Having sought therapy, Shane returns in a more positive mood. With renewed energy, he makes one last push for stardom by creating his own supergroup and recording an ill-advised, tone-deaf charity single aimed at "solving" all that’s happening out there in the Middle East. Focusing on the most serious of conflicts and making it all about himself, his ego and lack of principles reach new depths.
Top 40 or Die Trying is narrated by Shane Vincent McDermott and written and produced by Peter Halstead. The show is part of HeadStuff Podcasts.
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7: Like Kevin Bacon, But With Webbed Toes
There is only so much that one man can take. Having been humiliated and taken advantage of at every turn during his journey, Shane finally loses his famously good temper and decides to enact revenge on all of those who have crossed him. Using Kendrick Lamar as his inspiration, he records his very own diss track as a form of retaliation and burns every bridge available to him.
Top 40 or Die Trying is narrated by Shane Vincent McDermott and written and produced by Peter Halstead. The show is part of HeadStuff Podcasts.
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Top 40 or Die Trying is narrated by Shane Vincent McDermott and written and produced by Peter Halstead. The show is part of HeadStuff Podcast.
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6: Bailing Hay and Being Gay
Shane examines the success of Taylor Swift and goes on to create his own country and western song aimed at fighting the heteronormative structures that have plagued the genre for too long. The LGBTQ+ inclusive nature of the track also just so happens to be a commercially attractive option. Pure coincidence of course.
Our hero works with expert erotic writers, leather chapped cowboys and AI musicians to launch this next stage of his career.
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5: Everything was Better in the 90’s
Since we are living in the absolute worst moment of history, it is only natural that we should reminisce about the greatest living age: the 1990’s. The nostalgia market is a very fertile one and Shane tries to mine this by creating his own 90s-influenced boyband. Unfortunately, it appears that the times have changed and our protagonist struggles to find appropriate members to be part of his team of handsome bad boys.
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4: You Had Better Get Yourself a Trade
Infuriated by the success of the Kabin Crew, Shane embarks on creating his own drum and bass track designed to warn today’s youth of the misery and disappointment that they have coming their way. He selflessly puts aside his hatred of all electronic music and forms a team of inspirational figures to guide these rough street kids onto the right path.
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Top 40 or Die Trying is narrated by Shane Vincent McDermott and written and produced by Peter Halstead. The show is part of HeadStuff Podcasts.
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Treading the thin line between maintaining a sense of pure artistic integrity and desperately wanting to be famous at any cost can be exhausting.
“Top 40 or Die Trying” is the (mostly) true story of Shane Vincent McDermott’s attempt to have a hit single somewhere, anywhere in the world before turning 40
years of age. The journey takes us all around the world and introduces us to a host of wonderful, inspiring artists who teach us that the notion of success is something
personal. That one shouldn’t tie their worth to adulation of others. That we are all on our own artistic journeys.
Top 40 or Die Trying is part of HeadStuff Podcasts. Go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com to learn more and sign up for bonus content and ad-free listening!
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