets.

Categories: Fiction, Music, Sports

Tags: aliens, CIA, Conspiracy, duff dixon, high school football, music, music history, time-travel

Welcome to The Yacht Rock Show with your Capt.Eddie Ganz…It’s all about the smooth sounds of the late 70s and the early 80s! Music commentary/history on all the great bands and solo artists of the genre! Plus the latest on New Yacht Rock…Capt.Ganz & 1st mate Joe Carlyle will take you on a weekly crash course…that you won’t soon forget! We’ll talk about the session cats behind these classics! Tons of interesting useless facts! Plus the best interviews! We’ll turn you on to what we feel is Yachty or “ Floats the boat” some songs you’ve never heard…or haven’t heard in ages. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-yacht-rock-show-with-eddie-ganz/support

Categories: Music

Tags: music, music commentary, music history

Music obsessive Joel Freimark (AKA thedailyguru) brings you in-depth music news & commentary, compelling artist interviews, and brutally honest music reviews spanning the entire spectrum and history of music.

Categories: Music

Tags: History, music, music commentary, music history, music news, New Music, News, reviews

Quartet for Two is a light-hearted game about composers and an excuse to talk about music in a silly and opinionated way. Presented by composer Arthur Keegan and radio producer David Fay, the format allows playful discussion of classical music through the ages – littered with mistakes and half-baked opinions.

The game is inspired by QuartetTM the Composer Card Game © 2023 Margit van der Zwan. Buy this beautiful and brilliant game at www.quartetgames.com

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Game play:

We use a deck of cards each featuring a composer from the 9th Century right up to the present. We draw a card each, discuss the composers and their music and then – using whatever metric we like – decide who goes through to the next round. There are also some silly wild cards thrown in to mess things up. The point isn’t who wins the game (it’s usually Bach) but just having a fun time thinking and chatting about great music.

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​DAVID FAY is an Assistant Producer at BBC Radio 3 (all views expressed on this podcast his own). He tweets at: @themerelistener

ARTHUR KEEGAN is a composer. ​Find his projects and music at: https://linktr.ee/arthurkeeganmusic

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Categories: Arts, Music

Tags: Bach, Beethoven, brahms, classical music, Composer, composers, early music, Fun, game, mendelssohn, Mozart, music history, silly, tchaikovsky

Rolling Stones fanatics Christian Bonner and Tim Lindsay discuss and dissect under-regarded gems and little-known favourites from across the sprawling history of the Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World

Categories: Arts, Music, Society & Culture

Tags: Charlie Watts, keith richards, mick jagger, music, music history, music production, rock, rolling stones, ron wood

Companion audio to the Music & Performing Arts Library exhibit on music in World War 1 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (Spring 2023)

Contributors: Kirsten Barker, Joseph Goldstein, Kathleen McGowan

Exhibit companion playlist (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BBQkZp60V9QH2RoxcKJdi

Exhibit website:

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Categories: Arts, Music, Society & Culture

Tags: Britain, British Empire, first world war, great war, libraries, library, music history, Public History, UIUC, University of Illinois, world war 1

“PUNK is not a genre. It’s a DISCUSSION.” It’s a radio show. It’s a history lesson. It’s political commentary. It’s music education and opinion. It’s What the PUNK?! Hosted by Theft To The Gallows lyricist and front man Patrick “Sully” Sullivan What the Punk?! is a show where Sully attempts to pull the curtain back on his own confusing thoughts and opinions by speaking to under exposed artists, music professors, historians, local business owners, friends, and neighbors. He also drops in a S@!T ton of music!

Categories: History, Music

Tags: History, interviews, Metal, music, music history, music interviews, Podcast, punk, punk music, reb, reb records, rock music, sully, theft to the gallows, underground, what the punk

A music history podcast by Brian Matthews & Tyler Cardwell. We go in depth on the history and technical achievements of a music artist that we find interesting. Our goal is to show a new side to an artist that you may have previously written off.

Categories: Arts, Music, Society & Culture

Tags: AC/DC, adore, back in black, billy corgan, broken, club fail, craig farraway, danny hyde, discography, fort minor, ghosts, historical context, History, ilan rubin, jimmy chamberlin, LINKIN PARK, Machina, mike burn, music, music history, nin, nine inch nails, ninlive, not the actual events, pretty hate machine, talking fail, teargarden, the downward spiral, the fragile, the smashing pumpkins, tool, Trent Reznor, with teeth, year zero, Zeitgeist