Following the disappointing sales of their 3rd album Canadian band Rush are in danger of being dropped by their label if they don't make a catchy commercial record. Instead their album featuresa 20 minute long sci fi themed piece. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…

As Elizabeth is sent away by her husband simply for speaking her mind she comes face to face with the horrors hidden behind the well manicured walls of the Illinois State Asylum and Hospital for the Insane. spreaker.com/episode/unbrea…

As I end my examination of the history of heavy metal we move into the 90s to look at a pair of bands coming from the Seattle 'Grunge' movement. A little group out of Texas called Pantera and the wider phenomenon of extreme metal spreaker.com/episode/heavy-…

As Elizabeth Packard is finally released from the Illinois State Insane Asylum her freedom and her ability to see her children very much remain in the balance. To that end she still very much has to fight to prove that she is and always was sane. spreaker.com/episode/unbrea…

The story of Elizabeth Packard comes to an end as after proving her own sanity she now turns her attention to getting her children returned to her and making sure no other woman has to face the same ordeal she did simply for disagreeing with her husband. spreaker.com/episode/unbrea…

Following the departure of their founding bassist and the death of a close friend Soundgarden's future was somewhat in doubt. Yet out of that tumultuous time came an album that would define the band. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…

More than just an award winning movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were actual criminals committing actual crimes. Follow along then as I trace their early lives and the parallel paths they took from being cowboys to outlaws. spreaker.com/episode/butch-…

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Butch Cassidy and Sundance each try to figure out what to do next with their lives after their first brushes with the law. Do they try to go straight and stay out of trouble or do they embrace the life of an outlaw? spreaker.com/episode/butch-…

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I set out to tell the story of my favorite Tool album Lateralus and end up spending an entire episode laying the ground work for that album by discussing the band's origin's up through AEnima. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…

Now working together Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and their Wild Bunch become the stuff of cowboy outlaw legends. spreaker.com/episode/butch-…

Butch and Sundance flee to South America looking for a fresh start. Yet they find they can only escape their past for so long. spreaker.com/episode/butch-…

Join me as I wrap up my mini-series on the trials and tribulations involved in the creation of my favorite TOOL album Lateralus. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…

Lizzie Borden is name intrinsically linked with murder. What though is the true story of that murder? Did she actually do it or not? That is one of the core questions in this 3 part series. spreaker.com/episode/lizzie…

The Fall River Police begin their investigation into the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden. As they do so they very quickly begin to focus on a main suspect: Lizzie Borden. spreaker.com/episode/lizzie…

AC/DC's 'Back In Black' is hailed as one of the greatest albums in rock history and possibly the greatest come back album of all time. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…

The Lizzie Borden murder case comes to a head with a dramatic trial. spreaker.com/episode/lizzie…

The Battle of the Little Big Horn, also known as Custer's Last Stand was a great victory for the Lakota Sioux and also the beginning of the end for their freedom. This episode is the beginning of the long road to that clash. spreaker.com/episode/battle…

The story of ground breaking but troubled band Jane's Addiction. spreaker.com/episode/sound-…