Episodes

  • A question from a listener unlocks the “sliding doors” history that exists between members of Van Halen and the accomplished musicians who would join forces to form Mr. Big.

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_with_You

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its_like_getting_a_phd_in_showbiz_101_billy_sheehan_recalls_what_david_lee_roth_was_like_to_work_with.html

    https://defendersofthefaithmetal.com/billy-sheehan-talas-david-lee-roth-mr-big-the-winery-dogs-interview/

    https://www.vhnd.com/2024/03/24/billy-sheehan-on-roths-initial-guitarist-choice-before-vai/

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_sheehan_speaks_on_why_he_left_david_lee_roth_talks_how_steve_vai_behaved_when_he_joined_the_band.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_(album)

    https://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/threads/66629-Billy-Sheehan-on-How-David-Lee-Roth-Treated-Musicians-He-Hired/page2

    https://www.vhnd.com/2009/06/30/billy-sheehan-talk-david-lee-roth-and-van-halen/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(American_band)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Martin_(musician)

    https://www.al.com/life/2021/12/how-having-a-number-one-hit-changed-this-rock-singers-life-forever.html

    https://www.vhnd.com/2021/09/16/mr-big-singer-eric-martin-on-the-85-van-halen-audition-that-never-happened/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_recalls_ozzy_audition_rejection_when_he_was_15_years_old__how_it_affected_him.html

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_explains_what_made_him_play_guitar_with_electric_drill_talks_what_he_rarely_does_on_instrument_anymore.html

    https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-first-guitarist-to-play-with-a-drill-was-it-Eddie-Van-Halen-or-Paul-Gilbert

    Lips from Anvil (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-WSiIY2zM

    https://blog.evhgear.com/2015/08/ask-eddie-using-a-drill-on-poundcake/

    Mr Big live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46BCpSJKIjw

    Up close drill footage from Poundcake performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kImCAqulEKA

    https://www.eonmusic.co.uk/anvil-steve-lips-kudlow-eonmusic-interview-october-2016.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBow

  • The guys reflect on the monstrous career of Quincy Jones and what he meant (and continues to mean) to the world of popular music.

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    The Theme from Ironsides

    Ironside (Theme From “Ironside”)

    I’ve Got You Under My Skin – with Sinatra, Basie at the Sands Vegas 1966

    I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966)

    Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me

    Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me (Official Audio)

    Summer In the City – Quincy’s version 1973

    Quincy Jones – Summer In The City 1973

    Soul Bossa Nova 1962

    Quincy Jones – SOUL BOSSA NOVA

    PYT

    Michael Jackson – P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Audio)

    The Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter 23-1977

    Strawberry Letter 23

    Baby Come to Me-Patti Austin & James Ingram

    Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby, Come To Me (1981 Original LP Version) HQ

    Lesley Gore in the Simpsons

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upDAeY2L-6I

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  • Recent chatter on the show about lead singer egos spurs a listener letter encouraging the guys to get lost in the complicated and complex story of the band LIVE – four childhood best friends who let fame, fortune, and a business man with questionable motives almost destroy them.

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/live-alt-rock-band-crime-lawsuits-1234677011/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Kowalczyk

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Jewelry

    https://www.generationriff.com/post/30-years-of-live-s-mental-jewelry

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Harrison

    Public Affection profile: https://mediafiveent.com/archive/viewprofile.php?id=174

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kurfirst

    Public Affection at CBGB in 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oX9RWRemOI

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_Records

    https://popdose.com/whats-that-supposed-to-mean-live-lakinis-juice/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ed-kowalczyk-opens-up-about-his-ugly-split-with-live-198129/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/live-band-second-drummer-drama-1234686802/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hynes

    https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/08/former-ceo-of-central-pa-company-embezzled-stole-millions-for-personal-gain-police.html

    http://www.fansoflive.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6965

    http://www.fansoflive.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7012&st=0&p=145244&

    The podcast from Jan 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMUfrXKuqzk

  • The boys burrow into the radio rock scene of the early-2000’s to examine three cases of bands in-fighting with former front men: Three Days Grace, Saliva, and Hinder.

    Come see the guys at Louisville Loves Emo on 12/7/24 at Headliner’s in Louisville, KY.

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Days_Grace

    https://www.resetera.com/threads/adam-gontier-teases-return-to-band-three-days-grace-up-confirmed.998784/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Threedaysgrace/comments/hxj7s4/three_days_grace_what_the_hell_happened/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Threedaysgrace/comments/ulfa46/can_someone_breakdown_the_entire_lore_of_adam/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva_(band)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josey_Scott

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_(Chad_Kroeger_song)

    https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/salivas-reunion-with-josie-scott-over-before-it-started-it-aint-gonna-happen

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/it-s-official-guitarist-chris-dabaldo-quits-saliva

    Rhythm Section Podcast #51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehn2aD2FrlQ

    Rhythm Section Podcast #52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ltWNvUdBI

    Battleline podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNKgAKMmv6E

    Explanation of name battle from Josey’s side: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=677041681036538

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/josey-scott-hopes-to-eventually-be-able-to-perform-under-saliva-name-again

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/saliva-guitarist-wayne-swinny-dead-obit-1234702210/

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/josey-scott-is-fine-with-saliva-carrying-on-without-any-original-members-they-will-do-the-honorable-thing

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-saliva-singer-josey-scott-explains-why-he-had-initially-avoided-meeting-bands-current-frontman-bobby-amaruhttps://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/08/29/oklahoma-rock-band-hinder-sues-former-lead-singer-austin-john-winkler/60578936007/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinder

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-hinder-frontman-austin-john-winkler-went-through-seven-rehabs-and-eight-sober-livings-before-achieving-sobriety

    https://metalanarchy.com/2017/08/30/hinder-sue-former-singer-austin-winkler/

  • The guys geek out about the first times they experienced the garage rock revival that was The White Stripes – and what it meant when they broke up and one half of the duo disappeared.

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    The Craig Kilborn Show performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjC8zKByvls

    The Upholsterers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zimV0QHKp2c

    The Rosary Murders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oejqT2GRU-0

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rosary_Murders

    https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/white-stripes/story-jack-and-meg-white-origins-marriage-split/

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/relationship-meg-and-jack-white/

    https://www.detroitbluessociety.org/New_Site_2016/historic_blues_clubs.htm

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-white-stripes-announce-their-break-up-250505/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-mysterious-case-of-the-white-stripes-75345/

    The About A Girl Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/mu/podcast/meg-jack-white/id1540330358?i=1000527833456

    https://gloriousnoise.com/2001/white_stripes_on_kilbourn_is_t

    https://www.westword.com/music/unchanged-stripes-5070702

    https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a43846386/meg-white-interview-2023/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_(album)

     

  • Brian barrels through the histories of Gregg Alexander (the singer/songwriter who got three chances to make it to pop star status and when he finally did – walked away) and Danielle Brisebois (the child actor turned musician who would vocalize via two different genre-defining anthems on the same week.)

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Brisebois

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-danielle-brisebois-b/100962358/?locale=en-US

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075097/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520premonition

    The Premonition (full movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGMQwWpv7L8

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g6TkUOH7f/

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-danielle-brisebois-on-archi/100962099/?locale=en-US

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Strouse

    https://tedium.co/2024/08/25/new-radicals-gregg-alexander-history/

    Kevin & Bean interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZV0i4lPhxA

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/found-star-new-radicals-gregg-739434/

    https://www.realgonerocks.com/2009/11/gregg-alexander-intoxifornication/

    https://popsublime.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-of-gregg-alexander.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Nowels

    New Radicals on All That: https://youtu.be/lPDlG5bjPyA?si=2OpXf0Y-ds4FAiGL

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Radicals

    https://www.theringer.com/2021/1/20/22241467/new-radicals-history-you-get-what-you-give

    https://intermediaries.wordpress.com/tag/new-radicals/

    https://news.pollstar.com/1998/12/21/new-radicals/

    https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/new-radicals

    The press release Gregg writes: https://web.archive.org/web/20121110110511/https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/new-radicals-dissolves-156295355.html

    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/23/new-radicals-return-with-new-music-for-first-time-in-25-years/74915946007/

    https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11477490/sing-street-john-carney-interview-once-begin-again

    Gregg Alexander songs he wrote for others playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YBo9X6uPktenqruUjFQNT

    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/18/natasha-bedingfield-how-we-made-unwritten

     

  • Brian and Murdock get into the family drama that has surrounded the Godfather of Freak Folk’s wife and kids throughout the last decade and spell out which Zappas married famous, recorded novelty songs (3 of the 5!), and finally made it to the bank.

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Zappa

    https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/was-gail-zappa-a-good-custodian-of-the-zappa-legacy.962928/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/interactive/2024/frank-zappa-family-feud-moon-unit-dweezil/

    https://www.billboard.com/pro/bennett-glotzer-music-manager-frank-zappa-janis-joplin-dies/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

    https://afka.net/Articles/1981-09_Music_Connection.htm

    https://rhoerer.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/bunny-and-bear/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UucabESONvY&t=5

    https://www.afka.net/Articles/1996-06_Performing_Songwriter.htm

    Billboard interview 1990: https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Just_Plain_Folks

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song)

    https://www.thembj.org/2010/10/creativity-copyright-the-new-marketplace-an-interview-with-gail-zappa/

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/moon-zappas-complicated-relationship-with-valley-girl-40-years-later-i-just-was-trying-to-make-my-dad-laugh-203637351.html

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/14/Rock-singer-Frank-Zappa-wants-a-judge-to-stop/6852411368400/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa

    https://bo.knittingfactory.com/tm-attraction/dweezil-zappa/

    https://www.spin.com/2024/08/moon-unit-zappa-memoir-interview/

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emreturn-of-the-son-ofem_b_644624

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Zappa

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_Zappa

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXHvR4hgxQE

    https://deecrowseer.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/relative-values-moon-unit-and-diva-zappa/

    https://www.zappanews.co.uk/interviews/dweezil-zappa

    https://www.westernsouthern.com/retirement/family-trust

    https://www.kcopplelaw.com/frank-zappa-and-estate-trustees/

    https://www.thewealthadvisor.com/article/frank-zappa-trust-cuts-heirs-out-40m-family-name

    https://www.tiaa.org/public/learn/retirement-planning-and-beyond/what-is-a-trust

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-the-zappa-family-feud-104088/

    Z (Dweezil and Ahmet’s band) 1993 festival performance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIrBSbNEgs

    https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/lady-gaga-snaps-up-music-legend-frank-zappa-s-estate-40753

    https://observer.com/2021/11/lady-gaga-sells-frank-zappa-hollywood-hills-home-lizzy-jagger/

     

  • Brian and Murdock dissect the tall tale about that one time David Bowie hit on Axl Rose’s girlfriend – and then might have HIT Axl, too.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/when-axl-rose-fought-david-bowie

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-sexuality-mick-jagger-affair/

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/rip-david-bowie-gavin-haynes-828/

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/26/susan-sarandon-past-sexual-relationship-david-bowie

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film)

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/tina-turner-credits-david-bowie-with-saving-her-career-in-resurfaced-interview/DOPXLTZXJFD2PMTF2MWAI76W5Q/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Sane

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves_Gabrels

    https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-david-bowie-formed-a-band-and-got-loud-with-tin-machine/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Girl_(song)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Dance_(David_Bowie_album)

    https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-played-the-track-with-my-eyes-closed-and-i-would-see-him-the-cure-guitarist-reeves-gabrels-talks-recording-with-and-after-david-bowie

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Machine

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_So_Easy_(Guns_N%27_Roses_song)

    https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-guns-n-roses-long-lost-its-so-easy-video-deemed-too-racy-mtv/

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-its-so-easy/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Arkeen

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction

    https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023409901/

    https://bid.juliensauctions.com/lot-details/index/catalog/110/lot/47337/AXL-ROSE-BREAK-UP-LETTERS-TO-ERIN-EVERLY

    https://grapevinefinearts.com/allnews3/erin-everly.html

    https://www.rocksoffmag.com/erin-everly-axl-rose/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Rachtman

    https://cathousehollywood.com/pages/history

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-axl-rose-fight/

    Axl after punch photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/GunsNRoses/comments/1dbd3fu/picture_of_axl_taken_after_getting_punched_by/

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/axl-rose-punch-david-bowie/

  • Brian and Murdock get a letter from a metalhead wanting the dudes to share the scoop on the world’s most famous death metal band: arson, Jim Carrey, sea worms and ALL!

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.nme.com/news/music/former-cannibal-corpse-guitarist-pat-obrien-sentenced-for-role-in-bizarre-burglary-2933009

    https://metal.fandom.com/wiki/Pat_O%27Brien_(guitarist)

    https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/12/20/cannibal-corpse-release-statement-on-arrest-of-guitarist-pat-obrien/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Corpse

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_O%27Brien_(guitarist)

    https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cannibal_Corpse/186

    The 2012 interview: https://www.loudersound.com/features/cannibal-corpse-death-metal-history-interview-2012

    The Ace Ventura Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH3La3RJdNA

    The Ace network-TV only scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myB6Cc4UAI8

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-interviewed-cannibal-corpse-about-that-one-time-they-were-in-ace-ventura-pet-detective/

    Jim Carrey on Arsenio talking about thrash metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSBcFZEbl4

    The guys from Metal Blade and CC talk about the Ace Ventura offer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSmPxs7DSyo

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/inside-cannibal-corpses-1995-decision-to-fire-chris-barnes

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Barnes_(musician)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fisher_(musician)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermore

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_(band)

    https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/cannibal-corpse-guitarist-jailed-in-tampa-on-burglary-assault-charges-20181211/

    https://www.nme.com/news/music/former-cannibal-corpse-guitarist-pat-obrien-sentenced-for-role-in-bizarre-burglary-2933009

    https://metalinjection.net/metal-crimes/cannibal-corpse-guitarist-pat-obrien-released-from-jail

    https://metalinsider.net/video/exhorder-clarifies-pat-obriens-ex-cannibal-corpse-status-amid-new-album-announcement

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websteroprion

    https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/september/ancient-hairy-armoured-worm-lived-oceans-over-500-million-years-ago.html

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jaws-terrifying-giant-prehistoric-worm-9860020

    https://loudwire.com/400-million-year-old-monster-worm-named-after-cannibal-corpse-alex-webster/

     

     

  • After hearing about the onstage meltdown of Jane’s Addiction, the guys go back to 1985 for one of the wildest tales of a band falling apart in public – that time one of the Butthole Surfers took a handful of acid tabs and tried to fight the world.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad:

    https://bookoutlet.com/book/our-band-could-be-your-life-scenes-from-the-american-indie-underground-19811991/azerrad-michael/9780316787536B

    https://variety.com/2024/music/news/janes-addiction-concert-ends-fight-perry-ferrell-dave-navarro-punch-1236143977/

    https://www.houstonpress.com/music/butthole-surfers-part-3-tom-bunch-on-signing-with-capitol-the-medias-problem-with-the-name-babysitting-the-buttholes-gibby-vs-paul-and-the-end-of-the-affair-6529021

    https://www.alternativenation.net/the-10-most-legendary-perfromances-by-the-butthole-surfers/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blotter_art

    https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-does-acid-last#How-long-does-acid-last?

  • The guys take a break from research to sit down together and thumb through some listener letters. They tackle betting odds on the Oasis reunion, memories about Mayfield, and insights from fans who also still love Third Eye Blind…

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.thesportsgeek.com/blog/oasis-reunion-odds-betting-predictions-picks/

     

  • The guys uncover a series of stories that seem to point towards an introspective period of Bob Dylan’s life – when he got sorta into trespassing. Hear how the troubadour found his own connections to John Lennon, Neil Young, and seemingly Bruce Springsteen.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Deliver Me From Darkness: https://www.amazon.com/Deliver-Me-Nowhere-Springsteens-Nebraska/dp/0593237412

    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/jersey-homeowner-calls-cops-bob-dylan/story?id=8331830#:~:text=Aug.,who%20he%20said%20he%20was.

    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/dylan-searching-home-springsteen-penned-born-run/story?id=8335824

    https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a26889/dylan-buble/

    https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/mary-climbs-in/9781978827189/

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/20/house-where-bruce-springsteen-wrote-born-to-run-goes-on-sale

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Run

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bob-dylan-turns-up-at-neil-young-s-childhood-home-for-a-tour-1.755913

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8046278.stm

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the_story_of_the_martin_d-28_used_by_hank_williams_bob_dylan_and_neil_young-164340

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_Wind

    https://umgf.com/careful-with-hank-s-41-d-28-t140481-s40.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tut_Taylor

    https://www.reddit.com/r/bobdylan/comments/k7x2v1/visited_bobs_childhood_home_this_morning/

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/bob-dylans-childhood-home

    https://kool1017.com/mayim-bialik-visited-hibbing-to-see-personal-mecca-bob-dylan-home-went-to-the-wrong-house/

     

  • Brian and Murdock explore the bad blood, big egos, and excellent alt rock that define the relationships Billy Corgan has with the rest of the musicians who made up the original Smashing Pumpkins line-up. The guys investigate what happened to that one original member who has never come back to the fold.

    SHOW NOTES:

    The 2009 radio call: https://youtu.be/GwiUAfWo-Nk?si=cp5U7gIj_NOj210f

    https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/1cvsw9r/what_really_happened_between_billy_corgan_james/

    The 2018 Alternative Nation Interview: https://www.alternativenation.net/smashing-pumpkins-bassist-darcy-first-interview-in-20-years/#google_vignette

    The 2018 text messages: https://www.alternativenation.net/smashing-pumpkins-darcy-shares-billy-corgan-guns-n-roses-reunion-offer/

    The Billy interviewing D’arcy clip (1994): https://youtu.be/1qIhtKkrnuM?si=W011LiA_1GJoo0_Z

    https://www.nova.ie/billy-corgan-reveals-entire-relationship-darcy-started-argument-113430/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Reed_Network

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Chamberlin

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins

    https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/hj38gf/new_fan_what_happened_between_billy_and_darcy/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Dream

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/messy-story-behind-smashing-pumpkins-split/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Chamberlin

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/messy-story-behind-smashing-pumpkins-split/

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-pavement-penned-a-track-to-insult-the-smashing-pumpkins/

    https://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=145628

    https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-10-29/why-the-smashing-pumpkins-bassist-disappeared-without-a-trace.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27arcy_Wretzky

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Iha

    https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-downfall-of-darcy-wretzky.465910/page-6

  • Brian and Murdock examine the significance of Soul legend Curtis Mayfield, the amazing career that got him into the Rock Hall of Fame TWICE, and the fateful day in 1990 that would change his life forever.

     

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-multi-time-inductees/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Butler

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield

    https://wschronicle.com/senior-spotlight-jerry-butler-soul-survivor/

    YouTube guitar lesson on Curtis’ style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaYasnu5Oi4

    https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/did-john-mayer-rip-off-curtis-mayfield-waiting-on-the-world-people-get-ready.103508/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Fly_(1972_film)

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/curtis-mayfield-super-fly-things-you-didnt-know-1364038/

    https://magazine.waxpoetics.com/connections/hey-america/article/curtis-mayfield-gangster-boogie/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtom_Records

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Markowitz

    https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/arts/music/16concerts.html

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/read-excerpt-from-curtis-mayfield-bio-detailing-tragic-accident-126593/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(album)

    https://www.popmatters.com/curtis-mayfield-new-world-order-2496160140.html

    https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/music/curtis-mayfield-accident-death/

     

  • The guys unravel the “why” behind the 2005 reality show that featured INXS holding a competition to replace their legendary lead singer – and what happened to the formerly homeless dude who won the gig.

    SHOW NOTES:

    Watch the whole season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQj8S6AEC8&list=PLRclssR8khSnc-kGFpAtSzslub3_X1H6s

    https://duranduran.fandom.com/wiki/INXS#:~:text=He%20wanted%20us%20to%20write,it%20was%20a%20good%20name.

    https://medium.com/@duaneenglish_92144/backtracks-inxs-kick-a2c33d995a31

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Stevens

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Burnett

    https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/mark-burnett-survivor-to-choose-the-new-inxs-front-man.35911/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Star:_INXS

    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/a-new-reality-for-inxs-62008/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Burnett

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(American_TV_series)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Breakfast

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-Challenge

    https://michaelhutchence.org/second-interview-with-kirk-pengilly/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol

    https://ew.com/article/2004/06/15/inxs-seek-new-frontman-mark-burnett-reality-show/

    https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/08/19/one-on-chin-for-champ-judge-awards-a-point-to-rival/

    https://www.deseret.com/2004/7/19/19840535/fox-goes-on-offensive-over-theft-allegations/?_amp=true

    JD Fortune 2022 Rolling Stone Interview: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jd-fortune-inxs-replacement-1234598190/

  • Brian and Murdock go looking for an early 90’s advertisement that may or may not have featured members of a quintessential Seattle-based band who would go on to create Midwestern emo and have a founding member find a place in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/foo-fighters-nate-mendel-fights-and-sunny-day-real-estate-571438

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the_best_emo_album_of_the_90s_might_actually_be_a_grunge_masterpiece-165162

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Day_Real_Estate

    https://www.popmatters.com/sunny-day-real-estate-diary-atr30

    https://www.subpop.com/artists/sunny_day_real_estate

    https://www.avclub.com/sunny-day-real-estate-s-jeremy-enigk-on-being-the-reluc-1798252145

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Old_Lu

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Sprinkle

    See the Nordstrom ad: https://x.com/s_martone/status/1367695846071009280?lang=en

    https://riotfest.org/2018/05/18/jeremy-enigk-talks-about-sunny-day-real-estate-and-his-personal-musical-evolution/

    http://www.fooarchive.com/features/mhp05_nate.htm

    https://retailwire.com/discussion/nordstrom-sings-a-new-tune/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordstrom

    South Park emo clips: https://youtu.be/H9oa46-kUqQ?feature=shared

    https://www.avclub.com/sunny-day-real-estate-1798217697

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/when-dave-grohl-joined-tom-petty-to-perform-on-snl/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Hoerner

  • A listener letter asking for the details on Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde’s reputation leads the guys to unpacking a 20-year-old internet scam and the message board chaos it left in its wake.

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ozzy_Osbourne_members

    https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/zakk-wylde-and-ozzy-osbourne-revisit-1988s-no-rest-wicked

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/skid-row-pretty-bad-boys-203138/3/

    Zakk audition demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVxsFD3KXrE

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzys_real_reason_for_firing_zakk_wylde.html#:~:text=The%20Brit%20legend%20had%20feared,getting%20the%20better%20of%20him.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20090803085115/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124504

    https://www.metalsucks.net/2009/08/05/joe-holmes-ozzy-outcast/#:~:text=Holmes%20replaced%20Zakk%20Wylde%20after,to%20hear%20them%20some%20day.

    https://guitar.com/news/music-news/pizza-money-why-zakk-wylde-said-no-to-joining-guns-n-roses/

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/zakk-wylde-s-webmaster-quits-over-357-customs-controversy

    https://www.jcfonline.com/forum/other/non-jackson-charvel-related-talk/50474-357-is-at-it-again/page11

    https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1103167-some-interesting-357-information-on-daniel-bauguess-aka-the-boss/

    https://www.guitars101.com/threads/357-customs-does-it-again-get-your-cheap-zakk-wylde-axe.39804/

    Ebay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/296434867396

    Reddit thread on NASCAR diecast: https://www.reddit.com/r/NASCARCollectors/comments/sacnff/recently_bought_this_one_91_dick_trickle/

    https://religionsucketh.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/motorcycle-clubs-zakk-wylde-and-ridiculousness/

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/black-label-society-guitarist-says-people-take-the-band-s-image-too-seriously

  • A listener’s curiosity regarding a relationship between Lenny Kravitz and Madonna leads the guys to uncover a song-centered story full of steamy videos, stolen credit, and a whole new musical genre.

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justify_My_Love

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maripol

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxie_Roker

    https://people.com/music/all-about-lenny-kravitz-parents/

    https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/topic/27511-lenny-kravitz-looks-back-at-recording-madonnas-justify-my-love-30-years-later/

    Sean Lennon interview: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1853309328129779

    https://parade.com/celebrities/lenny-kravitz-wife#:

    https://store.lennykravitz.com/products/let-love-rule-book

    https://www.eonline.com/news/996145/lenny-kravitz-opens-up-about-his-ex-nicole-kidman-and-if-he-ever-dated-madonna

    Yahoo Entertainment Interview (2020):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sjtqBRXdCA

    https://www.stereogum.com/2165394/the-number-ones-madonnas-justify-my-love/columns/the-number-ones/

    https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/in-conversation-ingrid-chavez/

    Ingrid Chavez – May 19, 1992 (full album): https://youtu.be/lBSUKvfvBF0?si=qwbK3gUB3vnZc5a5

    https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_Ingrid_Chavez

    https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/06/13/interview-ingrid-chavez-on-her-friendship-with-prince-and-working-with-him-as-paisley-par

    https://ew.com/article/1991/02/01/controversy-over-justify-my-love/

    https://youtu.be/9https://www.stereogum.com

     

  • The guys get nostalgic 90’s-style with a discussion centered around the possible theme-song thievery that could have happened with one of the most popular sitcoms of all time!

     

    SHOW NOTES:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quick_(American_band)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruzados

    https://trouserpress.com/reviews/great-buildings/

    The Quick – No No Girl – https://open.spotify.com/track/7noiFN2ziO9szNJHEhVP5o?si=913b14056d9b49b9

    Great Buildings – Hold Onto Something – https://open.spotify.com/track/64nFgPDGTTf2SvabXiQ1JT?si=f8853c5f7b304054

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-13-ca-3950-story.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rembrandts

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atco_Records

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_for_You_(The_Rembrandts_song)

    https://friends.fandom.com/wiki/Marta_Kauffman

    https://jacksonupperco.com/tag/david-crane/page/2/

    https://thefilmreel.movie.blog/2019/09/21/the-one-with-the-friends-pilot-script/

    https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/music/songs-about/television-theme-songs/

    https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-134631.html#google_vignette

    https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rem/stand

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_Happy_People

    https://www.nme.com/features/rem-monster-interview-michael-stipe-mike-mills-cobain-phoenix-video-2562624

    Jesse Frederick – You Can’t Hide Away: https://open.spotify.com/track/1MKH4ZDCLZ81oDYp46snJn?si=d8ae2ff993384c3a

    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jaimieetkin/the-amazing-story-behind-the-friends-theme-song

    https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/friends-reunion-why-the-shows-theme-song-ill-be-there-for-you-is-still-so-popular__33222/

    https://entertainment.time.com/2011/09/21/r-e-m-tv-they-stood-in-the-place-where-they-lived-video/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsnisapdHMo

  • A listener asks about a twenty-year-old rumor that has Brian flexing his knowledge about emo and Murdock finding a way to tie the whole thing to – you guessed it – Motley Crue.

    Hear the guys dig up the details (at least according to one party) of what happened backstage at a radio show in Indianapolis.

     

    SHOW NOTES

    https://www.punknews.org/article/9316/story-of-the-year-jumped-by-godsmack-at-radio-festival

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/story_of_the_year_vs_godsmack.html

    https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/story_of_the_year_vs_godsmack_update.html

    https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/x103-presents-may-day

    https://www.wiux.org/article/2023/02/exploring-the-waves-of-emo

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godsmack

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_the_Year

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_Avenue

    https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/dan-marsala-and-ryan-phillips-of-story-of-the-year/

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/godsmack-frontman-confirms-cryin-like-a-bitch-was-inspired-by-events-of-cr-e-fest

    https://www.killermovies.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-295995-god-smack-lays-the-smack-down-story-of-the-year.html