The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll

April is Punk Rock Month on the Imbalanced History Of Rock & Roll podcast! This week we present the remix of a very early episode, Proto Punk - America Fires Back. We've added some new touches to it, and hope you'll enjoy this classic episode as the kick off to Punk Rock Month! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support...

There's much debate in this area of The Blues! Who are the best? Tough to say, but everyone has 5 Favorite Electric Blues Guitarists! The best part? There are no wrong answers. Markus and Ray lay out their favorites while trying to beat the Vegas odds in this episode of 5 Favorites! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their sup...

It's never an easy task to discuss a full year's album releases, but this week the task is gargantuan!!! 1971 was a landmark year for album releases, sales and the business of Rock & Roll! From the amazing debuts to the bands who released early and late in the year, from the formations for the future, and honoring those who had recently passed way too soon, this episode covers a large slice of the...

Fall 2018 seems like a longer time ago than it is. That's when Markus & Ray first sat down an put their ideas for this podcast to paper. Weeks of preparation followed, ramping up to March 19, 2019, and the release of the podcast trailer, Questions And Answers! It was quickly followed by The Case For The Beatles, and over one hundred more adventures into the music that we all love...Rock & Roll! Th...

Blood is thicker than water in many things, but not always in Rock & Roll. Alex and Eddie Van Halen were as tight of a familial tandem as you might find! The band they started nearly fifty years ago did it all, their way! Join us while we delve into the world of changes that has been this amazing band's history, connected and forged by brothers, and always in play until we lost Eddie in 2020... Li...

In 2020 the Covid Pandemic took from us, Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert. The man who coined the term Reggay, Toots was Reggae with soul. His depth, power, warmth and continual positive messages really influenced many musicians. Songs like Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and Do The Reggay have been covered by many artists. We found out how Toots came up with the term "Reggay" in the song "Do The Reg...

Catching the last flight back to England as the world locked down a year ago, progressive guitar icon Steve Hackett has been as busy as he could be while at home! He talks to us about that, and especially the virtual journey of his new album, Under A Mediterranean Sky! We discuss his love of world music and instruments, and how his solo world and his time in Genesis cross streams regularly. Missin...

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars is one of those albums that changed Rock and Roll. David Bowie knew it. The making of the album was something. And when David abruptly put an end to Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars, he shocked the world. So much information to share about this incredible changing time in David Bowie's long illustrious and incredible career. Join Im...

From the earliest days of the podcast, The Wrecking Crew has repeatedly popped into conversations, leading us to several unexpected places, as we really began to get below the surface on this mystical menagerie of talent that created so much of the music behind the singers, and songs of our lives! Ray and Markus put forth a solid summation about the full, immeasurable scope of their reach while ex...

When two people are born on the same day in the same year, they're Birthday Twins! In this episode about those linked duos, we celebrate two sets, born four days apart in November, 1950! 11/18/50 - Rock Bassist Rudy Sarzo, and Rockin' Soul icon, Graham Parker were born. There's some "very interesting information" about these two, and their connection, in the first part of this episode! 11/20/50 -...

During trying times, a song can lift our heart. During recent times in our world, hearts needed a ton of great music, and, that shit-bird of a year, 2020 actually delivered! This week's episode digs into the tunes that raised our spirits as we hunkered down during the pandemic, the way that the business of music is coping, and what's ahead in 2021! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught...

Two Tone Records. The brains behind the 2nd wave of Ska. A label and music that burned bright and faded quickly. But, the impact of Two Tone Records and the 2nd Wave of Ska is still felt today in Rock and Roll. Jerry Dammers was the brain behind the label and really the catalyst that brought the 2nd Wave of Ska to the forefront of the Punk/Post Punk/New Wave movement. Ray and Markus look at the hi...

Why do we as a culture value round numbers, like 100? We're not sure either, but we do, and that's why this episode of Five Favorites is about the stories, the interviews, and special projects that we've found ourselves working on during our first 100 episodes! It's not easy to pick 5 out of 100 anything, as you'll hear... #MoreFunIn2021 Let's make it real! Listen to this cool episode, and then ge...

An offhand comment made between creative partners led to this week's episode of the podcast. You might think that that happens all the time, and you'd be right, but this instance sparked a discussion that turned into an illuminating research dig and an electric "roots" episode! Here's the link to the KNKX, Tacoma article that we reference during this episode!!! No matter what your app counter says...

One year ago, no one could have predicted what 2020 would become: a pure survival, death match marathon! The tumultuous year that has just passed may be moving into our rearview mirror, but the effects are still here (kind of like Covid-19)! The pandemic, social and political strife, plus the strain of losing Neil Peart and Eddie Van Halen in the same year would be more than enough to deal with in...

What are your Five Favorite holiday tunes for rockin' around the Christmas tree? The Imbalanced History of Rock And Roll wishes you the happiest of holiday seasons! Making the season bright, we share our Five Favorite Rock & Roll Christmas Songs (for 2020 vs. last year). Are their 2020 picks different from last year's choices? To wrap up our holiday celebration, at the end of the episode you can h...

Kevin Godley is our guest this week on the podcast! He's been a part of one of the 1970's best/worst bands (10cc), helped to create the art form that is music video (before there was an MTV - yes, they used to play music videos on that channel!), and has a new album, Muscle Memory (out on 12/17/20)! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsors, Crooked Eye Bre...

40 years after he was taken from us, John Lennon's murder still hurts those of us who "remember where we were." A few years ago, Ray did a short story telling of his experience surrounding December 8, 1980. It's been one of our blog's most popular pages. This week, we discuss, and we remember... This special presentation includes a song that has always served to lift spirits disheartened by this d...

The 1980's were ripe with change. So much new music branching out from the Rock and Roll Family Tree. Ray and Markus share their five favorite vocalists of the 80s. Be prepared for some surprises. We would love to know who your Five Favorite Vocalists of The 1980s are. Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsors, Crooked Eye Brewery AND One CBD for their supp...

We've seen many new listeners picking up on this episode from the pre-Pantheon days. We thought we'd share it with those of you who came in somewhere between episode #15 and the last couple months. It's an adventure through a major part of our lives, and for so many of you! Kick back, relax and keep on truckin', baby! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponso...

Up until the mid to late 1980's most of the world didn't care about the Seattle music scene. Bands like The Ventures, Metal Church, Queensryche, The U-Men, The Mentors and The Sonics all made some noise. Until Green River, Malfunkshun and Soundgarden formed, people elsewhere weren't really noticing the music in Seattle. These bands opened a door that so many others rocked through until Nirvana ble...

Chrissie Hynde and her fellow Pretenders set out on paths that brought them together for an amazing, but all too short run, in their original form. We explore those stories, and how Chrissie and drummer Martin Chambers have carried on through the decades. We seem to learn new things about people, who we have followed for years, on a weekly basis. This episode is no exception! Thanks to our sponsor...

50 years ago Miles Davis released an album that blew the music world away, Bitches Brew. An album as close to perfect as perfect gets. The musicians all made incredible magic in the studio as The Musical Wizard(Genius), Miles Davis, stirred the cauldron. With help from Teo Macero, they made a masterpiece that still may be ahead of it's time decades later. The Imbalanced Brothers give you an overvi...

The music, the sights and sounds of film, the culture of celebrating Hallow's Eve has a lot of common (burial?) ground with Rock N' Roll! In this, the season of the witch, it's when wolves howl and monsters prowl, where children gather treats while dressed to trick! In this zany spirit, we dive into our first ever Hollow Weenie Roast! Happy Halloween!!! RATED-R (for language, sexuality and graphic...

As we remember his 70th birthday, let's celebrate Tom Petty's Wildflowers on this week's episode of the podcast. Also coming up is the release of the new boxset with "All The Rest" and the "Home Recordings." Markus and Ray discuss the original release while salivating over the prospect of hearing it all! #MoreFunIn2021 Thanks to our sponsors, Crooked Eye Brewery AND One CBD for their support of th...