Behind The Song: Classic Rock Chronicles

Tucked into the tracklist of 1974’s Get Your Wings is a moody, restrained deep cut that shows a very different side of Aerosmith. In this episode of the Behind the Song podcast, Janda explores the fan-favorite “Seasons of Wither,” written entirely by Steven Tyler in a cold New England basement on an old acoustic guitar in the days before the band became super...

In this bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda is joined by her boss at The Drive in Chicago, Keith Hastings, for a deep dive into great songs that missed the original album cut but found their audience later through B-sides, box sets, soundtracks, and reissues.

Along the way, they cover tracks by Led Zeppelin, The Who, Journey, The...

In this Halloween bonus episode of Behind the Song, Janda discusses Charles Manson’s failed dream of rock stardom before the notorious 1969 murders with Behind The Song producer, Christian Lane. After befriending Beach Boy Dennis Wilson in 1968, Manson and his followers moved into Wilson’s home and met other elite rock stars and music business movers and shak...

In this episode of Behind The Song, Janda goes deeper into Pearl Jam’s “Black,” the heartbreak anthem that became a hit without ever being a single. Hear why Pearl Jam didn’t want anyone but the fans to visualize what or who the song was about, a choice that set the tone for their entire career.

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He once sang for eighty thousand fans as the voice of Led Zeppelin. Now in his late 70s, Robert Plant is playing centuries-old songs and loving every minute of it.

In this episode of Behind The Song, Janda skips the hits to trace Plant’s musical path. From a planned career in accounting to what happened after Led Zeppelin disbanded, everything l...