Rock N Roll Story Guys
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Rock N Roll Story Guys
Rock N Roll Story Guys features two best friends discussing (and maybe setting straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of the biggest bands and songs in rock n roll history.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers vs Faith No More
Brian and Murdock break down the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, and Mr Bungle and try to figure out if Mike Patton and Anthony K...
Eric Clapton vs Tears in Heaven
Brian and Murdock unravel another story-behind-the-song, following one of the great guitar gods through his cocaine 70s, alcohol 80s, and loss + redem...
Pink Floyd vs Great Gig in the Sky
The guys look into the story behind that legendary female vocal performance - and learn a lot about Pink Floyd, their reputation, and their history.
Carly Simon vs You're So Vain
Brian and Murdock dig into one of the most well-known rock n roll rumors and try their darndest to figure out which Hollywood face (or faces) "You're...
Creedence Clearwater Revival vs Fantasy Records
Brian and Murdock explore the legions of lawsuit and bunches of bad luck that plagued Creedence Clearwater Revival and their front man John Fogerty fo...
Thin Lizzy vs the drugs
A listener letter leaves Brian and Murdock discussing their love for Thin Lizzy and following the story of their illustrious frontman - Irishman Phil...
Peter Frampton vs his Gibson Les Paul
Brian and Murdock get a letter from a fan of the show asking for the story behind Peter Frampton's long-time lost love - a very particular Gibson Les...
Jefferson Airplane vs Jefferson Starship
Brian and Murdock work to verify a story about some creatively stolen master tapes, and simultaneously learn to tell the difference between a Jefferso...
Deep Purple vs bogus Deep Purple
Brian and Murdock hunt down a newspaper ad from 1980 to corroborate a listener story involving a Deep Purple show that was campaigned against by... De...
Michael Jackson vs Star Wars
Brian and Murdock explore the King of Pop's long-running fascination with the theatrical - and the movie roles he ALMOST got to take.
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Eagles vs everyone
Brian and Murdock go looking for the history on why one of the most successful rock bands ever simultaneously seems to be hated.
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David Lee Roth vs Gene Simmons
The guys get into the early history of the Van Halen brothers - and the already-rockstar who almost stalled things out before they started.
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Led Zeppelin vs Kingdom Come
The fellas field a question about the guys who once took on the nasty name "Kingdom Clone" in the music press, and discuss why sounding like Led Zep i...
Rock songs vs record labels
The guys go looking for songs that bands wrote about being mad at their managers and record labels and come back covered in Southern rock, British bom...
Fleetwood Mac vs fake Fleetwood Mac
Brian and Murdock follow the story of Fleetwood Mac from album 5 through 9, tracing the path of infights, sexual liaisons, and imposters that led to M...
Fleetwood Mac vs Peter Green
Brian and Murdock go way back to start breaking down the details of who and what made up Fleetwood Mac for the seven years before Stevie Nicks and Lin...
Springsteen vs The Ramones
Brian and Murdock chronicle Bruce's struggle to breakthrough to the mainstream at the end of the 1970s- and the hits he gave away along the way.
MTV vs Unplugged
Brian and Murdock dig into the history of MTV's unlikely smash hit that resurrected careers and created a new revenue line for loud bands willing to t...
Simon and Garfunkel vs the movies
Brian and Murdock dig at the roots of "Mrs. Robinson" only to end up on a journey through 70s cinema, childhood friendships, and especially petty song...
Morrissey vs Johnny Marr
Brian and Murdock answer a letter asking for the backstory on what went down between the two big personalities inside The Smiths - Steven Morrissey an...
Cheap Trick vs John Lennon
Brian and Murdock explore the rumor that Lennon's last album might have had some musical support from a certain set of Midwestern power-poppers.
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Rockstars vs talk shows
The guys go through a series of letters all focused on the intersection of musicians and publicity. Did Grateful Dead dose an audience? Did a punk ban...
George Jones vs the duck
Brian and Murdock get a listener request to revisit the life, trials, and absolute chaos that came to define the finest country music singer of all ti...
The Monkees vs MTV
Brian and Murdock answer an inquiry regarding The Pre-Fab Four and one member who may (or many not) have had an outsized impact on the future of rock...
Boston vs the Boston Herald
Brian and Murdock talk about discovering the first Boston album and dive into the fascinating and upsetting story of the two men who defined their sou...
808s vs hip hop
Brian and Murdock unravel the story of the Roland TR-808 - a drum machine/musical innovation hailed as an absolute failure - until it absolutely wasn'...
Hank Williams Jr vs the mountain
Brian and Murdock dig into the iconography of one of outlaw country's loudest voices, discovering how Hank's visual turn from tribute act to rowdy pow...
Steely Dan vs Gaucho
Brian and Murdock get sent looking for stories of out-of-control album creations and come back with the tale of Walter, Donald, 3 years, 50 musicians,...
Led Zeppelin vs the heist
Brian and Murdock dig into the infamous tale of that time a whole lotta money went missing - and the suspects, mobsters and managers who may (or may n...
The Grammys vs the curse
The guys chase down the long running rumor that winning too many Grammys too quickly can end a career by examining a few stories of bands that won the...
Paul McCartney vs death
Brian and Murdock explore the insane popularity and pressure facing the Beatles in the mid-60's and the crazy rumor right in the middle that catapault...
Jimmy Page vs Jake Holmes
A letter requesting some detective work around 80's party rock sends the guys on an unexpected quest to tell the tale of that time Jimmy Page ripped o...
Metallica vs Napster
The guys go back to 1999 to unpack the story of two internet friends and how they accidentally change the future of music - all while (Saint) Anger-in...
Zildjian vs Sabian
The guys get a letter encouraging them to explore a musical rivalry of a slightly different kind than the normal show fare - one involving Constantino...
Van Halen vs The Clash
The guys get a letter asking why Diamond Dave was being so mouthy about a certain band of British punks during Van Halen's headling set at the 1983 US...
Queen vs Survivor
In this episode, Brian and Murdock dive into a listener's question about music copyright issues in film, revealing the surprising impact licensing dec...
Dire Straits vs celebrity
Brian and Murdock get a listener letter asking what happened to Mark Knopfler's world-conquering, MTV video pioneering band Dire Straits.
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Shaquille O'Neal vs Billy Corgan
Brian and Murdock have fun revisiting the early-90's and the idea of the "multi-tiered celebrity" through the person of Shaquille O'Neal. Did an emerg...
The Traveling Wilburys vs Bob Dylan
The guys go back to the mid-80's to find out the varying circumstances that brought together (arguably) the greatest super group of all time.
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Neil Young vs synth pop
While working to answer a letter about a particular period in Neil Young's musical history, the guy's uncover an unexpected tear jerker of a story cen...