Jon's WTF Music Moments | Podcast Guru

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In this witty and irreverent podcast, Jon digs into the strange, ridiculous, and downright bizarre stories lurking behind the music we thought we knew. From rock superstars to forgotten one-hit wonders, to unlikely collaborations and peculiar career moves, music afficianado and podcaster, Jon (of Listen Closely with Jon and Chris quasi-fame), takes a look at some of the most insane and at times unsettling moments in music history. Part music history, part comedy, and part 'Holy Sh*t Did This Realy Happen?!,' Jon's WTF Music Moments explores the weird backstories and wonderfully questionable decisions that shaped the soundtracks of our lives.

Recent Episodes

Songs of Innocence: The U2 iTunes Invasion

In 2014, U2 and Apple pulled off one of the most audacious—and bizarre—music marketing stunts in history: putting U2's first new album in five years, Songs of Innocence, into the iTunes accounts of more than 500 million users. The backlash was swift,...

21 MIN

Bye Bye Love, Hello Rage: The Everly Brothers Implode

They gave us Bye Bye Love, All I Have to Do Is Dream, and Wake Up Little Susie - but apparently they couldn’t figure out how to not want to kill each other. In 1973, after years of simmering tension, Don and Phil Everly brought their legendary sibling...

17 MIN

Blurred Lines and Blurred Judgement

Back in 2013, Robin Thicke and his single Blurred Lines where anywhere and everywhere. Thicke seemed to have it all: the hit song, the fame, the money, and a seemingly picture-perfect marriage to actress Paula Patton. But then, just a year later,...

17 MIN

When Harry Met Johnny: The Pussycats Sessions

What happens when you put Harry Nilsson and John Lennon is a recording studio together in 1974 with lots of booze? You get Pussycats- one of the strangest and messiest souvenirs of Lennon's infamous 'Lost Weekend.' From late drunken nights and damaged...

12 MIN

You're the One That I Want...to Find: The Mystery of Olivia Newton-John's Missing Boyfriend

In 2005, Patrick McDermott- a cameraman who also happened to be the boyfriend of Olivia Newtown-John- went on a fishing trip off of the coast of California and never returned. Investigators concluded he fell overboard and drowned, but his body was...

17 MIN