ROCK AND/OR ROLL

A slapdash punk band made up of elementary schoolers land a record deal. Was it destined to end in tragedy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GREG STRYKER - EDGE OF NIGHT PRESENT HISTORY - OPEN YOUR EYES THE MACHINE - LOVE FANTASY THE LEVEL - 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...

Originally released in January 2015: BJ has a conversation with singer and guitarist Lea Hart about his decades long career in rock and roll as a part of bands like Slowbone, The Roll-Ups, Ya Ya, Fastway, and D-Rox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released April 2014: On this episode BJ was joined by author and historian Greg Renoff to discuss the topic of the book he was then in the process of writing (about the early years of Van Halen) called Van Halen Rising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released June 2018: The Transformers: The Movie is a six million dollar animated film that came out in 1986, co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original The Transformers television series on which the film was based. The origins of that cartoon series was a line of toys produced by Hasbro, based on designs which originated in Japan, vehicles which transformed into robots...

Originally released in December 2017: How does a band like Faith No More follow up a platinum album and top ten single? On this episode BJ is joined by producer Matt Wallace, the man who helmed the first four Faith No More albums, for a thorough examination of the band's schizophrenic 1992 masterpiece Angel Dust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RIP Dwight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a song kill you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ plays a selection of songs from heavy metal bands around the world, released in the eighties...

Originally released October 2019: Actor and musician Cameron Dye joins BJ to discuss his career in film and music, the main focus being the 1987 film Scenes from the Goldmine and the awesome soundtrack that never was. You can watch the film here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEDwBg1cXzY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices