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The Second Track

The Second Track

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Ever wonder why certain songs become instant classics while others fade into obscurity? Join host Sarah Chen as she dives deep into the hidden stories, weird coincidences, and forgotten details behind the music that shaped our world. Art Music Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Drummer Who Couldn't Keep Time: How J Dilla's 'Broken' Beat Changed Everything

    The Drummer Who Couldn't Keep Time: How J Dilla's 'Broken' Beat Changed Everything
    May 30 2026
    Producer J Dilla's MPC sampler was supposedly malfunctioning, creating beats that felt perpetually behind or ahead of the metronome. What sounded like technical failure became the most influential rhythmic innovation in decades, reshaping hip-hop, R&B, and indie rock's relationship with time itself. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    10 mins
  • The Amp That Broke: How a Busted Marshall Stack Created Heavy Metal

    The Amp That Broke: How a Busted Marshall Stack Created Heavy Metal
    May 29 2026
    In 1965, Dave Davies of The Kinks sliced up his amplifier speaker with a razor blade, creating a sound so raw and distorted that the BBC initially banned their song. This act of sonic vandalism didn't just birth the power chord—it accidentally invented heavy metal decades before anyone knew what to call it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    12 mins
  • The Drum Machine That Ate Chicago: How the Roland TR-808 Accidentally Killed and Resurrected House Music

    The Drum Machine That Ate Chicago: How the Roland TR-808 Accidentally Killed and Resurrected House Music
    May 28 2026
    When the Roland TR-808 was discontinued as a commercial failure in 1984, Chicago producers bought them up for cheap and created an entirely new genre. We dive into how this 'flawed' drum machine's fake-sounding beats became the heartbeat of house music, hip-hop, and everything that followed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    14 mins
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