ROCK AND/OR ROLL
523 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 149 ratingsA podcast about rock and/or roll. Part of Pantheon Podcasts
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Episodes
BONUS EPISODE: RONNIE LANE
April 20, 2015 14:19 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBI simply could not devote an episode of the podcast to Rod Stewart without also acknowledging the brilliance of his former bandmate Ronnie Lane. Enjoy this bonus episode.
072 - ROD STEWART
April 17, 2015 04:02 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBBJ closely examines the first ten years or so of a storied career. Rod Stewart played a pretty major role in the development of rock and roll before he forsook his artistry (and the guy was a true artist) for the pomp and circumstance of pomp and circumstance. If you are unfamiliar with Rod's early work, solo and with the Faces, prepare to be impressed.
071 - NO SHAME (WITH PODS & SODS)
April 10, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBIt's time for Pods and/or Roll as BJ is joined by Craig Smith and Eric Miller from the Pods & Sods podcast for a revelatory discussion about songs each of them likes that people more prone to shame and/or embarrassment would perhaps hesitate to admit to liking but the theme of this episode is "no shame" and absolutely none is felt.
070 - TOP TEN: 1970
April 03, 2015 04:59 - 1 hour - 74 MBSince this is episode number seventy BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year of 1970.
069 - SOPHOMORE SLUMP (WITH THE SHABBY ROAD RECORD SHOW)
March 27, 2015 05:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBIt's Shabby and/or Road! BJ is joined by Ryan McKay and A.D. Adams from a great podcast called The Shabby Road Record Show and together they turn the idea of the "Sophomore Slump" on its head by discussing bands' second albums which they think were better than the debut.
068 - "NEW WAVE" (PART TWO)
March 20, 2015 05:00 - 2 hours - 141 MBBJ plays too many of his favorite "new wave" songs but he wanted to play a lot more.
067 - "NEW WAVE" (PART ONE) with Ira Robbins
March 13, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBFor this epsiode BJ is joined by Ira Robbins, co-founder and editor of the legendary Trouser Press magazine, the Trouser Press Record Guides and the Trouser Press website to discuss the convoluted genre that is "New Wave."
066 - THE GENIUS OF LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (PART TWO)
March 06, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBBJ continues his celebration of the truly inspired work of one of his favorite artists. As you will hear Lindsey Buckingham has created some astonishing pop music post-Tusk, with and without Fleetwood Mac.
065 - THE GENIUS OF LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM (PART ONE)
February 27, 2015 03:22 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn part one of his two part tribute to one of his very favorite songwriters BJ presents an overview of Lindsey Buckingham's career, focusing on the amazing Lindsey Buckingham album contained within Fleetwood Mac's 1979 double album Tusk.
GETTIN' BOSSY 001: NEBRASKA
February 20, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBBJ is joined by special guest Brian Sword of The Double Stop podcast to discuss Bruce Springsteen's 1982 folk masterpiece Nebraska.
063 - DAZED AND/OR CONFUSED
February 13, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThis one could go over like a lead balloon. BJ outs the led and gets the led out.
062 - STATUS QUO
February 06, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBBJ shares some of his favorite tunes by one his favorite bands.
061 - HEAVY MET'L! HEAVY MET'L! HEAVY MET'L!
January 30, 2015 05:45 - 1 hour - 148 MBBJ plays some of his favorite heavy metal songs from the eighties. That means metal with hooks.
060 - DJ BJ
January 23, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBThe episode without a theme! BJ just wanted an excuse to play some songs he loves.
059 - LEA HART INTERVIEW
January 16, 2015 05:08 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBOn this episode BJ has a conversation with Lea Hart about his decades long career as a rock songwriter with his bands Slowbone, The Roll-Ups, and Ya Ya; and also his time in Fastway and his solo career.
058 - VINYL COUNTDOWN II
January 09, 2015 05:53 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBBJ raids his vinyl collection again to play some more of his obscure favorites.
057 - VAN HAGAR
December 31, 2014 10:07 - 1 hour - 86 MBBJ is once again joined by author of Van Halen Rising Greg Renoff, this time to discuss the phenomenon known as "Van Hagar." Why did Sammy Hagar alienate so many Van Halen fans and who else might the brothers have chosen to replace David Lee Roth?
056 - GOO GOO DOLLS
December 02, 2014 20:40 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBBJ is once again joined by old friends Chris and Dave to discuss a band that all three of them agree used to be great. Used to be.
055 - SOUL ASYLUM
November 20, 2014 19:50 - 1 hour - 114 MBBJ is joined by two old friends Chris and Dave to discuss a band that three of them agree in its prime was one of the greatest rock bands ever--Soul Asylum.
054 - THE BLACK ALBUM
November 06, 2014 19:30 - 1 hour - 153 MBInspired by the film Boyhood BJ sets out to construct a "lost Beatles album" from all of the Fab Four's post-Beatles solo work.
053 - BEE GEES
October 24, 2014 19:18 - 1 hour - 131 MBThe Bee Gees were a lot more than a disco band. BJ presents an overview of the early career of these amazing artists.
052 - PLAYING FAVORITES
October 10, 2014 19:12 - 2 hours - 167 MBBJ put out a request on Facebook for listeners to suggest bands or artists by whom he might play his favorite song and this episode is the result.
051 - ARTFUL DODGER
September 26, 2014 19:01 - 1 hour - 107 MBBJ presents an overview of the unfortunately brief career of one of the great unsung rock bands of the seventies: Artful Dodger.
050 - FIFTIETH EPISODE MIX TAPE
September 11, 2014 18:55 - 1 hour - 144 MBTo celebrate the 50th episode of the podcast BJ went back and selected some of his favorite songs from the previous 49 episodes.
049 - LANGUAGE BARRIER II - THE METAL YEARS
August 28, 2014 18:47 - 1 hour - 157 MBBJ plays some absolutely killer heavy metal from the eighties, the hitch is these songs were all sung in languages other than English. If you're a fan of eighties metal prepare to have your mind blown.
048 - DOKKEN
August 16, 2014 05:53 - 2 hours - 179 MBBJ is joined once again by Greg Renoff, author of the forthcoming book Van Halen Rising, but this time to discuss one of BJ's favorite bands growing up: Dokken.
046 - KISS KONNECTIONS II
July 18, 2014 14:39 - 1 hour - 153 MBBJ plays more songs which are connected to KISS in some way.
045 - KISS KONNECTIONS
July 11, 2014 14:32 - 1 hour - 139 MBBJ plays a variety of songs which are connected to KISS in some way.
044 - ADNY SHERNOFF
June 24, 2014 14:22 - 1 hour - 103 MBBJ has a conversation with Adny Shernoff aka Andy Shernoff, the brains behind one of the coolest rock bands ever, The Dictators.
043 - TICKLED IVORIES
June 19, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBBJ plays some of his favorite rock songs where the piano is the main instrument, and they're not all ballads!
042 - NINETIES SEVEN INCHES
June 06, 2014 05:53 - 1 hour - 121 MBBJ plays some of his favorite songs from all the indie rock seven inch singles he collected in the nineties.
041 - VINYL COUNTDOWN
May 23, 2014 05:26 - 1 hour - 144 MBBJ raids his record collection and plays some of his obscure favorites, direct from the vinyl.
040 - AUTHOR DAVID KONOW
April 26, 2014 19:36 - 1 hour - 136 MBBJ has a conversation with David Konow about his books Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal and Reel Terror.
039 - NWOBHM PART 2
April 26, 2014 19:27 - 1 hour - 129 MBBJ plays more of his favorite songs from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
038 - NWOBHM PART 1
April 17, 2014 18:18 - 2 hours - 179 MBBJ is joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
037 - VAN HALEN RISING
April 10, 2014 18:11 - 2 hours - 171 MBBJ is joined by Greg Renoff, author of the forthcoming book Van Halen Rising, to discuss the topic of his book: the early years of Van Halen.
036 - EIGHTIES KISS
March 27, 2014 06:24 - 2 hours - 176 MBBJ and special guest Matthew Joseph discuss the many detours KISS took in the eighties.
035 - "HAIR" METAL
March 19, 2014 06:16 - 1 hour - 119 MBBJ takes a closer look at the vast array of bands unfairly tagged "hair metal."
034 - MARTY FRIEDMAN
March 07, 2014 04:09 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBBJ has a great conversation with guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman about his seminal heavy metal bands Deuce, Vixen, and Hawaii.
033 - JON MONTGOMERY
February 27, 2014 04:04 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBBJ has a conversation with Jon Montgomery, frontman for legendary NYC rock band Street Punk.
032 - MORE POWER POP
February 13, 2014 03:57 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBBJ plays more of his favorite obscure power pop.
031 - MICHAEL BUTLER
February 08, 2014 03:51 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBBJ has a conversation with Michael Butler, host of the Rock and Roll Geek Show, about his band American Heartbreak and about his favorite moments from his long-running podcast.
030 - LANGUAGE BARRIER
February 01, 2014 02:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBBJ plays some of his favorite rock songs which are sung in languages other than English.
029 - AUSTRALIAN ROCK PART 3
January 18, 2014 01:57 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBThe final installment of BJ's Oz Rock trilogy.
028 - SOUNDTRACKS
January 11, 2014 01:51 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBBJ plays some of his favorite songs from movie soundtracks.
027 - AUSTRALIAN ROCK PART 2
January 03, 2014 01:43 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBBJ plays more of his favorite rock and roll from down under.
026 - AUSTRALIAN ROCK PART 1
December 20, 2013 01:33 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBBJ takes a look at the history of Australian rock and plays some of his favorites.
025 - 2013
December 06, 2013 01:19 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBBJ plays some of his favorite rock that came out in 2013.