Death By Music Podcast

Sep 22 2024 89 ep. 49 mins 49

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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!

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Listener E-Mails | Mini 167

Sep 22 2024 43 mins

After taking a summer break, Alex and Jake check in on some listener e-mails and give life updates.Support the show

BONUS: Music Trivia

Aug 13 2024 39 mins

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. Support the show

Aerosmith Stories | Mini 166

Jul 15 2024 17 mins

From drug busts to band members quitting, this mini episode covers the most debaucherous Aerosmith stories!Support the show

6.7 - Jeff Buckley

Jul 09 2024 61 mins

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 .Supp

Why Did David Lee Roth Leave Van Halen? PART 2 | Mini 165

Jul 08 2024 18 mins

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.Support the show

Why Did David Lee Roth Leave Van Halen? PART 1 | Mini 164

Jun 30 2024 21 mins

Part 1 of 2 covers the growing divide between personalities and the fight for control in Van Halen.Support the show

When The Audience Attacks | Mini 163

Jun 23 2024 31 mins

Seems like musicians have been getting attacked on the job a lot more in recent times - here are some unfortunate experiences from the past. Support the show

Skid Row Refuses to Reunite with Sebastian Bach | Mini 162

Jun 17 2024 16 mins

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?Support the show

6.6 - Sixto Rodriguez

Jun 11 2024 59 mins

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=81782c75af4041d3Support the show

Fictional Band The Archies Had #1 Hit of 1969 | Mini 161

Jun 09 2024 17 mins

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.Support the show