Rock is Lit: Melissa Ragsly Talks Rock ‘n Roll Short Stories and AAron Camaro of Decibel Geek Podcast Talks Guns N Roses

Hello, Lit listeners. As you know, Rock is Lit is a podcast about rock novels. Well, in this episode, we’re going rogue. Melissa Ragsly is here to talk about the music-related stories in her short story collection, ‘We Know This Will All Disappear’. We’ll be name dropping folks like The Beatles, Metallica, FTD, Patti Smith, and Guns N Roses. 
Speaking of Guns N Roses, their song “Rocket Queen” is a major motif in the story “Mannequin,” so AAron Camaro, co-host of the Decibel Geek podcast, another proud member of the Pantheon Podcast Network, joins me in the last segment to do a deep dive into that song. FYI: AAron’s is the voice behind that “Rock is Lit!” shout out in the intro and outro of the podcast. Make sure you stick around to hear more from AAron.

MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

“Here’s Where The Story Ends” by The Sundays

“Drunken Butterfly” by Sonic Youth

“Chaise Lounge” by Wet Leg

“Norman Fucking Rockwell” by Lana Del Rey

“Venice Bitch” by Lana Del Rey

“Disappear” by Christina Li

Clip from ‘The Outsiders’: “Let’s do it for Johnny.”

“Horses” by Patti Smith

“Too Drunk to Karaoke” by Jimmy Buffett

“Rocket Queen” by Guns N Roses

“Lady Marmalade” by LaBelle

“Rocket Queen” by Guns N Roses

“Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N Roses

MTV’s Adam Curry Introducing Guns N Roses Live From The Ritz 1988

“Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N Roses

  
LINKS:
Melissa Ragsly’s website: https://www.melissaragsly.com/
Melissa Ragsly on Twitter, @90sMelissa
Melissa Ragsly on Instagram, @melissaragslyperson
 
Decibel Geek Podcast: https://www.decibelgeek.com/
Decible Geek on Twitter, @DecibelGeekPod
Pantheon Podcast Network: http://pantheonpodcasts.com/
RocknPod website: https://nashvillerocknpodexpo.com/
 
Christy Alexander Hallberg’s website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/
Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg
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