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.