One evening in 1940, nine-year-old Dorothy Lee Gordon was kidnapped as in the most insidious of ways: simply and quietly by a man whom, according to her friend, pulled up alongside them as they walked home from church and said “Get in the car, Dorothy. I’m going your way.” Weeks later, [...]
The night of February 17, 1929, left two bodies on the floor of the imposing Greystone Mansion of Beverly Hills. To this day, we don’t know the exact circumstances of Ned Doheny and his personal secretary, Hugh Plunkett, but Hadley lays out the various rumors and theories regarding what transpired on [...]
Welcome to this year’s installment of my “Christmas Eve in an ice cavern” series. Do you think winter music could do with fewer jingle bells and more cool, clear chimes that call to mind a lonely, cold night? Then you’re in luck! Listen to all of Singing Mountain’s winter VGM episodes. [...]
Celebrated in Los Angeles as both an actress and a restaurateur, Thelma Todd was found dead in the front seat of her Lincoln Phaeton on the morning of December 16, 1935. To this day, we can’t say for certain whether Todd died as a result of an accident or more sinister [...]
What’s in the box? What’s in the box?! A hatbox is inherently suggestive of a bygone era, in which men and women wore proper hats that they would protect in transit with a container called a hatbox. In this week’s story about Winnie Ruth Judd’s 1931 arrival by train in Los [...]
Long before Los Angeles drew tourists wanting to glimpse the good life, it attracted gawkers who wanted a look at downtown’s seedy vice-ridden backside. Our second episode focuses on the part of L.A. once known as Hell’s Half Acre, a kingdom of a red light district ruled by one Bartolo Ballerino [...]
Underbelly L.A. kicks off its first season with a trip far into the city’s past. In 1836, one of early Los Angeles’ most prominent families, the Felizes, saw their son struck down. A manhunt resulted in mob rule and a double execution — and a permanent stain on the young city’s [...]
published on 2019-10-28T07:39:20Z Nintendo may have a reputation as being family-friendly, but even its sunniest franchises have their dark moments. The second Halloween episode of 2019 looks at some of Nintendo’s more sinister musical moments. Listen to all of Singing Mountain’s Halloween episodes: https://singingmountainpod.com/minusworld/2018/10/18/halloween BTW, Singing Mountain now has a Patreon, [...]
published on 2019-10-18T09:34:15Z Because horror always begets sequels, I’m giving your a follow-up to last year’s creepy 16-bit music episode. It’s all Hallloween-appropriate VGM from the Super Nintendo, Super Famicom, Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. Boo. Listen to all of Singing Mountain’s Halloween episodes: https://singingmountainpod.com/minusworld/2018/10/18/halloween BTW, Singing Mountain now has a [...]
Host Hadley Meares explains what stories she has unearthed for the inaugural season of Underbelly L.A., a podcast all about the stories that unfold in the shadows, far from the Hollywood spotlight.
