ROCK AND/OR ROLL

Originally released September 2013: The Sunset Strip is a mile and a half stretch of Sunset Blvd which lies outside the jurisdiction of the LAPD. On today's episode we take a look at the amazing hard rock scene that sprung up on the strip in the seventies and the heavy metal scene it spawned in the eighties. VAN HALEN - THE ROVER VAN HALEN - HERE'S JUST WHAT YOU WANTED QUIET RIOT - PICKING UP THE PIECES SNOW - DON'T WANT ANYMORE THE BOYZ - NITE BOYZ XCITER - PARIS IS BURNING DOKKEN - HARD ROCK WOMAN MICKEY RATT - RATT MADNESS SISTER - SWEET DREAMS LONDON - DREAM GIRL ROCKANDI - MY GIRL WAITING FOR ME MOTLEY CRUE - RUNNING WILD IN THE NIGHT SIN - BREAK DOWN THE WALLS WITCH - BEWITCHED KERY DOLL - A CHILD SHALL LEAD HOLLYWOOD ROSE - SHADOW OF YOUR LOVE L.A. GUNS - SOMETHING HEAVY THE SHARKS - HARD TO GET L.A. GUNS - LOVE IS A CRIME SWEET SAVAGE - ON THE ROCKS POISON - TALKIN' LOUD MOTLEY CRUE - TOAST OF THE TOWN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never mind Nevermind, BJ picks his top ten Nirvana songs not included on that iconic release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released August 2013: This episode is a tribute to the concept of an "album" as a work of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many, like BJ, the 1971 dark comedy film Harold and Maude was their introduction to British songwriter Cat Stevens. If you're unfamiliar, may this episode be your introduction to either or both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VOTE HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2016: The sixties were a time of strong emotions and social change and the music spoke. Now Rock and/or Roll brings back the spirit of the sixties with the greatest songs of an unforgettable era! Spirit of the sixties brings you songs which live on as symbols of free expression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released July 2016: The sixties were a time of strong emotions and social change and the music spoke. Now Rock and/or Roll brings back the spirit of the sixties with the greatest songs of an unforgettable era! Spirit of the Sixties brings you songs which live on as symbols of free expression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by his recent Day By Day series, BJ counts down his top ten favorite Foo Fighters songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Eleven: Foo Fighters - But Here We Are (2023) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Ten: Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight (2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Nine: Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold (2017) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Eight: Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (2014) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Seven: Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Six: Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Five: Foo Fighters - In Your Honor (2005) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Four: Foo Fighters - One By One (2002) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Three: Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day Two: Foo Fighters - The Colour and The Shape (1997) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day One: Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Death SS were an Italian metal band formed in 1977. They performed whilst clad in the most basic children's Halloween costumes. How many in the audience were laughing? None, according to the band's less than modest "visionary," Steve Sylvester, who wrote a book about the band's early days called The Necromancer of Rock. BJ got his hands on a copy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices