Death By Music Podcast
This show is for the morbidly curious music fan - it's a combination of true crime and music history. Death By Music Podcast covers death in the music industry, from overdoses to plane crashes to cold-blooded murder. NEW EPISODES MONTLY! MINI episodes every Monday - topical music stories with a bit of off-topic chit chat. 100+ archived mini episodes are available on our Patreon!Go to www.patreon.com/deathbypodcastteam for a $5/mo bonus content!
Bob Dylan Goes Electric | Mini 153
Bob Dylan's infamous performance at Newport Folk Festival 1965 stirred up some controversy in the folk community, and differing accounts have surfaced over the years of what actually transpired. Bonus article on Bob Dylan getting picked up by the cops for looking creepy.
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Top of the Pops Lip Syncing | Mini 152
Some groups were allowed to perform semi-live, but many artists were forced to lip sync their songs to backing tracks on this historic TV show. Faith No More, Nirvana, Eels, and Rod Stewart & The Faces had some fun with it.
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6.4 - Frankie Lymon (The Teenagers)
Suggested by Rob - Frankie Lymon was only 15 years old when he struck it big with rock and roll group The Teenagers - he went from one of the biggest acts in the world to a harrowing addiction, losing his life at the young age of 25. Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wq9qgwt0s0df6aWrMiByz?si=6fbdb57c3a284e99 .
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Evanescence's Amy Lee Hated The "Bring Me To Life" Rap | Mini 151
Eventually, the group would go on to release a new version without the rap they were forced to include.
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Mr. Bungle's Theo Lengyel Arrested for Murder + Other Musicians Who Have Served Prison Time| Mini 150
Since the information on Mr. Lengyel's involvement is limited, we combine this episode with other musicians who have served time like Ian Watkins of Lostprophets, Ronnie Radke, Jim Gordon of Traffic, and more.
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The Strange History of t.A.T.u | Mini 149
This teen girl duo took the world by storm when they made out in the music video for "All The Things She Said," - as it turns out, it was all an act.
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When John Fogerty Was Sued For Plagiarizing Himself | Mini 148
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival had a dispute with his former label after one of his NEW songs sounded suspiciously similar to an old CCR tune... That he ALSO wrote.
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6.3 - Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Joy Division was exploding on the scene in 1980 and about to embark on a North American tour when their frontman Ian Curtis was found dead at age 23. Listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kMfciTD1sY2KVpsYeeDNh?si=7aed6d0ba85b49de .
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Rick Astley Sues Yung Gravy For Voice Imitation | Mini 147
Is it legal to recreate a song and imitate someone's voice? This one ended up getting settled out of court.
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Travis Barker's 2008 Plane Crash | Mini 146
In this mini episode, we discuss the plane crash that Blink-182 drummer and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) narrowly survived, and the aftermath.
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