BONUS EPISODE: IZZY STRADLIN

In the wake of the recent dissection of the Use Your Illusion albums let's take a listen to what Izzy Stradlin has been up to post-Guns.

SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' (LIVE)
SHUFFLE IT ALL (LIVE)
METHANOL
GOTTA SAY
NEEDLES
HERE COMES THE RAIN
GET AWAY
UNDERGROUND
SWEET CARESS
LOT TO LEARN
HAMMERHEAD
CHOP AWAY
INFRASTRUK
FIRE
PARTLY CLOUDY
WAITING
EASY
DROVE
TOO HOT
DRIVING DOWN
OLD TUNE
RAVEN

RA/OR 252 - USE YOUR ILLUSION II (WORST OF)

On September 17th, 1991 Guns n' Roses released two CDs on the same day, crammed with 30 songs and more than 2 1/2 hours of music. This was a questionable way to follow up one of the most critically praised and commercially successful debut albums of all time. On November 16th, 2018 BJ Kahuna and Brian Sword released two episodes of Rock and/or Roll on the same day, crammed with more than 2 1/2 hours of commentary. On this episode, Use Your Illusion II, each counts down his five least favorite songs from the 30 songs included on these gratuitous collections.

RA/OR 251 - USE YOUR ILLUSION I (BEST OF)

On September 17th, 1991 Guns n' Roses released two CDs on the same day, crammed with 30 songs and more than 2 1/2 hours of music. This was a questionable way to follow up one of the most critically praised and commercially successful debut albums of all time. On November 16th, 2018 BJ Kahuna and Brian Sword released two episodes of Rock and/or Roll on the same day, crammed with more than 2 1/2 hours of commentary. On this episode, Use Your Illusion I, each counts down his five favorite songs from the 30 songs included on these gratuitous collections.

RA/OR 250 - AOR???????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

This makes a dozen episodes in the AOR? AOK! series. I'm gonna run out of room for the question marks and exclamation points!

SUE SAAD - HIGHWIRE
I TEN - THE EASY WAY OUT
THRILLS - MAKE IT EASY
BENTWOOD ROCKER - WALK THROUGH THE FIRE
BODY ELECTRIC - THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
EVEREST - STAND UP
KOREA - KOREA
WAKEFIELD - YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT
FURY - SORRY TO SAY
KARLA DEVITO - WE ACCELERATE
XERON - WOULD YOU BELONG TO ME?
RESCUE - INTO THE NIGHT
L.A. RAY AND THE SHADES - DON'T WANT TO BE LONELY
FIERCE HEART - HEROES
THE LADDER - TIME SOLDIER
GARY WELLS - YOU'RE THE ONE
FAHRENHEIT - DANGER
CHINA RAIN - BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
BB STEAL - SUFFER IN SILENCE
CAUGHT IN THE ACT - CAUGHT IN THE ACT

RA/OR 249 - WORD ASSOCIATION

BJ put out a request for word suggestions on the Facebook page and on this episode he plays songs inspired by the words provided.

RA/OR 248 - NEIL DIAMOND (with Lee McCormack)

BJ is joined once again by Lee McCormack from Tramps Like Us to discuss the high points of Neil Diamond's fifty plus year career as a songwriter and performer and then each counts down his top ten personal favorite Neil Diamond songs.

RA/OR 247 - JOHN KASTNER INTERVIEW

John Kastner from the classic Canadian punk bands the Asexuals and the Doughboys tells BJ all about his experiences in the music business, from hand to mouth punk tours in the eighties to signing with a major label in the nineties and eventually going into artist management.

RA/OR 246 - SUPER DUPER EIGHTIES COOPER

BJ is joined once again by Joey Haynie from Rock Strikes Ten for a discussion about the life and crimes of Alice Cooper in the 1980's, from new wave to hair metal and everything in between, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Alice songs from that tumultuous decade.

RA/OR 245 - TITANIC LOVE AFFAIR

Titanic Love Affair formed at the University of Illinois in the late eighties and released two albums and an EP in the nineties before the band's driving force, the late Jay Bennett, joined Jeff Tweedy's post-Uncle Tupelo band Wilco. On this episode BJ celebrates this great, unsung band.

RA/OR 244 - GERALD COLLIER INTERVIEW

BJ is joined by Gerald Collier from one of his favorite rock bands of the nineties, Best Kissers In The World, for a frank discussion about his adventures in the music industry.

RA/OR 243 - VINYL COUNTDOWN: ROCK N POD 2018

BJ plays songs from the records he picked up on his now annual Nashville Rock n Pod Expo road trip.

THE INNOCENT - FREEWAY RIDE
GARY MOORE - MURDER IN THE SKIES
SCHOOLBOYS - MEAN STREET MACHINE
BILLY FALCON - REACTION
TKO - GIVE INTO THE NIGHT
ARGENT - CAST YOUR SPELL URANUS
COLIN BLUNSTONE - A SIGN FROM ME TO YOU
LION - CAN'T STOP THE RAIN
JOHN LAWTON - RETURN TO SENDER
JAGUAR - LAST FLIGHT
DESERTERS - TAKE IT ALL
CHROME MOLLY - YOU SAID
MORE - BLOOD & THUNDER
BUX - WHEN YOUR TIME HAS COME
ACCEPT STAND 4 WHAT U R
DAVID SWANSON - DESOLATION ANGEL
EZO - KISS OF FIRE
THE KINGBEES - THE BIG ROCK
SHARK ISLAND - SPELLBOUND
TRUST - CERTITUDE...SOLITUDE...
HERMAN ZE GERMAN - DESTINY

RA/OR 242 - NASHVILLE ROCK N POD EXPO 2018

BJ had a great time at the Nashville Rock N Pod Expo last weekend. Hear him interview Troy Lucketta of Tesla, Paul Taylor of Winger, Joe X. Dube and Brendan Harkin of Starz and Ben and Dakota Denman. And for an encore BJ takes the Canadian Inquisition.

RA/OR 241 - AOR??????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!

Gimme an A! Gimme an O! Gimme an R! 
What's the spell?




BURNING ROME - COME OUT TONIGHT
CINDY BULLENS - FIGHT FOR ME
CINDY CRUSE - RIGHT ONE'S ARMS
JAY AARON - RONDA
VAN STEPHENSON - NO SECRETS
CHRIS THOMPSON - SECRETS IN THE DARK
JUDY STREET - WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
GENEVA - ALL OVER TOWN
MARTIN BRILEY - JUST A MILE AWAY
STEFFANIE - MILES AWAY
ANGELA & THE RUDE - GUILTY HEARTED
WENDY & THE ROCKETTS - NO CONTROL
THE KICK - SHE'S GOT IT ALL
TONY CAREY - EDDIE GOES UNDERGROUND
STEVE THOMSON - I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES
FROM THE FIRE - SPARK AND FLAME
PARIS BLACK - BURIED ALIVE
JUST IF I - GO AHEAD AND CRY
BIGSTORM - RUBBER LOVE
UNRULY CHILD - WHO CRIES NOW
STUNLEER - EYE TO EYE

RA/OR 240 - HEY

Make "Hey" while the sun shines.




PIXIES - HEY
SLADE - HEY HO WISH YOU WELL
THE WAVES - HEY WAR PIG
ADAM BOMB - HEY HEY NOTHIN'
THE VANDALIAS - HEY NOW (MOTOR CITY)
FLASH AND THE PAN - HEY ST. PETER
THE HELLACOPTERS - HEY!
RHINO BUCKET - HEY THERE
ERIC CARMEN - HEY DEANIE
VIOLENT FEMMES - HEY NONNY NONNY
LLOYD COLE - HEY RUSTY
MUNGO JERRY - HEY WHAT'S YOUR NAME
SUPERSUCKERS - HEY YA!
GALACTIC COWBOYS - HEY MR.
BLUE SHOES - HEY
DIO - HEY ANGEL
ALDO NOVA - HEY OPERATOR
QUIREBOYS - HEY YOU
NEIL DIAMOND - HEY LOUISE
THE DICTATORS - HEY BOYS
BOXER - HEY BULLDOG
BEATALLICA - HEY DUDE

RA/OR 239 - OVERLOOKED: SNAKES & LOVERS BY INTERVIEW

On this first episode in a new recurring series BJ focuses on one specific album that has been overlooked and this time around it's a 1980 record by the British band Interview called Snakes & Lovers.

RA/OR 238 - GABBA GABBA EIGHTIES

BJ is joined by Craig Cohen from Slycast and Lee McCormack from Tramps Like Us to discuss the trials and tribulations of punk legends the Ramones in the eighties and then each counts down his top ten favorite Ramones songs from that decade.

RA/OR 237 - CROWDED HOUSE

For this episode BJ is joined by Jon Lamoreaux from The Hustle podcast to talk about Jon's favorite band, Crowded House, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Crowded House songs.

RA/OR 236 - SPLIT ENZ

For this episode BJ is joined by podcaster and comedy writer Courtney Cronin Dold for a discussion about Kiwi art rockers turned new wave pioneers Split Enz.

RA/OR 235 - DIRECT-TO-VIDEO

In a world where producers were greenlighting low budget films to be released directly to video there would be no soundtracks, but there would still be music. There were songs in those movies. Otherwise unreleased songs. Great songs. These are those songs.

TONY SCIUTO - OUT OF THE DARKNESS
FROM ALL AMERICAN MURDER

MARK MANCINA - IT’S NOT OVER YET

FROM NIGHT WARS

STEPHEN BUTLER - ALWAYS ON MY MIND

FROM FINAL MISSION

THE NIGHT BROTHERS - CRY OF THE CITY
FROM KNIGHTS OF THE CITY
CAMERON DYE AND CATHERINE MARY STEWART - I WAS JUST ASKING
FROM SCENES FROM THE GOLDMINE
WARREN BENNETT - STATION IN THE SKY

FROM RIDERS OF THE STORM

JOHN PAYNE - RIDE THE STORM

FROM RIDERS OF THE STORM
TUESDAY KNIGHT - IVORY TOWER
FROM MAD ABOUT YOU
JIM MANZIE - THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
FROM TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE
LEA HART - DANGER IN THE STREETS
FROM INSTANT JUSTICE
BILLY BUTT - THE RIGHT TO FIGHT
FROM TWIN DRAGON ENCOUNTER
MARY ELLEN QUINN - LIPS ON THE MOON
FROM VICIOUS LIPS
HOT PURSUIT - FIRE WITH FIRE
FROM STEELE JUSTICE
DEBBIE LYTTON - NIGHT PATROL
FROM TOMBOY
MIRAGE - STANDING IN THE RAIN
FROM THE PISTOL: BIRTH OF A LEGEND
JOSEPH WILLIAMS - TURN IT UP
FROM SPACECAMP
THE HEAT - TOO FAR TOO FAST
FROM DISTANT THUNDER
GENE MILLER - ABOVE AND BEYOND
FROM THE DOUBLE O KID
MICHAEL BREWER - SAY YOU WON'T
FROM REVENGE
RICK RISO - BRAVE HEART
FROM THE BONE YARD

RA/OR 234 - B-SIDES

B-sides: otherwise unreleased songs that appear on the singles but not the albums.

ADAM AND THE ANTS - BEAT MY GUEST
THE BOOMTOWN RATS - IT'S ALL THE RAGE
THE RECORDS - SO SORRY
DEVO - TURNAROUND
OZZY OSBOURNE - SPIDERS
GREAT WHITE - SLOW RIDE
PRINCE - HORNY TOAD
TALKING HEADS - PEOPLE LIKE US
BIG COUNTRY - ALL OF US
CYNDI LAUPER - HEADING TO THE MOON
FLEETWOOD MAC - SILVER SPRINGS
CHEAP TRICK - ALL I REALLY WANNA DO
CHEAP TRICK - THROUGH THE NIGHT
MEN AT WORK - CRAZY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BE TRUE
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - JANEY DON'T YOU LOSE HEART
DOUGHBOYS - GOOD COP BAD COP
DOUGHBOYS - SHAWN'S STORIES
THE WILDHEARTS - HIT IT ON THE HEAD
THE WILDHEARTS - ACTION PANZER
THE DARKNESS - OUT OF MY HANDS
THE DARKNESS - PLANNING PERMISSION
TEENAGE FANCLUB - MY LIFE
TEENAGE FANCLUB - EVERY STEP IS A WAY THROUGH
TEENAGE FANCLUB - THE SHADOWS

RA/OR 233 - THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK

The Transformers: The Movie is a six million dollar animated film that came out in 1986, co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original The Transformers television series on which the film was based. The origins of that cartoon series was a line of toys produced by Hasbro, based on designs which originated in Japan, vehicles which transformed into robots. The film spawned an amazing hard rock soundtrack which is the focus of today’s episode. On this episode you will hear conversations BJ had with Stan Bush, who wrote and sang the first single from the soundtrack, "The Touch," Vince Dicola, who wrote the song "Dare," also sung by Stan Bush (Vince also wrote the score for the film), and members from the three bands featured on the soundtrack: Jerry Best, bassist from Lion, who recorded a heavy metal version of The Transformers theme, Ernie Petrangelo, guitarist and songwriter from Rhode island metal band NRG, responsible for the killer track "Instruments of Destruction," and Larry Gillstrom, guitarist from Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe, who were credited as Spectre General for the soundtrack, they contributed two songs, "Nothing’s Gonna Stand In Our Way" and "Hunger." This episode is a deep dive into one of the funnest movie soundtracks of the eighties. It's more than meets the ear!

RA/OR 232 - THE VANDALS TOOK THE HANDLES

For your listening enjoyment BJ presents a collection of cover versions of Bob Dylan songs.

ROBERT HAZARD - BLOWIN IN THE WIND
THE WANDERERS - THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN
THE BRAKES - LIKE A ROLLING STONE
THE SPINATRAS - MY BACK PAGES
THE DOGS - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
MAU MAUS - A HARD RAIN'S (A GONNA FALL)
TELEVISION - KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
GREG KIHN - SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN - IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE
DAN MCCAFFERTY - BOOTS OF SPANISH LEATHER
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES - ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE
THE DAILY FLASH - QUEEN JANE APPROXIMATELY
ROGER TAYLOR - MASTERS OF WAR
PJ HARVEY - HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
BRYAN FERRY - IT AIN'T ME BABE
THE MARMALADE - I SHALL BE RELEASED
NICK DRAKE - DON'T THINK TWICE IT'S ALRIGHT
THE WATERBOYS - GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
NICO - I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE
SANDY DENNY - TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
ELLIOTT SMITH - WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE (LIVE)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - I WANT YOU (LIVE 1975)
CHEAP TRICK - PLEASE MRS. HENRY (LIVE 1977)

RA/OR 231 - NEIL YOUNG vs. THE EIGHTIES

BJ is joined by Lee McCormack from the Tramps Like Us podcast to discuss the schizophrenic recorded output of Neil Young in the eighties and then each counts down his top ten Neil songs from that decade.

RA/OR 230 - SOUNDS LIKE BRUCE (CO-RELEASE WITH TRAMPS LIKE US)

BJ raided his record collection at the behest of Lee McCormack, the host of Tramps Like Us: A Bruce Springsteen Podcast, the quest being to find songs that sounded like Bruce Springsteen, and then Lee played 15 of them on his show, so this episode is a co-release with Tramps Like Us.

THE LONG RYDERS - SPECTACULAR FALL

JACK LEE - GOOD TIMES

THE BEAT - WORKING ON A GOOD THING

THE PLIMSOULS - EVERYDAY THINGS

THE CRETONES - COST OF LOVE

PAUL WARREN & EXPLORER - THE OTHERS

JULES AND THE POLAR BEARS - YOU JUST DON'T WANNA KNOW

WILLIE NILE - HEAVEN HELP THE LONELY

WILLIE NILE - IT'S NOT OVER

PAGLIARO - TIME RACE

NILS LOFGREN - I WAIT FOR YOU

SYLVAIN SYLVAIN - I CAN'T FORGET TOMORROW

SYLVAIN SYLVAIN - EVERY BOY AND EVERY GIRL

DL BYRON - 21st CENTURY MAN

THE BOOMTOWN RATS - JOEY'S ON THE STREET AGAIN

RA/OR 229 - BEST OF AOR? AOK! (with Greg Snazz)

May 27, 2018 is the 5th anniversary of the first episode of the podcast and what better way to celebrate five years of Rock and/or Roll than with some AOR! And not just any AOR. For this episode musician and listener Greg Snazz phoned in all the way from Japan with his list of the 20 best AOR songs he's heard on the podcast, and then some. So let's take a walk down MemAORy Lane...

RA/OR 228 - BULLETBOYS' FREAKSHOW (with Greg Renoff and Jimmy D'Anda)

BJ and guest co-host Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising, are joined by drummer Jimmy D'Anda of the Bulletboys for an in depth discussion about the band's killer second album Freakshow.

RA/OR 227 - JOHN CALE (with Derek Brown)

On this episode BJ and Derek Brown, guitarist and keyboardist for the Flaming Lips, present an overview of the life and solo career of founding member of the Velvet Underground John Cale and each then picks his top ten favorite John Cale solo songs.

RA/OR 226 - POWERAGE TURNS 40 (with Julian Gill)

Julian Gill from the KISSFAQ podcast drops by to help BJ celebrate the 40th anniversary this month of the release of AC/DC's classic album Powerage.

RA/OR 225 - TWENTY ONE PILOTS (BJ's Daughter's Favorite Band)

BJ is joined by his 11 year-old daughter for a discussion about her favorite band, Twenty One Pilots, and she counts down her top 15 favorite TOP songs, plus BJ plays his two favorites.

RA/OR 224 - CLASSIC LIT

For this episode BJ has put together a fun playlist of songs which share a title with a classic literary work.

METALLICA - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
WARRANT - UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
QUEEN - BRIGHTON ROCK
BILLY SQUIER - CATCH 22 (LIVE)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - NIGHT
DIRTY LOOKS - TURN OF THE SCREW
KISS - ODYSSEY
THE HERD - PARADISE LOST
WARRIOR SOUL - THE WASTELAND
THE KINKS - ANIMAL FARM
NEW YORK DOLLS - FRANKENSTEIN
JOHNNY THUNDERS - IN COLD BLOOD
NEW MODEL ARMY - GREAT EXPECTATIONS
HYSTERIC NARCOTICS - CHARLOTTE'S WEB
CHEAP TRICK - LOLITA
TOMMI GUNN - ON THE ROAD
RHETT FORRESTER - GONE WITH THE WIND
FREHLEY'S COMET - STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
THE GRAPES OF WRATH - TRAVELLIN'
STEPPENWOLF - NONE OF YOUR DOING
SOUL ASYLUM - GULLIBLE'S TRAVELS