Jackalope Tales – Back In The U.S.S.R.I.P.

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 the tragic and eyebrow-raising story of Alexander Bashlachev, the underground poet whose words hit harder than a […]

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Jackalope Tales – Episode: K.K.K-TEL

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. That’s right… before SoundCloud rappers were embarrassing themselves online, there were entire labels proudly pressing […]

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Jackalope Tales – South By Sellout

Once upon a time, SXSW was a sweaty badge of honor—where unknown bands melted faces in dive bars, record deals were whispered over cheap beer, and you might accidentally discover your new favorite artist while standing next to a guy who hadn’t showered since 2003.
Now?

It’s a branded tote bag with […]

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Jackalope Tales – A La Cartel

This week, Charles and Lisa pack their bags for a musical tour of fame, fortune… and very bad life choices.

Charles dives into the story of Valentín Elizalde — a man who may have accidentally dropped a diss track so hard it allegedly got reviewed by an entire cartel… with automatic […]

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Jackalope Tales – Popaganda

What if some of the weirdest pop music ever recorded wasn’t just bad taste… but government policy?

In this episode of Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa dig into the suspiciously bizarre world of Popaganda — the possibility that certain bands weren’t just musicians, but carefully engineered cultural experiments.

Charles investigates the chrome-plated […]

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Jackalope Tales – Nonprofit…Not!

Some record labels say they’re nonprofit.

Which immediately raises the obvious question: nonprofit for who?

This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa tumble down a particularly sketchy rabbit hole after discovering that their former band — Toadies — once signed to a “nonprofit” record label. A nonprofit… record label. Because nothing […]

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Jackalope Tales – Power Ballad: CIA Remix

In this episode of Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa open a dusty filing cabinet labeled “Top Secret: Adult Contemporary.” Inside: two power ballads so suspiciously inspirational they may have been weaponized.

Lisa follows the whistling trail of the Wind of Change—a song that somehow floated over the Berlin Wall, slipped into […]

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Jackalope Tales – It’s Only Roan & Roll, But I Don’t Like It

The Grammys happened. Civilization limped away.

In this fever-dream episode of Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa wade knee-deep into the glittery wreckage of Grammy 2026 like raccoons rummaging through a rhinestone dumpster.

Charles dissects the gospel of glam gone wrong as he unpacks Chappell Roan’s now-infamous Grammy moment — the dress that […]

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Jackalope Tales – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Superbowls

This week, Charles and Lisa carve up the real main event of Super Bowl LX: the music. Forget who scored more touchdowns — we’re talking about the cavalcade of performers who tried to out-sing, out-anthem, or out-harmonize a football game that literally has cheerleaders dressed like pyrotechnic reject mannequins. From […]

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Jackalope Tales – The Show Must Go Wrong

Some bands want you to feel the music.

Others want you to sign a waiver.

In The Show Must Go Wrong, Charles and Lisa dive headfirst into the beautiful disaster zone of live music where safety is optional, chaos is guaranteed, and the stage is just another weapon.

Charles breaks down the legacy […]

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