Show Notes

In our opening episode, we are introduced to our protagonist Shane Vincent McDermott and learn of his dream to have a Top 40 hit single. We listen as he creates his first song: an attempt to cash in on the lucrative Chinese hip-hop market with a combination of rap, heavy metal and opera.  

The journey takes us around the world and Shane makes his first enemy when he gets embroiled in a beef over €10 with a fully grown man who still wears his baseball cap backwards.

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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.