ROCK AND/OR ROLL

In August 1990 a quirky rock band from Syracuse, New York who had just finished recording their major label debut album ventured down to Broward County Florida to stage a political protest for which they were arrested and put on trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released October 2015: We're gonna party like it's... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released September 2015: BJ attempts to count down his top ten favorite albums from 1993. And what a year it was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2015: BJ presents his top ten favorite albums to have been released in the year of 1982. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Originally released December 2013 Bob's yer uncle! Part one of our celebration of rock and roll from the land down under is full as a goog. JOHNNY O'KEEFE - WILD ONE JOHNNY O'KEEFE - DON'T YOU KNOW ROLF HARRIS - SUN ARISE BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS - HALF AS MUCH THE MISSING LINKS - WILD ABOUT YOU WILD CHERRIES - THAT'S LIFE THE EASYBEATS - FRIDAY ON MY MIND THE EASYBEATS - GOOD TIMES THE EASYBEATS - ALL GONE BOY MASTERS APPRENTICES - WAR OR HANDS OF TIME MASTERS APPRENTICES - SOUTHERN CROSS ZOOT - YOU BETTER GET GOING NOW ZOOT - FLYING BAKERY - NO DYING IN THE DARK BLACKFEATHER - SEASONS OF CHANGE DADDY COOL - ZOOP BOP GOLD CADILLAC BUFFALO - SUNRISE (COME MY WAY) BUFFALO - I'M A SKIRT LIFTER, NOT A SHIRT RAISER AC/DC - ROCK AND ROLL SINGER (LIVE 1974) AC/DC - ROCKIN' IN THE PARLOUR THE SPEKTORS - GLORIA THE VALENTINES - EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY FRATERNITY - GETTING OFF RABBIT - TOO MUCH ROCK N' ROLL RABBIT - WILDFIRE MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND - NATURAL MAN MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND - GOODBYE JANE STEVIE WRIGHT - BLACK EYED BRUISER JOHN PAUL YOUNG - THE LOVE GAME JOHN PAUL YOUNG - JUST CAN'T GO COLOURED BALLS - JUST BECAUSE BUSTER BROWN - SOMETHING TO SAY HUSH - GET ROCKED HUSH - C'MON WE'RE TAKING OVER HUSH - ROUGH TOUGH N' READY SKYHOOKS - THIS IS MY CITY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM LOVING YOU JIGSAW - MADEMOISELLE NINETTE SCREEMER - IN THE CITY SUPERNAUT - I LIKE IT BOTH WAYS AC/DC - CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU, GIRL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oiginally released August 22, 2013 The debut episode of AOR? AOK! Guilty pleasure my ass! B.J. plays a slew of his favorite songs from the much maligned genre of eighties AOR. Give these rockers a chance. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeves if their shirts had any sleeves. URGENT - CAST THE FIRST STONE SPYS - OVER HER 707 - MEGA FORCE PREVIEW - CAN'T YOU SEE JON FIORE - OUT ON THE EDGE JOHN WAITE - CHANGE O CANADA - AOR EDITION ALDO NOVA - HEART TO HEART WRABIT - ANYWAY, ANYTIME TRIUMPH - FOLLOW YOUR HEART HONEYMOON SUITE - BURNING IN LOVE STREETHEART - COMIN' TRUE BRIGHTON ROCK - CHANGE OF HEART HAREM SCAREM - HARD TO LOVE _________________________________ AUTOGRAPH - YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THE BEAST INSIDE ERIC MARTIN BAND - TEN FEET TALL STREETS - IF LOVE SHOULD GO STONE FURY - BREAK DOWN THE WALLS STATETROOPER - SHE GOT THE LOOK SURGIN' - HOT NIGHT LOU GRAMM - TIME NOISEWORKS - TAKE ME BACK JEFF PARIS - I CAN'T LET GO MICHAEL BOLTON - CAN'T TURN IT OFF DANNY SPANOS - WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (THERE'S FIRE) JOE LYNN TURNER - ON THE RUN ZEBRA - HARD LIVING WITHOUT YOU DARE - ABANDON ANDY TAYLOR - THUNDER GUN - INSIDE OUT STAN BUSH - DARE JOHN FARNHAM - NOTHING'S GONNA STAND IN OUR WAY SPECTRE GENERAL - NOTHING'S GONNA STAND IN OUR WAY MAGNUM - DAYS OF NO TRUST VALENTINE - RUNNIN' ON LUCK AGAIN A.S.a.P. - THE LION BLUE TEARS - ROCKIN' WITH THE RADIO KANE ROBERTS - FIGHTER MITCH MALLOY - FOREVER WIG WAM - IN MY DREAMS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out BJ's new podcast with Lee McCormack, STRANGE BREWED: THE FLESHY HEADED MINUTE. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064338810416 https://bjkramp.podbean.com/ https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5bb31ad6-d3e9-4aa7-bfda-60aa4573f755/strange-brewed-the-fleshy-headed-minute https://open.spotify.com/show/4KZbBuAWDyctLDOac1JyIx We're still working on getting it up on Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE FEATURES - THE KIDS DON'T NEED TO KNOW AVERAGE CITIZEN - RAPID WORLD HOLME - WEEKEND SHELL & THE CRUSH - CARY'S GOT A HEARTACHE HOLLY PENFIELD - TIGHT FIT ANDREW AND THE UPSTARTS - WATCH OUT FOR THE HUMANS GARY SHANE AND THE DETOUR - GONNA WIN THE EXPERTS - SOUND ON SOUND PHOTOGRAPH - MYSTERY GIRL CATS - IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE THE TALK - SHE SAID WHIZ KID - ANNIE ANNIE WINK - CRAZY ABOUT THE GIRL PHILISTEENS - TURN UP THE MUSIC LEYDEN ZAR - YOU CAN CHANGE CITY THRILLS - SORRY THE SMILE - LEAVE IT AT THAT DAVID MARKO AND THE TRADE - THE LAST TO KNOW KOOL RAY AND THE POLAROIDZ - I HEARD YOU FELL CRAIG BEVAN AND THE TOURISTS - MODERN BOYS JOEY HARRIS AND THE SPEEDSTERS - DO YOU WANT TO? THE FLEX - NEW WAVELENGTH RIZE - ANYWAY YOU GOTTA LOVE M&R RUSH - #1 RINGER - LOVING YOU THIS WAY THE PLANTZ - KIND GIRL THE CLAMS - WISH IT AWAY DICK COULSON AND THE LETTER O - WHERE'S MY ANGEL THE ASCENDERS - JUST A MATTER OF TIME THE CATCH - NERVOUS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in November 2013: CORRECTION: D'OH! I REFER TO THE SAINTS' SECOND ALBUM AS REGRETFULLY YOURS. THAT IS THE NAME OF SUPERDRAG'S FIRST ALBUM (AND IT'S QUITE GOOD). THE SAINTS' SECOND ALBUM IS CALLED ETERNALLY YOURS. SAME DIFFERENCE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coven: the world's first Satanic rock band? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 20 years ago BJ bought a cassette at a thrift store by a band called Stokes Aster... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time, a Christmas playlist for you to enjoy, or put on in the background. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in April 2016: BJ is joined by Ryan McKay and A.D. Adams from The Shabby Road Record Show for an unfiltered discussion about the elephant in the room of rock and roll: rock stars and their unabashed fondness for underage girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in September 2013: Arlo formed in L.A. in the mid-nineties and eventually signed with Sub Pop and released two albums before imploding, but as we learn on today's episode, which features a great conversation BJ had with one of the band's two singer/guitarists Sean Spillane, the band recorded a third album for the label that was never released. If you want to hear the fascinating story of how a band gets signed and what happens next, have a listen. Sean Spillane is the nicest guy in the world and we had a great conversation about the story of his band, how he writes songs, and the great songs he's been writing recently for the soundtracks of several independent films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A slapdash punk band made up of elementary schoolers land a record deal. Was it destined to end in tragedy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GREG STRYKER - EDGE OF NIGHT PRESENT HISTORY - OPEN YOUR EYES THE MACHINE - LOVE FANTASY THE LEVEL - YOU'VE GOT RUNNING ON YOUR MIND JOE BRUCE & 2ND AVENUE - WE CAN HAVE IT ALL BRIDGE 2 FAR - WE GOT AWAY STYLE - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE MATTHEW TODD - HEARTBEAT PARIS BLACK - BETTER GET READY EASTERN BLOC - RESTLESS HEART BLACK CHINA - IN YOUR EYES PERFECT STRANGER - PRISONER OF YOUR SMILE MINDSTORM - BACK TO REALITY THE JACK - MYSTERY THE VU - KEYS TO THE CITY HYTS - LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE BOXX - I NEED THE LOVE KIRKA - I'LL BE YOURS BAGHDAD - NOTHING LASTS FOREVER LAOS - LONG SHOT KINGDOM - WAITING FOR LOVE VANADIUM - DANGEROUS GAME HURRY SCUARY - TOP DOG/REACHING FOR THE SUN STORMBRINGER - CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE YANKEE HEAVEN - EMPTY SHADOW SHARP EDGES - CITY BOY BE IN IT - BE IN IT FAIR EXCHANGE - VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE SLYCE - LEAVE IT ALONE SYDNEY - ANOTHER FOOL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in January 2015: BJ has a conversation with singer and guitarist Lea Hart about his decades long career in rock and roll as a part of bands like Slowbone, The Roll-Ups, Ya Ya, Fastway, and D-Rox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released April 2014: On this episode BJ was joined by author and historian Greg Renoff to discuss the topic of the book he was then in the process of writing (about the early years of Van Halen) called Van Halen Rising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released June 2018: The Transformers: The Movie is a six million dollar animated film that came out in 1986, co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original The Transformers television series on which the film was based. The origins of that cartoon series was a line of toys produced by Hasbro, based on designs which originated in Japan, vehicles which transformed into robots. The film spawned an amazing hard rock soundtrack which is the focus of today’s episode. On this episode you will hear conversations BJ had with Stan Bush, who wrote and sang the first single from the soundtrack, "The Touch," Vince Dicola, who wrote the song "Dare," also sung by Stan Bush (Vince also wrote the score for the film), and members from the three bands featured on the soundtrack: Jerry Best, bassist from Lion, who recorded a heavy metal version of The Transformers theme, Ernie Petrangelo, guitarist and songwriter from Rhode Island metal band NRG, responsible for the killer track "Instruments of Destruction," and Larry Gillstrom, guitarist from Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe, who were credited as Spectre General for the soundtrack, they contributed two songs, "Nothing’s Gonna Stand In Our Way" and "Hunger." This episode is a deep dive into one of the funnest movie soundtracks of the eighties. It's more than meets the ear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in December 2017: How does a band like Faith No More follow up a platinum album and top ten single? On this episode BJ is joined by producer Matt Wallace, the man who helmed the first four Faith No More albums, for a thorough examination of the band's schizophrenic 1992 masterpiece Angel Dust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Can a song kill you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ plays a selection of songs from heavy metal bands around the world, released in the eighties. RANDY - SHADOWS ARE FALLING RANDY - BEAST IN THE NIGHT MIRAGE - OUT THERE (SURVIVORS) MIRAGE - HELLBOUND ALAKRAN - VAGABUNDEAR ALAKRAN - ALGUIEN NOS DIVIDE OBUS - VIVIRE ROSA NEGRA - KAMIKAZE EXISES - FEAR OF THE NIGHT HELLOISE - COSMOGONY SANGTRAIT - BUSCANT UNA DONA NUKET - KUN VIELA NUORI OLLA VOI NUKET - JOS KOHDATAAN IRIS - PE APE IRIS - SPRE ZIUA IRIS - TOT ZBOR IRIS - FRUMUSETEA TA FISC - TRACKER WARNING - SPEED MOI RAILWAY - SCREAMING AFTER MIDNIGHT RAILWAY - LICK IT, STICK IT GILLMAN - LEVANTATE Y PELEA GILLMAN - IMPOSTORES HOCCULTA - TOTAL CONFUSION TIGRES - NO ME RINDO VANADIUM - OUTISIDE OF SOCIETY VANADIUM - ARMS IN THE AIR CENTURIAS - ARDE COMO FOGO PANZER - AGARRATE PANZER - VOLVERAS DESERTOR SKANNERS - TV SHOCK TORCH - RETRIBUTION TORCH - SINISTER EYES TORCH - THUNDERSTRUCK KAT - DEVIL'S HOUSE PART 1 KAT - CZARNE ZASTEPY SOBREDOSIS - CALIENTE COMO UN VOLCAN HEAVENS GATE - IN CONTROL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released October 2019: Actor and musician Cameron Dye joins BJ to discuss his career in film and music, the main focus being the 1987 film Scenes from the Goldmine and the awesome soundtrack that never was. You can watch the film here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDwBg1cXzY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ plays a selection of songs ripped directly from his vinyl collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ was a guest on the 1000 Greatest Misses podcast. Check them out: https://1000greatestmisses.buzzsprout.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-000-greatest-misses/id1675923067 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released February 2020: Song-poems were records created when random citizens wrote "poems" (lyrics) and sent them, along with a check, to various companies which employed musicians who would set those words to music, record the song and press it to vinyl. It was basically a scam and many of the records ended up in thrift shops and record stores where they at some point were discovered by collectors of the odd and obscure. On this episode one of those collectors, Bob Purse, shares with us some of his favorite songs discovered from more than two decades of seeking these things out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2013: On this episode we celebrate the stunning contributions the city of Detroit has made to the history of rock and roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released December 2015: Battle of the Podcast Allstars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against each other to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The final battle features the three winners from round one: BJ from Rock and/or Roll, Ryan McKay from The Shabby Road Record Show and Randy W. Hall from That Dandy Classic Music Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast Allstars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against each other to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The third battle of round one features Craig Smith from Pods and Sods, Randy W. Hall from That Dandy Classic Music Hour and Joe Royland from Sit and Spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast All Stars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against one another to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The second battle of round one features Ryan McKay from The Shabby Road Record Show, Craig Cohen from the Slycast and Zilch and Ken Mills from the PodKISSt and Cheap Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast All Stars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against one another to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The first battle of round one features Chris Czynszak from Decibel Geek, Matt Porter from The Kiss Room and our very own BJ Kahuna from Rock and/or Roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in June 2016: BJ is once again joined by Chris Grey from CheapKISS Records, back on episode #73 Chris joined BJ to share a selection of songs from his collection of compilations of local artists that were put out regionally by radio stations in the late seventies and early eighties. For this episode Chris and BJ have each picked 12 favorite songs from other assorted Various Artists compilations from that same time period. SCHOOLBOYS - MR. MOUTH NICK LOWE - I LOVE MY LABEL VICE CREEMS - 01-01-212 THE COMMANDOS - COMPLICATED FUN MIKE VIOLA ALLIANCE - ALL THE TIME ALL THE WHILE THE NITS - THE YOUNG REPORTER THE BRATS - FIRST ROCK STAR ON THE MOON TEARJERKERS - FINGERS UNIT 5 - GO AHEAD AND KISS HER ALIEN - COULD HAVE DONE BETTER THE VERS - (I CAN'T GET NO) MEDICATION TRANSFORMER - TONIGHT BOMBERS - I'M A LIAR BABE ZANTI MISFITS - BACHELOR'S FRIEND THE KICK - JULIE LONDON THE ROTHCHILDS - LONG AFTER SUMMER LAST FLIGHT - DANCE TO THE MUSIC RYE AND THE QUARTER BOYS - LEFT IT TOO LATE MARSHALL CRENSHAW - FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME RAGE TO LIVE - ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH THE BASICS - PAPER HEART THE BEAST - RANDALL FLAGG PUSHUPS - PLAY ON VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE ORIGINAL MIXED UP KID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released April 2015: On this episode BJ is joined by special guest Chris Grey, who is an avid record collector and the co-owner of a record store and website called CHEAPKiss Records. Chris was gracious enough to share with us his vast collection of regional radio station compilations from the early eighties. BJ and Chris discuss the obsessive nature of record collecting and then you'll get to hear a bunch of cool songs by local, unsigned bands from those radio station comps. THE PUSH - YOU'LL KNOW IT'S TRUE THE NUMBERS - I WANT TO BE WITH YOU BOOTCAMP - IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY RAZOR SHARP - WE RULE THE NIGHT THE ODD - LEAN TO DREAMER - RADIO LOIS LANE - IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE THE TWIST - I NEED YOU HEROES - CHANCES AUGUST - IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BAD BOY - IF YOU LOVE ME TONIGHT GREY STAR - YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW TOMBOY - IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU DAILY PLANET - ANNA THE LIMITS - MODERN GIRL CROMA ZONE - COULD I BE WRONG ROSIE - SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NAME THE VOICES - DON'T RUN JOHNNY REY AND THE REACTION - EDGE OF NIGHT FREE WILL - ONLY KNOW SO MUCH VIPER - I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR PANTS BEN HUR - FREEDOM IN THE NAME OF LOVE ANGIE M - SHAKIN' DOWN THE WALLS RAVEN - WAITING FOR YOU AMERICAN NOISE - OUT ON THE STREET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 14: Weezer - Van Weezer (2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 13: Weezer - OK Human (2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 12: Weezer - Weezer (The Black Album) (2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: Weezer - Pacific Daydream (2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: Weezer - Weezer (The White Album) (2016) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End (2014) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: Weezer - Hurley (2010) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: Weezer - Raditude (2009) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album) (2008) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 5: Weezer - Make Believe (2005) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4: Weezer - Maladroit (2002) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3: Weezer - Weezer (The Green Album) (2001) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1: Weezer - Weezer (1994) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally released in October 2020, while the podcast was on hiatus, covertly posted to Internet Archive. I'm guessing most of you haven't heard it, so I decided to give it a proper release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chelsea was originally formed in August of 1976 by singer Gene October, guitarist William Broad (later known as Billy Idol), bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe. After the other three left to form Generation X, October kept the band going, cycling through line-up after line-up, releasing som classic punk singles and albums along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jook were a great band, active for just a few years in the early seventies. They released six singles, including some absolutely classic heavy glam tunes, but no album. For this episode BJ is joined by Ian Kimmet, the band's singer and main songwriter, to discuss why such a killer band failed to thrive, even in the midst of the glam rock explosion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2018: In a world where producers were greenlighting low budget films to be released directly to video there would be no soundtracks, but there would still be music. There were songs in those movies. Otherwise unreleased songs. Great songs. These are those songs. TONY SCIUTO - OUT OF THE DARKNESS FROM ALL AMERICAN MURDER MARK MANCINA - IT’S NOT OVER YET FROM NIGHT WARS STEPHEN BUTLER - ALWAYS ON MY MIND FROM FINAL MISSION THE NIGHT BROTHERS - CRY OF THE CITY FROM KNIGHTS OF THE CITY CAMERON DYE AND CATHERINE MARY STEWART - I WAS JUST ASKING FROM SCENES FROM THE GOLDMINE WARREN BENNETT - STATION IN THE SKY FROM RIDERS OF THE STORM JOHN PAYNE - RIDE THE STORM FROM RIDERS OF THE STORM TUESDAY KNIGHT - IVORY TOWER FROM MAD ABOUT YOU JIM MANZIE - THE WAY OF ALL FLESH FROM TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE LEA HART - DANGER IN THE STREETS FROM INSTANT JUSTICE BILLY BUTT - THE RIGHT TO FIGHT FROM TWIN DRAGON ENCOUNTER MARY ELLEN QUINN - LIPS ON THE MOON FROM VICIOUS LIPS HOT PURSUIT - FIRE WITH FIRE FROM STEELE JUSTICE DEBBIE LYTTON - NIGHT PATROL FROM TOMBOY MIRAGE - STANDING IN THE RAIN FROM THE PISTOL: BIRTH OF A LEGEND JOSEPH WILLIAMS - TURN IT UP FROM SPACECAMP THE HEAT - TOO FAR TOO FAST FROM DISTANT THUNDER GENE MILLER - ABOVE AND BEYOND FROM THE DOUBLE O KID MICHAEL BREWER - SAY YOU WON'T FROM REVENGE RICK RISO - BRAVE HEART FROM THE BONE YARD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 12: April Wine - Walking Through Fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: April Wine - Animal Grace (1984) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: April Wine - Power Play (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: April Wine - The Nature of the Beast (1981) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: April Wine - Harder...Faster (1979) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: April Wine - First Glance (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: April Wine - Forever For Now (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 5: April Wine - The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4: April Wine - Stand Back (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3: April Wine - Electric Jewels (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: April Wine - On Record (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1: April Wine - April Wine (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released October 2014: The Bee Gees were far more than just a disco band, the Gibb brothers were incredibly talented songwriters and musicians who were responsible for some of the most ambitious and effective pop music of the late sixties and early seventies. On this episode BJ attempts to tell the story of the band with words and song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very first episode of Rock and/or Roll was released on May 27, 2013. For this episode to commemorate that milestone, BJ takes a look back, plays some favorite clips and songs, and reminisces with old friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry and Dorothy were an HVAC installer and a waitress until they decided they were the reincarnations of Egyptian gods and embarked upon an ill-fated music career. Two albums later one of them was dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pavlov's Dog was a seven piece quasi-prog band from St Louis, managed by a crook, who made a few interesting records before its members scattered. Singer David Surkamp resurfaced in Seattle where he formed an exciting but short-lived band called Hi-Fi with a founding member of Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in April 2020: Over the course of just one year, 1974, British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac would go from a career low point, the bottom of the barrel, to suddenly, by years end, transformed, reinvented, and ready to become one of the most successful, top selling acts of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 17: Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will (2003) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 16: "Fleetwood Mac" - Time (1995) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 15: "Fleetwood Mac" - Behind The Mask (1990) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 14: Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night (1987) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 13: Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 12: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: Fleetwood Mac - Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: Fleetwood Mac - Penguin (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 5: Fleetwood Mac - Future Games (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4: Fleetwood Mac - Kiln House (1970) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3: Fleetwood mac - Then Play On (1969) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wondeful (1968) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1: Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (1968) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Doctors of Madness formed in London in late 1974 and flamed out by the end of 1978, releasing three diverse albums that bridged the gap between glam and punk, but very few people seemed to notice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stray formed in the late sixties when it's members were barely teenagers and they landed a record deal before they reached adulthood. Ahead of their time, they found little success, even with help from multiple mobsters, but the catalogue of albums they left behind speak for themselves. Even Iron Maiden cite them as an influence. This is their story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in July 2013: B.J. presents an overview of the Pub Rock movement that was a big deal in London in the early to mid-seventies and laid the groundwork for Punk and then New Wave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: Electric Light Orchestra - Balance of Power (1986) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: Electric Light Orchestra - Secret Messages (1983) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: Electric Light Orchestra - Time (1981) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery (1979) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 5: Electric Light Orchestra - Face The Music (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4: Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3: Electric Light Orchestra - On The Third Day (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: Electric Light Orchestra - ELO 2 (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1: Electric Light Orchestra - Electric Light Orchestra (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ brings you 30 more killer AOR tunes. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeves if their shirts had any sleeves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Heavy Metal Kids only existed for a brief few years (they released three albums), but they were almost perfectly placed to serve as a sort of bridge from glam to punk. This is the story of the band and the tragic fate of their flamboyant frontman, Gary Holton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in January 2016: BJ is joined by James L. Dickerson, who is the author of many books including a great one called Colonel Tom Parker: The Curious Life of Elvis Presley's Eccentric Manager and that book was the impetus for the discussion BJ and James have about the mysterious past of Andreas van Kuijk (aka "Colonel Tom Parker") and the unfortunate impact that the mysterious Parker had on the life and career of Elvis Presley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 16: Uriah Heep - Equator (1985) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 15: Uriah Heep - Head First (1983) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 14: Uriah Heep - Abominog (1982) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 13: Uriah Heep - Conquest (1980) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 12: Uriah Heep - Fallen Angel (1978) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: Uriah Heep - Innocent Victim (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: Uriah Heep - Firefly (1977) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: Uriah Heep - High and Mighty (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: Uriah Heep - Return to Fantasy (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: Uriah Heep - Wonderworld (1974) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: Uriah Heep - Sweet Freedom (1973) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 5: Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 4: Uriah Heep - Demons & Wizards (1972) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3: Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: Uriah Heep - Salisbury (1971) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1: Uriah Heep...very 'eavy...very 'umble (1970) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After briefly replacing Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols, Edward Tudor-Pole. rechristened Tenpole Tudor by Malcolm McLaren, released two extremely entertaining albums with a band of his own, both in 1981. This is that story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ only just recently discovered that there's a lot more to Brewer & Shipley than "One Toke Over The Line." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released June 2014: On this episode BJ plays some of his favorite songs from all of the indie rock seven inches that he collected in the nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ is joined by Bob Gifford from the Boston band The Rings for another tale of the trials and tribulations of the flirting with success in the music industry in the seventies going into the eighties. The episode includes great music, as usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in March, 2020. A collection of songs from obscure UK glam rock bands from the seventies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode BJ is joined by Stuart Harper, the chastity belt wearing frontman from Junk Shop Glam cult favorites Iron Virgin. After Iron Virgin split up Stuart fronted two more bands in the late seventies, Miami and Orchid. For this episode Stuart was gracious enough to share with us unreleased recordings of original songs from both of those bands. It's quite a treat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unicorn were a UK country rock band produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour who made great records but failed to break through. Hear their story and music on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a power pop triple threat as BJ talks to Scott Krueger from The Shivvers, John McMullan from The Trend and Vance Brescia from The Mosquitos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 fantastic music included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 rock." STARSHIP - JANE AIR SUPPLY - BRING OUT THE MAGIC AMERICA - GREEN MONKEY THE MOODY BLUES - IT'S UP TO YOU CHICAGO - LONG TIME NO SEE BREAD - DOWN ON MY KNEES JOHN DENVER - TAKE ME TO TOMORROW PETER FRAMPTON - IT'S A PLAIN SHAME 10cc - SILLY LOVE GILBERT O'SULLIVAN - I DON'T LOVE YOU BUT I THINK I LIKE YOU ??? - FLASHY LADY GARY WRIGHT - I KNOW GERRY RAFFERTY - MR. UNIVERSE SCORCHED EARTH - ON THE RUN HALL & OATES - YOU MUST BE GOOD FOR SOMETHING AMBROSIA - CRYIN' IN THE RAIN TOTO - MANUELA RUN LITTLE RIVER BAND - IT'S NOT A WONDER CHRISTOPHER CROSS - I HEAR YOU CALL ANDREW GOLD - STRANDED ON THE EDGE KENNY LOGGINS - NOBODY'S FOOL REO SPEEDWAGON - ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE MICHAEL BOLTON - CAN'T HOLD ON, CAN'T LET GO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 frontman Paul Mario Day and Statetrooper with former MSG vocalist Gary Barden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 THE EARTH POLE POSITION SABER RIDER AND THE STAR SHERIFFS SPIRAL ZONE RING RAIDERS MIGHTY ORBOTS GOBOTS COMMERCIAL DINOSAUCERS RUBIK THE AMAZING CUBE ROBOTIKS COMMERCIAL JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS THUNDERCATS SLIME PIT COMMERCIAL MACRON 1 DANGER MOUSE TIGERSHARKS CHUCK NORRIS KARATE KOMMANDOS SATURDAY SUPERCADE Q BERT GALAXY HIGH SCHOOL KIDD VIDEO THE VISIONAIRIES AERIAL BOTS COMMERCIAL TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TEEN WOLF SILVERHAWKS HEATHCLIFF INHUMANOIDS CROSS BOSS COMMERCIAL SNORKS THE PODDINGTON PEAS DENVER THE LAST DINOSAUR DENNIS THE MENACE KOOL AID COMMERCIAL CHIP 'N' DALE RESCUE RANGERS THE CHIPMUNKS THE ADVENTURES OF THE GUMMI BEARS TEDDY RUXPIN TOXIC CRUSADERS MAD SCIENTIST CAPTAIN PLANET G.I. JOE SERPENTOR COMMERCIAL MR. T C3POs COMMERCIAL STAR WARS: DROIDS DRAGONBALL DRAGONBALL Z DRAGONBALL Z KAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Vixen, Aloha and Hawaii. On this episode B.J. discusses those early metal bands with him and you'll get to hear some of the great music that they made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 UK - DON'T WALK AWAY FROM LOVE FAHRENHEIT - TALKING 'BOUT LOVE 1927 - A DAY LIKE TODAY OCEANS APART - DON'T SAY GOODBYE THE EVIDENCE - OCEANS APART SEQUEL - I'M LOSIN' ANNICA - BLACK WAVES WHITE WOLF - TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE THE CAUZE - LOVIN' MY LIFE AWAY JOHN LAWRY - STARS IN THE NIGHT ROBERT BERRY - YOUNG BLOOD SOJOURN - STRAIGHT ON VISION FIELDS - SHOW ME THE WAY GALLEYBOYZ - FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE ADRIAN DODZ - SOMEBODY BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH TRANS AM - LEAVING YOU GRINGOS LOCOS - SHOUT PRETTY BOY - ONE CHANCE HOT BOY - ALL THE LOVE QUEEN OF SPADES - AMAZON CALLIN' NO EXQZE - WE WON'T WAIT TIL SATURDAY LISA NEMZO - COMBINATION TO YOUR HEART SHARON O'NEILL - I'VE GOT YOU TO THANK REBEL HEELS - WORLD OF MIRRORS TRADIA - NEVER GONNA GO BOYSTOWN - BOY INSIDE A MAN NOTORIOUS - ARIANNE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 inspirational tale of making it without making it in the music business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Proof positive that even the highest quality material may not bring a band success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Ron Weasley...all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ wrote a book, published by Jawbone Press and available now: https://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Has-No-Past/dp/1911036874For this episode BJ covers some of the podcasts he has been on to promote the book, along with some of the reviews that have come out, then interviews Trouser Press editor Ira Robbins, who shares his thoughts on the book, and also some insights and stories relating to Cheap Trick. Also included is a recording of a casual conversation between Howie Klein and Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander from March 1977. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 episode, BJ presents various clips from some of the many interviews that he conducted for the book. Where to order: Get a signed copy direct from the author: https://thisbandhasnopast.blogspot.com/2022/08/signed-copies-of-this-band-has-no-past.html Or buy the book wherever books are sold online: https://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Has-No-Past/dp/1911036874 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-band-has-no-past-brian-j-kramp/1140676941 https://www.target.com/p/this-band-has-no-past-by-brian-j-kramp-paperback/-/A-85836563 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of 1970. Episode 74, originally released on April 30, 2015: Since this is episode number seventy-four BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year of 1974. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 HAWKS (who released two albums with Columbia). What role did a young Jon Bon Jovi play in creating a unique percussion sound? Who turned down a tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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" originally released March 2014: It's RA/OR UNPLUGGED as BJ plays 25 of his favorite acoustic songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 moving from Chicago to LA in the early seventies to pursue his rock and roll dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Teenage Heartbreak is one of the greatest power pop albums ever released. We also learn how the band's second album, Love Too Late, was hijacked by a legendary producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Know. Hear Gary's story on this episode, with lots of great music interspersed throughout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ presents an interview with Jonathan Paley, who recalls unwittingly wandering into some dive called CBGBs along with Jonathon Richman, auditioning for the Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders, Richard Hell and Jerry Nolan), recording with the Ramones, being produced by Phil Spector, not to mention the story of the band he had with his brother Andy, the Paley Brothers, who recorded a power pop classic for Sire in 1978. The follow up would have been even better, but it never happened. Find out why... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 history with, respectively, Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! From January 2016: Michel Pagliaro is a one of a kind artist and in terms of seventies rock and the advent of power pop he was a true visionary. Famous in Quebec but virtually unknown outside of that French Canadian province, Pagliaro made music ahead of its time and yet with obvious universal appeal. On this episode BJ actually has a conversation with this elusive figure in the history of rock music. Many thanks to Simon Fauteux and Six Media Marketing for making this happen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode, the second in the power pop series, BJ delves into the story of Big Star via interviews with drummer Jody Stephens and two more people who were there to witness the band's early days, Jon Tiven (from the bands Prix and The Yankees) and Van Duren, who also discusses his classic 1978 album Are You Serious? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode, the first in what will be an extended series about the development of the power pop genre, BJ presents a brief overview, including interviews with Bob Jackson, who joined Badfinger towards the end of that legendary band's original run, and Cyril Jordan, who wrote the iconic "Shake Some Action" for The Flamin' Groovies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, this is actually the 20th episode of AOR? AOK! Meaning, at this point, BJ has exposed RA/OR listeners to melodic rock songs by more than 450 different bands or artists. IAN CUSSICK - THE SUPERNATURAL GUIDO MINEO - ROSES ROULETTE - ONLY THE STRONG PALACE - NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE STEVEN MCCLINTOCK - WHEN LOVE BREAKS SILENT RUNNING - FLAME OF LOVE DAVID J. PETOVAR - IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT 6AM - TIME'S RUNNING AMONG THIEVES - THE SUN STILL SHINES WIZ KIDZ - DOWN ON MY LUCK CHINA - HOT LOVIN' NIGHT P.M. HEAT - COULD IT BE YOU BILOXI - ONE IN A MILLION MONSTERS - RIOT IN THE NIGHT DE-ARROW - CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND MANITO PARK - SURRENDER BRICKYARD - BREAK THE ICE OSLO - STRANGERS EYES VALOR - FOOL NO MORE PAUL COTTON - ONE LONG LAST LOOK MAGGIE BELL - I'M ON THE EDGE OUTRIDER - LOVE IS KILLING ME BLONZ - MIRACLES GENE WALK GROUP - LONG ARM OF LOVE FRICTION - DOWN AND LONELY CHRIS ANDREW - HOLDIN' ON TOWER CITY - WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN ROBIN MILLER - FOREVER ERIC RUSSELL - DON'T SLOW DOWN TERRI NUNN - CONFESSION TIME Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally recorded in 2018 as a Rocknpod exclusive: BJ is joined by Craig Smith from the Pods & Sods Network, Ian Wadley from Rock & Metal Combat, Steven Michael from Growin' Up Rock and Wallygator from the CGCM Podcast for a roundtable discussion about Warrant's unfairly maligned 1990 album Cherry Pie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Believe it or not...a lot of TV theme songs from the eighties were...good? This episode was ready to go when the RIAA sent its threatening letter, and has been gathering dust since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ is once again joined by Fistful of Dave and Joey Haynie for a shameless sequel to the most downloaded episode of Rock and/or Roll, episode 91: SAD BUT TRUE, a dismantling of the Black Album. On this episode they take apart Metallica's misguided follow-ups to that Diamond seller, LOAD and RELOAD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in October 2013 and September 2014. RA/OR 17: Badfinger were the first band signed by The Beatles when they launched their own record label Apple Records in 1968 and the band had several hits before the harsh reality of the corrupt record industry came crashing down on their hopes and dreams. The band's song "Baby Blue" was prominently featured in the finale of Breaking Bad and sold 5300 downloads that night on iTunes. On this episode BJ tells the tragic story of the band but also celebrates the amazing songwriters that they were, especially true genius Pete Ham. RA/OR 51: BJ presents an overview of the lamentably short career of one of his favorite unsung rock bands of the seventies, a terrific band called Artful Dodger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ is joined by Eric Miller and Jon Lamoreaux for the resurrection of the Songs of the Knight series originally presented by the Pods & Sods Network. For this episode they have an in depth discussion about Billy Squier's seventh album Creatures of Habit from 1991. Hear the previous episodes here: https://podsodcast.com/?s=songs+of+the+knight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a re-edited version of an episode I had finished and ready to go when the RIAA brought the smackdown in August 2020. An answer song is a song made in response to a previous song, normally by another artist. The concept became widespread in blues and R&B recorded music in the 1930s to the 1950s. Answer songs were also extremely popular in country music in the 1950s and 1960s, most often as female responses to an original hit by a male artist. In Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, Jim Curtis says that: "Answer songs rode on the coattails, as it were, of the popularity of the first song, and resembled parodies in that their success depended on a knowledge of the original. Answer songs were usually one-hit flukes by unknown singers whose lack of identity did not detract from the success of the record since only the song, and not the performer, mattered." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special encore presentation of a classic episode from 2016. It's about time! BJ is once again joined by Craig Smith and Eric Miller from The Pods & Sods Network for another round of No Shame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ and Brian Sword, along with special guest Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music, reluctantly select the five worst songs from the David Lee Roth era, then enthusiastically malign the five worst Van Hagar songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with tunes from 30 more great, obscure power pop bands for your listening enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with a sampling of 30 more great AOR tunes from the eighties and nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices