Random Musichistory Podcasts

Everything you didn’t know you wanted to know, about music. Mark Horosko and Enbani Moore are two guys with different backgrounds but a shared love of music. Each week, our expert music listener hosts duel it out, putting each other’s Spotify playlists on blast while sharing stories of music history, race and obscure nonsense. You’ll learn music culture facts like which Supremes chart topper was beamed into space, how copyright law forever changed 90s Hip Hop, what Jean Claude Van Damme film inspired the dance from “Danza Kuduro,” and all that we ask is that you help us solve life’s greatest mysteries like “What ever happened to Nelly?” and “Was Rasputin by Boney M. playing when the Berlin Wall fell?” in return. Hear the full playlists at www.playlistsuckspodcast.com and connect with us @playlistsucks on Instagram and Twitter. Email us your ideas for playlist themes, questions, comments and music musings at info@playlistsuckspodcast.com.

Categories: Music

Tags: alternative, artist, Arts, band, Comedy, Critique, Culture, Genre, hiphop, indie, listen, music, musicfacts, musichistory, musicinterview, MusicReview, Playlists, rap, spotify

Have you ever wondered why some songs are huge hits and others aren’t? How exactly does the music industry work and how hard is it to write a hit single these days? Join music producer Luke Jones as he tries to get his head around the complex world of the music industry and takes a deep dive into the challenges modern songwriters face. After 20 years working as a freelance music producer and 10 years as Head of Music for a publishing company, Luke discusses record labels, publishing companies, music rights as well as several of the key principles of songwriting, as he tries to answer the question, What makes a song, a hit?

Categories: Music

Tags: music, musiccommentary, musichistory, MusicIndustry, musicproduction, musictheory, Songwriter, songwriting

Interviews and anecdotes with musicians, album collectors, LP manufacturers and beyond about our connection to vinyl records.

Categories: Music

Tags: albumartwork, albums, americana, artwork, bands, Collectors, engineers, Entertainment, IndieRock, interview, linernotes, LiveMusic, music, musicbusiness, musichistory, MusicIndustry, producers, records, recordstore, singers, songwriters, turntable, vinyl

The pinnacle of infotainment! Crazy stuff you didn’t know about the greatest movies and music of the 80’s, 90’s, and beyond. Hilarity ensues as a research professor and a pop culture savant are pitted against each other in a debate to determine what entertainment icons of film, music, and games are the best of the best of Generation X. https://www.thesurelypodcast.com/

Categories: Comedy, Music, TV & Film

Tags: 80's, 90s, BackToTheFuture, breakfastclub, bulldurham, filmanalysis, filmhistory, johnhughes, majorleague, Movies, music, musichistory, raidersofthelostark, robertzemeckis, sixteencandles, spielberg, television

On this evidence-driven debate show, panelists argue controversial theories behind hit songs—from rap to rock to showtunes—exploring three grand themes that weave through all of pop music: Heroin, Buttsex, and Lord of the Rings.But what is “Eye of the Tiger” ACTUALLY about?For that matter, what is Sade’s 1985 hit “Sweetest Taboo” really about? — Heroin? Buttsex? Either seems credible. Perhaps it’s written from the perspective of the wizard Saruman, exulting in the power gained from his secret fealty to the dark lord Sauron.Our goal is to inspire consensus-driven debate, while encouraging a community of pop music and LotR criticism, interpretation, and appreciation.Call 424-209-2071 to contribute, or email at HBSLOTR@gmail.com

Categories: Arts, Comedy, Music

Tags: Buttsex, Comedy, criticism, debate, heroin, LordoftheRings, lotr, musichistory, popmusic, rockandroll

John Eliot Gardiner, Founder and Artistic Director of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras, presents eight podcasts that explore Monteverdi’s role at the centre of seismic shifts and tumultuous advances in all the arts and sciences during the early 1600s, spearheaded by his contemporaries – Galileo, Kepler, Bacon, Shakespeare, Caravaggio and Rubens. With the help of specially recorded musical illustrations and a handpicked team of experts, Gardiner guides listeners through an in-depth investigation into the development of the early-modern mind.

Categories: Music

Tags: #17thcentury, arthistory, Arts, baroquemusic, caravaggio, ClassicalMusic, galileo, johneliotgardiner, monteverdi, musicanalysis, musiccommentary, musichistory, opera, Shakespeare

Independent and jazz music, as well as music history [60s, 70s, 80s], are the interview topics presented by journalist/songwriter Robert Neil. Some episodes are available as both audio and video podcasts. Audio podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn Radio and all major podcast streaming services. Video podcasts are available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuArgJm-6kaTVnILSic5lbQ) [NOTE: ‘Robert Neil Speaks with…’ replaces the previous podcast ‘Documenting Popular Music.’ Episodes in this feed, released prior to 2020, were originally released as ‘Documenting Popular Music.’]

Categories: History, Music

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, IndependentMusic, indiemusic, jazz, musichistory