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SongoftheDay: JESUS CHRIST POSE by SOUNDGARDEN
This is the first song I heard from this band. I remember thinking that dude could really belt out the vocals. I dug the riffage and the overall pace and rhythm of the track. The Seattle sound was...
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REPLAY Podcast Episode XXVIII: JOHN ELLIS from MOKOMOKAI
Growing up, nothing had a grip on me like metal. It would be thrash metal that would make me want to be a musician myself. I went from learning to play the drums to figuring out I could belt out...
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Story of the Week: YAKUZA TATTOOS: Japanese Gang Members wear the Culture of...
(First off, I have to say, Japanese gangs scare the shit out of me. Yeah, all gang violence scares me, but these tattooed guys look vicious and really fucking scary. After hearing about the custom of...
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FEATURE: THE ORIGINS OF CHAINMAIL ARMOR
(There is much to be said for the leather and studs worn by many of Heavy Metal’s elite performers, but nothing comes close to the savage awesomeness of chainmail. Dan spoke with John Ellis of...
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SongoftheDay: ANGEL OF DEATH by SLAYER
In honor of the metal screech, that blood-curdling yelp, that soul shattering cry to the devil himself, we finish this week of metal madness with one of the finest blasts of vocal prowess. It wasn’t...
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MAKING FRIENDS WITH CUR: HOW THE MUSIC INDUSTRY KILLED HEAVY METAL
The early 80s hit, and I was right there watching it happen. Rock and Roll had been defined, stadiums had been filled, and the trailblazers of the 70s were tired. The Stones looked tired. The Who were...
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BLUNT INSTRUMENTS: CRAFTY VAPORIZER by STORZ AND BICKEL
Presented by 420 ACCESSORIES 613 Somerset St. West – Ottawa, Canada (Well, it’s been awhile since we ran this segment, but we’ve been off and running with a few other projects. That’s no excuse, and...
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Podcast Episode XXIX: 83-YEAR-OLD MISSISSIPPI BLUESMAN LEO BUD WELCH
Leo “Bud” Welch Sr. was born in Sabougla, Mississippi in 1932. Bud picked up a guitar for the first time in 1945. Bud and a cousin would sneak and play the guitar while the actual owner of the guitar...
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SongoftheDay: UP THE ROAD by LEO ‘BUD’ WELCH
SongoftheDay: UP THE ROAD by LEO ‘BUD’ WELCH Why You Should Pay Attention: Following a half-century of mule plowing and logging, Leo “Bud” Welch, 82, made his recording debut in 2013 with Sabougla...
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FEATURE: HISTORY OF THE JUKE JOINT
(Juke Joints of old seem a lot like what we Canadians call Taverns or Dive Bars today. Perhaps there isn’t the racial divide there was in the southern United States when juke joints were at their...
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DON’T CALL LEO ‘BUD’ WELCH A LATE BLOOMER
(This week we have this fantastic bluesman on our podcast. We understand how important Blues is to rock and roll, and must give credit where credit is due. Both Dan and I lived in the world of Blues...
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IDIOT OF THE WEEK: CANADIAN HEALTH MINISTER RONA AMBROSE
To all our friends to the south of us in the United States, we can honestly say we feel your pain of ultra right wing politics. Our current government in Canada continues to use right wing ideology to...
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SongoftheDay: BUMBLE BEE by MEMPHIS MINNIE
SongoftheDay: BUMBLE BEE by MEMPHIS MINNIE (In all my travels within the world of blues music, one thing I’ve always noticed is that there has always been a strong female presence in this genre....
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TUESDAY NEW RELEASES: 2015 BLUES EDITION
At age 82, bluesman Leo ‘Bud’ Welch rocks the stage like a teenager — dancing and spinning as he beats out jagged chords and grimy solos on his pink, sparkle-covered guitar. That raw youthful energy...
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CLASSIC GIG POSTERS: MUDDY WATERS
Throughout the classic 1960 blues album Muddy Waters at Newport—which fans of the late legend should note was recently released on CD in remastered form, with bonus studio tracks—a young James Cotton...
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Matriarchs and the Making of the Classic Blues
(Like no other genre of popular music, blues music has no real gender bias. Yeah well, men are dominate bastards with everything on this planet, but when it comes to music, woman have had a large part...
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FEATURE: SUSAN TEDESCHI
Susan Tedeschi is an American blues and soul musician known for her singing voice, guitar playing, and stage presence. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band...
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SAD, SAD NEWS: EDDIE SPAGHETTI (SUPERSUCKERS) HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3...
Savage of rock and roll, and friend of the show, Eddie Spaghetti of Supersuckers has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. The family has not had a good year so far, and we here at rockandrolljunkie.com...
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SongoftheDay: ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES by ROBERT JOHNSON
SongoftheDay: ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES by ROBERT JOHNSON The Faustian tale of the troubled man making a pact with the devil is a recurring motif in Christian mythology. It often seeped into music – two...
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TEN (10) PEOPLE WHO SOLD THEIR SOULS TO THE DEVIL
(When we think of all the folklore around selling one’s soul to the Devil for a ‘better’ life, most music folk immediately think of Robert Johnson. In the end, it probably wasn’t even Robert Johnson...
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