Send us Fan Mail Some music stories refuse to die, not because they’re true, but because they’re irresistible. We go myth-hunting through rock and pop’s greatest legends: Paul Is Dead, Elvis is alive, “Eric Clapton is God,” Ozzy’s onstage infamy, and the backward-masking panic that turned Stairway to Heaven into a courtroom rumor mill. Along the way, we talk about why a single detail like a missing shoe or a misspelled name can become “evidence,” and how the internet helps conspiracies spread...

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PAS Single: Rock Myths & Biopics

MAY 4, 202629 MIN
The Perfect Album Side Podcast

PAS Single: Rock Myths & Biopics

MAY 4, 202629 MIN

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Send us Fan MailSome music stories refuse to die, not because they’re true, but because they’re irresistible. We go myth-hunting through rock and pop’s greatest legends: Paul Is Dead, Elvis is alive, “Eric Clapton is God,” Ozzy’s onstage infamy, and the backward-masking panic that turned Stairway to Heaven into a courtroom rumor mill. Along the way, we talk about why a single detail like a missing shoe or a misspelled name can become “evidence,” and how the internet helps conspiracies spread faster than the truth.Then we flip the record and jump into music biopics. With the Michael Jackson movie landing in theaters, we ask why music biography films hit so hard when they’re done right. We stack-rank favorites, argue about what holds up, and come back again and again to the movie that sets the modern standard: Bohemian Rhapsody. From there we shout out essentials like La Bamba, Walk the Line, The Doors, Coal Miner’s Daughter, and Ray, plus curveballs like 8 Mile, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and even Amadeus for the reminder that musical genius and rivalry didn’t start with guitars.We also get personal about how these movies and songs land at home, from sharing Queen with the kids to the brutal truth that our podcast might be the world’s most effective sleep aid. Listen, laugh, then tell us what we missed: what rock myth do you secretly love, and what’s your all-time best music biopic? If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review.One idea.  Six songs.  Infinite possibilities...