We get into bootlegs and how record companies should embrace the culture. How video games are the new music industry. We express our skepticism over the KISS Avatars and how we think young people are going to view older music in the future, with the exceptions of Liz Zeppelin and The Beatles, who will always be awesome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's a quickie- Steve updates us on his trip to NYC, where he saw "An Enemy of the People" on Broadway, but failed to get to Murray's cheese shop in the East Village 🤦♀️ Fortunately the cheese can be mail ordered. We have feelings abut how awesome NYC is, while also sharing our first concert experiences and how they relate to the long debated battle between Sammy and Dave as the best singer in Van Halen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're excited for Steve's pending trip to NYC, where he's getting the same cheese that Nikki had shipped to SF. Cheese lovers unite! We pass judgement on the two Tennessee Eagles tribute bands who are suing each other. Steve updates us on his eye surge & Chauncey the Wonder Dog's leg surgery. We go over some new binges, like Three Body Problem, Baby Reindeer and Argyle. We also find out Steve is deathly afraid of snakes, while Nikki played with them as a child. Is anyone surprised? 😂See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are talking about Gene Simmons claiming he sold the remaining KISS catalogue to the ABBA hologram team as an act of friendship and not about the money. Steve talks about the secret to a long term relationship with the benefit of his 34 years with his wife. We talk about how angry comic book guys get when a woman is cast as a super hero. We talk about our hypothetical future band names and make a Powerball pact!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are both so very tired today lol Nikki with a post-Green Day hangover & Steve with life in general. Can you believe Steve Gorman has never seen The Matrix?! Not a one...But, we have some shows to recommend and also we really do like Bono...mostly. He's way less evil than Spotify and the recording industry in general. Steve tells the story of seven castaways from Gilligan's Isle, or was it eight people on a cruise ship, who were oilspotted in Africa...We leave you with some valuable eclipse information that is wholly unverified. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve updates us on his new eyes, while we chuckle over the attempt to cancel 4/20 at Golden Gate Park. We also chuckle over The Who declaring they're done, while also planning a tour to support their "elevated lifestyle." We discuss Timothee Chalamet's pending portrayal of Bob Dylan and Cate Blanchet's past portrayal. Throw in some Baltimore bridge explosion and season 2 of The Wire for good measure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We start off talking about the impending ding black ice apocalypse in Minnesota, but end up talking about an epic party in a soybean field in Indiana. We marvel over the convict who escaped from jail, only to be hit by a car, that left the scene. Steve points out that some countries don't punish jailbreaks and that he's never been to Hawaii. We go all over the place after that, Caribbean, Jerry Seinfeld, Nikki's first car and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve gives us the update on why we live in California...er, rather about how a blizzard is hitting Minnesota, but the locals are unfazed. Chauncey the Wonderdog has a positive prognosis, but will need surgery. We've got the real secret to getting to sleep and the not-so-secret about winning stuff on the radio over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve gives us the update on his dog Chauncey's injury after hitting a bus. We lament not having proper St Patrick's Day meals, while speculating on the Mike Tyson match up with a You Tube boxer. We look into the forthcoming "Poohniverse" & the best gifts for the children in your life. We address the discrepancies in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the invention of Karaoke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we chat about the Barbra Streisand autobiography as well as Steve's experience recording his audiobook. We marvel at the most unbelievable band story, where a singer decided to dose his bass player with estrogen in a misguided attempt to steal his fiancé. Don Henley's testimony in a recent trial opens a whole new speculation about how much cocaine The Eagles really were going in the early 1980s and wrap with some Neal Schon history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We start by taking a listener's question from The Bone socials about Aerosmith & the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band movie from the 1980s, where we learn how Peter Frampton was bamboozled into the part. We learn about the bald eagle nest in St3ve's neighborhood. Steve has some advice for the pending nuptials of Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi and we chat about the new (and old) Pear Jam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We revisit Steve's recommendation for "Mr, and Mrs. Smith" on Amazon Prime, before discussing the timing of Foreigner's Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nomination and Mick Jones Parkinson's diagnosis reveal, the fan backlash to Slayer reuniting and the catalogue sale of Queen for potentially double Bruce Springsteen's record-setting amount. Steven Tyler has half his lawsuits dismissed and we wrap up with National Chili, Yoga, Dog Walking and Margarita Day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve hits the dentist, which sends us off on a bit abut healthcare, before we get back on track with the new Sports Super Streaming service that is on the horizon and the possible gambling implications, before Steve tells us how he blew off an opportunity to buy stock on AOL back in 1992 🤦♀️See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are serious about this cheese. we also have thoughts on how the Pro Bowl should be more like Battle of the Network Stars. We have thoughts on Aerosmith rescheduling the Peace Out tour and we take a trip through the Grammy's past & present (Didja know the Black Crowes were nominated for Best New Artist in the way back?) and Steve makes some show recommendations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Some of us have verbal vision boards, some use post-its. We take a bit of schadenfreude over the Trump verdict and then spend the whole time talking about how Metallica commenting on the Detroit Lions Instagram has angered Nikki Blakk, which in turn angered Raider Nation, ahead of the Championship game with the 49ers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are thrilled that John Stewart is back on The Daily Show. We consider the pilgrimage to Ozzy's last shows in England and it turns out The Beatles and Monty Python made us both Anglophiles. Canadians are awesome too and we talk about how Rush kept Neal Peart's condition secret for his last years. There are some new additions to the Baseball Hall of Fame and we look at one of them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We had some technical difficulties to start but it's fixed in time to talk about fans suing Madonna because she was late and they had to get up early, Spoiler Alert: They're going to lose that lawsuit. Steve talks about a fan who sued the Black Crowes and we discuss the Oscar potential for Pauly Shore playing Richard Simmons. Also, could you give up your smart phone for $10K & Queen Rocks Montreal in IMAX and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Of course we gotta talk 'bout 'dem 9ers! Also, revisit Steve's appearance last week at the Bone Scott ACDC tribute show in LA. We talk about Aerosmith still pretending they'll reschedule their "Peace Out" tour, and the toilet game is revealed as a true test of competitive difference between the sexes 🤣See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve tells us a bout the new eye procedure that will give him perfect vision for the rest of his life & it's 🤯 Steve's dog Chauncey tries to take down a school bus, but wasn't successful, He's going to be ok, but he'll be in a cast for awhile and might need surgery. We talk about how this was the least annoying Oscar Awards broadcast to date, which is all we can really ask for in an awards show. Nikki has a bad experience with American Airlines after the Monsters of Rock Cruise and we wrap with the misheard lyrics from "Blinded By the Light."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We start out talking about how Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne keep complaining about California, but also keep delaying their move to England. Then we talk cheese...not just any cheese, trust me you don't want to miss a very special episode of The Black Room that goes from cheese to kidnapping, but it's true! Nikki Blakk was once kidnapped and it was a bit different than American Nightmare on Netflix, but still a Bay area kidnapping.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.