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"The Allman Brothers Band: Every Album, Every Song"/Andrew Wild [Episode 113] Feb 13, 2023

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Author Andrew Wild returns to the podcast to talk about his brand new book “The Allman Brothers Band: Every Album, Every Song”!
The story of the Allman Brothers band is one of triumph followed by tragedy followed by a remarkable comeback in the wake of that tragedy. As it’s stated in the book’s overview: "The music of the Allman Brothers is the pure distillation of the four main ingredients of American music: blues, rock, jazz and country. At their best, they transcended genre: they just were."
In this episode, Andrew talks with me about the legendary Duane Allman, his little brother Gregg Allman, who, along with his bandmates Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe carried on in the wake of Duane’s passing and shortly after bassist Berry Oakley’s death. It wasn’t easy. They went through a rough period in the late 70s into the 80s before marking their comeback in the late 80s, a comeback that sustained right up until the death of Gregg and Butch. We’ll cover the legendary albums including ‘At Fillmore East’ and ‘Eat A Peach’ and the later members of the band Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, who helped rejuvenate Gregg and his bandmates in the late 90s into the 2000s.
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"Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983"/Jen B. Larson [Episode 112] Feb 09, 2023

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Jen B Larson is on the podcast to talk about her new book called “Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983”. “Hit Girls” is the story of local and regional US bands whose legacy would be otherwise lost.
Larson dispels the narrative that women are anomalies in rock music. In fact, women have played important roles in every city and every scene all over the country yet few if any know about most of them. The women in this book are now rightfully exalted to cult status. Their achievements are inspiring new generations of women rockers and you’ll hear from them in this book, which also features over 100 rare and never-before seen images.
Purchase a copy of “Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983” through Bookshop.org HERE
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ALSO LISTEN TO:
The Dummy Club - "Tight Blue Dress"
Screaming Sneakers - "Violent Days"
The Foams - "Paint Me"
The Accident - "Kill The Bee Gees"
The Bags - "Survive" & "Babylonian Gorgon"
Castration Squad - "A Date With Jack"
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The 20 Best-Selling Rock Books Of All Time [Episode 111] Feb 04, 2023

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What do you think is the best selling rock book of all time? In this episode we’re counting down the 20 best-selling rock books of all time and joining me to discuss these books along the way are my good friends from the SeanGeek & FastFret Podcast Sean and Todd McGinity. I’ll read an excerpt or two from the books as we go along. I think you’ll be surprised by some of the books that make this list. I think you’ll definitely be surprised by what is THE biggest selling rock book of all time!
Sean and Todd are the latest guests in The Dialogue series: A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, listeners and more. Sean and Todd are two brothers - one the geek and the other the musician - who discuss what’s on their mind every week. I’m a regular listener of the show, have been a guest a few times and it’s great to finally have them on the show!
SOURCE:
20 Best-Selling Rock Music Books of All Time - BookAuthority
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"Alice Cooper @ 75"/Gary Graff [Episode 110] Jan 27, 2023

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Author Gary Graff is on the podcast talk about his new book "Alice Cooper @ 75"!
This book covers the life and career of one of the greatest artists in rock history through 75 key releases and events. Graff takes readers through the book with stories going back to Alice’s childhood in Detroit and Arizona, his early bands the Earwigs and the Spiders, all 28 studio albums, his greatest singles, collaborations with other artists, his offstage passions and charity work. It’s all covered here in a book that is packed with amazing photos both off stage and on, images of rare memorabilia, gig posters, vinyl record sleeves, ticket stubs, advertisements and more. A gatefold Alice Cooper timeline, two pullout posters and an unpublished 8 x 10 photo is included in this beautifully packaged book which comes in a slipcase hardcover format. Gary is hear to talk about the book and the original “shock rocker” himself – Alice Cooper!
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"In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono"/Madeline Bocaro [Episode 109] Jan 20, 2023

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Madeline Bocaro is our guest to talk about her book “In Your Mind: The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono”. Madeline tells the story of Yoko Ono and there’s a good chance you will learn something about her that you never knew. This book cover’s Yoko’s entire life – her childhood, her art, her films, her music and her activism for peace and women’s rights. Some astounding details in the book going back 33 years before she met John.
We all know Yoko has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism, especially when the Beatles broke up but she’s been facing adversity since long before that. Madeline writes about her battles as an Asian woman, a child of war in Japan along with being the wife of John Lennon. Madeline has been following Yoko’s career since the mid 1960s. After exchanging letters for a handful of years, she finally got to meet Yoko in person. She’ll share that story and much, much more in this episode.
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Jason Aldean Drummer Rich Redmond [Episode 108] Jan 17, 2023

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Rich Redmond is a man of many talents, among them is as one of the top call touring and recording drummers in music today. He's been Jason Aldean's drummer in studio and on the road since 1999. He's also worked with Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Chris Cornell, Joe Perry, Derek Trucks, Kid Rock among many others. He’s heard on close to 30 number one singles. He’s also produced three number one hits for the groups Thompson Square and Parmalee. As a songwriter, Rich has celebrated three number one songs with Australia’s The Wolfe Brothers. He’s appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Voice, American Idol, The Grammy Awards, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, Good Morning America, Ellen, The CMA Awards, ACM Awards, CMT Awards, and ACA Awards.
Along with also being an actor, podcaster, columnist and author of three books, Rich's true passion is as a public speaker. He appears on stages around the world sharing his strategic business chops, love for people and distinctive CRASH philosophy for success. He talks about all of his projects, passions and gives his thoughts on some of his favorite drummers including Stewart Copeland of The Police and Alex Van Halen!
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"Rock Camp: An Oral History, 25 Years of the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp"/David Fishof [Episode 107] Jan 12, 2023

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Odds are you’ve seen it on TV and you may even be lucky enough to say you were there. For the last 25 years the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp has given aspiring musicians the chance to learn and hone their skills from their musical idols including Joe Perry, Roger Daltrey, Ace Frehley, Vince Neil, Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck and many more in legendary venues like Abbey Road Studios in London, the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood and the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The camp, launched in 1997, has welcomed 6,000 campers and counselors who’ve lived, played and become family with rockstars and the man who founded it is David Fishof.
David has recently released a book titled “Rock Camp: An Oral History, 25 Years of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp”. He shares the inside story on the origins, early struggles and challenges he faced to create an experience that would live up to the expectations of the musicians and campers. You’ll also get a history of the camp through interviews from the people who were there. David is here to share some of those stories with us including the legendary Ginger Baker's last-ever public appearance before he passed.
SHOW NOTE: This interview was recorded only a few days before Jeff Beck passed away. Jeff was part of the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp and is mentioned in this episode by David Fishof. R.I.P. Jeff Beck
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Ranking The 70s KISS Albums with Peter Gallagher [Episode 106] Jan 06, 2023

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In part two of my discussion of KISS in the 1970s with author Peter Gallagher, we rank the 14 albums released by the band including the eight studio albums, two live albums and the four '78 solo albums!
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"KISS In The 1970s"/Peter Gallagher [Episode 105] Jan 05, 2023

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Peter Gallagher is back on the podcast. Last time we had him on to talk about his book Warren Zevon: Every Album, Every Song. This time he’s here to talk about his latest book Kiss in the 1970s.
Peter takes us on a journey through KISS’s most eventful decade. In the early days, the band was just about done. Poor album reviews, some merited due to poor production, some underserved. With their record company against the wall and their manager’s money drained, KISS seemed destined to become one of the “lost” bands of the 70s. But, by the end of the decade, they were the biggest band in the world. Or, as they became famously known – "The Hottest Band In The World!"
The music, the costumes, the concerts, the merchandise, the comic books, the TV appearances and the so bad it’s good ’78 film Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Peter is here to tell us all about it in part one of a two-part interview. In part two we the 14 albums released during that original era of the band with Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. That includes the studio albums, the live albums and the four solo albums. That episode is coming soon!
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Talkin' (More) 'Bout Van Halen w/ Corey Morrissette & Mark Camire of "And The Podcast Will Rock" [Episode 104] Dec 29, 2022

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This episode’s guests are Mark Camire and Corey Morrissette, hosts of And The Podcast Will Rock - the podcast devoted to Van Halen. Each week Mark and Corey spin the Wheel of Rock to find out which Van Halen song to break down.
In this episode we dive into Van Halen books by Greg Renoff, former Van Halen manager Noel Monk along with the memoirs by David Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar. Later in the show, Corey and Mark talk about some recommended rock and roll books and ones they want to see written!
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