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  • The guys chase down the long running rumor that winning too many Grammys too quickly can end a career by examining a few stories of bands that won the hardware and hit hard times.

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    https://variety.com/2021/music/news/grammys-best-new-artist-curse-1234892921/

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

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

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

    https://americansongwriter.com/the-rather-randy-meaning-behind-afternoon-delight-by-starland-vocal-band/

    https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/Afternoon_Delight

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year#1970s

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

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

    https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/christopher-cross-filled-in-for-a-sick-ritchie-blackmore

    https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/get-an-up-close-look-at-stevie-ray-vaughans-number-one-strat-in-this-historic-video

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

    https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/theres-singer-songwriter-christopher-cross-meets-eye

    https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/christopher-cross-marks-40th-anniversary-debut-album-paramount/6125267001/

    Amazing photo of the band Flash: https://web.archive.org/web/20110715222114/http://www.saboomie.com/txband/flash.jpg

    https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-01-20/the-reluctant-celebrity/

    https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/christopher-cross-40-years-of-grief

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

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

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  • Brian and Murdock explore the insane popularity and pressure facing the Beatles in the mid-60's and the crazy rumor right in the middle that catapaulted them to even BIGGER fame.

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

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-the-beatles-stop-touring-beatlemania/

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_God_Dead%3F

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

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

    https://americansongwriter.com/george-harrison-says-paul-mccartneys-dead-in-new-dvd/

    https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/misc-unsigned-bands/the-mystery-tour-the-ballad-of-paul-chords-2283315

    https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/niu-newspaper-retraction-paul-mccartney/

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  • A letter requesting some detective work around 80's party rock sends the guys on an unexpected quest to tell the tale of that time Jimmy Page ripped off the opening act.

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Songs_(Cinderella_album)

    https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1260265-cinderellakix-song-comparison-same-song/

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

    https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/how-bill-cosby-helped-launch-joan-rivers-comedy-career.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%26_Grier

    https://web.archive.org/web/20101122184126/http://furious.com/perfect/jakeholmes.html

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(Jake_Holmes_song)

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Samwell-Smith

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

    https://outonthefloor.co.uk/the-crawdaddy-club/

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

    The Prom Story: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/essay/before-he-formed-led-zeppelin-jimmy-page-played-a-prom-in-ohio

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/30/led-zeppelin-sued-dazed-and-confused

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

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1970s-watertown-sinatras-overlooked-miserabilist-concept-arnell-smire/

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  • The guys go back to 1999 to unpack the story of two internet friends and how they accidentally change the future of music - all while (Saint) Anger-ing one of the biggest bands in the world.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica_v._Napster,_Inc.

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

    https://www.businessinsider.com/sean-parker-life-career-napster-facebook-billionaire-pictures-2020-3

    The 2000 Time magazine article about Napster: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,998068,00.html

    https://museumofportablesound.com/mp325-2/

    https://www.kerrang.com/metallica-vs-napster-the-lawsuit-that-redefined-how-we-listen-to-music

    The Alex Winter documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSZqkn9hT5w

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/24/napster-music-free-file-sharing

    https://fortune.com/2013/09/05/ashes-to-ashes-peer-to-peer-an-oral-history-of-napster/

    Lars in front of the senate judiciary committee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzGk0xY5Vh0

    https://www.mtv.com/news/4rzogn/dr-dre-sues-napster

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/lars-ulrich-admits-delivering-names-of-napster-users-was-maybe-not-the-smartest-pr-move-of-all-time

    Chuck D and Lars on Charlie Rose: https://youtu.be/1OIqtHBbDWA

    https://www.mtv.com/news/k625y4/napster-to-sponsor-free-tour-by-limp-bizkit-cypress-hill

    The Wired article: https://www.wired.com/2000/04/giving-it-back-to-metallica/

    2020 SPIN article: https://www.spin.com/2020/04/revisiting-the-lessons-of-metallicas-napster-lawsuit-in-the-era-of-coronavirus/

    The Bandsplaining video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUm6no5MXYA

    https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113924&page=1

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2002/09/04/judge-blocks-napsters-sale-to-bertelsmann/c8d1ec76-c151-46dc-8b35-809d74f846aa/

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  • The guys get a letter encouraging them to explore a musical rivalry of a slightly different kind than the normal show fare - one involving Constantinople, feuding brothers, and serious alchemy.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://mcaulaydrums.com/CYMBALS/item4498.html

    https://thedrumninja.com/where-are-buddy-richs-drum-sets/#:~:text=Buddy%20Rich%20was%20a%20Zildjian,popularity%20even%20more%20amongst%20drummers.

    https://reverb.com/news/crash-clash-the-shared-history-of-zidjian-and-sabian

    https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/clashing-cymbals-are-music-their-ears

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

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

    Modern Drummer, 1983 article: https://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showthread.php?21422-Zildjian-Sabian-history

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1940

    UPI Archives, April of 1981: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/15/Cymbal-making-family-clashes-in-court/5192356158800/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/31/arts/armand-zildjian-81-head-of-family-of-cymbal-makers.html

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

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  • The guys get a letter asking why Diamond Dave was being so mouthy about a certain band of British punks during Van Halen's headling set at the 1983 US Festival. This leads to an investigation of authenticity, genre death, and lots of Jack Daniels consumption.

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

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

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/185213

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist)

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

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

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

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

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/us-festival-1983

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1007bq4/does_anyone_know_why_david_lee_roth_said_that/

    Alan Berry documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JrKjGBnHA

    https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/8-382-3637?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-the-clash-say-goodbye-at-the-1983-us-festival-57636/

    https://www.spin.com/2023/05/us-festival-40th-anniversary-oral-history/

    The initial US Festival 83 press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUT5sP_egM

    DLR at press conference weekend of fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKxRAAFGQ4

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-the-clash-fired-mick-jones/

    Robert Fithen YouTube episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhpaSDYvwaE

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/clash-mick-jones-last-us-festival-1983/

    The Clash’s US set:https://youtu.be/dsZks2ZxqTs?si=GktR4U2yjwhXEopH

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

    https://www.grunge.com/733482/the-guinness-world-record-that-was-created-for-van-halen/

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  • In this episode, Brian and Murdock dive into a listener's question about music copyright issues in film, revealing the surprising impact licensing decisions can have on artists' careers. Discover how an '80s action star's soundtrack search — and one band’s refusal — opened the door for another group to land a career-changing opportunity. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the intersection of music, movies, and legal rights.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.npr.org/2012/01/03/144624329/the-big-bad-swap-the-problem-with-replaced-music

    https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/17-movies-and-tv-shows-that-were-refused-rights-to-songs/

    https://nypost.com/2023/03/04/how-sylvester-stallone-lost-his-rocky-legacy/

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

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

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

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

    https://societyofrock.com/the-one-eye-opening-fact-that-queen-and-survivor-have-in-common-who-wouldve-thought/

    https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-survivor-wrote-eye-of-the-tiger

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

    https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/survivor-frankie-sullivan-eye-of-the-tiger-rocky-interview-1235088938/

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

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

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

    https://jessecoffey100498.medium.com/scotti-brothers-records-story-and-album-discography-1fff2e668ffc

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

    https://jimpeterik.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jimpeterik_press_bio.pdf

    https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/entertainment/books/2014/11/05/jim-peterik-shares-his-life/36005860007/

    https://www.facebook.com/therosieandbillshowpage/videos/jim-peterik-the-amazing-story-behind-eye-of-the-tiger/812321673662008/

    https://elmhurstmagazine.com/jim-peterik/

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  • Brian and Murdock get a listener letter asking what happened to Mark Knopfler's world-conquering, MTV video pioneering band Dire Straits.

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

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

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Dancer_(Tina_Turner_song)

    https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Mark-Knopfler-entrust-Private-Dancer-to-Tina-Turner

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

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

    https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/history-dire-straits-1977-1979-first-two-albums/

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Davies_(talent_manager)

    https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/tina-turner-queen-of-rock-roll-190581/

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3294741/The-worst-guitar-solo-in-the-world

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Independent_Recording#AIR_Montserrat_(1979%E2%80%931989)

    https://virginradio.co.uk/music/140768/mark-knopfler-potential-dire-straits-reunion

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  • Brian and Murdock have fun revisiting the early-90's and the idea of the "multi-tiered celebrity" through the person of Shaquille O'Neal. Did an emerging alt-rock god really almost collab with the 7-foot superstar on wax?

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    https://smashing-pumpkins-recording-sessions.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_1996_%E2%80%93_Soundworks

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

    https://brobible.com/sports/article/shaq-rap-career/

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Schnickens

    https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/09/chip-fu-interview/

    https://www.dubcnn.com/2013/02/23/chip-fu-interview-february-2013/

    https://golianopoulos.com/new-blog/2014/1/31/shaquille-oneals-rap-career

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/28/shaq-diesel-the-nba-stars-iconic-rap-collaborations-with-michael-jackson-jay-z-biggie-smalls-and-more/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up_Doc%3F_(Can_We_Rock)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu:_Da_Return

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(1994)

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

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

    Corgan talking about Lynch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqqakB6Cg

    Shaq talking about Biggie: https://www.reddit.com/r/NotoriousBIG/comments/1gre8u5/shaquille_oneal_talks_about_biggie/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.

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

    https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/pop-culture/2024/06/26/shaq-third-rap-album-released-streaming-jay-z-nas-collaboration/79757669007/

    https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-jay-z-and-nas-feud/

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  • The guys go back to the mid-80's to find out the varying circumstances that brought together (arguably) the greatest super group of all time.

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(George_Harrison_album)

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

    https://www.happyscribe.com/public/criminalia/my-guitar-gently-weeps-george-harrison-s-stalkers

    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1664429/the-beatles-george-harrison-death-shot-quit-split

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/jeff-lynne-hang-out-with-george-harrison/

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

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

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checking_Out_(1989_film)

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Hearts_(Roy_Orbison_album)

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

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-dylans-secret-recording-session-with-george-harrison-and-friends-188040/

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

    https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/bob-dylan-s-garage-studio-was-a-real-garage-there-may-even-have-been-lawnmowers-in-there-7698/

    https://royorbisonjr.com/2017/10/09/tom-petty-2/

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  • While working to answer a letter about a particular period in Neil Young's musical history, the guy's uncover an unexpected tear jerker of a story centered around the love of a father.

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

    The Squires - The Sultan: https://open.spotify.com/track/51nTjfDyu4EgVqlmvB3PQg?si=73afca22d5d6408b

    The Pitchfork review of Trans: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22905-trans/

    https://thedissolve.com/features/interdisciplinary/94-the-dovetailing-musical-and-directorial-careers-of/

    https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/trans-the-overlooked-prescience-of-neil-youngs-electro-album/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody%27s_Rockin%27

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody%27s_Rockin%27

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

    https://rockcelebrities.net/the-tragic-story-of-the-diseases-neil-youngs-children-suffered/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/magazine/neil-young-comes-clean.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%C2%B7ac%C2%B7tor

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  • The guys follow the Manson family from their time with a Beach Boy through the grisly murders that defined an address - and to the rocker who made a landmark album at the scene of their crime..

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Lane_Blacktop

    https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson-dennis-wilson-friendship

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

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

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/how-music-producer-terry-melcher-was-tied-to-charles-manson

    https://time.com/5633973/last-manson-interview/

    https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10050_Cielo_Drive

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Morgan

    Trent Reznor’s New Wave Band: https://youtu.be/iWccbyICM_A?si=ERE7Avu2rRKvLO6z

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

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

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/nine-inch-nails-downward-spiral-story-behind-album

    https://adamsteiner.uk/2020/10/31/real-horrorshow-the-downward-spiral-and-trent-reznors-house-of-horrors/

    Cielo Drive house camcorder walk-through: https://youtu.be/HwuEPJr847M?si=JVsJUEzsuMJj-kQg

    https://www.revolvermag.com/music/revolutionary-vision-nine-inch-nails-studio-visit-trent-reznor/

    https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/Hollywood-Macabre-Nine-Inch-Nails-Mariyln-Manson-Cielo-Drive

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/nine-inch-nails-connection-sharon-tate-murders/

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

    https://discover.hubpages.com/entertainment/Hollywood-Macabre-Nine-Inch-Nails-Mariyln-Manson-Cielo-Drive

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  • Brian and Murdock dig into a question from an Ohio native who might be related to Johnny Paycheck - and they try to figure out what really happened when the outlaw legend was confronted with a gun, turtle soup, and a LOT of cocaine.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-johnny-paycheck-shoots-a-man-in-barroom-brawl-241285/

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-johnny-paycheck/8704083/?locale=en-US

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/12/20/Singer-Johnny-Paycheck-charged-in-shooting/7153503902800/

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

    https://www.reddit.com/r/country/comments/1fzyme4/if_cocaine_were_a_person_it_would_be_johnny/

    https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2015/08/04/breaking-legendary-producer-billy-sherrill-dies/31110363/

    https://billybobstexas.com/artists/johnny-paycheck

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

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

    https://www.alamhof.org/kelsoherston

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

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_sound#Countrypolitan

    https://davidbramsey.substack.com/p/honky-tonk-weekly-e2e

    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/02/28/performers-shared-dedication-lifelong-love-of-music/62055630007/

    https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/in-a-stratospheric-career-the-late-billy-sherrill-found-the-heartstrings-of-country-music/article_3a38c2da-0403-5819-8dee-56971b1768be.html

    https://alancackett.com/johnny-paycheck-biography

    https://thejohnnypaycheck.com/about

    https://groups.google.com/g/alt.obituaries/c/XMgP8UWSw_c?pli=1

    https://fayfare.blogspot.com/2018/09/grand-ole-opry-921-922.html

    https://www.joedaly.net/features/the-turbulent-saga-of-johnny-paycheck-and-the-shot-that-rang-through-country-music

    Tales from the Tour Bus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOJcuCLFgmQ

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  • The guys go searching for answers as to why the lead singer of the band that gave the world "Santa Monica" might be the most hated dude in his "hometown"?

    SHOW NOTES:

    2015 Willamette Week piece: https://www.wweek.com/music/2015/11/17/its-a-real-small-town/

    So Much for the Afterglow Oral History (Willamette Week 2017):

    https://www.wweek.com/music/2017/05/09/i-think-weve-got-a-problem-an-oral-history-of-everclears-so-much-for-the-afterglow/

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

    Hazel - Dayglo (music video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlgaRgcDeFI

    https://whitelightning.org/thepress/sp9608.htm

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

    Greg Eklund 2023 Instagram post about Art: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxmc_ZQuk7f/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ%3D%3D

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-15-sp-53979-story.html

    https://beatmarcheson.co.uk/index.php/2023/09/15/19-patriots-everclear-and-crowdsurfing/

    https://diffuser.fm/everclear-art-alexakis-interview-2015/

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  • Brian and Murdock dig into the story behind the 2003 mega-concert put on in Toronto to stimulate the economy - and why Justin Timberlake got invited by the Rolling Stones.

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    SHOW NOTES:

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

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

    https://www.ottawalife.com/article/sarstock-2003-the-untold-story-of-molson-canadian-rocks-for-toronto/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rolling-stones-justin-timberlake-sars-concert-2003-959091/

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

    Timberlake on Graham Norton: https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/f59phd/justin_timberlake_fondly_recalls_time_when/

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

    https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/sarstock-toronto-poses-for-the-worlds-entertainment-community.1115959/

    https://www.cbc.ca/archives/the-2003-concert-that-rocked-toronto-after-sars-1.5650768

    http://news.2112.net/2003/07/toronto-sars-benefit-concert.html

    https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30956795/justin-timberlake-urine-charity-concert/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/31/world/toronto-turns-on-rock-to-drown-out-sars-fears.html

    https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/we-called-it-sars-stock-remembering-the-star-packed-concert-that-brought-toronto-back-from/article_7ea6a9e8-8885-5d1e-bb04-ad9876400191.html

    https://my-ramblings.ca/sarstock-toronto-rocks/

    Rush onstage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtuHx3Qfrg4

    Timberlake and the Stones doing “Miss You”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsJkibl6ZwM

    https://idobi.com/news/justin-timberlake-joins-stones-at-toronto-benefit-gets-pelted-with-garbage/#google_vignette

    Jewel frisbee incident - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO57_lQgsTs

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/keith-richards-guilty-but-free-192493/

    https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,3076978#:~:text=The%20trial%20had%20many%20memorable,was%20there%20offering%20moral%20support.

    Keith Richards heroine arrest in 1978

    https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/fine-books-and-manuscripts-including-americana/richards-keith-the-official-trial-transcript-of

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  • The guys answer a question about that time Jon Bon Jovi tried to buy a football team, the drama that unfolded - and how it all might have changed American history.

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York

    https://balanceoffood.typepad.com/canadian_crossing/2021/01/southern-ontario-fans-of-the-buffalo-bills-success-had-to-watch-from-afar.html

    https://abc7.com/sports/jon-bon-jovi-group-part-ways-/287576/

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

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

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bills/2014/03/25/how-ralph-wilson-brought-nfl-to-western-ny/6877419/

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21301310/donald-trump-accused-being-2014-effort-foil-bon-jovi-bid-buffalo-bills

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

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jon-bon-jovi-interested-in-purchasing-the-buffalo-bills/

    https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-and-rogers-communications-agree-to-terminate-toronto-series-14489553

    https://ew.com/jon-bon-jovi-former-bandmate-richie-sambora-not-talking-estrangement-8610287

    https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/10597/the-bills-sale-a-refresher-course

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11238336/jon-bon-jovi-group-keep-buffalo-bills-western-new-york

    https://myaggienation.com/am_news/texas-a-m-website-founder-butt-heads-over-12th-man-trademark/article_4100665d-b197-56cb-a255-33cbafcd7190.html

    https://sports.yahoo.com/banned-in-buffalo--movement-among-bills-fans-gives-bon-jovi--his-music-a-bad-name-220255703-nfl.html

    https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-shady-scheme-to-buy-nfl-buffalo-bills

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhGD5w5By3A

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

    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-nfl-owner-buffalo-bills-1235105227/

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  • The guys break down the scuffle between two heavy music legends that happened on the Vegas Strip after the 2007 VMAs.

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

    https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/04/mastodon-interview

    https://metalinjection.net/shocking-revelations/mastodons-brent-hinds-i-fucking-hate-heavy-metal

    https://metalinjection.net/gossip/so-mastodons-brent-hinds-got-kicked-out-the-grammys-last-night

    https://metalinjection.net/news/mastodons-brent-hinds-got-booted-from-ozzfest-once-for-pooping-everywhere-high-on-shrooms

    https://www.theprp.com/2018/09/04/news/mastodons-brent-hinds-vents-on-the-modern-demands-of-being-in-a-band-this-is-definitely-the-most-brutal-job-ive-ever-had/

    https://www.revolvermag.com/music/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-system-downs-self-titled-album/

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

    https://www.loudersound.com/news/how-a-full-blown-riot-sent-system-of-a-downs-toxicity-into-the-stratosphere

    https://www.68to05.com/essays/2001-system-of-a-down-toxicity

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mastodons-brent-hinds-vmas-head-injury-due-to-fight-with-system-of-a-down-bassist-99653/

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mastodons-brent-hinds-vmas-head-injury-due-to-fight-with-system-of-a-down-bassist-99653/

    https://www.mastodonrocks.com/news/mastodon-foo-fighters-vmas-39056

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-s-brent-hinds-you-made-me-so-mad-i-wanna-punch-you-in-the-face

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

    https://exhale.breatheheavy.com/forums/topic/702914-true-story-vma-2007/

    https://www.doneanddusted.com/partner/hamish-hamilton

    https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/arts/music/24vma.html

    https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-beef-kid-rock-and-tommy-lees-infamous-fight-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards/

    https://blabbermouth.net/news/cellador-guitarist-bill-hudson-i-had-nothing-to-do-with-mastodon-s-hinds-getting-injured

    https://www.theprp.com/2019/05/29/news/mastodon-discuss-the-aftermath-of-brent-hinds-2007-coma-in-latest-episode-of-crack-the-skye-documentary/

    https://www.metalsucks.net/2019/05/30/mastodon-discuss-brent-hinds-fight-with-shavo-odadjian-in-latest-crack-the-skye-documentary-episode/

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  • Brian and Murdock talk about Canadian journalist/guerrilla interviewer Nardwuar and that time that a certain member of a Brit pop band just wasn't feeling his interview style...

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    SHOW NOTES:

    The Nardwuar Blur interview (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkNvk2MgiCc

    https://theoutline.com/post/2305/nardwuar-the-most-mysterious-man-in-music-journalism

    Dave’s 2011 apology: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/blurs_dave_rowntree_apologizes_for_2003_attack_against_nardwuar

    https://www.canadaland.com/oral-history-of-nardwuar-the-human-serviette/

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-uncomfortable-nardwaur-interview-with-blur/

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

    https://x.com/blurofficial/status/439426376907882496?mx=2

    https://www.loudersound.com/news/blur-italian-tv-cardboard-graham-coxon

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Tank_(Blur_album)

    https://www.clashmusic.com/features/it-really-could-happen-blurs-dave-rowntree-gazes-into-space/

    https://www.the-independent.com/voices/commentators/dave-rowntree-i-was-an-angsty-young-man-i-was-english-i-drank-68410.html

    https://www.nme.com/news/music/blur-333-1336845

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Labour-Party-political-party

    https://pitchfork.com/news/blurs-dave-rowntree-loses-bid-to-become-uk-member-of-parliament/

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  • Brian and Murdock deep dive on the British bad boy who got famous for party anthems and his out of control life style. Did he hire an impersonator to get out of performing? Or for something totally different?!

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

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

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

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

    https://postmalone.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_Morrison

    https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/return-of-the-mack-seeker-music-strikes-multi-million-dollar-catalog-deal-with-mark-morrison234/

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/mar/08/popandrock

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

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mark-morrison-released-after-serving-time-1258274.html

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/in-the-news-mark-morrison-pop-star-takes-the-ultimate-rap-for-a-life-of-living-dangerously-1152244.html

    https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/from-council-house-penthouse-mark-4401119

    https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/mark-morrison-return-of-the-mack

    https://www.newsbreak.com/american-songwriter-1587609/3319103245512-the-meaning-behind-return-of-the-mack-by-mark-morrison

    Mark Morrison - Where is Our Love (1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3chssNUoeQ

    https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-morrison-10-1392631

    https://www.discogs.com/master/77868-Mark-Morrison-Crazy?srsltid=AfmBOoqdFsCIJESCj_Fph8nA6xc7oSrQdvrcywTaRNlVDQGB71466NDl

    https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,281733,00.html

    https://www.gq.com/story/the-90s-were-a-golden-age-of-novelty-pop-hits

    I Love 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6avjA43ZFg

    https://www.discogs.com/artist/11010-Cutfather-Joe?srsltid=AfmBOorySYQZLVGLn8-uYumnvbCpPv3VtremoBTjn7MtIHOczKKpMtLl

    https://neonmusic.co.uk/unravelling-the-genius-of-mark-morrison-a-deep-dive-into-return-of-the-mack

    TFI Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5iwUdGYCa8

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

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

    https://www.whosampled.com/Tom-Tom-Club/Genius-of-Love/sampled/?cp=2

    https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-morrison-9-1392494

    https://www.the-independent.com/news/soul-star-mark-morrison-must-go-to-jail-1267559.html

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

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/jul/27/artsfeatures.features

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62796511

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  • Brian and Murdock make a case for Terri Nunn - lead singer of Berlin - as forgotten feminist icon while examining the story behind the movie soundtrack single that made the band huge - and broke the band up.

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    SHOW NOTES:

    https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/

    https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/

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

    https://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/

    Child actor system dissertation: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoproj

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

    Hollywood Heartbeat 1979 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0

    https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/

    Virginia and the Slims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzA

    Beast of Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzs

    https://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/

    Berlin at US Festival 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7E

    Motels demo of Take My Breath Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgg

    https://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.html

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

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

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

    Berlin’s cover of Marilyn Manson’s Dope Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA

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