Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock talk New Romantic period rock n roll - and the punk rock sociopath who exploited, looted and stole an entire band from a guy who said he never wanted to be part of it in the first place.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabella_Lwinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wowhttps://www.almanacnews.com/ae/2025/05/16/who-wants-candy-catching-up-with-bow-wow-wows-annabella-lwin/https://www.side-line.com/british-new-wave-band-bow-wow-wow-back-on-uk-tour-with-original-singer-annabella-lwin/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_Candyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloveshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLarenhttps://medium.com/loopandreplay/burundi-beat-the-ants-annabella-and-appropriation-258a804a2176https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/adam-ant-vs-malcolm-mclaren-the-betrayal-that-launched-the-new-romantic-80s/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Antshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Anthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(1978_film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Pirronihttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18fcxuo/til_the_first_cassette_single_was_a_minialbum_c30/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Cassette_Pethttps://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://vmagazine.com/article/annabella-lwin-and-the-history-of-bow-wow-wow/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Relief#Studio_albumPop Carnival performance (1982): https://youtu.be/5WxNdRdOKYM?si=usbrLvo7AlMyRfZwChiefs of Relief TV performance: https://youtu.be/YrwvKgn50jo?si=gyPKvJoAzfG85OKY“About Her” from Kill Bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUs0O81n9-A&list=RDHUs0O81n9-A&start_radio=1 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Murdock gets to go full guitar geek when the guys open a listener letter asking for clarity on why some of the best instruments look the worst.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.fender.com/articles/instruments/15-stratocaster-players-for-the-ageshttps://mixdownmag.com.au/features/13-most-iconic-gibson-les-paul-players-of-all-time/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fenderhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kekukuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbackerhttps://www.facebook.com/musicastitis/videos/-he-played-the-most-beaten-up-broken-down-guitar-in-the-history-of-rock-and-roll/1793489478737710/SRV Live From Tokyo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45pUfezE8E https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_(music_technology)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Stratocasterhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/14/jimi-hendrix-linda-keithhttps://www.npr.org/2010/09/15/129855398/send-my-love-to-linda-an-untold-jimi-hendrix-storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Keithhttps://www.fuzzfacedtube.com/watch?v=IOSvyx8cwus&t=10shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrocellulose#Coatingshttps://www.fuzzfaced.net/linda-keith-hendrix-stratocaster.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/zWMBFyEBAcohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan_Stratocasterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instrumentshttps://rorygallagher.com/1961-stratocaster/https://www.fender.com/products/limited-edition-masterbuilt-john-frusciante-stratocasterhttps://strat-talk.com/threads/vintage-primers-undercoats.87713/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organichttps://iconicaxes.blogspot.com/2012/11/jimi-hendrixs-woodstock-fender.htmlhttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-guitars-excerpt-sunburst-stratPrimer on nitrocellulose: https://www.you 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 respond to a pointed question about their lack of coverage of a certain British power pop influence and unpack the story behind the big sound, bad manager, and public breakdown that would come to define them.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTChttps://www.davegott.com/music/artist/xtc/index.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridgehttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse1989 Spin Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=h-bxxO5B-xsC&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttp://chalkhills.org/articles/Onion19970619.htmlhttps://www.popmatters.com/the-man-who-sailed-around-his-soul-2495729988.html?rebelltpage=2#rebelltitem2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Reid_(talent_manager)Paris, 1982 stage walk-off: https://youtu.be/SSeB_2tz5NQ?si=O8gOx7XCPdpFWPTNhttps://xtcbackporch.freeforums.net/thread/49/last-xtc-diego-april-1982https://www.songsommelier.com/xtchttps://www.popmatters.com/xtc-coat-2496118960.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/jeffknet/photos/released-on-this-day-in-1992-nonsuch-is-the-tenth-studio-album-by-xtc-and-consid/411992064074102/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/xtc-nonsuch/https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072511/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/too-much-of-a-god-thing/Content?oid=902571https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panayiotou_v_Sony_Music_Entertainment_(UK)_Ltd.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Mouldinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Partridge 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 that points them toward the alcohol-soaked section of music history, examining stories of rock stars and the drugs, drink, (and music) they forgot they did...See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/54h7zp/til_that_in_1984_steven_tyler_heard_an_old/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/aerosmith-classic-steven-tyler-didnt-remember-recording/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_White_Dukehttps://musicdatablog.com.ar/en/timeline/david-bowie-history-timeline-1964-1979/Cracked Actor doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnIBBkgkO5ohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earthhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_to_Stationhttps://www.spinmagazine.com/2017/06/musicians-who-forgot-making-their-own-music/https://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/wp/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-says-cocaine-use-left-him-with-two-year-memory-gap-nme/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooperhttps://people.com/alice-cooper-audience-once-killed-chicken-during-concert-8667451https://www.loudersound.com/music/my-job-was-to-get-rid-of-alice-cooper-and-i-did-exactly-the-opposite-bob-ezrin-on-his-long-strange-trip-with-alice-cooperhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/how-alice-cooper-went-cold-turkey-and-made-his-most-personal-albumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollywood_VampiresAlice and Keith photo: https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2105960993444794536?lang=en&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://consequence.net/2026/09/alice-cooper-crack-almost-killed-him/https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/alice-cooper-comes-clean-about-drink-drugs-and-the-bad-old-dayshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_(Alice_Cooper_album)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper_Catches_SkinZipper Catches Skin TV ad: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscureMedia/comments/dzba12/tv_commercial_for_alice_coopers_zipper_catches/https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1983-this-famous-shock-rocker-beat-his-addiction-completed-rehab-and-set-out-to-help-others-do-the-same/ 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 dig through the history of David Coverdale and the multiple eras of the solo effort he started that ended up being called... Whitesnake.See the RNRSG on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTES:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnakehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenore_di_graziahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Jamhttps://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-is-whitesnake-a-phallic-reference-or-not/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Coverdalehttps://rockcelebrities.net/david-coverdales-emotional-decision-that-cost-him-over-a-million-dollars/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_It_In1997 Micky Moody interview: http://www.whitesnake.f9.co.uk/Moody.htmlLoudersound piece: https://www.loudersound.com/features/whitesnake-the-coverdale-i-recall-was-a-vain-preposterous-oafhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kalodnerhttps://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,46094,46104https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-coverdale-interview-2017/https://www.rockcandymag.com/blog/post/rcm-news-release-1-issue-2-rock-candy-mag-out-nowjune-7-2017-issue-2-newly-launched-uk-based-rock-candy-magazine-features-exclusive-hard-hitting-no-holds-barred-candid-interview-guitarist-john-sykes-who-clarifies-all-sethttps://blabbermouth.net/news/david-coverdale-rules-out-collaborating-with-john-sykes-again-it-would-never-work See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.