The Musical Spot

11/07/2024

Episode 50 has arrived! A milestone reached. Many more to come. Yes indeed! BTW it's an album battle. Find out who will square off in the dojo in the link below. https://open.substack.com/pub/themusicalspot/p/episode-050-who-wins-this-album-battle?r=2k5ehg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

1984 vs. Big Bam Boom

11/03/2024

These ten rock covers that became more popular, more culturally ingrained, and/or more commercially successful than the original versions. What songs do you know? Are they more popular than what is on here? Let me know in the comments.

Cover songs have long played a significant role in music history, offering artists the chance to reinterpret the work of their predecessors and sometimes

11/03/2024

New episode up just in time for election day! It's an American Election Day themed episode. Listen and enjoy! Don't forget to vote this Tuesday.

Go vote on Tuesday, November 5th

10/31/2024

New episode is up! It's the annual Halloween episode. Enjoy with a beverage and/or some candy. Thanks for listening!

The annual episode minus the candy

10/26/2024

New episode up of the podcast up for you!!
Like and follow The Musical Spot here. Thank you!
https://open.substack.com/pub/themusicalspot/p/episode-047-one-hit-wonder-makin?r=2k5ehg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

David Naughton sang this one-hit wonder in 1979

10/21/2024

Check out my daily blog, Today in Music History! A podcast episode will be dropped on Friday or Saturday with selected items from each day of the week running from October 19th - October 25th.
For now, here's the link to the post. https://themusicalspot.substack.com/p/today-in-music-history-october-21st?r=2k5ehg

What happened on this day in music

10/20/2024

Today in Music History for October 20th is coming your way! Clink link to read the post.

What events made this day memorable

10/19/2024

I'm starting a daily blog titled Today In Music History. There will be an episode of the podcast with what I think are the important events every week coming out on Saturdays.
Right now, here is the first entry for October 19th.

What cool stuff happened today

10/18/2024

Another episode is up. It's an encore presentation of episode 010, T'Pau with their song, "Heart and Soul". I added something in the beginning and at the end. Download, tune in, and enjoy!! Thanks for listening!!

The song "Heart and Soul"

10/17/2024

For those who know, this is cringe with a capital C. Martha and the Vandellas did it soooo much better.

10/13/2024

Episode 045 is here and it's an album battle between two progressive rock legends. Download at Spotify or listen here. Either way you won't be disappointed.
Also you can go to Substack and be a subscriber. If not, being a follower on there is cool.

Progressive music legends, Genesis and Yes, face off