Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast

With the 2024 Paris Olympics in full swing, we take an inside look into the life and career so far of Cody Simpson as we get a closer look into his career both in the pool and on the stage as he chases his childhood dreams and makes them a reality. As we take you on a journey beginning with Cody's upbringing on the sunny Gold Coast of Australia where he first learnt to surf and swim before a cover...

In this episode of Where Are They Now? we delve into the life and career of 80's star Terence Trent D'Arby or as he is known today as Sananda Maitreya as we journey from his strict upbringing as a child in the church under the thumb of his step father who restricted what music he was aloud to listen to. We also discuss Terence's experience with bullying and racial abuse during school. We then deta...

In the final part of the Luke Combs story we journey through Luke's life and career from mid 2019 to now as we take an in depth look at the albums What You See Is What You Get, Growin' Up and Gettin' Old. While Luke and Nicole tie the knot and welcome their 2 sons into the world all while juggling the touring life of being the hottest country star in the world and what Luke has in store for his fa...

We're back with Part 2/3 of the Luke Combs story as Luke begins his rise to fame on the Nashville country music scene as his debut single Hurricane and the album This One's For You help take Luke from wannabe country star to the top as he breaks countless records along the way, scores number 1 hit records and cements his place as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. As we delve into Luke's relationship...

In the first instalment of the Luke Combs story, we delve into Luke's upbringing raised in the beautiful, picturesque mountains of Ashville, North Carolina as we learn about his hobby's growing up and his musical influences before he ventured off to University in Boone to study both Business and Criminal Justice only to find his true passion to be music, with the late bloomer teaching himself how...

Known for their mega hit Barbie Girl, in this episode of Where Are They Now? we take an in depth look into the band Aqua who became one of the hottest acts out of Scandinavia during the 90's taking the world by storm with their debut hit album Aquarium and their chart topping hit Barbie Girl which remains a classic pop song to this day. In this episode we learn about the bands origins, where Rene,...

In the 3rd and final part of the Jeff Buckley story we take a close look at the last year of Jeff's life as he relocates to Memphis for a fresh start away from the hustle and bustle of New York City as he battles with fame and his demanding record labels, who are hoping to squeeze Grace 2.0 out of him. We then learn of the lead up and details surrounding Jeff's tragic death at the hands of the Mis...

In part 2 of the Jeff Buckley story we take an in depth look at the classic album "Grace" as we analyse the story's told by Jeff and the meaning behind the songs Last Goodbye, Dream Brother, Grace, So Real, Eternal Life and more as Jeff tours the world and comes to terms with being a usually reserved and private person, dealing with his sudden rise in popularity and becoming the centre of attentio...

In this episode we explore Jeff Buckley's challenging upbringing, raised by his hard working mother and estranged from his professional musician father Tim Buckley, who sadly chose his passion for music over his unborn son. We also delve into Jeff's influences, relationships and how he came to be signed by Columbia Records after wooing patrons of the Sin-e Café and impressing at a Tim Buckley trib...

In part 3 of the Billie Eilish story we take an in depth look at Billie Eilish's 2nd studio album titled Happier Than Ever as we examine the meaning behind the songs Your Power, Happier Than Ever, Therefore I Am, Male Fantasy, NDA and Not My Responsibility among many others. We also learn about Billie's relationship struggles, how she was able to fend off internet trolls and the close calls she ha...

In Part 2 of the Billie Eilish story we take an in depth look at the meaning behind the songs from Billie's debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? including in depth analysis of songs like Bad Guy, All The Good Girls Go To Hell, Bury A Friend and many more. We also discover when Billie first entered into a relationship with Brandon Adams aka Q, the multiple awards she received during...

In this episode we delve into the story of one of the biggest stars in the music industry today, Billie Eilish. As we follow Billie's life growing up with her parents alternative parenting styles, what it was like to be home schooled, her struggles with Tourettes and her incredibly strong bond with her brother Finneas who with his incredible skills in production and song writing, would help launch...

In this episode we wrap up the Coolio story as we take a close look at Coolio's battle to remain a commercially successful artist after the ridiculous heights of Gangster's Paradise. With his 3rd studio album failing to take off, Coolio's world comes crashing down resulting in the breakdown of his marriage, being shelved, "sabotaged" and released by Tommy Boy Records, further troubles with drugs a...

In this episode we delve into the incredible story of the late Coolio who sadly passed away in 2022. As we take a look back on his tough upbringing, raised in Compton and his courageous rise to stardom as a hip hop artist from the hood who provided us with brilliant hits like Gangsta's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage giving outsiders an insight into the struggles of daily life for the people of Comp...

In this episode we explore the story so far of up and coming British singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Alfie Templeman who at just the age of 19 is already making a name for himself on the independent and alternative scene. We journey through Alfie's upbringing and learn of his major musical influences as I highlight some of Alfie's best tracks for you to check out as we discover what e...

In the final installment of the Eminem story, we take a look back at the last few years of Eminem's career from the Marshall Mathers LP 2 to now. As we also delve into Eminem's feuds with Machine Gun Kelly and Donald Trump, his 2022 Super Bowl performance, Eminem attempts to patch things up with his mother as his father passes away, Eminem's commercial success starts to take a hit and a late night...

In this episode we cover the key moments of Eminem's life and career from the Curtain Call Greatest Hits album to the Recovery album as Eminem faces near death after his drug taking habits reach a new low resulting in his most deadly overdose yet. We examine what led Eminem to this point such as the death of his good friend Proof, the break down of Eminem's second marriage to Kim, a frustrating ca...

We're back with the third installment of the Eminem story as we delve deeper into Eminem's troubled relationship with his estranged father after Eminem receives an interesting letter from him. We take a look at the incredible award winning film 8 Mile as Eminem makes his film debut. We take a look at Eminem's albums 'The Eminem Show", "Encore" and the 8 Mile Soundtrack and the meaning and interest...

**TRIGGER WARNING** The following episode contains serious and extreme adult themes such as Sexual References, Violence, Suicide, Self Harm, Drug References and Coarse Language. Listener discretion is strongly advised. In this highly controversial and action packed episode we jump back into the Eminem story right from where we left off as Eminem first releases the Slim Shady LP, we see the death o...

In this episode I bring you the 1st of a multiple part episode featuring the modern day king of controversy, Eminem. In what is arguably the most intense and crazy story covered on the podcast so far. We venture into the tormented upbringing of Marshall Mathers as he battles violent and severe bullying that would almost cost him his life, abandonment at the hands of his father, the loss of his bel...

Known for his huge hit "Somebody That I Used To Know" featuring Kimbra. We take an in depth look into the life and career of Wally De Backer aka Gotye to discover where he came from, what his journey to the top of the music industry looked like and where he is today. As we take a look at Gotye's incredible knack for music artistry, sampling and drawing on real life experiences to create musical ma...

In the final installment of the AC/DC story we begin with the 90's with the Razor's Edge album and their hit song Thunderstruck before journeying to the current day to find out what the boys are up to these days. Also included are the controversy's surrounding the death of 3 concert goers at an AC/DC gig, the banning of some of AC/DC's songs in the city of New York, Phil Rudd's countless run ins w...

In this episode we meet Brian Johnson for the first time as he auditions for the role of lead vocalist after the tragic death of Bon Scott. We examine the decade of the 80's including the record breaking album Back In Black as AC/DC become for the time being the biggest rock n roll band in the world only for a number of inconsistent follow up albums and scandals, which lead the band through a toug...

We take a look at the period from 1974 to 1980 where Bon Scott, Angus and Malcolm Young led AC/DC to conquer the rock scenes in Australia, Europe and the UK before they were set to go global with the US market finally warming to them with the release of the Highway To Hell album. Bon was excited for the future with early work kicking off on the "Back in Black" project only for Bon to tragically pa...

In this first installment of the AC/DC story, we discover the background story's of the pivotal members of the band including the upbringing and teenage years of Bon Scott, Malcolm Young & Angus Young. We learn what it was like for Malcolm & Angus to be raised in Sydney, Australia after immigrating from Scotland in the midst of the Big Freeze of the early 60’s, how they coped with having a...