EXTENDED PLAY: THE LIGHTS vs. THE SOULS

 

 

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SAME NAME REDUX

Same name, different band.

METELICA - TRAIN

METELICA - TIME AND TIME AGAIN

NIRVANA - PENTECOST HOTEL

NIRVANA - SATELLITE JOCKEY

NEW EDITION - SUNSHINE SATURDAY

OASIS - SMILE FOR THE SUN

KID ROCK - ICE CREAM MAN

THE EAGLES - YOUR ENEMY CAN'T HURT YOU

THE SUPREMES - JUST FOR YOU AND I

PANTERA - I CONFESS

CINDERELLA - FROM TOWN TO TOWN

THE RUNAWAYS - WHERE WE CAME FROM

THE MISFITS - YOU REALLY WANT ME

THE STROKES - WHATCHA GONNA DO

DISTURBED - I DON'T BELIEVE

OFFSPRING - WINDFALL

VELVET UNDERGROUND - SOMEBODY TO LOVE

IRON MAIDEN - FALLING

HEART - LOVEMAKER

THE KNACK - ALWAYS

POISON - GET UP AND MOVE YOUR BODY

PUBLIC ENEMY - NO RESPECT

ANTHRAX - PPB

WARRANT - SATAN

NEW ORDER - ROCK 'N' ROLL SOLDIERS

WAYNE COUNTY AND THE BACKSTREET BOYS - MAX'S KANSAS CITY

LUCKY HILL AND THE ROLLING STONES - I'M WONDERING

GENE SIMMONS - MONEY MONEY MONEY

TAX SCAM RECORDS

 

In 2014 a certain record sold on ebay for $14,000. The lucky seller purchased the album at a Goodwill in New Hampshire for $1.00. As it turned out, very few copies existed because the majority of whatever had been pressed had most likely been shipped straight to a landfill by the label as a shady tax write off. And this wasn't a one-off scam.

AND HOWE! BAD COMPANY GONE GOOD

In BJ's opinion Bad Company were, well...bad. That is, until Brian Howe replaced singer Paul Rodgers in the mid-eighties. Then they were kind of good, for awhile. On this episode BJ tells the story of the band's awkward transition from the seventies to the eighties, and counts down his top ten favorite Bad Company songs...with Brian Howe.

EXTENDED PLAY: THE SWINGING RICHARDS VS. STANDING WAVES

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PARTY'S OVER: 1995-1997 (ON LIFE SUPPORT)

Part four in a four part series: BJ traces the demise of hard rock and heavy (hair? glam?) metal in the nineties.

PARTY'S OVER: 1994 - LAST GASP

 

Part two in a four part series: BJ traces the demise of hard rock and heavy (hair? glam?) metal in the nineties.

PARTY'S OVER: 1993 - STILL TRYING

Part two in a four part series: BJ traces the demise of hard rock and heavy (hair? glam?) metal in the nineties.

PARTY'S OVER: 1992 - LATE TO THE PARTY

In this four part series, BJ traces the slow decline of hard rock and heavy (hair? glam?) metal over the course of the nineties.

NEVER MIND NEVERMIND

 

Never mind Nevermind, BJ picks his top ten Nirvana songs not included on that iconic release.

HAROLD AND MAUDE AND CAT

 

For many, like BJ, the 1971 dark comedy film Harold and Maude was their introduction to British songwriter Cat Stevens. If you're unfamiliar, may this episode be your introduction to either or both.

EXTENDED PLAY: INTERNAL AFFAIRS vs. THE CRIME

 

  

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DEATH SS: HORROR OR COMEDY?

 

Death SS were an Italian metal band formed in 1977. They performed whilst clad in the most basic children's Halloween costumes. How many in the audience were laughing? None, according to the band's less than modest "visionary," Steve Sylvester, who wrote a book about the band's early days called The Necromancer of Rock. BJ got his hands on a copy.

BEE THOUSAND 30th ANNIVERSARY

BJ celebrates the 30th anniversary of an album very near and dear to his heart, Bee Thousand from Guided By Voices, explicitly laid out like a fruitcake.

 

EXTENDED PLAY: THE LEAP vs. THE LEAPERS

 

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AC/DC: BEST OF THE REST

B.J. examines how the rest of the eighties went for AC/DC after the monumental success of Back In Black and then counts down his top 15 favorite eighties AC/DC songs post-BIB.

WORST OF BON JOVI - THE EIGHTIES

 

BJ is joined once again by Brian Sword, who just relaunched his podcast The Double Stop, to discuss their least favorite Bon Jovi songs from the eighties.

JOHN BUTLER TRAIN

From There But For Fortune by Michael Schumacher: 

John Train appeared without warning in the early weeks of summer 1975, quickly asserting himself into the Greenwich Village scene like an unwanted stranger who refused to go away. For the next few months he would anger, confuse, shock, sadden or frighten nearly everyone who crossed his path.

EXTENDED PLAY: BOY WONDER vs. BOYS LIFE

 

 

 

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JESUS CHRIST ALLIN

  

The life and death of Jesus Christ "G.G." Allin.

VINYL COUNTDOWN XVI

 

 

Presented for your listening enjoyment: 21 more cool songs ripped from BJ's record collection.

DOLCE VITA - BEGINNING ALL OVER
PIPE DREAMS - UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM
PM - DREAMERS
SIMON BYRNE - WANTING YOU BACK
THE FORCE - TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME
RODWAY - LEAVING YOUR WORLD
ROY SUNDHOLM - GO ZERO
BACKSEAT SALLY - TROUBLE ON THE LINE
JOHN WARREN - RADIOACTIVE
INSTRUCTIONS - THE EXTRA
ALDA RESERVE - ANCIENT LIES
MAX DEMIAN - THE BEST OF ME
ASLAN - PLEASE DON'T STOP
THE PEDALJETS - A CERTAIN SUNDAY
THE LIFE - IF IT WORKS (DON'T FIX IT)
PRIVATE LIGHTNING - WHEN YOU'RE LAUGHING
HOTEL HUNGER - DON'T TALK ABOUT IT
PERENNIAL - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
M-80 - GET OUT OF TOWN
ONLY CHILD - SCREAM UNTIL YOU LIKE IT
THE DIFFERENCE - P.M.T. (PRE-MENSTRUAL TENSION)

 

2 MUCH JOY

  

In August 1990 a quirky rock band from Syracuse, New York who had just finished recording thier major label debut album ventured down to Broward County Florida to stage a political protest for which they were arrested and put on trial.

  

EXTENDED PLAY: THE F.R.O.N.T. vs. BAND 19

 

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EXTENDED PLAY: THE READYMADES VS. U.S. SECRET SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANOTHER POWER POP PLAYLIST

THE FEATURES - THE KIDS DON'T NEED TO KNOW
AVERAGE CITIZEN - RAPID WORLD
HOLME - WEEKEND
SHELL & THE CRUSH - CARY'S GOT A HEARTACHE
HOLLY PENFIELD - TIGHT FIT
ANDREW AND THE UPSTARTS - WATCH OUT FOR THE HUMANS
GARY SHANE AND THE DETOUR - GONNA WIN
THE EXPERTS - SOUND ON SOUND
PHOTOGRAPH - MYSTERY GIRL
CATS - IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE
THE TALK - SHE SAID
WHIZ KID - ANNIE ANNIE
WINK - CRAZY ABOUT THE GIRL
PHILISTEENS - TURN UP THE MUSIC
LEYDEN ZAR - YOU CAN CHANGE
CITY THRILLS - SORRY
THE SMILE - LEAVE IT AT THAT
DAVID MARKO AND THE TRADE - THE LAST TO KNOW
KOOL RAY AND THE POLAROIDZ - I HEARD YOU FALL
CRAIG BEVAN AND THE TOURISTS - MODERN BOYS
JOEY HARRIS AND THE SPEEDSTERS - DO YOU WANT TO?
THE FLEX - NEW WAVELENGTH
RIZE - ANYWAY YOU GOTTA LOVE
M&R RUSH - #1
RINGER - LOVING YOU THIS WAY
THE PLANTZ - KIND GIRL
THE CLAMS - WISH IT AWAY
DICK COULSON AND THE LETTER O - WHERE'S MY ANGEL
THE ASCENDERS - JUST A MATTER OF TIME
THE CATCH - NERVOUS

COVEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The world's first Satanic rock band?

STOKES ASTER

 

More than 20 years ago BJ bought a cassette at a thrift store by a band called Stokes Aster... 

OLD SKULL: A TRAGIC TALE OF YOUNG PUNKS

Brothers JP and Jamie Toulon were 10 and 9 when Restless Records released their debut album. It didn't go well after that.

AOR? AOK! XXIII EXTRA SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY STAMPEDE OF ROCK

GREG STRYKER - EDGE OF NIGHT
PRESENT HISTORY - OPEN YOUR EYES
THE MACHINE - LOVE FANTASY
THE LEVEL - YOU'VE GOT RUNNING ON YOUR MIND
JOE BRUCE & 2ND AVENUE - WE CAN HAVE IT ALL
BRIDGE 2 FAR - WE GOT AWAY
STYLE - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
MATTHEW TODD - HEARTBEAT
PARIS BLACK - BETTER GET READY
EASTERN BLOC - RESTLESS HEART
BLACK CHINA - IN YOUR EYES
PERFECT STRANGER - PRISONER OF YOUR SMILE
MINDSTORM - BACK TO REALITY
THE JACK - MYSTERY
THE VU - KEYS TO THE CITY
HYTS - LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE
BOXX - I NEED THE LOVE
KIRKA - I'LL BE YOURS
BAGHDAD - NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
LAOS - LONG SHOT
KINGDOM - WAITING FOR LOVE
VANADIUM - DANGEROUS GAME
HURRY SCUARY - TOP DOG/REACHING FOR THE SUN
STORMBRINGER - CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE
YANKEE HEAVEN - EMPTY SHADOW
SHARP EDGES - CITY BOY
BE IN IT - BE IN IT
FAIR EXCHANGE - VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE
SLYCE - LEAVE IT ALONE
SYDNEY - ANOTHER FOOL

DWIGHT TWILLEY 1951-2023

GLOOMY SUNDAY/SUICIDE SOLUTION

 Can a song kill you?

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80's METAL

 

BJ plays a selection of songs from heavy metal bands from around the world, released in the eighties.

RANDY - SHADOWS ARE FALLING
RANDY - BEAST IN THE NIGHT
MIRAGE - OUT THERE (SURVIVORS)
MIRAGE - HELLBOUND
ALAKRAN - VAGABUNDEAR
ALAKRAN - ALGUIEN NOS DIVIDE
OBUS - VIVIRE
ROSA NEGRA - KAMIKAZE
EXISES - FEAR OF THE NIGHT
HELLOISE - COSMOGONY
SANGTRAIT - BUSCANT UNA DONA
NUKET - KUN VIELA NUORI OLLA VOI
NUKET - JOS KOHDATAAN

IRIS - PE APE

IRIS - SPRE ZIUA

IRIS - TOT ZBOR

IRIS - FRUMUSETEA TA
FISC - TRACKER
WARNING - SPEED MOI
RAILWAY - SCREAMING AFTER MIDNIGHT
RAILWAY - LICK IT, STICK IT 

GILLMAN - LEVANTATE Y PELEA

GILLMAN - IMPOSTORES
HOCCULTA - TOTAL CONFUSION
TIGRES - NO ME RINDO
VANADIUM - OUTISIDE OF SOCIETY
VANADIUM - ARMS IN THE AIR

CENTURIAS - ARDE COMO FOGO

PANZER - AGARRATE
PANZER - VOLVERAS DESERTOR
SKANNERS - TV SHOCK
TORCH - RETRIBUTION
TORCH - SINISTER EYES
TORCH - THUNDERSTRUCK
KAT - DEVIL'S HOUSE PART 1
KAT - CZARNE ZASTEPY
SOBREDOSIS - CALIENTE COMO UN VOLCAN
HEAVENS GATE - IN CONTROL

 

 

 

VINYL COUNTDOWN XV

BJ plays a selection of songs ripped directly from his vinyl collection.

THE DREAM - MUTHA (DON'T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL TODAY)

THE DREAM - SAY GOODBYE

TORME - SEX ACTION

TORME - EYES OF THE WORLD

BABY GRANDE - ZEPHYR

RAINBOW CANYON - MISTER DREAM

SLEEPY HOLLOW - LOVE MINUS YOU

TATTOO - GIVE IT TO YA EASY

HANOI ROCKS - REBEL ON THE RUN

TWISTED SISTER - FOUR BARREL HEART OF LOVE

UDO LINDENBERG - URMENSCH

UDO LINDENBERG - ZWISCHEN RHEIN UND AUFRUHR

UDO LINDENBERG - GESETZ

BABE RUTHLESS - YOU ARE THE ONE

CARL SILVA AND THE STRIDERZ - YOU BEEN GONE

PANIC SQUAD - ISLAND

MALICE - VICE VERSA

KRANK - TILL HELL FREEZES OVER

THE BLISTERS - I'M ALL EARS

MODEL ROCKETS - JOHNSON'S PLUMBING SUPPLY

THE INVADERS - BEST THING I EVER DID

ART IN THE DARK - CALLING ANYONE

MAJOR THINKERS - HUMANESQUE

THE VENETIANS - BITTER TEARS

DEAR ENEMY - TALKING TO YOU

THE METROS - AFTER THE PASSION'S GONE

JONATHAN RICHMAN - THE NEW TELLER

WEEZER DAY BY DAY

THE MANY LINE-UPS OF CHELSEA

 

Chelsea was originally formed in August of 1976 by singer Gene October, guitarist William Broad (aka 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.

IAN KIMMET FROM JOOK

 

 

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.

 

 

 

DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE

 

10th ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA

 

The very first episode of Rock and/or Roll was released on May 27, 2013.

To commemorate that milestone, BJ takes a look back at his copious list of episodes, of which many are currently unavailable, plays some favorite clips and songs and reminisces with old friends.