This week is a new special playlist episode, where 4 screechy ladies bring you 12 songs that were inspired by women, men, and countries. Our friends Chanty and Lynx from the Muses Podcast come on to strut their stuff and help us tell the stories behind these songs. Also included are beer breaks, hot takes, and lots of jabs at Adam Duritz of Counting Crows. It's a good time had by all, with more tidbits of info than we could've imagined. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

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Episode 156: A Very Muses Playlist – with Special Guests Muses Podcast

This week we're not just giving you the story about a musician you should know about; we're also giving lessons in history, ethics, and politics. Buffy helped jump start the career of so many in the worlds of both folk and rock, but still hasn't seen her due, a story all too familiar for an Indigenous woman. But trust us, you know her music, and by the end of this, we'll make sure you also know about the artist herself. How she was acutely aware of her otherness since day one, and turned that into her creative strength and driving passion. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon!Lookin to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Episode 155: Buffy Sainte-Marie – Everybody Needs Some Maine Time

This week we're not just giving you the story about a musician you should know about; we're also giving lessons in history, ethics, and politics. Buffy helped jump start the career of so many in the worlds of both folk and rock, but still hasn't seen her due, a story all too familiar for an Indigenous woman. But trust us, you know her music, and by the end of this, we'll make sure you also know about the artist herself. How she was acutely aware of her otherness since day one, and turned that into her creative strength and driving passion. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network! Lookin to rep our swag? Check out our merch store, available at TeePublic!

Episode 155: Buffy Sainte-Marie - Everybody Needs Some Maine Time

First she tried to make a name for herself as a singer. Then she tried to make one as a songwriter. And now, she's both. Sia has been around a lot longer than most might realize, getting her start in the late 90s and quickly realizing that being on stage caused some real anxiety. Soon she would fall down the path of drugs and alcohol, yet still be one of the hardest working and most creative musicians in the pop world. We tell her story from childhood to now; the trauma that let to some bad choices and her ability to heal from it and her addictions. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 154: Sia - Peak Big Pharma

Known for her powerful vocals in the group the Mamas and the Papas, Mama Cass is one of the overlooked women in rock. In fact, don't call her mama, she didn't like it. We tell her tale, how she used her sharp wit and charisma to get her foot into the door of the music world, despite it wanting nothing to do with a fat woman. We rage over har unfair treatment and sympathize with her many efforts to lose weight and fit into a society that didn't deserve her. But at the end of it all, she needs to be heralded or her amazing voice and the contributions she could've given if only she were still around today. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 153: "Mama" Cass Elliot - We All Have Worms

Since the 1970's this woman has been wowing the people with her amazing voice and charisma. Chaka Khan helped to bring women of color to the forefront of rock, funk, R&B, you name it, she can do it all. But it wasn't a straightforward path from her childhood that led her to music. It was a rebellious adolescence, the civil rights movement, second wave feminism, countless missteps with drugs and alcohol, and her sense of adventure that has made her the woman she is today. From her time with Rufus to her solo career, she has never let anyone dictate how she will live her life or what music she is to create. All of which has made her the bad ass she is today. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 152: Chaka Khan - I Feel Like I'm Pregnant

We're wrapping up our Beatlestravaganza with the later years of Mr. John Lennon. We really rip open the onion that is this complicated human and discuss how to truly separate the artist from the art. We also realize that each Beatle tells the same story, but completely differently and talk about how being a rad dad reflects poorly on the kids. Here we are at the end, and we feel pretty confident that our opinions on these 4 are pretty solid. And we never want to read another book about them. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 151: John Lennon Part 2 - Art Student Meet Cute

We finish up our Beatles' tales with John, the most controversial of the Fab 4. A ball of contradictions, this guy is very difficult to figure out. And for good reason. In this episode we look deep into his upbringing and his problematic family who made him the person he became. From a wonderful mother who encouraged him to find his voice in music, to a cold hearted aunt who kept him away from any joy he could find. Tragedy would push this man into the world of music where he would his footing was best kept in teamwork. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 150: John Lennon Part 1 - I Promise It Was Pirates

This episode we take a look at Paul's career after The Beatles, well, and also the long drawn out process he started when publicly announcing their disbandment. That wouldn't be his only group project though, soon he and his wife Linda would start Wings, who would also bring him to heights of fame. We talk a lot about the relationships he kept and through them discover that he's a pretty good guy and still to this day makes pretty good music, too! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network! Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!

Episode 149: Paul McCartney Part 2 - The Apple Survey

Here we begin our story on one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo. Paul is a man built with charisma and determination, someone who doesn't understand no and works hard for his success. But he has had his hurdles to jump along the way, meeting each challenge with his business savvy and positive thinking. We go through his early days, how he got into music, and the relationships that saw him in and out of The Beatles. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network! Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!

Episode 148: Paul McCartney Part 1 - Play That Nasty Jazz

In this episode we take a look at the rest of George's legacy, with a few tidbits from his time in the Beatles and beyond. Not only was music important to him, but his spirituality was a driving factor in many things that he did. There will be some relationships that fail, and others that will save his life. And towards the end of his life, the really important people will come through one more time to help create and celebrate his work. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network! Check out our new merch store, available at TeePublic!

Episode 147: George Harrison Part 2 - It's Not For You

Known as the "silent Beatle", George Harrison was the youngest member of the band, but that didn't mean he had a lack of any talent. The true dark horse of The Beatles, some of their biggest hits would be penned by this man. But for now we're going to tell you about baby George, how he came to play guitar, join the biggest pop group of all time, and got into plenty of mischief along the way. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 146: George Harrison Part 1 - A Lovely Structure

We're taking the next several weeks to look at each Beatle as an individual, and we're starting with someone who raises different controversy than the other three. Ringo Starr has to be one of the most underrated musicians in history. One would think his inclusion in the biggest band of all time would earn him more respect than it did. In this episode we go into Ringo's past, how he got his name, ended up in The Beatles, and spent a majority of his life outside of that unforgettable band. And where some want to push him aside as a talentless hack, we make the argument about how that is completely untrue. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!Audio Player

Episode 145: Ringo Starr - Ringle Dingle 'Em

It's time to close up another year, this one being much spicier than others. But we still want to give you our top 10 songs that we heard this year. And in true Rock Candy fashion, Maggie keeps it dancey while Ashleigh keeps it metal. We get properly drunk and go on our usual tangents about musicians that we love, those that we hate, lament the concerts missed, and hail our true savior, beer/cider. Thank you to each and every one of you lovely listeners out there. This year has been a lot for all of us, and we hope you're getting through the best you can. Try to stay positive and keep your heads up for better things in 2021. Party on! Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 144: Top of the Rocks 2020 - Give Em The Slap

This week we have the pleasure to present our interview with Skeeter "Enoch" Thompson, known for his place in the DC hardcore punk scene in the band Scream (you may remember them as the group Dave Grohl was a part of before Nirvana). Back in the late 70's, Enoch joined up with his friends Franz, Kent, and Peter based around their common ground of music. Scream came soon after, the first band to release a full length album on Dischord records. We discuss the community of the DC punk scene in the 80's, hear the best "how I got my first guitar" story, ask his thoughts and feelings on the BLM movement, and so much more. Want to support your favorite beer drinkin’ babes? Check out our Patreon! Listen to all the great podcasts over on the Pantheon Network!

Episode 143: Interview with Skeeter "Enoch" Thompson of Scream

Join Ashleigh and Maggie every week for sweet treats of stories from the world of music. They cover anything from album reviews, to stories about the artists, to music news, and some fun general drunken banter. Expect to hear about artists of old and new, spanning many genres, all while drinking a variety of brews!

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