ROCK AND/OR ROLL
520 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 149 ratingsA podcast about rock and/or roll. Part of Pantheon Podcasts
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Episodes
POWER POP SERIES: MARCO DELMAR (ELEKTRICS) / DAVE HEARN (HAWKS)
August 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourBJ has enlightening conversations about power pop (and the music business) with guitar player Marco Delmar from The Elektrics (who released two albums with Capitol) and keyboardist Dave Hearn from HAWKS (who released two albums with Columbia). What role did a young Jon Bon Jovi play in creating a unique percussion sound? Who turned down a tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: TICKLED IVORIES / UNPLUGGED
July 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourA pair of remixed episodes from the RA/OR archives... "Tickled Ivories" originally released June 2014: BJ plays some of his favorite piano-centric rock songs...and they're not all ballads! "Unplugged" originally released March 2014: It's RA/OR UNPLUGGED as BJ plays 25 of his favorite acoustic songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: DAVID SWANSON (THE POP)
July 22, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourThe Pop released a pair of singles and album independently before signing with Arista for their 1979 album Go! They managed one more EP with Rhino before splitting up in 1981. Hear David's story of moving from Chicago to LA in the early seventies to pursue his rock and roll dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: ARTHUR ALEXANDER (SORROWS)
July 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourBJ is joined by Arthur Alexander, guitar player and singer/songwriter from the classic power pop bands the Poppees, very early purveyors of the style that became power pop, and Sorrows, whose album Teenage Heartbreak is one of the greatest power pop albums ever released. We also learn how the band's second album, Love Too Late, was hijacked by a legendary producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: GARY VALENTINE
July 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourGary Valentine was an early member of Blondie, performing on the band's first album before leaving to form his own band in Los Angeles called The Know. Hear Gary's story on this episode, with lots of great music interspersed throughout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BRIGIDA (ARTFUL DODGER)
July 01, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutesBJ is joined by Steve Brigida, drummer from Artful Dodger, for a discussion about the band's career, and their place in the history power pop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: JONATHAN PALEY
June 24, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourBJ presents an interview with Jonathan Paley, who recalls unwittingly wandering into some dive called CBGBs along with Jonathon Richman, auditioning for the Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders, Richard Hell and Jerry Nolan), recording with the Ramones, being produced by Phil Spector, not to mention the story of the band he had with his brother Andy, the Paley Brothers, who recorded a power pop classic for Sire in 1978. The follow up would have been even better, but it never happened. Find out why....
POWER POP SERIES: GRAEME DOUGLAS / WILL BIRCH
June 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourBJ presents interviews with two former members of pub rock band the Kursaal Flyers, Graeme Douglas and Will Birch, who each went on to make power pop history with, respectively, Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: O CANADA / PAGLIARO INTERVIEW
June 10, 2022 05:38 - 2 hoursFrom July 2013: B.J. is your self-appointed tour guide for a trip through the more remote provinces of the seventies rock scene in Canada. Beauty! From January 2016: Michel Pagliaro is a one of a kind artist and in terms of seventies rock and the advent of power pop he was a true visionary. Famous in Quebec but virtually unknown outside of that French Canadian province, Pagliaro made music ahead of its time and yet with obvious universal appeal. On this episode BJ actually has a conversatio...
POWER POP SERIES: BIG STAR
June 02, 2022 22:17 - 1 hourFor this episode, the second in the power pop series, BJ delves into the story of Big Star via interviews with drummer Jody Stephens and two more people who were there to witness the band's early days, Jon Tiven (from the bands Prix and The Yankees) and Van Duren, who also discusses his classic 1978 album Are You Serious? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: EPISODE ONE
May 27, 2022 05:15 - 1 hourFor this episode, the first in what will be an extended series about the development of the power pop genre, BJ presents a brief overview, including interviews with Bob Jackson, who joined Badfinger towards the end of that legendary band's original run, and Cyril Jordan, who wrote the iconic "Shake Some Action" for The Flamin' Groovies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWER POP SERIES: EPISODE ONE
May 27, 2022 05:15 - 1 hourFor this episode, the first in what will be an extended series about the development of the power pop genre, BJ presents a brief overview, including interviews with Bob Jackson, who joined Badfinger towards the end of that legendary band's original run, and Cyril Jordan, who wrote the iconic "Shake Some Action" for The Flamin' Groovies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AOR? AOK! XX
May 20, 2022 05:15 - 1 hourYes, this is actually the 20th episode of AOR? AOK! Meaning, at this point, BJ has exposed RA/OR listeners to melodic rock songs by more than 450 different bands or artists. IAN CUSSICK - THE SUPERNATURAL GUIDO MINEO - ROSES ROULETTE - ONLY THE STRONG PALACE - NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE STEVEN MCCLINTOCK - WHEN LOVE BREAKS SILENT RUNNING - FLAME OF LOVE DAVID J. PETOVAR - IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT 6AM - TIME'S RUNNING AMONG THIEVES - THE SUN STILL SHINES WIZ KIDZ - DOWN ON MY LUCK CHINA - HOT LOVIN'...
WARRANT "CHERRY PIE" ROUNDTABLE
May 13, 2022 05:15 - 1 hourOriginally recorded in 2018 as a Rocknpod exclusive: BJ is joined by Craig Smith from the Pods & Sods Network, Ian Wadley from Rock & Metal Combat, Steven Michael from Growin' Up Rock and Wallygator from the CGCM Podcast for a roundtable discussion about Warrant's unfairly maligned 1990 album Cherry Pie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
LOST EPISODE: TV THEME SONGS (UNRELEASED 2020)
May 06, 2022 20:10 - 1 hourBelieve it or not...a lot of TV theme songs from the eighties were...good? This episode was ready to go when the RIAA sent its threatening letter, and has been gathering dust since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CARPE DIEM BABY: THE METALLICA SAGA PART III
April 28, 2022 18:49 - 1 hourBJ is once again joined by Fistful of Dave and Joey Haynie for a shameless sequel to the most downloaded episode of Rock and/or Roll, episode 91: SAD BUT TRUE, a dismantling of the Black Album. On this episode they take apart Metallica's misguided follow-ups to that Diamond seller, LOAD and RELOAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: SAD BUT TRUE
April 27, 2022 21:54 - 1 hourIn preparation for tomorrow's release of Part III of the Metallica saga, enjoy these temporarily resurrected original episodes from 2015. Originally released on September 3, 2015: BJ is once again joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the unfortunate reinvention of Metallica with the so-called "Black Album" and later in the episode Joey Haynie from the Rock Strikes Ten podcast joins BJ to offer a different perspective on the album and whether or not it was a success, "success" having multiple ...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: GARAGE DAYS RE-RE-REVISTED
April 27, 2022 21:53 - 1 hourIn preparation for tomorrow's release of Part III of the Metallica saga, enjoy these temporarily resurrected original episodes from 2015. Originally released: August 27, 2015: BJ is joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the early years of Metallica and to examine how the band's unique version of heavy metal developed over the course of the early demos and live performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FROM THE ARCHIVES: BADFINGER / ARTFUL DODGER
April 23, 2022 06:58 - 1 hourOriginally released in October 2013 and September 2014. RA/OR 17: Badfinger were the first band signed by The Beatles when they launched their own record label Apple Records in 1968 and the band had several hits before the harsh reality of the corrupt record industry came crashing down on their hopes and dreams. The band's song "Baby Blue" was prominently featured in the finale of Breaking Bad and sold 5300 downloads that night on iTunes. On this episode BJ tells the tragic story of the band...
THE RETURN OF SONGS OF THE KNIGHT: CREATURES OF HABIT
April 15, 2022 22:40 - 1 hourBJ is joined by Eric Miller and Jon Lamoreaux for the resurrection of the Songs of the Knight series originally presented by the Pods & Sods Network. For this episode they have an in depth discussion about Billy Squier's seventh album Creatures of Habit from 1991. Hear the previous episodes here: https://podsodcast.com/?s=songs+of+the+knight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
LOST EPISODE: ANSWER SONGS (UNRELEASED 2020)
April 08, 2022 21:26 - 1 hourThis is a re-edited version of an episode I had finished and ready to go when the RIAA brought the smackdown in August 2020. An answer song is a song made in response to a previous song, normally by another artist. The concept became widespread in blues and R&B recorded music in the 1930s to the 1950s. Answer songs were also extremely popular in country music in the 1950s and 1960s, most often as female responses to an original hit by a male artist. In Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and...
NO SHAME V - PODDER & SODDER (RELEASED APRIL 1, 2016)
April 01, 2022 07:34 - 46 minutesA special encore presentation of a classic episode from 2016. It's about time! BJ is once again joined by Craig Smith and Eric Miller from The Pods & Sods Network for another round of No Shame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WORST OF BOTH WORLDS
March 25, 2022 04:12 - 1 hourBJ and Brian Sword, along with special guest Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music, reluctantly select the five worst songs from the David Lee Roth era, then enthusiastically malign the five worst Van Hagar songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RA/OR IS BACK! IT'S TIME FOR MORE GREAT POWER POP!
March 20, 2022 20:43 - 1 hourRock and/or Roll is back for the attack with tunes from 30 more great, obscure power pop bands for your listening enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RA/OR IS BACK! IT'S THE RETURN OF AOR? AOK!
March 17, 2022 20:44 - 1 hourRock and/or Roll is back for the attack with a sampling of 30 more great AOR tunes from the eighties and nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RA/OR IS BACK! IT'S THE RETURN OF AOR? AOK!
March 17, 2022 20:44 - 1 hourRock and/or Roll is back for the attack with a sampling of 30 more great AOR tunes from the eighties and nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Real Me: Trailer
September 22, 2021 00:26 - 4 minutes“The Real Me,” a new production from Pantheon Podcasts premiering Tuesday, Oct. 5, follows the emotionally powerful stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America (TCA), the national non-profit founded by rock icons Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, “The Real Me” highlights the moving experiences of cancer patients in TCA’s Play It Back program, which matches them with music professional...
Badlands: A New Podcast Trailer
May 05, 2021 23:46 - 4 minutesBADLANDS is a brand new podcast from Jake Brennan, creator and host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast, DISGRACELAND. BADLANDS is a new anthology that blends hardcore history and true crime, with transgressive stories from the worlds of celebrity, sports, and beyond. Season One of BADLANDS, entitled HOLLYWOODLAND , explores the true crimes and scandalous careers of Hollywood’s most legendary stars and sheds new light on some of Tinseltown’s most enduring mysteries, like the dea...
UPDATE
August 20, 2020 06:31 - 38 minutesIt ain't over til it's over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
324 - RED HEADED STRANGER
July 31, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIn 1975 Willie Nelson made a truly inspired record, a stark collection of sparsely recorded songs that told a dark story.
323 - EMITT RHODES 1950 - 2020
July 24, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBEmitt 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
July 24, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBEmitt 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.
322 - GET TERRITORIAL
July 17, 2020 04:03 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBGotta find a way. A better way. A better way.
321 - WORST OF AC/DC (THE BON SCOTT YEARS)
July 10, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBHe'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.
320 - AOR????????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 03, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 80 MBNever enough AOR!
319 - A WHITER SHADE OF PALE
June 26, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBA 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.
318 - CCR & FOGERTY (with Lee McCormack)
June 19, 2020 05:15 - 2 hours - 268 MBBJ 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
317 - GOLDEN RASPEIGHTIES
June 12, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBThe 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.
315 - GUITARISTS (with Ryan Mckay)
May 29, 2020 05:15 - 2 hours - 125 MBFor 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.
314 - DRUMMERS (with Lee McCormack)
May 22, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBLee McCormack presents a partial overview of rock drumming: who influenced who and how are these drummers different stylistically.
313 - TONIGHT/TONITE
May 15, 2020 05:13 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB25 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 - TO...
312 - SYNTHPOP
May 08, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBBJ recently went down a synthpop rabbit hole. Check out what he found.
311 - BEST OF LIMP BIZKIT
May 01, 2020 06:06 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBBJ 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--
310 - VINYL COUNTDOWN XIV
April 24, 2020 10:01 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBBJ rescues two dozen more lost songs from his record collection.
308 - FAKEWOOD MAC
April 10, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBOver 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.
307 - GOLDEN EARRING
April 03, 2020 17:32 - 2 hours - 118 MBGolden Earring is the world's longest surviving rock band, having formed a year before The Rolling Stones, and the current line-up of Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen and Cesar Zuiderwijk has been intact since 1970. That's the same line-up for 50 years.
306 - REBELS RULE: JUNK SHOP GLAM 45s
March 27, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBBJ plays a selection of junk shop glam singles, both sides. And then at the end of the episode you will find the third installment of Dad Rock wherein BJ forces his daughter to listen to a Rolling Stones album with too much slide guitar.
305 - JUNK SHOP GLAM
March 20, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBFor your listening pleasure: 30 junk shop glam obscurities.