The guys trace a Beastie Boys sample back to some sweaty stage banter and an unlikely pairing on a rock n roll bill in 1986. Then they uncover the true crime tragedy that would eventually befall one of the story's main characters. SUPPORT THE SHOW Support the show by shopping for new speakers and audio [...]
Brian tackles the tale of Iron Butterfly and their replacement bass player, Phillip Taylor Kramer - a rocker turned scientist who quit showing up. This episode is sponsored by Away Travel: PODGO.CO/AWAY SHOW NOTES: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Philip_Taylor_Kramer The WaPo long read from 1995: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/10/06/far-out/e7bfbaa7-8f9a-4cec-88dc-45d6d2d03f3d/ The Unsolved Mysteries episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_amjG-naxU The 1999 story: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-31-me-42784-story.html https://ultimateclassicrock.com/iron-butterfly-philip-taylor-kramer-found-dead/