Brian and Murdock answer a letter that leads to examining the history of a certain hand signal and how it got attached to heavy metal and rock n roll. Rock on, Bedhead. Rock on. 

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Coven – “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”; The New Orleans Owls – “Throwin’ The Horns”  

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2011/02/18/hand-horns-story-behind-popular-rock-concert-gesture/985504007/

https://blabbermouth.net/news/how-ronnie-james-dio-popularized-devils-horns-hand-gesture

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

Dio interview about the horns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PXmSkLYMTI

Talk Is Jericho podcast with Gene Simmons: https://talk-is-jericho.simplecast.com/episodes/gene-simmons-returns-with-the-vault-for-episode-400-YT5rHyNj

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_%27em_Horns

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

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

https://www.kerrang.com/did-john-lennon-invent-the-metal-horns

https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/jinx-dawson-coven/

https://loudwire.com/where-did-metal-devil-horns-hand-come-from/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-gene-simmons-devils-horns-20170615-story.html

The guys check in with listener feedback and discuss more obscure rock n roll scammers, the best vamp songs, and all that bull happening between Murdock’s favorite band and their former guitarist.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olympia-music-fest-jonathan-richman-booking-scam-1218452/

The fellas dig through the mailbag and emerge with a trio of letters with a common theme – what happens when rockstars are empowered to use their money to support the things they are passionate about? How much cultural power can rock n roll influence buy?

Get ready for weird movies, funny Brits, an American president – AND A LIVE HIPPO. 

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Hear Brian’s visit on the Only Three Lads podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DqU34hgE3qb7SSCYzlZdS?si=d5aa40c0ca614be5

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/14/alejandro-jodorowosky-el-topo

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/el-topo-50-psychedelic-journey-endorsed-john-lennon/

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

https://theculturetrip.com/chile/articles/holy-blood-and-holy-mountains-the-cinema-of-alejandro-jodorowsky/

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

https://anecdotage.com/anecdotes/when-allen-klein-gambled-on-alejandro-jodorowskys-film-el-topo-125223

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

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200723-el-topo-the-weirdest-western-ever-made

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Mountain_(1973_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073115/trivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky%27s_Dune

https://www.looper.com/677892/the-untold-truth-of-monty-python-and-the-holy-grail/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/influence-of-pink-floyd-monty-python-blockbuster/

https://www.cbr.com/led-zeppelin-pink-floyd-jethro-tull-funded-monty-python-holy-grail/

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

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-charisma-s-tony-stratton-smith

https://www.goldradiouk.com/news/tv-film/george-harrison-monty-python-life-of-brian/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jimmy-carter-rock-and-roll-president-989498/

Reminded after a recent goose chase tracking down the story behind the Grateful Dead skydiving stunt, Brian and Murdock revisit Episode 75 of the show from back in January of 2022 when a different listener letter sent them looking for a classic hair metal video vixen.

Charles writes the show with a strange request – Can Brian and Murdock help verify a memory he THINKS he has from seeing the Dead 40 years ago?

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.dead.net/show/july-31-1982

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2015-07-03/speaking-of-the-dead/

https://austin.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/10-02-21-storied-racetrack-and-music-venue-set-to-play-new-tune-as-industrial-park/

https://www.dead.net/show/september-13-1983

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

https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2004-06-04/213607/

https://archive.org/details/gd82-07-31.aud-nakcm700.martin.warner.19017.sbeok.shnf

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/concerts/2017/07/flashback_summer_jam_brings_600000_music_fans_to_watkins_glen_in_1973.html

“The 1970 Memorial Day Wipeout” – https://soundcloud.com/david-alan-davis/wipe-out

Brian reads listener letters and runs down a few of his favorites on Rolling Stone’s recent “Top 50 Best Songs by Fake Artists” list.

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-by-fake-artists-1234679759/the-wonders-1234679763/

Brian’s long love of Boston leads to telling a story of vision, ego, personality clashes and tragedy and the two men who combined to make one of the most inventive rock bands of the 70s.

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussion of suicide and sexual misconduct.

If you are struggling with suicide, depression and anxiety, please seek help. Here are resources you can use:

Dial 988 on any phone.

Visit:

Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/

To Write Love on Her Arms: https://twloha.com/

SHOW NOTES:

http://rockandrollgarage.com/how-boston-tom-scholz-made-their-entire-debut-album-in-his-basement/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-interview-bostons-tom-scholz-remembers-bradley-delp-94896/

https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/the-band/former-members/brad-delp

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

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

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

https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-boston-flew-so-high-and-fell-so-far

https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/scholz-v-boston-herald/

The actual court decision on Scholz vs the Herald: https://www.rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/imported/2014-05-02-scholz-v-boston-herald.pdf

Archive of lawsuit briefs/decisions/documents: https://www.thirdstage.ca/boston/articles/legal-documents

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/brad-delp-suicide/

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

The Boston Herald piece with important parts highlighted: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/525ed589e4b07b05fff51e46/t/585b2884725e25b52bb8eaf4/1482369156574/Boston+Herald+Reporting.pdf

http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2012/05/27/boston_singer_brad_delps_final_days_marked_by_crisis_over_hidden_camera/

Revisit Episode 38 and Murdock’s telling of that time ZZ Top took livestock on tour…

A listener letter lets the guys in on an early rock n roll secret – one time, some Texas musicians pretended to be a British band that wasn’t around to defend themselves.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: Moving Sidewalk- “99th Floor Tantara”; The Zombies – “This Will Be Our Years”

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-zombies-mn0000582313/biography

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Not_There

NBC Hullabaloo performance 1965: https://youtu.be/DitSyuse0bg

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

https://www.caropop.com/post/colin-blunstone-and-the-bizarre-history-of-a-great-band-the-zombies

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

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/fake-zombies-zz-top/

Blake Lewis doing “Time of the Season”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN7hvU58fXM

Sarah writes the show with an outlandish rumor about the Backstreet Boys song “The Call”; plus, constructive criticism and a song from A Fire with Friends!

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