In this prologue episode, A Message from the Tribe, we first hear from Marcus Moore and Wendell Harrison, who talk about the Jazz scene in Detroit, and we’ll then hear from Phil Ranelin, who backs up Wendell’s depictions of Detroit’s jazz scene at the time.  They also talk about how a program guide for the collective’s concerts became a magazine, and why he thinks Tribe ultimately didn’t break through much outside of Detroit in the ‘70s.  And we end with some final thoughts from Wendell and Marcus, as Wendell discusses what it was like to hustle Tribe records live, and the label’s lasting legacy.

In this bonus episode to this season of VMP Anthology, your co-host Andrew shares some tips for tie-dying your own clothes, since he spent much of his time researching and learning about the Dead giving his wardrobe a DIY makeover. 

The founder of Nugs.Net shares his journey from passionate Dead Head to creator of a premier live music platform. He discusses his early days of recording concerts and the evolution of sharing live shows online. Listeners get a glimpse into memorable Grateful Dead experiences, including a vibrant concert atmosphere in the late '80s. The conversation highlights the unique culture surrounding live music and how Nugs.Net has transformed fan engagement, making it easier for music lovers to celebrate their favorite performances.

In the final episode of this season of VMP Anthology, Amileah and Andrew catch up on their journey through the Dead, months after they started their attempt to board the bus. Do they come away as Dead Heads? What do they think of the Dead now? Do they only wear tie-dye now? All those questions answered in this episode. 

In this final episode covering records in your box, Andrew covers the final two episodes in your box, Reckoning and Without a Net, two albums recording during the 1980s at very different points on the Dead's arc. He talks about the albums with David Lemieux and writer Jesse Jarnow, who talks about how there's no right or wrong way to be a Dead Head. 

In this final studio album episode, Amileah covers Wake of the Flood and Terrapin Station with David Lemieux and writer Toni Brown, who both cover why these albums are important stops in the Dead's catalog, and what they meant to Dead Heads at the time they were released. 

In this episode, Andrew covers your Episode 2 records, Live / Dead and Europe '72, talking to David Lemieux and Dead Head Eric Renner Brown along the way. He learns why there might be three tiers of Dead releases, and why the European tour of 1972 might have been one of the Dead's peaks. 

In this episode, Amileah tackles your Episode 1 records, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. She talks with Dead archivist David Lemieux, and author Buzz Poole to understand the importance of the two albums in the band's career, and hears stories of this era of the Dead. 

In this prologue episode, your hosts and VMP staffers Amileah Sutliff and Andrew Winistorfer discuss their personal histories with the Dead, and what made them reticent to dive into their catalog before now. Then they talk through how the rest of this season of VMP Anthology will work. 

The Zambian mining towns of Kitwe and Ndola offered an eclectic music scene in the 1970s from freewheeling derivative garage on the one hand to groups that channelled traditional ceremonial sounds through the matrix of rock on the other. Our final episode weaves a thread through the stories of the Fireballs, Ngozi Family, Ricky Banda and 5 Revolutions, showing the trajectory of Zambian pop music from rock and funk experimentation to the evolution of the kalindula sound, which brought an end to the Zamrock era in the early 1980s.