Welcome to Rock N Roll Archaeology! This is a reboot of Episode One: The Precursors, originally released October 15, 2015. We updated and improved it some, and re-released it on November 4, 2020.
Show Notes and Playlist Here
We begin in Times Square, late summer of 1945. The war is over.
First up, the Baby Boom and a newly-discovered demographic, the ... Show More
Dec 8
Special Edition: Strange Days Indeed
A sober, chronological narrative of the tragic final day of John Lennon on December 8, 1980. This episode tracks Lennon's last hours, his final interview, and the chilling, parallel actions of his killer, Mark Chapman, waiting outside the Dakota. We go inside the frantic rush to ... Show More
29m 36s
Dec 2
(ICYMI) Episode 8: Meet The Beatles Part 2
The show opens December 27th, 1961, at the Cavern Club where Pete Best calls in sick, and the boys bring in Richard Starkey - Ringo Starr to the world - to sit in on drums, his first paid gig with the Beatles. It clicks musically; the band really swings with Ringo on drums. Learn ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 2023
Love That Album - Ben Folds "Rockin' The Suburbs"
We tend to think more of the guitar as a rock and roll instrument, but Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Fats Domino were a big part of the early sound of rock and roll. While there are plenty of great rock piano players, that lead guy or gal mostly tends to be playing a six-st ... Show More
1h 57m
Jul 2023
Pt 2 w/Jeff Carlisi from 38 Special, plus Todd Ronning from Bad Company & Paul Rodgers' new solo project
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
46m 45s
Sep 2023
An Interview With Talking Heads
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
37 m
Dec 2022
Billy Joel and Producer Phil Ramone Captured Collaborative Magic on The Stranger
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
20m 43s
Oct 2022
SPECIAL: These Days Ep 1- The Birth of Pub Rock
The vibrant rock scene born in local pubs that launched AC/DC, Cold Chisel & Skyhooks… Dave Gleeson showcases the people, songs and events that changed Aussie music forever.
Featuring Angus Young from AC/DC, INXS’s Andrew Farriss, Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil, Jimmy Barnes, Th ... Show More
31m 23s
Sep 2024
WETF - Commodore Dixieland - George Brunies, George Wettling, Bud Freeman
Four more or less unrelated sessions featuring high quality and professional traditional jazz as it was being performed on 52nd Street . . George Wettling's Rhythm Kings with Ed Hall, Billy Butterfield and Dave Bowman; Bud Freeman's Gang with Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russel ... Show More
58m 35s
<p data-start="276" data-end="566">Earlier this year the <em data-start="298" data-end="310">Gramophone</em> Podcast passed 1 million downloads. Now we've reached another milestone: our 500th episode. Launched before podcasting's current popularity, the series steadily built a fo ... Show More
