Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories exists to discuss and (maybe set straight) the rumor, innuendo and hidden details that surround some of your favorite bands and songs. Created and hosted by Brian and Murdock of The Story Guys.
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The guys go through listener mail for more talk about rock stars in restaurants and rock stars in (terrible) movies.
The guys trace the unlikely story of one of modern pop music's most enduring melodies - from folk singing exercise to it's place in streaming music history. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds [...]
The guys do their best to earn their punk cred with a listener-requested deep dive on the life, times and dysfunction of Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and The Misfits - and that one time they caused a riot and got asked to never come back... This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than [...]
The guys answer listener letters about uses of the F-word, rock n roll inspirations, and fantasy literature as fuel for rock n roll prowess. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition [...]
Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter that dives into the duel guitar soloing, drug-fueled brilliance, and lasting impact of Phil Lynnot and Thin Lizzy. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky [...]
The guys get to chat with The Verve Pipe front man about the movie Rockstar, his relationships with Stephan Jenkins and Jesus, and what it's like being known for a ballad (plus - a WHOLE LOT MORE). This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest [...]
The guys breakdown the long history, core members, and eventual meltdown of the band that helped birth hippies and counterculture and then performed (what some call) the worst song of all time. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September [...]
The guys have a run-in with copyright law and pull a listener letter about the notorious fight 2 of the Fab Four endured trying to own their own songs. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival Louisville, KY September 21-24, 2023 Highland [...]
The guys keep the Tina Turner celebration going and continue the exploration of early rock n roll by replaying an episode about one of Ike and Tina's 1950's contemporaries - Jackie Wilson. (From April 2020) SHOW NOTES: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/state-of-the-art/article31127363.html https://www.history-of-rock.com/jackie_wilson.htm
Brian and Murdock celebrate the "Queen of Rock N Roll" - Tina Turner - by examining the giant impact she just might have made on the way rock n roll has looked onstage for the last 60 years. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s [...]
Brian gets to hang out with John Ferguson, a partner-in-crime of indie rock pioneer Robert Schneider and a member of the rock band The Apples in Stereo for a chat about family history, who his dad MIGHT have made eyes with, and touring in Japan. This episode brought to you in part by Louder [...]
The boys dig into the backstory of an old Taylor Swift song and uncover the histories of some major women in music who thought about leaving it all behind - and one who actually did. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life Music Festival. Louder Than Life America’s Biggest Rock Festival [...]
Brian gets an overdue chat with old friend of the show Brett Newski - a multi-hyphenate artistic badass who plays music in a band he calls NEWSKI. He also writes books, paints, and hosts a hell of a podcast of his own called Dirt From the Road. This episode brought to you in part by [...]
Brian leads a search to uncover the true origin story of his childhood crush - Liv Rundgren Tyler - and gets to crash into an inspirational muse, a legendary producer, and one of the greatest and notorious front men of all time along the way. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than [...]
The guys get in a discussion with writer Andy Frye whose latest book asks the question "If you could travel back to 1996, would you even want to come back?" They talk time travel, inspirations, cool aunts and that time Miles Davis almost lost his fancy car. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories SHOW NOTES: [...]
Brian and Murdock get into the lucrative musical partnership that defined a decade - and the misbehavior that undid it. They talk about their commercial country pasts and the man behind the records that taught them about what rock was supposed to sound like. This episode brought to you in part by Louder Than Life [...]
Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories presents a new spin-off series of interviews with the people making the magic happen - working musicians, writers, entertainers, etc. For the debut episode, Brian chats with producer/engineer/songwriter and guitarist from the rock band The Wonder Years, Casey Cavaliere. They chat about Casey's rock n roll heritage and his own [...]
The guys get into another "rock n roll manager did me wrong" story - but this one feels a little different. Learn about Brian Lane, his rise from record promoter to prog rock puppeteer, and the move that did him in - even though he says it wasn't him who did it at all... This [...]
Murdock catches Brian enjoying himself; The guys dig through listener mail for a wild discussion on music, fast food and more.
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. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Coven - “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”; The New [...]