Brian and Murdock examine the significance of Soul legend Curtis Mayfield, the amazing career that got him into the Rock Hall of Fame TWICE, and the fateful day in 1990 that would change his life forever.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-multi-time-inductees/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Butler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield

https://wschronicle.com/senior-spotlight-jerry-butler-soul-survivor/

YouTube guitar lesson on Curtis’ style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYasnu5Oi4

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/did-john-mayer-rip-off-curtis-mayfield-waiting-on-the-world-people-get-ready.103508/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/curtis-mayfield-super-fly-things-you-didnt-know-1364038/

https://magazine.waxpoetics.com/connections/hey-america/article/curtis-mayfield-gangster-boogie/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Markowitz

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/arts/music/16concerts.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-excerpt-from-curtis-mayfield-bio-detailing-tragic-accident-126593/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)

https://www.popmatters.com/curtis-mayfield-new-world-order-2496160140.html

https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/music/curtis-mayfield-accident-death/

The guys unravel the “why” behind the 2005 reality show that featured INXS holding a competition to replace their legendary lead singer – and what happened to the formerly homeless dude who won the gig.

SHOW NOTES:

Watch the whole season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQj8S6AEC8&list=PLRclssR8khSnc-kGFpAtSzslub3_X1H6s

https://duranduran.fandom.com/wiki/INXS#:~:text=He%20wanted%20us%20to%20write,it%20was%20a%20good%20name.

https://medium.com/@duaneenglish_92144/backtracks-inxs-kick-a2c33d995a31

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stevens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Burnett

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/mark-burnett-survivor-to-choose-the-new-inxs-front-man.35911/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Star:_INXS

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/a-new-reality-for-inxs-62008/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Burnett

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Breakfast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Challenge

https://michaelhutchence.org/second-interview-with-kirk-pengilly/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol

https://ew.com/article/2004/06/15/inxs-seek-new-frontman-mark-burnett-reality-show/

https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/08/19/one-on-chin-for-champ-judge-awards-a-point-to-rival/

https://www.deseret.com/2004/7/19/19840535/fox-goes-on-offensive-over-theft-allegations/?_amp=true

JD Fortune 2022 Rolling Stone Interview: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jd-fortune-inxs-replacement-1234598190/

The guys get into the what actually happened at the 2021 AstroWorld catastrophe and talk Travis Scott, legal maneuvering, and who is really to blame when things go bad in a big crowd.

SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_AstroWorld

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Scott

https://hypebeast.com/2018/7/travis-scott-giant-head-sculptures-new-york-houston-hollywood

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/travis-scott-astroworld-deaths-preceded-fan-injuries-2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush

https://abc13.com/astroworld-timeline-what-happened-at-concert-crowd-crush/13441821/

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/05/06/486722/astroworld-festival-trial-on-hold-as-apple-appeals-in-attempt-to-be-dismissed-from-lawsuits/

Charlamagne Tha God interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS9SvGvbSgw

Ace Frehley’s Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/officialacefrehley/posts/443087673842907

Download (at your own risk!!) report on Satanic symbolism at AstroWorld: https://jurnal.ahmar.id/index.php/daengku/article/download/1059/696

https://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/something-extremely-dark-happened-at-travis-scotts-deadly-astroworld-festival/

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192343996/travis-scott-escapes-criminal-charges-for-the-deadly-crowd-surge-at-his-concert

The guys take advice from a listener letter and dig into the history of rock concerts inside prisons – from Johnny Cash to Metallica (and lots in between…)

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs in this episode: “Crescent City Blues” – Gordon Jenkins

https://daily.jstor.org/far-from-folsom-prison-more-to-music-inside/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1951-prison-b-movie-inspired-folsom-prison-blues-180961740/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_Wilbur

https://www.avclub.com/the-bold-innovative-canon-city-deserves-to-be-better-k-1798247307

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-johnny-cash-performed-in-prisons/

https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/sing-sing-thanksgiving-1973

https://www.openculture.com/2015/12/b-b-king-plays-live-at-sing-sing-prison.html

https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2018/10/04/artists-have-long-helped-rehabilitate-incarcerated/

https://www.openculture.com/2018/02/when-the-sex-pistols-played-at-the-chelmsford-top-security-prison.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/rkqq3x/when-the-cramps-and-the-mutants-invaded-a-mental-hospital

https://dailydoseofdead.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/today-in-grateful-dead-history-august-4-1971-terminal-island-correctional-facility-san-pedro-ca/

https://www.loudersound.com/news/serial-killer-richard-ramirez-was-pissed-off-that-he-missed-metallica-playing-san-quentin-prison-as-he-was-on-death-row

Brian chats with 1/2 of the band FXBT (Foxbat) about their new release, their love of a good pop song, and one of the freakiest road stories on record.

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Brian and Murdock reluctantly dig deep for something from the “most requested” list – the tale of the band that had the blessing of the Beatles and found nothing but struggle, heartbreak (and terrible managers) along the way to rock stardom.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badfinger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_a_Little_Help_from_My_Friends

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Ham

https://rocknheavy.net/the-tragic-story-of-badfinger-6f48c459aa8d

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Aspinall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Evans

https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2022/05/27/Mal-Evans-Roadie-Producer-Friend/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-song-that-gave-badfinger-their-name/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records

https://medium.com/cuepoint/from-apple-to-zapple-44e6653a169f#

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-second-beatles-badfinger-story/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-badfinger-hit-produced-by-a-beatles-roadie/

https://www.milwaukeemag.com/PrisonersofRocknRoll/

https://pleasekillme.com/badfinger/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Polley

http://www.nedrock.org/management-music-and-misery-badfinger-signs-their-life-away/

https://www.answerbag.com/q_view/279592

https://paulgormanis.com/?p=23049

The guys go through listener mail for more talk about rock stars in restaurants and rock stars in (terrible) movies.

The guys trace the unlikely story of one of modern pop music’s most enduring melodies – from folk singing exercise to it’s place in streaming music history.

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SHOW NOTES:

“Seinfeld Theme” by Jonathan Wolff, “Tom’s Diner,” “Tom’s Diner (Reprise),” “Luka” by Suzanne Vega

https://diffuser.fm/suzanne-vega-toms-diner/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Vega

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Folk

https://folkways.si.edu/fast-folk-musical-magazine-vol-1-no-1/american-folk/music/album/smithsonian

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/05/arts/greenwich-village-is-again-a-magnet-for-folk-singers.html

https://www.brianrose.com/journal/2006/08/new-yorksuzanne-vega.html

https://www.brianrose.com/hardy/hardy.htm

https://www.highroadtouring.com/artists/suzanne-vega/

https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/toms-essay/

https://www.passionweiss.com/2021/02/02/1nce-again-suzanne-vega-toms-diner-dna-remix/

https://www.whosampled.com/Suzanne-Vega/Tom%27s-Diner/sampled/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19727/how-toms-diner-tuned-mp3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Brandenburg

The guys do their best to earn their punk cred with a listener-requested deep dive on the life, times and dysfunction of Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and The Misfits – and that one time they caused a riot and got asked to never come back…

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs in this episode: DREAMERS “Misfits T-Shirt”; Metallica “Crash Course in Brain Surgery”; Misfits “Horror Business”; Misfits “Some Kind of Hate” 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_(band)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/misfits

https://www.furious.com/perfect/misfits.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Danzig

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cough/Cool

The Crimson Ghost shorts: https://youtu.be/347pjR9A-pw

https://www.grunge.com/1164098/the-feud-between-misfits-glenn-danzig-and-jerry-only-explained/

Gimme Something Better book: ​​https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Something-Better-Progressive-Occasionally/dp/0143113801

Gimme Something excerpt: http://gimmesomethingbetter.com/excerpts/the-misfits-incident

Misfits Timeline: https://www.misfitscentral.com/misfits/timeline.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_culture_in_San_Francisco

Clare Sears book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/arresting-dress 

Google Group Discussion: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.misfits/c/BgnBZYQKj5Y?pli=1

The guys answer listener letters about uses of the F-word, rock n roll inspirations, and fantasy literature as fuel for rock n roll prowess.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/a-brief-history-of-swearing-in-music

https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/06/a-history-of-swearing-in-music.html

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/every-led-zeppelin-song-inspired-by-j-r-r-tolkien/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ramble-on-rockers-who-love-the-lord-of-the-rings-100787/

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that dives into the duel guitar soloing, drug-fueled brilliance, and lasting impact of Phil Lynnot and Thin Lizzy.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “The Boys are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzy

Jacy’s thesis: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1659&context=honors-theses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_(album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/thin-lizzys-phil-lynott-wildman-7501874

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/phil-lynott-addiction-destroyed-irelands-forgotten-rock-genius/

https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music/thin-lizzy-midge-ure-lifts-6257341

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/thin-lizzy-members-on-the-band-s-rise-and-fall-heroin-was-the-worst-mistake-we-made-1.4397445

https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-breakfast-tv-that-using-heroin-can-be-very-enjoyable-makes-for-heartbreaking-viewing

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-death-story/

https://americansongwriter.com/producer-tony-visconti-opens-up-about-his-fears-surrounding-phil-lynotts-drug-use/

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Phil+tried+to+bed+Paula+while+Bob+was+being+sick+in+the+bathroom%3B…-a0245843470

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/phil-lynotts-most-controversial-moments-21358253

https://www.loudersound.com/news/phil-lynott-calmly-explaining-on-bre

The guys get to chat with The Verve Pipe front man about the movie Rockstar, his relationships with Stephan Jenkins and Jesus, and what it’s like being known for a ballad (plus – a WHOLE LOT MORE).

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Songs used in this episode: “Photograph” and “F Word” by The Verve Pipe

The guys breakdown the long history, core members, and eventual meltdown of the band that helped birth hippies and counterculture and then performed (what some call) the worst song of all time.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “We Built This City” by Starship

https://jeffersonairplane.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_sound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Balin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Society_(band)

https://eddiesrockmusic.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/j-is-forjefferson-airplane-flight-log-1966-1976/

https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/fromthevaults/4014/the-great-society-somebody-to-love-1966/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik-hertzberg/newsweeks-glory-days-mine-too

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/bill-graham-drigs

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/13/archives/the-pop-life.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Starship

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/grace-slick-quits-jefferson-starship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kantner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Furniture

http://alansalbumarchives.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-87-jefferson-starship-nuclear.html

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jefferson-airplane-jefferson-starship-starship/

https://rockshowcritique.com/2016/03/interview-craig-chaquico/

https://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2016/01/whys-nobody-mourning-paul-kantner-jefferson-airplane-flies-forever.html

Play That Rock N Roll podcast: https://youtu.be/MHpMqKfAg5Q

Inspired by a recent chat about the commercial period of rock band Rainbow, Brian and Murdock research the career of Graham Bonnet – the mostly forgotten, unlikely frontman whose shot at being a superstar seemed to perpetually allude him while he instead helped perpetuate the careers of big bands and bigger egos.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.antiheromagazine.com/interview-graham-bonnet/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Gordon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marbles_(duo)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Bonnet

Trevor Gordon – House Without Windows – https://youtu.be/R3kgYurl7fQ?si=2CsdVwT4xN-59T88

The Marbles – Only One Woman – https://open.spotify.com/track/5JE9FCY8Kyy8IZjhhMriHV?si=09e29d77b5d74278

https://aaronjoyrockinterviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/its-my-own-fault-for-making-up-that.html

https://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/69.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=f5LVBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA27

https://misplacedstraws.com/2021/06/a-conversation-with-iconic-vocalist-graham-bonnet.html

https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth

https://www.loudersound.com/features/rainbow-down-to-earth

https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-says-he-was-once-approached-about-possibly-joining-black-sabbath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schenker

https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-recalls-infamous-1982-show-with-michael-schenker-group-when-he-exposed-himself-to-crowd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Varney

https://blabbermouth.net/news/graham-bonnet-claims-yngwie-malmsteen-tried-to-strangle-him-nearly-four-decades-ago-he-grew-into-a-monster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeler_(American_band)

The guys have a run-in with copyright law and pull a listener letter about the notorious fight 2 of the Fab Four endured trying to own their own songs.

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SHOW NOTES

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs

https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/

The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389#

https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/

Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records

Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a 

Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade

https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/

https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/

https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/

The guys keep the Tina Turner celebration going and continue the exploration of early rock n roll by replaying an episode about one of Ike and Tina’s 1950’s contemporaries – Jackie Wilson. (From April 2020)

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/state-of-the-art/article31127363.html

https://www.history-of-rock.com/jackie_wilson.htm

Brian and Murdock celebrate the “Queen of Rock N Roll” – Tina Turner – by examining the giant impact she just might have made on the way rock n roll has looked onstage for the last 60 years.

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SHOW NOTES

Songs used in this episode: “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats; “A Fool in Love” by Ike & Tina Turner; “River Deep, Mountain High” by Ike & Tina Turner `

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/01/tina-turner-proud-mary/617843/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Mary

https://www.biography.com/musicians/tina-turner-proud-mary-origins

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rolling-stones-mick-jagger-learn-to-dance/

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178270147/the-genre-bending-influence-and-legacy-of-tina-turner

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/tina-turner-taught-mick-jagger-150109041.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Rhythm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitlin%27_Circuit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Krasnow

Ike and Tina on The Big TNT Show: https://youtu.be/RrLl1o1shos

https://americansongwriter.com/various-artists-t-m-showthe-big-t-n-t-show-collectors-edition/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Deep_%E2%80%93_Mountain_High

https://www.lamag.com/article/listen-tina-turners-marathon-recording-of-river-deep-mountain-high/

River Deep recording session outtakes: https://tinaturnerblog.com/2011/05/28/ike-tina-river-deep-mountain-high-outtake/ 

https://www.the-world-of-tina.com/rolling-stones—concert.html

1971 Rolling Stone piece: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/tales-of-ike-and-tina-turner-237489/

Tina and Mick at Live Aid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyuwJP-u9Q

http://rockandrollgar

Brian gets to hang out with John Ferguson, a partner-in-crime of indie rock pioneer Robert Schneider and a member of the rock band The Apples in Stereo for a chat about family history, who his dad MIGHT have made eyes with, and touring in Japan.

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Songs used in this episode: “I Wish I Could Sing” by R Stevie Moore; “No Thugs in Our House” by XTC; “Time and Space” by Jandek; “I Found Love” by The Free Design; “Paralyzed” by Big Fresh (w Robert Schneider); “Television” by Ulysses; “No Vacation,” “Energy,” “Can Yo Feel It” by The Apples in Stereo

The boys dig into the backstory of an old Taylor Swift song and uncover the histories of some major women in music who thought about leaving it all behind – and one who actually did. 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “Circle of Two” by Steve and Annie Chapman; “The Lucky One” by Taylor Swift; “Sweet Sucker Dance” by Joni Mitchell; “Four Letter Word” by Kim Wilde; “Ode to Billy Joe,” “He Made a Woman Out of Me” and “My Dog Sargent”  by Bobbie Gentry; “Fancy” by He Is Legend

Swiftie Dad article: https://www.mtv.com/news/wtuea9/1989-tour-taylor-swift-dads-quiz-louisville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)

https://taylorswift.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lucky_One

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country

https://www.distractify.com/p/who-is-the-lucky-one-by-taylor-swift-about

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/17/bobbie-gentry-trailblazing-queen-of-country

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell

https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-britney-spears-lucky-one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde

https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/20684250.kim-wilde-i-couldnt-choose-gardening-singing-/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/all-southerners-come-home–as-has-long-disappeared-music-legend-bobbie-gentry/2016/06/02/3988aba2-28df-11e6-a3c4-0724e8e24f3f_story.html

Bobbie Gentry on Ed Sullivan (1970): https://youtu.be/qg6IjF4Tsa8

Bobbie playing the first song she ever wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhiWVcVjF6A

Brian gets an overdue chat with old friend of the show Brett Newski – a multi-hyphenate artistic badass who plays music in a band he calls NEWSKI. He also writes books, paints, and hosts a hell of a podcast of his own called Dirt From the Road.

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Songs used on this episode: 

Newski – “Chemicals,” “”Seek Asylum From Myself,” “No Self-Control,” “Why Even Bother”

Brian leads a search to uncover the true origin story of his childhood crush – Liv Rundgren Tyler – and gets to crash into an inspirational muse, a legendary producer, and one of the greatest and notorious front men of all time along the way.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode Weird Al “Livin’ in the Fridge”; Aerosmith “Nobody’s Fault”; Steven Tyler “Jaded” (Live at Bluebird Cafe), Todd Rundgren “We Gotta Get You a Woman”; New York Dolls “Pills”; BeBe Buell “The Little Black Egg”; Aerosmith “Magic Touch”  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alapalooza

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebe_Buel

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/style/bebe-buell.html

Drop Into Max’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vnMeebipFkPCN3aLU7aBo?si=f4d4df1ad44b4856

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rundgren

https://www.rocksoffmag.com/bebe-buell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith

https://www.recordplantdiaries.com/2018/03/22/birth-of-a-record-jack-douglas-and-joe-perry-toys-in-the-attic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Rundgren

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Tyler

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/29919437-why-did-todd-rundgren-claim-to-be-liv-tyler-s-dad

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/liv-tyler-father-aerosmiths-frontman/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRETJjH0Qs

The guys get in a discussion with writer Andy Frye whose latest book asks the question “If you could travel back to 1996, would you even want to come back?” They talk time travel, inspirations, cool aunts and that time Miles Davis almost lost his fancy car.

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SHOW NOTES:

ANDY FRYE has written for Rolling Stone, ESPN and other publications. Currently, he writes about sports business for Forbes. His latest book is called Ninety Days in the 90s.

Over his career, Andy has interviewed hundreds of athletes, rock stars and other celebrities.

Among the bands and solo artists he has interviewed are Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Morrissey, Jimmy Eat World, Rage Against The Machine, and Alice In Chains.

Check out Andy’s writing by going to AndyFrye.com

Songs used in this episode:

Butthole Surfers “Pepper”; Led Zeppelin “Out of the Tiles”; Husker Du “Dead Set on Destruction”; Miles Davis “Maiysha”; Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds “You Know You Can’t Go Back”; Starship “Jane”

Brian and Murdock get into the lucrative musical partnership that defined a decade – and the misbehavior that undid it. They talk about their commercial country pasts and the man behind the records that taught them about what rock was supposed to sound like.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode:

AC/DC “Shoot to Thrill,” Hocus “Roll Me Over,” Ipswich Town FC “Ipswich, Get That Goal,” Loverboy “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” Dobie Gray “All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You,” Heart “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You,” Shania Twain “Forever and For Always” 

https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/shania-twain-husband-ex-best-friend-marriage/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/apr/28/shania-twain-expose-made-big-deal-out-of-small/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shania-twain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Treaty

“Ipswich, Get That Goal” song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG0oIBBMBl8

https://urbanpitch.com/looking-back-at-the-greatest-fa-cup-final-songs-of-all-time/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup

Discussion thread about Mutt’s influence on AC/DC: https://www.acdcfans.net/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=15561

https://blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppards-phil-collen-says-producer-mutt-lange-deserves-all-the-credit-for-hysteria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_I_Wanna_Do_Is_Make_Love_to_You

https://genius.com/Heart-all-i-wanna-do-is-make-love-to-you-lyrics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man!_I_Feel_Like_a_Woman!

https://web.archive.org/web/20091123143156/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shaniatwain/biography

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/shania-twain-ex-husband-robert-mutt-langes-split-timeline/

Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories presents a new spin-off series of interviews with the people making the magic happen – working musicians, writers, entertainers, etc.

For the debut episode, Brian chats with producer/engineer/songwriter and guitarist from the rock band The Wonder Years, Casey Cavaliere.

They chat about Casey’s rock n roll heritage and his own encounters that have led to some rock n roll rumors and stories to tell.

Check out Casey’s website

Listen to Casey’s podcast

Check out his band The Wonder Years on Instagram

Songs used in this episode: “Low Tide” by the Wonder Years; “Repentless” by Slayer; “Harvester of Sorrow” by Metallica; “The Fight Song” by Marilyn Manson; “The Fuzz” by Jeff Rosenstock; “Something to Believe In” by The Offspring; “Came Out Swinging” by The Wonder Years

After a recent discussion on the history of Ronnie James Dio, dive back into episode Episode 143 and revisit the origination of the rock n roll “devil horns” hand signal and what RJD did (or maybe didn’t?) have to do with it!

The guys get into another “rock n roll manager did me wrong” story – but this one feels a little different. Learn about Brian Lane, his rise from record promoter to prog rock puppeteer, and the move that did him in – even though he says it wasn’t him who did it at all…

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode:  “Roundabout,” “We Can Fly From Here (New York, 1980)”  by Yes; “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles; “Heat of the Moment,” Only Time Will Tell” by Asia;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Fighting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lane_(manager)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-former-yes-manager-brian-lane-reminisce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tormato

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(Yes_album)

https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-yess-drama

Murdock catches Brian enjoying himself; The guys dig through listener mail for a wild discussion on music, fast food and more.

Brian and Murdock answer a letter that leads to examining the history of a certain hand signal and how it got attached to heavy metal and rock n roll. Rock on, Bedhead. Rock on. 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Coven – “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”; The New Orleans Owls – “Throwin’ The Horns”  

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2011/02/18/hand-horns-story-behind-popular-rock-concert-gesture/985504007/

https://blabbermouth.net/news/how-ronnie-james-dio-popularized-devils-horns-hand-gesture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Trunk

Dio interview about the horns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PXmSkLYMTI

Talk Is Jericho podcast with Gene Simmons: https://talk-is-jericho.simplecast.com/episodes/gene-simmons-returns-with-the-vault-for-episode-400-YT5rHyNj

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_%27em_Horns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_horns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Owls

https://www.kerrang.com/did-john-lennon-invent-the-metal-horns

https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/jinx-dawson-coven/

https://loudwire.com/where-did-metal-devil-horns-hand-come-from/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-gene-simmons-devils-horns-20170615-story.html

The guys check in with listener feedback and discuss more obscure rock n roll scammers, the best vamp songs, and all that bull happening between Murdock’s favorite band and their former guitarist.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olympia-music-fest-jonathan-richman-booking-scam-1218452/

The fellas dig through the mailbag and emerge with a trio of letters with a common theme – what happens when rockstars are empowered to use their money to support the things they are passionate about? How much cultural power can rock n roll influence buy?

Get ready for weird movies, funny Brits, an American president – AND A LIVE HIPPO. 

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Hear Brian’s visit on the Only Three Lads podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DqU34hgE3qb7SSCYzlZdS?si=d5aa40c0ca614be5

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/14/alejandro-jodorowosky-el-topo

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/el-topo-50-psychedelic-journey-endorsed-john-lennon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Topo

https://theculturetrip.com/chile/articles/holy-blood-and-holy-mountains-the-cinema-of-alejandro-jodorowsky/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Klein

https://anecdotage.com/anecdotes/when-allen-klein-gambled-on-alejandro-jodorowskys-film-el-topo-125223

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Barenholtz

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200723-el-topo-the-weirdest-western-ever-made

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073115/trivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky%27s_Dune

https://www.looper.com/677892/the-untold-truth-of-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/influence-of-pink-floyd-monty-python-blockbuster/

https://www.cbr.com/led-zeppelin-pink-floyd-jethro-tull-funded-monty-python-holy-grail/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Stratton-Smith

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-charisma-s-tony-stratton-smith

https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/tv-film/george-harrison-monty-python-life-of-brian/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jimmy-carter-rock-and-roll-president-989498/

Reminded after a recent goose chase tracking down the story behind the Grateful Dead skydiving stunt, Brian and Murdock revisit Episode 75 of the show from back in January of 2022 when a different listener letter sent them looking for a classic hair metal video vixen.

Charles writes the show with a strange request – Can Brian and Murdock help verify a memory he THINKS he has from seeing the Dead 40 years ago?

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.dead.net/show/july-31-1982

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-07-03/speaking-of-the-dead/

https://austin.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/10-02-21-storied-racetrack-and-music-venue-set-to-play-new-tune-as-industrial-park/

https://www.dead.net/show/september-13-1983

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk_Pipkin

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2004-06-04/213607/

https://archive.org/details/gd82-07-31.aud-nakcm700.martin.warner.19017.sbeok.shnf

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/concerts/2017/07/flashback_summer_jam_brings_600000_music_fans_to_watkins_glen_in_1973.html

“The 1970 Memorial Day Wipeout” – https://soundcloud.com/david-alan-davis/wipe-out

Brian reads listener letters and runs down a few of his favorites on Rolling Stone’s recent “Top 50 Best Songs by Fake Artists” list.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-by-fake-artists-1234679759/the-wonders-1234679763/

Brian’s long love of Boston leads to telling a story of vision, ego, personality clashes and tragedy and the two men who combined to make one of the most inventive rock bands of the 70s.

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussion of suicide and sexual misconduct.

If you are struggling with suicide, depression and anxiety, please seek help. Here are resources you can use:

Dial 988 on any phone.

Visit:

Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/

To Write Love on Her Arms: https://twloha.com/

SHOW NOTES:

http://rockandrollgarage.com/how-boston-tom-scholz-made-their-entire-debut-album-in-his-basement/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-interview-bostons-tom-scholz-remembers-bradley-delp-94896/

https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/the-band/former-members/brad-delp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goudreau

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scholz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp

https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-boston-flew-so-high-and-fell-so-far

https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/scholz-v-boston-herald/

The actual court decision on Scholz vs the Herald: https://www.rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/imported/2014-05-02-scholz-v-boston-herald.pdf

Archive of lawsuit briefs/decisions/documents: https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/articles/legal-documents

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/brad-delp-suicide/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boston_band_members

The Boston Herald piece with important parts highlighted: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/525ed589e4b07b05fff51e46/t/585b2884725e25b52bb8eaf4/1482369156574/Boston+Herald+Reporting.pdf

http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/27/boston_singer_brad_delps_final_days_marked_by_crisis_over_hidden_camera/

Revisit Episode 38 and Murdock’s telling of that time ZZ Top took livestock on tour…

A listener letter leads the guys to nerd out on the unlikely career and success of Ronnie James Dio and that band he led before another rock legend came calling.

SHOW NOTES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio

Ronnie Dio and the Prophets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHgcFXcY_yo

First Time Reaction to Rainbow’s “Stargazer”

#1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiD9dzIa4J

#2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVP25CPi934

Remembering when Black Sabbath spent more on cocaine while making ‘Vol. 4’ than on the album itself

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/black-sabbath-cocaine-vol-4/

Sabbath live 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wexC2FMVsR4

Hear N Aid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_%27n_Aid

Elf, Sit Down Honey, Everything will be alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLJP5-5y0s

Dio on South Park

https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/s24ibx/south-park-dio

“Ronnie James Dio: Unlocking His Secrets”

https://tprs.com/interviews/ronnie-james-dio-unlocking-his-secrets/

Find a Grave.com-Nick Pantas

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52407857/nicholas-zaharis-pantas

Doug Thayer interview

https://www.classicbands.com/DougThalerInterview.html

A listener letter lets the guys in on an early rock n roll secret – one time, some Texas musicians pretended to be a British band that wasn’t around to defend themselves.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Moving Sidewalk- “99th Floor Tantara”; The Zombies – “This Will Be Our Years”

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-zombies-mn0000582313/biography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zombies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Not_There

NBC Hullabaloo performance 1965: https://youtu.be/DitSyuse0bg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper

https://www.caropop.com/post/colin-blunstone-and-the-bizarre-history-of-a-great-band-the-zombies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/fake-zombies-zz-top/

Blake Lewis doing “Time of the Season”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN7hvU58fXM

Sarah writes the show with an outlandish rumor about the Backstreet Boys song “The Call”; plus, constructive criticism and a song from A Fire with Friends!

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The guys get out their matching outfits and aerobic dance moves for a discussion on the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, and the man that swindled them (and a whole lot of banks, business men and retirees).

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Steel Panther “I Want it That Way”

SHOW NOTES:

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kg32kpt1yo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pearlman

The 2007 Vanity Fair piece: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/11/pearlman200711?redirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanityfair.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F11%2Fpearlman200711

Original news clip about the blimp crash: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/08/A-170-foot-long-blimp-crashed-into-some-trees-on/3369339825600/

January 25, 1993 Sports Illustrated article about Lou’s blimps: https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/01/25/baron-blimp-lou-pearlman-head-of-airship-international-ltd-is-fulfilling-adolescent-dreams-of-glory

New York Post 2008 Pearlman timeline: https://nypost.com/2008/12/21/backstreet-bunco/

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/backstreet-boys-the-call-max-martin-howie-dorough-fart-story-7898099/

https://mashable.com/article/backstreet-boys-fart-song

https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/2018/2/26/literature-society-lou-pearlmans-brands-bands-and-billions-my-top-10-rules-for-making-any-business-go-platinum

https://abcnews.go.com/US/lou-pearlman-backstreet-boys-nsync-lure-people-massive/story?id=67630954

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/celebrity-mugshots/lou-pearlman/

Brian and Murdock dig through listener letters to talk more about Billy Squire, SRV, and an old parody record that still makes us laugh.

Brian and Murdock examine the relationship between the metal god and the manager’s daughter – and the violence, dysfunction, and business savvy that has come to define them and their family over the last 40 years.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/the-day-i-tried-to-kill-sharon-6584234.html

https://washingtonindependent.com/thelma-riley/

https://www.nickiswift.com/1196467/who-is-thelma-riley-ozzy-osbournes-first-wife-wasnt-sharon/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/09/rock.music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Arden

https://www.radiox.co.uk/news/music/when-ozzy-osbourne-tried-kill-sharon-blackout/

https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/ozzy-osbourne-recalls-the-time-he-attempted-to-kill-sharon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Music_Peace_Festival

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzfest

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/the-osbournes-show-sharon-kelly-b2028417.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jmkpyp/the-osbournes-britains-kardashians-reality-tv

https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/3/22958446/osbournes-oral-history-20th-anniversary

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/12/sharon-osbourned-back-home-after-medical-emergency-jack-osbourne-instagram

https://lonestar925.iheart.com/content/2021-12-08-on-this-day-in-2003-ozzy-nearly-died-in-an-atv-accident/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-atv-accident/

https://www.wearethepit.com/2022/05/exploring-the-feud-between-iron-maiden-singer-and-sharon-osbourne/

https://pagesix.com/2016/05/08/ozzy-and-sharon-osbourne-are-breaking-up-report/

Brian and Murdock remember the man who gave us that guitar solo we’d be yelling for forever – Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington – by revisiting Episode 13 – Lynyrd Skynyrd vs the Big Blue Sky.

SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Rossington

Skynyrd Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd

Skynyrd 7/13/77 “That Smell” -https://youtu.be/hib4n9RmFrQ

Artimus Pyle wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artimus_Pyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhzYLLYHoq8

Original news reports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RxEe_OnGOo

Rolling Stone tribute: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/remembering-lynyrd-skynyrds-deadly-1977-plane-crash-2-195371/

The guys chase a listener request and find out that Ozzy Osbourne is a man of very few actual talents… but he sure figured out how to find himself a woman who could make up for it. They dig deep on distrust, family drama, and LOTS of lawsuits.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Ozzy Osbourne “Over the Mountain”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_at_the_Moon

Former OZZY Guitarist Jake E. Lee Claims Sharon Scammed Him Out of Royalties

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/ozzy-osbourne/satohttps://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-relationship-timeline/

https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-07-12-sharon-osbourne-admits-to-being-mean-bh-to-ozzys-former-collaborators/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne_discography

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-471446/Revealed-dark-secrets-Sharon-Osbournes-dad-Al-Capone-pop.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Arden

https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,495951,00.html

https://www.grunge.com/1119508/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-sharon-osbourne/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/09/rock.music

https://bobdaisley.com/interview/website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_at_the_Moon

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-470663/The-Monster-Rock–Why-Sharon-Osbournes-dad-feared-man-music.html

A listener letter sends Brian and Murdock back to Christmas season 1984 and the wild week and bad decisions that put an end to the rise of a certain Finnish rock band. 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Motley Crue “Kickstart My Heart”; The Rasmus “In The Shadows”; Hanoi Rocks “11th Street Kids,” “Kill City Kills,” “Up Around the Bend”  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Rocks

https://rockandrolltruestories.com/the-tragic-story-hanoi-rocks/

https://musicfinland.fi/en/news/seppo-vesterinen-in-memoriam

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppo_Vesterinen

1982 Kerrang! article: https://hanoirocked.tumblr.com/post/42575927588/text-from-dave-dicksons-article/amp

2009 Gyp Casino interview:

https://www.metal-rules.com/2009/01/22/gyp-casino-ex-hanoi-rocks-live-ammo-road-rats-rolene/

2022 Gyp Casino interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoTi4dJXPE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzle_(musician)

https://metalheadzone.com/michael-monroe-says-hanoi-rocks-razzle-reminded-him-of-keith-moon/

https://hanoi-rocks.net/writings/thestory/four/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/razzle-hanoi-rocks-killed/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe

Chronological Crue website: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cruekiss/84.htm

The guys get into the mailbox for fan recommendations and reflections back on past topics from the show.

The guys get a listener letter asking for some clarity around the rumor that Billy Squire’s career got squashed by one bad video (and one very silky blouse).

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SHOW NOTES

Songs used in this episode: Billy Squire “Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You”; Piper “Out of Control”; Billy Squire “The Stroke,” “Rock Me Tonight”; The Tubes “She’s A Beauty”  

The “Rock Me Tonight” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI 

“Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You” MTV Christmas video (1981): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcn9uBDUOcU

I Want My MTV (book): https://www.amazon.com/Want-My-MTV-Uncensored-Revolution/dp/0452298563/ref=asc_df_0452298563/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Me_Tonite

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/billy-squier-rock-me-tonite-video/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/billy-squier-christmas-is-the-time-to-say-i-love-you/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signs_of_Life_(Billy_Squier_album)

https://www.cracked.com/article_34809_crackeds-one-hit-blunders-5-ways-one-awful-music-video-ended-billy-squiers-career.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Ortega

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tubes

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-debate-that-changed-the-world-of-politics

Brian and Murdock do a special mailbag episode answering questions about the creation of the show.

Send your questions to wearethestoryguys@gmail.com

The guys answer letters and talk about more of the rock n roll/wrestling connections from the past 3 decades.

SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Bonnie Tyler “Ravishing”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/billy-corgan-resistance-pro_b_1687141

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-wrestler-demon/

The guys get giddy and examine the roots of the unlikely partnership that forms in the early-1980’s between professional wrestling buffoons and rock n roll misfits – and changes a corner of pop culture forever.

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SHOW NOTES Songs used in this episode: Husker Du “Makes No Sense at All”; Bob Mould “The Silence Between Us”; Blue Angel “Maybe He’ll Know”; Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” 

ELO/Rock and Roll Express: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg9KAX5I9cU

Jake the Snake and Nord the Barbarian/RATT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vczmz-dOYUs

McMahan and Lord Alfred Hayes’s late night talk show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zZyOAo8FU (warning: Roddy Pipper slaps the crap out of Lord Alfred Hayes) 

Husker Du on the Today Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmk_Fw1GrMk

https://www.biography.com/athletes/cyndi-lauper-wwe

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2687433-how-cyndi-lauper-was-essential-in-the-launch-of-wwe-wrestlemania

https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper

https://ew.com/article/2005/07/22/professional-wrestling-bob-mould/

https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/27/bob-mould-on-joining-the-wcw-creative-team-pitching-ideas-to-hulk-hogan-the-dynamic-between-eric-bischoff-and-vince-russo-leaving-the-company/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/30/bob-mould-alt-rocks-gay-icon-takes-on-american-evil-my-heads-on-fire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRBQ

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/18/arts/pop-nrb-band-at-ritz.html

NRBQ – Captain Lou: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNa3nW1w7vw

Lou and the Q album: https://www.discogs.com/master/423304-NRBQ-And-Captain-Lou-Albano-Lou-And-The-Q

Classical music commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP9u_7eSlTQ

The NRBQ – Tiddlywinks album promo ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGeACei7-4E

Celebrate the guys’ recent discussion about Super Bowl Halftime Shows by revisiting the 2021 episode honoring the man responsible for the best halftime show ever – Prince.

On this one, Brian goes deep into the drama that led to Prince Rogers Nelson changing his name.