A podcast about rock and/or roll for record collectors, appreciators of the obscure, and anyone curious about lesser known stories and music from the underbelly of rock. Part of Pantheon Podcasts
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Originally released October 2015: On this episode BJ plays some of his favorite songs by some of the various bands that came to be known as "power pop" in the nineties. THE POSIES - GOLDEN BLUNDERS RICHARD X. HEYMAN - FALLING AWAY VELVET CRUSH - ASH AND EARTH THE BLOW POPS - STORYBOOK MATERIAL ISSUE - NEXT BIG THING RICHARD BARONE - NOBODY KNOWS ME TEENAGE FANCLUB - SPARKY'S DREAM SLOAN - KEEP ON…
Originally released June 2017: 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…
Originally released October 2013: BJ and Fistful of Dave are back to share with you 30 carefully selected songs by some of the lesser-known purveyors of seventies rock at its heaviest. THE MOVE - BRONTOSAURUS HAYSTACKS BALBOA - THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN SIR LORD BALTIMORE - PUMPED UP BANG - LIONS, CHRISTIANS DUST - LOVE ME HARD TOAD - STAY JERUSALEM - PRIMITIVE MAN CAPTAIN BEYOND - FROZEN OVER…
Originally released October 2013: What exactly does "heavy" mean? Who were the earliest, heaviest bands and how did their particular brand of rock and roll evolve over the course of the seventies, culminating in a new genre called "heavy metal" that exploded in the late seventies and into the eighties? On the next two episodes of the podcast BJ and his guests Martin Popoff (Part 1 only) and…
BJ plays a selection of songs from seven inch records that sell for at least $1000 on Discogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
HE’S A TV PREACHER WHO HATES ROCK AND ROLL HE’S A DEATH METAL STAR WHO SOLD HIS SOUL THEY’RE MIXING IT UP ON THE RADIO IT’S THE BOB AND GLEN SHOW! Thanks to Paul Heinz for the theme song and Ken Mills for the voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 -…
GET THE POWER POP BOX SET HERE BJ plays a selection of UK power pop from rare singles. THE HOLLYWOOD KILLERS - BUTTERFLY BASELINE - TRUTH ABOUT THE LIES THE RUSSIANS - NO TITLE ERIC GAVIN - LUCINDA ROBERT AND THE REMOULDS - X NO 1 THE VANDELLS - RUBY TOOT THE WALK - I DIDN’T CATCH YOUR NAME STATIC - VOICE ON THE LINE NESSIE - CAN I SEE YOU TOMORROW PORTRAITS - NEVER LET GO RISK - PART TIME LOVER…
Originally released April 2016: Believe it or not there is a thriving rock scene in North America that has been churning out great music for decades but very few people outside of the Canadian province of Quebec even know it exists. This is because Quebec (population 8 million) is a predominantly French speaking province surrounded by English speaking provinces and the US below and this has led to…
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…
BJ pits his top ten favorite Beatles songs vs. his top ten favorite Rolling Stones songs in an attempt to figure out which band he likes more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released April 2014: On this episode BJ plays more examples from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, including some of his personal favorites. PRAYING MANTIS - CAPTURED CITY TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - REACHING FOR THE SKY ETHEL THE FROG - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LOVE? E.F. BAND - TRINITY WITCHFYNDE - MOON MAGIC WITCHFINDER GENERAL - SATAN'S CHILDREN BLITZKREIG - BURIED ALIVE TRESPASS -…
Originally released April 2014: BJ is joined by Fistful of Dave for a discussion of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal including who influenced it and who it influenced. IRON MAIDEN - INVASION DEF LEPPARD - GOOD MORNING FREEDOM ANGEL WITCH - ANGEL WITCH SAXON - SIXTH FORM GIRLS SWEET SAVAGE - EYE OF THE STORM PARALEX - WHITE LIGHTNING DARK STAR - LADY OF MARS VARDIS - POWER UNDER FOOT TURBO -…
BJ pits his top ten favorite Soundgarden songs against his top ten favorite Alice In Chains songs to determine which band he likes more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BJ goes down an eighties hardcore rabbit hole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Screaming Trees was a rock and roll band lost in limbo between the eighties and nineties, stuck between the eras of hair metal and grunge. The band never really found its place but they made some great music, much of which you will hear on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released January 2014: BJ plays some of his favorite songs sung in languages other than English. OS MUTANTES - Não Vá Se Perder Por Aí JORGE BEN - Zumbi GILBERTO GIL - Eu Só Quero um Xodó JACQUES DUTRONC - Le Responsable JACQUES BREL - Au Suivant FRANCESCO GUCCINI - Lui e Lei LUCIO BATTISTI - Comunque Bella PAGLIARO - Mon Coer PAGLIARO - Chez Moi PUGH ROGEFELDT - Lejon PUGH ROGEFELDT -…
VOTE HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released December 2016: For this special edition of Vinyl Countdown BJ raided his record collection in order to gather together some of the most interesting and/or entertaining cover versions he could find. JOAN JETT - I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE PETE STRIDE/JOHN PLAIN - HE'LL HAVE TO GO FLAME - THIS OLD HEART OF MINE THE TREMBLERS - GREEN SHIRT BANANARAMA - NO FEELINGS THE KNACK -…
Originally released August 2016: THE ALIEN VISITORS: OUR FRIENDS. FRIENDSHIP IS UNIVERSAL. THE FUTURE - TOGETHER. THE HOBOS - I WOZ WRONG ALIEN - DON'T SAY GOODBYE ALIEN - ZARION ZOT - WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE THE BEARS - FEAR IS NEVER BORING ROGER C. REALE - STOP AND GO NEW MATH - GARDEN OF DELIGHT SEDUCER - PROBLEMS SECRET AFFAIR - MY WORLD QUINCY - CAN'T LIVE IN A DREAM LULU TEMPLE - POSING FOR…
Originally released January 2016: Three times before you have felt the terror, known the madness, lived the horror. But this is the one you've been screaming for. BJ raids his vinyl collection again. COLIN BLUNSTONE - SHE LOVES THE WAY THEY LOVE HER EMMIT RHODES - YOU TAKE THE DARK OUT OF THE NIGHT ROCK JUSTICE - YOU'RE SUCH A PART OF ME STACKRIDGE - FUNDAMENTALLY YOURS THE KORGIS - I JUST CAN'T…
The first ever Rock and/or Roll Hall of Lame induction ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 2015: BJ raids his vinyl collection once again in order to present another collection of random favorites and interesting obscurities. RON GOEDERT - YOUR LOVE BILLION DOLLAR BABIES - I MISS YOU BRITISH LIONS - ONE MORE CHANCE TO RUN REX - BURN YOUR BRIDGES JOE PERRY PROJECT - EAST COAST WEST COAST THE CURTIS BROTHERS - BLUE LETTER WILLIE NILE - THAT'S THE REASON TOM ROBINSON BAND - ALL RIGHT…
Originally released January 2015: BJ once again raids his record collection to play some more of his obscure favorites. ZUIDER ZEE - LISTEN TO THE WORDS RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON - JET PLANE IN A ROCKING CHAIR PAGLIARO - SURE MAYBE SKYBAND - PIE IN THE SKY JOEY STEC - GIVE MY LOVE TO YOU MICHAEL FENNELY - TOMORROW'S STAR MOTT THE HOOPLE - DEATH MAY BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS MR. BIG - WONDERFUL CREATION…
Originally released May 2014: BJ raids his vinyl collection to play you some of his random favorites. SHRAPNEL - MaSTER OF MY DESTINY STARFIGHTERS - WHO CARES THE B'ZZ - TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR GARY MYRICK AND THE FIGURES - LIVING DISASTER SNATCHES OF PINK - LAZY SUSAN HIGH BACK CHAIRS - MILES TO INCHES YACHTS - DON'T CALL US TENPOLE TUDOR - I WISH LITTLE BO BITCH (aka LONELY BOYS) - HEARTBREAKER THE…
The early nineties were a strange, transitional moment for hard rock. SKRAPP METTLE - SHERBERT YLD - MUSIC MUSIC THE ZIPPERS - LIKE THE RAIN COMPANY OF WOLVES - ROMANCE ON THE ROCKS BURNING TREE - LAST LAUGH THE LOST - CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE THE ALMIGHTY - JOY BANG ONE TIME GREAT KING RAT - GOOD TIMES THE GRAVEYARD TRAIN - HELL ON WHEELS SOUL KITCHEN - MOTHER LODE KATMANDU - READY FOR THE COMMON MAN…
These eight artists have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but should they have been? Our goal at the Rock and/or Roll Hall of Lame is to dishonor the unjustly honored by conversely inducting them into a less prestigious institution. Rather than calling it an induction, perhaps we should call it a reduction . The 2026 nominees for the RA/OR Hall of Lame are: THE DOORS THE EAGLES…
Originally released April 2018: 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 -…
Originally released February 2016: On this episode BJ plays 50 more songs that are less than two minutes in length. After that...sudden death. THE JAM - ALL MOD CONS 1:20 THE MICE - MORE THAN I CAN TALK ABOUT 1:56 MISSION OF BURMA - THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH 1:57 BAUHAUS - THE THREE SHADOWS PART 3 1:37 THE SMITHEREENS - THE LONG LONELINESS 1:40 THE PRETTY THINGS - LONELIEST PERSON 1:27 GRAHAM…
Originally released May 2015: This is the podcast you have heard about. This is the podcast you have read about. Soon you will be talking about the podcasting shock of the year: TWO MINUTE WARNING. On this episode BJ plays 50 songs that are each less than two minutes in length. After that...sudden death. PINK FLOYD - PIGS ON THE WING PART ONE 1:25 ELVIS COSTELLO - WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK 1:23…
Day eleven: Heart - Desire Walks On (1993) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day ten: Heart - Brigade (1990) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day nine: Heart - Bad Animals (1987) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day eight: Heart - Heart (1985) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day seven: Heart - Passionworks (1983) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day six: Heart - Private Audition (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day five: Heart - Bebe Le Strange (1980) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day four: Heart - Dog and Butterfly (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day three: Heart - Little Queen (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day Two: Heart - Magazine (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day one: Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Straight from Santa's sack: twenty more rare AOR nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released August 2015: BJ is joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the early years of Metallica and to examine how the band's unique version of heavy metal developed over the course of the early demos and live performances. METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 1ST PRESSING) METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 2ND PRESSING) METALLICA - JUMP IN THE FIRE (LIVE IN SAN FRANSISCO…
Originally released May 2017: 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…
Originally released April 1974: BJ and Brian Sword each pick their five least favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BJ picks his favorite hair metal ballads? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Technical Ecstasy. Dave Walker. Necromandus. Johnny Blade. Van Halen. It was a long, drawn out process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released September 2016: For this second episode in our series on Iron Maiden BJ is joined by frequent guest Fistful of Dave for a discussion about the band's second album Killers released in 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fistful of Dave returns as Dokken and Ratt battle it out for the pop metal crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Originally released July 2014: BJ plays more songs that are related to KISS in some way. PETER CRISS - BUDWEISER COMMERCIAL COFFIN BREAK - BETH DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE - THE FIGHT BTO - ROCK N' ROLL HELL RUSS BALLARD - IN THE NIGHT SPIDER - CHANGE ACE FREHLEY - I GOT THE TOUCH (DEMO) RICHIE SCARLET - NOTHING IS SACRED STREETHEART - DANCING WITH DANGER THE CRISS-PENRIDGE ALLIANCE - TELL TALE HEART…