Ugly American Werewolf in London: Rush - 2112

We're back to discuss the past, present, and future of rock with another issue of DBG Times! Rockstar Deathdays include Andrew Wood, Chuck Berry, AJ Pero, Dave Brockie, Taylor Hawkins, Randy Castillo, and Randy Rhoads. Album anniversaries this week include 5 years of Now & Then f ...  Show more

Rock and roll started to lose its way in the late 1970s. The bands that once sounded dangerous were now playing 10-minute guitar solos in hockey arenas. Progressive rock groups were building entire albums around fantasy epics. Disco had taken over the charts and dance floors. Pun ...  Show more

Connie (later Connee) Boswell was the central member of the Boswell Sisters trio in the 1920's and 30's although she had a series of solo recordings at the same time - here we will hear a few things from the 30's and early 40's (with Ben Pollack, John Scott Trotter and Frank Sigo ...  Show more

In part two of our interview, Jeff Carlisi gives us the back story on 38 Special's first big hit, Rockin' Into the Night, the writing partnerships that produced some of their biggest hits, role changes inside the band, their history with MTV, the shock of finding out they are wri ...  Show more

Ahead of the release of their newly restored and iconic concert documentary Stop Making Sense, all four members of the original Talking Heads lineup get together to chat with Pitchfork’s Contributing Editor Andy Cush. Listen to David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry ...  Show more

The Stranger didn't just mark Billy Joel’s critical breakthrough, but the beginning of a decade-long creative partnership with producer Phil Ramone. Together, the two would create some of the most lasting songs in music, and it all began with those first sessions in the summe ...  Show more