BJ is joined by listeners Sonny Pooni and Steven Michael, each of whom contributed $50 to the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo and thereby secured the rights to a public shaming.

262 - MÖTLEY CRÜE

1 May 10th, 2019 1h 59m

It's power to the podcast as BJ is joined by the cross-eyed derelicts from Growin' Up Rock, Steven Michael and Hooligan Hollywood Pooni, for a discussion about Motley Crue's self-titled album from 1994.

247 - JOHN KASTNER INTERVIEW

2 Nov 2nd, 2018 1h 55m

John Kastner from the classic Canadian punk bands the Asexuals and the Doughboys tells BJ all about his experiences in the music business, from hand to mouth punk tours in the eighties to signing with a major label in the nineties and eventuall

238 - GABBA GABBA EIGHTIES

Aug 3rd, 2018 2h 27m

BJ is joined by Craig Cohen from Slycast and Lee McCormack from Tramps Like Us to discuss the trials and tribulations of punk legends the Ramones in the eighties and then each counts down his top ten favorite Ramones songs from that decade.

234 - B-SIDES

Jun 29th, 2018 1h 36m

B-sides: otherwise unreleased songs that appear on the singles but not the albums.

284 - WORST OF OZZY - THE EIGHTIES

1 Oct 25th, 2019 57m 45s

BJ and Brian Sword pick the five worst songs from the Ozzy Osbourne albums released in the eighties.

259 - THEATRE OF PAIN

1 Mar 29th, 2019 1h 36m

Everybody knows that podcasts ain't allowed in school. BJ is joined by Ryan McKay and A.D. Adams from The Shabby Road Record Show for a frank discussion about the debacle that is Theatre of Pain.

246 - SUPER DUPER EIGHTIES COOPER

Oct 19th, 2018 1h 56m

BJ is joined once again by Joey Haynie from Rock Strikes Ten for a discussion about the life and crimes of Alice Cooper in the 1980's, from new wave to hair metal and everything in between, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Alice s

245 - TITANIC LOVE AFFAIR

Oct 5th, 2018 1h 27m

Titanic Love Affair formed at the University of Illinois in the late eighties and released two albums and an EP in the nineties before the band's driving force, the late Jay Bennett, joined Jeff Tweedy's post-Uncle Tupelo band Wilco. On this ep

244 - GERALD COLLIER INTERVIEW

Sep 21st, 2018 2h 13m

BJ is joined by Gerald Collier from one of his favorite rock bands of the nineties, Best Kissers In The World, for a frank discussion about his adventures in the music industry.

243 - VINYL COUNTDOWN: ROCK N POD 2018

1 Sep 8th, 2018 1h 43m

BJ plays songs from the records he picked up on his annual Nashville Rock N Pod Expo road trip.

242 - NASHVILLE ROCK N POD 2018

1 Aug 31st, 2018 1h 32m

BJ had a great time at the Nashville Rock N Pod Expo last weekend. Hear him interview Troy Lucketta of Tesla, Paul Taylor of Winger, Joe X. Dube and Brendan Harkin of Starz and Ben and Dakota Denman. And for an encore BJ takes the Canadian Inqu

241 - AOR??????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 24th, 2018 1h 33m

Gimme an A! Gimme an O! Gimme an R! What's the spell?

237 - CROWDED HOUSE

Jul 28th, 2018 2h 9m

For this episode BJ is joined by Jon Lamoreaux from The Hustle podcast to talk about Jon's favorite band, Crowded House, and then each counts down his top ten favorite Crowded House songs.

236 - SPLIT ENZ

Jul 21st, 2018 1h 48m

For this episode BJ is joined by podcaster and comedy writer Courtney Cronin Dold for a discussion about Kiwi art rockers turned new wave pioneers Split Enz.

235 - DIRECT-TO-VIDEO

Jul 6th, 2018 1h 47m

In a world where producers were greenlighting low budget films to be released directly to video there would be no soundtracks, but there would still be music. There were songs in those movies. Otherwise unreleased songs. Great songs. These are

233 - THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK

Jun 22nd, 2018 1h 52m

The Transformers: The Movie is a 6 million dollar animated film that came out in 1986, co-produced and directed by Nelson Shin, who also produced the original The Transformers television series on which the film was based. The origins of that c

231 - NEIL YOUNG vs. THE EIGHTIES

Jun 8th, 2018 1h 58m

BJ is joined by Lee McCormack from the Tramps Like Us podcast to discuss the schizophrenic recorded output of Neil Young in the eighties and then each counts down his top ten Neil songs from that decade.

226 - POWERAGE TURNS 40 (with Julian Gill)

May 4th, 2018 1h 58m

Julian Gill from the KISSFAQ podcast drops by to help BJ celebrate the 40th anniversary this month of the release of AC/DC's classic album Powerage.

223 - THE KINK KULMINATION

Apr 13th, 2018 1h 14m

For this second episode devoted to Ray Davies and the Kinks BJ delves deeper into the band's astonishing late sixties output, especially the essential The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society album.

221 - AOR?????????? AOK!!!!!!!!!!

Mar 30th, 2018 1h 32m

This is the 10th volume of AOR? AOK! and it's a good one.

220 - TOP 20 KISS SONGS

Mar 19th, 2018 1h 41m

Inspired by Eddie Trunk c/o Terry Means BJ counts down his top 20 favorite KISS songs.

217 - BEST OF HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH

Feb 23rd, 2018 1h 7m

Rock and/or Roll listeners are familiar with the "Worst of" series where BJ and special guest co-host Brian Sword pick the five worst song by the best bands. Now with this new series "Best of" they've decided to turn that idea on its head and f

210 - EIGHTIES SCORPIONS

Jan 5th, 2018 1h 27m

BJ is joined by frequent guest Joe Royland for part two of an overview of the career of German heavy metal pioneers Scorpions and then each counts down his personal top ten favorite Scorpions songs from the eighties.

209 - SEVENTIES SCORPIONS

Dec 29th, 2017 1h 41m

BJ is joined by frequent guest Fistful of Dave for part one of an overview of the career of German heavy metal pioneers Scorpions and then each counts down his personal top ten favorite Scorpions songs from the seventies.