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Almost Famous

Almost Famous

We've all heard David Bowie and the Smiths, but what about the people who didn't make it to the main stage? Tune in to Almost Famous to hear the songs you know and love and discover hidden gems from the underdogs of the music world.

# of Episodes

40

Host

Olivia May

First Aired

October 4th, 2024

Last Episode

December 11th, 2025

Previous broadcasts

December 11th, 2025

Nala Sinephro, Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, No Doubt, and more.

December 11th, 2025

Donny Hathaway, and more.

December 4th, 2025

Mel Torme, Gary Burton & Friends, Bobby Timmons, Julie London, and more.

November 27th, 2025

James Holden, King Krule, Grover Washington, Jr., J Dilla, and more.

November 20th, 2025

Bridget St John, Peter, Paul and Mary, Carole King, Loggins & Messina, and more.

November 13th, 2025

The Sundays, Johnny Cash, Vulfpeck, Vashti Bunyan, and more.

November 6th, 2025

The Chameleons, KMD, Cocteau Twins, Syd Matters, and more.

October 30th, 2025

Massive Attack, Los Belkings, Julee Cruise, Duster, and more.

October 23rd, 2025

Slowdive, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alice In Chains, Jeff Buckley, and more.

October 16th, 2025

Twenty One Pilots, blink-182, The 1975, Panic! At The Disco, and more.

October 9th, 2025

Joy Division, Yasuaki Shimizu, The Doors, New Order, and more.

October 2nd, 2025

Talking Heads, CINDY, Masayoshi Takanaka, Fishmans, and more.

September 25th, 2025

Gorillaz, The All-American Rejects, P Sol, Lowlife, and more.

April 27th, 2025

Mk.gee, Alex Walton, Madonna, bar italia, and more.

April 20th, 2025

Silver Jews, Madonna, Prison, Roger Doyle, and more.

April 13th, 2025

The Band, Loose Fur, Solange, Jordana, TV Girl, and more.

April 6th, 2025

Bailey's Nervous Kats, Roger Doyle, Perfume Genius, Pinegrove, and more.

March 30th, 2025

Kitty Craft, Alice Phoebe Lou, Magazine, Charlie Houston, and more.

March 23rd, 2025

Love, The Replacements, America, Todd Rundgren, and more.

March 16th, 2025

Joy Division, The Righteous Brothers, Devotchka, Frankie Valli, and more.

March 16th, 2025

Devotchka, The Velvet Underground, and more.

March 9th, 2025

The Cosmopolitians, Dry Cleaning, Perfume Genius, Guther, and more.

February 23rd, 2025

Vince Guaraldi Trio, Herb Ellis, Ike Quebec, Chet Baker, and more.

February 16th, 2025

Edith Frost, Ratboys, Honey Stretton, Andrew Bird, and more.

February 9th, 2025

Morphine, Chris Isaak, Sad Lovers & Giants, Strawberry Switchblade, and more.

February 2nd, 2025

The 5.6.7.8's, Lots of Hands, Honey Stretton, Madonna, and more.

January 26th, 2025

Joy Division, Prefab Sprout, Brian Eno, The Clientele, and more.

December 13th, 2024

Father John Misty, Born Ruffians, Dreamliners, Honey Stretton, and more.

December 6th, 2024

Dinosaur Jr., Bob Dylan, Aussie gunner, Joy Division, and more.

November 29th, 2024

Red Foley, James Brown, Tony Orlando & Dawn, Nina Simone, and more.

November 22nd, 2024

Vashti Bunyan, Jackson C. Frank, Jeff Buckley, Bridget St John, and more.

November 15th, 2024

Aim, DJ Shadow, Nat Turner Rebellion, The Herbaliser, and more.

November 8th, 2024

The Wake, St. Christopher, The Field Mice, Heavenly, and more.

November 1st, 2024

Trashcan Sinatras, The Stone Roses, Northside, The Pastels, and more.

October 25th, 2024

Echo And The Bunnymen, Joy Division, Magazine, Angelo Badalamenti, and more.

October 25th, 2024

The Cleaners From Venus, and more.

October 18th, 2024

Unlimited Four, The Vanguards, The Equatics, Step By Step, and more.

October 11th, 2024

Gracie Abrams, Troye Sivan, Turtlenecked, Alvvays, and more.

October 4th, 2024

Throwing Muses, and more.