Distortion Cellar

Recurring Segments

The regular features you can hear on episodes.

• Cellar Arrival

  A newly released song or something new to the listener.

• Cellar Echoes

  A song played by multiple artists.
  Sometimes an original and then a cover.
  Sometimes several versions in different genres.

• Cellar Sleeper

  A song that doesn't get much attention, but should.

• Dusty Bottle

  An old, forgotten song that may not be widely known.

• Last Call

  A final song for the listener to take out of the cellar.
  The song will usually be longer and more reflective.

• Cellar Thought

  A moment at the end of an episode when George completes the thought: Music is...

• Mondegreen Alert

  A mondegreen is a misheard lyric.
  Wikipedia — Mondegreen
  Mondegreens are usually funny and sometimes appear to be improvements.
  One example is in Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix when he sings,
  "Excuse me while I kiss the sky."
  Many people heard "Excuse me while I kiss this guy."

• Reread the Label

  Sometimes you've heard a song hundreds of times, and then one day you hear something you've never heard before, or someone tells you something you missed.
  We will find alternate meanings or stories from the songwriter that give us more context.

• Strange Brew

  An odd song.