Jackalope Tales pulls back the curtain on the strange, spooky, and sometimes shocking urban legends that lurk within the music industry. Hosts, and founding members of the platinum selling band Toadies, Charles Mooney and Lisa Umbarger explore the weird and wacky stories behind music's biggest names. Some legends are too bizarre to be true, while others may have a kernel of truth buried beneath the hype. You'll never listen to your favorite songs the same way again after you hear the outlandish myths behind them on Jackalope Tales.
How Peter Buck turned from southern gentleman to a “naughty” air rager and Juice Wrld got a serious case of “air sickness” in the episode “Mayday”! [EP 37]
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That time Ray Charles beat Willie Nelson at chess, and when Lionel Richie was in the passenger seat with Stevie Wonder. Lisa and Charles dive into the fables and theories surrounding two of America’s…
Is Queen Bey up there in a league with Sir Francis Bacon, Leonardo da Vinci, and Carrot Top? Jackalope Tales digs deep to uncover Beyonce and the Insane Clown Posse’s alleged ties to the Illuminati. …
The unauthorized, ultimate gross-out episode the producers didn’t want you to hear, just in time for April Fool’s Week: rumors of Elvis’ escapades in Mexico, the Tom Waits yarn you’ll never be able …
Ray J, Kanye, Blac Chyna, and Tyga get chewed up and spit out by the Kardashian publicity machine, thanks to an Armenian ancestral curse.[EP 33]
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Remembering the time Axl Rose channeled his vampire alter ego in a Swedish hotel lobby, and when Paul McCartney brought his stash of Mary Jane to Japan. [EP 32]
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Sun, sand, and endless seas of beer and puke. Welcome to that good ol’ American rite of passage known as “Spring Break,” with assistance from the Beastie Boys, MTV, and the OG Toadies. [EP 31]
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All the stars whose careers ventured south following their appearances on The Street, including the time Katy Perry played dress up with Elmo, and when Fred Durst got lewd and rude with Cookie Monste…
How Olivia Newton-John fended off a kangaroo attack, and Canadian singer Taylor Mitchell’s fatal coyote encounter. [EP 29]
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The fictional 1996 romance between Vaden Todd Lewis and Edie Brickell, and the real-life uncoupling aftermath of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. [EP 28]
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The badge of honor of being banned from Saturday Night Live, with top marks going to David Bowie and Cypress Hill. [EP 27]
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aluting the musical luminaries who peddled their wares to the ad world: Barry Manilow’s songbook of American consumerism, Kenny Roger pens a moving one-hit wonder for Doxidan, and Air Supply’s subver…
You cannot hide the darkness in gold lamé. JT looks back at 1978, 1997, and 2008, and wraps it up with the grandaddy of all Grammy curse years: 1990. [EP 25]
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Days of yore with Tipper Gore and the musicians who incurred the scrutinous wrath of the PMRC, “wartime earmuffs,” and when conglomerates ruin it for everyone. [EP 24]
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Aussie shock jocks successfully kill their careers when their Duchess of Cambridge prank leads to tragedy, Opie & Anthony get arrested in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and the SDE of EDM DJ Deadmau5.
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You will never listen to these songs the same way again. Making sense of “The Macarena,” and the deep, dark roots of King Harvest’s “Dancing In The Moonlight.” [EP 22]
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This episode was recorded before Laura Lynch’s tragic accident. Our hearts go out to Laura’s family and all who loved her.Rock & roll transformations – celebrating the shapeshifters (i.e. the legenda…
THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A TRIGGER WARNING. Robert Johnson and The Big Six: Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, and Kurt Cobain. Also, shout-outs to those who made it a…
Celebrate the uproarious beatdowns of the season as we unpack familial revenge in “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer,” and Santa’s cringeworthy crooner, “Be Prepared To Pay.” [EP 19]
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What happens on the tour bus stays on the tour bus except when it’s the Dave Matthews Band. Also, Fiona Apple’s most dedicated fan goes the distance, and Johnny Paycheck’s prison side hustle. [EP 18]
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