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Many refer to her as the Queen of Metal, and for good reason. Lita Ford got her start in music as a member of the iconic Runaways back in the 70’s. They may have only lasted a few years, but it was the education of a lifetime. Afterwards Lita would build herself a solo career like no other woman has had in metal. And boy oh boy did she have to deal with bumps along the way. Through it all she came out stronger and is still out here rocking hard for all to see! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Not the punk band, we’ve told their story already. This time we’re bringing you the story of the most influential, yet under-celebrated bands in metal, Death! Mainly the only consistent member, Chuck Schuldiner. Hear about his childhood and how he would become a non-stop creative force to change the face of the metal scene going forward. But we don’t just talk about Chuck, but we get into some other major players in the death metal scene, beyond their contributions to this band and into their many accomplishments in music and society! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Mostly remembered for their iconic 80’s music videos rebelling against the man, Twisted Sister became a hero to underdogs all over. But they are also so much more. A band with a long and storied career, it took them years to get a record contract, but applying the eyeshadow came naturally. They dressed in outrageous clothes and played loud and hard so that everyone saw how little they cared about your opinion. The only thing they cared about is that you went as hard as they did. Hear this tale about how a band of misfits came to rule the world with their music and unconventional look. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Get excited, cause EVERYTHING happens in this episode! We conclude the story of Slayer with all sorts of action, drama, and hilarity that you’d expect from a metal band of this caliber. How many times will Dave leave the band and join back up? Does touring with Dave Mustain ever become enjoyable? Is Rick Rubin a rad dad? All these questions and more will be answered in the conclusion of SLAYER! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

This week we are kicking off Metal MAYhem month with another member of the legendary Big 4- SLAYER! These 4 dudes look to the outside world like chaotic Satanists trying to take over the world, one innocent child at a time. But in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Here we have 4 average guys, math and history nerds, who just want to make their music loud and fast and above all, interesting. Hear about how they were brought together and the elements that finally brought them to fame. Also, look out for some Dave Mustain asides. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Welcome to the first half of our story of the phenomenon known as Disco music. A genre that has been unfairly panned in the past and has recently been getting a revisit to see just how wrong everyone was about it. Here we’ll talk about Disco’s rise – from it’s roots in Motown, jazz, and funk and explain the cultural factors that got it moving – like the growing confidence found in the gay community. And of course we mention the women who used it to feel their oats and bring some sultry singing to these dance floor jams. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

This week we bring you an episode full of comical hot takes and ranting, because that’s the only way the ridiculousness of this subject can truly be conveyed. During the height of the Regan-era, Satanic Panic was on everyone’s minds, so much so that when more and more parents began to hear some of the “explicit content” on the albums their children were listening to, one group decided to stand up to the “a-moral musicians that were tainting the brains of the children”. Except they were wrong about where to place the blame and wrong in how to go about stopping this imagined terror. We do a deep dive into the Parents Resource Music Center and their lame attempt to make rock and pop artists public enemy #1 with their war on what they deemed as offensive lyrics. All which leads to why there are stupid warnings on albums now. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

On August 8, 2017, Fred “FREAK” Smith was found dead in Las Palmas Park in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was stabbed by an unknown person, only to be found the next day with no possessions to identify him. When he was finally identified two days later, the effects of his death were already starting to be felt in the DC punk community. Fred was a well-loved veteran of the punk scene in Washington DC, having played in the seminal band Beefeater that influenced so many other bands the came after them. He then moved on to the gothic new-wave band Strange Boutique, showing that his talent truly knew no bounds. After leaving the DC area for LA in 1994, Fred continued to play in bands like Blaxmyth and American Corpse Flower. At some point in the later 2010s, Fred found himself struggling with his mental health and was living in a group home. He had left the group home for unknown reasons only a few days before his death. In this very special bonus episode, we are joined by our friends Mary Bryski and Enoch “Skeeter” Thompson as well as Fred’s former Strange Boutique bandmate, Steve Willett. They share wonderful stories about their friend Fred, discussing his life, personality, love of music and influence on them and the punk scene, as well as some details of his death and the investigation into it, which is still an open case with the LAPD. Mary also shares some stories sent in by friends of Fred and details how she started the “Justice For Fred ‘FREAK’ Smith” Facebook page. Fred was a beloved member of the DC and LA music scenes and clearly left his mark on so many people. His family and friends deserve answers, and Fred himself deserves justice. If you would like to help out, we highly suggest you share this episode anywhere you can. We would like to thank Mary, Enoch, and Steve for coming on the show! Please check out the links below for more information on Fred and please join the “Justice for Fred ‘FREAK’ Smith” Facebook page! Justice for Fred “FREAK” Smith Facebook groupNPR articleMedium article by Peter Graves Roberts

The Go-Go’s are a criminally underrated band of women who could play their own instruments and write their own songs, a feat rarely heard on the radio back in the 80’s. With their upbeat tunes and devil may care attitude, they helped pave the way for women rockers to follow in their footsteps. Hopefully with less of the drinking and drugs that they experienced, though. They worked hard for what they earned but it also drove wedges between band members which led to decades of “will they, won’t they” feelings. Now they’re together and stronger than ever and we’re here to tell you the story of how that came to be and also shout into the abyss about gender inequality in mainstream music. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

The Boss is classically known for such upbeat hits as Dancing In The Dark and Born In The USA. But in his 1982 release, Nebraska, he took his usual songwriting approach with the E Street Band and stripped it all down for a somber album featuring himself, a guitar, and a harmonica. The result is a realistically beautiful, yet somewhat haunting look at the plight of lower class America. We delve into each track to discuss the inspiration for it and discover Bruce’s own demons along the way. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin’ to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

This week is a new special playlist episode, where 4 screechy ladies bring you 12 songs that were inspired by women, men, and countries. Our friends Chanty and Lynx from the Muses Podcast come on to strut their stuff and help us tell the stories behind these songs. Also included are beer breaks, hot takes, and lots of jabs at Adam Duritz of Counting Crows. It’s a good time had by all, with more tidbits of info than we could’ve imagined. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

This week we’re not just giving you the story about a musician you should know about; we’re also giving lessons in history, ethics, and politics. Buffy helped jump start the career of so many in the worlds of both folk and rock, but still hasn’t seen her due, a story all too familiar for an Indigenous woman. But trust us, you know her music, and by the end of this, we’ll make sure you also know about the artist herself. How she was acutely aware of her otherness since day one, and turned that into her creative strength and driving passion. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

First she tried to make a name for herself as a singer. Then she tried to make one as a songwriter. And now, she’s both. Sia has been around a lot longer than most might realize, getting her start in the late 90s and quickly realizing that being on stage caused some real anxiety. Soon she would fall down the path of drugs and alcohol, yet still be one of the hardest working and most creative musicians in the pop world. We tell her story from childhood to now; the trauma that let to some bad choices and her ability to heal from it and her addictions. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Known for her powerful vocals in the group the Mamas and the Papas, Mama Cass is one of the overlooked women in rock. In fact, don’t call her mama, she didn’t like it. We tell her tale, how she used her sharp wit and charisma to get her foot into the door of the music world, despite it wanting nothing to do with a fat woman. We rage over har unfair treatment and sympathize with her many efforts to lose weight and fit into a society that didn’t deserve her. But at the end of it all, she needs to be heralded or her amazing voice and the contributions she could’ve given if only she were still around today. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Since the 1970’s this woman has been wowing the people with her amazing voice and charisma. Chaka Khan helped to bring women of color to the forefront of rock, funk, R&B, you name it, she can do it all. But it wasn’t a straightforward path from her childhood that led her to music. It was a rebellious adolescence, the civil rights movement, second wave feminism, countless missteps with drugs and alcohol, and her sense of adventure that has made her the woman she is today. From her time with Rufus to her solo career, she has never let anyone dictate how she will live her life or what music she is to create. All of which has made her the bad ass she is today. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

We’re wrapping up our Beatlestravaganza with the later years of Mr. John Lennon. We really rip open the onion that is this complicated human and discuss how to truly separate the artist from the art. We also realize that each Beatle tells the same story, but completely differently and talk about how being a rad dad reflects poorly on the kids. Here we are at the end, and we feel pretty confident that our opinions on these 4 are pretty solid. And we never want to read another book about them. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

We finish up our Beatles’ tales with John, the most controversial of the Fab 4. A ball of contradictions, this guy is very difficult to figure out. And for good reason. In this episode we look deep into his upbringing and his problematic family who made him the person he became. From a wonderful mother who encouraged him to find his voice in music, to a cold hearted aunt who kept him away from any joy he could find. Tragedy would push this man into the world of music where he would his footing was best kept in teamwork. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

This episode we take a look at Paul’s career after The Beatles, well, and also the long drawn out process he started when publicly announcing their disbandment. That wouldn’t be his only group project though, soon he and his wife Linda would start Wings, who would also bring him to heights of fame. We talk a lot about the relationships he kept and through them discover that he’s a pretty good guy and still to this day makes pretty good music, too! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!

Here we begin our story on one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo. Paul is a man built with charisma and determination, someone who doesn’t understand no and works hard for his success. But he has had his hurdles to jump along the way, meeting each challenge with his business savvy and positive thinking. We go through his early days, how he got into music, and the relationships that saw him in and out of The Beatles. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!

In this episode we take a look at the rest of George’s legacy, with a few tidbits from his time in the Beatles and beyond. Not only was music important to him, but his spirituality was a driving factor in many things that he did. There will be some relationships that fail, and others that will save his life. And towards the end of his life, the really important people will come through one more time to help create and celebrate his work. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!