Rock And/or Roll

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

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

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

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

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 ab

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