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Hosted by Charles Mooney, Lisa Umbarger · EN-US · 165 episodes
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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.
Charles Mooney, Lisa Umbarger hosts Jackalope Tales on Radio Misfits, a music show with 165 episodes published.
This week, Charles and Lisa dig into the unholy little mess that erupted when Charley Crockett’s camp dropped satanic doo-wop duo Twin Temple from a run of shows—and somehow turned an opening-act change into a musical cu
Somehow, Jackalope Tales blew up in Vietnam—which either means we’ve finally gone international or someone in Hanoi left Spotify running overnight. So naturally, Charles and Lisa packed their bags and headed to Vietnam t
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Did your favorite band write that brilliant lyric… or just “borrow” it while nobody was looking? This week, Charles and Lisa dig through rock’s musical crime scene, uncovering the bands that lifted lyrics word-for-word f
This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles blindsides Lisa with a hit list of bands the internet has convicted of the ultimate musical crime… being overrated Will they defend the sacred cows? Will they happily throw legendary
This week, Charles and Lisa dive headfirst into the glorious dumpster fire of bands suing other bands. From stolen riffs and borrowed lyrics to trademark tantrums and courtroom guitar solos, they uncover the rock stars w
This week, Charles and Lisa mosey straight into one of country music’s weirdest rabbit holes: the internet rumor that Garth Brooks is secretly a serial killer. From viral conspiracy theories to fans connecting dots with
This Fourth of July, Charles and Lisa light the fuse on America’s playlist and stand back. From songs that make you want to salute… to songs that make you want to defect, we’re counting down some of the best and worst mu
Did Sinbad really star in a genie movie? Did Dolly Parton actually have braces in Moonraker? And are we all absolutely sure the lyric isn’t “Hold me closer, Tony Danza”? 🤔🎤 This week on Jackalope Tales, C
The Fathers, The Sons, & The Holy Notes This Father’s Day, Charles and Lisa gather the musical family tree and start a custody battle over who actually deserves credit for inventing your favorite genres. 🎸&#
Every band says they’re going to make it. Most of them end up updating their résumé. This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa dig into the strange, depressing, and occasionally inspiring second acts of musicians wh
What happens when nobody buys tickets, but nobody wants to admit it? This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa catch a nasty case of Blue Dot Fever—the mysterious industry illness that strikes when concert seats sta
This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa wade into the murky pond of one very important question: does Phish secretly hate their fans… or just enjoy psychologically torturing them for sport? From marathon jams that
Coachella used to be about music. Now it’s mostly rich influencers dressed like post-apocalyptic scarecrows taking thirst traps next to a guy passed out in a $900 crochet poncho. This week on Jackalope Tales, Lisa dives
Some bands get accused of selling out. Geese gets accused of being a full-blown psy-op. In this episode of Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa dive into the increasingly ridiculous theory that the band Geese wasn’t formed
In this episode of Jackalope Tales , Charles and Lisa stroll into a courtroom that smells faintly of citrus, chaos, and questionable police decisions. The saga of Afroman takes center stage—where a home raid turns into a
Some bands break up. Some bands “take a break.” And some bands treat their lead singer like a suspicious duffel bag and just… leave him at a gas station. This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa dive headfirst into
Grab your tin foil hats and a stiff drink. This week, Charles and Lisa descend into the auditory abyss to investigate two “musical” acts that were far too successful to be mere accidents of talent. What if th
This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa take a cheerful little stroll through Soviet-era paranoia, where the guitars are electric, the lyrics are dangerous, and the exits are… suspiciously high up. Charles tells t
Step right up, folks… to the absolute worst infomercial in human history. This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa crack open one of the music industry’s most vile, moldy corners—the world of racist record labels.
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Jackalope Tales on Radio Misfits is hosted by Charles Mooney, Lisa Umbarger. The show is categorised under music (commentary) and has published 165 episodes.
Jackalope Tales on Radio Misfits has published 165 episodes.
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