I WROTE A BOOK! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK

THE RETURN OF SONGS OF THE KNIGHT: CREATURES OF HABIT: BJ is joined by Eric Miller and Jon Lamoreaux for the resurrection of the Songs of the Knight series originally presented by the Pods & Sods Network. For this episode they have an in depth discussion about Billy Squier's seventh album Creatures of Habit from 1991. Hear the previous episodes here: https://podsodcast.com/?s=songs+of+the+knight by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

89 min listen

RA/OR IS BACK! IT'S TIME FOR MORE GREAT POWER POP!: Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with tunes from 30 more great, obscure power pop bands for your listening enjoyment. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

96 min listen

AOR? AOK! XX: Yes, this is actually the 20th episode of AOR? AOK! Meaning, at this point, BJ has exposed RA/OR listeners to melodic rock songs by more than 450 different bands or artists. IAN CUSSICK - THE SUPERNATURAL GUIDO MINEO - ROSES ROULETTE - ONLY THE STRONG PALACE - NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE STEVEN MCCLINTOCK - WHEN LOVE BREAKS SILENT RUNNING - FLAME OF LOVE DAVID J. PETOVAR - IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT 6AM - TIME'S RUNNING AMONG THIEVES - THE SUN STILL SHINES WIZ KIDZ - DOWN ON MY LUCK CHINA - HOT LOVIN' NIGHT P.M. HEAT - COULD IT BE YOU BILOXI - ONE IN A MILLION MONSTERS - RIOT IN THE NIGHT DE-ARROW - CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND MANITO PARK - SURRENDER BRICKYARD - BREAK THE ICE OSLO - STRANGERS EYES VALOR - FOOL NO MORE PAUL COTTON - ONE LONG LAST LOOK MAGGIE BELL - I'M ON THE EDGE OUTRIDER - LOVE IS KILLING ME BLONZ - MIRACLES GENE WALK GROUP - LONG ARM OF LOVE FRICTION - DOWN AND LONELY CHRIS ANDREW - HOLDIN' ON TOWER CITY - WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN ROBIN MILLER - FOREVER ERIC RUSS by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

103 min listen

CARPE DIEM BABY: THE METALLICA SAGA PART III: BJ is once again joined by Fistful of Dave and Joey Haynie for a shameless sequel to the most downloaded episode of Rock and/or Roll, episode 91: SAD BUT TRUE, a dismantling of the Black Album. On this episode they take apart Metallica's misguided follow-ups to that Diamond seller, LOAD and RELOAD. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

104 min listen

FROM THE ARCHIVES: SOFT ROCK: In this intentionally dichotomous episode BJ plays the heaviest songs he could find by some of the bands or artists often labelled, rightfully so or not, as "soft rock." by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

74 min listen

I WROTE A BOOK! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK: I wrote a book! It's called This band has no past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick. For this very special, one of a kind episode, BJ presents various clips from some of the many interviews that he conducted for the book. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

99 min listen

CHEETAH CHROME: Legendary Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome graces Rock and/or Roll with his presence. Listen to hear Cheetah discuss: the evolution of punk rock, Peter Laughner, Cheap Trick, Stiv Bators, GG Allin, Ron Weasley...all this and more. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

79 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: BIG STAR: For this episode, the second in the power pop series, BJ delves into the story of Big Star via interviews with drummer Jody Stephens and two more people who were there to witness the band's early days, Jon Tiven (from the bands Prix and The Yankees) and Van Duren, who also discusses his classic 1978 album Are You Serious? by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

106 min listen

THE BOOK IS OUT! GET IT NOW! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK: BJ wrote a book, available now! It's called This Band Has No Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

76 min listen

NO SHAME V - PODDER & SODDER (RELEASED APRIL 1, 2016): A special encore presentation of a classic episode from 2016. It's about time! BJ is once again joined by Craig Smith and Eric Miller from The Pods & Sods Network for another round of No Shame by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

46 min listen

RA/OR IS BACK! IT'S THE RETURN OF AOR? AOK!: Rock and/or Roll is back for the attack with a sampling of 30 more great AOR tunes from the eighties and nineties. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

99 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BRIGIDA (ARTFUL DODGER): BJ is joined by Steve Brigida, drummer from Artful Dodger, for a discussion about the band's career, and their place in the history power pop. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

56 min listen

LOST EPISODE: ANSWER SONGS (UNRELEASED 2020): This is a re-edited version of an episode I had finished and ready to go when the RIAA brought the smackdown in August 2020. An answer song is a song made in response to a previous song, normally by another artist. The concept became widespread in blues and R&B recorded music in the 1930s to the 1950s. Answer songs were also extremely popular in country music in the 1950s and 1960s, most often as female responses to an original hit by a male artist. In Rock Eras: Interpretations of Music and Society, Jim Curtis says that: "Answer songs rode on the coattails, as it were, of the popularity of the first song, and resembled parodies in that their success depended on a knowledge of the original. Answer songs were usually one-hit flukes by unknown singers whose lack of identity did not detract from the success of the record since only the song, and not the performer, mattered." by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

75 min listen

WARRANT "CHERRY PIE" ROUNDTABLE: Originally recorded in 2018 as a Rocknpod exclusive: BJ is joined by Craig Smith from the Pods & Sods Network, Ian Wadley from Rock & Metal Combat, Steven Michael from Growin' Up Rock and Wallygator from the CGCM Podcast for a roundtable discussion about Warrant's unfairly maligned 1990 album Cherry Pie. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

92 min listen

FROM THE ARCHIVES: TOP TEN ALBUMS, 1970 & 1974: Episode 70, originally released April 2, 2015: Since this is episode number seventy BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year of 1970. Episode 74, originally released on April 30, 2015: Since this is episode number seventy-four BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year of 1974. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

126 min listen

FROM THE ARCHIVES: O CANADA / PAGLIARO INTERVIEW: Episodes originally released in 2013 and 2016. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

123 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: EPISODE ONE: For this episode, the first in what will be an extended series about the development of the power pop genre, BJ presents a brief overview, including interviews with Bob Jackson, who joined Badfinger towards the end of that legendary band's original run, and Cyril Jordan, who wrote the iconic "Shake Some Action" for The Flamin' Groovies. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

94 min listen

BRIAN SPENCE: Scottish singer-songwriter Brian Spence shares the story of his musical journey, from a seventies glam rock band called Bilbo Baggins to a pair of classic AOR albums in the late eighties. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

85 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: MARCO DELMAR (ELEKTRICS) / DAVE HEARN (HAWKS): BJ has enlightening conversations about power pop (and the music business) with guitar player Marco Delmar from The Elektrics (who released two albums with Capitol) and keyboardist Dave Hearn from HAWKS (who released two albums with Columbia). What role did a young Jon Bon Jovi play in creating a unique percussion sound? Who turned down a tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Listen to find out. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

95 min listen

LOST EPISODE: TV THEME SONGS (UNRELEASED 2020): Believe it or not...a lot of TV theme songs from the eighties were...good? This episode was ready to go when the RIAA sent its threatening letter, and has been gathering dust since. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

70 min listen

FROM THE ARCHIVES: BADFINGER / ARTFUL DODGER: Originally released in October 2013 and September 2014. RA/OR 17: Badfinger were the first band signed by The Beatles when they launched their own record label Apple Records in 1968 and the band had several hits before the harsh reality of the corrupt record industry came crashing down on their hopes and dreams. The band's song "Baby Blue" was prominently featured in the finale of Breaking Bad and sold 5300 downloads that night on iTunes. On this episode BJ tells the tragic story of the band but also celebrates the amazing songwriters that they were, especially true genius Pete Ham. RA/OR 51: BJ presents an overview of the lamentably short career of one of his favorite unsung rock bands of the seventies, a terrific band called Artful Dodger. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

100 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: JONATHAN PALEY: BJ presents an interview with Jonathan Paley from power pop pioneers The Paley Brothers. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

67 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BUTLER (QUINCY) / PHIL SOLEM (GREAT BUILDINGS): BJ is joined by Steve Butler from Quincy and Phil Solem from Great Buildings. Both tell very engaging stories. Topics tackled include: murder, lawsuits and Randy Rhoads. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

87 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: DAVID SWANSON (THE POP): The Pop released a pair of singles and album independently before signing with Arista for their 1979 album Go! They managed one more EP with Rhino before splitting up in 1981. Hear David's story of moving from Chicago to LA in the early seventies to pursue his rock and roll dreams. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

83 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: GRAEME DOUGLAS / WILL BIRCH: BJ presents interviews with two former members of pub rock band the Kursaal Flyers, Graeme Douglas and Will Birch, who each went on to make power pop history with, respectively, Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Records. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

93 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: BRENT HOAD (THE SECRETS*)/ JEFF ROOT (HOT DATES): Continuing the power pop series, BJ presents conversations he had with Brent Hoad from Kansas City's The Secrets* and Jeff Root from Boston's Hot Dates. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

72 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: PARTHENON HUXLEY: For this episode BJ is joined by Parthenon Huxley, whose power pop career stretches all the way back to Chapel Hill in the late seventies, alongside the likes of Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. It's an inspirational tale of making it without making it in the music business. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

83 min listen

LOST EPISODE: CARTOON THEME SONGS: BJ presents an hour of cartoon theme songs from the eighties (with commercials). by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

73 min listen

JEFF SUMMERS (WEAPON/WILDFIRE/STATETROOPER): BJ is joined by guitar player Jeff Summers from the eighties hard rock bands Weapon, Wildfire and Statetrooper. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

83 min listen

POWER POP SERIES: 20/20: BJ is joined, separately, by guitarist Steve Allen and bassist Ron Flynt from power pop pioneers 20/20 to cover the story of the band and its music. by ROCK AND/OR ROLL

78 min listen

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I WROTE A BOOK! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK

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