Rock N Roll Story Guys

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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SHOW NOTES:
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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SHOW NOTES:
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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SHOW NOTES
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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SHOW NOTES:
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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