Brian and Murdock dig into mid-80's Prince - his projects (released AND unreleased), bands, drug buddies, and obsessions - to figure out what led him to get VERY involved in creating an official album about the Caped Crusader.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(album)

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

Wrecka Stow scene from Under the Cherry Moon: https://youtu.be/kbPo47TI8xs?si=NVjUfNx9pxTcorlx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Prince_album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade_(Prince_album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Factory_(album)

https://ultimateprince.com/prince-dream-factory-unreleased-album/

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

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/princes-first-guitarist-dez-dickerson-looks-back/

https://www.housequake.com/dez-dickerson-interview/

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

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

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-prince-fire-the-revolution

https://enews.topnewsource.com/?p=6169

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-revolutions-wendy-melvoin-talks-grieving-for-prince-spring-tour-116224/

https://theconversation.com/the-artist-formerly-known-as-camille-princes-lost-album-comes-out-189486

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9882-how-princes-androgynous-genius-changed-the-way-we-think-about-music-and-gender/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Ball_(unreleased_album)

https://ultimateprince.com/revolution-prince/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PRINCE/comments/1ft29d3/the_lore_of_prince_abandoning_the_black_album_for/

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

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

https://nypost.com/2021/08/23/prince-biography-tells-how-rockers-pill-addiction-began/

Our Lenny Kravitz/Ingrid Chavez episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zWn4e3u9VLT9PujqRyxFD?si=5sV_Lcl_RCCP1jFFfrVlTw 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/prince-talks-189956/

https://www.theringer.com/2022/03/04/movies/prince-batman-soundtrack-oral-history-batdance

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Brian and Murdock unravel the story of how the first band on MTV briefly became part of prog rock pioneers YES - and how it almost ruined everything...

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lane_(manager)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-former-yes-manager-brian-lane-reminisce

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(Yes_album)

https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-yess-drama

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Brian and Murdock dust for fingerprints through the last 25 years of pop music trying figure out what happened to two people who created one of the biggest hits of the late '90s.

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

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-danielle-brisebois-b/100962358/?locale=en-US

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075097/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520premonition

The Premonition (full movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGMQwWpv7L8

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0g6TkUOH7f/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republic-danielle-brisebois-on-archi/100962099/?locale=en-US

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

https://tedium.co/2024/08/25/new-radicals-gregg-alexander-history/

Kevin & Bean interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZV0i4lPhxA

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/found-star-new-radicals-gregg-739434/

https://www.realgonerocks.com/2009/11/gregg-alexander-intoxifornication/

https://popsublime.blogspot.com/2010/09/music-of-gregg-alexander.html

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

New Radicals on All That: https://youtu.be/lPDlG5bjPyA?si=2OpXf0Y-ds4FAiGL

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

https://www.theringer.com/2021/1/20/22241467/new-radicals-history-you-get-what-you-give

https://intermediaries.wordpress.com/tag/new-radicals/

https://news.pollstar.com/1998/12/21/new-radicals/

https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/new-radicals

The press release Gregg writes: https://web.archive.org/web/20121110110511/https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/new-radicals-dissolves-156295355.html 

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/08/23/new-radicals-return-with-new-music-for-first-time-in-25-years/74915946007/

https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11477490/sing-street-john-carney-interview-once-begin-again

Gregg Alexander songs he wrote for others playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YBo9X6uPktenqruUjFQNT

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/18/natasha-bedingfield-how-we-made-unwritten

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The guys go on one of their wildest rides to date - connecting The Rolling Stones, 80's punk, murder, and jazz guitar.

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

https://www.popvalley.co.uk/p/echoes-the-death-of-peter-ivers-and

https://www.popvalley.co.uk/p/echoes-the-death-of-peter-ivers-and-874

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

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/peter-ivers-becoming-peter-ivers-interview

https://www.deuceofclubs.com/books/291peter_ivers.htm

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRfnFACEgVK/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/27/an-einstein-among-neanderthals-the-tragic-prince-of-la-counterculture

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones%27_Redlands_bust

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones%27_Redlands_bust

https://vocal.media/beat/she-had-a-mars-bar-where

https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/players/5645-who-killed-lenny-breau-4.html

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/thelema/comments/1hbe439/picked_up_this_record_by_david_jove_recently/

Peter and The Acid King - Penelope Spheeris podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/2XzPtqqdYPpBquMLdinhpe?si=51662add4d1c4333

Transcripts: https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/imagine-audio-peter-and-the-acid-king/peter-and-the-acid-king-theories

https://offscreen.com/view/in-heaven-everything-is-fine

Jove - Never Say Never - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngUwh_rbtyE 

https://ifrqfm.substack.com/p/terminal-love

The Josh Frank book: https://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Everything-Fine-Unsolved-History/dp/1416551204

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/c3guj9/who_killed_peter_ivers/

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The guys get into the backstory behind two of the most powerful women in rock and the biggest obstacle they've faced - each other.

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The oral history: https://www.amazon.com/Kicking-Dreaming-Story-Heart-Soul/dp/0062101684

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ann-nancy-wilson-heart-update

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/14/heart-singer-ann-wilson-success-was-a-faustian-bargain-we-made

https://1001-songs.blogspot.com/2013/04/interview-with-magic-man-mike-fisher-of.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(band)

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine_(Heart_album)

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

https://www.dreampathpodcast.com/episodes/michael-roger-fisher-two/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/heart-can-ann-and-nancy-wilson-go-on-after-family-assault-115109/

https://wror.com/2022/04/12/ann-and-nancy-wilson-no-feud-but-there-is-split/

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Brian and Murdock dig into the story behind the most infamous SNL performance-gone-haywire, and figure out how it weirdly connected a king of comedy, a premier provocateur, and the ultimate torchbearer of punk authenticity.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(book)

openculture.com/2025/10/the-night-john-belushi-booked-the-punk-band-fear-on-snl-1981.html

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

https://diffuser.fm/john-belushi-fear-snl/

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

https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/spreading-fear-since-the-1970s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_(band)

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/inside-john-belushis-long-lost-punk-song-with-fear-73830/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbors_(1981_film)

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-belushi-fear-snl/

Ian McKaye telling story about SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNYb7HFUvE

https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-real-story-fear-snl-1236258816/

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The guys finally get to a stack of letters about Paul Westerberg and The Replacements and untangle the tale of the time that the Twin Cities ne'er-do-wells took their inferiority complex onto national TV.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band)

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

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

https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Boys-True-Story-Replacements/dp/0306825368

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

https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/11/14/peter-jespersons-colorful-new-memoir-shares-music-business-thrills-and-spills

Jesperson interview on Licorice Pizza TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WBS_hvrVA&t=3087s

The Replacements performance: https://www.reddit.com/r/punk/comments/1p4dwjl/snl_musical_performance_bastards_of_young_january/

https://uproxx.com/indie/rivals-revisited-rem-the-replacements-up-tim-reissues/

https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/l1nc3r/inside_the_replacements_disastrous_snl_debut/

https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis_Costello

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

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The guys do their best to answer the often-asked question about what happened to dismantle the (80% Canadian) American instituion - The Band.

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

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

Testimony by Robbie Robertson: https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Robbie-Robertson/dp/0307889785

Big Pink on VBRO: https://www.vrbo.com/3970069ha

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

https://theband.hiof.no/history/band_shortstory.html

https://www.britannica.com/story/when-dylan-went-electric

https://dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/jemima-surrender-and-the-endless-royalty-battle-for-songwriting-credits-between-robbie-robertson-and-the-band/

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band_(album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Wheel%27s_on_FireLevonHelm_and_the_Story_of_the_Band

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

The car blog: http://phscollectorcarworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/lost-star-cars-wrecks-of-band.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/bobdylan/comments/12n652b/i_find_it_curious_bob_never_really_collaborated/

Joe Forno Jr, Interview: https://medium.com/@jeremylr/how-robbie-robertson-almost-reunited-with-levon-helm-and-the-band-2e77f8521416

https://www.grunge.com/1364351/robbie-robertson-complicated-history-the-band/

https://glidemagazine.com/102076/the-feud-that-just-wont-end-did-levon-helms-wife-keep-robbie-robertson-from-participating-in-grammys-tribute/

https://www.salon.com/2020/05/23/robbie-robertson-the-band-once-were-brothers/

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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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