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Rock N Roll Story Guys

Music, Music History

Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.

Music History chart
#31
Episodes
145
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
43 min
On air since
2023
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

145 episodes, newest first

  1. Adam Ant vs Bow Wow Wow

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    Brian and Murdock talk New Romantic period rock n roll - and the punk rock sociopath who exploited, looted and stole an entire band from a guy who said he never wanted to be part of it in the first place.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabella_Lwin

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow

    https://www.almanacnews.com/ae/2025/05/16/who-wants-candy-catching-up-with-bow-wow-wows-annabella-lwin/

    https://www.side-line.com/british-new-wave-band-bow-wow-wow-back-on-uk-tour-with-original-singer-annabella-lwin/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_Candy

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloves

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren

    https://medium.com/loopandreplay/burundi-beat-the-ants-annabella-and-appropriation-258a804a2176

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/adam-ant-vs-malcolm-mclaren-the-betrayal-that-launched-the-new-romantic-80s/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Ants

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ant

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(1978_film)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Pirroni

    https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18fcxuo/til_the_first_cassette_single_was_a_minialbum_c30/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Cassette_Pet

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://vmagazine.com/article/annabella-lwin-and-the-history-of-bow-wow-wow/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Relief#Studio_album

    Pop Carnival performance (1982): https://youtu.be/5WxNdRdOKYM?si=usbrLvo7AlMyRfZw

    Chiefs of Relief TV performance: https://youtu.be/YrwvKgn50jo?si=gyPKvJoAzfG85OKY

    “About Her” from Kill Bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUs0O81n9-A&list=RDHUs0O81n9-A&start_radio=1

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    51 min

  2. Fender vs the Stratocaster

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    Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.fender.com/articles/instruments/15-stratocaster-players-for-the-ages

    https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/13-most-iconic-gibson-les-paul-players-of-all-time/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fender

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kekuku

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker

    https://www.facebook.com/musicastitis/videos/-he-played-the-most-beaten-up-broken-down-guitar-in-the-history-of-rock-and-roll/1793489478737710/

    SRV Live From Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45pUfezE8E

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/14/jimi-hendrix-linda-keith

    https://www.npr.org/2010/09/15/129855398/send-my-love-to-linda-an-untold-jimi-hendrix-story

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Keith

    https://www.fuzzfacedhttps://tube.com/watch?v=IOSvyx8cwus&t=10s

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose#Coatings

    https://www.fuzzfaced.net/linda-keith-hendrix-stratocaster.html

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zWMBFyEBAco

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan_Stratocaster

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instruments

    https://rorygallagher.com/1961-stratocaster/

    https://www.fender.com/products/limited-edition-masterbuilt-john-frusciante-stratocaster

    https://strat-talk.com/threads/vintage-primers-undercoats.87713/

    https://iconicaxes.blogspot.com/2012/11/jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-fender.html

    https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-guitars-excerpt-sunburst-strat

    Primer on nitrocellulose: https://www.you

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    54 min

  3. Virgin Records vs XTC

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    Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC

    https://www.davegott.com/music/artist/xtc/index.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse

    1989 Spin Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=h-bxxO5B-xsC&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false

    http://chalkhills.org/articles/Onion19970619.html

    https://www.popmatters.com/the-man-who-sailed-around-his-soul-2495729988.html?rebelltpage=2#rebelltitem2

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Reid_(talent_manager)

    Paris, 1982 stage walk-off: https://youtu.be/SSeB_2tz5NQ?si=O8gOx7XCPdpFWPTN

    https://xtcbackporch.freeforums.net/thread/49/last-xtc-diego-april-1982

    https://www.songsommelier.com/xtc

    https://www.popmatters.com/xtc-coat-2496118960.html

    https://www.facebook.com/jeffknet/photos/released-on-this-day-in-1992-nonsuch-is-the-tenth-studio-album-by-xtc-and-consid/411992064074102/

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/xtc-nonsuch/

    https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072511/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/too-much-of-a-god-thing/Content?oid=902571

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotou_v_Sony_Music_Entertainment_(UK)_Ltd.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Moulding

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge

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    43 min

  4. Alice Cooper vs the blackout records

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    Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) they forgot they did...

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    https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54h7zp/til_that_in_1984_steven_tyler_heard_an_old/

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/aerosmith-classic-steven-tyler-didnt-remember-recording/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Duke

    https://musicdatablog.com.ar/en/timeline/david-bowie-history-timeline-1964-1979/

    Cracked Actor doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnIBBkgkO5o

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_to_Station

    https://www.spinmagazine.com/2017/06/musicians-who-forgot-making-their-own-music/

    https://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/wp/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-says-cocaine-use-left-him-with-two-year-memory-gap-nme/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper

    https://people.com/alice-cooper-audience-once-killed-chicken-during-concert-8667451

    https://www.loudersound.com/music/my-job-was-to-get-rid-of-alice-cooper-and-i-did-exactly-the-opposite-bob-ezrin-on-his-long-strange-trip-with-alice-cooper

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-alice-cooper-went-cold-turkey-and-made-his-most-personal-album

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Vampires

    Alice and Keith photo: https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2105960993444794536?lang=en&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

    https://consequence.net/2026/09/alice-cooper-crack-almost-killed-him/

    https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/alice-cooper-comes-clean-about-drink-drugs-and-the-bad-old-days

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(Alice_Cooper_album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper_Catches_Skin

    Zipper Catches Skin TV ad: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/dzba12/tv_commercial_for_alice_coopers_zipper_catches/

    https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1983-this-famous-shock-rocker-beat-his-addiction-completed-rehab-and-set-out-to-help-others-do-the-same/

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    42 min

  5. Whitesnake vs David Coverdale

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    Brian and Murdock dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenore_di_grazia

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Jam

    https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coverdale

    https://rockcelebrities.net/david-coverdales-emotional-decision-that-cost-him-over-a-million-dollars/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_It_In

    1997 Micky Moody interview: http://www.whitesnake.f9.co.uk/Moody.html

    Loudersound piece: https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-the-coverdale-i-recall-was-a-vain-preposterous-oaf

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kalodner

    https://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,46094,46104

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-interview-2017/

    https://www.rockcandymag.com/blog/post/rcm-news-release-1-issue-2-rock-candy-mag-out-nowjune-7-2017-issue-2-newly-launched-uk-based-rock-candy-magazine-features-exclusive-hard-hitting-no-holds-barred-candid-interview-guitarist-john-sykes-who-clarifies-all-set

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-rules-out-collaborating-with-john-sykes-again-it-would-never-work

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    49 min

  6. Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson

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    Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs

    https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/

    The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389#

    https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/

    Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records

    Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a

    Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade

    https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/

    https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/

    https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/

    https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/

    https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-and-turned-it-into-a-billion-dollar-music-empire/

    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rights

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.html

    Running list of artists who have sold their publishing: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/

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    39 min

  7. "Louie Louie" vs the FBI

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    Brian and Murdock take on the task of deciphering what was (or maybe wasn't) being said when some teenagers in the Pacific Northwest tried to record a jukebox song on a budget.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671501283?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Berry_(musician)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ely

    https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv96038

    History of dance marathons: https://www.historylink.org/file/5534

    American Bandstand footage: https://www.facebook.com/50s60smusicpage/videos/the-kingsmen-louie-louie-1963/1269326935187392/

    Photo of the recording studio: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296569815544787/posts/916149043586858/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnie_Ginsburg

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-kingsmens-louie-louie-and-the-fight-against-censorship-by-the-fbi-185054

    https://www.amazon.com/Louie-Mythology-Including-Persecution-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B07PH913C4/ref=sr_1_1

    The FBI report: https://vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-the-song/Louie%20Louie%20%28The%20Song%29%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view

    https://www.ratherrarerecords.com/louie-louie/

    Disney controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT0FnVc20CY&t=117s

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/08/14/the-kingsmen-put-louie-together-again/

    “El Loco Cha Cha”- https://open.spotify.com/track/65PcnOjjqAg5UfcKFXb7Um?si=e77e3dda123e497f

    https://popdose.com/soul-serenade-richard-berry-the-pharaohs-louie-louie/

    California Coolers commercial: https://youtu.be/_KJo91qs26w?si=7twXZ4Lh9KwJDIla

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    51 min

  8. Bon Jovi vs Alec John Such

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    Brian and Murdock work to unravel the mystery of what actually happened to the guy who got dismissed from Bon Jovi after a decade-long run (and if he ever actually PLAYED with the band at all...)

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    SHOWNOTES:

    https://www.bonjoviclubitalia.com/date-tour/1983-1985-7800-fahrenheit-tour/

    https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/slippery-when-wet

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi

    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-dead-1235081804/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Ballroom

    https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/the-origin-story

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan

    https://www.facebook.com/80to90/posts/onthisday-bon-jovi-was-officially-formed-on-march-14-1983-in-sayreville-new-jers/1337244561756482/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Such

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_HyfgoxaUY

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(bassist)

    Clip from Paul Stanley’s book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4G6uCHGbxo

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/10/26/business-bon-jovi-bryan-reesman/

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exclusive-bon-jovi-the-story-book-excerpt-chronicles-bands-shaky-start-200026275.html

    https://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/

    Lewis Howes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRi2l1waqwI

    https://decider.com/2024/04/26/bon-jovi-doc-7-most-shocking-revelations/

    https://youtu.be/hp7KB1SS300?si=8kWmEMQua3f-yO51

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bromberg

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-secret-weapon/

    https://www.basslinepublishing.com/video-course/bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer/

    https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/hugh-mcdonald-bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer

    https://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1196703,1196738

    https://www.reddit.com/r/BonJovi/comments/1k9wefr/two_questions_about_huge_mcdonald/

    Nuthin But a Good Time book: https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-but-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/B089YDP2T7/ref=sr_1_1

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    55 min

  9. Atlantic Records vs Poe

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    Brian and Murdock chase down the backstory of Anne Decatur Danielewski, the artist once named among the top five "Women Who Rock Our World" who seemingly dissappeared with no explanation after two hit albums.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe_(singer)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ.%27sLatest_Arrival

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_AOL_and_Time_Warner

    https://www.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/18gc7vx/the_story_is_inspired_by_poes_legal_issues/

    https://old.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/1cqyvt3/aw2_soundtrack_to_be_released_on_major_music/l3zexn5/?screen_view_count=1&cache-bust=1787626037404

    The court docs: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2003-41%20Annie%20Danielewski%20v%20Agon%20investment%20&%20Robert%20Edsel.pdf

    https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2024/12/13/poe-and-sam-lake-return-from-the-dark-place/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Wake

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    41 min

  10. Styx vs Dennis DeYoung

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    Brian and Murdock dig into the rumor that Styx broke up because of the band tension around a certain concept record (and hit song).

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_Was_Here_(album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(band)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_Nickel_Records

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Styx_song)

    https://www.aol.com/articles/styxs-lady-rescued-obscurity-saved-023855000.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acdgz6aii1M

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Curulewski

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-curulewski-left-styx/

    https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2218093,page=8

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Illusion

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooling_Yourself_%28The_Angry_Young_Man%29

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_(Styx_album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces_of_Eight

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Theatre_(album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_(Styx_song)

    https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Styx_(band)

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/how-did-styx-end-up-being-accused-of-having-hidden-messages-in-its-songs-james-j-y-young-explains

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/styx-kilroy-was-here/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_from_%22The_Elder%22

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/06/03/styx/e10d61f5-be7f-4141-922f-8ce883721f47/

    https://www.facebook.com/AXSTV/videos/styx-get-candid-about-dennis-deyoung-and-what-led-to-their-split-with-him-from-t/3933424623459356/

    https://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=46895

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    54 min

  11. The Rolling Stones vs Gram Parsons

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    Brian and Murdock try their best to untangle the complicated authorship of "Wild Horses" and the friendships, romances, and concert tragedies that swirl around its creation and legacy.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull

    Dunbar Guardian interview: https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1190416

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Horses_(Rolling_Stones_song)

    Collection of article quotes about “Wild Horses”: https://timeisonourside.com/SOWildH.html

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flying-burrito-brothers-gram-parsons-rolling-stones-wild-horses-1158844/

    https://tidal.com/magazine/article/pamela-des-barres-remembers-gram-parsons-and-wild-horses/1-41316

    Gram talking about hearing “Wild Horses”: https://youtu.be/ABtba2TYpr8?si=JiVIcbVsP_EP1SrI

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert

    https://graminternational.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/gram-wrote-wild-horses/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/its-all-still-up-in-the-air-234718/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito_Deluxe

    https://addsomemusictoyourdayblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/grievous-angel-by-gram-parsons/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_70

    https://www.facebook.com/GramParsons/posts/the-story-of-a-groundbreaking-lost-1970-dystopian-sci-fi-movie-about-environment/1604092901078198/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Phillips

    https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/altamont-revisited-6356969/

    https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/104-gimme-shelter-the-true-adventures-of-altamont?srsltid=AfmBOoryqBh55XkhP3s2OPZ9QVaJOnNsru0iR2RzmRk5XQ9DXI0G7njk

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Booth

    Stanley Booth interview: https://www.furious.com/perfect/gramparsons/booth.html

    https://deadline.com/2023/10/saturation-70-gram-parsons-sci-fi-film-1235583551/

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-keith-richards-mick-jagger-disagree-on-wild-horses-meaning/

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    42 min

  12. Talking Heads vs David Byrne

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    Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent almost (maybe?) included becoming the new lead singer.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jars_of_Clay_(album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Belew

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics

    Belew interview about Frank Zappa meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUobcHb4VGc

    Belew’s story about meeting Bowie: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBelew/photos/in-case-you-dont-get-this-joke-heres-the-storyin-1978-i-did-my-first-tour-of-eur/10151801111629995/

    https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/02/20/adrian-belew-part-1-1976-1980/

    https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/03/18/adrian-belew-part-2-1981-1984-king-crimson/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killer

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Light

    https://thepopbreak.com/2023/03/03/adrian-belew-of-talking-heads-on-remain-in-light-the-album-the-tour/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/500-greatest-albums-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1059453/

    The Music Radar piece:

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/caught-middle-band-drama-adrian-114435737.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouth

    https://www.insidehook.com/music/chris-frantzs-talking-heads-tina-weymouth-remain-in-love

    Byrne conversation about autistism: https://youtu.be/vtX6emk6U5k?si=SwGEcDuxq8uOSa9_

    https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2022/05/14/life-during-the-wartime-an-apocalyptic-punk-funk-merge-musicislife-tedtockscovers-talkingheads-felakuti-thestaplesingers-stevemarriott-widespreadpanic/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti

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    45 min

  13. Weird Al vs The Knack

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    Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical tom-foolery.

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    Used in this episode: Bach “Peasant Cantata”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_music

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_mass

    https://interlude.hk/bach-makes-joke-peasant-cantata/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones

    https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122018506

    https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mozart-to-weird-al-the-evolution-of-parody-video/sound-field/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_MuddahHelloFadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberg

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644173/dr-demento-ruled-radio

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento

    Full 1991 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnb8Z9IxmQ

    Full 1986 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcPmo9d2w

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-dr-demento-man-discovered-weird-al-fish-heads-222028433.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic

    Belvedere Cruisin’ – Weird Al demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaY5Ibz83w

    https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75056/9-musicians-who-refused-let-weird-al-yankovic-parody-their-songs

    https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/alex-melton-youtube-pop-punk-covers

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    37 min

  14. Blood, Sweat & Tears vs the government

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    When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweat%26_Tears

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Project

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper

    https://americansongwriter.com/how-al-kooper-snuck-his-way-onto-one-of-bob-dylans-most-iconic-tracks/

    https://www.facebook.com/VEGASROCKSMAG/photos/my-al-kooper-story-i-just-saw-the-bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-with-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%89/1339807444127523/

    https://medium.com/the-riff/the-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-ad27628ca5c2

    https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/al-kooper/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Ferguson

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Man

    http://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/al.html

    https://forbassplayersonly.com/jim-fielder/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simon_(music_producer)

    https://www.listeningsessions.ca/p/what-happened-before-what-happened

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomas

    https://bestclassicbands.com/david-clayton-thomas-interview-blood-sweat-tears-6-18-19/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hawkins

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweatTears(BloodSweatTearsalbum)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Happened_to_BloodSweat%26_Tears%3F

    What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGPWNSJT?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

    Winds of Change podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/

    Library of Congress on Cultural Diplomacy https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/hope-for-america/cultural-diplomacy.html

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    43 min

  15. George Michael vs Andrew Ridgeley

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    Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?"

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    The 2019 book: https://www.amazon.com/Wham-George-Michael-Me-Memoir/dp/1524745316

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Ridgeley

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!

    Wham! In China documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJZkarC5tM

    https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/06/the-hard-luck-of-andrew-ridgeley-wham/

    https://the-race.com/junior/the-messy-racing-career-of-an-ex-wham-superstar/

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2230.1995.tb02047.x

    https://www.popmatters.com/72510-andrew-ridgeley-an-appreciation-2496033339.html

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Rap(EnjoyWhat_You_Do)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%27s_Children

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4379399.stm

    2019 This Morning interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BbVxKxWgBs

    1985 Smash Hits interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-on-what-the-papers-say-smash-hits-1985/

    1985 Chartbeat interview: https://gmforever.com/andrew-ridgeley-interview-with-chartbeat-magazine-1985/

    “Flame” by Andrew Ridgeley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yryqr2RXFEE&list=PL0il5YCZewTYOAt67OZib3vQnII3BeYSk&index=6

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    46 min

  16. Humble Pie vs the mob

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    Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Marriott, derailling his intial rise to prominence with bands like the Small Faces and Humble Pie.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marriott

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Anthony

    http://www.theuncool.com/journalism/humble-pie-l-a-times/

    https://lovethatsongpodcast.com/humble-pie-stone-cold-fever/

    https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/humble-pie

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/humble-pie-street-rats/

    https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134440,2134720

    https://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2010/10/mobsters-make-steve-marriott-eat-humble.html

    https://dgmlive.com/news/managing-america

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Loog_Oldham

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediate_Records

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_(song)

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/08/sallybolton

    https://www.popcultureshelf.com/all-or-nothing-the-authorised-story-of-steve-marriott-by-simon-spence-2021/

    https://www.ronnielane.com/steve-marriott.html

    https://www.facebook.com/lauriewrightmusic/videos/-in-my-extensive-research-as-i-gear-up-to-play-the-lead-role-in-the-steve-marrio/1535399244828428/

    https://deadline.com/2026/03/steve-marriott-small-faces-movie-biopic-all-or-nothing-1236767523/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriott_(album)

    Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful - https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-All-Too-Beautiful-ebook/dp/B012XGLK66/ref=books_dbstyp_desktop_mfs_sp_0?

    All Or Nothing - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915841208?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/humble-pie-story

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    41 min

  17. The B-52s vs Love Shack

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    Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almost derailed them before they ever got to sing about "that little old place where we can get together..."

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    https://gardenandgun.com/athens-georgia-music

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-b-52s-mission-accomplished-231021/

    https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-b-52s-cosmic-thing-album-8518005/

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-rock-lobster-b-52s/

    https://www.theb52s.com/bio

    https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZqzUdySj5/

    https://postpunkmonk.com/2021/04/30/hard-to-believe-that-theres-a-universe-where-the-first-b-52s-album-hadnt-always-existed-part-2/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Schneider

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Wilson_(guitarist)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Lobster

    https://magnetmagazine.com/2015/03/12/a-conversation-with-kate-pierson/

    https://www.howgooditis.com/transcripts/transcript-150-rock-lobster/

    https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2024/06/the-b-52s-talk-unlikely-jersey-origins-and-letting-your-freak-flag-fly-before-nj-concert.html

    https://survivingthegoldenage.com/interview-fred-schneider-of-the-b-52s/

    https://www.pastpri.me/home/fred-schneider-just-fred

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprechgesang

    https://www.audiovisualrepository.com/blog/rockhallcontendersb52s

    https://www.decaturish.com/news/avondale_estates/producer-danny-beard-reflects-on-georgia-s-unique-music-tradition/article_bbf2c76d-74e9-50ed-91af-a668c0ad248d.html

    https://www.today.com/popculture/10-best-rock-bands-ever-2d80554936

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s_(album)

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/b52s-mesopotamia/

    https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399158823/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kurfirst

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy!

    https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-remembering-ricky-wilson-from-the-b-52s/

    https://www.amfar.org/about-hiv-aids/snapshots-of-an-epidemic-hiv-aids/

    https://miscelana.com/2022/04/02/the-eternal-originality-of-the-b-52s/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Thing

    https://www.grammy.com/artists/b-52s/10557/

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    40 min

  18. The Songs About America Draft

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    In a first for the show, Brian welcomes fellow rock n roll podcasters Lorin Kozlowski (Roach Koach) and Josh Toomey (Primer 55,Talk Toomey, The David Ellefson Show) to gamify a discussion of the great rock n roll songs that tackle the topic of America.

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    1 hr 6 min

  19. A Doobie Brother vs national security

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    Brian and Murdock explore the story behind session legend (and former Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers multi-instrumentalist) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and his associations with NASA and other government-related organizations. And then they end up talking about... aliens.

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    https://strat-talk.com/threads/jeff-%E2%80%9Cskunk%E2%80%9D-baxter-how%E2%80%99d-he-get-the-nickname.566440/

    https://simonwarner.substack.com/p/rock-stories-6-jeff-skunk-baxter

    https://www.mmone.org/jeff-skunk-baxter/

    Beato interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLT9LUVcISg&t=4705s

    Corgan interview:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan

    https://outsidethebeltway.com/skunk_baxter_former_doobie_brother_counterterror_advisor/

    https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/doobie-brother-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-how-he-became-a-missile-defence-expert/article_45f41923-c660-5a21-8ea7-47dab4f525a9.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-9_Sidewinder

    https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/can-you-make-it-more-green-jeff-skunk-baxter-recalls-his-strangest-studio-sessions-from-steely-dan-to-dolly-parton

    https://x.com/ExpandingDan/status/1749508536072065291

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-steely-dan-jeff-skunk-baxter-became-a-missile-defence-expert

    Really, No Really (Jason Alexander) Podcast: https://youtu.be/_blc89zsndc?si=Z2wecEFYryGHd7WD

    https://www.ihmc.us/groups/jbaxter/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May#Scientific_career

    https://www.independent.co.uk/space/ufo-tom-delonge-blink-182-aliens-are-real-b2385824.html

    The Tom was Right T-shirt: https://tothestars.media/products/tom-was-right-t-shirt-black-1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLonge

    https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/tom-delonge-ufo-timeline-8071145/

    https://listverse.com/2024/12/03/10-musicians-who-have-other-jobs/

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    38 min

  20. Tommy Tutone vs Jenny

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    Brian and Murdock answer letters and break down the stories behind a handful of BIG songs and the women they are - or ARE NOT - about...

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/867-5309-jenny/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover_(band)

    https://www.amazon.com/867-5309-Jenny-Song-That-Saved/dp/1936185555#:~:text=Alex%20also%20wrote%20or%20co,Johnny%20and%20the%20Asbury%20Dukes.

    https://www.sherrirosen.com/blog/2011/08/04/interview-with-alex-call-of-867-5309-jenny-the-song-that-saved-me/

    https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/04/30/local-history-there-is-no/10606260007/

    https://www.lmtribune.com/a_and_e/whatever-happened-to-jenny-from-tommy-tutones-famed-song/article_5441726a-4d0e-54ea-83e8-b58e2ba70852.html

    1982 People Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20090604142927/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20082266,00.html

    https://musicinfluence.com/rock-and-roll-tales/who-owns-867-5309/

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2020/01/14/remember-867-5309-who-was-jenny-we-chat-with-tommy-tutone/?sh=1b8547e532a0

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_White_T%27s

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_We_Needed

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearless_Records

    https://www.teenvogue.com/story/heres-the-actual-story-behind-hey-there-delilah

    https://bachelornation.com/2020/04/14/plain-white-ts-tom-higgenson-hey-there-delilah-backstory-bachelor-happy-hour/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Rosie

    https://jessefinkbooks.com/blog/f/the-first-photo-of-acdcs-rosie

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    44 min

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