We go track by track through the underbelly of music history using research and trivia to locate the roots of our obsession with vinyl records. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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Tax Scam Record Labels (Episode 98)
Today, we look at the albums and labels that were born to lose money. The artifacts of music industry mischief and copyright chicanery.
Non-Human Music, Part 1: Animal Bands (Episode 97)
What happens when bands relinquish some control of their aesthetic sound to orangutans and toasters or dugongs and doomsday devices? Are we breaking new ground or just finding yet another source of novelty? Or both. Over two episodes we will explore the merger of non-human caterwauling and popular music. How much of this is simply a gimmick and how much is a sincere exploration of music outside the influence of mankind?
Underwater Music (Episode 96)
On today’s show, we’re casting our line out as far as we can to reel in an episode about a music style that is as expansive, deep, majestic, and mysterious as the oceans themselves.
episode 95: It's Another Gourd-jus Halloween Mix (Episode 95)
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episode 95: Blob Dylan: Halloween Sounds (Episode 94)
In today's episode, we take a break from taking breaks and present a mix of sounds and music to unnerve you. Highway Hi-Fi is a proud member of the Pantheon Music Podcast Network - Home of the Finest Music Podcasts
Blob Dylan: Halloween Sounds (Episode 94)
In today's episode, we take a break from taking breaks and present a mix of sounds and music to unnerve you.
episode 94: Ringo Tribute Songs (Episode 93)
From 1963 to 1967 hundreds of songs about the Beatles, but not by the Beatles, were issued by no-name artists on tiny fly-by-night labels. An unimaginable amount of these mop top dedications were simply trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel of Beatlemania Bucks. And while the whole band received an unending amount of adulation from the masses of music makers, one member had an almost metaphysical magnetism for bad musicians: Mr. Ringo Starr...
Ringo Tribute Songs (Episode 93)
From 1963 to 1967 hundreds of songs about the Beatles, but not by the Beatles, were issued by no name artists on tiny fly-by-night labels. An unimaginable amount of these mop top dedications were simply trying to scrape the bottom of the barrel of Beatlemania Bucks. And while the whole band received an unending amount of adulation from the masses of music makers, there was one member who had an almost metaphysical magnetism for bad musicians: Mr. Ringo Starr.
episode 93: The Music of Spaghetti Westerns (Episode 92)
In this episode, we track the legacy of the music of the grittiest of film styles. Scores of scores that are riddled with bullet holes, whiskey bottles, scattered cards, wanted posters, and bloodstains. Tunes that put a bounty on your mind and will ride you down in the desert. So, saddle up your pony and load your six-gun. Down that bottle and kiss your senoritas farewell, Prepare yourself for double-crosses, and double-double-crosses. Get another coffin ready...