ROCK AND/OR ROLL

ROCK AND/OR ROLL

A podcast about rock and/or roll for record collectors, appreciators of the obscure, and anyone curious about lesser known stories and music from the underbelly of rock. Part of Pantheon Podcasts

Episodes

January 2, 2026 28 mins
Day one: Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Straight from Santa's sack: twenty more rare AOR nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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December 19, 2025 117 mins
Originally released August 2015: BJ is joined by Fistful of Dave to discuss the early years of Metallica and to examine how the band's unique version of heavy metal developed over the course of the early demos and live performances. METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 1ST PRESSING) METALLICA - HIT THE LIGHTS (METAL MASSACRE 2ND PRESSING) METALLICA - JUMP IN THE FIRE (LIVE IN SAN FRANSISCO OCT .1982) METALLICA - LET IT L...
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December 12, 2025 84 mins
Originally released May 2017: Terry Means generously contributed $50 to the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo fund and in so doing garnered himself the opportunity to join BJ and Brian Sword for a "Worst of" episode of his choice and Terry chose KISS. Get ready to rock and roll all nite and part of every day as each of the three lists what he thinks are the five worst KISS songs of the seventies and the five worst KISS songs of the eighti...
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December 5, 2025 71 mins
Originally released April 1974: BJ and Brian Sword each pick their five least favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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November 28, 2025 92 mins
BJ picks his favorite hair metal ballads? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Technical Ecstasy. Dave Walker. Necromandus. Johnny Blade. Van Halen. It was a long, drawn out process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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November 14, 2025 98 mins
Originally released September 2016: For this second episode in our series on Iron Maiden BJ is joined by frequent guest Fistful of Dave for a discussion about the band's second album Killers released in 1981. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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November 7, 2025 79 mins
Fistful of Dave returns as Dokken and Ratt battle it out for the pop metal crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 31, 2025 115 mins
Originally released July 2014: BJ plays more songs that are related to KISS in some way. PETER CRISS - BUDWEISER COMMERCIAL COFFIN BREAK - BETH DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE - THE FIGHT BTO - ROCK N' ROLL HELL RUSS BALLARD - IN THE NIGHT SPIDER - CHANGE ACE FREHLEY - I GOT THE TOUCH (DEMO) RICHIE SCARLET - NOTHING IS SACRED STREETHEART - DANCING WITH DANGER THE CRISS-PENRIDGE ALLIANCE - TELL TALE HEART THE KEEP - BEEN A LONG ...
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October 24, 2025 105 mins
Originally released July 2014: BJ helps celebrate KISSmas in July by sharing a diverse selection of songs which are all connected to KISS in some way. BOBBY RYDELL - KISSIN' TIME NEIL SCOTT - IT HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN BULLFROG BHEER - STANLEY THE PARROT CHELSEA - SILVER LINING MOLIMO - 1971 DEMO TOMORROW MORNING - FREEWHEELING THE HOLLIES - I WANNA SHOUT WICKED LESTER - SHE (ALTERNATE MIX) DUST - PULL AWAY/SO MANY TIME...
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October 17, 2025 68 mins
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October 10, 2025 99 mins
Originally released April 2015: BJ examines the first ten years (or so) of a storied career. Rod Stewart played a pretty major role in the development of rock and roll before he forsook his artistry for the pomp and circumstance of pomp and circumstance. If you are unfamiliar with Rod's early work, solo and/or with the Faces, prepare to be impressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 3, 2025 61 mins
There were 230 number one hit singles in the decade of the eighties. BJ counts down his top twenty favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 26, 2025 54 mins
There were 252 number one hits throughout the decade of the seventies. BJ picks his top 20 favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 19, 2025 63 mins
Originally released March 2017: Jane Dornacker was a comedian, actress, singer, songwriter, mother. Approximately one million New Yorkers listened to her last words live on the radio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 12, 2025 67 mins
September 12, 2025 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Thin Lizzy's classic and foundational precursor to Jailbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 5, 2025 70 mins
BJ ranks the top 40 most played songs on classic radio this year, from favorite to his least favorite, and counts them down in reverse order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 29, 2025 74 mins
Originally released December 2015: BJ counts down his top ten favorite albums of 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 22, 2025 46 mins
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