Rock N Roll Story Guys

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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.

  1. 1D AGO

    New Radicals vs the music industry

    Brian and Murdock dust for fingerprints through the last 25 years of pop music trying figure out what happened to two people who created one of the biggest hits of the late '90s. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Brisebois https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-danielle-brisebois-b/100962358/?locale=en-US https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075097/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520premonition The Premonition (full movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGMQwWpv7L8 https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g6TkUOH7f/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-danielle-brisebois-on-archi/100962099/?locale=en-US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Strouse https://tedium.co/2024/08/25/new-radicals-gregg-alexander-history/ Kevin & Bean interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZV0i4lPhxA https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/found-star-new-radicals-gregg-739434/ https://www.realgonerocks.com/2009/11/gregg-alexander-intoxifornication/ https://popsublime.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-of-gregg-alexander.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Nowels New Radicals on All That: https://youtu.be/lPDlG5bjPyA?si=2OpXf0Y-ds4FAiGL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Radicals https://www.theringer.com/2021/1/20/22241467/new-radicals-history-you-get-what-you-give https://intermediaries.wordpress.com/tag/new-radicals/ https://news.pollstar.com/1998/12/21/new-radicals/ https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/new-radicals The press release Gregg writes: https://web.archive.org/web/20121110110511/https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/new-radicals-dissolves-156295355.html  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/23/new-radicals-return-with-new-music-for-first-time-in-25-years/74915946007/ https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11477490/sing-street-john-carney-interview-once-begin-again Gregg Alexander songs he wrote for others playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YBo9X6uPktenqruUjFQNT https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/18/natasha-bedingfield-how-we-made-unwritten See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    38 min

  2. MAR 25

    The Acid King vs L.A.

    The guys go on one of their wildest rides to date - connecting The Rolling Stones, 80's punk, murder, and jazz guitar. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email Wearethestoryguys@gmail.com. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Jove https://www.popvalley.co.uk/p/echoes-the-death-of-peter-ivers-and https://www.popvalley.co.uk/p/echoes-the-death-of-peter-ivers-and-874 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ivers https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/peter-ivers-becoming-peter-ivers-interview https://www.deuceofclubs.com/books/291peter_ivers.htm https://www.instagram.com/p/DRfnFACEgVK/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/27/an-einstein-among-neanderthals-the-tragic-prince-of-la-counterculture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Weinstock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones%27_Redlands_bust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones%27_Redlands_bust https://vocal.media/beat/she-had-a-mars-bar-where https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/players/5645-who-killed-lenny-breau-4.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Breau https://www.reddit.com/r/thelema/comments/1hbe439/picked_up_this_record_by_david_jove_recently/ Peter and The Acid King - Penelope Spheeris podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/2XzPtqqdYPpBquMLdinhpe?si=51662add4d1c4333 Transcripts: https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/imagine-audio-peter-and-the-acid-king/peter-and-the-acid-king-theories https://offscreen.com/view/in-heaven-everything-is-fine Jove - Never Say Never - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngUwh_rbtyE  https://ifrqfm.substack.com/p/terminal-love The Josh Frank book: https://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Everything-Fine-Unsolved-History/dp/1416551204 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/c3guj9/who_killed_peter_ivers/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    45 min

  3. MAR 18

    Ann Wilson vs Nancy Wilson

    The guys get into the backstory behind two of the most powerful women in rock and the biggest obstacle they've faced - each other. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email Wearethestoryguys@gmail.com. SHOW NOTES: The oral history: https://www.amazon.com/Kicking-Dreaming-Story-Heart-Soul/dp/0062101684 https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ann-nancy-wilson-heart-update https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/14/heart-singer-ann-wilson-success-was-a-faustian-bargain-we-made https://1001-songs.blogspot.com/2013/04/interview-with-magic-man-mike-fisher-of.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine_(Heart_album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Queen https://www.dreampathpodcast.com/episodes/michael-roger-fisher-two/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/heart-can-ann-and-nancy-wilson-go-on-after-family-assault-115109/ https://wror.com/2022/04/12/ann-and-nancy-wilson-no-feud-but-there-is-split/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    48 min

  4. MAR 11

    FEAR vs SNL

    Brian and Murdock dig into the story behind the most infamous SNL performance-gone-haywire, and figure out how it weirdly connected a king of comedy, a premier provocateur, and the ultimate torchbearer of punk authenticity. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email Wearethestoryguys@gmail.com. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(book) openculture.com/2025/10/the-night-john-belushi-booked-the-punk-band-fear-on-snl-1981.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi https://diffuser.fm/john-belushi-fear-snl/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_Theatre https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/spreading-fear-since-the-1970s/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_(band) https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/inside-john-belushis-long-lost-punk-song-with-fear-73830/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbors_(1981_film) https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-belushi-fear-snl/ Ian McKaye telling story about SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNYb7HFUvE https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-real-story-fear-snl-1236258816/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    41 min

  5. MAR 4

    The Replacements vs SNL

    The guys finally get to a stack of letters about Paul Westerberg and The Replacements and untangle the tale of the time that the Twin Cities ne'er-do-wells took their inferiority complex onto national TV. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email Wearethestoryguys@gmail.com. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Stinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Boys-True-Story-Replacements/dp/0306825368 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Stinson https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/11/14/peter-jespersons-colorful-new-memoir-shares-music-business-thrills-and-spills Jesperson interview on Licorice Pizza TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WBS_hvrVA&t=3087s The Replacements performance: https://www.reddit.com/r/punk/comments/1p4dwjl/snl_musical_performance_bastards_of_young_january/ https://uproxx.com/indie/rivals-revisited-rem-the-replacements-up-tim-reissues/ https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/l1nc3r/inside_the_replacements_disastrous_snl_debut/ https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis_Costello https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Radio See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    44 min

  6. FEB 25

    Robbie Robertson vs Levon Helm

    The guys do their best to answer the often-asked question about what happened to dismantle the (80% Canadian) American instituion - The Band. Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) Win tickets to Louder Than Life 2026! Just send us your (totally made up) fake history of a band on the bill. Make us laugh and you could win 4-Day GA passes! Email Wearethestoryguys@gmail.com. SHOW NOTES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_They_Drove_Old_Dixie_Down https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy Testimony by Robbie Robertson: https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Robbie-Robertson/dp/0307889785 Big Pink on VBRO: https://www.vrbo.com/3970069ha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pink https://theband.hiof.no/history/band_shortstory.html https://www.britannica.com/story/when-dylan-went-electric https://dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/jemima-surrender-and-the-endless-royalty-battle-for-songwriting-credits-between-robbie-robertson-and-the-band/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levon_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Manuel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levon_Helm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Danko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Hudson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band_(album) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Wheel%27s_on_FireLevonHelm_and_the_Story_of_the_Band https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Waltz The car blog: http://phscollectorcarworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/lost-star-cars-wrecks-of-band.html https://www.reddit.com/r/bobdylan/comments/12n652b/i_find_it_curious_bob_never_really_collaborated/ Joe Forno Jr, Interview: https://medium.com/@jeremylr/how-robbie-robertson-almost-reunited-with-levon-helm-and-the-band-2e77f8521416 https://www.grunge.com/1364351/robbie-robertson-complicated-history-the-band/ https://glidemagazine.com/102076/the-feud-that-just-wont-end-did-levon-helms-wife-keep-robbie-robertson-from-participating-in-grammys-tribute/ https://www.salon.com/2020/05/23/robbie-robertson-the-band-once-were-brothers/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    47 min

  7. FEB 18

    Tom Petty vs Australia

    The guys allow a letter to lead them on a journey from Tom Petty and Dylan, all the way back to Ol Blue Eyes (and the time he almost caused an international crisis by not watching his mouth.) Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://www.noise11.com/news/benmont-tench-explains-why-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-never-returned-to-australia-after-the-dylan-tour-of-the-80s-20211018 https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1980-03-23-sydneysunherald https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/1980/capitol-theatre-sydney-australia-7bd98e20.html Damn the Torpedos tour concert program: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276603584662 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Confessions_Tour https://stevienicks.info/2017/11/04/stevie-nicks-reveals-how-she-almost-got-kicked-out-of-australia/ Knockin On Heaven’s Door - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQ8wh1K88o https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1986-03-27-rollingstone#:~:text=By%20the%20second%20Sydney%20show,'%20on%20Heaven's%20Door%22%20finale. https://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1217756 https://stevienicks.info/1987/10/23/fleetwood-mac-dirty-dancing/ Petty: The Biography: https://www.amazon.com/Petty-Biography-Warren-Zanes/dp/0805099689 Tom Petty: The Life and Music: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Petty-Gillian-G-Gaar/dp/0760392617/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks#Artistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Accents https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1986-04-12-readingeagle https://themusic.com.au/features/10-times-international-music-stars-clashed-with-australia/UjnoREdGSUg/23-10-25 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110718797 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra https://www.rtbuvic.com.au/clarrie-oshea/ https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/04/18/regrets-he-had-a-few/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes https://www.actu.org.au/history-of-australian-unions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarrie_O%27Shea See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    35 min

  8. FEB 11

    ACDC vs Bon Scott

    Brian and Murdock take a challenge on from a young listener interested in ACDC and dig into the rumors and conspiracies surrounding the death of Bon Scott and what he might have left behind... Support the show on Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Young_(rock_musician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_to_Hell http://uncut.co.uk/features/acdc-the-true-adventures-of-bon-scott-3713/2/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ACDC/comments/vq5rjv/bon_scotts_contribution_on_back_in_black/ https://www.revolvermag.com/music/highway-hell-story-behind-acdcs-breakthrough-final-album-bon-scott/ https://www.loudersound.com/features/ac-dc-the-making-of-highway-to-hell https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/t52rcr/young_acdc_with_bon_scott_dressed_as_a_woman/?chainedPosts=t3_vq5rjv https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how_involved_was_bon_scott_in_the_writing_of_acdcs_back_in_black-158566 https://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2023/11/06/this-ac-dc-demo-turned-into-one-of-their-most-iconic-songs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Johnson https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/singers-who-rejected-ac-dc/ https://people.com/music/iggy-pop-says-ac-dc-ex-manager-once-asked-him-to-join-the-band/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_in_Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums https://ecwpress.com/products/bon-the-last-highway https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/rghmfq/how_much_of_acdcs_back_in_black_was_written_by/#:~:text=But%20why%20would%20they%20not,the%20soul%20of%20the%20band https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthblatt/2014/04/30/why-being-a-family-business-made-acdc-the-most-consistent-brand-in-rock-n-roll/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    47 min
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    Gamut Podcast Network
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Story Guys Productions
  • Show Website
    Rock N Roll Story Guys

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