the Millennial Throwback Machine

This week's episode is going to be all about the history behind last week's artist. in this Episode I talk about various things such as what was the group's original name, what did they sound like before they developed their own signature sound, how the developed their own signature folk sound and how they got signed to Columbia Records and what exactly happened that caused them to become successf...

in Celebration for the one year anniversary of me starting this podcast about a year ago this week, this week's episode is going to be an interview episode with the lead singer of the Happenings (Bob Miranda) it was a pleasure and an honor to get to talk to Bob and in the interview he shares some really cool stories behind the hit songs that he recorded plus some really cool stories of his touring...

Since tomorrow is Easter, this week's episode is going to be released today instead of tomorrow due to tomorrow being a holiday, but anyways, this week's podcast episode is the last one leading up to my interview episode with Bob Miranda next week.. this week's episode is also on one of my favorite Doo Wop song from this era, one that is especially unique. in this week's episode I analyze the song...

This week's episode of my podcast is going to be on one of my all time favorite one hit wonders, one that is so lyrically clever and interesting and complex and it's also one of the catchiest upbeat and danceable songs of this era. it's one of the few hit pop songs that draws comparison to the classic William Shakespeare play of Romeo and Juliet. This song also has ties to one of the commercially...

this week's episode of my podcast is going to be all about the history behind last week's song, this includes more explicit details on who wrote the song and the story behind the song itself and then the production information on the version of the song we did last week (which was the Walker Brother's version of "Make it Easy On Yourself")and also the story behind the Walker Brothers and how they...

this week's episode of my podcast is also going to be a tribute to somebody that recently passed away. I"m going to be doing a song that they recorded and was a big hit for their group..this week's episode as per usual is going to be a breakdown/analysis on the song's arrangement which includes the chords melody and lyrics and in this episode I show you guys what makes the song so good and next we...

this week's episode of my podcast is gonna be all about the history behind last week's song and artist which was the Grass Roots and Midnight Confessions. in this week's episode I"m going to talk in excessive detail as to how the band was formed and who were the musicians on their hit recordings and the many different incarnations of the band and who wrote last week's song and who produced it and...

this week's and next week's episode is going to be a tribute to someone who recently passed away, and this week I'm doing a song he greatly contributed too, and also, this week's song is one of the most kick ass pop rock records of the 60's that is definitely a hip shaker and in this week's episode, I show you guys what makes it so good and I break down the song's arrangement and show you guys wha...

this week's episode is going to be all about the history on last week's group, in this episode I talk about who were the principal members of the band and how they all came together and some of the stories behind their songs and why the band switched labels mid way through their career and what were some songs that they wrote and originally recorded that later got revived many years later and beca...

this week's and next week's episode of the podcast is gonna be a on a group that you might already be familiar with if you have seen the Musical or the Movie Jersey Boys. if you have then you'll definitely know about this group but the song I'm doing by them is not one of their biggest most well known hits so unless your a super fan of this group, you probably don't know the song that I"m reviewin...

This week's episode is a continuation of last week's episode except this time we are going to take a deep dive into the history behind last week's song. this includes what studio the song was recorded at and in what city the song was recorded and the other record labels and artists that were heavily evolved in that city and how it shaped soul music and the important people behind that. in this epi...

This week's podcast episode is going to be on a very underrated black Soul singer from the 60's, and no he is not Sam Cooke or Otis Redding or Marvin Gaye or James Brown, he is somebody that you probably have never heard of before but I firmly believe that he was one of the greatest R&B singers of his time, and in this week's episode I'm going to break down his second biggest hit that was a person...

This Week's Podcast Episode instead of doing my usual song arrangement breakdown and history lesson, I"m gonna be talking to an original member of a legendary 60's Psychedelic Rock band, he was the co writer of Incense and Peppermints and he also played keyboards on the track, and his best friend and co writer of the song (who was also a member of Strawberry Alarm Clock) later went on to become an...

Due to the onslaught of Super Bowl Sunday tomorrow, I'm going to release this episode today vs tomorrow since I'm pretty sure nobody is going to listen to this podcast tomorrow afternoon because people will be too busy watching the super bowl game..but anyways, today's episode is going to be on the history behind last week's song and artist, in this episode I'm going to talk about how the group go...

this week's episode of my podcast is going to be all about another really good 60's Pop song with a very relatable message that still holds some truth in many people's lives. in this episode I talk about what this song really good and why i think this could be a song that you could definitely identify with and I also talk about all of the really cool arrangement characteristics of this song... her...

this week's episode is gonna be on one of my all time favorite soul/dance records from the 60's. one that is super upbeat and is also laced with complex emotions within the lyrics. this week's song is also a switch up from the two songs we talked about last week as those songs were basically emotional mid tempo ballads with a horn or woodwind instrumental lead, this song is more of an uptempo guit...

This week's episode I'm going to be talking about the history behind last week's band. this week I"m going to be covering how the band was formed plus who inspired the man who wrote the group's principal songs and the issues that plagued the band and ultimately caused the group to break up. I also give a recap on a concert that I went to Last weekend and my opinion on that concert as well. here's...

In This week's episode, I'm personally responding to a long time listener of this podcast's request and this is the song he wanted me to do for this podcast that I haven't already done for it yet so this is the song I'll be doing for this week and next week. As per usual in this part one episode, I'll talk about all of the things in this track that make it sound really good what is it exactlly abo...

this week's episode is going to be the last episode of this year. I will return to putting out new episodes of this podcast the first week of January in the new year and I'm also taking next week off for Christmas and New Years. This week's episode is going to be a Continuation of last week's podcast except this week is going to be all about the history behind last week's band the Guess Who. this...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I'm gonna dive into one of my personal favorites and show you what makes it so relatable and enjoyable and some of the things about the song that make it sound really good, and also, I share a story about how I first heard this song, next week's episode is going to be all about the history behind this week's band. in that episode I will talk about how the ban...

today's episode is gonna be on a classic one hit wonder and in this episode, I break the song down and show you guys what makes it so good from the way the song is structured and written all the way down to it's lyrics, and what makes this song so relatable in today's world. I also talk about the history behind the band which included the band's original name plus the origins of their hit song plu...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I will talk about a song that you probably don't know by an artist that you've probably never heard of before unless you were apart of the baby boomer generation but if your around my age you've probably never heard this song before, but I'm sure you will find this song very interesting and in this episode of the podcast, I go over what makes this piece of mu...

this week's episode of the Podcast is going to be all about the history behind last week's band the Bee Gees. I'm gonna talk about the origins of this band and clear up some common misconceptions about them and where they actually originated from, plus how they made the transition from their 60's sound to the 70's sound and the difference between the two completely different eras of the same band....

in this week's episode of the podcast I talk about a song by a band you might already be familiar with, but by a period of theirs you might not be familiar with, this is an artist I would say most people already know about since they had a career that extended into the 70's but most people are unfamiliar with the stuff they did in the late 60's. in this week's episode I talk about my opinion and m...

in this week's episode of the podcast, I'm going to talk about the history behind last week's song and band, in this episode, I talk about how the Band Tommy James and the Shondells was formed and their absolutely crazy back story and the story behind this week's song Crystal Blue Persuasion and what happened during the making of the song. I also wanted to thank everyone that wished me a happy bda...