Rock Strikes Ten

Black History Month really is Rock History Month. Why do I say this? Tune into this latest episode and you will hear for yourself. Ten songs that built the building for what we call rock and roll. Listen Here Episode 31 or better yet please subscribe in iTunes PLEASE! (it’s in there somewhere) ‘Like’ Rock Strikes Ten on Facebook Follow me on Twitter ‘Like’ and recommend BIRTH SCHOOL METAL DEATH on...

Shake hands with Van Halen. It is pretty much a miracle that there is a new Van Halen record out in general let alone one that features Diamond David Lee Roth on lead vocals. So in light of all of this, I decided to do yet another artist focus episode but this time for the mighty Van Halen and their entire history and family tree that goes with them. I hope you like it! Want Some?! Listen Here Epi...

The Alice Cooper Birthday Spectacular. Come along and enjoy the vast styles, moods and genres that Alice has tackled over the years. The whole point of these artist focus episodes is to learn new things about the artist and to educate beyond what other media has fed you about these people over the years. So join me in this celebration and see what you think at the end of it. Listen Here Episode 29...

Re-recordings of songs that do not suck or offend. In light of the Scorpions new album called ‘Comeblack’ which is half covers and half re-recorded hits, it got me thinking whether or not there were other examples of this which I actually liked. I was very surprised to find out that there are exceptions to my ‘all re-recordings suck and are unnecessary’ rule, who knew? So join me as I focus on a m...

Some of my favorite b-sides of all time. Thanks to listener Travis for the theme request this time around. YOU could be the next listener that gets your theme idea on the show so send in those emails! It seems like import singles and just b-sides in general are not really out there anymore but there is a whole slew of these awesome little orphans in the 60 plus years of rock and roll so join me fo...

Ten big comebacks in rock history. Thanks for waiting a little longer than you are used to with this show. Big thanks to listener and friend Jeff for requesting this theme and I was happy to do it. So why wait any longer? Listen Here Episode 26 or better yet please subscribe in iTunes PLEASE! (it’s in there somewhere) ‘Like’ Rock Strikes Ten on Facebook Follow me on Twitter ‘Like’ and recommend BI...

He may not have started it but he damn sure perfected it. Here is the Rock Strikes Ten tribute show to Elvis Presley. On this episode you will find songs by the king himself as well as other artists paying tribute to him through cover versions as well as their own originals. Even if you are not a super Elvis fan, I think you will find stuff on here to enjoy. Listen Here Episode 25 or better yet pl...

My favorite albums of 2011. This is the Rock Strikes Ten debut of the ‘C’ in CNJRadio. The records I chose for this show is the list as of air time on New Year’s Day and I had a list with about 15 more records that I enjoyed quite a lot this year but I ultimately decided on playing these particular albums. I hope you are not bummed that I didn’t rank any of them except for the top two. Perhaps a f...

Paying tribute to the musicians, singers and songwriters who we lost this year. This week it is ten songs representing these people who passed on and spotlighting the music they created. I want to mention here that there were a few more notable deaths this year and I didn’t mention them on the show. Don Kirshner – brought rock and roll television to an entire generation of 70’s kids Wurzel (Motorh...

<----- "Ditto!" aka Part Two of our Holiday Rock Spectacular! Listen Here Episode 22

Perfect listening for driving in holiday traffic and wrapping presents. Come along and join me on the now annual celebration of the Two Days of Christmas. I can pretty much guarantee you have not heard these songs a thousand times already at some lame office or a store in the mall. Yes holiday tunes tend to get really tedious and repetitive and boring so hopefully you will enjoy my alternative app...

aka Guitarists that do no make me Jann. Yes corporate magazines still suck and there is no greater proof than two things, this week’s show art and Rolling Stone magazine with their current list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of ALL TIME”. I did so much raving and ranting on the show that I completely forgot to mention that they bumped Glen Buxton off their list this time around after cracking the...

Time to eat your drums…Inspired by the latest Muppets movie and as a theme request from listener and friend of CNJRadio Mr. Adam Arthur. My first musical inspiration in this world was The Muppets led by Jim Henson, Frank Oz and company. They still to this day hold a special place in my heart so here is my tribute to them. This will be a rare time on the show where it isn’t incredibly ‘ROCK’ and I...

Part 2 of the epic metal show on Rock Strikes Ten with Logan of Birth School Metal Death. Listen Here! Part 2

The long awaited heavy metal focus episode. Just like the genre itself, we do it big here and to an excessive and decadent degree because I am joined by one of my best friends of all time, Logan. What started out as a regular episode ended up being a 3 hour plus roundtable and oh yeah we still manage to play ten songs, NO MORE!……NO LESS! I know that a section of you that listen are not big heavy m...

Songs about the retail phenomenon that is ‘Black Friday’. If you’re standing in line for the big sales this year than please do it here with your friend Joey here at Rock Strikes Ten. Better yet you can ask for my Amazon profile name and buy me something from my wish list. I’m just kidding……maybe. Anyway, enjoy this show and I will be back in a few days with hopefully that special episode I keep p...

Time to give thanks to the important things which include you the listener. On this episode, I play ten songs that include the word ‘Thanks’ (with one legitimate exception) in celebration of Thanksgiving week. Digest this one quick and try not to get too sleepy afterwards because the next one will be up before Friday! Currently I am having an issue with iTunes deleting the oldest episodes as I put...

Cover songs that I like better than the original. I am sure some of you will disagree as to what some of my choices are but who knows? If you keep score then feel free to send me your score sheet and let me know how well our tastes jive. That is pretty much it besides here is hoping you didn’t notice just how much pain my voice was in this time around on this one or the previous one. Coming up on...

In (dis)honor of the recent collaboration of Lou Reed and Metallica, I decided to play my favorite weird and random duets that (much like the aforementioned LouTallica) look horrible on paper but (much like the aforementioned LouTallica) actually don’t stink up the joint. I can’t recommend an album LESS than ‘Lulu’. It is offensive to all of the senses that human beings have and if you want to lis...

On this episode I deal with not attending the 2011 edition of Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX which is a mere 3 hours and change from where I live. I know I sound bummed out at the beginning of the show especially but I come around and realize that if I cannot be there then having a charmed life and this show is really all i need. Programming Note: Yes I realize that The Damned and The Murder City...

Simple enough…..this is Part 2 and the last part of the Halloween shows for this year. Listen Here Episode 10 or better yet please subscribe in iTunes PLEASE! (it’s in there somewhere) ‘Like’ Rock Strikes Ten on Facebook Follow me on Twitter ‘Like’ and recommend BIRTH SCHOOL METAL DEATH on Facebook! Also check out the Wrestling House Show also a part of CNJRadio.com! If you’re not a pro wrestling...

It is time to hit SHUFFLE on the Halloween playlist. The theme today is easy enough as it is a mixture of different styles and flavors of Halloween songs. Just like digging through your candy pail except you can’t eat it. I decided to do a Part 2 of this same theme that should be up in another 12 hours from now. Enjoy Part 1 and thanks again for listening and all your requests. Listen Here Episode...

On today’s show, it’s time to spotlight possibly my favorite musical genre, SHOCK ROCK! These are the bands that basically have to eat a lot of crap from the critics in order to entertain the real fans of music, THE PEOPLE! These are the bands that least make you wonder where all the ticket and merchandise money goes (hint: most of it is on stage) Keep tuned in all week for this ongoing celebratio...

It is one of my favorite times of the whole year. Yes, Halloween week is upon us and it is especially sweet for me being the first year of Rock Strikes Ten and I get to play some of my all time favorite spooky song fare here for you all to enjoy. In building up through the week to the actual scary part, we get things rolling here with bands that chose to go the scary route in picking a name for th...

Well this is it friends, it’s the rapture and we alllllllll gotta go. Until then, check out the latest episode of a show that I like to call Rock Strikes Ten where we deal with our impending deaths through song. Listen Here Episode 6 or better yet please subscribe in iTunes PLEASE! (it’s in there somewhere) ‘Like’ Rock Strikes Ten on Facebook Follow me on Twitter ‘Like’ and recommend BIRTH SCHOOL...