Was it being front row at a Bowie concert as a kid? Was it meeting Van Halen at a record store album signing? Or was it the first time that your band got to play The Whisky A Go Go? My Rock Moment celebrates rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s with interviews from those that lived it and keep the music alive today! Host Amanda Morck is a native Angeleno, long-time resident of Sunset Strip, and an adjunct instructor of California rock history. She interviews Rock Hall of Fame musicians, Grammy-winning producers, rock journalists, photographers, DJs, managers, authors and award-winning Directors and entertainment personalities about the rock moments they’ll never forget - moments that fostered a deep love of a band, an album or inspired them to pursue a lifelong career as a musician. And you as the listener will be invited along for a trip down rock and roll memory lane. My Rock Moment is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts, the first of its kind, all music-based podcast network.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 15 hours 15 minutes
episode 9: The California Myth and Classic Rock with Dave Gebroe of Discograffiti
Dave Gebroe is founder and host of the well-known podcast Discograffiti - a weekly music podcast that delivers the objective truth about the entire discography of every single artist and band that ever existed. In today’s episode Dave and I are exploring the California Myth within the context of 60s and 70s rock...
episode 8: Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on His Radio Show "Reggae Beat," Alan Freed and LSD: Part Two
Roger Steffens is a writer, actor, radio host, legendary reggae historian, and author of "So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley." In Part Two of our interview with Steffens, we’ll talk about how his KCRW radio show, "Reggae Beat," took Los Angeles by storm...and its first guest? None other than Bob Marley himself. We'll also talk about his love of 1950s rock 'n' roll and the time he got to meet his idol, iconic rock DJ, Alan Freed...
episode 7: Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on Bob Marley, Jim Morrison and Vietnam in the 60s: Part One
Roger Steffens is a writer, actor, radio host, legendary reggae historian, and author of "So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley" (which Rolling Stone headlined in its review “…[arguably] the Best Bob Marley Book Ever.”). In Part One of our interview with Steffens, we’ll discuss the 2 years he spent in Vietnam working in psyops while protest rock erupted across the nation...
episode 6: Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2
Kosh is a Grammy Award Winning art director and former design director for Apple Records. In today's episode, Kosh shares more memorable moments working for The Beatles and Lennon, namely the day he got to witness The Beatles perform LIVE for the very last time on top of the Apple Records building in January of 1969, and his participation in John Lennon's art exhibit titled Bag One, which showcased the erotic art Lennon sketched during his honeymoon with Yoko Ono...
episode 5: Americana Music in the 60s and 70s and Rock's Backpages with Music Journalist Barney Hoskyns
Barney Hoskyns is a celebrated author and rock journalist. In this episode, we discuss his time living in LA and Woodstock, NY and how immersing himself in those two very divergent scenes inspired the books Waiting for the Sun: A Rock 'N' Roll History of Los Angeles, Hotel California as well as Small Town Talk. From Bolan to The Band, Barney shares his early influences and how his love of all things Americana began...
episode 4: Documentary Filmmaker Stuart Samuels on The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years and Night Flight
My Rock Moment talks with acclaimed producer, director, writer, academic and documentary filmmaker, Stuart Samuels, about the making of Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story and Night Flight in the 80s.
episode 3: May Pang and The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
May Pang speaks with My Rock Moment about her relationship with John Lennon and her upcoming documentary, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, in theaters April 13th.
episode 2: Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh
Kosh is a Grammy Award Winning art director and former design director for Apple Records. His first project was John Lennon and Yoko's “War Is Over (if you want it)” Christmas card, which led to the worldwide WAR IS OVER billboard campaign that continues to this day. He designed The Beatles’ Let It Be book and album package and the Abbey Road album cover, as well as John & Yoko’s Wedding Album boxed set...
episode 1: Punk, Post Punk & New Wave with Award Winning Photographer Michael Grecco
Celebrity photographer Michael Grecco discusses his time in the Boston punk scene as well as his book " Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Backstage On Stage, In Your Face: 1978-1991."
episode 25: Laurel Canyon Playlist with Emmeline Summerton of Lost Canyons LA
My Rock Moment and Emmeline Summerton of Lost Canyons LA discuss their favorite Laurel Canyon tracks and the stories behind them.