Generation X Offender

29 Imani Coppola: One Hit Wonderful!

Imani Coppola is not a one hit wonder. Far from it. Imani Coppola has been and continues to be an inspirational trailblazer, for 30 years now and counting.
Poet, vocalist extraordinaire, Emcee, visual artist, working artist, painter, collaborator, New Yorker, songwriting workshop facilitator, film actor, Top 40 Hit Maker, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, guitarist, keyboardist, pianist, violinist, cellist, IG content creator, accredited Reiki practitioner, tarot card reader, influencer and so much more! 
Find out how...
Also in this episode you will hear how half of Led Zeppelin came to record the first ever hit psychedelic 45 with Donovan and his 1965 track Sunshine Superman.
Step into Jim Morrison's soul kitchen and grab yourself a bite!
Who knew? Ringo Starr WAS NOT The Beatles first drummer? 
Why did George Martin REALLY sign The Beatles? 
Is Live At Leeds by The Who the GREATEST Rock N Roll LIVE ALBUM ever recorded?
The linguistic brilliance of published author and poet John Lennon explored.
Waiting for art to come to you: Why I still haven't watched A Clockwork Orange.
Why Samo by Imani Coppola is the most important song of the century and so much more!
 
Opening track: "I'm A Tree (The Soul Kitchen Mix)" by Imani Coppola taken from her EP of the same name https://music.apple.com/ca/album/im-a-tree-ep-ep/1591482445
 
Closing track: "Samo" by Imani Coppola from her most recent 2019 full length album The Protagonist https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-protaganist/1475041445
 
 

28 The Rheostatics Are Canada's Beatles

During the 1970's Canadian rock gods Max Webster filled arenas in Canada but were virtually unknown in the United States. Over a decade later The Tragically Hip, arguably Canada's Band, suffered the same fate. So where do The Rheostatics fit in?
Who are The Rheostatics? Canada's other band that didn't fill arena's, unless they were, ironically enough, opening for The Tragically Hip.
In this episode we explore the ethos of indie music culture in Canada in the 1990s through he lens of the era's maverick music pioneers, The Rheostatics: Canada's Beatles
Opening track: Fan Letter To Michael Jackson from The Rheostatics album Introducing Happiness https://music.apple.com/ca/album/introducing-happiness/599829365
Closing track: You Are A Treasure from The Rheostatics album Introducing Happiness https://music.apple.com/ca/album/introducing-happiness/599829365

27 Remembering The Band's Garth Hudson

End of an Era, loosing the multi-instrumentalist mastermind responsible for the music education of not just his bandmates but of a generation.
In this episode we revisit some of the Band's triumphs from their longtime association in late 1950s Toronto with legendary rockabilly Arkansas rocker turned Canadian citizen Ronnie Hawkins through to their turn as Bob Dylan's back up band, the communal home at Big Pink near Woodstock, New York, helping give rise to the storied Woodstock Music Festival, The Last Waltz and so much more!
Along the way we make stops in...
Mono vs Stereo
Phil Spector's epic 60s flop and the meteoric rise of Beatlemania 10 weeks after the assignation of President Kennedy
The invention of the Teenager in 1950s America
The two pre-Boomer generations who helped shape Rock N Roll 
Six Shooter Records and their moto "Life Is Too Short To Listen To Shi*ty Music"
The Greatest Canadian Album You've Never Heard Of (being issued for the FIRST TIME on vinyl later this month)
Nick Buzz (HINT HINT HINT) and so much more!
Opening track: "The Day Rick Danko Died" by Luke Doucet from his 2008 Six Shooter Records album Bloods Too Rich https://music.apple.com/ca/album/bloods-too-rich/1416212205
Closing track: "That's What You Get For Having Fun" from Rheostatic Martin Tielli's solo side project Nick Buzz and their 1997 Six Shooter Records debut album Circo https://music.apple.com/ca/album/circo/1410327843
View Martin Tielli's stunning artwork and music canon at https://martintielli.ca/ 
"There's a monkey in my underwear and I don't really care about nothing"
 
 

26 Grammys Snub Beatles John Lennon & George Harrison!

It's been a BIG record setting year for The Beatles, 2 Grammy nominations, a #1 hit song, a third Grammy nomination for John Lennon's Mind Games box set and two Top 10 hit singles this past Christmas for Lennon & McCartney. 
Hot on the heels of his first #1 hit song with writer's credit, Ringo Starr, fresh from his debut performance at the storied Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrates the release of his 21st studio album Look Up, currently #1 in both the UK Americana Albums and Country Albums charts.
PLUS!
The RNRF debut of Cambridge, England's RJ Archer & The Painful Memories with the lead single "Get It Together" from their upcoming album The Cost Of Loving Crisis out everywhere January 31, 2025.
In a deep dive Pop Culture riff we word weave a tapestry tracing the lineage of today's blockbuster comic book movies all the way back to the very first one, Marlon Brando's Superman. With The Godfather, Last Tango In Paris and Apocalypse Now stops along the way.
Francis Ford Coppola
George Lucas
Star Wars
American Graffiti
Banksy
All of this and World War II
And so much more!
Opening song: "Get It Together" by RJ Archer & The Painful Memories from their upcoming album The Cost Of Loving Crisis https://music.apple.com/ca/album/get-it-together-single/1771073190
Closing song: "I Am The Walrus" by Fathom from her YouTube single https://youtu.be/JGXz9Jo6o78?si=czalid_Gk-P7RO8Q

25 Don't Touch That Dial! Rock Talk with MistyK The DJ

Join us as we deliciously dish with MixCloud royalty MistyK The DJ  https://www.mixcloud.com/Redgirl77/ for one rollicking good Rock N Roll gabfest.
Wrapping 2024 with a glittering sequin bow, we look back to salute the fallen and ahead to February 14th for MistyK's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ROCK N ROLL VALENTINES SHOW!
With stops along the way, we visit B-52 Fred Schneider and his merry band of Superions,
The Alarm's Chris Carter and his Saturday afternoon British Invasion,
Kevin Junior and the Chamber Strings,
88 year old Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman and his latest album,
The Monkee's Micky Dolenz who covered fellow Monkee Michael Nesmith's songs, almost setting fire to the world with his sitar infused tabla-fest freak out Circle Sky,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, just like the Billy Joel song (one and the same),
Missouri's own Scott The Record Selector https://www.mixcloud.com/TheRecordSelector/
 
Six semi-naked sauna guys on Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Good Bye album cover,
New Age music inventor Dr. Steven Halpern,
Isaac Hayes,
Booker T. Jones,
The entire roster of Stax Records alumni,
Canada's K-tel Records,
MistyK's Mickey Mouse record player and the one with the disco light,
Winter driving,
Snow,
Greenwich Village,
Edie Sedgwick,
Guy Pearce as Andy Warhol,
Bob Dylan's infamous Factory screen test and much much more! 
With Special Guest appearances by show opener Chlorine Beach with their fabulous new song "You Get What You Deserve" from their latest album Monophobia https://music.apple.com/ca/album/monophobia/1784887391
And show closer, 88 year old Rolling Stone's bassist Bill Wyman with his Bob Dylan cover "Thunder On The Mountain" taken from his latest album Drive My Car https://music.apple.com/ca/album/drive-my-car/1750501484

24 What IS New Music?

We made it! 2025. What a trip. New Year. New Music. But what constitutes New Music nowadays? New Releases? Six months? Twelve months? Two years? Five years? 
Cool as Kim Deal. The Pixies, The Breeders, Belly and Kristin Hersh.
Dig! the document. Feuding 90s bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
That time Dolly Parton asked not to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Fab Factory 60s Society It Girl Edie Sedgwick and her alleged affair with Bob Dylan.
Patti Smith.
Remembering Jobriath and more!
Opening song "Lady Godiva" by Kristin Hersh from her 2018 album Possible Dust Clouds https://music.apple.com/ca/album/possible-dust-clouds/1668156665

23 Happy New Year Rock N Roll Fashionistas! December 31, 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Ring in the NEW YEAR with:
Benj Rowland - Time Of Year https://benjrowland.com
Dan Wilson - What A Year For A New Year https://danwilsonmusic.com
Dismemberment Plan - The Ice Of Boson https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-dismemberment-plan-is-terrified/6581621
HERE'S TO A JOYFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR IN 2025!
 
 

22 Al Tuck & Bob Dylan Walk Into A Bar - Canada's Troubadour: A Story In Words & Music

The next chapter in the continuing saga of Canada's enduring troubadour, Al Tuck. Settle in nice and cozy by the woodstove and eavesdrop on our conversation with the living legend at his home in Prince Edward Island.
You'll hear how Allan became Al, the time he opened for Marilyn Manson, his chance meeting with a ghostly doppelganger in Ottawa, collaborations with Big Sugar, Blue Rodeo and so much more.
Al Tuck & Bob Dylan Walk Into A Bar - Canada's Troubadour: A Story In Words & Music contains the following songs:
Tips Of My Fingers https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-high-road-of-song
Big o' Me https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/my-blues-away
In The Days When The People Were Small And Few https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-rebecca-cohn
Five-O https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-rebecca-cohn
Last Waltz At The El Strato https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/brave-last-days
Not I https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-high-road-of-song
Eliminate Ya https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-high-road-of-song
Stranger At The Wake https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/stranger-at-the-wake
Dolled Up https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fair-country
Snowbird https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/food-for-the-moon
Stompin'TomConnors.com https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fair-country
(Damn Near) Do Me Justice https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-high-road-of-song
Buddah https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/album/brave-last-days
 

21 In Praise Of The Bob Dylan Bio Pic

The first ever Bob Dylan bio pic, A Complete Unknown, was released in movie theatres worldwide on Christmas Day. We were there and answer the burning question: "SHOULD I GO SEE IT?"
Audio segments for this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is aimed at an academic audience and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
The following songs were used in the making of this podcast:
"I Shall Be Free No. 10" by Bob Dylan from his 1964 Columbia Records Album Another Side Of Bob Dylan https://music.apple.com/ca/album/another-side-of-bob-dylan/198161466 
"Talkin' Woody, Bob, Bruce & Dan Blues" by Dan Bern from his DBHQ album Smartie Mine https://music.apple.com/ca/album/smartie-mine/262642282
Special thanks to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

20 A Visit From Saint Mitch 2024: Christmas Eve With Mitchell Kezin

A Visit From Saint Mitch 2024: Christmas Eve With Mitchell Kezin is an audio documentary presented by Rock N Roll Fashionistas in praise of the film Jingle Bell Rocks! and its maker, the late Mitchell Kezin. Audio portions of the film have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is aimed at an academic audience and does not serve as a substitute for the original.
 
Music from the following recording artists was used in the making of this podcast:
 
Boxer The Horse - "Material Christmas" https://13daysofxmas.bandcamp.com/track/material-xmas
 
Shannon & The Clams - "Fat Daddy" https://www.discogs.com/master/490821-Shannon-And-The-Clams-Ruin-Christmas
Shannon & The Clams official website: https://www.shannonandtheclams.com/
 
Randy Blazak - "Jump Around Santa" From "Soft-Spoken Beatnik Cousin Of The Flagpole Christmas Album" (1994), a rare cassette tape released by Flagpole Magazine in Athens, Georgia https://www.hipchristmas.com
 
The Free Design - "Close Your Mouth It's Christmas" from their 1968 album You Could Be Born Again https://music.apple.com/ca/album/you-could-be-born-again/663951712
 
Stompin Tom Connors - "Mr. Snowflake" from his 1970 album Merry Christmas Everybody https://music.apple.com/ca/album/merry-christmas-everybody-from-stompin-tom-connors/1443745726
 
Small Shake, Fur Trader - "Sometimes You Have To Work On Christmas" https://hitthenorthrecords.bandcamp.com/track/sometimes-you-have-to-work-on-christmas
 
Three Day Threshold & Friends - "Santa Versus Godzilla" https://kierbyrnes.bandcamp.com/track/santa-versus-godzilla
 
Holiday Crowd - "Hard Candy Christmas" https://theholidaycrowd.bandcamp.com/album/winterland-hard-candy-christmas
 
Slam Stewart & Johnny Guarnieri - "Santa's Secret" https://music.apple.com/ca/album/christmas-blues-savoy-jazz-christmas-album/1451840903
 
Tom McRae - "Wonderful Christmastime" from his album The Prospect Tapes https://tommcrae.bandcamp.com/album/the-prospect-tapes
Tom McRae official website https://tommcrae.com/
 
Kate & Anna McGarrigle (recitation by Ian Vincenzo Dow) - "Counting Stars" from their 2005 album The McGarrigle Christmas Hour https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-mcgarrigle-christmas-hour/83134882
 
Ashley MacIsaac - "Christmas In Burnside" from his 2024 album Christmas Across The Atlantic https://music.apple.com/ca/album/christmas-across-the-atlantic/1780450990
 
Al Tuck - "O' Come, O' Come. Emmanuel" https://13daysofxmas.bandcamp.com/track/o-come-o-come-emmanuel
Al Tuck official website altuck.com
Al Tuck Bandcamp https://altuckmusic.bandcamp.com/
 
Nathan Wiley - "Where Did The Year Go" https://13daysofxmas.bandcamp.com/track/where-did-the-year-go
Nathan Wiley official website https://www.nathanwiley.com/
 
Don Patterson - "Merry Christmas Baby" from his 1964 album Holiday Soul https://music.apple.com/ca/album/holiday-soul/1443110628
 
Jingle Bell Rocks! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3219462/
 
Special thanks to the Utah Film Center https://www.utahfilmcenter.org