The True Story of the Fake Zombies Podcast
1) Rock and Roll Never Forgets
Welcome to The True Story of The Fake Zombies. In the debut episode, host and writer Daniel Ralston introduces you to one of the strangest stories in rock and roll history. We meet British psychedelic...Show More
2) Introducing: Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan Berg
Hi, Fake Zombie listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan Berg. Live Wire: The Loud Life an...Show More
3) The Interview
Slow Burn's Leon Neyfakh sits down with Daniel to talk about the art of investigations and the pursuit of a good story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4) Frank Lymon’s Tombstone Blues
In a story full of artifacts from music’s past, one looms larger than any other. Doo-wop legend Frankie Lymon’s tombstone lives in Bay City, Michigan. Here’s how it got there. See omnystudio.com/lis...Show More
5) Never Play the Game Too Long
Fake Zombies, Fake Animals, Fake Archies -- oh my! It's the final episode of The True Story of The Fake Zombies and the jig is up. Legendary Rolling Stone writer Ben Fong-Torres, who broke the imposte...Show More
6) The Real Zombies
The penultimate episode finds us face to face with the band that inspired the imposter bands, The Zombies. Lead singer Colin Blunstone and chief songwriter, Rod Argent discuss their 63 year partnershi...Show More
7) The Michigan Zombies
Delta Promotions doubles down on their Fake Zombies scheme. We meet the second group of Americans who called themselves "The Zombies" in 1969. Later, we uncover a long-lost video of the imposter group...Show More
8) The Ballad of Seab and Mark
Out of the four young men in The Texas Zombies, only two became famous. This episode chronicles the stories of the other Fake Zombies. First, we uncover the teenage stardom of hot-shot lead guitarist,...Show More
9) That Little Ol' Band From ...England?
Frank Beard and Dusty Hill take center stage as we examine ZZ Top’s self-produced 2019 documentary, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” which leads to more questions about their origins. Plus, music wr...Show More
10) Bay City Rolling Part 2
We continue the search for the Fake Zombies in Bay City, Michigan, and uncover the roots of the band’s management company, Delta Promotions, all thanks to a chance encounter with the prom date of one ...Show More