ROCK AND/OR ROLL

From There But For Fortune by Michael Schumacher: John Train appeared without warning in the early weeks of summer 1975, quickly asserting himself into the Greenwich Village scene like an unwanted stranger who refused to go away. For the next few months he would anger, confuse, shock, sadden or frighten nearly everyone who crossed his path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released June 2013: On the first half of the third episode your reluctant host B.J. walks us through a timeline of glam rock's dominance in the UK from 1971 to 1975. The second half of the show is a "Junk Shop Glam" smorgasbord. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The life and death of Jesus Christ "G.G." Allin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2015: BJ is once again joined by Craig Smith and Eric Miller, the hosts of Pods & Sods, this time to discuss the fascinating career of Pearl Jam and the part the band played in the "Alternative Revolution" that temporarily dominated pop culture in the nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Presented for your listening enjoyment: 21 more cool songs ripped from BJ's record collection. DOLCE VITA - BEGINNING ALL OVER PIPE DREAMS - UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM PM - DREAMERS SIMON BYRNE - WANTING YOU BACK THE FORCE - TOMORROW MAY NEVER COME RODWAY - LEAVING YOUR WORLD ROY SUNDHOLM - GO ZERO BACKSEAT SALLY - TROUBLE ON THE LINE JOHN WARREN - RADIOACTIVE INSTRUCTIONS - THE EXTRA ALDA RESERVE - ANCIENT LIES MAX DEMIAN - THE BEST OF ME ASLAN - PLEASE DON'T STOP THE PEDALJETS - A CERTAIN SUNDAY THE LIFE - IF IT WORKS (DON'T FIX IT) PRIVATE LIGHTNING - WHEN YOU'RE LAUGHING HOTEL HUNGER - DON'T TALK ABOUT IT PERENNIAL - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT M-80 - GET OUT OF TOWN ONLY CHILD - SCREAM UNTIL YOU LIKE IT THE DIFFERENCE - P.M.T. (PRE-MENSTRUAL TENSION) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 1990 a quirky rock band from Syracuse, New York who had just finished recording their major label debut album ventured down to Broward County Florida to stage a political protest for which they were arrested and put on trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released October 2015: We're gonna party like it's... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released September 2015: BJ attempts to count down his top ten favorite albums from 1993. And what a year it was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2015: BJ presents his top ten favorite albums to have been released in the year of 1982. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Originally released December 2013 Bob's yer uncle! Part one of our celebration of rock and roll from the land down under is full as a goog. JOHNNY O'KEEFE - WILD ONE JOHNNY O'KEEFE - DON'T YOU KNOW ROLF HARRIS - SUN ARISE BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS - HALF AS MUCH THE MISSING LINKS - WILD ABOUT YOU WILD CHERRIES - THAT'S LIFE THE EASYBEATS - FRIDAY ON MY MIND THE EASYBEATS - GOOD TIMES THE EASYBEATS - ALL GONE BOY MASTERS APPRENTICES - WAR OR HANDS OF TIME MASTERS APPRENTICES - SOUTHERN CROSS ZOOT - YOU BETTER GET GOING NOW ZOOT - FLYING BAKERY - NO DYING IN THE DARK BLACKFEATHER - SEASONS OF CHANGE DADDY COOL - ZOOP BOP GOLD CADILLAC BUFFALO - SUNRISE (COME MY WAY) BUFFALO - I'M A SKIRT LIFTER, NOT A SHIRT RAISER AC/DC - ROCK AND ROLL SINGER (LIVE 1974) AC/DC - ROCKIN' IN THE PARLOUR THE SPEKTORS - GLORIA THE VALENTINES - EVERY DAY I HAVE TO CRY FRATERNITY - GETTING OFF RABBIT - TOO MUCH ROCK N' ROLL RABBIT - WILDFIRE MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND - NATURAL MAN MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND - GOODBYE JANE STEVIE WRIGHT - BLACK EYED BRUISER JOHN PAUL YOUNG - THE LOVE GAME JOHN PAUL YOUNG - JUST CAN'T GO COLOURED BALLS - JUST BECAUSE BUSTER BROWN - SOMETHING TO SAY HUSH - GET ROCKED HUSH - C'MON WE'RE TAKING OVER HUSH - ROUGH TOUGH N' READY SKYHOOKS - THIS IS MY CITY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM LOVING YOU JIGSAW - MADEMOISELLE NINETTE SCREEMER - IN THE CITY SUPERNAUT - I LIKE IT BOTH WAYS AC/DC - CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU, GIRL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oiginally released August 22, 2013 The debut episode of AOR? AOK! Guilty pleasure my ass! B.J. plays a slew of his favorite songs from the much maligned genre of eighties AOR. Give these rockers a chance. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeves if their shirts had any sleeves. URGENT - CAST THE FIRST STONE SPYS - OVER HER 707 - MEGA FORCE PREVIEW - CAN'T YOU SEE JON FIORE - OUT ON THE EDGE JOHN WAITE - CHANGE O CANADA - AOR EDITION ALDO NOVA - HEART TO HEART WRABIT - ANYWAY, ANYTIME TRIUMPH - FOLLOW YOUR HEART HONEYMOON SUITE - BURNING IN LOVE STREETHEART - COMIN' TRUE BRIGHTON ROCK - CHANGE OF HEART HAREM SCAREM - HARD TO LOVE _________________________________ AUTOGRAPH - YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THE BEAST INSIDE ERIC MARTIN BAND - TEN FEET TALL STREETS - IF LOVE SHOULD GO STONE FURY - BREAK DOWN THE WALLS STATETROOPER - SHE GOT THE LOOK SURGIN' - HOT NIGHT LOU GRAMM - TIME NOISEWORKS - TAKE ME BACK JEFF PARIS - I CAN'T LET GO MICHAEL BOLTON - CAN'T TURN IT OFF DANNY SPANOS - WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (THERE'S FIRE) JOE LYNN TURNER - ON THE RUN ZEBRA - HARD LIVING WITHOUT YOU DARE - ABANDON ANDY TAYLOR - THUNDER GUN - INSIDE OUT STAN BUSH - DARE JOHN FARNHAM - NOTHING'S GONNA STAND IN OUR WAY SPECTRE GENERAL - NOTHING'S GONNA STAND IN OUR WAY MAGNUM - DAYS OF NO TRUST VALENTINE - RUNNIN' ON LUCK AGAIN A.S.a.P. - THE LION BLUE TEARS - ROCKIN' WITH THE RADIO KANE ROBERTS - FIGHTER MITCH MALLOY - FOREVER WIG WAM - IN MY DREAMS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out BJ's new podcast with Lee McCormack, STRANGE BREWED: THE FLESHY HEADED MINUTE. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064338810416 https://bjkramp.podbean.com/ https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5bb31ad6-d3e9-4aa7-bfda-60aa4573f755/strange-brewed-the-fleshy-headed-minute https://open.spotify.com/show/4KZbBuAWDyctLDOac1JyIx We're still working on getting it up on Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE FEATURES - THE KIDS DON'T NEED TO KNOW AVERAGE CITIZEN - RAPID WORLD HOLME - WEEKEND SHELL & THE CRUSH - CARY'S GOT A HEARTACHE HOLLY PENFIELD - TIGHT FIT ANDREW AND THE UPSTARTS - WATCH OUT FOR THE HUMANS GARY SHANE AND THE DETOUR - GONNA WIN THE EXPERTS - SOUND ON SOUND PHOTOGRAPH - MYSTERY GIRL CATS - IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE THE TALK - SHE SAID WHIZ KID - ANNIE ANNIE WINK - CRAZY ABOUT THE GIRL PHILISTEENS - TURN UP THE MUSIC LEYDEN ZAR - YOU CAN CHANGE CITY THRILLS - SORRY THE SMILE - LEAVE IT AT THAT DAVID MARKO AND THE TRADE - THE LAST TO KNOW KOOL RAY AND THE POLAROIDZ - I HEARD YOU FELL CRAIG BEVAN AND THE TOURISTS - MODERN BOYS JOEY HARRIS AND THE SPEEDSTERS - DO YOU WANT TO? THE FLEX - NEW WAVELENGTH RIZE - ANYWAY YOU GOTTA LOVE M&R RUSH - #1 RINGER - LOVING YOU THIS WAY THE PLANTZ - KIND GIRL THE CLAMS - WISH IT AWAY DICK COULSON AND THE LETTER O - WHERE'S MY ANGEL THE ASCENDERS - JUST A MATTER OF TIME THE CATCH - NERVOUS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in November 2013: CORRECTION: D'OH! I REFER TO THE SAINTS' SECOND ALBUM AS REGRETFULLY YOURS. THAT IS THE NAME OF SUPERDRAG'S FIRST ALBUM (AND IT'S QUITE GOOD). THE SAINTS' SECOND ALBUM IS CALLED ETERNALLY YOURS. SAME DIFFERENCE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coven: the world's first Satanic rock band? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 20 years ago BJ bought a cassette at a thrift store by a band called Stokes Aster... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in April 2016: BJ is joined by Ryan McKay and A.D. Adams from The Shabby Road Record Show for an unfiltered discussion about the elephant in the room of rock and roll: rock stars and their unabashed fondness for underage girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in September 2013: Arlo formed in L.A. in the mid-nineties and eventually signed with Sub Pop and released two albums before imploding, but as we learn on today's episode, which features a great conversation BJ had with one of the band's two singer/guitarists Sean Spillane, the band recorded a third album for the label that was never released. If you want to hear the fascinating story of how a band gets signed and what happens next, have a listen. Sean Spillane is the nicest guy in the world and we had a great conversation about the story of his band, how he writes songs, and the great songs he's been writing recently for the soundtracks of several independent films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A slapdash punk band made up of elementary schoolers land a record deal. Was it destined to end in tragedy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GREG STRYKER - EDGE OF NIGHT PRESENT HISTORY - OPEN YOUR EYES THE MACHINE - LOVE FANTASY THE LEVEL - YOU'VE GOT RUNNING ON YOUR MIND JOE BRUCE & 2ND AVENUE - WE CAN HAVE IT ALL BRIDGE 2 FAR - WE GOT AWAY STYLE - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE MATTHEW TODD - HEARTBEAT PARIS BLACK - BETTER GET READY EASTERN BLOC - RESTLESS HEART BLACK CHINA - IN YOUR EYES PERFECT STRANGER - PRISONER OF YOUR SMILE MINDSTORM - BACK TO REALITY THE JACK - MYSTERY THE VU - KEYS TO THE CITY HYTS - LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE BOXX - I NEED THE LOVE KIRKA - I'LL BE YOURS BAGHDAD - NOTHING LASTS FOREVER LAOS - LONG SHOT KINGDOM - WAITING FOR LOVE VANADIUM - DANGEROUS GAME HURRY SCUARY - TOP DOG/REACHING FOR THE SUN STORMBRINGER - CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE YANKEE HEAVEN - EMPTY SHADOW SHARP EDGES - CITY BOY BE IN IT - BE IN IT FAIR EXCHANGE - VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE SLYCE - LEAVE IT ALONE SYDNEY - ANOTHER FOOL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in January 2015: BJ has a conversation with singer and guitarist Lea Hart about his decades long career in rock and roll as a part of bands like Slowbone, The Roll-Ups, Ya Ya, Fastway, and D-Rox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released April 2014: On this episode BJ was joined by author and historian Greg Renoff to discuss the topic of the book he was then in the process of writing (about the early years of Van Halen) called Van Halen Rising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released June 2018: The Transformers: The Movie is a six million dollar animated film that came out in 1986, co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original The Transformers television series on which the film was based. The origins of that cartoon series was a line of toys produced by Hasbro, based on designs which originated in Japan, vehicles which transformed into robots. The film spawned an amazing hard rock soundtrack which is the focus of today’s episode. On this episode you will hear conversations BJ had with Stan Bush, who wrote and sang the first single from the soundtrack, "The Touch," Vince Dicola, who wrote the song "Dare," also sung by Stan Bush (Vince also wrote the score for the film), and members from the three bands featured on the soundtrack: Jerry Best, bassist from Lion, who recorded a heavy metal version of The Transformers theme, Ernie Petrangelo, guitarist and songwriter from Rhode Island metal band NRG, responsible for the killer track "Instruments of Destruction," and Larry Gillstrom, guitarist from Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe, who were credited as Spectre General for the soundtrack, they contributed two songs, "Nothing’s Gonna Stand In Our Way" and "Hunger." This episode is a deep dive into one of the funnest movie soundtracks of the eighties. It's more than meets the ear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in December 2017: How does a band like Faith No More follow up a platinum album and top ten single? On this episode BJ is joined by producer Matt Wallace, the man who helmed the first four Faith No More albums, for a thorough examination of the band's schizophrenic 1992 masterpiece Angel Dust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Can a song kill you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ plays a selection of songs from heavy metal bands around the world, released in the eighties. RANDY - SHADOWS ARE FALLING RANDY - BEAST IN THE NIGHT MIRAGE - OUT THERE (SURVIVORS) MIRAGE - HELLBOUND ALAKRAN - VAGABUNDEAR ALAKRAN - ALGUIEN NOS DIVIDE OBUS - VIVIRE ROSA NEGRA - KAMIKAZE EXISES - FEAR OF THE NIGHT HELLOISE - COSMOGONY SANGTRAIT - BUSCANT UNA DONA NUKET - KUN VIELA NUORI OLLA VOI NUKET - JOS KOHDATAAN IRIS - PE APE IRIS - SPRE ZIUA IRIS - TOT ZBOR IRIS - FRUMUSETEA TA FISC - TRACKER WARNING - SPEED MOI RAILWAY - SCREAMING AFTER MIDNIGHT RAILWAY - LICK IT, STICK IT GILLMAN - LEVANTATE Y PELEA GILLMAN - IMPOSTORES HOCCULTA - TOTAL CONFUSION TIGRES - NO ME RINDO VANADIUM - OUTISIDE OF SOCIETY VANADIUM - ARMS IN THE AIR CENTURIAS - ARDE COMO FOGO PANZER - AGARRATE PANZER - VOLVERAS DESERTOR SKANNERS - TV SHOCK TORCH - RETRIBUTION TORCH - SINISTER EYES TORCH - THUNDERSTRUCK KAT - DEVIL'S HOUSE PART 1 KAT - CZARNE ZASTEPY SOBREDOSIS - CALIENTE COMO UN VOLCAN HEAVENS GATE - IN CONTROL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released October 2019: Actor and musician Cameron Dye joins BJ to discuss his career in film and music, the main focus being the 1987 film Scenes from the Goldmine and the awesome soundtrack that never was. You can watch the film here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDwBg1cXzY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ plays a selection of songs ripped directly from his vinyl collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ was a guest on the 1000 Greatest Misses podcast. Check them out: https://1000greatestmisses.buzzsprout.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-000-greatest-misses/id1675923067 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released February 2020: Song-poems were records created when random citizens wrote "poems" (lyrics) and sent them, along with a check, to various companies which employed musicians who would set those words to music, record the song and press it to vinyl. It was basically a scam and many of the records ended up in thrift shops and record stores where they at some point were discovered by collectors of the odd and obscure. On this episode one of those collectors, Bob Purse, shares with us some of his favorite songs discovered from more than two decades of seeking these things out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2013: On this episode we celebrate the stunning contributions the city of Detroit has made to the history of rock and roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released December 2015: Battle of the Podcast Allstars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against each other to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The final battle features the three winners from round one: BJ from Rock and/or Roll, Ryan McKay from The Shabby Road Record Show and Randy W. Hall from That Dandy Classic Music Hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast Allstars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against each other to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The third battle of round one features Craig Smith from Pods and Sods, Randy W. Hall from That Dandy Classic Music Hour and Joe Royland from Sit and Spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast All Stars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against one another to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The second battle of round one features Ryan McKay from The Shabby Road Record Show, Craig Cohen from the Slycast and Zilch and Ken Mills from the PodKISSt and Cheap Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released November 2015: Battle of the Podcast All Stars is a tournament that pits rock podcasters against one another to determine who is rock trivia king, hosted by Ken Pardo and moderated by Eric Miller of Pods and Sods. The first battle of round one features Chris Czynszak from Decibel Geek, Matt Porter from The Kiss Room and our very own BJ Kahuna from Rock and/or Roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in June 2016: BJ is once again joined by Chris Grey from CheapKISS Records, back on episode #73 Chris joined BJ to share a selection of songs from his collection of compilations of local artists that were put out regionally by radio stations in the late seventies and early eighties. For this episode Chris and BJ have each picked 12 favorite songs from other assorted Various Artists compilations from that same time period. SCHOOLBOYS - MR. MOUTH NICK LOWE - I LOVE MY LABEL VICE CREEMS - 01-01-212 THE COMMANDOS - COMPLICATED FUN MIKE VIOLA ALLIANCE - ALL THE TIME ALL THE WHILE THE NITS - THE YOUNG REPORTER THE BRATS - FIRST ROCK STAR ON THE MOON TEARJERKERS - FINGERS UNIT 5 - GO AHEAD AND KISS HER ALIEN - COULD HAVE DONE BETTER THE VERS - (I CAN'T GET NO) MEDICATION TRANSFORMER - TONIGHT BOMBERS - I'M A LIAR BABE ZANTI MISFITS - BACHELOR'S FRIEND THE KICK - JULIE LONDON THE ROTHCHILDS - LONG AFTER SUMMER LAST FLIGHT - DANCE TO THE MUSIC RYE AND THE QUARTER BOYS - LEFT IT TOO LATE MARSHALL CRENSHAW - FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME RAGE TO LIVE - ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH THE BASICS - PAPER HEART THE BEAST - RANDALL FLAGG PUSHUPS - PLAY ON VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE ORIGINAL MIXED UP KID Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released April 2015: On this episode BJ is joined by special guest Chris Grey, who is an avid record collector and the co-owner of a record store and website called CHEAPKiss Records. Chris was gracious enough to share with us his vast collection of regional radio station compilations from the early eighties. BJ and Chris discuss the obsessive nature of record collecting and then you'll get to hear a bunch of cool songs by local, unsigned bands from those radio station comps. THE PUSH - YOU'LL KNOW IT'S TRUE THE NUMBERS - I WANT TO BE WITH YOU BOOTCAMP - IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY RAZOR SHARP - WE RULE THE NIGHT THE ODD - LEAN TO DREAMER - RADIO LOIS LANE - IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE THE TWIST - I NEED YOU HEROES - CHANCES AUGUST - IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BAD BOY - IF YOU LOVE ME TONIGHT GREY STAR - YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW TOMBOY - IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOU DAILY PLANET - ANNA THE LIMITS - MODERN GIRL CROMA ZONE - COULD I BE WRONG ROSIE - SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NAME THE VOICES - DON'T RUN JOHNNY REY AND THE REACTION - EDGE OF NIGHT FREE WILL - ONLY KNOW SO MUCH VIPER - I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR PANTS BEN HUR - FREEDOM IN THE NAME OF LOVE ANGIE M - SHAKIN' DOWN THE WALLS RAVEN - WAITING FOR YOU AMERICAN NOISE - OUT ON THE STREET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 14: Weezer - Van Weezer (2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 13: Weezer - OK Human (2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 12: Weezer - Weezer (The Black Album) (2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 11: Weezer - Pacific Daydream (2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 10: Weezer - Weezer (The White Album) (2016) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 9: Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End (2014) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 8: Weezer - Hurley (2010) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 7: Weezer - Raditude (2009) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 6: Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album) (2008) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices