Backwards Beats Podcast

06/09/2026

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...

06/02/2026

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.

05/28/2026

Can you hear the fade in Boston's iconic song Long Time? Abrupt might be harsh, but it's there. Boston's debut album is massive. How is it NOT on the Top 500 list? C'mon Rolling Stone!

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05/26/2026

05/24/2026

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

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05/19/2026

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...

05/17/2026

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?

05/12/2026

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...

05/10/2026

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.

05/05/2026

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...