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Backstage Burrow

Backstage Burrow

By: Sadie the Bunny
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This is Backstage Burrow: Uncovering the roots of today’s music. This is the cozy little tunnel where we dig into the wild, weird, wonderful stories that shaped the music blasting through your headphones right now. Composers causing chaos! Instruments evolving in ways no one asked for! Accidental innovations that changed EVERYTHING! I’m here for all of it. Every episode, we’ll run zoomies and tumble through time to uncover how the past became the roots of the sounds we love today. Let's dive down this rabbit hole together!Sadie the Bunny Music
Episodes
  • How One File Format Sparked a Music Revolution
    Mar 1 2026

    Today we’re hopping headfirst into a wild story in music history — the tale of the teeny‑tiny MP3 that changed EVERYTHING. We’ll explore the 80s, 90s, and early Internet chaos… So fluff up those ears and wiggle those whiskers — we’re digging deep into how one humble audio file burrowed its way into our pockets, our playlists, and the entire future of streaming!

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    11 mins
  • Pipe Dreams
    Feb 15 2026

    Backstage Burrow Ep3-2026 🎶🐰 Dive into the fascinating history of music with the Hydraulis, an ancient marvel from 3rd century BCE! Discover how Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the world's first keyboard instrument, revolutionizing sound and harmony and paving the way for Western music traditions. 🎹✨

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    9 mins
  • How the Electric Guitar Found Its Voice
    Jan 31 2026

    Backstage Burrow Ep2-2026 🎸🐰 From quiet strummer to cultural thunder — how the electric guitar found its voice.

    Take a cozy hop into the hidden history of amplification, innovation, and rebellious noise as we trace the guitar’s journey from back‑row rhythm keeper to electrified icon. From Hawaiian lap steels to “broomstick with pickups” prototypes, this episode uncovers how marginalized musicians, bold tinkerers, and a few happy accidents reshaped American sound.


    Major source for this episode: Braun, Hans-Joachim. "Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century." Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

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    8 mins
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