Brian and Murdock dig into the infamous tale of that time a whole lotta money went missing - and the suspects, mobsters and managers who may (or may not) have been at the center of it all.

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Zeppelin’s unreal record deal

https://www.loudersound.com/news/led-zeppelin-atlantic-contract

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

Led $eppelin

https://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/10704-how-rich-are-led-zeppelin/

Lead guitar, Jimmy Page

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

Aleister Crowley’s swinging satan pad

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

“Hey, the money is gone.”

https://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/july-29-1973

“NYPD, open up”

https://ledzepnews.com/2024/01/08/exclusive-nypd-files-on-robbery-of-180000-from-led-zeppelin-drake-hotel-1973-revealed-after-50-years/

Peter Grant post heist press conference 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00LtwfpSfX8

Bob Spitz’s book that oozes sex, drugs, rock and roll and robbery. 

https://nypost.com/2021/11/08/new-book-sheds-light-on-200000-led-zeppelin-robbery/

Peter Grant rocking out at ‘Zep’ shows/events post Bonham’s death

https://forums.ledzeppelin.com/topic/20557-peter-grant-at-post-zep-shows/

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The guys chase down the long running rumor that winning too many Grammys too quickly can end a career by examining a few stories of bands that won the hardware and hit hard times.

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https://variety.com/2021/music/news/grammys-best-new-artist-curse-1234892921/

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

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

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

https://americansongwriter.com/the-rather-randy-meaning-behind-afternoon-delight-by-starland-vocal-band/

https://arresteddevelopment.fandom.com/wiki/Afternoon_Delight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year#1970s

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

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

https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/christopher-cross-filled-in-for-a-sick-ritchie-blackmore

https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/get-an-up-close-look-at-stevie-ray-vaughans-number-one-strat-in-this-historic-video

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

https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/theres-singer-songwriter-christopher-cross-meets-eye

https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/11/01/christopher-cross-marks-40th-anniversary-debut-album-paramount/6125267001/

Amazing photo of the band Flash: https://web.archive.org/web/20110715222114/http://www.saboomie.com/txband/flash.jpg

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-01-20/the-reluctant-celebrity/

https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/christopher-cross-40-years-of-grief

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

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

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Brian and Murdock explore the insane popularity and pressure facing the Beatles in the mid-60's and the crazy rumor right in the middle that catapaulted them to even BIGGER fame.

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

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-the-beatles-stop-touring-beatlemania/

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_God_Dead%3F

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

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

https://americansongwriter.com/george-harrison-says-paul-mccartneys-dead-in-new-dvd/

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/misc-unsigned-bands/the-mystery-tour-the-ballad-of-paul-chords-2283315

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/niu-newspaper-retraction-paul-mccartney/

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A letter requesting some detective work around 80's party rock sends the guys on an unexpected quest to tell the tale of that time Jimmy Page ripped off the opening act.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Songs_(Cinderella_album)

https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1260265-cinderellakix-song-comparison-same-song/

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

https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/how-bill-cosby-helped-launch-joan-rivers-comedy-career.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%26_Grier

https://web.archive.org/web/20101122184126/http://furious.com/perfect/jakeholmes.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(Jake_Holmes_song)

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Samwell-Smith

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

https://outonthefloor.co.uk/the-crawdaddy-club/

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

The Prom Story: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/essay/before-he-formed-led-zeppelin-jimmy-page-played-a-prom-in-ohio

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/30/led-zeppelin-sued-dazed-and-confused

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

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1970s-watertown-sinatras-overlooked-miserabilist-concept-arnell-smire/

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The guys go back to 1999 to unpack the story of two internet friends and how they accidentally change the future of music - all while (Saint) Anger-ing one of the biggest bands in the world.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica_v._Napster,_Inc.

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

https://www.businessinsider.com/sean-parker-life-career-napster-facebook-billionaire-pictures-2020-3

The 2000 Time magazine article about Napster: https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,998068,00.html

https://museumofportablesound.com/mp325-2/

https://www.kerrang.com/metallica-vs-napster-the-lawsuit-that-redefined-how-we-listen-to-music

The Alex Winter documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSZqkn9hT5w

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/24/napster-music-free-file-sharing

https://fortune.com/2013/09/05/ashes-to-ashes-peer-to-peer-an-oral-history-of-napster/

Lars in front of the senate judiciary committee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzGk0xY5Vh0

https://www.mtv.com/news/4rzogn/dr-dre-sues-napster

https://blabbermouth.net/news/lars-ulrich-admits-delivering-names-of-napster-users-was-maybe-not-the-smartest-pr-move-of-all-time

Chuck D and Lars on Charlie Rose: https://youtu.be/1OIqtHBbDWA

https://www.mtv.com/news/k625y4/napster-to-sponsor-free-tour-by-limp-bizkit-cypress-hill

The Wired article: https://www.wired.com/2000/04/giving-it-back-to-metallica/

2020 SPIN article: https://www.spin.com/2020/04/revisiting-the-lessons-of-metallicas-napster-lawsuit-in-the-era-of-coronavirus/

The Bandsplaining video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUm6no5MXYA

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=113924&page=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2002/09/04/judge-blocks-napsters-sale-to-bertelsmann/c8d1ec76-c151-46dc-8b35-809d74f846aa/

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The guys get a letter encouraging them to explore a musical rivalry of a slightly different kind than the normal show fare - one involving Constantinople, feuding brothers, and serious alchemy.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://mcaulaydrums.com/CYMBALS/item4498.html

https://thedrumninja.com/where-are-buddy-richs-drum-sets/#:~:text=Buddy%20Rich%20was%20a%20Zildjian,popularity%20even%20more%20amongst%20drummers.

https://reverb.com/news/crash-clash-the-shared-history-of-zidjian-and-sabian

https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/clashing-cymbals-are-music-their-ears

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

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

Modern Drummer, 1983 article: https://www.soft.com.sg/forum/showthread.php?21422-Zildjian-Sabian-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1940

UPI Archives, April of 1981: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/04/15/Cymbal-making-family-clashes-in-court/5192356158800/

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/31/arts/armand-zildjian-81-head-of-family-of-cymbal-makers.html

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

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The guys get a letter asking why Diamond Dave was being so mouthy about a certain band of British punks during Van Halen's headling set at the 1983 US Festival. This leads to an investigation of authenticity, genre death, and lots of Jack Daniels consumption.

SHOW NOTES:

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

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

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/185213

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist)

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

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

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

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

https://www.loudersound.com/features/us-festival-1983

https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1007bq4/does_anyone_know_why_david_lee_roth_said_that/

Alan Berry documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JrKjGBnHA

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/8-382-3637?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-the-clash-say-goodbye-at-the-1983-us-festival-57636/

https://www.spin.com/2023/05/us-festival-40th-anniversary-oral-history/

The initial US Festival 83 press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUT5sP_egM

DLR at press conference weekend of fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKxRAAFGQ4

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-the-clash-fired-mick-jones/

Robert Fithen YouTube episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhpaSDYvwaE

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/clash-mick-jones-last-us-festival-1983/

The Clash’s US set:https://youtu.be/dsZks2ZxqTs?si=GktR4U2yjwhXEopH

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

https://www.grunge.com/733482/the-guinness-world-record-that-was-created-for-van-halen/

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In this episode, Brian and Murdock dive into a listener's question about music copyright issues in film, revealing the surprising impact licensing decisions can have on artists' careers. Discover how an '80s action star's soundtrack search — and one band’s refusal — opened the door for another group to land a career-changing opportunity. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the intersection of music, movies, and legal rights.

#musiclicensing #filmmusic #copyrightlaw #80smovies #podcast

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.npr.org/2012/01/03/144624329/the-big-bad-swap-the-problem-with-replaced-music

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/17-movies-and-tv-shows-that-were-refused-rights-to-songs/

https://nypost.com/2023/03/04/how-sylvester-stallone-lost-his-rocky-legacy/

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

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

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

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

https://societyofrock.com/the-one-eye-opening-fact-that-queen-and-survivor-have-in-common-who-wouldve-thought/

https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-survivor-wrote-eye-of-the-tiger

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

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/survivor-frankie-sullivan-eye-of-the-tiger-rocky-interview-1235088938/

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

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

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

https://jessecoffey100498.medium.com/scotti-brothers-records-story-and-album-discography-1fff2e668ffc

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

https://jimpeterik.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jimpeterik_press_bio.pdf

https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/entertainment/books/2014/11/05/jim-peterik-shares-his-life/36005860007/

https://www.facebook.com/therosieandbillshowpage/videos/jim-peterik-the-amazing-story-behind-eye-of-the-tiger/812321673662008/

https://elmhurstmagazine.com/jim-peterik/

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Brian and Murdock get a listener letter asking what happened to Mark Knopfler's world-conquering, MTV video pioneering band Dire Straits.

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Dancer_(Tina_Turner_song)

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Mark-Knopfler-entrust-Private-Dancer-to-Tina-Turner

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

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

https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/history-dire-straits-1977-1979-first-two-albums/

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_knopfler_explains_how_he_unintentionally_became_a_songwriter_opens_up_on_his_relationship_with_electric_guitar.html

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Davies_(talent_manager)

https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/tina-turner-queen-of-rock-roll-190581/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/3294741/The-worst-guitar-solo-in-the-world

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Independent_Recording#AIR_Montserrat_(1979%E2%80%931989)

https://virginradio.co.uk/music/140768/mark-knopfler-potential-dire-straits-reunion

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Brian and Murdock have fun revisiting the early-90's and the idea of the "multi-tiered celebrity" through the person of Shaquille O'Neal. Did an emerging alt-rock god really almost collab with the 7-foot superstar on wax?

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https://smashing-pumpkins-recording-sessions.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_1996_%E2%80%93_Soundworks

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

https://brobible.com/sports/article/shaq-rap-career/

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Schnickens

https://www.rapreviews.com/2009/09/chip-fu-interview/

https://www.dubcnn.com/2013/02/23/chip-fu-interview-february-2013/

https://golianopoulos.com/new-blog/2014/1/31/shaquille-oneals-rap-career

https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/28/shaq-diesel-the-nba-stars-iconic-rap-collaborations-with-michael-jackson-jay-z-biggie-smalls-and-more/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up_Doc%3F_(Can_We_Rock)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaq_Fu:_Da_Return

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_at_the_Beach_(1994)

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

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

Corgan talking about Lynch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdqqakB6Cg

Shaq talking about Biggie: https://www.reddit.com/r/NotoriousBIG/comments/1gre8u5/shaquille_oneal_talks_about_biggie/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.

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

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/pop-culture/2024/06/26/shaq-third-rap-album-released-streaming-jay-z-nas-collaboration/79757669007/

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-jay-z-and-nas-feud/

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