The Rock N’ Roll True Stories podcast

Welcome to 🎸RNR True Stories🎸 where we share the most outrageous music stories in the history of Rock N’ Roll. Weekly episodes about feuds, untimely deaths, career killers and awkward moments. Join over 600,000 fans on YouTube @rnrtruestories.

The Rock N’ Roll True Stories podcast is a music podcast hosted by rocknrolltruestories, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

rocknrolltruestories hosts The Rock N’ Roll True Stories podcast, a music show with 13 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  The Weird Al parodies we never got to hear

  May 20, 202619 minS1

  <p>For every hit parody like "Eat It" or "Amish Paradise," there’s a story of a music legend giving Weird Al the green light. Getting that call from Al has become a badge of honor, a sign that your song has become part of pop culture, ready to be reimagined with lyrics about food, TV, or total nonsense. For decades, artists have lined up to let Al work his magic.</p> <p>But what about the songs we never got to hear? The parodies personally shut down by some of the biggest artists on the planet? For a man wh...

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  Episode #12

  How Fame & JEALOUSY Almost Tore No Doubt Apart

  May 8, 202615 minS1

  <p>Imagine breaking up with the person you’ve loved for seven years, then having to see them every day at work. Now imagine your job is to write an album about that breakup with them in the room, and then sing those songs on stage every night while they stand ten feet away. That was Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal’s reality, and out of that emotional wreckage came Tragic Kingdom, one of the biggest and most brutally honest albums of the 1990s.</p> <p>Before the heartbreak, No Doubt was a quirky ska band from Anaheim, formed in 1986 with...

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  Episode #11

  Why The Replacements Fired Bob Stinson

  Apr 29, 202615 minS1

  <p >This episode tells the tragic story of Bob Stinson, the original guitarist and chaotic heart of The Replacements, tracing how his raw talent helped define the band’s sound while his struggles with addiction and instability pushed him further from the life he wanted to hold together. It follows his rise from Minneapolis punk beginnings to the fallout inside the band, his eventual firing, and the lonely decline that ended in his death at 35 from organ failure, framing his life as both a cautionary tale and a portrait of a gifted musician undone by self-destruction.</p> <p >The episode al...

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  Episode #10

  The big LIE about Keanu's Reeves band Dogstar

  Apr 22, 202616 minS1

  <p >The video argues that the media narrative around Keanu Reeves and Dogstar was often simplified or distorted, especially in how it framed the band as a novelty act instead of treating it like a real musical project. It opens by explaining how Dogstar formed in the early 1990s and how Reeves, despite being a famous actor, was genuinely committed to playing bass with the group.</p> <p >A major theme is that press coverage focused heavily on Reeves’ celebrity rather than the band’s music, which made Dogstar seem less credible than it actually was. The video points out that...

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  Episode #9

  The Day Incubus SWAPPED Monster Energy for Herbal Tea…The Story of Morning View

  Apr 8, 202623 minS0

  <p >Incubus reached a turning point after the success of Make Yourself and the pressure that came with being labeled part of the nu metal scene. Instead of cutting the next album in a traditional studio, they chose an unconventional setup: living and recording together in a Malibu beach house on Morning View Drive, a move their label and management thought was risky.</p> <p >That gamble changed everything. The house became both home and studio, and the environment shaped the music’s sound and feel, giving Morning View a mix of heavy riffs, relaxed grooves, and oceanic atmosphere. The video...

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