Rock N Roll Story Guys

A letter about the legacy of "Stairway to Heaven" leads Brian and Murdock to the story of unsung guitar hero Randy California, his band, and the break that never fully broke for him. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Grove_(music_club) https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-02-09/ed-pearl-dead-ash-grove https://www.facebook.com/TheCollegeOfRockAndRollKnowledge/posts/today-we-are-remembering-the-late-randy-californiarandy-california-who-was-born-/2676305559076803/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Cassidy http://randycaliforniaandspirit.com/biography/ https://www.masterguitarschool.com/post/cognitive-dissonance-incarnated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny%27s_Music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chas_Chandler https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813763864/led-zeppelin-wins-copyright-dispute-over-stairway-to-heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band) https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/spirit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairway_to_Heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(instrumental) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Hopkins#Other_groups https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/spirit-randy-california-mark-andes https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-classic-rock-riffs-loophole/ https://www.musicologize.com/stairway-taurus-discussion/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th-circuit/1955114.html See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock take on a letter from a listener wanting all the details on what happened when a certain jam-adjacent band drove around in the Windy City in the summer of '04. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_bus_incident https://travsd.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/seven-psychedelic-buses/ https://mmbandservices.co.uk/a-journey-through-the-evolution-of-tour-buses-and-sleeper-bus-technology https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/road-works-life-on-the-road-made-music-matter/ https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rock-and-roll-tours/ Tour the Grateful Dead bus: https://youtu.be/5Xf6dtFuY48?si=Yxbn8wgcMsmJj_Zd Reddit thread on tour bus life: https://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians/comments/1nsie5s/first_tour_bus_tour_advice/ How does the toilet work on a bus? https://www.facebook.com/motorcoachworld/videos/how-does-the-toilet-work-on-the-bus/303098401554938/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(waste) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Valley_Music_Theatre https://www.tiktok.com/@motorcoachlife/video/7166643048066059563 https://www.reddit.com/r/DMB/comments/14yxzaq/anyone_else_curious_about_the_logistics_of_a_dmb/ https://backstagebus.com/profile/stefan-wohl https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/08/dave-matthews-band-bus-chicago/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock rip open a stack of letters asking questions about rock songs throughout history that may - or very well may NOT - be about members of Motley Crue. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_for_Nothing https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2022/7/21/feature-groovelines-dire-straits-money-for-nothing https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/the-two-non-motley-crue-classics-written-about-vince-neil/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heroin_DiariesAYear_in_the_Life_of_a_Shattered_Rock_Star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude_(Looks_Like_a_Lady) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Vacation_(Aerosmith_album) https://americansongwriter.com/meaning-dude-looks-like-lady-aerosmith-song-lyrics/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Live_Tour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattooed_Millionaire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Your_Daughter..tothe_Slaughter https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/what-happened-bruce-dickinsons-wife-27664926 https://www.facebook.com/MXDMAGTX/posts/did-you-know-when-the-dirt-hit-the-fan-bruce-dickinson-nikki-sixx-and-a-rock-n-r/1537697867462181/ https://genius.com/Bruce-dickinson-tattooed-millionaire-lyrics https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-bruce-dickinsons-tattooed-millionaire-and-the-ruthless-rocker-who-inspired-it/ Hard and Heavy Volume 7 clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvF-FyFFRf0 https://blabbermouth.net/news/nikki-sixx-it-wasn-t-my-fault-that-i-f-bruce-dickinson-s-wife https://brucedickinsonforeverofficialblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/archive-interview-bruce-tells-who-was-the-inspiration-for-the-song-tattooed-millionaire-and-its-not-who-we-thought-at-first/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter asking for a deep dive on the punk band that wasn't so punk - Television - and how their search for a place to practice created a landmark and cemented a scene. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_Generation_(song) The Will Hermes book: https://shop.tenement.org/product/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-five-years-in-new-york-that-changed-music-forever/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_McFadden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hell https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HnuJHiG7824 https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-richard-hell# https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/how-richard-hell-found-his-vocation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Verlaine https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/richard-hell-walking-music-industry-30-years-ago/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JT_LeRoy https://www.nytimes.com/1970/08/28/archives/cinemabilia-in-the-village-traces-history-of-film.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_(guitarist) https://damienlove.com/writing/friction-the-making-of-televisions-marquee-moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvert_Turner https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/guitarist-deemed-little-brother-jimi-hendrix/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilly_Kristal https://www.villagepreservation.org/2019/09/23/hilly-kristals-long-road-to-the-bowery-and-rock-and-roll-legend https://www.furious.com/perfect/hillykristal.html https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/richard-hell-walking-music-industry-30-years-ago/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian and Murdock investigate the story behind one of the biggest hitmakers of the 70s and try to uncover the answers to two mysteries: why their singer and guitarist couldn't get along, and why their legacy doesn't always get taken seriously. See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(Foreigner_guitarist) https://rockcellarmagazine.com/lou-gramm-foreigner-live-at-the-rainbow-78-interview-legacy/ https://billboardchartrewind.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/the-ultimate-2-hits-on-the-billboard-hot-100/https://www.loudersound.com/features/foreigner-first-time-around https://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-says-mick-joness-greed-was-reason-he-didnt-get-songwriting-credit-on-foreigners-i-want-to-know-what-love-is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Know_What_Love_Is https://web.archive.org/web/20140101012022/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/the-story-of-foreigners-i-want-to-know-what-love-is https://www.njarts.net/lou-gramm-discusses-successes-and-struggles-of-a-remarkable-career/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Provocateur_(album) https://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-i-dont-understand-how-they-can-be-touring-with-no-original-members-and-still-calling-themselves-foreigner https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-vl-1707-story.html https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lou-gramm-shadow-king-interview-2021/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral Dave Paulson’s concept album about Tommy Boy: https://open.spotify.com/album/5f2CjLEGOIUJrV8rb1R2L3?si=CRNKNU6JTJOYwBqC8UiofA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.