The guys allow a letter to lead them on a journey from Tom Petty and Dylan, all the way back to Ol Blue Eyes (and the time he almost caused an international crisis by not watching his mouth.)

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https://www.noise11.com/news/benmont-tench-explains-why-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-never-returned-to-australia-after-the-dylan-tour-of-the-80s-20211018

https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1980-03-23-sydneysunherald

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/1980/capitol-theatre-sydney-australia-7bd98e20.html

Damn the Torpedos tour concert program: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276603584662

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Confessions_Tour

https://stevienicks.info/2017/11/04/stevie-nicks-reveals-how-she-almost-got-kicked-out-of-australia/

Knockin On Heaven’s Door - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQ8wh1K88o

https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1986-03-27-rollingstone#:~:text=By%20the%20second%20Sydney%20show,'%20on%20Heaven's%20Door%22%20finale.

https://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1217756

https://stevienicks.info/1987/10/23/fleetwood-mac-dirty-dancing/

Petty: The Biography: https://www.amazon.com/Petty-Biography-Warren-Zanes/dp/0805099689

Tom Petty: The Life and Music: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Petty-Gillian-G-Gaar/dp/0760392617/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks#Artistry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Accents

https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1986-04-12-readingeagle

https://themusic.com.au/features/10-times-international-music-stars-clashed-with-australia/UjnoREdGSUg/23-10-25

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110718797

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra

https://www.rtbuvic.com.au/clarrie-oshea/

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/04/18/regrets-he-had-a-few/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes

https://www.actu.org.au/history-of-australian-unions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarrie_O%27Shea

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Brian and Murdock take a challenge on from a young listener interested in ACDC and dig into the rumors and conspiracies surrounding the death of Bon Scott and what he might have left behind...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Scott

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Young_(rock_musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_to_Hell

http://uncut.co.uk/features/acdc-the-true-adventures-of-bon-scott-3713/2/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ACDC/comments/vq5rjv/bon_scotts_contribution_on_back_in_black/

https://www.revolvermag.com/music/highway-hell-story-behind-acdcs-breakthrough-final-album-bon-scott/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/ac-dc-the-making-of-highway-to-hell

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/t52rcr/young_acdc_with_bon_scott_dressed_as_a_woman/?chainedPosts=t3_vq5rjv

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how_involved_was_bon_scott_in_the_writing_of_acdcs_back_in_black-158566

https://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2023/11/06/this-ac-dc-demo-turned-into-one-of-their-most-iconic-songs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Johnson

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/singers-who-rejected-ac-dc/

https://people.com/music/iggy-pop-says-ac-dc-ex-manager-once-asked-him-to-join-the-band/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_in_Black

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums

https://ecwpress.com/products/bon-the-last-highway

https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/rghmfq/how_much_of_acdcs_back_in_black_was_written_by/#:~:text=But%20why%20would%20they%20not,the%20soul%20of%20the%20band

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthblatt/2014/04/30/why-being-a-family-business-made-acdc-the-most-consistent-brand-in-rock-n-roll/

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Brian and Murdock explore the wild influence Harry Nilsson had on rock music - and the secondary career that arguably killed him.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone_(1988_film)

https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/without-you-harry-nilsson-lyrics-meaning/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_(song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html

https://rocknrollstorytimecom.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/the-lost-weekend/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Point!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1974_film)

Watch Son of Dracula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkHN_QxNcw

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/harry_nilssons_best_friend_courtship_of_eddies_father_theme_was_originally

Buy The Telephone screenplay: https://www.royalbooks.com/pages/books/147221/terry-southern-harry-nilsson-rip-torn-elliott-gould-whoopi-goldberg-john-heard-screenwriters/the-telephone-original-screenplay-for-the-1988-film

Watch the documentary (2006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8g10Q3-gY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Southern

The 1988 LA Times piece on Hawkeye: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-12-fi-35188-story.html

The 1994 LA Times piece on Nilsson’s death: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html

New York Times review of The Telephone: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/14/movies/film-whoopi-goldberg-in-telephone.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html

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Brian explains to Murdock the crazy story of the time a member of a pioneering rock n roll girl group had the worst week ever.

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Primary source: All I Ever Wanted – Kathy Valentine

https://nypost.com/2011/05/29/we-got-the-tweet/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Valentine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s

Totally Go Go’s 1981 Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-Pq5QCIy4

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A question about the superstitions of Robert Smith sends the guys on a wild journey that stretches from Ariana Grande to Nirvana and all the way back to the origin of rock n roll.

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https://www.theculturecrush.com/stull

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/ks-creepy-hell-stull/

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2019/06/05/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-stull-kansas-cemetery-gateway-hell/

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/503

https://theclio.com/entry/89054

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stull,_Kansas

https://hometowntales.blogspot.com/2005/04/ks-pope-flew-around-stull.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Left_to_Fear_(film)

https://grungebook.tumblr.com/post/10732584775/urge-overkill-eddie-king-roeser-on-1991-nirvana-tour

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ariana-grande-demon_n_4221025

https://www.koimoi.com/hollywood-news/when-ariana-grande-encountered-devils-energy-after-visiting-an-infamous-cemetery-i-started-crying/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stull_(EP)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-urge-overkill-story

https://www.centraltrack.com/30-years-ago-nirvana-sparked-a-dallas-legend-at-trees/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/robert-johnson-myth-devil-crossroads-story/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Road_Blues

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170907-what-the-myth-of-faust-can-teach-us

https://www.paranormalscholar.com/the-devils-blues-tommy-johnson-and-his-crossroads-deal-with-satan/

https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2022/08/devil-didnt-make-him-debunking-robert-johnson-myth-3dw/

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The guys discover how a particular 80's earworm found success nearly a decade after release - and the story of the unlikely managers and their bad behavior that derailed the group from finding chart dominance and financial reward for years.

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https://millerlawpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The_Romantics_settle_lawsuit_over_song_royalties_with_former_.pdf

https://www.canadianclassicrock.com/artist-roster/romantics/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romantics

https://www.detroitpbs.org/news-media/one-detroit/underground-sound-detroits-punk-rock-history-on-display-at-the-all-star-garage-rock-punk-revue/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MC5

The New MC5 (August 1977): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejDUcBjPFeo

https://www.theromanticsdetroit.com/bio

https://chscommunicator.com/83360/features/2022/06/ukrainian-community-in-metro-detroit/

https://www.behance.net/gallery/86835905/FAMOUS-AMERICANS-WITH-UKRAINIAN-ROOTS-MUSICIANS

https://wdrv.com/the-romantics-wally-palmar-reflects-on-40th-anniversary-of-bands-debut-album-what-i-like-about-you/

Ray Shasho interview with Wally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IzZ20L4OwE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_I_Like_About_You_(The_Romantics_song)

https://www.metrotimes.com/music-2/test-of-time-2176986/

https://spiderrecordsdetroit.com/pages/about-spider-records-detroit

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/03/11/romantics-learn-hard-lesson-in-royalties/

https://www.ascap.com/music-users/types/general-business-landing-page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PntPSVMlT9M

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The guys get into what drives some bands into "cult" status by exploring the story of Alex Chilton and Big Star - and the big scandal that kept their first two records from reaching the masses.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Star

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bell_(American_musician)

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-big-star-number-1-record-was-commercial-failure/

https://relix.com/articles/detail/that-70s-cult-band-big-star-remembered/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Chilton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_Axton

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/soundcheck/articles/43814-stax-vs-motown

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/02/alex-chilton-big-star-biography-rocks-backpages-melody-maker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardent_Records

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bell

https://www.memphisflyer.com/40-years-of-ardent

https://123oclock4oclockrock.com/2014/10/24/the-story-big-star/

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/01/john-king-obit-memphis-ardent-records-big-star-memphis-listening-lab/10208764002/

https://stevenrosenwriter.wordpress.com/2019/12/26/all-the-way-to-memphis-big-star-and-the-great-rock-writers-convention-of-1973/

https://clivedavisarchives.com/the-end/

https://streamingthruamerica.com/2021/06/09/soul-food-for-thought-the-history-of-stax-records

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-ousted-payola-coverup-charged-37191/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Star_Markets

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-genius-of-chris-bell-one-of-rocks-greatest-tragedies/

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Star-Story-Rocks-Forgotten-ebook/dp/B0047T6QB2

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Brian and Murdock take a listener's cue to explore the short but influential career of Sting, Andy, and Stewart as a unit called The Police - and the island recording session that signaled their demise.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Padovani

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police

https://strangereaction.com/were-the-police-a-punk-band/

https://nypost.com/2015/03/19/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-police/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Copeland_III

https://classicrockbob.com/2022/03/23/miles-copeland-remembers-the-police-go-gos-bangles-timbuk-3-in-memoir/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Copeland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlandos_d%27Amour

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggatta_de_Blanc

https://www.grunge.com/222437/the-real-reason-the-police-broke-up/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenyatta_Mondatta

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-police-recording-session-that-ended-in-fistfights/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_My_Camel

https://grokipedia.com/page/Behind_My_Camel

https://uproxx.com/music/grammys-rock-nominations-history-old-man-rock/

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/police-songs-ranked/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/07/19/police-synchronicity-oral-history-sting/

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Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the Quiet Beatle's reconciliation with the six-string, the song it produced, and the solo it bequeathed on the world decades later via a totally different artist.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_My_Guitar_Gently_Weeps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching

http://www.beatlesebooks.com/gently-weeps

https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/while-my-guitar-gently-weeps.html

https://medium.com/@danielralston/while-his-guitar-cf1d63a626da

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Guitar_(Can%27t_Keep_from_Crying)

https://bestclassicbands.com/prince-rock-hall-guitar-solo-directors-cut-2004-george-harrison-4-28-21/

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/arts/music/prince-guitar-rock-hall-of-fame.html

https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-story-behind-the-greatest-guitar

https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/eric-clapton-felt-compelled-organize-concert-george-george-harrison-died.html/

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2018/03/15/what-happened-to-princes-guitar-after-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps

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Brian and Murdock unpack the partnership that birthed one of the greatest holiday tunes of all time - and the rumor, innuendo, hurt feelings, and younger diva who broke it all apart.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You

https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-mariah-carey-wrote-for-other-artists/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/09/27/why-doesnt-mariah-carey-get-the-songwriting-credit-she-deserves/?sh=a48acd479cd9

https://www.today.com/popculture/music/mariah-carey-grunge-album-rcna48941

Chick song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJIGKt3YokQ

 Hey Lamb Video about her contract with Ben Margulies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6hsVmxTy58

Hey Lamb Video about her relationship with Walter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGV3wAo8Dg

https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Mariah-Carey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/inside-mariah-careys-20-year-feud-with-co-writer/P6DMVBS47XDDQ67GUGLXB7KLUE/

https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/walter-afanasieff-interview-2018.htm

https://mariahcarey.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff

https://www.today.com/popculture/music/mariah-carey-grunge-album-rcna48941

https://fox4kc.com/news/mariah-carey-sued-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7230641/Mariah-Carey-opens-feeling-like-prisoner-marriage-music-exec-Tommy-Mottola.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mariah-careys-shocking-new-allegations-of-coercive-control-and-racism-against-ex-husband-tommy-mottola

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Cole

https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/radio/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-co-writer-walter-afanasieff-falling-out-with-mariah-carey/

https://www.mcarchives.com/index.asp?id=145&PageNo=&keywords=&date=&f=2

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