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Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.
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- 2 weeks ago51 min
Adam Ant vs Bow Wow Wow
Brian and Murdock talk New Romantic period rock n roll - and the punk rock sociopath who exploited, looted and stole an entire band from a guy who said he never wanted to be part of it in the first place.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabella_Lwinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wowhttps://www.almanacnews.com/ae/2025/05/16/who-wants-candy-catching-up-with-bow-wow-wows-annabella-lwin/https://www.side-line.com/british-new-wave-band-bow-wow-wow-back-on-uk-tour-with-original-singer-annabella-lwin/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_Candyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLarenhttps://medium.com/loopandreplay/burundi-beat-the-ants-annabella-and-appropriation-258a804a2176https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/adam-ant-vs-malcolm-mclaren-the-betrayal-that-launched-the-new-romantic-80s/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Antshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Anthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(1978_film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Pirronihttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18fcxuo/til_the_first_cassette_single_was_a_minialbum_c30/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Cassette_Pethttps://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://vmagazine.com/article/annabella-lwin-and-the-history-of-bow-wow-wow/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Relief#Studio_albumPop Carnival performance (1982): https://youtu.be/5WxNdRdOKYM?si=usbrLvo7AlMyRfZwChiefs of Relief TV performance: https://youtu.be/YrwvKgn50jo?si=gyPKvJoAzfG85OKY“About Her” from Kill Bill <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUs0O81n9-A&list=RDHUs0O81n9-A&start_radio=1" rel="noopen
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Fender vs the Stratocaster
Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.fender.com/articles/instruments/15-stratocaster-players-for-the-ageshttps://mixdownmag.com.au/features/13-most-iconic-gibson-les-paul-players-of-all-time/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fenderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kekukuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbackerhttps://www.facebook.com/musicastitis/videos/-he-played-the-most-beaten-up-broken-down-guitar-in-the-history-of-rock-and-roll/1793489478737710/SRV Live From Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45pUfezE8E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocasterhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/14/jimi-hendrix-linda-keithhttps://www.npr.org/2010/09/15/129855398/send-my-love-to-linda-an-untold-jimi-hendrix-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Keithhttps://www.fuzzfacedtube.com/watch?v=IOSvyx8cwus&t=10shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose#Coatingshttps://www.fuzzfaced.net/linda-keith-hendrix-stratocaster.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/zWMBFyEBAcohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan_Stratocasterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instrumentshttps://rorygallagher.com/1961-stratocaster/https://www.fender.com/products/limited-edition-masterbuilt-john-frusciante-stratocaster<a href="https://strat-talk.com/threads/vintage-primers-undercoats.87713/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic" rel="noopener noreferrer"
- Oct 14, 202642 min
Virgin Records vs XTC
Brian and Murdock respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTChttps://www.davegott.com/music/artist/xtc/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridgehttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse1989 Spin Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=h-bxxO5B-xsC&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://chalkhills.org/articles/Onion19970619.htmlhttps://www.popmatters.com/the-man-who-sailed-around-his-soul-2495729988.html?rebelltpage=2#rebelltitem2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Reid_(talent_manager)Paris, 1982 stage walk-off: https://youtu.be/SSeB_2tz5NQ?si=O8gOx7XCPdpFWPTNhttps://xtcbackporch.freeforums.net/thread/49/last-xtc-diego-april-1982https://www.songsommelier.com/xtchttps://www.popmatters.com/xtc-coat-2496118960.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/jeffknet/photos/released-on-this-day-in-1992-nonsuch-is-the-tenth-studio-album-by-xtc-and-consid/411992064074102/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/xtc-nonsuch/https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072511/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/too-much-of-a-god-thing/Content?oid=902571https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotou_v_Sony_Music_Entertainment_(UK)_Ltd.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Mouldinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_PartridgeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice
- Oct 7, 202642 min
Alice Cooper vs the blackout records
Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) they forgot they did...See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54h7zp/til_that_in_1984_steven_tyler_heard_an_old/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/aerosmith-classic-steven-tyler-didnt-remember-recording/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Dukehttps://musicdatablog.com.ar/en/timeline/david-bowie-history-timeline-1964-1979/Cracked Actor doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnIBBkgkO5ohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_to_Stationhttps://www.spinmagazine.com/2017/06/musicians-who-forgot-making-their-own-music/https://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/wp/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-says-cocaine-use-left-him-with-two-year-memory-gap-nme/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooperhttps://people.com/alice-cooper-audience-once-killed-chicken-during-concert-8667451https://www.loudersound.com/music/my-job-was-to-get-rid-of-alice-cooper-and-i-did-exactly-the-opposite-bob-ezrin-on-his-long-strange-trip-with-alice-cooperhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/how-alice-cooper-went-cold-turkey-and-made-his-most-personal-albumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_VampiresAlice and Keith photo: https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2105960993444794536?lang=en&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://consequence.net/2026/09/alice-cooper-crack-almost-killed-him/https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/alice-cooper-comes-clean-about-drink-drugs-and-the-bad-old-days<a hre
- Sep 30, 202649 min
Whitesnake vs David Coverdale
Brian and Murdock dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnakehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenore_di_graziahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Jamhttps://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coverdalehttps://rockcelebrities.net/david-coverdales-emotional-decision-that-cost-him-over-a-million-dollars/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_It_In1997 Micky Moody interview: http://www.whitesnake.f9.co.uk/Moody.htmlLoudersound piece: https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-the-coverdale-i-recall-was-a-vain-preposterous-oafhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kalodnerhttps://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,46094,46104https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-interview-2017/https://www.rockcandymag.com/blog/post/rcm-news-release-1-issue-2-rock-candy-mag-out-nowjune-7-2017-issue-2-newly-launched-uk-based-rock-candy-magazine-features-exclusive-hard-hitting-no-holds-barred-candid-interview-guitarist-john-sykes-who-clarifies-all-sethttps://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-rules-out-collaborating-with-john-sykes-again-it-would-never-workSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Sep 23, 202639 min
Paul McCartney vs Michael Jackson
Brian and Murdock peer into the world of publishing through the lens of one of the great songwriters and great catalogs - and unravel the truth regarding the savvy artist who later bought those songs for himself.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Jameshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Songshttps://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2021/12/20/dick-james-becoming-the-beatles/The Statute of Anne deep dive: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=3389#https://www.culturesonar.com/three-men-who-helped-bring-us-the-beatles/Beatles music ownership timeline: https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/who-owns-the-beatles-music-the-entire-timelinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_RecordsPromo video of the Apple/Dick James meeting: https://amoralto.tumblr.com/post/111321506407/june-1968-apple-wigmore-street-london-in-a Details of the Dick James sale: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/03/dick-james-sells-his-northern-songs-shares-to-atv/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Gradehttps://americansongwriter.com/the-story-behind-michael-jackson-buying-the-beatles-catalog-and-angering-friend-paul-mccartney/https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatles-catalogue-then-turned-it-into-a-billion-music-empire/https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/04/the-beatles-and-atv-fight-for-northern-songs/https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1969/09/atv-gains-majority-stake-in-northern-songs/https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/how-michael-jackson-bought-the-beatle
- Sep 16, 202651 min
"Louie Louie" vs the FBI
Brian and Murdock take on the task of deciphering what was (or maybe wasn't) being said when some teenagers in the Pacific Northwest tried to record a jukebox song on a budget.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.amazon.com/dp/0671501283?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louiehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingsmenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Berry_(musician)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Elyhttps://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv96038History of dance marathons: https://www.historylink.org/file/5534American Bandstand footage: https://www.facebook.com/50s60smusicpage/videos/the-kingsmen-louie-louie-1963/1269326935187392/Photo of the recording studio: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296569815544787/posts/916149043586858/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnie_Ginsburghttps://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-kingsmens-louie-louie-and-the-fight-against-censorship-by-the-fbi-185054https://www.amazon.com/Louie-Mythology-Including-Persecution-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B07PH913C4/ref=sr_1_1The FBI report: https://vault.fbi.gov/louie-louie-the-song/Louie%20Louie%20%28The%20Song%29%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29/view https://www.ratherrarerecords.com/louie-louie/Disney controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT0FnVc20CY&t=117shttps://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/08/14/the-kingsmen-put-louie-together-again/“El Loco Cha Cha”- https://open.spotify.com/track/65PcnOjjqAg5UfcKFXb7Um?si=e77e3dda123e497fhttps://popdose.com/soul-serenade-richard-berry-the-pharaohs-louie-louie/California Coolers commercial: https://youtu.be/_KJo91qs26w?si=7twXZ4Lh9KwJDIlaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy
- Sep 9, 202655 min
Bon Jovi vs Alec John Such
Brian and Murdock work to unravel the mystery of what actually happened to the guy who got dismissed from Bon Jovi after a decade-long run (and if he ever actually PLAYED with the band at all...)See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOWNOTES:https://www.bonjoviclubitalia.com/date-tour/1983-1985-7800-fahrenheit-tour/https://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/slippery-when-wethttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(Bon_Jovi_song)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovihttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/alec-john-such-dead-1235081804/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starland_Ballroomhttps://backstage.bonjovi.com/exhibits/the-origin-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bryanhttps://www.facebook.com/80to90/posts/onthisday-bon-jovi-was-officially-formed-on-march-14-1983-in-sayreville-new-jers/1337244561756482/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Samborahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_John_Suchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_HyfgoxaUYhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_McDonald_(bassist)Clip from Paul Stanley’s book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4G6uCHGbxo https://www.forbes.com/sites/shawnsetaro/2016/10/26/business-bon-jovi-bryan-reesman/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/exclusive-bon-jovi-the-story-book-excerpt-chronicles-bands-shaky-start-200026275.htmlhttps://unsolved.com/gallery/katherine-korzilius/Lewis Howes interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRi2l1waqwIhttps://decider.com/2024/04/26/bon-jovi-doc-7-most-shocking-revelations/https://youtu.be/hp7KB1SS300?si=8kWmEMQua3f-yO51http
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