Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories

A listener letter leads Brian and Murdock to another sliding doors speculation – if a certain tragedy hadn’t happened to Bjork in 1996, would the world of music sound very different today? SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_L%C3%B3pez_(stalker) https://emadion.it/en/suicides/ricardo-lopez-storia-uno-stalker/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3du0GpXE5WY https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=444358093173398 https://thomasr.nvg.org/bjork/mainpage/rc.html https://www.icelandtours.is/blog/bjork-iceland/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sugarcubes https://www.npr.org/2010/08/06/129029063/bjork-a-celestial-voice https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bjork-stalker-acid-letterbomb-ricardo-lopez/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/08/northern-souls-the-anarcho-punks-who-made-iceland-a-pop-powerhouse https://thevogue.com/artists/bjork/# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramm_(record_label) https://smekkleysa.net/about/history/ https://www.reddit.com/r/bjork/comments/udmxc6/opinion_the_sugarcubes_are_a_bunch_of_pretty_good/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%27s_Too_Good#:~:text=Despite%20never%20having%20intended%20to,release%20two%20further%20studio%20albums. Betsey Johnson fashion show footage: https://www.reddit.com/r/bjork/comments/1c2ip81/you_wont_see_anything_more_iconic_today/ https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132422&page=1 https://thecrimemag.com/ricardo-lopez-tapes/ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/09/19/a-race-against-insanity/ https://themoderngirls.co/2017/06/21/frontwoman-spotlight-bjork-and-the-sugarcubes/ Unpredictable podcast episode: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/unpred-ictable/episodes/The-Bjrk-Stalker-Tapes–explained-e270o2b Spread the Dread podcast episode: https://music.amazon.com/es-us/podcasts/aa625bb4-74b6-4015-8649-97b88eb8a4d9/episodes/e12c5a9e-4910-48eb-bbc5-83a48bac6ea3/spread-the-dread-podcast-episode-10—ricardo-lopez—the-bjork-stalker  I Could Murder A Podcast episode  https://shows.acast.com/icmap/episodes/the-bjork-stalker-the-ricardo-lopez-video-diaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldie https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/5618/ricardo-lopezs-803-page-diary https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/wanted-bad-wasnt-cut-goldie-crime-class-return-music/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_Sunshine https://www.thefader.com/2017/11/08/goldie-david-bowie-truth-all-things-remembered-extract https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homogenic Spin cover story 1997: https://www.spin.com/2017/09/bjork-homogenic-cover-story/ https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/bjork-homogenic-at-20-template-for-artistic-reinvention/ https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2022/09/homogenic-brought-bjork-into-focus

The guys catch up on letters sent to the show and talk more about the Pumpkins, the Butthole Surfers, Cannibal Corpse, white noise, and more.

A question from a listener unlocks the “sliding doors” history that exists between members of Van Halen and the accomplished musicians who would join forces to form Mr. Big. SHOW NOTES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_with_You https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/its_like_getting_a_phd_in_showbiz_101_billy_sheehan_recalls_what_david_lee_roth_was_like_to_work_with.html https://defendersofthefaithmetal.com/billy-sheehan-talas-david-lee-roth-mr-big-the-winery-dogs-interview/ https://www.vhnd.com/2024/03/24/billy-sheehan-on-roths-initial-guitarist-choice-before-vai/ https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_sheehan_speaks_on_why_he_left_david_lee_roth_talks_how_steve_vai_behaved_when_he_joined_the_band.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_(album) https://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/threads/66629-Billy-Sheehan-on-How-David-Lee-Roth-Treated-Musicians-He-Hired/page2 https://www.vhnd.com/2009/06/30/billy-sheehan-talk-david-lee-roth-and-van-halen/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_(American_band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Martin_(musician) https://www.al.com/life/2021/12/how-having-a-number-one-hit-changed-this-rock-singers-life-forever.html https://www.vhnd.com/2021/09/16/mr-big-singer-eric-martin-on-the-85-van-halen-audition-that-never-happened/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_recalls_ozzy_audition_rejection_when_he_was_15_years_old__how_it_affected_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/paul_gilbert_explains_what_made_him_play_guitar_with_electric_drill_talks_what_he_rarely_does_on_instrument_anymore.html https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-first-guitarist-to-play-with-a-drill-was-it-Eddie-Van-Halen-or-Paul-Gilbert Lips from Anvil (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx-WSiIY2zM https://blog.evhgear.com/2015/08/ask-eddie-using-a-drill-on-poundcake/ Mr Big live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46BCpSJKIjw Up close drill footage from Poundcake performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kImCAqulEKA https://www.eonmusic.co.uk/anvil-steve-lips-kudlow-eonmusic-interview-october-2016.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBow

The guys reflect on the monstrous career of Quincy Jones and what he meant (and continues to mean) to the world of popular music. SHOW NOTES: The Theme from Ironsides Ironside (Theme From “Ironside”) I’ve Got You Under My Skin – with Sinatra, Basie at the Sands Vegas 1966 I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Live At The Sands Hotel And Casino/1966) Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me (Official Audio) Summer In the City – Quincy’s version 1973 Quincy Jones  – Summer In The City 1973 Soul Bossa Nova  1962 Quincy Jones – SOUL BOSSA NOVA PYT Michael Jackson – P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Audio) The Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter 23-1977 Strawberry Letter 23 Baby Come to Me-Patti Austin & James Ingram Patti Austin & James Ingram – Baby, Come To Me (1981 Original LP Version) HQ Lesley Gore in the Simpsons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upDAeY2L-6I