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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, lawsui…
4 years, 2 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 album…
4 years, 2 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 r…
4 years, 2 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 be…
4 years, 2 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…
4 years, 3 months ago
POWER POP SERIES: GARY VALENTINE
Episode 17
Gary Valentine was an early member of Blondie, performing on the band's first album before leaving to form his own band in Los Angeles called The Kno…
4 years, 3 months ago
POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BRIGIDA (ARTFUL DODGER)
Episode 16
BJ is joined by Steve Brigida, drummer from Artful Dodger, for a discussion about the band's career, and their place in the history power pop. Learn…
4 years, 3 months ago
POWER POP SERIES: JONATHAN PALEY
Episode 15
BJ presents an interview with Jonathan Paley, who recalls unwittingly wandering into some dive called CBGBs along with Jonathon Richman, auditioning …
4 years, 3 months ago
POWER POP SERIES: GRAEME DOUGLAS / WILL BIRCH
Episode 14
BJ presents interviews with two former members of pub rock band the Kursaal Flyers, Graeme Douglas and Will Birch, who each went on to make power pop…
4 years, 3 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES: O CANADA / PAGLIARO INTERVIEW
Episode 13
From July 2013: B.J. is your self-appointed tour guide for a trip through the more remote provinces of the seventies rock scene in Canada. Beauty! …
4 years, 4 months ago