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2019/11/12
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2026/11/04
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Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.
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Black Sabbath vs ACDC
2026/11/04
Brian and Murdock dig into a rumor about two of the most mild mannered members of two of the most legendarily rowdy bands and the time they may - or may not - have almost gotten into a... knife fight?!
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SHOW NOTES
The Quora responses: https://www.quora.com/What-do-I-do-if-someone-pulls-a-knife-on-me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geezer_Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Young
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath
https://metalwani.com/2020/03/bob-daisley-ozzy-osbourne-lied-that-he-wrote-suicide-solution-about-bon-scott-i-wrote-it.html
Ozzy talking about writing Suicide Solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNr-BWnW6Bc
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/knives_out_when_ozzy_maybe_stopped_geezer_butler_from_stabbing_malcolm_youn
https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/angus-young-black-sabbaths-geezer-pulled-knife-malcolm/
https://www.loudersound.com/features/geezer-butler-story-of-bar-brawl-arrest-1
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Adam Ant vs Bow Wow Wow
2026/10/28
Brian and Murdock talk New Romantic period rock n roll - and the punk rock sociopath who exploited, looted and stole an entire band from a guy who said he never wanted to be part of it in the first place.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabella_Lwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow
https://www.almanacnews.com/ae/2025/05/16/who-wants-candy-catching-up-with-bow-wow-wows-annabella-lwin/
https://www.side-line.com/british-new-wave-band-bow-wow-wow-back-on-uk-tour-with-original-singer-annabella-lwin/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_Candy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren
https://medium.com/loopandreplay/burundi-beat-the-ants-annabella-and-appropriation-258a804a2176
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/adam-ant-vs-malcolm-mclaren-the-betrayal-that-launched-the-new-romantic-80s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Ants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(1978_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Pirroni
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18fcxuo/til_the_first_cassette_single_was_a_minialbum_c30/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Cassette_Pet
https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://vmagazine.com/article/annabella-lwin-and-the-history-of-bow-wow-wow/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Relief#Studio_album
Pop Carnival performance (1982): https://youtu.be/5WxNdRdOKYM?si=usbrLvo7AlMyRfZw
Chiefs of Relief TV performance: https://youtu.be/YrwvKgn50jo?si=gyPKvJoAzfG85OKY
“About Her” from Kill Bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUs0O81n9-A&list=RDHUs0O81n9-A&start_radio=1
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Fender vs the Stratocaster
2026/10/21
Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://www.fender.com/articles/instruments/15-stratocaster-players-for-the-ages
https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/13-most-iconic-gibson-les-paul-players-of-all-time/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kekuku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker
https://www.facebook.com/musicastitis/videos/-he-played-the-most-beaten-up-broken-down-guitar-in-the-history-of-rock-and-roll/1793489478737710/
SRV Live From Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45pUfezE8E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/14/jimi-hendrix-linda-keith
https://www.npr.org/2010/09/15/129855398/send-my-love-to-linda-an-untold-jimi-hendrix-story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Keith
https://www.fuzzfacedtube.com/watch?v=IOSvyx8cwus&t=10s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose#Coatings
https://www.fuzzfaced.net/linda-keith-hendrix-stratocaster.html
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zWMBFyEBAco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan_Stratocaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instruments
https://rorygallagher.com/1961-stratocaster/
https://www.fender.com/products/limited-edition-masterbuilt-john-frusciante-stratocaster
https://strat-talk.com/threads/vintage-primers-undercoats.87713/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
https://iconicaxes.blogspot.com/2012/11/jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-fender.html
https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-guitars-excerpt-sunburst-strat
Primer on nitrocellulose: https://www.you
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Virgin Records vs XTC
2026/10/14
Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC
https://www.davegott.com/music/artist/xtc/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse
1989 Spin Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=h-bxxO5B-xsC&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://chalkhills.org/articles/Onion19970619.html
https://www.popmatters.com/the-man-who-sailed-around-his-soul-2495729988.html?rebelltpage=2#rebelltitem2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Reid_(talent_manager)
Paris, 1982 stage walk-off: https://youtu.be/SSeB_2tz5NQ?si=O8gOx7XCPdpFWPTN
https://xtcbackporch.freeforums.net/thread/49/last-xtc-diego-april-1982
https://www.songsommelier.com/xtc
https://www.popmatters.com/xtc-coat-2496118960.html
https://www.facebook.com/jeffknet/photos/released-on-this-day-in-1992-nonsuch-is-the-tenth-studio-album-by-xtc-and-consid/411992064074102/
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/xtc-nonsuch/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072511/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/too-much-of-a-god-thing/Content?oid=902571
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotou_v_Sony_Music_Entertainment_(UK)_Ltd.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Moulding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge
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Alice Cooper vs the blackout records
2026/10/07
Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) they forgot they did...
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SHOW NOTES:
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54h7zp/til_that_in_1984_steven_tyler_heard_an_old/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/aerosmith-classic-steven-tyler-didnt-remember-recording/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Duke
https://musicdatablog.com.ar/en/timeline/david-bowie-history-timeline-1964-1979/
Cracked Actor doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnIBBkgkO5o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_to_Station
https://www.spinmagazine.com/2017/06/musicians-who-forgot-making-their-own-music/
https://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/wp/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-says-cocaine-use-left-him-with-two-year-memory-gap-nme/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper
https://people.com/alice-cooper-audience-once-killed-chicken-during-concert-8667451
https://www.loudersound.com/music/my-job-was-to-get-rid-of-alice-cooper-and-i-did-exactly-the-opposite-bob-ezrin-on-his-long-strange-trip-with-alice-cooper
https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-alice-cooper-went-cold-turkey-and-made-his-most-personal-album
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_Vampires
Alice and Keith photo: https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2105960993444794536?lang=en&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
https://consequence.net/2026/09/alice-cooper-crack-almost-killed-him/
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/alice-cooper-comes-clean-about-drink-drugs-and-the-bad-old-days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(Alice_Cooper_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper_Catches_Skin
Zipper Catches Skin TV ad: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/dzba12/tv_commercial_for_alice_coopers_zipper_catches/
https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1983-this-famous-shock-rocker-beat-his-addiction-completed-rehab-and-set-out-to-help-others-do-the-same/
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Whitesnake vs David Coverdale
2026/09/30
Brian and Murdock dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenore_di_grazia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Jam
https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coverdale
https://rockcelebrities.net/david-coverdales-emotional-decision-that-cost-him-over-a-million-dollars/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_It_In
1997 Micky Moody interview: http://www.whitesnake.f9.co.uk/Moody.html
Loudersound piece: https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-the-coverdale-i-recall-was-a-vain-preposterous-oaf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kalodner
https://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,46094,46104
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-interview-2017/
https://www.rockcandymag.com/blog/post/rcm-news-release-1-issue-2-rock-candy-mag-out-nowjune-7-2017-issue-2-newly-launched-uk-based-rock-candy-magazine-features-exclusive-hard-hitting-no-holds-barred-candid-interview-guitarist-john-sykes-who-clarifies-all-set
https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-rules-out-collaborating-with-john-sykes-again-it-would-never-work
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Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson
2026/09/23
Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_James
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songs
https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/
The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389#
https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/
Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timeline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records
Promo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a
Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Grade
https://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-and-turned-it-into-a-billion-dollar-music-empire/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jackson-takes-control-of-the-beatles-publishing-rights
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/music-artists-selling-catalog/index.html
Running list of artists who have sold their publishing: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/
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"Louie Louie" vs the FBI
2026/09/16
Brian and Murdock take on the task of deciphering what was (or maybe wasn't) being said when some teenagers in the Pacific Northwest tried to record a jukebox song on a budget.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671501283?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Berry_(musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ely
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv96038
History of dance marathons: https://www.historylink.org/file/5534
American Bandstand footage: https://www.facebook.com/50s60smusicpage/videos/the-kingsmen-louie-louie-1963/1269326935187392/
Photo of the recording studio: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296569815544787/posts/916149043586858/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnie_Ginsburg
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-kingsmens-louie-louie-and-the-fight-against-censorship-by-the-fbi-185054
https://www.amazon.com/Louie-Mythology-Including-Persecution-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B07PH913C4/ref=sr_1_1
The FBI report: https://vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-the-song/Louie%20Louie%20%28The%20Song%29%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view
https://www.ratherrarerecords.com/louie-louie/
Disney controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT0FnVc20CY&t=117s
https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/08/14/the-kingsmen-put-louie-together-again/
“El Loco Cha Cha”- https://open.spotify.com/track/65PcnOjjqAg5UfcKFXb7Um?si=e77e3dda123e497f
https://popdose.com/soul-serenade-richard-berry-the-pharaohs-louie-louie/
California Coolers commercial: https://youtu.be/_KJo91qs26w?si=7twXZ4Lh9KwJDIla
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Bon Jovi vs Alec John Such
2026/09/09
Brian and Murdock work to unravel the mystery of what actually happened to the guy who got dismissed from Bon Jovi after a decade-long run (and if he ever actually PLAYED with the band at all...)
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SHOWNOTES:
https://www.bonjoviclubitalia.com/date-tour/1983-1985-7800-fahrenheit-tour/
https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/slippery-when-wet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-dead-1235081804/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Ballroom
https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/the-origin-story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryan
https://www.facebook.com/80to90/posts/onthisday-bon-jovi-was-officially-formed-on-march-14-1983-in-sayreville-new-jers/1337244561756482/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Such
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_HyfgoxaUY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(bassist)
Clip from Paul Stanley’s book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4G6uCHGbxo
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/10/26/business-bon-jovi-bryan-reesman/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exclusive-bon-jovi-the-story-book-excerpt-chronicles-bands-shaky-start-200026275.html
https://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/
Lewis Howes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRi2l1waqwI
https://decider.com/2024/04/26/bon-jovi-doc-7-most-shocking-revelations/
https://youtu.be/hp7KB1SS300?si=8kWmEMQua3f-yO51
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bromberg
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-secret-weapon/
https://www.basslinepublishing.com/video-course/bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer/
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/hugh-mcdonald-bon-jovi-livin-on-a-prayer
https://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,1196703,1196738
https://www.reddit.com/r/BonJovi/comments/1k9wefr/two_questions_about_huge_mcdonald/
Nuthin But a Good Time book: https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-but-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/B089YDP2T7/ref=sr_1_1
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Atlantic Records vs Poe
2026/09/02
Brian and Murdock chase down the backstory of Anne Decatur Danielewski, the artist once named among the top five "Women Who Rock Our World" who seemingly dissappeared with no explanation after two hit albums.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe_(singer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ.%27sLatest_Arrival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_AOL_and_Time_Warner
https://www.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/18gc7vx/the_story_is_inspired_by_poes_legal_issues/
https://old.reddit.com/r/AlanWake/comments/1cqyvt3/aw2_soundtrack_to_be_released_on_major_music/l3zexn5/?screen_view_count=1&cache-bust=1787626037404
The court docs: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/TAC/2003-41%20Annie%20Danielewski%20v%20Agon%20investment%20&%20Robert%20Edsel.pdf
https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2024/12/13/poe-and-sam-lake-return-from-the-dark-place/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Wake
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Styx vs Dennis DeYoung
2026/08/26
Brian and Murdock dig into the rumor that Styx broke up because of the band tension around a certain concept record (and hit song).
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SHOW NOTES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_Was_Here_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_Nickel_Records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Styx_song)
https://www.aol.com/articles/styxs-lady-rescued-obscurity-saved-023855000.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acdgz6aii1M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Curulewski
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-curulewski-left-styx/
https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2218093,page=8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Illusion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooling_Yourself_%28The_Angry_Young_Man%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_(Styx_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieces_of_Eight
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Theatre_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowblind_(Styx_song)
https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Styx_(band)
https://blabbermouth.net/news/how-did-styx-end-up-being-accused-of-having-hidden-messages-in-its-songs-james-j-y-young-explains
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/styx-kilroy-was-here/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_from_%22The_Elder%22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/06/03/styx/e10d61f5-be7f-4141-922f-8ce883721f47/
https://www.facebook.com/AXSTV/videos/styx-get-candid-about-dennis-deyoung-and-what-led-to-their-split-with-him-from-t/3933424623459356/
https://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=46895
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The Rolling Stones vs Gram Parsons
2026/08/19
Brian and Murdock try their best to untangle the complicated authorship of "Wild Horses" and the friendships, romances, and concert tragedies that swirl around its creation and legacy.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull
Dunbar Guardian interview: https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1190416
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Horses_(Rolling_Stones_song)
Collection of article quotes about “Wild Horses”: https://timeisonourside.com/SOWildH.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/flying-burrito-brothers-gram-parsons-rolling-stones-wild-horses-1158844/
https://tidal.com/magazine/article/pamela-des-barres-remembers-gram-parsons-and-wild-horses/1-41316
Gram talking about hearing “Wild Horses”: https://youtu.be/ABtba2TYpr8?si=JiVIcbVsP_EP1SrI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert
https://graminternational.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/gram-wrote-wild-horses/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/its-all-still-up-in-the-air-234718/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrito_Deluxe
https://addsomemusictoyourdayblog.wordpress.com/2023/05/03/grievous-angel-by-gram-parsons/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_70
https://www.facebook.com/GramParsons/posts/the-story-of-a-groundbreaking-lost-1970-dystopian-sci-fi-movie-about-environment/1604092901078198/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Phillips
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/altamont-revisited-6356969/
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/104-gimme-shelter-the-true-adventures-of-altamont?srsltid=AfmBOoryqBh55XkhP3s2OPZ9QVaJOnNsru0iR2RzmRk5XQ9DXI0G7njk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Booth
Stanley Booth interview: https://www.furious.com/perfect/gramparsons/booth.html
https://deadline.com/2023/10/saturation-70-gram-parsons-sci-fi-film-1235583551/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-keith-richards-mick-jagger-disagree-on-wild-horses-meaning/
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Talking Heads vs David Byrne
2026/08/12
Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent almost (maybe?) included becoming the new lead singer.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jars_of_Clay_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Belew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics
Belew interview about Frank Zappa meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUobcHb4VGc
Belew’s story about meeting Bowie: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBelew/photos/in-case-you-dont-get-this-joke-heres-the-storyin-1978-i-did-my-first-tour-of-eur/10151801111629995/
https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/02/20/adrian-belew-part-1-1976-1980
https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/03/18/adrian-belew-part-2-1981-1984-king-crimson/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Light
https://thepopbreak.com/2023/03/03/adrian-belew-of-talking-heads-on-remain-in-light-the-album-the-tour/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/500-greatest-albums-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1059453/
The Music Radar piece:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/caught-middle-band-drama-adrian-114435737.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouth
https://www.insidehook.com/music/chris-frantzs-talking-heads-tina-weymouth-remain-in-love
Byrne conversation about autistism: https://youtu.be/vtX6emk6U5k?si=SwGEcDuxq8uOSa9_
https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2022/05/14/life-during-the-wartime-an-apocalyptic-punk-funk-merge-musicislife-tedtockscovers-talkingheads-felakuti-thestaplesingers-stevemarriott-widespreadpanic/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
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Weird Al vs The Knack
2026/08/05
Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud lyrical tom-foolery.
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SHOW NOTES:
Used in this episode: Bach “Peasant Cantata”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_mass
https://interlude.hk/bach-makes-joke-peasant-cantata/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jones
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122018506
https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mozart-to-weird-al-the-evolution-of-parody-video/sound-field/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_MuddahHelloFadduh_(A_Letter_from_Camp)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644173/dr-demento-ruled-radio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento
Full 1991 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdnb8Z9IxmQ
Full 1986 episode of the Dr Demento show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYcPmo9d2w
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-dr-demento-man-discovered-weird-al-fish-heads-222028433.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic
Belvedere Cruisin’ – Weird Al demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaY5Ibz83w
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75056/9-musicians-who-refused-let-weird-al-yankovic-parody-their-songs
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/alex-melton-youtube-pop-punk-covers
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Blood, Sweat & Tears vs the government
2026/07/29
When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell apart.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweat%26_Tears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kooper
https://americansongwriter.com/how-al-kooper-snuck-his-way-onto-one-of-bob-dylans-most-iconic-tracks/
https://www.facebook.com/VEGASROCKSMAG/photos/my-al-kooper-story-i-just-saw-the-bob-dylan-movie-a-complete-unknown-with-%F0%9D%91%BB%F0%9D%92%8A%F0%9D%92%8E%F0%9D%92%90%F0%9D%92%95%F0%9D%92%89/1339807444127523/
https://medium.com/the-riff/the-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-ad27628ca5c2
https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/interviews/al-kooper/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_Ferguson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Is_Father_to_the_Man
http://www.rdrop.com/users/rickert/al.html
https://forbassplayersonly.com/jim-fielder/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simon_(music_producer)
https://www.listeningsessions.ca/p/what-happened-before-what-happened
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomas
https://bestclassicbands.com/david-clayton-thomas-interview-blood-sweat-tears-6-18-19/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hawkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodSweatTears(BloodSweatTearsalbum)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Happened_to_BloodSweat%26_Tears%3F
What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat, & Tears documentary: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGPWNSJT?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
Winds of Change podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/
Library of Congress on Cultural Diplomacy https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/hope-for-america/cultural-diplomacy.html
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DP’67 2025/11/23
Silly.
These guys giggle together too much.
Christopher Todd Davis 2025/03/10
Incredibly Informative
I found this show a little over a month ago and listen to it daily. These guys do the research, they don’t just retell stories they’ve heard, they dig...
adamwhite78 2024/10/07
Endlessly entertaining
Brian n Murdoch have a special chemistry and their enthusiasm, research and talent make for a fantastic podcast about TELLING ROCK N ROLL STORIES!
EL Fowler 2024/08/02
Keep Telling Stories!
An intellectual and academic pursuit of juvenile subject matter! I mean that as the highest compliment and I highly recommend this podcast. I apprecia...
Chris M. aka Jake 2024/06/30
The greatest podcast about all things rock and roll!!
This is the greatest podcast / show around about rock and roll period. Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of this show is that just when you thi...
Kyboy65 2024/05/23
So Glad I Discovered This Show
I absolutely love this podcast! A friend introduced it to me a couple of months ago, and it has quickly risen to the top of my queue. I highly recomme...
Russtopherb 2024/05/10
A weekly must-listen for any music fan
Although the show has “bedtime stories” in the title, there is absolutely nothing here that will put you to sleep. The amount of research these guys d...
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Love it!
I am having so much fun listening to these stories and this podcast. I’m not going in any order, just jumping all over but so far the Boy George episo...
M3861370 2024/03/20
Depends on the subject matter.
When they keep it to the music it’s informative and interesting… when the delve into politics it gets pretty irritating. They don’t go there often but...
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