Death By Music Podcast
This show is for the morbidly curious music fan - it's a combination of true crime and music history. Death By Music Podcast covers death in the music industry, from overdoses to plane crashes to cold-blooded murder. NEW EPISODES MONTLY! MINI episodes every Monday - topical music stories with a bit of off-topic chit chat. 100+ archived mini episodes are available on our Patreon! Go to www.patreon.com/deathbypodcastteam for a $5/mo bonus content!
Episodes
Today Alex takes it solo to discuss the near-loss of Joe Bonamassa's Nerdville vintage guitar museum, as well as steps Guitar Center is taking to hook LA musicians up with gear after the wildfires.
Nina was a pianist, composer, singer, and civil rights activist who let her music deliver a powerful message. She started off at nightclubs and went on to play some of the most famous stages in the world. Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2jYmWkHJbjUgOS8IQEhSqO?si=m8WoUVs1TPqSpr4VETTuAg
George Michael was once sued for this iconic Christmas tune, on the basis of plagiarism... There's also a worldwide game going on related to the track!
Temple Of The Dog came together after the death of Andrew Wood from Mother Love Bone. The project brought together some iconic names that would change music history.
30 years ago, the group played a free show that ended with a supposed "riot." Hear varying stories from people who were there in this mini episode.
Some musicians just want a giant tub of yogurt (for dipping), while others require very specific furniture and decor for their backstage area.
Listener suggestion from Alissa to deathbypodcastteam@gmail.com - this episode talks about the controversy around Sabaton being mislabeled a "Nazi" band, and also tells the unbelievable true story behind their song "No Bullets Fly."
In this twofer mini episode, Jake and Alex discuss a rediscovered piece of music that's been added to Mozart's catalogue, as well as a study claiming that metal music has the most lexical diversity.
The legendary producer behind Michael Jackson's Bad and Thriller albums passed away on November 3, 2024 at the age of 91. With 7 decades in the music industry, there's no shortage of works this multi-talented man has touched!
Nick Drake went largely unnoticed as an artist when he was alive due to underwhelming sales and promotion of his art. However, various documentaries and the posthumous release of the album Fruit Tree years after his death led to Drake becoming a revered folk artist, as generations continued to re-discover his body of work.
Listen to the accompanying playlist for this episode on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/...
After taking a summer break, Alex and Jake check in on some listener e-mails and give life updates.
Join us for another trivia episode with Alex's mom, Kathleen! Tally up your answers and post them in our Facebook group, Death By Music Podcast Fans.
From drug busts to band members quitting, this mini episode covers the most debaucherous Aerosmith stories!
After nearly a decade as a session guitarist, this visionary artist finally had his big break signing with Columbia and touring the world. A tragic accident cut his life short before his potential could even remotely be fully realized.
Listen to the accompanying playlist for this episode on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3GU3SiDPr9pWmHQJN2kSOQ?si=33e4a639ba1c4401 .
DLR left and came back to Van Halen multiple times after they had some issues with Sammy Hagar - we also go into his comments about Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang.
Part 1 of 2 covers the growing divide between personalities and the fight for control in Van Halen.
Seems like musicians have been getting attacked on the job a lot more in recent times - here are some unfortunate experiences from the past.
After a falling out decades ago in the mid-90's, Sebastian Bach seems to really want to reunite with his former band... However, the current members of Skid Row say it's absolutely never going to happen. What went down?
If you're from the States, you may not have heard of Rodriguez... Somehow, he didn't make it big in his home country, but found out decades after his album was released that he was bigger than Elvis in South Africa and Australia!
Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zGjecnCUzrfnh7ctH7JFw?si=81782c75af4041d3
The song "Sugar, Sugar" by cartoon band The Archies wasn't taken seriously at first, but it was so catchy that it eventually sold over six million copies - becoming the number one song of 1969.
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