In August 1990 a quirky rock band from Syracuse, New York who had just finished recording thier major label debut album ventured down to Broward County Florida to stage a political protest for which they were arrested and put on trial.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Friday, January 19, 2024
ANOTHER POWER POP PLAYLIST
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 FALL
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
Friday, January 5, 2024
Friday, December 29, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023
OLD SKULL: A TRAGIC TALE OF YOUNG PUNKS
Brothers JP and Jamie Toulon were 10 and 9 when Restless Records released their debut album. It didn't go well after that.
Friday, November 24, 2023
AOR? AOK! XXIII EXTRA SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY STAMPEDE OF ROCK
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
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80's METAL
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
FISC - TRACKER
WARNING - SPEED MOI
RAILWAY - SCREAMING AFTER MIDNIGHT
RAILWAY - LICK IT, STICK IT
HOCCULTA - TOTAL CONFUSION
TIGRES - NO ME RINDO
VANADIUM - OUTISIDE OF SOCIETY
VANADIUM - ARMS IN THE AIR
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
Thursday, September 21, 2023
VINYL COUNTDOWN XV
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Friday, July 7, 2023
THE MANY LINE-UPS OF CHELSEA
Chelsea was originally formed in August of 1976 by singer Gene October, guitarist William Broad (aka Billy Idol), bassist Tony James and drummer John Towe. After the other three left to form Generation X, October kept the band going, cycling through line-up after line-up, releasing som classic punk singles and albums along the way.
Friday, June 30, 2023
IAN KIMMET FROM JOOK
Jook were a great band, active for just a few years in the early seventies. They released six singles, including some absolutely classic heavy glam tunes, but no album. For this episode BJ is joined by Ian Kimmet, the band's singer and main songwriter, to discuss why such a killer band failed to thrive, even in the midst of the glam rock explosion.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Friday, May 26, 2023
10th ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA
To commemorate that milestone, BJ takes a look back at his copious list of episodes, of which many are currently unavailable, plays some favorite clips and songs and reminisces with old friends.
Friday, May 19, 2023
RAMASES & SELKET
Barry and Dorothy were an HVAC installer and a waitress until they decided they were the reincarnations of Egyptian gods and embarked upon an ill-fated music career. Two albums later one of them was dead.
Friday, May 12, 2023
PAVLOV'S DOG
Pavlov's Dog was a seven piece quasi-prog band from St Louis, managed by a crook, who made a few interesting records before its members scattered. Singer David Surkamp resurfaced in Seattle where he formed an exciting but short-lived band called Hi-Fi with a founding member of Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Friday, April 7, 2023
DOCTORS OF MADNESS: THE ALMOST PUNKS
Doctors of Madness formed in London in late 1974 and flamed out by the end of 1978, releasing three diverse albums that bridged the gap between glam and punk, but very few people seemed to notice.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
THE STORY OF STRAY
Stray formed in the late sixties when it's members were barely teenagers and they landed a record deal before they reached adulthood. Ahead of their time, they found little success, even with help from multiple mobsters, but the catalogue of albums they left behind speak for themselves. Even Iron Maiden cite them as an influence. This is their story.
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Saturday, March 4, 2023
AOR? AOK! XXII
BJ brings you 30 more killer AOR tunes.
Saturday, February 25, 2023
GARY HOLTON AND THE HEAVY METAL KIDS
The Heavy Metal Kids only existed for a brief few years (they released three albums), but they were almost perfectly placed to serve as a sort of bridge from glam to punk. This is the story of the band and the tragic fate of their flamboyant frontman, Gary Holton.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Monday, January 23, 2023
TENPOLE TUDOR
Friday, January 13, 2023
BREWER & SHIPLEY
BJ only just recently discovered that there's a lot more to Brewer & Shipley than "One Toke Over The Line."
Friday, December 30, 2022
POWER POP SERIES: BOB GIFFORD (THE RINGS)
BJ is joined by Bob Gifford from the Boston band The Rings for another tale of the trials and tribulations of flirting with success in the music industry in the seventies going into the eighties. The episode includes great music, as usual.
Friday, December 16, 2022
STUART HARPER (IRON VIRGIN)
Sunday, December 11, 2022
UNICORN
Unicorn were a UK country rock band produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour who made great records but failed to break through. Hear their story (and lots of their music) on this episode.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
POWER POP SERIES: THE SHIVVERS/THE TREND/THE MOSQUITOS
It's a power pop triple threat as BJ talks to Scott Krueger from The Shivvers, John McMulln from The Trend and Vance Brescia from The Mosquitos.