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Episode Archives
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Episode 100 - May 26, 2018
Our 100th episode! The curious case of cardboard records and a look at stage accidents that nearly took the careers, and lives, of Frank Zappa and Patti Smith
Episode 99 - May 19, 2018
Rock for the royal wedding, some famous fuzz effects, the history of the GRT records label & monster inspired music
Episode 98 - May 12, 2018
Some refreshing promo records, the story of London's Rainbow Theater & the sad tale of the artist behind some iconic Jethro Tull album art.
Episode 97 - May 5, 2018
The many names of Canadian 60s band Just Us, some great live performances and the epic tale of riots in Vancouver during the early 1970s
Episode 96 - April 28, 2018
The development of guitar distortion, a psychedelic Mormon girl group and some weird cover versions
Episode 95 - April 21, 2018
UPSIDEDOWNTOWN, Alice Copper's Panties, & The secret behind Rickie Nelson
Episode 94 - April 14, 2018
A few different flavours of rockabilly, Chris Spedding's weirdest gig, and tales of stolen identity involving Mott the Hoople and the Winter Brothers
Episode 93 - April 7, 2018
INew record finds from the Super Mega Records Garage Sale. How the Beatles blew their first big chance, Elvis' rare visits to Canada, and the Angels 1979 NYE riot
Episode 92 - March 24, 2018
This week we share stories of Paint It Black, Calgary bands of the late 60s, & music from Mad Magazine.
Episode 91 - March 17, 2018 (not in the archives)
Music inspired by my new daughter Rosetta. Unfortunately lost due to technical errors.
Episode 90 - March 3, 2018
This week we look at the Kennedy family's connection to novelty records, check out some Bongo Surf, and play some strange foreign language versions of familiar songs
Episode 89 - February 24, 2018
I'm joined by a 3 year old co-host, we check out the cool early rock of the Collins kids, & connect the dots between rock n' roll and pro wrestling
Episode 88 - February 17, 2018
We tell you about the non-British invasion, go to Nina Hagen's punk wedding, & find the links between rock and rollerskates
Episode 87 - February 10, 2018
The amazing Great Western Express festival, pop punk, and the beginnings of the Moody Blues.
Episode 86 - February 3, 2018
Some fine Canadian garage, Lonnie Donnegan's skiffle roots, & the musical journey of Snuffy Walden
Episode 85 - January 27, 2018
This episode we look at some of the great studio work of guitarist Jerry Cole and play some very strange records by Mae West and Chubby Checker.
Episode 84 - January 20, 2018
On this week's show we take a peek at the early days of Victoria punk rock, the freaked out rock of Hawkwind, and the musical mashup known as Psychedelic Soul.
Episode 83 - January 13, 2018
This week we tell tales about the hard beginnings of David Clayton Thomas, share a pair of Thin Lizzy stories, and debut Issue #3 of the Rockenrolleum magazine.
Episode 82 - January 6, 2018
The weirdo world of one man band Hasil Adkins, and the inside story of the WHO "Live at Leeds".
Episode 81 - December 30, 2017 (not in the archives)
This week we play the top songs of the year... the year 1967. The real top 40 and our pics for the coolest music of 50 years ago.
Episode 80 - December 23, 2017
We celebrate the holidays in strange rock n' roll style. Put a little psych and glam in your Christmas!
Episode 79 - December 16, 2017
Vancouver's 1969 Aldergrove Beach Rock Festival, and the many versions of the Electric Prunes
Episode 78 - December 2, 2017
This week on the show we told the trippy tale of London's UFO Club and strange (and maybe true) story of the 1969 kidnapping of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix.
Episode 77 - November 25, 2017
Early West coast Canadian punk rock, MONDO movies, and the legendary tale of LED ZEPPELIN and the 1970 MANPOP festival.
Episode 76 - November 18, 2017
The music business shenanigans behind THE KINGSMEN, the early roots of rock n' roll movies, and a tribute to the first family of Australian rock n' roll... the YOUNG family.
Episode 75 - November 11, 2017
In this episode we examine the contributions of songwriter OTIS BLACKWELL, we look at the time LED ZEPPELIN tried to shut down THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, and we introduce the eccentric career of MICHAEL DES BARRES.
Episode 72 - October 21, 2017
The strange career of the AMERICAN BEETLES, Edmonton rock legends WES DAKUS and BARRY ALLEN, and CKLW "The blackest white radio station in America" that actually broadcast from Canada.
Episode 71 - October 14, 2017
This week we tell you about the grandfathers of garage rock THE FABULOUS WAILERS, talk about classic video show "Good Rockin' Tonight", and bring the weird history of teenage car crash songs.
Episode 70 - September 30, 2017
This week on the show we investigate the pop cultural influence of the 1960s Batman TV show, and take you back to 1977 to stand in the crowd at a classic RAMONES show.
Episode 69 - September 23, 2017
Some unlikely rock n' roll performances, the connections between Iggy Pop and Stiv Bators, and the freaky career of Sly Stone.
Episode 68 - September 16, 2017
This week on the show we bring you the strange world of novelty "Cut-In" records, the R&B roots of 1960s Vancouver, the confrontational musical approach of John's Children, and a pile of far out records ads from the psychedelic 60s.
Episode 73/74 - October 28/ November 4, 2017 (not in the archives)
Our 2017 Fundrive special featuring live performances
Episode 67 - September 9, 2017
The rockabilly roots of Jack Scott, the Mafia wiseguy who saved Kama Sutra Records, and the weird career of Mr. "I Love Rock N' Roll" Alan Merril.
Episode 66 - September 2, 2017
Host Luke Striesel celebrates 20 years of campus community radio volunteering with the history and mystery of rock n' roll. Check out the Seeds on a TV sitcom, dig into the 1960s Saturday morning freakout that was the Banana Splits, and learn about the 1980 Alice Cooper riot in Toronto.
Episode 65 - August 26, 2017
This week on the show we peeled back the musical layers of the Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, and told the story of the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1970.
Episode 64 - August 19, 2017
The notorious Rolling Stones "Redlands" drug bust, the many musical faces of the Chambers Brothers, and much more.
Episode 63 - August 12, 2017
Stories of record digging in Montreal, the brush with fame that inspired a young Graham Nash, and the incredible career of the world's most recorded rock drummer, Earl Palmer.
Episode 62 - July 15, 2017
Producer Terry Melcher and his run ins with the Manson Family, the history of 60s bubblegum garage, and the strange origins of Steve Jones' guitar.
Episode 61 - July 1, 2017
The almost All-Canadian edition. We play some great Canuck rock n' roll, bring you and interview with Jackson Phibes of the Forbidden Dimension, and dig into our archives for the story of K-Tel.
Episode 60 - June 24, 2017
The weird criminal careers of the band LOVE, Rock n' roll on display at Expo 67, and SUGARLOAF bites back at the big labels,
Episode 59 - June 10, 2017
This week on the show we share some fine Canadian garage rock, and tell a couple of stories about phony rock n' roll bands, The Hondells and the K&K Singing Orchestra.
Episode 58 - June 3, 2017
This week we tell the story of a 1982 Clash tour to Japan and bring you a great live recording. We also do our best to resurrect the reputation of early innovator Bobby Freeman.
Episode 57 - May 27, 2017
On this episode we tell tales of stolen instruments, uncover rockers who became Members of Parliament, and smarten you up about Mr. Play-In-A-Day, Bert Weedon, one of the UK's most influential guitar gurus.
Episode 56 - May 20, 2017
This week on the show we look at the birth of Malaysian rock n' roll, the death of Bobby Fuller, and the legacy of kids' nursery rhymes on rock n' roll.
Episode 55 - May 6, 2017
On this episode we compare the classic Jaguar and the Thunderbird, look at the success of the Canadian novelty song "Clear the Track Here Comes Shack!", and follow the the strange rock n' roll journey of Tav Falco.
Episode 54 - April 22, 2017
This week we dig up the roots of Steppenwolf, disclose the secret success of Darlene Love and the Blossoms, and we listen to the weird tale of Bo & Peep and "The Rise of the Brighton Surf".
Episode 53 - April 15, 2017
This week we feature a stack of vinyl hot from the crates at the annual Super Mega Record Garage Sale. We'll also talk about the strange musical lives of Billy Preston, Ted Nugent, and Gene Vincent.
Episode 52 - April 8, 2017
This week on the program I chat with Yuri Wuensch from the Dead Vinyl Society about the annual Super Mega Record Garage Sale. We also bring a you female fronted Beatles tribute and discuss the impact of performer and producer Genya Ravan.
Episode 51 - April 1, 2017
This week on the show we told the stories of the most famous TV vampire in Syracuse NY, a tough tour that inspired The Specials, and the early career of Poly Styrene of the X-Ray Specs.
Episode 50 - March 25, 2017
On this episode we look at The Who at their most mod, listen to a pile of groovy 1960s radio ads, and hear a strange mix of the many versions of "Steppin' Stone".
Episode 49 - March 18, 2017
How far will a local DJ go to promote some rock n' roll or drag in listeners? This week we try to answer that question, and look at the time the kids went wild during the infamous "riot on Sunset Strip".
Episode 48 - March 11, 2017
Wayne Kramer from the MC5 does hard time, Screamin' Lord Sutch helps get the kids the vote, and Pete Best just about makes it big with the Beatles.
Episode 47 - March 4, 2017
The legendary Vancouver venue Dante's Inferno, and dueling British TV rock shows Top of the Pops and Ready Steady Go.
Episode 46 - February 25, 2017
Sharon Sheeley writes some of rock n' roll's early hits, Eric Burdon gets shook down by the Yakuza, and Dee Dee Ramone tries to become a rapper.
Episode 45 - February 11, 2017
The rock n' roll rivalry of 60s garage bands, The Buzzcocks and Magazine rip each other off, and SNFU goes live in 1989.
Episode 44 - February 4, 2017
Wayne Fontana's fights the law, The Archies get a hit without being a real band, and John Lennon gets blackmailed into making a record he hated.
Episode 43 - January 28, 2017
The unique 60's groove of The Electric Flag, the Pointed Sticks connection to Monty Python, and the influence of the small town radio DJ.
Episode 42 - January 21, 2017
The live rivalry between Otis Redding and Sam & Dave, punk rock v.s. Paul Simon, and Japan's Electric Eel Shock.
Episode 37 - December 3, 2016
The full story on the long running rivalry between Joe Tex (The Clown Prince of Soul) and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
Episode 36 - November 26, 2016
The relationship between Billy Lee Riley and Jerry Lee Lewis, a missed opportunity for The Attack, and Judas Preist's Rob Halford coming out of the closet
Episode 35 - November 19, 2016
The Gamma Goochee, the life and legacy of Norton Records founder Billy Miller, and we listen to some non-Frankie Venom Teenage Head (and some non Teenage Head Frankie Venom)
Episode 34 - November 12, 2016
the musical and political life of Screamin' Lord Sutch, the early days of The Small Faces, and the so-called "Supershow"
Episode 32/33 - October 29/ November 5, 2016 (not in the archives)
Our Fundrive 2016 Live specials featuring live performances
Episode 31 - October 22, 2016
How chewing gum helped make Jerry Lee Lewis a star, and Keith Richards' 1977 Toronto drug bust
Episode 30 - October 15, 2016
The Action get attention, The Beatles get covered, and Stax records gets soulful
Episode 29 - October 8, 2016
My longtime love of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, and the eternal battle between Mods and Rockers
Episode 28 - October 1, 2016
Canadian rockabilly, L.A. punk club The Masque, and the consequences of rocking long rock n' roll hair
Episode 27 - September 24, 2016
The Ugly Ducklings, the Surfin' Bird controversy, and the studio built band the Hollywood Persuaders
Episode 25 - September 3, 2016
The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Bad Religion, and the musical Harvey brothers
Episode 23 - August 20, 2016
Siouxie Sioux, the reason Bush X was called Bush X, and the dirty history of "Gloria".
Episode 22 - August 13, 2016 - Part 2 of 2
Pro and Anti Beatles tunes and a look at David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World"
Episode 22 - August 13, 2016 - Part 1 of 2
A bunch of great early Canadian rock n' roll, including the earliest recordings of Neil Young.
Episode 21 - July 23, 2016
Punk's 40th birthday, babies and rock n' roll, and a special feature on the song APACHE.
Episode 20 - July 17, 2016
Punk rock in Northern Ireland, 1960s Calgary bands, and the Festival Express tour in 1970.
Episode 19 - June 25, 2016
The Hully Gully, Atlantic Canada's first rock record, and the improvisations of Deep Purple.
Episode 17 - June 11 2016
The fake Zombies, early Guess Who, and the rivalry between Joe Tex and James Brown.
Episode 14 - May 21, 2016
The history of Canada's most successful record label of all time... K-tel!
Episode 13- May 14, 2016
Johnny Winters, 1960's Montreal garage rock, and the legendary Cafe Au Go Go
Episode 12 - May 7, 2016
The death of Eddie Cochran, rock ad jingles, and the strange technology of 16 rpm records
Episode 10 - March 19, 2016
Sid Vicious, post Dolls David Johansen, and Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs.
Episode 9 - March 12, 2016
The fake Canadian Beatles, Edmonton's King Beez, and the Ventures in Japan
Episode 7 - February 27, 2016
Joey Ramone's love songs, early Motorhead, and great Canadian garage rock
Episode 6 - February 20, 2016
"The Crusher" by the Novas, Leon Russel, and the history of the "Twist"
Episode 5 - February 13, 2016
The "female Elvis" Janice Martin, radio dj Jocko Henderson, and sax legend King Curtis
Episode 3 - January 23, 2016
"Work With Me Annie", John Entwistle, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Episode 2 - January 16, 2016
Davie Allan & The Arrowa, Stevie Wright of The Easybeats, and live Humble Pie
Prior to January 2016 the program was known as "The Inbox Shuffle"
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