Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter asking for a deep dive on the punk band that wasn't so punk - Television - and how their search for a place to practice created a landmark and cemented a scene.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_Generation_(song)
The Will Hermes book: https://shop.tenement.org/product/love-goes-to-buildings-on-fire-five-years-in-new-york-that-changed-music-forever/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_McFadden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hell
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HnuJHiG7824
https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-richard-hell#
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/how-richard-hell-found-his-vocation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Verlaine
https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/richard-hell-walking-music-industry-30-years-ago/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JT_LeRoy
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/08/28/archives/cinemabilia-in-the-village-traces-history-of-film.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_(guitarist)
https://damienlove.com/writing/friction-the-making-of-televisions-marquee-moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvert_Turner
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/guitarist-deemed-little-brother-jimi-hendrix/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilly_Kristal
https://www.villagepreservation.org/2019/09/23/hilly-kristals-long-road-to-the-bowery-and-rock-and-roll-legend
https://www.furious.com/perfect/hillykristal.html
https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/richard-hell-walking-music-industry-30-years-ago/
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Brian and Murdock investigate the story behind one of the biggest hitmakers of the 70s and try to uncover the answers to two mysteries: why their singer and guitarist couldn't get along, and why their legacy doesn't always get taken seriously.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(Foreigner_guitarist)
https://rockcellarmagazine.com/lou-gramm-foreigner-live-at-the-rainbow-78-interview-legacy/
https://billboardchartrewind.wordpress.com/2020/05/09/the-ultimate-2-hits-on-the-billboard-hot-100/https://www.loudersound.com/features/foreigner-first-time-around
https://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-says-mick-joness-greed-was-reason-he-didnt-get-songwriting-credit-on-foreigners-i-want-to-know-what-love-is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_to_Know_What_Love_Is
https://web.archive.org/web/20140101012022/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/the-story-of-foreigners-i-want-to-know-what-love-is
https://www.njarts.net/lou-gramm-discusses-successes-and-struggles-of-a-remarkable-career/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Provocateur_(album)
https://blabbermouth.net/news/lou-gramm-i-dont-understand-how-they-can-be-touring-with-no-original-members-and-still-calling-themselves-foreigner
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-vl-1707-story.html
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lou-gramm-shadow-king-interview-2021/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
Dave Paulson’s concept album about Tommy Boy: https://open.spotify.com/album/5f2CjLEGOIUJrV8rb1R2L3?si=CRNKNU6JTJOYwBqC8UiofA
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Brian and Murdock dig deep to understand the circumstances that led Prince to feel punished for over-performance, quit music, pronounce himself dead, and come back as a... symbol.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-prince-changed-his-name-to-a-symbol/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36107590
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8908921/what-does-princes-symbol-mean-who-owns-his-music-and-why-did-he-change-his-name/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/prince-name-change-love-symbol-25th-anniversary-explained-warner-brothers-dispute-a8385801.html
https://medium.com/behance-blog/the-man-behind-the-symbol-minneapolis-creative-talks-about-collaborating-with-prince-4e644d76ed29
https://musebycl.io/backstory/miradas-mitch-monson-olympic-branding-shape-water-and-princes-love-symbol
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/andy-warhol-copyright-prince-fair-use-180982230/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Prince
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/features/prince-name-change-love-symbol-25th-anniversary-explained-warner-brothers-dispute-a8385801.html
https://goldiesparade.co.uk/new-power-generation/
https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/how-the-data-was-extracted-from-the-prince-floppy-disk-and-uploaded-to-the-internet-archive/209475/29?page=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_in_the_World_(Prince_song)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbyowsinski/2014/04/21/prince-comes-back-to-warner-bros-and-shows-the-boundaries-of-diy/
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Brian and Murdock dig into mid-80's Prince - his projects (released AND unreleased), bands, drug buddies, and obsessions - to figure out what led him to get VERY involved in creating an official album about the Caped Crusader.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance
Wrecka Stow scene from Under the Cherry Moon: https://youtu.be/kbPo47TI8xs?si=NVjUfNx9pxTcorlx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Album_(Prince_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreleased_Prince_projects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_a_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade_(Prince_album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Factory_(album)
https://ultimateprince.com/prince-dream-factory-unreleased-album/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dez_Dickerson
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/princes-first-guitarist-dez-dickerson-looks-back/
https://www.housequake.com/dez-dickerson-interview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Melvoin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Coleman_(musician)
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-did-prince-fire-the-revolution
https://enews.topnewsource.com/?p=6169
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-revolutions-wendy-melvoin-talks-grieving-for-prince-spring-tour-116224/
https://theconversation.com/the-artist-formerly-known-as-camille-princes-lost-album-comes-out-189486
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9882-how-princes-androgynous-genius-changed-the-way-we-think-about-music-and-gender/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Ball_(unreleased_album)
https://ultimateprince.com/revolution-prince/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PRINCE/comments/1ft29d3/the_lore_of_prince_abandoning_the_black_album_for/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovesexy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Chavez
https://nypost.com/2021/08/23/prince-biography-tells-how-rockers-pill-addiction-began/
Our Lenny Kravitz/Ingrid Chavez episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zWn4e3u9VLT9PujqRyxFD?si=5sV_Lcl_RCCP1jFFfrVlTw
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/prince-talks-189956/
https://www.theringer.com/2022/03/04/movies/prince-batman-soundtrack-oral-history-batdance
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Brian and Murdock unravel the story of how the first band on MTV briefly became part of prog rock pioneers YES - and how it almost ruined everything...
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buggles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Fighting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biddu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lane_(manager)
https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-managers-that-built-prog-former-yes-manager-brian-lane-reminisce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tormato
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(Yes_album)
https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-may-not-have-known-about-yess-drama
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