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GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast

GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast

Dave Anthony 62 episodes Nov 10, 2026

Garage to Stadiums is a music history podcast hosted by Dave Anthony that explores the journeys of rock music legends from obscurity to fame. Each episode features conversations with rock biographers or documentary directors, revealing the stories, songs, and little-known facts behind the rise of iconic artists. The podcast covers early years, behind-the-scenes tales, top songs, and the artists' lasting place in music history, highlighting the passion, talent, luck, and scandal that shaped their careers.

Episodes

The Story of Billy Joel: The blue-collar piano man story teller
The Story of Billy Joel: The blue-collar piano man story teller Nov 10, 2026 49:07 Billy Joel has just announced a return to the stage. He is the fourth best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, yet most fans aren’t familiar with the extremely challenging and fascinating journey he took from little Jewish boy piano prodigy on Long Island to rock and pop icon of the 1970s and ’80s. In this episode: How Billy's broken home challenged his childhoodHis intense battles with
The Story of the Bee Gees: The hitmakers with multiple comebacks from the brink
The Story of the Bee Gees: The hitmakers with multiple comebacks from the brink Oct 29, 2026 56:09 This is the remarkable story of three brothers whose career appeared finished, not once, but several times, and each time they adapted, reinvented their sound, and found a way back. Along the way, they survived breakups, fading record sales, family tragedy, and cultural backlash against the music that had made them the biggest group in the world. Their career stats are astonishing: fiftee
What is Garage to Stadiums? - trailer for the show
What is Garage to Stadiums? - trailer for the show Oct 16, 2026 2:23 Now rising to the top 3% of all podcasts in the world, Garage to Stadiums is a podcast for true music fans — the ones who want more than just headlines and hype. This show is for listeners who care about the full story behind the artists:  their childhoods, musical influences, early gigs, personal battles, journey to stadium-level fame and the drama in between. Why are we different? In ea
The Story of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: a supergroup joins forces
The Story of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: a supergroup joins forces Oct 14, 2026 1:13:00 Travel back to the political protests and civil unrest of the late 1960s that spawned the legendary Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — America’s first supergroup comprised of members of previously successful bands. The result: clashing egos, legendary breakups, wild lives, yet timeless harmonies that stunned audiences and influenced The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, and many more
The Story of Santana: how Latin rhythms created a new rock sound
The Story of Santana: how Latin rhythms created a new rock sound Oct 1, 2026 55:58 In chaotic Tijuana, Mexico a young violinist, Carlos Santana, is pushed into music by his demanding Mexican band leader father.  He secretly discovers blues and R&B guitarists and changes his instrument. After moving to San Francisco's explosive late-1960s rock scene, Carlos fusing those influences with his native Latin rhythms .  Then an unlikely opportunity places his unknown band o
The Story of Pink Floyd: architects of sound and vision
The Story of Pink Floyd: architects of sound and vision Sep 16, 2026 56:08 In the mid 1960s, four English university students still learning to play instruments began jamming. What emerged was Pink Floyd, psychedelic early architects to experimenting with grand, cinematic soundscapes, deeply philosophical themes and live shows that felt more like journeys to the human mind than concerts. Prepare for an absolute roller coaster ride from the London Underground clu
The Story of The Cure: A rare combination of darkness and pop hits
The Story of The Cure: A rare combination of darkness and pop hits Sep 2, 2026 56:27 The Cure proved something very rare in the history of music: that darkness and beauty could coexist in the very same catalog. While navigating immense and shocking internal chaos, band leader and guitarist Robert Smith and The Cure inspired generations of artists, helped define the sound of alternative music, and showed millions of outsiders that they weren't alone.  In this episode you'l
The Story of R.E.M. The most successful college radio band ever
The Story of R.E.M. The most successful college radio band ever Aug 20, 2026 46:44 Picture a 1970s American teen, dressed as Frank N. Furter from Rocky Horror, interviewed on local TV outside a suburban cinema. That fearless teen grows up to be Michael Stipe, lead singer of R.E.M., the first alternative band to achieve global commercial success, from its origins in tiny Athens, Georgia.  The first alternative band from the college radio airwaves to experience mass comme
The Story of The Eagles: From California country rock to stadium legends
The Story of The Eagles: From California country rock to stadium legends Aug 12, 2026 1:01:22 Listen to how a true California sound was born… from musicians who didn’t even come from California. In the late 1960s, four young artists arrived in Los Angeles from completely different corners of America. Blending country, rock, and soaring harmonies, Eagles captured the spirit of the American West and helped launch a new musical movement. Over the decades they would sell more than 150
The Story of Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: The boy who built a musical revolution
The Story of Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys: The boy who built a musical revolution Aug 2, 2026 1:01:40 In this repeat episode explore one of the most influential figures in modern music history - Brian Wilson leader of The Beach Boys.  Known for layered orchestrations and an innovative approach to studio recording, Brian influenced artists like The Beatles, Elton John, Queen, The Eagles and more. Incredibly, Brian created one of rock’s great lost albums - Smile begun in 1966 - but it was s
The Story of U2: From near breakup to stadium legends
The Story of U2: From near breakup to stadium legends Jul 23, 2026 1:04:42 Incredibly, U2 began as a band of barely-formed teenagers—two 14-year-olds and two 15-year-olds—at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland. Just 4 years later, they were signed to a major label, and not long after that, they were reshaping rock on a global scale with music driven by faith, politics, and social unrest. U2 would go on to sell more than 175 million albums, never
The Story of Blondie: Masters of image and innovators of sound
The Story of Blondie: Masters of image and innovators of sound Jul 10, 2026 52:04 From a crumbling New York of the mid-'70s, in a tiny downtown club on the edge of collapse, a sound began to cut through the noise and redefine what popular music could be. One of those bands, Blondie, fronted by a punk-era Marilyn Monroe, fused art, New York street cool, visual invention, and razor-sharp pop songwriting, fearlessly moving between punk, new wave, rock, disco, reggae, and

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