Backwards Beats Podcast

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (Convince Me!) Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction is a landmark album in alternative music. At one point this album existed on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time list, but not any more. Will Dan convince Carl that this album is worthy of his time. Is Dan biased by his history with this al...

Turn The Radio Off - Reel Big Fish (Convince Me!) In this Sidetracks episode of Backwards Beats, Carl tries to convince Dan that Reel Big Fish was not just a fad in the 90's but a staple of Ska music and successor of both punk and reggae.

Boston - LIVE @ Atwaters  

LIVE from Atwater’s in Catonsville, we cover Boston’s debut album! This is a fun one with audience participation!!

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Britney Spears - Blackout (#441) Carl and Dan dive into the 2007 "comeback" album that shifted the landscape of pop production but left our hosts feeling colder than a "hot as ice" synth line. Recorded during one of the most publicized and turbulent periods of Britney’s personal life, Blackout is often cited by critics as a pione...

This Tuesday, we dive into Blackout by Britney Spears — the dark, chaotic, electro-pop record that somehow became one of the most influential pop albums of the 2000s.

Did it deserve the critical reappraisal? Did we hear hidden genius… or just hear ourselves slowly losing our minds?

The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Maddness (#442) In this episode of the Backwards Beats Podcast, hosts Carl and Dan take a deep dive into album #442 on Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list: Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd’s 2015 breakthrough. The duo explores Able Tesfaye's journey from anonymous YouTube uploader to glo...

This Tuesday, we check out the album Beauty Behind the Madness by the Weeknd. This album set the trajectory for the Weeknd’s meteoric rise. But is it one of the 500 greatest albums of all time? Dan and Carl have thoughts.

David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (#443) In this episode of the Backwards Beats Podcast, Carl and Dan dive into David Bowie’s 1980 landmark album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). Positioned at #443 on Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list, this record serves as the critical bridge between Bowie’s experimental Berl...