Rock N Roll Story Guys

Brian and Murdock dig into the story behind the most infamous SNL performance-gone-haywire, and figure out how it weirdly connected a king of comedy, a premier provocateur, and the ultimate torchbearer of punk authenticity.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(book)
openculture.com/2025/10/the-night-john-belushi-booked-the-punk-band-fear-on-snl-1981.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi
https://diffuser.fm/john-belushi-fear-snl/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_Theatre
https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/spreading-fear-since-the-1970s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_(band)
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/inside-john-belushis-long-lost-punk-song-with-fear-73830/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbors_(1981_film)
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-belushi-fear-snl/
Ian McKaye telling story about SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNYb7HFUvE
https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-real-story-fear-snl-1236258816/
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The guys finally get to a stack of letters about Paul Westerberg and The Replacements and untangle the tale of the time that the Twin Cities ne'er-do-wells took their inferiority complex onto national TV.
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements_(band)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Stinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Westerberg
https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Boys-True-Story-Replacements/dp/0306825368
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Stinson
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2023/11/14/peter-jespersons-colorful-new-memoir-shares-music-business-thrills-and-spills
Jesperson interview on Licorice Pizza TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3WBS_hvrVA&t=3087s
The Replacements performance: https://www.reddit.com/r/punk/comments/1p4dwjl/snl_musical_performance_bastards_of_young_january/
https://uproxx.com/indie/rivals-revisited-rem-the-replacements-up-tim-reissues/
https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/l1nc3r/inside_the_replacements_disastrous_snl_debut/
https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis_Costello
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Radio
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The guys do their best to answer the often-asked question about what happened to dismantle the (80% Canadian) American instituion - The Band.
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SHOW NOTES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_They_Drove_Old_Dixie_Down
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Cause_of_the_Confederacy
Testimony by Robbie Robertson: https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Robbie-Robertson/dp/0307889785
Big Pink on VBRO: https://www.vrbo.com/3970069ha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pink
https://theband.hiof.no/history/band_shortstory.html
https://www.britannica.com/story/when-dylan-went-electric
https://dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/jemima-surrender-and-the-endless-royalty-battle-for-songwriting-credits-between-robbie-robertson-and-the-band/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levon_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Manuel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levon_Helm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Danko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Hudson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Wheel%27s_on_FireLevonHelm_and_the_Story_of_the_Band
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Waltz
The car blog: http://phscollectorcarworld.blogspot.com/2018/12/lost-star-cars-wrecks-of-band.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/bobdylan/comments/12n652b/i_find_it_curious_bob_never_really_collaborated/
Joe Forno Jr, Interview: https://medium.com/@jeremylr/how-robbie-robertson-almost-reunited-with-levon-helm-and-the-band-2e77f8521416
https://www.grunge.com/1364351/robbie-robertson-complicated-history-the-band/
https://glidemagazine.com/102076/the-feud-that-just-wont-end-did-levon-helms-wife-keep-robbie-robertson-from-participating-in-grammys-tribute/
https://www.salon.com/2020/05/23/robbie-robertson-the-band-once-were-brothers/
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The guys allow a letter to lead them on a journey from Tom Petty and Dylan, all the way back to Ol Blue Eyes (and the time he almost caused an international crisis by not watching his mouth.)
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SHOW NOTES
https://www.noise11.com/news/benmont-tench-explains-why-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-never-returned-to-australia-after-the-dylan-tour-of-the-80s-20211018
https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1980-03-23-sydneysunherald
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/1980/capitol-theatre-sydney-australia-7bd98e20.html
Damn the Torpedos tour concert program: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276603584662
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Confessions_Tour
https://stevienicks.info/2017/11/04/stevie-nicks-reveals-how-she-almost-got-kicked-out-of-australia/
Knockin On Heaven’s Door - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkQ8wh1K88o
https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1986-03-27-rollingstone#:~:text=By%20the%20second%20Sydney%20show,'%20on%20Heaven's%20Door%22%20finale.
https://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?p=1217756
https://stevienicks.info/1987/10/23/fleetwood-mac-dirty-dancing/
Petty: The Biography: https://www.amazon.com/Petty-Biography-Warren-Zanes/dp/0805099689
Tom Petty: The Life and Music: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Petty-Gillian-G-Gaar/dp/0760392617/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks#Artistry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Accents
https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/newspapers/1980s/1986-04-12-readingeagle
https://themusic.com.au/features/10-times-international-music-stars-clashed-with-australia/UjnoREdGSUg/23-10-25
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110718797
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra
https://www.rtbuvic.com.au/clarrie-oshea/
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/04/18/regrets-he-had-a-few/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_gold_rushes
https://www.actu.org.au/history-of-australian-unions/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarrie_O%27Shea

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Brian and Murdock take a challenge on from a young listener interested in ACDC and dig into the rumors and conspiracies surrounding the death of Bon Scott and what he might have left behind...
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SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Scott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC/DC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Young_(rock_musician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_to_Hell
http://uncut.co.uk/features/acdc-the-true-adventures-of-bon-scott-3713/2/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ACDC/comments/vq5rjv/bon_scotts_contribution_on_back_in_black/
https://www.revolvermag.com/music/highway-hell-story-behind-acdcs-breakthrough-final-album-bon-scott/
https://www.loudersound.com/features/ac-dc-the-making-of-highway-to-hell
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/t52rcr/young_acdc_with_bon_scott_dressed_as_a_woman/?chainedPosts=t3_vq5rjv
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how_involved_was_bon_scott_in_the_writing_of_acdcs_back_in_black-158566
https://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/2023/11/06/this-ac-dc-demo-turned-into-one-of-their-most-iconic-songs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Johnson
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/singers-who-rejected-ac-dc/
https://people.com/music/iggy-pop-says-ac-dc-ex-manager-once-asked-him-to-join-the-band/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_in_Black
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums
https://ecwpress.com/products/bon-the-last-highway
https://www.reddit.com/r/nonmurdermysteries/comments/rghmfq/how_much_of_acdcs_back_in_black_was_written_by/#:~:text=But%20why%20would%20they%20not,the%20soul%20of%20the%20band
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthblatt/2014/04/30/why-being-a-family-business-made-acdc-the-most-consistent-brand-in-rock-n-roll/
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