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Back to Search![The Smashing Pumpkins Story: From Chicago Roots to Alt-Rock Dominance (1988–1994) [Episode 369]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a75f334ae997aeecf168dcd721c2abe5.jpg)
The Smashing Pumpkins Story: From Chicago Roots to Alt-Rock Dominance (1988–1994) [Episode 369]
What does it take to go from Chicago club gigs to becoming one of the defining bands of the 1990s?
In this episode of Booked On Rock, I’m joined by au…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
![The CBGB Conspiracy: Murder in New York ’77 [Episode 368]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fe918b5652e7c1e06d884939ebbcc231.jpg)
The CBGB Conspiracy: Murder in New York ’77 [Episode 368]
New York City, summer of 1977. A city on the edge. Crime is soaring, the Son of Sam is terrorizing the streets, and a massive blackout has pushed Got…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
![Inside Stereolab: Their Story Told in 20 Essential Songs [Episode 367]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0371217206e5ca6b28ceab10a749c94c.jpg)
Inside Stereolab: Their Story Told in 20 Essential Songs [Episode 367]
Stereolab didn’t just make music—they built a world of sound. Blending krautrock rhythms, vintage electronics, lounge influences, and radical ideas, …
2 months ago
![Inside the World’s Most Extensive Marshall Amplifier Collection [Episode 366]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8522d7e8997a18a8da5ae9c278ae517f.jpg)
Inside the World’s Most Extensive Marshall Amplifier Collection [Episode 366]
Step inside a world where volume meets legacy. In this episode, we explore Collecting Loud History, a stunning 600-page book documenting the world’s …
2 months ago
![Steve Perry: The AOR Blueprint [Highlight From Episode 364]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5302388017b8154e09a67a46f286e465.jpg)
Steve Perry: The AOR Blueprint [Highlight From Episode 364]
Why did so many AOR singers sound like Steve Perry? Because he set the template.
In this highlight from Booked On Rock, author Paul Rees (Raised on Ra…
2 months ago
![If You Could Ask Axl Rose One Thing About 'Chinese Democracy' [Highlight From Episode 363]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec4a5e457ab9c09ab61b2a8b6c4cdc99.jpg)
If You Could Ask Axl Rose One Thing About 'Chinese Democracy' [Highlight From Episode 363]
If you could ask Axl Rose just one question about the making of Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy, what would it be?
Author James Greene Jr. shares the…
2 months ago
!['2112' at 50: How Rush Defied the Music Industry [Episode 365]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5ef5f06e324cd2d94392aad6a5af8424.jpg)
'2112' at 50: How Rush Defied the Music Industry [Episode 365]
In 1976, Rush released '2112', a daring, side-long science fiction epic that nearly didn’t happen. Facing pressure from their record label after the …
2 months, 1 week ago
![FM Radio’s Golden Decade: The Rise of AOR [Episode 364]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5241c7c4c45f620b8dbff0c63da43d56.jpg)
FM Radio’s Golden Decade: The Rise of AOR [Episode 364]
AOR’s golden age is one of the most electrifying eras in rock history.
From 1976 to 1986, album-oriented rock dominated FM radio, filling arenas and a…
2 months, 1 week ago
![Chinese Democracy: The Album That Took 15 Years [Episode 363]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b584ee963b843caefe8e5f24534d369b.jpg)
Chinese Democracy: The Album That Took 15 Years [Episode 363]
Few albums in rock history have had a journey quite like Chinese Democracy. What started as the next chapter for Guns N' Roses turned into one of the…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
![This Isn’t a Nostalgia Tour – Rik Emmett on Triumph Reloaded [Highlight From Episode 361]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2d971e061d94979f37b96be4428e170c.jpg)
This Isn’t a Nostalgia Tour – Rik Emmett on Triumph Reloaded [Highlight From Episode 361]
Rik Emmett says the upcoming Triumph Reloaded Tour is not a nostalgia tour. In this highlight, he explains why Triumph’s 50th anniversary celebration…
2 months, 2 weeks ago