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Pantheon Media CEO Christian Swain invites you to check out the Before The Moment podcast. Nile Rodgers sits down with artists to explore the decisions, setbacks, and unexpected encounters that came before the breakthrough. Follow the show, you will love it!
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1976 saw KISS take the world by storm. ALIVE! had just gone platinum and their studio follow-up Destroyer heralded in live classics like Detroit Rock City, God of Thunder, Beth and Shout It Out Loud. But anyone who works their @ss off to be successful knows that the really hard work begins once you achieve some success. And KISS found themselves in a theater 20 miles out of NYC recording Rock N Roll Over six months after the release of Destroyer. To make the most of their three week recording window, the boys reworked songs from previous sessions or even pre-KISS bands like Baby Driver from Peter Criss (and former bandmate Stan Penridge).
Although Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers would go onto become one of the greatest American rock bands of the last quarter of the 20th century, their self-titled 1976 debut wasn't a splash. In fact, they had to go to England and get on UK tv for the word to really start to spread. In fact, the You Got Lucky video was the first time your hosts ever knew who Tom Petty was or anything about the band. And honestly, at the time the video and song didn't knock us out.
When Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, their world (and the world) changed forever. The album would go on to sell tens of millions of copies worldwide and make Floyd one of the biggest acts of all time. But did anyone see it coming? They were known for their psychedelic music and performances thanks to cutting edge light shows. But did previous efforts portend the superstardom that started with Dark Side and crescendoed with The Wall?
On First Concert Memories 39 we are happy to welcome Andrew of Tunes From Turtle Island, our brother from Pantheon Podcasts, to recall a night 40 years ago in Brixton when Public Image Ltd took the stage. Not because it was a great communion of punks idolizing one of their true heroes in John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols, but because they may have witnessed the end of their own idolatry of a popular performer.
We at The Wolf are very proud to welcome back Scott Holiday to talk about The Wolf's favorite album of 2026 - his new solo album Topology. Created out of music Scott wrote intending to utilize with his world touring band Rival Sons, Scott never intended to make a solo record. But over time pieces he created eventually felt like something that wasn't RS but more personal to Scott. And with help from his RS bandmate Mike Miley (drums) and Jesse Nalen (keyboards) created Topology - the record The Wolf didn't know he needed and thinks you'll love.