Rock Docs

Rock Docs is back after a lengthy hiatus — we've been saving up our discussion of the artist behind the second-worst-selling album in the history of Columbia Records, and the jam band world he helped pioneer.

Today's episode is about "Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton," a 2012 documentary about the avant-garde artist behind the Aquarium Rescue Unit.

Our guest this week, author Mike Ayers, is the author of the excellent new oral history, "Sharing in the Groove: The Untold Story of the '90s Jam Band Explosion and the Scene that Followed."

Ayers is our tour guide not just through the career of Hampton and ARU, but Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, Phish, the Dave Mathews Band, the Greyboy Allstars, Medeski Martin and Wood and even, at Andy's urging, ekoostik hookah.

Rock Docs is a Treble Media Podcast hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod Instagram: @RockDocsPod Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Today's episode of Rock Docs is about "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years ", a 1988 sequel to the classic LA punk documentary. This one is about metal, dude.

Our guest today is Ian Grant of the Jokermen podcast, who previously joined us to discuss "Decline 1".

Decline 2 features Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley, Lemmy, Megadeth, Faster Pussycat, Lizzy Borden, London, Odin, and Seduce. What more could you ask for?

Rock Docs is a Treble Media Podcast hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod Instagram: @RockDocsPod Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt

Today's episode is about "Becoming Led Zeppelin", a 2025 documentary directed by Bernard MacMahon.

The movie covers the members' early lives and the formation of the band through the album Led Zeppelin 2.

It features a rare lost interview with John Bonham, new interviews with the surviving band members, and some restored footage. But does all of that add up to a good movie?

Rock Docs is a Treble Media Podcast hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts

Twitter: @RockDocsPod Instagram: @RockDocsPod Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt