Lost Notes
An anthology of some of the greatest music stories never truly told.
This eight-part series includes a look at the FBI investigation into a classic rock anthem, unheard conversations with Captain Beefheart, a critical examination of New Edition’s basketball connection and the chronicle of a man plucked from Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash and thrust into country music stardom.
Reissue: Unfictional - Nature Boy
ArtsThe strange story of the postwar pop standard "Nature Boy" and its enigmatic creator, eden ahbez.
Reissue: Heat Rocks - Cymande
ArtsLegendary DJ/crate-digger Cut Chemist professes his love for Cymande’s 1972 self-titled debut.
Reissue: The Dove
ArtsA global pop icon appears in a most unexpected place in this story from Pod Planet’s Clive Desmond.
Reissue: Mad About The Boy
ArtsWe resurface a story from Falling Tree Productions that takes a look at the empowering flip-side of pop fandom.
Searching for the Root: The Incredible Journey of Aisha Ali
ArtsIn the wake of the swinging ‘60s, a young woman named Aisha Ali travels to North Africa in search of her roots.
A Million Dollars Worth of Plastic
ArtsIn 1989 McDonald’s ran the biggest flexi-disc promotion ever, sending out 80 million discs (playing the “Menu Song”) as inserts in newspapers all over the country.
Shaggs’ Own Thing: The Story of the Wiggin Sisters
ArtsOne of the most unlistenable bands of the ‘60s became a cult favorite decades later, gaining praise from the likes of Frank Zappa, Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth.
Johnny Tried: The Ballad of Glen Sherley
ArtsWhen Johnny Cash played his iconic concert at Folsom Prison he covered the song of one very talented inmate.
New Edition’s Neighborhood Secret
ArtsThe boys in New Edition were basketball fans from Boston - Celtics country. So what happened when they hung out with the L.A.
Electricity: Conversations With Captain Beefheart
ArtsIn this intimate radio portrait of one of music’s most legendary eccentric geniuses, writer Kristine McKenna offers you a visceral experience of what it was like to be friends with Don…
Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD
ArtsPirate radio station WBAD in New York was a beloved source for fans of underground, unsanitized hip-hop in the 1990s, but how high could this illegal operation fly while also staying…
Louie Louie: The Strange Journey of the Dirtiest Song Never Written
ArtsAn FBI Investigation, an engagement ring, wine coolers... the surprising story behind the ubiquitous anthem that every teenager bangs out on their first guitar.