by Scott Campbell Program Director, Garage to Stadiums music history podcast Follow GTS on Apple  or Spotify  podcasts Download our curated playlist of The Cars Apple   or Spotify OR at the bottom of the article Access   this episode's transcript Follow GTS on Instagram ,  on X   and on LinkedIn  When the Cars appeared in the late 1970s, popular music was splitting in different directions. Arena rock focused on familiar guitar styles rooted in blues. Mainstream pop leaned toward smooth and...

How the Eagles became prisoners of the album that made them immortal by Scott Campbell Program Director, Garage to Stadiums music history podcast Download our curated playlist of The Eagles on Apple   or Spotify Follow GTS on Apple  or Spotify  podcasts Follow GTS on Instagram ,  on X   and on LinkedIn  Access   this episode's transcript There is a cruel irony at the heart of the Eagles’ legacy. In 1976, they released what would become one of the best-selling albums in American history. It...

by Scott Campbell Program Director, Garage to Stadiums music history podcast Download our curated playlist of The Band Apple   or Spotify Follow GTS on Apple  or Spotify  podcasts Follow GTS on Instagram , on X and on LinkedIn  Access   this episode's transcript In the summer of 1968, while the Jimi Hendrix Experience were recording the ambitious Electric Ladyland double album and Cream released their swan song in a blaze of power and virtuosity, a group of mostly Canadian musicians holed...