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The guys giggle through another round of entries from listeners telling stories about their favorite music festival experiences while trying to win tickets to Louder Than Life Music Festival in September.
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A listener letter sends the guys on the first of what could be many explorations into the backstories of some of the session musicians who made up the collective who would come to be known as “The Wrecking Crew.” Hear the story of the drummer who happened to be next door just in time to step into a powerful and historic musical moment.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Palmer
“I Hate My Generation” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsNsOhyG8I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_Matassa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_Records
Backbeat, the book: https://www.louisianamusicfactory.com/product/tony-scherman-backbeat-earl-palmers-story-book/
Modern Drummer feature: https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md352cs.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Mannehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-hall-of-fame-drummer-earl-palmer-dead-at-84-254915/
https://www.adioslounge.com/sideman-spotlight-earl-palmer/
https://scottkfish.com/2016/01/23/earl-palmer-i-wasnt-quite-sure-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-life/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-unlikely-story-of-a-change-is-gonna-come
https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=100689&forumID=1&archive=0&pageID=1&r=954#bottom
https://www.nytimes.com/1958/06/13/archives/musicians-strike-spreads-on-coast-independents-hit-by-afm-film.html
Avelo’s “The Strike that Changed Disney Music”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBsGwNJ54-M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boudreaux
https://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/268995033/sam-cooke-and-the-song-that-almost-scared-him
https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2021/02/on-the-recording-registry-a-change-is-gonna-come-1964/
https://pan-african-music.com/en/a-change-is-gonna-come-a-hymn-for-civil-rights/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFO_Records
https://www.facebook.com/WreckingCrewFilm/posts/on-this-date-june-3-1967-the-instrumental-tracks-for-never-my-love-by-the-associ/10157450423118023/
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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT is taking over most musical talk this weekend, so the guys dug back to Episode 147 to celebrate a certain track from Ms Swift’s back catalog and see what we can all learn from her about music history.
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To celebrate the life of Dickey Betts (RIP, April 18, 2024), the guys revisit an episode from last November relating the drugs, chaos, and southern rock relatability that would define the Allman Brothers Band.
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A photo of a whole lot of famous rockers in one place gets the guys researching a record label that redefined the way music was listened to and sold in 1970’s America.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-tel
The photo: https://qr.ae/psvMqm
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-dire-straits-thin-lizzy-eric-clapton-led-zeppelin-bad-company-and-109755815.html
https://www.discogs.com/release/12787001-Various-The-Summit
https://www.loudersound.com/news/led-zeppelin-once-released-a-song-on-k-tel-the-result-was-one-of-the-great-all-star-photos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_the_Child
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Child
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerts_for_the_People_of_Kampuchea
https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-the-concerts-for-the-people-of-kampuchea/
https://hercsktelalbums.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-summit-uk-january-1980.html
https://mymusicthroughtheyears.wordpress.com/2022/01/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-k-tel-records/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/k-tel-as-seen-on-tv-compilation-album-history
1997 Billboard ads celebrating KTEL: https://books.google.com/books?id=qQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47-IA3&lpg=PA47-IA3&dq=K-Tel&source=bl&ots=C4AWmvPyX7&sig=ACfU3U2g9VCfSsuB5DT3Z-h2QJLfq56mZw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjd_-eXsav5AhUTg4kEHXgrDpg4WhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=K-Tel&f=false
https://www.tampabay.com/incoming/k-tels-shouting-infomercial-legend-dies-at-87/2275511/
Fun stuff about the history of Teflon:
https://misen.com/blogs/news/polytetrafluoroethylene
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/202104/history.cfm
https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1938
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Gr%C3%A9goire
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/philip-kives-founder-of-k-tel-and-pioneering-pitchman-went-from-coveralls-to-riches
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/311116495/
https://www.goldminemag.com/features/collecting-k-tel-records
https://www.zeroto180.org/true-or-false-led-zep-on-k-tel/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/10/05/spinning-gold-from-golden-oldies/00e79094-1568-4135-b7f3-94209d7f8d1b/
The WaPo article from 1980: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/10/05/spinning-gold-from-golden-oldies/00e79094-1568-4135-b7f3-94209d7f8d1b/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music!
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After spending recent time talking about New Kids on the Block behaving badly in their hometown’s hotel, the guys dig up and revisit Episode 17 of the show to recall one of the most epic hotel trashings in rock n roll history: Keith Moon and the Holiday Inn birthday party.
SHOW NOTES:
Keith Moon with Led Zep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyM6-QibDFM
Vintage Holiday Inn Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSCjyUWPgE
The Who “Can’t Explain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3h–K5928M
RockCheetah.com rundown: https://rockcheetah.com/blog/legend/worlds-most-infamous-hotel-stay-keith-moon-birthday/
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The guys get into boy bands, big songs, and bad behavior (mixed with a little hotel history and a nod to classic literature) when a fan writes the show to ask about what really happened back in 1991 in their hometown of Louisville, KY when Jonathan, Jordan, Joey, Donnie and Danny came through for a night few would ever forget…
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A listener inquiry finds Brian and Murdock calling on Lafe the Producer for help figuring out the lineage, the sex appeal and the lore that continues to encircle the name “Jeff Buckley.” What really went down on that Memphis riverside?
SHOW NOTES:
Dream Brother (book)
Everybody Here Wants You (BBC Doc)
Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert Wedding Photo
Jeff Buckley signs with Columbia
https://yesterland.com/casafritos.html
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/decoding-the-shofar/
Jeff Buckley and the Memphis Zoo
https://www.bluestraveler.net/projects/horde/
Klosterman Spin Article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar
Interview with Jeff Buckley 1994
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After consuming all the Creed/311 hotel bar antics, revisit episode 56 of the show, when the guys dug up ANOTHER hotel bar encounter involving a couple of classic rock heavy hitters.
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Brian and Murdock examine their differing attitudes towards the post-grunge rock of Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti and dig through the tabloid headlines to figure out what happened in that hotel bar on Thanksgiving of 2005.
SHOW NOTES:
Over the Edge CD sampler on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/p/1300684030
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/scott-stapp-and-311-brawl-100131/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_(band)
https://thepier.org/311-20th-anniversary-of-grassroots-album/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Stapp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Hanson_(music_executive)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind-up_Records
Klosterman Creed piece: https://grantland.com/features/taking-concert-doubleheader-creed-nickelback-world-most-hated-bands/
https://www.mtv.com/news/cxi4cf/scott-stapp-in-car-accident-creed-tour-canceled
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=101228&page=1
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/04/28/some-creed-fans-are-singing-a-different-tune-after-concert/
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/creed-apologizes-for-bizarre-chicago-gig-72699/
https://311archive.com/performance-history/#2005
AP version of the story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-creed-singer-in-hotel-fight/
https://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=17022
scott stapp drunk poker – Video Search Results (yahoo.com)
Theo Von/Scott Stapp interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zce4lSBWPoM
https://www.phillyvoice.com/pv-311-about-bar-fight-scott-stapp/
https://www.grunge.com/254884/how-scott-stapp-ended-up-completely-broke/
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The guys dig through listener letters and read first-hand stories regarding experiences at the Station Nightclub and get more hilarious tidbits on the Nelson Twins – like that time they called themselves Power Tool…
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The guys get into a stack of letters regarding rock songs that seem to be about a specific location and end up talking GNR, Huey Lewis, and… Rush Limbaugh.
The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival.
See the lineup and get tickets here.
WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.songfacts.com/place/lafayette-indiana/paradise-city
https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/373/is-the-song-paradise-city-written-about-a-specific-city
https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2021/09/21/guns-n-roses-axl-rose-paradise-city-song-bloomington-indiana-claims/8418020002/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Indiana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City
Hanoi Rocks – Lost in the City
https://people.com/huey-lewis-upcoming-broadway-show-salvation-hearing-loss-exclusive-8552175
https://people.com/music/huey-lewis-menieres-disease-cancels-shows-hearing-loss/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Lewis_and_the_News
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/regional-versions-of-huey-lewis-the-heart-of-rock-n-roll.108524/
Alternate versions of “Heart of Rock and Roll” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlr2qoa5Uc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_City_Was_Gone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron,_Ohio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_to_Crawl
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/chrissie-hynde-rush-limbaugh/
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The guys read entries from listeners looking to score free wristbands into Louder Than Life this September.
The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival.
See the lineup and get tickets here.
WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
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The guys get into showbiz history when they tear open a letter from a listener still trying to figure out what all the hype was about when it came to those blonde-haired Nelson twins.
The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival.
See the lineup and get tickets here.
WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzie_Nelson
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/10/full-nelson-the-surprising-story-of-ozzie-and-harriet/
https://postcardhistory.net/2020/12/ozzie-and-harriet-and-david-and-rickee/
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/18/arts/dousing-the-glow-of-tv-s-first-family-time-for-the-truth-about-ozzie-and-harriet.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_(season_11)
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/cant-live-without-your-love-affection-nelson-feature/
https://gabbyawards.blogspot.com/2018/01/saturday-night-live-season-11-reviews_30.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ricky_Nelson
Nothin But a Good Time book: https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-But-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/1250195756
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Nelson
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Revisit the 2022 deep dive that Brian and Murdock took re: the British brothers that reinvigorated Beatlesque power pop on the world stage – and almost killed each other.
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The guys go looking for anything to prove that the internet stories about Liam Gallagher harassing Jon Bon Jovi might be true.
The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival.
See the lineup and get tickets here.
WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.stopcryingyourheartout.co.uk/2008/02/bon-jovi-on-his-spat-with-oasis-robbie.html
https://vinylwriters.com/liam-gallagher-a-modern-day-nietzsche/
https://twitter.com/NoelOasisQuotes/status/329323421752258561
https://drycounty.com/jovitalk/bon-jovi-discussion-f7/jon-bon-jovi-and-the-songs-he-cleverly-t54006/page2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi
https://www.loudersound.com/news/richie-sambora-on-kiss-audition-i-didnt-want-the-gig
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi
https://axeologyextended.wordpress.com/2018/09/20/ye-olde-10th-anniversary-tour-ace-frehley/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Child
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-keep-the-faith/
https://bonjovibg.tripod.com/instyle.htm
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/dried-up-oasis-1.132150
https://fanclubyears.home.blog/1995/06/28/bon-jovi-these-days-tour-sheffield-1995/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/uzvdg7/how_did_the_recordings_of_top_of_the_pops_go/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/05/jump-the-shark-top-of-the-pops
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30326269.html
1st night at Wembley 1995 – https://youtu.be/7Op7SIDvXQc?feature=shared
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jon-bon-jovi-destination-anywhere/
https://drycounty.com/jovitalk/bon-jovi-discussion-f7/jon-bon-jovi-and-the-songs-he-cleverly-t54006/page2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Here_Now_(album)
https://www.mtv.com/news/6h2xqh/oasis-singer-challenges-stones-beatles
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After discussing the birth of grunge and the Seattle scene, the guys dug up Episode 63 to revisit the story of that time Pearl Jam tried to take on Ticketmaster.
SHOW NOTES:
Songs played in this episode: Mr Blue Sky by ELO, Dissident by Pearl Jam, Alive by Pearl Jam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster
https://www.ticketmaster.com/about/our-history.html
https://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/03/08/how-ticket-sales-worked-before-the-internet/24619097/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam
February 1991 Mookie Blaylock performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pi8jjMsUYc
August 1991 Pearl Jam performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFzoSWKnzg
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pearl-jam-ticketmaster-1995-boycott-booking-fees-gigs-ticket-prices-a8989516.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-06-fi-20602-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Philips
MTV News report with Tabitha Soren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR8Uook5Cq0
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The guys get into generational angst, manufactured music scenes, and the authenticity that came pouring out of Seattle in spite of itself when they start sorting out supergroups and stories from the Pacific Northwest in the early 90’s.
The show is brought to you by LOUDER THAN LIFE music festival.
See the lineup and get tickets here.
WIN YOUR TICKETS by sending us an email with your favorite music festival story to [email protected].
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_the_Dog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Season_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Pavitt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAOS_%28FM%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_Pop
https://brucepavitt.com/sub-pop-usa/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Poneman
https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/sub-pop-timeline/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_River_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Endino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wood_(singer)
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/temple-of-the-dog-an-oral-history-120453/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_the_Dog
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baker_Saunders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains
https://www.loudersound.com/features/a-spiritual-mission-the-tragic-story-of-grunge-supergroup-mad-season
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/15/style/grunge-a-success-story.html
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The guys get a “sliding doors” email about the 2003 true crime tragedy involving a nightclub, spray foam, gerbs, and a lot of good intentions/bad results.
The show is brought to you this week by LOUDER THAN LIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The line-up drops on 2/21/24 and you can see the whole list HERE.
The festival is September 26-29 and WE HAVE YOUR WRISTBANDS FOR ALL FOUR DAYS!
Just send us an email at [email protected] and tell us YOUR FAVORITE STORY from your own personal music festival history! And some will win passes to make MORE fest memories in September! KEEP TELLIN’ STORIES – and WIN BIG!
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Russell_(musician)
https://listeniowa.com/open-waters-a-conversation-with-great-whites-mark-kendall/
https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-But-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/1250195756
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-02-21/20-years-after-the-station-nightclub-fire-a-look-at-whats-changed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250131263
Trial By Fire: https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Fire-Devastating-Tragedy-15-Year/dp/125013126X/
From the Ashes: https://www.amazon.com/Ashes-Surviving-Station-Nightclub-Fire/dp/0741457911/
Killer Show: https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Show-Nightclub-Americas-Deadliest/dp/1611688531/
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/special-reports/2013/02/12/20130212-after-prison-biechele-rebuilding-life-in-fla-ece/35432075007/
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Band_manager_Daniel_Biechele_shown_parole_support_by_families_of_victims_of_the_Station_nightclub_fire
https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2003/02/22/stone-pony-boss-feb-14/50968710007/
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In celebration of the theatrical release of Bob Marley: One Love, Brian and Murdock revisit Episode 123 to get a history lesson on the political chaos of Jamaica and the terrifying evening in 1976 that arguably cemented Bob Marley as a revolutionary and a legend – not just a musician.
SHOW NOTES
The Smile Jamaica show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qARbHzRA1A
The oral history: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-night-bob-marley-got-shot-203370/
Academic paper on Garrison Communities: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119558071.ch25
Netflix documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReMastered:_Who_Shot_the_Sheriff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_National_Party
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/burry-boy-and-feathermop-the-violent-duo-that-helped-and-shamed-the-pnp/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_political_conflict
https://www.nme.com/news/music/t-i-and-busta-rhymes-claim-bob-marley-was-assassinated-by-the-cia-2374370
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Breakspeare
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-story-of-bob-marley-assassination-attempt/
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/smile-jamaica-gt-one-love-peace-concert-1976-1978-bob-marley-legend/mwVhp_2UOhlaIA?hl=en
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38142699
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bob-marley-cia/
- Visa fler