Peter and the Acid King: New Wave Theater

Enter: The Acid King. People were equal parts inspired by and terrified of David Jove. He sold acid to the Rolling Stones, fled Canada on a felony charge, and… oh yeah, he created New Wave Theater. – This episode features information and audio from the following sources: New Wave ...  Show more

A big secret. Tornados. Rain. A lost wallet. $15,000 dollars in cash that’s gone missing. Peter’s last day feels ominous. – This episode features information and audio from the following sources: New Wave Theater NBCLA In Heaven Everything is Fine, Josh Frank Over the edge: The i ...  Show more

A new musical from Hedwig and the Angry Inch scribe Stephen Trask and Wallflowers drummer Peter Yanowitz delves into the heyday of Studio 54 and Mudd Club. Along with stars Samantha Marie Ware and Peter LaPrade, Trask and Yanowitz chat about their rock-inspired new show. Hosted o ...  Show more

The most expensive musical of all time, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, finally opened on June 14th, 2011, after completing a record-breaking run of 183 preview performances. The show had been plagued by disaster even from its very beginnings when Tony Adams, the theatre producer ...  Show more

Peter and Dre get their early 90's on, and discover how a bad mix can hurt a great list of songs. Peter learns what New Jack Swing really is, and Dre expresses her (not quite) undying love for MC Hammer.

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So far we’ve discussed the making of Bowie’s landmark track “Heroes” — one of the most mythic songs in his cannon. Everything about its creation is loaded with drama. It was recorded in an old Nazi concert hall within sight of watchful East German snipers atop the Berlin Wall. An ...  Show more