Text, Prose & RocknRoll

Welcome to The B Sides!  On these special Bonus tracks, we share unreleased audio clips that weren't included in the original podcast ...  Today, we go back to Suzi Quatro and the musical influence she has had on music and rock 'n' roll.  To hear Suzi's full Interview, check out Track 6 of this podcast. -- We love to hear from you and _yes, Text Prose & RocknRoll takes requests! _ *Please subscrib...

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THIS EPISODE'S SOUNDTRACK    Kris is honored to welcome her guest, the First Lady of Rock n Roll herself, Suzi Quatro. From Detroit Rock City and around the globe, Suzi has sold more than 50 million albums and inspired countless female rockers. But being a pioneer wasn't without its hardship. Loneliness, sexism and strained familial relations all weighed on Suzi as she rose to t...

Welcome to The B Sides!  On these special Bonus tracks, we share unreleased audio clips that weren't included in the original podcast track...  Today, we go back to Dr Bruce Conforth talking about Robert Johnson and the musical influence he has on music and rock 'n' roll today, from over 80 years ago.  To hear the full Bruce Conforth Interview, check out Track 5 of this podcast.  -- We love to hea...

Kris is honored to welcome her guest, Ethnomusicologist, University Professor, Blues Scholar and former curator at the RocknRoll Hall of Fame, Dr. Bruce Conforth, whose painstakingly researched biography "Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson" seeks to separate the man from the myth.  Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson us available of Chicago Review Press    We lov...

Welcome to The B Sides!  On these special Bonus tracks, we share unreleased audio clips that weren't included in the original podcast ...  Today, we go back to Virginia Hanlon Grohl as she shares thoughts on the education system today.  To hear Ginny's full Interview, check out Track 3 of this podcast. -- We love to hear from you and _yes, Text Prose & RocknRoll takes requests! _ *Please subscribe...

Liner Notes:  Martin has been called heavy metal's most widely recognized journalist" with 75 books on hard rock, heavy metal, and classic rock. He holds the unofficial record for the most music reviews with more than 7000 and counting. Now, he uses his metal expertise to tell the complete story of fellow Canadians in ANTHEM: Rush in the 70s . It is the first in the Rush Across the Decades  series...

Welcome to The B Sides!  On these special Bonus tracks, we share unreleased audio clips that weren't included in the original podcast track...  Today, we go back to our debut Track with music aficionado and expert, Matt Pinfield. He has survived a brain aneurysm, a horrific car accident and now a relapse. Help him offset the high costs of physical and mental treatment by visiting the Help Matt Get...

Welcome to the B Sides!  On these special Bonus tracks, we share unreleased audio clips that weren't included in the original podcast track...  Today, we hear from Jenny Boyd, talking about San Francisco around the Summer of Love.  -- We love to hear from you and yes, Text prose & RocknRoll takes requests! Please subscribe, rate, comment, then tell a friend!  Special Thanks:  Laura Mazer, Eve Atte...

Liner Notes:  Kris is honored to welcome her guest, RocknRoll Mama, Virginia Hanlon Grohl.   The Foo Fighter frontman's mother opens up about raising a rock star child, interviewing mothers of celebrities including Mike D, Dr. Dre, Amy Winehouse, Teddy Lee, Michael Stipe, Kelly Clarkson, and many more in this fascinating read: From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Ro...

Liner Notes:  Kris is honored to welcome her guest, music muse and Beatle ally, Jenny Boyd.   "Just be yourself." These were the worlds of George Harrison to his then sister-in-law, Jenny Boyd. And while the model turned rock wife, followed his advice, she had a rough go of it along the way. From being chased by Beatles fans enraged that she had access, to the Beatles' fateful trip to India; from...

Liner Notes:  Welcome to the debut Track of Text, Prose & Rock N Roll!  Kris is honored to welcome her first guest, longtime friend and former co-worker, Matt Pinfield!  If you watched MTV in the mid 90's you know Matt Pinfield as the host of the seminal alternative music series, 120 Minutes.  Matt knew everything about music because to hear him tell it - he's a music fan first and foremost. That...

Learn a little about the brand new podcast hosted by Emmy nominated Music Journalist, Kris Kosach... Tracks begin dropping this month, so be sure to subscribe and tell a friend!