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Friday, March 22, 2024

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.




Friday, January 19, 2024

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

Friday, January 5, 2024

Friday, December 29, 2023

STOKES ASTER

 

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

Friday, December 1, 2023

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.

Friday, November 24, 2023

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


Friday, October 6, 2023

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

 

 

 

Thursday, September 21, 2023

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

Friday, July 7, 2023

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.



Friday, June 30, 2023

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.

 
 

 

Friday, May 26, 2023

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.


 

Friday, May 19, 2023

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.

 



Friday, May 12, 2023

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.

 

Friday, April 7, 2023

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.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

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.

 

 

Saturday, March 4, 2023

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

 

Saturday, February 25, 2023

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.

Monday, January 23, 2023

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.

Friday, January 13, 2023

BREWER & SHIPLEY

 

 

 

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

Friday, December 30, 2022

POWER POP SERIES: BOB GIFFORD (THE RINGS)

BJ is joined by Bob Gifford from the Boston band The Rings for another tale of the trials and tribulations of flirting with success in the music industry in the seventies going into the eighties. The episode includes great music, as usual.

Friday, December 16, 2022

STUART HARPER (IRON VIRGIN)


  
 
For this episode BJ is joined by Stuart Harper, the frontman for Junk Shop Glam cult favorites Iron Virgin. After Iron Virgin split up Stuart fronted two more bands in the late seventies, Miami and Orchid. For this episode Stuart was gracious enough to share with us unreleased original recordings from both of those bands. Never heard before! It's quite a treat!



 
 
 
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ORCHID:






 

Sunday, December 11, 2022

UNICORN

 

Unicorn were a UK country rock band produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour who made great records but failed to break through. Hear their story (and lots of their music) on this episode.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

POWER POP SERIES: THE SHIVVERS/THE TREND/THE MOSQUITOS

 


 

It's a power pop triple threat as BJ talks to Scott Krueger from The Shivvers, John McMulln from The Trend and Vance Brescia from The Mosquitos.