Podcast Episodes

POWER POP SERIES: BRENT HOAD (THE SECRETS*)/ JEFF ROOT (HOT DATES)

Episode 27

Continuing the power pop series, BJ presents conversations he had with Brent Hoad from Kansas City's The Secrets* and Jeff Root from Boston's Hot Dates.

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

THE BOOK IS OUT! GET IT NOW! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK

Episode 26

BJ wrote a book, published by Jawbone Press and available now:

https://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Has-No-Past/dp/1911036874

For this episode BJ covers some of the podcasts he has been on to promote the b…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

I WROTE A BOOK! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK

Episode 25

I wrote a book! 

It's called This band has no past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick, published by Jawbone Press.

http://jawbonepress.com/this-band-has-no-past/

For this very special, one of a kind ep…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

FROM THE ARCHIVES: TOP TEN ALBUMS, 1970 & 1974

Episode 24

Episode 70, originally released April 2, 2015:

Since this is episode number seventy BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year o…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: 20/20

Episode 23

BJ is joined, separately, by guitarist Steve Allen and bassist Ron Flynt from power pop pioneers 20/20 to cover the story of the band and its music.

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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BUTLER (QUINCY) / PHIL SOLEM (GREAT BUILDINGS)

Episode 22

BJ is joined by Steve Butler from Quincy and Phil Solem from Great Buildings. Both tell very engaging stories. Topics tackled include: murder, lawsuits and Randy Rhoads.

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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: MARCO DELMAR (ELEKTRICS) / DAVE HEARN (HAWKS)

Episode 21

BJ has enlightening conversations about power pop (and the music business) with guitar player Marco Delmar from The Elektrics (who released two albums with Capitol) and keyboardist Dave Hearn from HA…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

FROM THE ARCHIVES: TICKLED IVORIES / UNPLUGGED

Episode 20

A pair of remixed episodes from the RA/OR archives...

"Tickled Ivories" originally released June 2014: 

BJ plays some of his favorite piano-centric rock songs...and they're not all ballads!

"Unplugged" …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: DAVID SWANSON (THE POP)

Episode 19

The Pop released a pair of singles and album independently before signing with Arista for their 1979 album Go! They managed one more EP with Rhino before splitting up in 1981. Hear David's story of m…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

POWER POP SERIES: ARTHUR ALEXANDER (SORROWS)

Episode 18

BJ is joined by Arthur Alexander, guitar player and singer/songwriter from the classic power pop bands the Poppees, very early purveyors of the style that became power pop, and Sorrows, whose album T…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago