{"podcast":{"title":"Tape Spaghetti","slug":"tape-spaghetti-7297301","podcast_index_feed_id":7297301,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/tapespaghetti","website_url":"https://stringjoy.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6e1c405e-1002-11f0-b735-d3097a506440/image/d76d868b1e0e94c25b286a31c323e7ff.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart","episode_count":63,"summary":"Welcome to Tape Spaghetti—where music history gets tangled. Hosts Blake Wyland and Scott Marquart dive into the wildest, weirdest, and most unexpected stories from the music industry. From legendary feuds to bizarre scandals, insane characters… and even murder! On this show we unravel the chaos behind the songs you love, the musicians you know, and stories that you need to hear.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T08:21:42.532825+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301"},"episode":{"title":"The Beach Boys Made a Rap Song… And That’s Not the Worst Part","slug":"the-beach-boys-made-a-rap-song-and-that-s-not-the-worst-part","published_at":"2026-05-12T11:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/the-beach-boys-made-a-rap-song-and-that-s-not-the-worst-part","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN6416872231.mp3?updated=1778037903","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN6416872231.mp3?updated=1778037903","summary":"The Beach Boys undoubtedly changed pop music forever. But they also cut an album so strange that it's basically been erased from music history. In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake take a look at Summer in Paradise, the Beach Boys' bizarre attempt at reclaiming their throne with a \"modern\" summer soundtrack. With Brian Wilson out of the picture, the Mike Love-led Beach Boys wanted to see if they could get lightning to strike twice after the unlikely success of \"Kokomo.\" The result was a fully digital, Pro Tools-powered sound experiment packed with synthetic everything, recycled ideas, and... a Beach Boys rap?? Here's how a band once at the forefront of pop innovation chased its own past to the tune of album so bad it hurts.","meta_description":"The Beach Boys undoubtedly changed pop music forever. But they also cut an album so strange that it's basically been erased from music history. In this ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4263,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tape-spaghetti-7297301/episodes/the-beach-boys-made-a-rap-song-and-that-s-not-the-worst-part/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/the-beach-boys-made-a-rap-song-and-that-s-not-the-worst-part.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}