Generation X Offender

Join us for a full episode deep dive dish into the Man the Music the Movie...  SPRINGSTEEN: Deliver Me From Nowhere Based on the 2023 book "Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making Of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska" by noted rock n roll author/historian, Del Fuegos guitarist and Ph. D. holder Warren Zane, the film has proven to be both powerful and divisive amongst casual fans and movie goers alike. Star...

Welcome to the all new GXO! The ALL NEW Podcast! Same host. Same show. Different name. The GXO - Generation X Offender   Market research has shown that most folks perceive our show to be a podcast about fashion. Clothing. Fashion trends. Runway models and cover shoots which we clearly are not.   Hence...   The ReBrand!   We're still all about the music We're still all about the history We're still...

This week's episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas is an open letter of love to Diane Keaton who passed over into the ether of the unknown this past week... Comedic genius, actor extraordinaire, Academy Award Winner (Best Actress 1977 Annie Hall), Academy Award Nominee (Best Actress 1981 Reds, Best Actress 1996 Marvin's Room, Best Actress 2003 Something's Gotta Give) Writer, Director, Producer, Photo...

To all of our listeners we would like to wish each and every one of you a healthy, happy, safe and joyful Thanksgiving, regardless of whether you celebrate the harvest feast of gratitude in October or November. We here at Rock N Roll Fashionistas have much to be grateful for... First and foremost we are GRATEFUL for YOU! Yes, YOU! Thank you for listening. Without you there would be no point in doi...

NEWS FLASH!!! Beatles' George Martin Recording Studio DESTROYED By Volcano! LATE WEEK BONUS EPISODE DROP Join us once again in welcoming a true master at work MistyK The DJ in the latest installment of Rock Talk With MistyK The DJ Did you know that following the break up of The Beatles, their producer and 5th Beatle Sir George Martin, looking for work and new challenges on the horizon, opened up h...

What came before Elvis? Legendary delta bluesman Robert Johnson, after allegedly selling his soul to the Devil for fame and fortune down at the Crossroads Does that make rock n roll the Devil's music? And if so... Can rock n roll coexist with Gospel music? And if so... Did rock n roll and Gospel music coexist within... Elvis Presley? Sam Cooke? Ray Charles? Join us as we dive head first into the h...

Join us this week as we chase the answer to the burning question: "Why should Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame?"   Because she's possibly related to Canadian singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan? NOPE Because she was born and raised in Canada's Seattle east, otherwise know as Halifax, Nova Scotia, music city? NOPE Because she's a recipient of...

Due to breaking news concerning the fate of Northern Ireland, Belfast based rap group Kneecap and their battle with the Canadian government who have barred them from entering the country to perform four October 2025 concerts in Toronto and Vancouver, Rock N Roll Fashionistas has convened for an EMERGENCY unscheduled podcast. DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE Regrettably, unfolding events have necessitated we...

Art for arts sake? Join us for this week’s Rock N Roll Fashionistas music podcast as we tackle Art Rock vs Orchestral Pop. What is it and where does it come from? 1990s The Divine Comedy face off in an epic genre defining battle of life and death against 1970s art rockers 10cc Who wins? And who’s left standing? All of this and MORE! …including William Burroughs cut up method of writing, much loved...

In this week's episode we go down the proverbial rabbit hole in hot pursuit of Billy Strayhorn. And all that jazz. Billy who? 12 O'clock tails. Jazz. And cocktails. Along the way we encounter the unlikely California car salesman, born in 1919, who started Concord Jazz records. And the most unlikely of all, thirtysomething Linda Ronstadt, through her chart topping #1 album from 1978, Living In The...

"I didn't have to tell anybody what I was, I just was" - Jill Sobule/7th Grade   On October 12, 2022, Jill Sobule's award nominated, New York Times Critic's Pick autobiographical off Broadway musical F*ck 7th Grade made its world debut on the stage of the wild project theater in New York's East Village at 195 East 3rd Street.   Following numerous sold out extensions and remounts, Sobule announced...

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?" - Stand By Me (this episode is dedicated to fellow traveler Nathaniel Flynn, a one time invisible boy too...)   Summer's almost gone...but not yet!   In the spirit of keeping Summer alive throughout its fabulous final month, we celebrate SUMMER MOVIES and their music    ALSO...   Laser Discs and old tech. Wha...

HAPPY WOODSTOCK WEEKEND! It's FINALLY hear! ...like rock n roll christmas!   Set your coordinates for 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, New York, we're going to WOODSTOCK! Travel back in time to four utopian days of music and dance and comradery in what came to be known as a "disaster area" Friday, August 15, 1969 Saturday, August 16, 1969 Sunday, August 17, 1969 Monday, August 18, 1969 Experience Woodstock...

Prelude To The Woodstock Music and Art Fair: An Aquarian Exposition - 3 Days of Peace & Music August 15-18, 1969 32 acts arrive in Bethel, New York And half a million kids too. Woodstock Blues… Join us as we anticipate the Big Event one week today! Woodstock Weekend 2025! Just seven days from now...   BUT FIRST! Join our annual pilgrimage to the spiritual home of Woodstock, like Lana Del Rey f...

Ever wonder how rock star musician Steven Van Zandt, Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, got his first acting gig when cast in the award winning landmark television show The Sopranos?   Ever wonder how The Sopranos got that catchy, groovy cool theme song? Where did it come from? And who does it?   Did The Sopranos’ creator, David Chase, have an unusual idea for th...

Welcome back to Yoko Ono: 21st Century Icon Part Two - The Conclusion!       As promised 7 days ago in the waning minutes of last week's podcast, we pick up where we left off in the Continuing Story of Yoko Ono: 21st Century Icon, artist, performer, thinker, changer of the world!       Much of this episode covers Yoko Ono's 5 years in London between 1966 and 1971 including her invitation to appear...

Join us this week as we unravel the enigma that is Yoko Ono, mid 20th Century pioneer of the Avant Garde, darling of the early 60s New York underground, admired by the Guggenheims, Marcel Duchamp and associate to John Cage.   In this, part one of two, we explore Yoko Ono's earliest beginnings from her birth in 1933 to her wealthy international banker father and the family's long ties to ancient Sa...

In the summer of 1971, a long haired 24 year old hippie folk singer songwriter by the name David Bowie played the very first Glastonbury Music Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England. On the 30th anniversary of the storied annual summer music festival Bowie returned, and in doing so, reclaimed a legacy long tarnished by two decades of crass commercialism, hollow success and artistic b...

Happy Summer 2025 Rock N Roll Fashionistas! #BrianWilsonEndlessSummer2025 Join us for the exciting conclusion of our Four Part expose on the life and times of the late Brian Wilson (still feels weird, "the late" part) In this ridiculously informative episode we reveal: Why Brian relinquished the role of primary bass player for Pet Sounds in favor of newly inducted Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame session...

The celebrations continue in the latest installment of Brian Wilson Endless Summer 2025! #BrianWilsonEndlessSummer2025 Join us as we retrace Brian Wilson's initial steps towards genius upon first hearing The Four Freshmen at age 10 in 1952 In this episode Brian Wilson claims his rightful place alongside the likes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin in the pantheon of the Most Importa...

It's official! Summer 2025 has OFFICIALLY been declared Brian Wilson Endless Summer 2025 with festivities going all summer long! #BrianWilsonEndlessSummer2025 Today, the first full day of Summer 2025, we joyfully dedicate the ENTIRE episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas to music Produced, Written, Recorded, Arranged and Performed by that Pop Music Master genius... THE MAESTRO THE MAN THE LEGEND Mr....

A sad week indeed for Rock N Roll nation. Two heavyweights. Two titans. Two innovators. Two legends. Lost. But not forgotten... Sylvester Stewart (aka Sly Stone of Sly & the Family Stone) Passed June 9, 2025 Brian Wilson (of The Beach Boys) Passed June 11, 2025) Join us as we celebrate the joy, love, life and art of two music giants of 20th century song: One continuing on in the time honored t...

Ellen McIlwaine, one of the greatest practitioners of slide guitar ever, soulful powerhouse vocalist extraordinaire, poet, composer, songstress, lyricist, recording artist, painter, visual artist, interpreter of song and more. She was all that and then some... Join us in our celebration of the life and artistry of this giant amongst musicians, this icon, this goddess... Ellen McIlwaine's life and...

This episode is dedicated to the memory of MistyK The DJ's beloved friend and companion, Vino The Rock N Roll Dog, who passed suddenly this past week. Our hearts go out to the MistyK The DJ family, friends and loved ones. We wish them light, love and healing at this most difficult time. A few weeks back we had the good fortune of visiting with MixCloud master DJ MistyK The DJ https://www.mixcloud....

You read that right folks! 8 DECADES!! Paul Simon He began his music career in the 1950's while still in High School, writing, recording and releasing records from the age of 16. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s And that's just the first four decades! And then there's the... 1990s 2000s (the Aughts) 2010s 2020s While not an exhaustive history of the man and his music, we choose instead to focus on Simon's...