Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock explore the wild influence Harry Nilsson had on rock music - and the secondary career that arguably killed him.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telephone_(1988_film)
https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/without-you-harry-nilsson-lyrics-meaning/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nilsson
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html
https://rocknrollstorytimecom.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/the-lost-weekend/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Point!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1974_film)
Watch Son of Dracula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkHN_QxNcw
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/harry_nilssons_best_friend_courtship_of_eddies_father_theme_was_originally
Buy The Telephone screenplay: https://www.royalbooks.com/pages/books/147221/terry-southern-harry-nilsson-rip-torn-elliott-gould-whoopi-goldberg-john-heard-screenwriters/the-telephone-original-screenplay-for-the-1988-film
Watch the documentary (2006): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je8g10Q3-gY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Southern
The 1988 LA Times piece on Hawkeye: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-12-fi-35188-story.html
The 1994 LA Times piece on Nilsson’s death: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html
New York Times review of The Telephone: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/14/movies/film-whoopi-goldberg-in-telephone.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-04-fi-59566-story.html
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Brian explains to Murdock the crazy story of the time a member of a pioneering rock n roll girl group had the worst week ever.
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Primary source: All I Ever Wanted – Kathy Valentine
https://nypost.com/2011/05/29/we-got-the-tweet/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Valentine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s
Totally Go Go’s 1981 Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-Pq5QCIy4
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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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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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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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