RA/OR 186 - (SONGS WITH) PARENTHESES

BJ plays a random selection of songs which have two things in common: 1) they are good and 2) a portion of the title is offset with parentheses.

DEF LEPPARD - ROCK! ROCK! (TILL YOU DROP)
TWISTED SISTER - WAKE UP (THE SLEEPING GIANT)
THE UNDERTONES - YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER (WHY DON'T YOU USE IT)
THE CLASH - UP IN HEAVEN (NOT ONLY HERE)
MARILLION - COVER MY EYES (PAIN AND HEAVEN)
JOHN WESLEY HARDING - YOUR GHOST (DON'T SCARE ME NO MORE)
JAWBREAKER - SLUTTERING (MAY 4TH)
POSSUM DIXON HOLDING (LENNY'S SONG)
ROBIN BLACK & THE INTERGALACTIC ROCKSTARS - SOME OF YOU BOYS (AND MOST OF YOU GIRLS)
WALTHAM - CHERYL (COME AND TAKE A RIDE)
WEEN - DON'T LAUGH (I LOVE YOU)
NICK LOWE - COULDN'T LOVE YOU (ANYMORE THAN I DO)
TOM WAITS - OLD SHOES (AND PICTURE POSTCARDS)
J. GEILS BAND - TAKE A CHANCE (ON ROMANCE)
BASH & POP - FRIDAY NIGHT (IS KILLING ME)
THE CRYBABYS - (BOO HOO) I AIN'T YOUR CRYBABY
ALICE COOPER - ADAPTABLE (ANYTHING FOR YOU)
EDDIE & THE HOT RODS - IGNORE THEM (STILL LIFE)
CHIXDIGGIT - (I FEEL LIKE) (GERRY) CHEEVERS (STITCH MARKS ON MY HEART)
THE WEAKERTHANS - OUR RETIRED EXPLORER (DINES WITH MICHAEL FOUCAULT IN PARIS, 1961)
FIG DISH - COME ON (DON'T COME ON)
DANGEROUS TOYS - GYPSY (BLACK N BLUE VALENTINE)
MOTLEY CRUE - DON'T GO AWAY MAD (JUST GO AWAY)
CHEAP TRICK - THE BALLAD OF TV VIOLENCE (I'M NOT THE ONLY BOY)

RA/OR 185 - FRINGE ARTISTS

BJ takes a look at the lives and music of a few eccentric (each in his own way) but very talented artists. You'll hear some great stories and some great music.


ROKY ERICKSON - I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE BEFORE
ROKY ERICKSON - BIRDS'D CRASH
ROKY ERICKSON AND THE ALIENS - WHITE FACES
ROKY ERICKSON - NOTHING IN RETURN
SKIP SPENCE - LAWRENCE OF EUPHORIA
SKIP SPENCE - LITTLE HANDS
ARMAND SCHAUBROECK - CUT MY FRIEND DOWN
ARMAND SCHAUBROECK - FATHER MICHAEL LOVES SISTER JENNIFER
ARMAND SCHAUBROECK - THE INDEPENDENT HITTER
R. STEVIE MOORE - YOU AND ME
R. STEVIE MOORE - OH PAT
R. STEVIE MOORE - DON'T LET ME GO TO THE DOGS
DANIEL JOHNSTON - GRIEVANCES
DANIEL JOHNSTON - BRAINWASH
DANIEL JOHNSTON - ONLY MISSING YOU
DANIEL JOHNSTON - I'LL DO ANYTHING BUT BREAK DANCE FOR YOU DARLING
DANIEL JOHNSTON - SOME THINGS LAST A LONG TIME
DANIEL JOHNSTON - HONEY I SURE MISS YOU
DANIEL JOHNSTON - LOVE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH
DANIEL JOHNSTON - DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOUR GRIEVANCES

RA/OR 184 - T.REXTASY

BJ is joined by Dustin Wikoff from the Drunken Lullabies podcast to pay tribute to the life and career of Marc Bolan, the legendary guitar player and songwriter who founded seventies UK glam rock phenomenon T. Rex, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Marc Bolan songs. It's a hubcap diamond star halo of a time! 

RA/OR 183 - GRUNGE MUSIC

BJ takes a look at the grunge phenomenon that arose out of Seattle in the late eighties and plays some of the key bands and songs, plus some obscure favorites.

GREEN RIVER - 10,000 THINGS
THE MELVINS - GRINDING PROCESS
MALFUNKSHUN - WITH YO' HEART (NOT YO' HANDS)
THE U-MEN - THEY
SOUNDGARDEN - TEARS TO FORGET
THE FLUID - IS IT DAY I'M SEEING
BLOOD CIRCUS - BLOODMAN
NIRVANA - SPANK THRU
MUDHONEY - TOUCH ME I'M SICK
SKIN YARD - HEADSWILL
GRUNTRUCK - NOT A LOT TO SAVE
TAD - JINX
TRULY - HEART AND LUNGS
TAR - SHORT TRADES
LOVE BATTERY - OUT OF FOCUS
NIRVANA - DIVE
HOLE - GARBAGE MAN
L7 - DEATHWISH
MY SISTER'S MACHINE - SUNDAY
SPRINKLER - SANDBOX
POND - PERFECT FOUR
POND - UNION
HAZEL - BIG FATTY
HAZEL - SPARKLE FINISH
NUDESWIRL - F SHARP
SWEET WATER - HEAD DOWN
ALICE IN CHAINS - WHAT THE HELL HAVE I?

RA/OR 182 - PLAYING FAVORITES! PART DEUX

BJ decided to recycle an old idea and once again ask the members of the Rock and/or Roll facebook page for suggestions of bands or artists by whom he might play his favorite song. The listeners obliged!

RA/OR 181 - CASSETTE LABELS

BJ is joined by his old friend Darrell (aka Caleb Fraid) to discuss the homegrown cassette label scene that both were a part of in the mid-nineties.




THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - PURE MILK

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - THE WATER SONG

ZERO SERIES - CHAIN O' LAKES

BOX BOY - YOUNG GIRL'S SPIT

SIMON JOYNER - THE SIMULTANEOUS OCCURENCE OF TRUE LOVE AND NAUSEA AT AN OMAHA BURGER KING OCT. 12, 1992

CONOR OBERST - YOU SHOULD BE IN SWEDEN

CHARLIE MCALISTER - ROLLER COASTER

JOHN - WHERE THE FIREFLIES GLOW

CREEPER LAGOON - EYES OF HAZEL

CREEPER LAGOON - BITTER PILL

ASRIELLE - PAPERCLIPPERSHIPS

ASRIELLE - MEASURE

SALIVA - FELIPE'S MID-DAY DELIGHT

CALEB FRAID - HEADACHES START

CALEB FRAID - SHIRLEY TEMPLE

CALEB FRAID - STRIKE ANYWHERE

CALEB FRAID/BJ KRAMP - I KNEW YOU BEFORE

SITZPINKLER - HURT CLOUD

BJ KRAMP - INFINITY IS ABSTRACT

CALEB FRAID - MONTHLY DUES
BJ KRAMP - SISSY SPACEK

RA/OR 180 - TRIUMPH'S TRIUMPHS

BJ is joined once again by Joe Royland, host of Sit and Spin, for a discussion about that other Canadian power trio and each counts down his top ten favorite Triumph songs, or Triumph's Triumphs.

RA/OR 179 - WORST OF KISS (70s & 80s)

Terry Means generously contributed $50 to the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo fund and in so doing garnered himself the opportunity to join BJ and Brian Sword for a "Worst of" episode of his choice and Terry chose KISS. Get ready to rock and roll all nite and part of every day as each of the three lists what he thinks are the five worst KISS songs of the seventies and the five worst KISS songs of the eighties. Ah yeah!

RA/OR 178 - RUSTY WILLOUGHBY INTERVIEW

Rusty Willoughby (far left) was the creative force behind the Seattle pop punk band Flop which recorded three albums in the first half of the nineties including a lost classic released by Epic Records in 1993 called Whenever You're Ready. On this episode BJ is joined by old friend (and Rusty's biggest fan) Chris Standish and together they have a great conversation with the man himself, Rusty Willoughby, about his songwriting career with Pure Joy, Flop, Llama, and solo. 

Find Rusty's music here.

RA/OR 177 - WORST OF LED ZEPPELIN

BJ is once again joined by Brian Sword from The Double Stop podcast for another volume of "Worst of..." this time each has chosen what he thinks are the five worst Led Zeppelin songs.

RA/OR 176 - POWER METAL

On this episode BJ plays some of his favorite songs from the Power Metal genre. It's fast-paced and melodic. Enjoy!

HELLOWEEN - EAGLE FLY FREE
HELLOWEEN - JUST A LITTLE SIGN
GAMMA RAY - SEND ME A SIGN
EDGUY - ARROWS FLY
HAMMERFALL - LIVING IN VICTORY
SONATA ARCTICA - THE CAGE
DRAGONFORCE - FURY OF THE STORM
POWER QUEST - NEVERWORLD
AXENSTAR - THE BURNING
BLIND GUARDIAN - TURN THE PAGE
SENTIMENT - COMING HOME
SABATON - KILLING GROUND
NEONFLY - MORNING STAR
DRAGONFORCE - OPERATION GROUND AND POUND

RA/OR 175 - NO SHAME 7 (WITH ROCK & METAL COMBAT)

Parental Advisory! BJ is joined by Ralph Viera and Ian Wadley from the Rock and Metal Combat podcast for a highly offensive round of No Shame.

RA/OR 174 - JANE DORNACKER

Jane Dornacker was a comedian, actress, singer, songwriter, mother. Approximately one million New Yorkers listened to her last words live on the radio. 

RA/OR 173 - THE EPISODE

Hello, welcome to Rock and/or Roll
This one I'm calling "The Episode" 
And on this episode every song 
Starts with "The" then it's one word long
The Trooper sounds the show begins 
But on this episode no one wins 
The sound of Built to Spill and Chicken Shack 
Like Maiden said, "There's no turning back."




CHICKEN SHACK - THE LOSER
SKIDS - THE OLYMPIAN
VOIVOD - THE PROW
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN - THE GAME
THE FIXX - THE STRAIN
URGE OVERKILL - THE BREAK
TROUBLE - THE SLEEPER
BACKYARD BABIES - THE CLASH
ELECTRIC BOYS - THE CHANGE
ELVIS COSTELLO - THE IMPOSTER
SPLITSVILLE - THE POPULAR
RUSH - THE PASS
BUILT TO SPILL - THE PLAN
THE UNFORGIVEN - THE LONER
WARREN ZEVON - THE OVERDRAFT
NEW MODEL ARMY - THE CHARGE
WARRANT - THE POWER
SPARKS - THE WILLYS
ULTRAVOX - THE VOICE
ANDREW WK - THE SONG
FATES WARNING - THE ARENA
MAGNUM - THE PRIZE
DOKKEN - THE HUNTER

RA/OR 172 - VINYL COUNTDOWN: LIVE ALBUMS

BJ raided his record collection again, this time looking for live albums, and it made for a killer playlist. Give it a listen.




SCORPIONS - ALL NIGHT LONG
TOKYO TAPES
UFO - THIS KID'S
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
THIN LIZZY - MASSACRE
LIVE AND DANGEROUS
BLUE OYSTER CULT - HARVESTER OF EYES
ON YOUR FEET OR ON YOUR KNEES
SLADE - IN LIKE A SHOT FROM MY GUN
ALIVE
KISS - I STOLE YOUR LOVE
ALIVE II
GODDO - LET THAT LIZARD LOOSE
LIGHVE: BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE
Y&T - FOREVER
OPEN FIRE!
GOOD RATS - DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD?
LIVE AT LAST
MICHAEL STANLEY BAND - WILD SANCTUARY
ALL ACCESS
CRACK THE SKY - MAYBE I CAN FOOL EVERYBODY (TONIGHT)
LIVE SKY
SHOES - TOO LATE
SHOES ON ICE
AC/DC - ROCK N ROLL DAMNATION
IF YOU WANT BLOOD...YOU GOT IT
STAMPEDE - THERE AND BACK
THE OFFICIAL BOOTLEG
VARDIS - LIVING OUT OF TOUCH
100 MPH
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
LIVE AT MAX'S KANSAS CITY
LOU REED - SWEET JANE
ROCK 'N' ROLL ANIMAL
U2 - BAD
WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA
RICHARD THOMPSON - TIME TO RING SOME CHANGES
SMALL TOWN ROMANCE
BRUCE SPRINGSEEN - NO SURRENDER
LIVE 1975-1985
CHEAP TRICK - LOOKOUT
AT BUDOKAN

RA/OR 171 - WORST OF THE BEATLES

BJ is joined by special co-host Brian Sword from The Double Stop for the first episode in a new series we are calling "Worst of..." and we're starting in the most logical place. Remember: opinions are like assholes...

RA/OR 170 - AOR??????? AOK!!!!!!!

It's time for volume seven in our ongoing series: AOR? AOK! Kick back and enjoy 21 great melodic rock songs from the eighties and early nineties.

MELVIN JAMES - LOVING YOU IS STRANGE
MAMMOTH - ALL THE DAYS
THE WORKS - SLAVE TO THE THRILL
WALL OF SILENCE - LAST NITE
JEF SCOTT - ONLY YOU
WHITE SISTER - BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES
DAVID LONDON - IDOL MAKER
ROXAN - YOU DON'T BELONG
8084 - BAD MAN
WALK THE CHALK - LISTEN TO THE RAIN
THE BELIEVERS - HEARD EVERY WORD
PRIVATE LIFE - LAST HEARTBEAT
MONRO - SOME GIRLS
ICE TIGER - PARADISE
TIME GALLERY - THE FEELING IS GONE
DOMINOE - THE DICE
TURBO RED - RIGHT TIME
THE ELEMENT - THE ELEMENT
LIASON - OCEAN VIEW
ALBERTO SIMONINI - MOON-TWICE
FLAME - DON'T LOOK DOWN

RA/OR 169 - POWER POP VI

Yes, it's that time again: more power pop! You're gonna love the music on this episode.

CRASH STREET KIDS - INTO YOU
PHIL NEAL - STANDARD QUESTION
THE HI-FI's - LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE
THE WET - IT'S ALRIGHT
STEVE BLIMKIE AND THE REASON - IT ONLY HAPPENED TWICE
THE NOVELS - I'M BEING FOLLOWED
THE PROMISES - VALERIE
HEROES - BABY'S HAD A TASTE
THE IRONICS - MISDEMEANORS
THE BOYFRIENDS - BOYFRIEND
ARLIS - NO WAY BABY
THE LOOKALIKES - JUST WHAT YOU GOT
THE SWEAT - YOU GOTTA LOTTA NERVE
KEE & THE KICK - BLOWIN' COLD
GENTZ - 98.6
CRACKERS - YOUR HEART
THE MAPS - I'M TALKING TO YOU
BACKSEAT ROMEOS - ZERO AMBITION
MANDARINES - YOU'RE TELLING LIES
BOULEVARD - COMING ON STRONG
NIGHTMAN - SECRETARY
REACTION FORMATION - LOOKING AT YOU
HOT DATES - THE THRILL IS GONE

RA/OR 168 - KYUSS

Kyuss is one of those bands that was ahead of its time. A few years later and they might have been huge. They developed their own sound, accidentally on purpose, and made unique, interesting, compelling music. It wasn't metal, it wasn't grunge. It was Kyuss.

BONUS EPISODE: CHAIN REACTION

Just in case that last episode wasn't up your alley here's a special related and yet unrelated bonus episode.



RATT - CHAIN REACTION
RHABSTALLION - CHAIN REACTION
U.F.O. - CHAINS CHAINS
GILLAN - UNCHAIN YOUR BRAIN
RAVEN - BREAK THE CHAIN
TOKYO BLADE - BREAK THE CHAINS
DEATH SS - CHAINS OF DEATH
LOUDNESS - HEAVY CHAINS
VIRGIN STEELE - CHAINS OF FIRE
SHY - CHAINED BY DESIRE
TALL STORIES - CHAIN OF LOVE
COLLISION - CHAINS
CRASHDIET - BREAKIN' THE CHAINZ
SMALL JACKETS - BALL'N CHAIN
DOKKEN - UNCHAIN THE NIGHT

RA/OR 167 - UNCHAINED MELODY

Written to order in 1954 by Alex North and Hy Zaret for a long forgotten film, within a year "Unchained Melody" had become a hit multiple times and has since been recorded by 670 different artists. On this episode we'll explore the history of the song and hear more than 30 different versions that span 60 plus years.

RA/OR 166 - MORE COWBELL

You got a fever and the only prescription is...

DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' - FLY ME COURAGEOUS
TOM PETTY - JAMMIN' ME

SKID ROW - MONKEY BUSINESS

RAMONES - SUZY IS A HEADBANGER

THE JAM - 'A' BOMB IN WARDOUR STREET

URGE OVERKILL - SISTER HAVANA

DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS

THE BEATLES - YOU CAN'T DO THAT

ALICE COOPER - COLD ETHYL
CINDERELLA - SHAKE ME

GWAR - ROCK N ROLL NEVER FELT SO GOOD

NEW YORK DOLLS - PRIVATE WORLD

MOTLEY CRUE - SHE GOES DOWN

LOU REED - VICIOUS

WARREN ZEVON - JOHNNY STRIKES UP THE BAND

THE CLASH - CLAMPDOWN
BIG STAR - IN THE STREET

GUNS N' ROSES - THINK ABOUT YOU

DEF LEPPARD - FOOLIN'

PINK FLOYD - PIGS (THREE DIFFERENT ONES)
W.A.S.P. - MISSISSIPPI QUEEN

RA/OR 165 - SOUNDTRACKS II: EIGHTIES BOOGALOO

Back on episode number 28 of the podcast BJ played some of his favorite songs from a wide variety of movie soundtracks. With this episode BJ revisits the concept, this time focusing on great songs that were buried on random movie soundtracks in that glorious decade of the eighties, when new wave and AOR met, got married and had babies.

KILLING JOKE - EIGHTIES 
WEIRD SCIENCE
PHOEBE CATES - HOW DO I LET YOU KNOW 
PRIVATE SCHOOL
PAUL ENGEMAN - SCARFACE (TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT) 
SCARFACE
THE ALARM - WHAT KIND OF HELL 
BACHELOR PARTY
BONE SYMPHONY - ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER 
REVENGE OF THE NERDS
COMMUTER - YOUNG HEARTS 
THE KARATE KID
REAL LIFE - FACE TO FACE 
ONCE BITTEN
HUBERT KAH - THE PICTURE 
ONCE BITTEN
HUBERT KAH - ANGEL 07 
GOTCHA!
DWIGHT TWILLEY - KEEP ON WORKING 
HEAVENLY BODIES
ANDI SEX GANG - THE QUICK AND THE DEAD 
PHENOMENA
CHARLENE - FIRE 
THE LAST DRAGON
KARLA DEVITO - WE ARE NOT ALONE 
THE BREAKFAST CLUB
JUDE COLE - BACK TO SCHOOL 
BACK TO SCHOOL
CHERRY BOMB - HUNGRY CITY 
HOWARD THE DUCK
PETE SHELLEY - DO ANYTHING 
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
THE MARCH VIOLETS - TURN TO THE SKY 
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
E.G. DAILY - MIND OVER MATTER 
SUMMER SCHOOL
SOUTHERN PACIFIC - SHOOT FOR THE TOP
POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL 
PAT BENATAR - SOMETIMES THE GOOD GUYS FINISH FIRST 
THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
ALICE COOPER - I GOT A LINE ON YOU 
IRON EAGLE II
SHARK ISLAND - FATHER TIME 
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
CHEAP TRICK - YOU WANT IT 
SAY ANYTHING...

RA/OR 164 - THE ONLY ONES

Another band, another episode. The Only Ones had something special, but they came along at a time when it was difficult to stand out and easy to implode. Yet as you'll hear on this episode the band made some great music in the short time that it existed.

RA/OR 163 - NILS LOFGREN

Nils Lofgren got his first record deal before he was out of his teens and he made four records with that band, Grin, before launching a solo career in 1975 with one of the best records of that decade. Although he never matched the quality of his first solo record Lofgren has had a long and very respectable career as a songwriter and as a member of the E Street Band. Listen as BJ plays his favorites from the Nils Lofgren discography.

RA/OR 162 - "HAIR" METAL 2

On episode 35, back in March of 2014, BJ took a closer look at the wide variety of bands damned to the purgatory of "hair" metal. On this episode BJ plays even more great songs by more bands lost to history simply because the style and image they reveled in became suddenly unfashionable.

MADAM X - COME ONE COME ALL
DAGGER - GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY WANT
SNATCH - STARRY EYES
ROCK CANDY - HEAD OVER HEELS
GLORIOUS BANKROBBERS - SPITFIRE
SWEDISH EROTICA - DOWNTOWN
CRASH 'N' BURN - DANCIN' WITH THE DEVIL
DANGER DANGER - DON'T BLAME IT ON LOVE
CHILD'S PLAY - DAY AFTER NIGHT
XYZ - WHEN THE NIGHT COMES DOWN
SWEET FA - WHISKEY RIVER
LOSTBOYS - FLYING FREE
VAIN - WAKE UP
SAINTS AND SINNERS - LESSON OF LOVE
FRAIDY KATT - COOL CRUEL LADY
WILDSIDE - HAIR OF THE DOG
STEELHEART - GIMME GIMME
SPREAD EAGLE - THIS IS MY WORLD
TUFF - RATTLE MY BONES
RHINO BUCKET - I WAS TOLD
UNDER NEATH WHAT - BAD KARMA CHAMELEON
T RIDE - LUXURY CRUISER
L.A. GUNS - I WANNA BE YOUR MAN (SINGLE VERSION)