ROCK AND/OR ROLL

304 - AFTER ZEPPELIN

March 13, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

For your listening enjoyment BJ has curated a 20 song playlist from the solo projects of the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, with some trivia in between.

303 - STONE TEMPLE WEILAND (with Cobras & Fire)

March 06, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

BJ is joined by Bakko and Loose Cannon from Cobras & Fire for a discussion about Stone Temple Pilots and the evolution of Scott Weiland from a grunge mimic to a glam junkie, then each contributes five song choices to the ultimate Weiland playlist.

302 - SOUNDTRACKS 3D

February 28, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 89.3 MB

In a world where soundtracks didn’t suck, great songs were hidden on those soundtracks.

301 - EIGHTIES MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS)

February 21, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 106 MB

BJ and Jon Lamoreaux get to the church on time to finish off Jon's holy trinity with a discussion of David Bowie's eighties output and then each counts down his top ten favorite Bowie songs from that decade.

300 - AOR???????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 14, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 177 MB

Let's celebrate the 300th episode with some more great AOR!

299 - SONG-POEMS (with Bob Purse)

February 06, 2020 04:07 - 2 hours - 137 MB

Song-poems were records created when random citizens wrote "poems" (lyrics) and sent them, along with a check, to various companies which employed musicians who would set those words to music, record the song and press it to vinyl. It was basically a scam and many of the records ended up in thrift shops and record stores where they at some point were discovered by collectors of the odd and obscure. On this episode one of those collectors, Bob Purse, shares with us some of his favorite songs ...

298 - SEAWEED

January 31, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 75.9 MB

Seaweed formed in Tacoma, Washington in the late eighties, found success with an indie label (the mighty Sub Pop), then signed with a major (Hollywood) and you can guess the rest. This episode also includes the second installment of "Dad Rock." This time around BJ and his daughter discuss Let It Be by The Beatles.

297 - TIM HARDIN

January 24, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Tim Hardin was an extremely talented songwriter and performer who spent decades struggling with heroin addiction.

296 - SAME NAME

January 17, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 95 MB

Same name, different band.

295 - OVERLOOKED III: SINGLE BULLET THEORY

January 10, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

If you've never heard it before, allow this episode to be your introduction to the great 1982 self-titled album by Single Bullet Theory. And then at the end of the episode you will find the first in what will be a continuing series of segments sarcastically called "Dad Rock" wherein BJ encourages his 13 year-old daughter to listen to old records and share her thoughts. For this first installment of "Dad Rock" she listened to Revolver by The Beatles.

294 - THE MAGICAL MYSTERY OF KLAATU

January 03, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

In early 1977 many in the music world began to speculate about a mysterious record by a band calling itself Klaatu. Who were the anonymous men behind this album? And could it be The Beatles, clandestinely reunited?

293 - CLASS OF 2019

December 27, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

To close out the year BJ plays some of his favorite songs released in 2019.

292 - WORST OF DOKKEN - THE CLASSIC LINEUP

December 20, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

BJ is joined once again by fellow huge Dokken fan Brian Sword from The Double Stop for a frank discussion about which five songs each thinks are the worst songs from those three classic Dokken albums from the eighties.

291 - THE SOUND OF SILENCE

December 13, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

The third time was the charm. Two different versions of "The Sounds of Silence" had previously been released before the remixed hit version finally broke through, topping the charts at the beginning of 1966.

290 - TONIO K.

December 06, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB

Steven M. Krikorian adopted the stage name Tonio K, naming himself for Thomas Mann’s short story Tonio Kroger but shortening it to Tonio K in reference to Franz Kafka’s The Trial and it’s protagonist Josef K. His first album Life in the Foodchain was released in 1978 and became a critical smash. He would release three more albums and an EP in the eighties and then revert to a career as a professional songwriter for other artists.

289 - JIMMY CLIFF

November 29, 2019 05:49 - 1 hour - 82 MB

BJ discusses the life and music of great songwriter and reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff.

288 - LMNOP

November 22, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

LMNOP was the musical outlet for guy named Stephen Fievet from Atlanta who always maintained an element of mystery, a talented songwriter whose up tempo and melodic songs often camouflaged dark themes.

287 - OBSCURED BY SYD

November 15, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB

In early 1972 Pink Floyd were in the middle of creating one of the most successful and iconic albums in history when they took an unexpected break, flew to France and wrote and recorded an entirely separate album in just two weeks. That very same month, February of 1972, Pink Floyd's enigmatic founding member Syd Barrett surprisingly resurfaced, fronting a new band called Stars.

286 - AOR??????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 08, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Right back atcha with two weeks in a row of killer AOR.

285 - AOR?????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

November 01, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Let's do this.

284 - WORST OF OZZY - THE EIGHTIES

October 25, 2019 04:01 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

BJ and Brian Sword pick the five worst songs from the Ozzy Osbourne albums released in the eighties.

283 - FLYING NUN (PART TWO)

October 18, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

The Flying Nun television series starring Sally Field ran on ABC from September of 1967 to September of 1970. New Zealand is a sovereign island country situated in Tasman Sea about 1,200 miles east of Australia comprised of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island—and around 600 smaller islands. Flying Nun is a record label launched by New Zealander Roger Shepherd in 1981 to document the many bands and artists active on the South Island who were developing what would become ...

282 - FLYING NUN (PART ONE)

October 11, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 81.5 MB

The Flying Nun television series starring Sally Field ran on ABC from September of 1967 to September of 1970. New Zealand is a sovereign island country situated in Tasman Sea about 1,200 miles east of Australia comprised of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island—and around 600 smaller islands. Flying Nun is a record label launched by New Zealander Roger Shepherd in 1981 to document the many bands and artists active on the South Island who were developing what would become ...

281 - SCENES FROM THE GOLDMINE WITH CAMERON DYE

October 04, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

Actor and musician Cameron Dye joins BJ to discuss his career in film and music, the main focus being the 1987 film Scenes from the Goldmine and the awesome soundtrack that never was. You can watch the film here.

280 - RODNEY ON THE ROQ

September 27, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

For your listening pleasure BJ has assembled a collection of clips from Rodney Bingenheimer's radio program Rodney on the ROQ. These clips were broadcast on 106.7 FM KROQ out of Los Angeles, between 1976 and 1986.

279 - AFTER THE CELLAR

September 20, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 100 MB

BJ is joined by frequent guest Joe Royland for a discussion about the often excellent, sometimes overlooked material Ratt produced in the wake of the breakout success of their debut album Out of the Cellar and then each counts down his top ten favorite songs Ratt released after the Cellar.

BONUS EPISODE: LIVE QUEEN

September 16, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

Let's close out Freddie's birthday celebration with this bonus episode featuring a killer collection of Queen live recordings.

278 - QUEEN SOLO

September 13, 2019 05:15 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

Continuing the celebration of Freddie's birthday BJ is joined again by Eric Miller from the Pods & Sods Network for a discussion about the solo careers of Queen's members and then each counts down his top ten favorite songs from that solo output.

277 - EIGHTIES QUEEN

September 05, 2019 17:49 - 2 hours - 231 MB

Just in time for Freddie's birthday BJ is joined by Eric Miller from the Pods & Sods Network for a discussion about Queen's output in the eighties and then each counts down his top ten favorite Queen songs from that decade.

276 - BEST OF CREED

August 30, 2019 05:35 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

BJ is joined once again by Brian Sword for another episode of "Best of" wherein the pair force themselves to pick the five best songs by the worst bands. This time around they subjected themselves to the entire Creed discography, the mission being to find the least objectionable Creed songs.

275 - POWER POP IX

August 23, 2019 02:30 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

BJ presents two dozen more power pop songs from the late seventies/early eighties for your listening enjoyment.

274 - NASHVILLE ROCK N POD EXPO 2019

August 16, 2019 02:49 - 2 hours - 123 MB

BJ made the trek to Nashville for the third year in a row to take part in the Rock N Pod Expo. On this episode you'll hear the interviews he recorded at the expo, plus a live panel discussion about life in the music business that featured insights from Dave Ellefson, Jason Bieler and Drew Fortier.

273 - HEALTER SKELTER

August 09, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB

The Tate murders happened 50 years ago today.

272 - MAGNUM (with Richie from Focus on Metal)

August 02, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 92.4 MB

BJ is joined by Richie from the Focus on Metal podcast for a discussion about the long career of British progressive hard rockers Magnum and then each chose his ten favorite Magnum songs.

271 - OVERLOOKED II: ILLUMINATIONS BY LEGGAT

July 26, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

On this episode BJ exposes you, the lucky listener, to a great lost album from 1982, Illuminations by Leggat, a short-lived band formed in 1981 in Toronto by brothers Hugh and Gord Leggat. Released by Capitol Records only in Canada as a ten song double album, it's an impressive piece of work.

270 - VINYL COUNTDOWN LUCKY 13

July 19, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 86.4 MB

It's time for more great, obscure tracks culled from BJ's record collection.

269 - STEVE EARLE (with Lee McCormack)

July 12, 2019 06:15 - 2 hours - 127 MB

BJ let Lee McCormack from Tramps Like Us take the lead on this episode, which is devoted to Lee's favorite artist of all time. After a quick overview of Steve Earle's life in music Lee and BJ each counts down his top ten favorite Steve Earle songs.

268 - HALL & OATES (with Jon Lamoreaux)

July 05, 2019 06:15 - 2 hours - 119 MB

BJ is joined by friend of the show Jon Lamoreaux, host of The Hustle, for an interesting (and mildly combative) discussion about the merits of the half century partnership that is Hall & Oates, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Hall & Oates songs.

267 - POSTHUMOUSLY

June 28, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

BJ plays a selection of songs which were unfortunately released posthumously.

266 - BIG TEN-INCH RECORDS

June 21, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

BJ pulls out his big ten inch...record collection and plays a great selection of songs.

265 - AOR????????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 14, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 88 MB

We survived the Motley series! Let's cleanse the collective palette with some choice AOR!

264 - NEW SAINTS OF NETFLIX

June 07, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Podcasts = Trouble. Craig Cohen was gracious enough to step in and help BJ put the Motley Crue series to rest.

BONUS EPISODE: SHOUT 97

May 31, 2019 06:15 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

Lee McCormack talks to Jimi LaMort about the work he did with Mötley Crüe remixing Shout At The Devil for Generation Swine.

263 - GENERATION SWINE

May 24, 2019 08:33 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Do you...do you wanna bleed? It's time for candlelight and songs of life as BJ is joined by Joey Haynie from Rock Strikes Ten to discuss Motley's reunion album Generation Swine.

BONUS EPISODE: PRE-CRÜE CORABI

May 17, 2019 06:15 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Let's hear what John Corabi was up to before he joined Grungy Crue.

262 - MÖTLEY CRÜE

May 10, 2019 06:15 - 1 hour - 109 MB

It's power to the podcast as BJ is joined by the cross-eyed derelicts from Growin' Up Rock, Steven Michael and Hooligan Hollywood Pooni, for a discussion about Motley Crue's self-titled album from 1994.

BONUS EPISODE: CJ RAMONE TALKS TO CRAIG COHEN

May 03, 2019 09:41 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

Friend of the show Craig Cohen recently had the opportunity to speak with CJ Ramone and wanted you all to hear it. Thanks Craig! Check out CJ's new solo album The Holy Spell that comes out next week. https://fatwreck.com/products/the-holy-spell https://cjramone.bandcamp.com/album/the-holy-spell

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