A History of Rock n' Roll in Film and Rock n' Roll

Like early AC/DC? Good! This one's for you. Like behind-the-scenes stories about filming movies that were huge disasters? This one's also for you! There's going to be a whole other episode after this one covering the non-glory that is post-"For Those About To Rock" and pre-"Razor's Edge" AC/DC, as well as more details about the filming and production of Maximum Overdrive. So stay tuned and stay fu...

AH MAH GAWD, we finally made it to the end of the trilogy! Killogy maybe? Yar, indeed it shall be called henceforth. The man and the film that stared out this huge endeavor of an ongoing series of historical audio documents rife with important charismatic commentary. I'm so pleased you made it to the end with me. Thank you!   If you enjoy this show, please think about clicking on this so you can B...

This is another intense, long one! A lot of similarities to the Andy Wood story, too. Only he didn't get totally dragged by the film industry twice between '79 and '84. But I came through it all a huge fan of Bette Midler now! What??? Support here: https://linktr.ee/justtheworstever Alice Echols on Amazon https://pressroom.usc.edu/alice-echols/

I tear into some old notes I wrote up with in the early days of planning what would become this very series of shows. Rolling Stone's history of its stupid self is covered, and I give you my recommendations for great rock history books and writers I believe are more than worth paying attention to. Special appearances by Raymond Chandler and Stephen King, naturally.  Buy me a Book(or coffee, or pan...

We got ourselves a long, satisfying road ahead of us, discussing the Chuck Berry in a variety of celluloid presentations. Today's episode will delve into the Chess Records biopic, "Cadillac Records" with a preview of "Go Johnny, Go" which will be our next episode about Chuck.  We talk plugging, payola, Alan Freed, Leonard Chess, Chuck getting ripped off, taking your own music back, moving beyond "...

I just go for it with some of the best bits of the Motorhead story. I can't do it all justice, but there's enough media out there for you to fill in the rest of the blanks yourself, don't you think?  Buy me a Book(or coffee, or pants)   After recording the Airheads Watch-a-Long Commentary I decided to devote an entire episode to the main man himself, the King of Rock n' Roll (according to me, your...

I yammer about my cunning misdirections used to victimize my own audience, my self-serving deviations from the methodology of any semblance of appearing to be a proper historian, and I provide you with some tools to evaluate whether or not the music podcast or youtube channel you subscribe to is a complete waste of time.  Support me here! https://linktr.ee/justtheworstever  

  Support here: https://linktr.ee/justtheworstever if you like this show! I'm still learning how to do this all as I work through the process, and I appreciate everyone who listens, thank you for being here for it.  It's gonna get SO VERY in depth this time! Part 2 of at least 4(?) on the making of Singles. I'll discuss the musical and personal lives of roommates Chris Cornell and Andrew Wood. Sou...

Don Was records members of Nirvana, Sonic Youth, REM, Soul Asylum, Afghan Wigs, and Gumball as they record (in only 2 DAYS with no rehearsal beforehand) covers of covers that the Beatles covered in their Reeperbahn and Grosse Freiheit days when they had to sleep next to the women's toilets and get woken up by the sound of old ladies pissing every morning. Small wonder they made short work of Ameri...

Cameron Crowe would be so proud of the award I've bestowed upon him. This episode allows me to take some meandering paths. You could go so far as to accuse me of being unfocused and noncommittal to the high calling of delivering sharp, energetic and intentional content that is immediately actionable, were you an uncouth swine who cared not a'tall for the recognition of the Fundamental Interconnect...

My pal Dan and I spent X-mas watching this rock n' roll favorite beloved by rockers and radio station employees to this day. We break down the making of the film, the many musical considerations involved in the soundtrack, the stellar comedy cast, and overall how the guy who directed Heathers and Hudson Hawk + the guy who wrote XXX, The Jerky Boys movie, and the Motley Crue biopic for Netflix work...

We tear deeper into what made this movie the kind of movie it is and what made Jerry Lee Lewis an eternally conflicted player in the war for human souls! 

In our first episode we delve into one of the later examples of the 50's nostalgia boom of the 1980's. This film is packed with quality components with a final result that hasn't decided what it wants to be when it grows up. https://linktr.ee/justtheworstever   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justtheworst