POWER POP SERIES: EPISODE ONE

 

For this episode, the first in what will be an extended series about the development of the power pop genre, BJ presents a brief overview, including interviews with Bob Jackson, who joined Badfinger towards the end of that legendary band's original run, and Cyril Jordan, who wrote the iconic "Shake Some Action" for The Flamin' Groovies.

AOR? AOK! XX

Yes, this is actually the 20th episode of AOR? AOK! Meaning, at this point, BJ has exposed RA/OR listeners to melodic rock songs by more than 450 different bands or artists.

IAN CUSSICK - THE SUPERNATURAL

GUIDO MINEO - ROSES

ROULETTE - ONLY THE STRONG
PALACE - NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE
STEVEN MCCLINTOCK - WHEN LOVE BREAKS

SILENT RUNNING - FLAME OF LOVE

DAVID J. PETOVAR - IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT

6AM - TIME'S RUNNING

AMONG THIEVES - THE SUN STILL SHINES
WIZ KIDZ - DOWN ON MY LUCK

CHINA - HOT LOVIN' NIGHT
P.M. HEAT - COULD IT BE YOU
BILOXI - ONE IN A MILLION
MONSTERS - RIOT IN THE NIGHT
DE-ARROW - CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND
MANITO PARK - SURRENDER
BRICKYARD - BREAK THE ICE
OSLO - STRANGERS EYES
VALOR - FOOL NO MORE
PAUL COTTON - ONE LONG LAST LOOK
MAGGIE BELL - I'M ON THE EDGE

OUTRIDER - LOVE IS KILLING ME

BLONZ - MIRACLES
GENE WALK GROUP - LONG ARM OF LOVE
FRICTION - DOWN AND LONELY
CHRIS ANDREW - HOLDIN' ON
TOWER CITY - WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN
ROBIN MILLER - FOREVER
ERIC RUSSELL - DON'T SLOW DOWN
TERRI NUNN - CONFESSION TIME

WARRANT "CHERRY PIE" ROUNDTABLE

Originally recorded in 2018 as a Rocknpod exclusive: 

BJ is joined by Craig Smith from the Pods & Sods Network, Ian Wadley from Rock & Metal Combat, Steven Michael from Growin' Up Rock and Wallygator from the CGCM Podcast for a roundtable discussion about Warrant's unfairly maligned 1990 album Cherry Pie.

LOST EPSIODE: TV THEME SONGS

BJ plays more than 40 theme songs from sitcoms from the eighties.

THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
PUNKY BREWSTER
SILVER SPOONS
GIMME A BREAK
WEBSTER
PERFECT STRANGERS
MY TWO DADS
HALF NELSON
FAST TIMES
GUNG HO
FREE SPIRIT
RAGS TO RICHES
DOUBLE TROUBLE
MISFITS OF SCIENCE
SECOND CHANCE
HOLLYWOOD BEAT
SHADOW CHASERS
HAWAIIAN HEAT
HARDBALL

JUST THE TEN OF US
MY SISTER SAM
THE BEST TIMES
THREE'S A CROWD
GOOD MORNING MISS BLISS
THE QUEST
JENNIFER SLEPT HERE
FATHERS AND SONS
DOMESTIC LIFE
E/R
BETTER DAYS
SIDEKICKS
CHICAGO STORY
LADY BLUE
EMPTY NEST
227
JUST OUR LUCK
THE EDISON TWINS
DAY BY DAY
NICK AND HILLARY
NOTHING IN COMMON
SISTER KATE
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