The Rock N’ Roll True Stories podcast

The Weird Al parodies we never got to hear

For every hit parody like "Eat It" or "Amish Paradise," there’s a story of a music legend giving Weird Al the green light. Getting that call from Al has become a badge of

How Fame & JEALOUSY Almost Tore No Doubt Apart

Imagine breaking up with the person you’ve loved for seven years, then having to see them every day at work. Now imagine your job is to write an album about that breakup

Why The Replacements Fired Bob Stinson

This episode tells the tragic story of Bob Stinson, the original guitarist and chaotic heart of The Replacements, tracing how his raw talent helped define the band’s soun

The big LIE about Keanu's Reeves band Dogstar

The video argues that the media narrative around Keanu Reeves and Dogstar was often simplified or distorted, especially in how it framed the band as a novelty act instead

The Day Incubus SWAPPED Monster Energy for Herbal Tea…The Story of Morning View

Incubus reached a turning point after the success of Make Yourself and the pressure that came with being labeled part of the nu metal scene. Instead of cutting the next a

How a 4 Minute MELTDOWN Nearly Ruined Radiohead’s Career

Whenever you hear a really specific or weird lyric in a song, you can’t help but wonder where it came from. Sometimes it’s just an inside joke, but other times the true s

When MTV Went Loud and Quiet: The Rise and Fall of Headbangers Ball & 120 Minutes

The story of both Headbangers Ball and 120 Minutes MTV’s shutdown becomes the jumping-off point for a look back at two shows that quietly defined what the channel’s soul

Boggy Depot: Jerry Cantrell's Solo Survival

The story of Jerry cantrell of Alice in Chains debut solo record Boggy Depot   Jerry Cantrell’s first solo album emerges from the slow-motion collapse of Alice in Chain

Seether's "Careless Whisper": The Prank That Became a Hit

The story of Seether's cover of George Michael and Wham! song Careless Whisper By the mid-2000s, Seether had established themselves as a legitimate force in rock music.

Pearl Jam's Night with a Neil Diamond cover band

The story of Song Sung Blue and Pearl Jam's bizarre night with a Neil Diamond tribute band.   The Hollywood film Song Sung Blue loosely tells a story based on the real-

Michael Bolton's $5 Million dollar mistake - the most expensive theft in songwriting history

The story of Michael Bolton's Disastrous Songwriting Lawsuit   Today I tell the story of one of the most famous and costly music plagiarism cases in history: the legal

Why Queensrÿche fired Geoff Tate: The Backstage brawl and the lawsuits

The story of why Geoff Tate was fired from Queensrÿche   A groundbreaking progressive metal band fractures from the inside, and the story begins in 2012, when Queensrÿc

Stabbed, Shot At, and Dropped by a Major Label: The Totally Chill Story of Corrosion of Conformity

This story traces the history of Corrosion of Conformity from their formation as Raleigh teenagers in 1982 through their evolution from hardcore punk into southern‑tinged