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.

 

RAMASES & SELKET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry and Dorothy were an HVAC installer and a waitress until they decided they were the reincarnations of Egyptian gods and embarked upon an ill-fated music career. Two albums later one of them was dead.

 

PAVLOV'S DOG

 

Pavlov's Dog was a seven piece quasi-prog band from St Louis, managed by a crook, who made a few interesting records before its members scattered. Singer David Surkamp resurfaced in Seattle where he formed an exciting but short-lived band called Hi-Fi with a founding member of Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews.

 

FLEETWOOD MAC: DAY BY DAY

 

DOCTORS OF MADNESS: THE ALMOST PUNKS

 

 

Doctors of Madness formed in London in late 1974 and flamed out by the end of 1978, releasing three diverse albums that bridged the gap between glam and punk, but very few people seemed to notice.

THE STORY OF STRAY

 

Stray formed in the late sixties when it's members were barely teenagers and they landed a record deal before they reached adulthood. Ahead of their time, they found little success, even with help from multiple mobsters, but the catalogue of albums they left behind speak for themselves. Even Iron Maiden cite them as an influence. This is their story.

 

 

DAY BY DAY: ELO

 

AOR? AOK! XXII

BJ brings you 30 more killer AOR tunes.

VANDAMNE - LIVING ON THE EDGE OF YOUR HEART

PIONEERS - HI ENERGY

WINDFALL - ONE IN A MILLION

X 15 - JENNIFER

CHRIS MANCINI - HOT STREETS

JAY GRUSKA - FAMOUS

MAKE UP - LOVE & HATE

STRAIGHT LINES - I'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE

THE KITE - BREAKING POINT

TOTAL STRANGER - CAN'T STOP

THE BLACK RIDERS - MINDLESS VIOLENCE

STEVE GORDON BAND - I'M A PRISONER TONIGHT

CALL ME - SHIVER IN THE NIGHT

CENTURY - HIGH ON THE BEAM

SHOWDOWN - COME AROUND SOON

NIGHTWING - DRESSED TO KILL

RARE BREED - ALL THE WAY

THE PACK - LONELY 

AXIA - ON MY WAY

BLIND TAXI - STILL WANT YOU

THE MAX - YOU'RE SORRY

SEVEN - INSIDE LOVE

MYSTERY - WONDERLAND

DOUBLETAKE - JULIA

RED FUN - DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES

LANCE - WALK ME THROUGH THE FIRE

TRACE - WHERE ARE WE NOW

LOUD & CLEAR - LOVE WAITS

FRONTLINE - OUR LOVE

TOUR DE FORCE - WORLD ON FIRE

 

GARY HOLTON AND THE HEAVY METAL KIDS

 

The Heavy Metal Kids only existed for a brief few years (they released three albums), but they were almost perfectly placed to serve as a sort of bridge from glam to punk. This is the story of the band and the tragic fate of their flamboyant frontman, Gary Holton.

DAY BY DAY: URIAH HEEP

 

TENPOLE TUDOR

 

After briefly replacing Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols, Edward Tudor-Pole, rechristened Tenpole Tudor by Malcolm McLaren, released two extremely entertaining albums with a band of his own, both in 1981. This is that story.

BREWER & SHIPLEY

 

 

 

BJ only just recently discovered that there's a lot more to Brewer & Shipley than "One Toke Over The Line."