Podcast Episodes

FROM THE ARCHIVES: 8 TRACKS

Episode 37

Originally released: June 2015

BJ presents a short history of the 8 track tape cartridge and then raids his 8 track collection to play some great songs ripped directly from the 8 track tapes. Why? Why…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

BRIAN SPENCE

Episode 36

Scottish singer-songwriter Brian Spence shares the story of his musical journey, from a seventies glam rock band called Bilbo Baggins to a pair of classic AOR albums in the late eighties. Lots of fan…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

FROM THE ARCHIVES: SOFT ROCK

Episode 35

Originally released August 18, 2016:

In this intentionally dichotomous episode BJ plays the heaviest songs he could find by some of the bands or artists often labelled, rightfully so or not, as "soft …

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

JEFF SUMMERS (WEAPON/WILDFIRE/STATETROOPER)

Episode 34

As a member of Weapon, Jeff Summers wrote a NWOBHM classic called "Set the Stage Alight" that influenced, among others, Metallica. He later joined the bands Wildfire with original Iron Maiden frontma…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

LOST EPISODE: CARTOON THEME SONGS

Episode 33

BJ presents an hour of cartoon theme songs from the eighties (with commercials).

M.A.S.K.

JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS

ULYSSES 31

THE ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS

ROCK LORDS COMMERCIAL

DEFENDERS OF T…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

FROM THE ARCHIVES: MARTY FRIEDMAN INTERVIEW

Episode 32

Originally released as RA/OR Episode 34 on Thursday, March 6, 2014...

Long before he joined Megadeth Marty Friedman was already making great and groundbreaking heavy metal music with his bands Deuce, …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

AOR? AOK! XXI

Episode 31

BJ presents a sampling of thirty more great AOR songs. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeve if their shirts had any sleeves!

FIST - ARE YOU CRYING

TANGIER - ONE MORE TIME

TREAT - HIDIN'

VOYAGER…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: PARTHENON HUXLEY

Episode 30

For this episode BJ is joined by Parthenon Huxley, whose power pop career stretches all the way back to Chapel Hill in the late seventies, alongside the likes of Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. It's an i…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: COLEMAN YORK (NUMBERS) / KIDDER (INCREDIBLE KIDDA BAND)

Episode 29

Hear conversations BJ had with Coleman York from Canadian power pop band Numbers and Graham "Kidder" Hammonds from punky UK power poppers the Incredible Kidda Band? And the songs on this episode? Pro…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

CHEETAH CHROME

Episode 28

Legendary Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome graces Rock and/or Roll with his presence. Listen to hear Cheetah discuss: the evolution of punk rock, Peter Laughner, Cheap Trick, Stiv Bators, GG Allin,…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago