ROCK AND/OR ROLL

5. DAY BY DAY: WEEZER - MAKE BELIEVE

July 25, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 5: Weezer - Make Believe (2005) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4. DAY BY DAY: WEEZER - MALADROIT

July 24, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes

Day 4: Weezer - Maladroit (2002) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. DAY BY DAY: WEEZER - WEEZER (THE GREEN ALBUM)

July 23, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes

Day 3: Weezer - Weezer (The Green Album) (2001) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. DAY BY DAY: WEEZER - PINKERTON

July 22, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes

Day 2: Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. DAY BY DAY: WEEZER - WEEZER (THE BLUE ALBUM)

July 21, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes

Day 1: Weezer - Weezer (1994) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LOST EPISODE: AOR AOK 18

July 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

This episode was originally released in October 2020, while the podcast was on hiatus, covertly posted to Internet Archive. I'm guessing most of you haven't heard it, so I decided to give it a proper release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE MANY LINE-UPS OF CHELSEA

July 07, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes

Chelsea was originally formed in August of 1976 by singer Gene October, guitarist William Broad (later known as Billy Idol), bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe. After the other three left to form Generation X, October kept the band going, cycling through line-up after line-up, releasing som classic punk singles and albums along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IAN KIMMET FROM JOOK

June 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Jook were a great band, active for just a few years in the early seventies. They released six singles, including some absolutely classic heavy glam tunes, but no album. For this episode BJ is joined by Ian Kimmet, the band's singer and main songwriter, to discuss why such a killer band failed to thrive, even in the midst of the glam rock explosion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FROM THE ARCHIVES: DIRECT-TO-VIDEO

June 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Originally released July 2018: In a world where producers were greenlighting low budget films to be released directly to video there would be no soundtracks, but there would still be music. There were songs in those movies. Otherwise unreleased songs. Great songs. These are those songs. TONY SCIUTO - OUT OF THE DARKNESS FROM ALL AMERICAN MURDER MARK MANCINA - IT’S NOT OVER YET FROM NIGHT WARS STEPHEN BUTLER - ALWAYS ON MY MIND FROM FINAL MISSION THE NIGHT BROTHERS - CRY OF THE CITY FROM KNIG...

12. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - WALKING THROUGH FIRE

June 20, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes

Day 12: April Wine - Walking Through Fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - ANIMAL GRACE

June 19, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes

Day 11: April Wine - Animal Grace (1984) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - POWER PLAY

June 18, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes

Day 10: April Wine - Power Play (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

June 17, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes

Day 9: April Wine - The Nature of the Beast (1981) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - HARDER...FASTER

June 16, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes

Day 8: April Wine - Harder...Faster (1979) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - FIRST GLANCE

June 15, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes

Day 7: April Wine - First Glance (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - FOREVER FOR NOW

June 14, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes

Day 6: April Wine - Forever For Now (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOIN' CRAZY

June 13, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes

Day 5: April Wine - The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - STAND BACK

June 12, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 4: April Wine - Stand Back (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - ELECTRIC JEWELS

June 11, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes

Day 3: April Wine - Electric Jewels (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - ON RECORD

June 10, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 2: April Wine - On Record (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - APRIL WINE

June 09, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes

Day 1: April Wine - April Wine (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FROM THE ARCHIVES: BEE GEES

June 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Originally released October 2014: The Bee Gees were far more than just a disco band, the Gibb brothers were incredibly talented songwriters and musicians who were responsible for some of the most ambitious and effective pop music of the late sixties and early seventies. On this episode BJ attempts to tell the story of the band with words and song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10th ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA

May 26, 2023 05:00 - 3 hours

The very first episode of Rock and/or Roll was released on May 27, 2013. For this episode to commemorate that milestone, BJ takes a look back, plays some favorite clips and songs, and reminisces with old friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RAMASES & SELKET

May 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Barry and Dorothy were an HVAC installer and a waitress until they decided they were the reincarnations of Egyptian gods and embarked upon an ill-fated music career. Two albums later one of them was dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PAVLOV'S DOG

May 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Pavlov's Dog was a seven piece quasi-prog band from St Louis, managed by a crook, who made a few interesting records before its members scattered. Singer David Surkamp resurfaced in Seattle where he formed an exciting but short-lived band called Hi-Fi with a founding member of Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FROM THE ARCHIVES: FAKEWOOD MAC

May 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Originally released in April 2020: Over the course of just one year, 1974, British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac would go from a career low point, the bottom of the barrel, to suddenly, by years end, transformed, reinvented, and ready to become one of the most successful, top selling acts of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - SAY YOU WILL

April 30, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes

Day 17: Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will (2003) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16. DAY BY DAY: "FLEETWOOD MAC" - TIME

April 29, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 16: "Fleetwood Mac" - Time (1995) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15. DAY BY DAY: "FLEETWOOD MAC" - BEHIND THE MASK

April 28, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes

Day 15: "Fleetwood Mac" - Behind The Mask (1990) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - TANGO IN THE NIGHT

April 27, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 14: Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - MIRAGE

April 26, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes

Day 13: Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - TUSK

April 25, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes

Day 12: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS

April 24, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes

Day 11: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - FLEETWOOD MAC

April 23, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes

Day 10: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND

April 22, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes

Day 9: Fleetwood Mac - Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - MYSTERY TO ME

April 21, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 8: Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - PENGUIN

April 20, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes

Day 7: Fleetwood Mac - Penguin (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - BARE TREES

April 19, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes

Day 6: Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - FUTURE GAMES

April 18, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes

Day 5: Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - KILN HOUSE

April 17, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes

Day 4: Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House (1970) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - THEN PLAY ON

April 16, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes

Day 3: Fleetwood mac - Then Play On (1969) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - MR. WONDERFUL

April 15, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes

Day 2: Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wondeful (1968) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. DAY BY DAY: FLEETWOOD MAC - PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC

April 14, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes

Day 1: Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (1968) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DOCTORS OF MADNESS: THE ALMOST PUNKS

April 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

The Doctors of Madness formed in London in late 1974 and flamed out by the end of 1978, releasing three diverse albums that bridged the gap between glam and punk, but very few people seemed to notice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE STORY OF STRAY

March 31, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Stray formed in the late sixties when it's members were barely teenagers and they landed a record deal before they reached adulthood. Ahead of their time, they found little success, even with help from multiple mobsters, but the catalogue of albums they left behind speak for themselves. Even Iron Maiden cite them as an influence. This is their story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FROM THE ARCHIVES: PUB ROCK

March 24, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour

Originally released in July 2013: B.J. presents an overview of the Pub Rock movement that was a big deal in London in the early to mid-seventies and laid the groundwork for Punk and then New Wave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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