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Jon's WTF Music Moments
In this witty and irreverent podcast, Jon digs into the strange, ridiculous, and downright bizarre stories lurking behind the music we thought we knew. From rock superstars to forgotten one-hit wonders, to unlikely collaborations and peculiar career moves, music afficianado and podcaster, Jon (of Listen Closely with Jon and Chris quasi-fame), takes a look at some of the most insane and at times unsettling moments in music history.
Part music history, part comedy, and part 'Holy Sh*t Did This…
Episodes
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
Badfinger: Rock's Unluckiest Band Meets Shock Theater
Badfinger had the songs, the talent, and even the backing of The Beatles. So how did one of the most promising bands of the early-1970s end up with a story…
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Songs of Innocence: The U2 iTunes Invasion
In 2014, U2 and Apple pulled off one of the most audacious—and bizarre—music marketing stunts in history: putting U2's first new album in five years, Songs of…
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Bye Bye Love, Hello Rage: The Everly Brothers Implode
They gave us Bye Bye Love, All I Have to Do Is Dream, and Wake Up Little Susie - but apparently they couldn’t figure out how to not want to kill each other. In…
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
Blurred Lines and Blurred Judgement
Back in 2013, Robin Thicke and his single Blurred Lines where anywhere and everywhere. Thicke seemed to have it all: the hit song, the fame, the money, and a…
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
When Harry Met Johnny: The Pussycats Sessions
What happens when you put Harry Nilsson and John Lennon is a recording studio together in 1974 with lots of booze? You get Pussycats- one of the strangest and…
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
You're the One That I Want...to Find: The Mystery of Olivia Newton-John's Missing Boyfriend
In 2005, Patrick McDermott- a cameraman who also happened to be the boyfriend of Olivia Newtown-John- went on a fishing trip off of the coast of California and…
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
How Am I Supposed to Sing Puccini? - Michael Bolton Goes Opera
After spending a decade as one of pop music's leading power balladeers, Michael Bolton decided to record an album of Italian and French opera arias in the…
- Jon's WTF Music Moments
Tin Machine: David Bowie's Noisy (and Lousy) Mid-Life Crisis
Coming off of a string of unsuccessful albums, David Bowie decided to reinvent himself yet again in the late-1980s. Ever the master of reinvention…
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Where is The Body? (Casey Kasem's Missing Corpse)
What happens when one of America's most beloved radio personalities dies and his corpse seemingly disappears? In the inaugural episode of Jon's WTF Music…