ROCK AND/OR ROLL

UPDATE

In 1975 Willie Nelson made a truly inspired record, a stark collection of sparsely recorded songs that told a dark story. 

324 - RED HEADED STRANGER

Emitt Rhodes, a brilliant artist with seemingly unlimited potential, was chewed up and spit out by the record industry. He died last weekend, but not before he was able to make a comeback in 2016 with his first album in more than 40 years. This episode is a tribute to Emitt, with help from Dean Falcone and A.D. Adams.

323 - EMITT RHODES 1950-2020

Gotta find a way. A better way. A better way.

322 - GET TERRITORIAL

He's got big balls and she's got big balls but we've got the biggest balls of them all as BJ and Brian Sword discuss the worst AC/DC songs from the Bon Scott years.

321 - WORST OF AC/DC (THE BON SCOTT YEARS)

320 - AOR????????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A band named after a cat writes a song inspired by a television commercial and it becomes one of the most ubiquitous and iconic singles of all time, including over 1000 recorded cover versions.

319 - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE

BJ is joined once again by Lee McCormack from the Tramps Like Us podcast for a discussion about the history of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty and then each counts down his top ten favorite Creedence/Fogerty songs. Order Lee's single "Train to Heartbreak" HERE

318 - CCR & FOGERTY (with Lee McCormack)

The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies) is a parody award show honoring the "worst of cinematic under-achievements." On this episode BJ plays the winners for Worst Original Song for each year of the eighties, and also one of the four runners up for each year.

317 - GOLDEN RASPEIGHTIES

316 - ACTORS SING

For this episode BJ is joined by Ryan McKay, the guitar player for the Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses and Kings of Dust, for a discussion about the history of the electric guitar and different styles and techniques.

315 - GUITARISTS (with Ryan Mckay)

Lee McCormack presents a partial overview of rock drumming: who influenced who and how are these drummers different stylistically.

314 - DRUMMERS (with Lee McCormack)

25 songs called "Tonight" or "Tonite." THE RASPBERRIES - TONIGHT RUSS BALLARD - TONIGHT BILL WRAY - TONIGHT THE ELEKTRICS - TONIGHT SNAIL - TONIGHT THE MOVE - TONIGHT CHILLIWACK - TONIGHT APRIL WINE - TONITE EAST COAST - TONIGHT STRAIGHT EIGHT - TONITE TRANSFORMER - TONIGHT DERRINGER - TONIGHT KEVIN LEE AND HEARTBEAT - TONIGHT THE BOOMTOWN RATS - TONIGHT NICK LOWE - TONIGHT TOAD - TONIGHT MC5 - TONIGHT BRYAN ADAMS - TONIGHT TOURIS - TONIGHT SHY - TONIGHT ROUGH HOUSE - TONITE AIRKRAFT - TONIGHT DEF LEPPARD - TONIGHT (ACOUSTIC) OZZY OSBOURNE - TONIGHT DAVID BOWIE/TINA TURNER - TONIGHT (LIVE)

313 - TONIGHT/TONITE

BJ recently went down a synthpop rabbit hole. Check out what he found.

312 - SYNTHPOP

BJ and Brian Sword do it all for the nookie. They take that cookie and they stick it up their YEAH stick it up their YEAH stick it up their YEAH stick it up their--

hubhopper

ROCK AND/OR ROLL

hubhopper