Prisoners of Rock and Roll

People have been associating music with scenes from movies since before Judy Garland sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz over 80 years ago. Some of the most memorable scenes in the history of film have music playing behind them -- and some of the most memorable soundtrack songs are just as well known as “That song from The Breakfast Club” as “Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds...

America is second to none when it comes to going to inventing music: blues, salsa, country, jazz, hip hop, bluegrass, funk, doo wop, ragtime, surf music, punk, disco, and of course rock and roll. Unless you’re into the symphony, polka, or Australian didgeridoo, the music you’re listening to either came from or has deep roots in America. On today's episode of the Prisoners of Rock and Roll, each of us are going to share who we think are our top 6 American rock and roll bands of all time...

Motley Crue has been making music for almost 40 years. Despite their enormous commercial success, they and most of the other hair bands from that era get written off because of their party lifestyle, spandex, and high hair. On this inaugural episode of the Prisoners of Rock and Roll, we’re going to make the argument that Motley Crue belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

What's up, cellmates?! Welcome to the Prisoners of Rock and Roll . We release an episode every two weeks where we talk about music, the people who make it, and the influence it has on all of us. We talk about our favorite bands, dive into music history, and settle once and for all some of those music arguments you have with your friends. We also have a segment called The Electric Chair where we sentence a song to death for its crimes against music. Check us out at Facebook, Twitter, or online.