The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll

How do you encapsulate an incredible Rock & Roll year like 1976??? It's a trick question... Markus and Ray literally take a sonic dive in the Imbalanced Time Machine, back fifty years to a different time in life. The guys timestamp themselves on the way in, and offer their take on a shit ton of music that came from the American Bicentennial year! You might have your own story on this topic. Email us to [email protected] with the details...

When we heard about the book, The Mighty WMMR, we wanted to read it! Once we did, we wanted to have its author, and old friend, Erin Riley come on to talk about the hazy heyday from the station's Marconi inception through the 1980s, into the '90s! Powerhouse isn't too strong a word. Erin discusses how she came to write this book, and Her book is an incredible read about this iconic radio station, and it's selling well! Get it at your local bookstore, or hit it here for an Amazon link!  

In 1982, the world first saw and heard Urgh! A Music War, which was a culmination of planning and filming in 1980, capturing an incredible point in time for music! Spurred on by the Copeland brothers, Derek Burbidge, Michael White and Lyndall Hobbs organized the bands with tour plans, and cool venues in multiple cities. The format was one band, then another, and another, battle of the bands-style! The list of the bands is astounding! Looking back, not only were the bands amazing, but the film and audio quality, especially for 1980, was spectacular!  

Don Powell was in the drum seat for Slade from before the beginning, thinking of The In-Betweens, until his retirement in 2020! This week he shares his role, both in the band and the scene, as they added a bit more Rock to the Rock & Roll of the era! Don walks us through the years, from Ambrose Slade, through the decades as Slade, sharing quite a few fun tales along the way! There's also some interesting comparative discussion of record company "policies" in the U.S., U.K. and elsewhere. Some interesting characters are "in there," Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, Clem Cattini, and their manager/producer Chaz Chandler (The Animals), among others! Find this and all of our episodes on our LibSyn page, right here!  

Markus and Ray love them some Neanderpaul, as in radio great Paul Marshall! It's been a while since they've heard from Paul, with his unique wit and outlook! He checks in from Arizona...we think... Hit us up for direct contact 411 at [email protected]