Episodes
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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
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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/
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Episodes manquant?
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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)
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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.)
Support the show on Patreon.
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
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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/
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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.
Support the show on Patreon.
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/
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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/
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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?
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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/
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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/
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The guys read through some new listener letters and talk about Australian cartoons, college dorm posters and more.
SHOW NOTES:
The Dio cartoon song:
(Thanks for sending, Mat!)
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The guys tackle a pair of letters – one about Slipknot and the other about Tom Waits – BOTH about major food brands cashing in on impersonations.
SHOW NOTES:
Slipknot
https://www.loudersound.com/features/remember-the-time-slipknot-tried-to-sue-burger-king-over-a-chicken-fries-ad
https://www.loudersound.com/news/ross-robinson-did-not-like-slipknot-the-first-time-he-heard-them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipknot_(band)
https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-definitive-history-of-every-slipknot-mask
https://beat.com.au/the-bronx-2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BK_Chicken_Fries
https://slate.com/business/2012/01/crispin-porter-bogusky-how-the-hot-ad-agency-fell-from-grace.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/business/advertising-addenda-from-burger-king-music-to-eat-chicken-by.htmlhttps://www.tomzukoski.com/Burger-King-Coq-Roq-Integrated-Campaign
https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/slipknots-burger-king-beef
Tom Waits
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-09-me-238-story.html
https://www.reuters.com/technology/scarlett-johansson-says-openai-chatbot-voice-eerily-similar-hers-2024-05-21/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Change_(Tom_Waits_album)
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/tom-waits/step-right-up
http://tomwaitslibrary.info/biography/interviews/tom-waits-is-flying-upside-down-on-purpose/
Dog food commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYOMPU18QjA
https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-variations-of-tom-waits-6400869
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