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Tape SpaghettiThe Twisted Side Of The Music World Author: Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart
Welcome to Tape Spaghettiwhere 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. Language: en Genres: Music, Music History, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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From Punk Disaster To Ad King: Moby’s Unlikely Comeback
Episode 35
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
What if we told you that the biggest electronic album of all time started as a complete flop? In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott and Blake tell the unbelievable story of how Moby’s Play went from career-killing failure to a global phenomenon thanks to the most shamelessly brilliant licensing plan ever executed. After alienating his fans with a hardcore punk passion project and getting dropped by his U.S. label, Moby was broke, discouraged, and convinced his next record would be his last. When Play arrived to almost no sales he figured he'd been right... until his team hatched a wild idea: say yes to EVERY licensing request. Coffee commercials? Yes. Car ads? Hell yeah. Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Where do we sign? Soon every track—every *single* track—from the album appeared somewhere, creating a slow-burn cultural takeover and eventually pushing Play to 12 million sales worldwide. It’s a one of a kind tale of artistic desperation, shrewd copyright strategy, and the moment Moby became the accidental king of commercial syncs.
