ROCK AND/OR ROLL

Originally released June 2014: On this episode BJ plays some of his favorite songs from all of the indie rock seven inches that he collected in the nineties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ is joined by Bob Gifford from the Boston band The Rings for another tale of the trials and tribulations of the flirting with success in the music industry in the seventies going into the eighties. The episode includes great music, as usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in March, 2020. A collection of songs from obscure UK glam rock bands from the seventies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this episode BJ is joined by Stuart Harper, the chastity belt wearing frontman from Junk Shop Glam cult favorites Iron Virgin. After Iron Virgin split up Stuart fronted two more bands in the late seventies, Miami and Orchid. For this episode Stuart was gracious enough to share with us unreleased recordings of original songs from both of those bands. It's quite a treat! Learn more about your ad...

Unicorn were a UK country rock band produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour who made great records but failed to break through. Hear their story and music on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a power pop triple threat as BJ talks to Scott Krueger from The Shivvers, John McMullan from The Trend and Vance Brescia from The Mosquitos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released: June 2015 BJ presents a short history of the 8 track tape cartridge and then raids his 8 track collection to play some great songs ripped directly from the 8 track tapes. Why? Why not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottish singer-songwriter Brian Spence shares the story of his musical journey, from a seventies glam rock band called Bilbo Baggins to a pair of classic AOR albums in the late eighties. Lots of fantastic music included. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released August 18, 2016: In this intentionally dichotomous episode BJ plays the heaviest songs he could find by some of the bands or artists often labelled, rightfully so or not, as "soft rock." STARSHIP - JANE AIR SUPPLY - BRING OUT THE MAGIC AMERICA - GREEN MONKEY THE MOODY BLUES - IT'S UP TO YOU CHICAGO - LONG TIME NO SEE BREAD - DOWN ON MY KNEES JOHN DENVER - TAKE ME TO TOMORROW PE...

As a member of Weapon, Jeff Summers wrote a NWOBHM classic called "Set the Stage Alight" that influenced, among others, Metallica. He later joined the bands Wildfire with original Iron Maiden frontman Paul Mario Day and Statetrooper with former MSG vocalist Gary Barden.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ presents an hour of cartoon theme songs from the eighties (with commercials). M.A.S.K. JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS ULYSSES 31 THE ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS ROCK LORDS COMMERCIAL DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH POLE POSITION SABER RIDER AND THE STAR SHERIFFS SPIRAL ZONE RING RAIDERS MIGHTY ORBOTS GOBOTS COMMERCIAL DINOSAUCERS RUBIK THE AMAZING CUBE ROBOTIKS COMMERCIAL JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS THUN...

Originally released as RA/OR Episode 34 on Thursday, March 6, 2014... Long before he joined Megadeth Marty Friedman was already making great and groundbreaking heavy metal music with his bands Deuce, Vixen, Aloha and Hawaii. On this episode B.J. discusses those early metal bands with him and you'll get to hear some of the great music that they made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

BJ presents a sampling of thirty more great AOR songs. They'd be wearing their hearts on their sleeve if their shirts had any sleeves! FIST - ARE YOU CRYING TANGIER - ONE MORE TIME TREAT - HIDIN' VOYAGER UK - DON'T WALK AWAY FROM LOVE FAHRENHEIT - TALKING 'BOUT LOVE 1927 - A DAY LIKE TODAY OCEANS APART - DON'T SAY GOODBYE THE EVIDENCE - OCEANS APART SEQUEL - I'M LOSIN' ANNICA - BLACK WAVES WHITE W...

For this episode BJ is joined by Parthenon Huxley, whose power pop career stretches all the way back to Chapel Hill in the late seventies, alongside the likes of Don Dixon and Mitch Easter. It's an inspirational tale of making it without making it in the music business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear conversations BJ had with Coleman York from Canadian power pop band Numbers and Graham "Kidder" Hammonds from punky UK power poppers the Incredible Kidda Band? And the songs on this episode? Proof positive that even the highest quality material may not bring a band success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome graces Rock and/or Roll with his presence. Listen to hear Cheetah discuss: the evolution of punk rock, Peter Laughner, Cheap Trick, Stiv Bators, GG Allin, Ron Weasley...all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuing the power pop series, BJ presents conversations he had with Brent Hoad from Kansas City's The Secrets* and Jeff Root from Boston's Hot Dates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ wrote a book, published by Jawbone Press and available now: https://www.amazon.com/This-Band-Has-No-Past/dp/1911036874For this episode BJ covers some of the podcasts he has been on to promote the book, along with some of the reviews that have come out, then interviews Trouser Press editor Ira Robbins, who shares his thoughts on the book, and also some insights and stories relating to Cheap Tric...

I wrote a book!  It's called This band has no past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick, published by Jawbone Press. http://jawbonepress.com/this-band-has-no-past/ For this very special, one of a kind episode, BJ presents various clips from some of the many interviews that he conducted for the book. Where to order: Get a signed copy direct from the author: https://thisbandhasnopast.blogspot.com/202...

Episode 70, originally released April 2, 2015: Since this is episode number seventy BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the corresponding year of 1970. Episode 74, originally released on April 30, 2015: Since this is episode number seventy-four BJ decided to take a look at his own personal top ten favorite albums that were released in the cor...

BJ is joined, separately, by guitarist Steve Allen and bassist Ron Flynt from power pop pioneers 20/20 to cover the story of the band and its music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ is joined by Steve Butler from Quincy and Phil Solem from Great Buildings. Both tell very engaging stories. Topics tackled include: murder, lawsuits and Randy Rhoads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ has enlightening conversations about power pop (and the music business) with guitar player Marco Delmar from The Elektrics (who released two albums with Capitol) and keyboardist Dave Hearn from HAWKS (who released two albums with Columbia). What role did a young Jon Bon Jovi play in creating a unique percussion sound? Who turned down a tour with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Listen to find o...

A pair of remixed episodes from the RA/OR archives... "Tickled Ivories" originally released June 2014:  BJ plays some of his favorite piano-centric rock songs...and they're not all ballads! "Unplugged" originally released March 2014:  It's RA/OR UNPLUGGED as BJ plays 25 of his favorite acoustic songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pop released a pair of singles and album independently before signing with Arista for their 1979 album Go! They managed one more EP with Rhino before splitting up in 1981. Hear David's story of moving from Chicago to LA in the early seventies to pursue his rock and roll dreams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices