Top Music History Podcasts

An anthology of the understated moments of Hip-Hop history that helped propel the once underground culture to become the biggest genre of music in the world. Hosted by esteemed Hip-Hop journalist, Sean Kantrowitz (Okayplayer, The Questions).

Transmissions From Deep Ellum is a podcast that goes deep into the creative process of one of the world’s most talented and genre-defying super-bands, Snarky Puppy.

Captured during the recording of their latest album, the Grammy®-nominated Empire Central, Transmissions From Deep Ellum takes you behind the scenes as they build the soundscape that will become the album tracks; then, into the room as the album is recorded live at Deep Ellum Art Company.

From the unique songwriting process to the rehearsals, where the band performs songs for the first time without music sheets, to the recording process and final song selection, you’ll get an unforgettable look inside the creative process of one of the world’s most renowned jazz super groups.

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1992: The year of big-butt anthems, achy-breaky hearts, and Madonna’s Sex book. The year that Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston shattered chart records, while U2 and TLC confronted the AIDS crisis head-on. The year that introduced us to grunge, G-funk, and… Right Said Fred. In this podcast, journalist Jason Lamphier (Entertainment Weekly) looks back at the major hits, one-hit wonders, shocking headlines, and irresistible scandals that shaped what might be the wildest, weirdest, most controversial 12 months in music history.

Featuring interviews with music video directors, MTV bigwigs, obsessive superfans, and the artists themselves, Where Were You in '92? poses the question: What was it about 1992 that made it so groundbreaking, so bonkers, and so absolutely fabulous? New episodes drop every week beginning Nov. 16.

The "takin' a walk" MUSIC HISTORY ON FOOT podcast is a show hosted by Buzz Knight, a media executive and consultant, and a passionate music lover. In this podcast, Buzz takes listeners on a journey through music history, exploring the inside stories from guests, while sharing stories and insights about musicians, bands, and the music they create.

Vinyl Tap Podcast with Randy Bachman takes stories from Vinyl Tap the radio show and expands on them.  Randy is one of Canada's musical legends and has been an integral part of Canada’s music scene for more than 40 years as part of The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive and as a solo artist. He along with son Tal Bachman will share stories from  life on the road and in the studio.