R&B singer/songwriter Mariah Carey enjoyed a prolonged period of critical and commercial success throughout the 90s, during which she enjoyed multiple Billboard Hot 100 hits and sold millions upon millions of records. The 00s on the other hand were a brief stumbling point for the legendary performer; her involvement in the 2001 box office bomb Glitter and its subsequent soundtrack made her a polarizing and controversial figure, and coupled with the media's reaction to a public mental breakdo...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 38 min
On this very special(?) episode of Jukebox Zeroes, Lilz and Patrick with special return guest Aimee Hauthaway have opted to close out season 5 by listening to Sex And Violins by Rednex. You know, Rednex? The "Cotton Eye Joe" guys? Why are they doing this? Isn't that the question of the day. #AreWeNormalNow? #GoinTrunky #SeeYouNextSeason New England Music Feature: Christians & Lions - "Is To As Are To"
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Christian Rock. A phenomenon in which the iconically American genre of music is used as a tool for evangelizing, preaching, or otherwise sharing christian religious beliefs. Though christianity had long opposed the "devil music" that was rock and roll, sometime around the late 1960s and early 1970s, former hippies who had turned to Christ discovered that they could use rock music as a means of spreading their gospel. Though many old guard christians considered it abhorrent, and conflicting to th...
Jul 27, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Fresh after the release of Pink Floyd's mega-selling concept record The Wall, Roger Waters had plans to release a companion piece record to accompany the film adaptation of the famed album. The project was to be titled Spare Bricks, and consist of songs written for The Wall that didn't make the final draft, but Waters abruptly switched directions with the arrival of the Falkland Islands conflict. Waters already was no fan of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher, but this latest development lit ...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Meet Ronnie Radke. Formerly the lead singer of the legendary metalcore act Escape The Fate, his tenure in the group was cut short after assault charges landed him in prison, and expelled from the band. Undaunted, Radke would form his own project upon leaving jail, known as Falling In Reverse, which followed a similar metalcore style as Escape had, but the central creative process was entirely Radke's. Though he would go on to attract a sizeable audience of metalcore fans with his music, he would...
Jun 11, 2022•2 hr 17 min
In 2001 several revolutionary albums stood nominated for Album Of The Year at that year's Grammy Awards. Important records by Radiohead (Kid A), Eminem (The Marshall Mathers LP), and Beck (Midnite Vultures), all of which would go on to great acclaim and influence to new generations of musicians who discovered them. The conventional wisdom was that one of these three albums would take home the grand prize of the evening, but events played out very differently, and would contribute to increasingly...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Before famed musician Steven Seagal committed his musical genius upon the world, you may be surprised to learn that he also was an actor in action films like Under Siege, Hard To Kill, Above The Law, and On Deadly Ground. You may also learn that he was formerly a Navy SEAL, a CIA agent, and an Aikido master. (You will likely know this because he's made mention of it any and all chances he gets.) It's shocking, but all true! Before the subject of reality TV show Steven Seagal: Lawman decided he h...
Apr 12, 2022•2 hr 20 min
The 1995 motion picture Batman Forever marked the 3rd entry in the first cinematic universe of the titular DC Comics superhero. While previous entries had been directed by Tim Burton, Forever found Burton in a producing role instead, with directorial duties falling to Joel Schumacher. In contrast to the dark and macabre direction Burton took the film series, Schumacher found inspiration in the camp 1960s Batman TV show, to mixed critical reviews, but major commercial success. The film would go d...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 45 min
In 1967, The Beatles released their 8th studio album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, a record that has been considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Heavily influenced by The Beach Boys' record Pet Sounds a year earlier, Sgt. Pepper was renowned for its' innovative style of production, adept fusion of multiple styles of music, and has been credited with bridging the gap between contemporary pop/rock and high art. It has gone down as a highly influential album, and routinely rea...
Feb 21, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Okay. Funny story. Originally we set out to give a fair critical and retrospective shake to Middle Of Nowhere, the 1997 full-length debut from Tulsa, Oklahoma act Hanson. The record most famous for the pop rock mega-hit "MMM Bop", it was a critical smash and a commercial powerhouse that sold over 10 million albums worldwide, but somehow never quite translated to artistic credibility down the line for the then teenaged band. On this episode of Jukebox Zeroes, Lilz and Patrick, along with previous...
Jan 27, 2022•2 hr 9 min
In keeping with annual tradition Lilz and Patrick are proud to present their yearly Christmas Music Roundup (In January) with a specific focus on the boring disappointments wrought against music by white people via bland, tasteless holiday ditties. PWESEEEEENTS KWISMAAAAAS UNCAH DANNOHHH
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette is indelibly linked to the 1990s. Her commercial breakthrough Jagged Little Pill remains a vital piece of pop culture from the decade, in addition to selling millions of copies worldwide, earning widespread critical acclaim, and heralding a wave of successful female pop-rockers. The likes of P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Shakira, and many others have cited Morissette and Jagged Little Pill as major influences on their development as art...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Todd Rundgren has a long and storied history of musical innovation throughout his storied career. In addition to producing a slew of famed records from Meat Loaf, XTC, and The New York Dolls among others, Rundgren is responsible for pioneering the notion of the one-man band via his music, producing and performing every facet of his projects. This has extended to his embrace of new technology, having created several of the first interactive records to have ever existed. In spite of their revoluti...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 38 min
For the first decade of their career, Judas Priest was best known as a prototypical innovator of the then fledgling genre of heavy metal, heralded as pioneers by those in the scene, but largely unknown to wider audiences. That all changed by the 1980s, when the band shot to major commercial success on the backs of songs like "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", "Breaking The Law", and "Living After Midnight." Over time the band would go down in metal history as one of the all-time greatest, with a...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Before conquering the world of disco music in the 1970s, The Bee Gees were better known for their blend of soft rock/easy listening throughout the UK. In their formative years in the 1960s the group maintained a comfortable grip on the UK Singles chart, with high-ranking singles like "I've Gotta Get A Message To You", "To Love Somebody", and "I Started A Joke." This commercial dominance very nearly came crashing down in 1969, with the release of their sixth studio record; the double album Odessa...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 37 min
As with most acts who experienced their greatest triumphs in the 1960s and 1970s, the Beach Boys stumbled embarrassingly and ungracefully into the 1980s and beyond. The lushly orchestrated and deeply emotional chamber pop of Brian Wilson was long in the rear view mirror, as the group's former lead songwriter and arranger found himself detached further and further from the rest of the Beach Boys, undergoing infamous and controversial psychological therapy. Away from Wilson's leadership, band voca...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 26 min
UK act The Prodigy made a name for themselves in the 1990s through their distinct style of electronic music, which introduced raucous punk rock energy to the subgenres of hardcore techno and rave music, and also introduce the world to the sound of big beat music. In spite of their success in the 90s however, the group stumbled entering the 00s, debuting an infamous single in 2002, "Baby's Got A Temper", which was roundly rejected by critics and fans. Sensing a need to switch directions, Prodigy ...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 36 min
During his 18-year career as a musician, Don Van Vliet, better known by the moniker of Captain Beefheart, never experienced major levels of commercial success. Despite the cult following that he commanded, and an eventual long and storied legacy of innovation and influence upon future art and progressive rock acts, he and his famed Magic Band backing group were always struggling to get by financially. Their records were critical marvels, but were slim on sales. As the 70s progressed, Beefheart m...
May 29, 2021•2 hr 13 min
As the 1990s came to a close, so too went the commercial viability of Britpop music. What was once a sales juggernaut in the UK and a well-regarded if obscure staple of alternative rock in the US gradually began to die out as musical tastes changed with the times. Blur, one of the biggest acts of this movement, took the opportunity to disappear for a little while, with lead singer Damon Albarn engaging in the highly successful collaboration Gorillaz, while the other members of the band explored ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 49 min
2020 saw the release of nu-metal C-listers Trapt's 8th studio record Shadow Work, amidst an intense atmosphere of intense internet mockery and scorn. As far back as 2017, the band's frontman Chris Taylor Brown had developed a vitriolic presence on Trapt's various social media outlets, attracting controversy by claiming institutional racism doesn't exist, joking about sexual assault, and outright bullying users unprovoked, among many other things. This persona was jacked up to ridiculous extremes...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 36 min
In 1989, 70s piano rock crooner Billy Joel released his eleventh studio record Storm Front, which sold well and rendered seven Billboard singles, but was roundly rejected by critics. It would take Joel four years after Storm Front to put out a follow-up album, four years filled with behind-the-scenes turmoil in Joel's private life, multiple embezzlement lawsuits directed towards members of Joel's team, bouts with depression and anxiety, and a rising sense of middle-aged existential dread. These ...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 46 min
The singer/musician/actor Elvis Presley may be best known by the moniker of "The King Of Rock n' Roll", but his discography is by no means perfect. In the 1970s, during the twilight of Elvis' career, his manager Col. Tom Parker (A figure already infamous with a reputation for exploiting the singer for all he was worth) compiled a record titled "Having Fun With Elvis Onstage", seeking to put out an Elvis record in which his parent label RCA would not make any money off it. (RCA would find out abo...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Generally when people refer to the 90s MC Vanilla Ice, it's in the context of a joke or mockery. Born Robert Van Winkle, the Miami/Dallas-based rapper achieved unheard of commercial success on the back of his mega-hit "Ice Ice Baby", and in doing so marked the occasion of the first ever rap song to top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Furthermore alongside MC Hammer, Vanilla was one of several pop-rappers to help mainstream the then burgeoning genre, and in a sense paved the way for the genre's ...
Mar 16, 2021•2 hr 3 min
In 1997, Stone Temple Pilots were on the cusp of a major tour in support of their latest studio release "Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop", when frontman Scott Weiland abruptly exited to check into rehabilitation for drug problems. Rather than wait for Weiland to recover, the rest of Stone Temple Pilots connected with the frontman of obscure California band Ten Inch Men to record and tour without their beleaguered vocalist. They christened themselves Talk Show and released a self-t...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall was a theatrical progressive rock album based upon lead songwriter Roger Waters' own feelings of alienation, isolation, and mental anguish. It has gone on to be one of the highest selling records of all time, made major hits out of tracks like "Hey You" and "Another Brick In The Wall (Pt. 2)", and has been cited for helping define the concept album. It's considered a very good album by a lot of people. In 1982, the story behind The Wall was adapted into an experi...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 50 min
The Christmas Music Roundup is back! And this time it's personal... Last year we did not do a Christmas Music Roundup, as we have previously established as an annual occasion. (See episode #40: Christmas In The Stars for more) To round out 2020, a time that will surely go down as a lost year, we're bringing it back for more! On this episode of Jukebox Zeroes, Lilz & Patrick go guestless for an aimless and meandering discussion on underwhelming Christmas music. There shall be no holliness or ...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 21 min
On a very special, very different episode of Jukebox Zeroes, Lilz & Patrick are joined by Derek Paul of punk-metal act Crowfeeder, and the metal podcast From Corners Unknown for a rousing discussion on one of the most enduring pieces of American music nostalgia: The Woodstock Festival. Join us for a more educational sort of episode, in which we discuss the highs and lows of this institution of boomer culture. From the original hippy-fest of 1969, to the unimpressive 1979 anniversary concert,...
Dec 17, 2020•2 hr 8 min
From their Detroit beginnings in the late 1980s, it seems like horrorcore rap pioneers Insane Clown Posse have never gotten a fair shake from critics or the media. Despite helping trailblaze mid-Western hip-hop, earning a cult legion of fans over the years, and finding major success via their chaotic and rapturous live shows, the duo of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope have been little more than a punchline to the majority of reviewers, and have only just recently begun to receive reappraisal, over 1...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 56 min
From their beginnings in the 1980s U2 have maintained a reputation for their earnest and serious-minded pop rock, often tackling social issues, spiritual mattesr, and their Irish background in their new wave-inflected songs. In the 1990s however, the band experienced a career rebirth in embracing a more ironic and detached image, with a dance-inspired sound to match, achieving major commercial success on the backs of albums like Achtung Baby and Zooropa. For many however, this shift away from th...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Few could have foreseen a rock group with a penchant for glam-inflected, genre-bending, often progressive songs striking it big during the disco era, but famed UK rockers Queen did just that in 1980. "Another One Bites The Dust" took Freddie Mercury and company's signature sound, and adapted it into a funky, club-friendly style that earned the group their biggest commercial success in America, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for three weeks, and making a chart hit out of The Game, th...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 59 min
