Music industry veteran SteveJ takes a "deep dive" into music books, including bios, criticism, photography, and cultural takes, and explores music documentaries and films with the people behind them, along with a fascinating revolving panel of guests.
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Welcome to Music City San Francisco: The Podcast
Saturday, February 22, 2025 • Duration 04:15
Step into the pulse of San Francisco’s music scene with the Music City San Francisco Podcast, presented by Pantheon Media. Broadcasting from the heart of the city on the corner of Polk and Bush, this podcast captures the pulse of a city steeped in musical history and alive with a modern-day revolution. From the legendary Hyde Street Studios, where artists like Tupac Shakur and Green Day crafted their magic, to the electrifying stages of Music City SF, each episode delves into the artistry, stories, and innovations shaping the Bay Area’s vibrant culture. Explore themes of resilience and creativity as we spotlight local talent, industry pioneers, and the enduring legacy of San Francisco’s sound.
Whether you’re revisiting the Summer of Love, tuning into contemporary music movements, or celebrating the transformative power of live performance, this podcast is your backstage pass to a world of melody, history, and inspiration. Featuring intimate interviews with musicians, producers, and visionaries, the Music City San Francisco Podcast delivers rich narratives and exclusive insights into the ever-evolving soundscape of the city by the bay. Tune in weekly for an immersive auditory experience that celebrates music’s power to unite, heal, and inspire.
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In Case You Missed It: "THE SHANGRI-LAS: Golden Hits of The Shangri-Las"
Episode 171
Monday, June 26, 2023 • Duration 43:36
From 2019, our convo with Ada Wolin presents a fresh new look into “The Golden Age of The Shangri-Las." Was the most idiosyncratic and influential girl-group of the 1960s also the “punkiest”? Tune in and find out!
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In Case You Missed It: "YACHT ROCK" with Greg Prato
Episode 170
Monday, June 19, 2023 • Duration 35:15
Summer = Yacht Rock.
That's a fact. Just what is "yacht rock," you ask? Is it AM gold? Soft, smooth 70s hits, come back to life? We're winding the clock back to Episode 19 so Greg Prato, author "The Yacht Rock Book" can lay it all out for you. Put your sunscreen and Ray Bans on, pop a Corona, and lie back and enjoy!
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In Case You Missed It: "“Selling BEATLES Merchandise in the U.S.: 1964-1966" with Terry Crain
Episode 169
Monday, June 12, 2023 • Duration 30:41
Boy, has the music industry changed! It's almost irrelvant: no radio, no physical product, no sales. But has it?
The Beatles were not only pioneers in music and popular culture, they were also the progenitors of the music merchandise phenomenon, which earned over $50 million in 1965! Author Terry Crain joined us early on to talk Beatles merch and other interesting side treks surrounding this nostalgic and trendsetting era.
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"The Ballad of MOTT THE HOOPLE" with Chris Hall
Episode 168
Monday, June 5, 2023 • Duration 40:01
Mott the Hoople was of the most important bands of the late '60s and early ‘70s — the rock act that made a stray Bowie song into an anthem for a generation and beyond, and a singer with recognizable hair and ever-present shades. And Mott The Hoople may be one of the UK’s greatest and most cherished bands, but what of their story?
We speak with Chris Hall, the director of The Ballad of Mott the Hoople, about the feature length documentary that tells the bruised and battered, but triumphant, tale of glam rock ‘n’ rollers Mott The Hoople. The film brings the band's story to life through a stunning combination of rare and unseen archive footage, their magnificent music and the testimony of band members Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, and the rest of the crew, plus other associates 'and witnesses, including The Clash's Mick Jones, Queen's Roger Taylor and Mott fanclub president and author Kris Needs.
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In Case You Missed It: NEW BARBARIANS with Rob Chapman
Episode 167
Monday, May 29, 2023 • Duration 35:27
Equal parts myth and legend, the New Barbarians are one of the greatest bands many people have never heard — or heard of! Put together by Ron Wood, the band featured fellow Stone Keith Richards, the Faces’ Ian MacLagan, sax player Bobby Keys, and a legendary rhythm section of the Meters Ziggy Modeleste and jazz great Stanley Clarke.
If you missed this the first time around, tune in to hear Rob Chapman tell wild and rollicking stories featuring behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the band members, dirt on its famous tour, and background on the widespread influence of the band's music.
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"FANNY: The Right To Rock" with Bobbi Jo Hart
Episode 166
Monday, May 22, 2023 • Duration 30:45
Fanny might be one of the most influential bands ever that many people have never heard of. David Bowie called them “one of the most important female bands in American rock,” adding they had been buried without a trace. So who was Fanny?
Bobbi Jo Hart’s documentary Fanny: The Right To Rock examines the first all-female rock band to release an album on a major label. Formed by two Filipina sisters, the Millington’s experienced racism and sexism at an early age, and found a band to be their doorway out. On five albums released by Reprise Records between 1970 and 1974, they rocked as hard as any of their male rock and roll peers. Their story, and Hart’s documentary on Fanny is a truly inspirational and overdue celebration of this hugely influential band.
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In Case You Missed It: "ALICE IN CHAINS: The Untold Story" with David De Sola
Episode 165
Saturday, May 13, 2023 • Duration 38:52
Alice In Chains were major players within the burgeoning Seattle scene that would forever change alternative and rock music. They were also one of the most self-destructive. In this early episode, acclaimed journalist David de Sola tells us how drugs nearly destroyed them and claimed the lives of frontman Layne Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr, and the incredible resurrection of the band nearly fifteen years later.
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REGGAE COVER ART: "Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art" and "The Cover Art of Studio One Records"
Episode 164
Monday, May 8, 2023 • Duration 16:18
"Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art" and "The Album Cover Art of Studio One Records" discuss the evolution, look and style of the the visuals and branding of reggae music. From Calypso, to bluebell rocksteady to roots reggae, and dub to dancehall, the music and visual output of this tiny island is enormous. SteveJ take a look at these two books that deal with two of his all-time favorite topics. Other Steve offers up his wisdom, humor and perhaps some guidance along the way.
Like any genre, there is the good…the bad… and, of course, the ugly. But ultimately, writing about album covers is a bit like dancing about architecture, to steal a phrase. Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it. We cover it all in our latest podcast featuring these two books.
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In Case You Missed It: ELLINGTON & SINATRA IN THE WHITE HOUSE with Edward Faine
Episode 163
Monday, May 1, 2023 • Duration 31:23
Let's go back and take a look at jazz at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Edward Allan Faine pulls back the curtain on the Nixon White House. Was Tricky Dick a jazz fan? After all, he did give Duke Ellington the Medal of Freedom in 1969. Who was in the band and who jammed at the “after-party”? Why did Sinatra almost get canceled, and just who that was playing piano behind some of Pearl Bailey’s set? We’ll touch on some of the more recent President’s and their bands of choice for “the best gig in town!”
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