ROCK AND/OR ROLL
A podcast about rock and/or roll for record collectors, appreciators of the obscure, and anyone curious about lesser known stories and music from the underbelly of rock. Part of Pantheon Podcasts
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
JEFF SUMMERS (WEAPON/WILDFIRE/STATETROOPER)
As a member of Weapon, Jeff Summers wrote a NWOBHM classic called "Set the Stage Alight" that influenced, among others, Metallica. He later joined the bands Wildfire with original Iron Maiden frontma…
01:22:18 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
LOST EPISODE: CARTOON THEME SONGS
BJ presents an hour of cartoon theme songs from the eighties (with commercials).
M.A.S.K.
JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS
ULYSSES 31
THE ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS
ROCK LORDS COMMERCIAL
DEFENDER…
01:12:04 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: MARTY FRIEDMAN INTERVIEW
Originally released as RA/OR Episode 34 on Thursday, March 6, 2014...
Long before he joined Megadeth Marty Friedman was already making great and groundbreaking heavy metal music with his bands Deuce,…
01:14:04 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
AOR? AOK! XXI
BJ presents a sampling of thirty more great AOR songs. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeve if their shirts had any sleeves!
FIST - ARE YOU CRYING
TANGIER - ONE MORE TIME
TREAT - HIDIN'
VOY…
01:29:26 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
POWER POP SERIES: PARTHENON HUXLEY
For this episode BJ is joined by Parthenon Huxley, whose power pop career stretches all the way back to Chapel Hill in the late seventies, alongside the likes of Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. It's an i…
01:22:03 |
Fri 07 Oct 2022
POWER POP SERIES: COLEMAN YORK (NUMBERS) / KIDDER (INCREDIBLE KIDDA BAND)
Hear conversations BJ had with Coleman York from Canadian power pop band Numbers and Graham "Kidder" Hammonds from punky UK power poppers the Incredible Kidda Band? And the songs on this episode? Pro…
01:24:31 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
CHEETAH CHROME
Legendary Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome graces Rock and/or Roll with his presence. Listen to hear Cheetah discuss: the evolution of punk rock, Peter Laughner, Cheap Trick, Stiv Bators, GG Allin,…
01:17:51 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
POWER POP SERIES: BRENT HOAD (THE SECRETS*)/ JEFF ROOT (HOT DATES)
Continuing the power pop series, BJ presents conversations he had with Brent Hoad from Kansas City's The Secrets* and Jeff Root from Boston's Hot Dates.
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01:10:31 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
THE BOOK IS OUT! GET IT NOW! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK
BJ wrote a book, published by Jawbone Press and available now:
https://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Has-No-Past/dp/1911036874For this episode BJ covers some of the podcasts he has been on to promote the …
01:15:27 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
I WROTE A BOOK! THIS BAND HAS NO PAST: HOW CHEAP TRICK BECAME CHEAP TRICK
I wrote a book!
It's called This band has no past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick, published by Jawbone Press.
http://jawbonepress.com/this-band-has-no-past/
For this very special, one of a kind…
01:37:38 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: TOP TEN ALBUMS, 1970 & 1974
Episode 70, originally released April 2, 2015:
Since this is episode number seventy BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year …
02:04:57 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
POWER POP SERIES: 20/20
BJ is joined, separately, by guitarist Steve Allen and bassist Ron Flynt from power pop pioneers 20/20 to cover the story of the band and its music.
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01:17:01 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BUTLER (QUINCY) / PHIL SOLEM (GREAT BUILDINGS)
BJ is joined by Steve Butler from Quincy and Phil Solem from Great Buildings. Both tell very engaging stories. Topics tackled include: murder, lawsuits and Randy Rhoads.
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01:26:19 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
POWER POP SERIES: MARCO DELMAR (ELEKTRICS) / DAVE HEARN (HAWKS)
BJ has enlightening conversations about power pop (and the music business) with guitar player Marco Delmar from The Elektrics (who released two albums with Capitol) and keyboardist Dave Hearn from HA…
01:33:43 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
FROM THE ARCHIVES: TICKLED IVORIES / UNPLUGGED
A pair of remixed episodes from the RA/OR archives...
"Tickled Ivories" originally released June 2014:
BJ plays some of his favorite piano-centric rock songs...and they're not all ballads!
"Unplugge…
01:52:31 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
POWER POP SERIES: DAVID SWANSON (THE POP)
The Pop released a pair of singles and album independently before signing with Arista for their 1979 album Go! They managed one more EP with Rhino before splitting up in 1981. Hear David's story of m…
01:22:06 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
POWER POP SERIES: ARTHUR ALEXANDER (SORROWS)
BJ is joined by Arthur Alexander, guitar player and singer/songwriter from the classic power pop bands the Poppees, very early purveyors of the style that became power pop, and Sorrows, whose album T…
01:13:30 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
POWER POP SERIES: GARY VALENTINE
Gary Valentine was an early member of Blondie, performing on the band's first album before leaving to form his own band in Los Angeles called The Know. Hear Gary's story on this episode, with lots of…
01:07:04 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
POWER POP SERIES: STEVE BRIGIDA (ARTFUL DODGER)
BJ is joined by Steve Brigida, drummer from Artful Dodger, for a discussion about the band's career, and their place in the history power pop.
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00:54:55 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
POWER POP SERIES: JONATHAN PALEY
BJ presents an interview with Jonathan Paley, who recalls unwittingly wandering into some dive called CBGBs along with Jonathon Richman, auditioning for the Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders, Richard He…
01:05:52 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
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