"Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin (and Big Brother & the Holding Company): Everything You Didn't Know

Jordan and Alex avoided showering for days to dive into one of the enduring artifacts of San Francisco's heady heyday: Big Brother and the Holding Company's 'Cheap Thrills,' or as everyone knows it, "Janis Joplin's first album." The pair swap places for once as Jordan passionately reels off hate for Big Brother, whom Alex allows are "fine." Along the way they'll digress into The Evil That Men Do (particularly Albert Grossman and Clive Davis), Alex's favorite Lou Reed vocal ever, why Cannonball Adderley was the best foil Miles Davis ever had, and Paul McCartney's weird musical moment with Steve "The Joker" Miller during the final days of the Beatles. And of course, they'll be waxing poetic about sweet Janis, one of the Sixties' saddest (and most joyful) figureheads. Too Much Information: Let's Full-Tilt Boogie away Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues oh my god why did we start talking like that. Support your friendly neighborhood TMI Guys here!

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"Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin (and Big Brother & the Holding Company): Everything You Didn't Know is an episode from Too Much Information by iHeartPodcasts.

This episode is 137:27 long.

This episode was published on Apr 25, 2025.

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