Best Cbgb Podcasts (2025)

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Soundgarden's final album with Chris Cornell's vocals, Iggy Pop & Jack White headline CBGB festival in NY, Alice In Chains cancel their tour due to medical emergency & more! Week of 5/19/25 49:39

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Iggy Pop & Jack White will headline the new CBGB festival in New York, Soundgarden will finally release their final album with Chris Cornell’s vocals, Alice In Chains have cancelled their tour & festival appearances for the summer due to an undisclosed medical emergency & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Be…

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The Trial of John Peter Zenger (Rewind) 49:18

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A long, long time ago in New York — in the 1730s, back when the city was a holding of the British, with a little over 10,000 inhabitants — a German printer named John Peter Zenger decided to print a four-page newspaper called the New York Weekly Journal. This is pretty remarkable in itself, as there was only one other newspaper in town called the N…

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A statue of Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmiester will be unveiled in his hometown, and Jimmy Page has been hit with another lawsuit following the release of their latest documentary & more! Week of 5/12/25 38:04

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Steven Tyler & Joe Perry reunite for a special performance for charity, A statue of Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmiester will be unveiled in his hometown, and Jimmy Page has been hit with another lawsuit following the release of their latest documentary & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Art…

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#458 Parkways and the Transformation of Brooklyn 56:35

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When Prospect Park was first opened to the public in the late 1860s, the City of Brooklyn was proud to claim a landmark as beautiful and as peaceful as New York’s Central Park. But the superstar landscape designers — Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux — weren’t finished. This park came with two grand pleasure drives, wide boulevards that emanat…

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Rod Stewart & The Faces first new music in 50 years, New video footage of Weezer Bassist’s wife Jillian Lauren’s police involved shooting incident, RRHOF snubs Phish, list of inductees & more! 5/5/25 1:05:45

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Rod Stewart & The Faces supposedly have recorded 11 new songs for the first time in 50 years, New video footage of Weezer Bassist’s wife Jillian Lauren’s police involved shooting incident is pretty shocking, and the RRHOF 2025 inductees were announced and notably did not include Phish even though they won this year’s fan vote by a landslide with ov…

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Alice Cooper announces reunion with his original band & their first new album together in 51 years, The Cure announced their new ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ collection w/ guest musicians - Week of 4/28/25 46:35

23d ago46:35

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Alice Cooper announces reunion with his original band & their first new album together in 51 years, The Cure announced their new ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ collection with tons of guest musicians, and Dave Grohl gave his first public musical performance since he revealed he fathered a child outside his marriage last fall & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Roc…

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#457 FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD 59:46

26d ago59:46

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On October 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford walked into a press conference at the National Press Club and, using more precise, more eloquent words than legend remembers, but in no uncertain terms, told New York City that the federal government was not going to bail it out. The following day the New York Daily News -- the city's first tabloid newspap…

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What led to the initial firing of The Who drummer Zak Starkey after tensions the band? Rivers Cuomo confirms that Weezer are in the middle of making a movie & more! Week of 4/21/25 46:09

30d ago46:09

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What led to the initial firing of The Who drummer Zak Starkey after tensions the band? Rivers Cuomo confirms that Weezer are in the middle of making a movie, and Coheed and Cambria were awarded the key to their hometown in New York & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the We…

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#456 Walking New York: Manhattan History on Foot with Keith Taillon 59:07

1M ago59:07

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Join us for an interview with Instagram historian Keith Taillon (@keithyorkcity), whose detailed posts about New York's history have earned him nearly 60,000 followers and launched a successful tour business. Keith shares the story behind his remarkable pandemic project of walking every single block of Manhattan in 2020, capturing the empty city in…

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The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by police and charged with attempted murder, Slayer announces their only North American headlining show of 2025 & more! Week of 4/14/25 1:00:24

1M ago1:00:24

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The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by police and charged with attempted murder, Slayer announces their only North American headlining show of 2025 & we’ll go through the 25 songs that were just admitted to the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry for 2025 & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthda…

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#455 House of Beauty: The Story of the Frick Collection 1:12:10

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We invite you to come with us inside one of America’s most interesting art museums – an institution that is BOTH an art gallery and a historic home. This is The Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70th Street, within the former Fifth Avenue mansion of Gilded Age mogul Henry Clay Frick, containing many pieces that the steel titan himself purchased, …

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Bruce Springsteen's "lost" albums coming out this summer, Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson announces a graphic novel printed with dirt from William Blake’s grave & more! Week of 4/7/25 45:56

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson announces a graphic novel printed with dirt from William Blake’s grave, Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola apparently quit Godsmack months ago and have finally revealed those details, and Bruce Springsteen gives details on seven “lost” albums out this summer & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Bir…

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Sublime announces their first new album of original material since 1996, UK musicians come together to urge their government to support new music education funding & more! Week of 3/31/25 58:21

2M ago58:21

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Sublime announces their first new album of original material since 1996, UK musicians come together to urge their government to support new music education funding, and KISS announces new tour dates in Las Vegas after their supposed final shows last year at Madison Square Garden & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays…

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#454 Special Delivery: A History of the Post Office 1:22:59

2M ago1:22:59

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The history of the United States Postal Service as it plays out in the streets of New York City -- from the first post road to the first postage stamps. From the most beautiful post office in the country to the forgotten Gilded Age landmark that was once considered the ugliest post office. The postal service has always served as the country's circu…

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Disturbed damages historic Chicago Bulls banners during on-stage pyro mishap, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder partners w Major League Baseball for his “Vedder Cup” for charity & more! Week of 3/24/25 36:59

2M ago36:59

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Disturbed damages historic Chicago Bulls championship banners during on-stage pyro mishap, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder partners with Major League Baseball for his own “Vedder Cup” for charity, Iron Maiden announces details on a new documentary that will be filmed on their upcoming 50th anniversary tour & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Tr…

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#453 All The Beauty In The World: Guarding the Met with Patrick Bringley 58:53

2M ago58:53

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A special bonus episode! Two years ago we featured Patrick Bringley on the show, the author of All The Beauty In The World (Simon & Schuster), regarding his experiences as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the life lessons he learned strolling silently past priceless works of art. The book has become a massive best-seller world…

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Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe’s fiancée Kimberly Burch dies after falling overboard on an ’80s themed cruise, Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon after 20 years & more! Week of 3/17/25 1:06:08

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Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe’s fiancée Kimberly Burch dies after falling overboard on an ’80s themed cruise, Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon after 20 years, and Billy Corgan Announces 30th Anniversary ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ Opera Concerts & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst R…

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#452 How New York Got Its Name 1:10:32

2M ago1:10:32

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It's one of the most foundational questions we could ever ask on this show -- how did New York City get its name? You may know that the English conquered the Dutch settlement of New Netherland (and its port town of New Amsterdam) in 1664, but the details of this history-making day have remained hazy -- until now. Russell Shorto brought the world of…

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Motley Crue postpones their Las Vegas Residency so Vince Neil can undergo a vocal procedure, Heart’s Ann Wilson performs in a wheelchair leaving fans to speculate on her health & more! Week of 3/10/25 52:33

2M ago52:33

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Motley Crue postpones their Las Vegas Residency so Vince Neil can undergo a vocal procedure, Heart’s Ann Wilson performs in a wheelchair leaving fans to speculate on her health, and Aftershock Festival in Sacramento California has just released their annual lineup, and it was confirmed that we will be doing media & interviews again in October! So i…

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly shopping their catalog around, Layne Staley’s lost personal journals are set to be published in a book titled ‘This Angry Pen’ & more! Week of 3/3/25 1:03:05

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly shopping theircatalog around for a nine-figure sum, Layne Staley’s lost personal journals are set to be published in a book titled ‘This Angry Pen’, and Carlos Santana announces his upcoming new album ‘Sentient’ featuring posthumous contributions from Miles Davis, Michael Jackson & more! PLUS ‘This Week in R…

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#451 The New Yorker Magazine: Talk of the Town for 100 Years 1:11:29

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The New Yorker turns one century old -- and it hasn't aged a day! The witty, cosmopolitan magazine was first published on February 21, 1925. And even though present-day issues are often quite contemporary in content, the magazine's tone and style still recall its glamorous Jazz Age origins. The New Yorker traces itself to members of that legendary …

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Brian Setzer says he cannot play the guitar after revealing he has an auto-immune disease, , Lorne Michaels apparently helped Keith Richards avoid serving life in prison & more! Week of 2/24/25 1:11:54

3M ago1:11:54

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Brian Setzer says he cannot play the guitar after revealinghe has an auto-immune disease, Paul Simon announced a lengthy US tour where he will play in smaller venues that can accommodate his severe hearing loss, and the newly-published story of how SNL’s Lorne Michaels apparently helped Keith Richards avoid serving life in prison when he was arrest…

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At The Movies with Meyers and Young (Side Streets) 59:35

3M ago59:35

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Greg and Tom have taken off their historian hats and have become -- movie critics? Close but not quite! This week we're giving you a 'sneak preview' of their Patreon podcast called Side Streets, a conversational show about New York City and, well, whatever interests them that week. In honor of the Academy Awards, the Bowery Boys hosts pay homage to…

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A plane owned by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil is involved in a fatal crash in Arizona, Primus announce their new drummer after months of auditions, and the RRHOF Class Of 2025 Nominees & more! - 2/17/25 46:25

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A plane owned by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil is involved in afatal crash in Arizona, Primus announce their new drummer after months of auditions, and the RRHOF Class Of 2025 Nominees have been announced this week & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much more! Th…

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#450 Harlem in the Jazz Age: A Renaissance in New York 1:23:32

3M ago1:23:32

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Alain Locke's classic essay "The New Negro" and the literary anthology featuring the work of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and other significant black writers of the day. The rising artistic scene would soon be known as the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important cultural movement…

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Black Sabbath’s original lineup announce their final show will take place in their hometown this summer, the full list of Rock, Alt & Metal Grammy winners from last week’s ceremonies & more! 2/7/25 46:24

3M ago46:24

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Black Sabbath’s original lineup announce their final showever will take place in their hometown, with a huge lineup to support the occasion, The Black Keys announce a new album and tour for 2025 after the unexpected cancellation of their entire tour last year, plus we’ll go over the full list of Rock, Alt & Metal Grammy winners from last week’s cer…

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Paul McCartney wants the british government to protect artists from artificial intelligence, assault charges against rocker Marilyn Manson have been dropped & more! Week of 2/3/25 58:38

4M ago58:38

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Paul McCartney wants the british government to protectartists from artificial intelligence, assault charges against rocker Marilyn Manson have been dropped & this band sets the record this past weekend for the largest stadium concert of the 21st century & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock A…

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#449 Italian Harlem: New York's Forgotten Little Italy 1:22:11

4M ago1:22:11

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One of America's first great Italian neighborhoods was once in East Harlem, once filled with more southern Italians than Sicily itself, a neighborhood almost entirely gone today except for a couple restaurants, a church and a long-standing religious festival. This is, of course, not New York's' famous "Little Italy," the festive tourist area in low…

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Nine Inch Nails announce worldwide 2025 tour, the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductees announced, and Aerosmith will reunite with Billy Idol, Joan Jett & more! Week of 1/27/25 54:27

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Nine Inch Nails announce worldwide dates for their ‘Peel ItBack’ 2025 tour, the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductees have been announced, and Aerosmith will reunite this week for a surprise performance at an upcoming L.A. charity event with Billy Idol, Joan Jett & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & …

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FIREAID benefit concert details, changes from the recording industry for Grammy week due to the CA wildfires, Jazzfest & Bottlerock festival lineups & more! Week of 1/20/25 1:01:04

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A huge benefit concert dubbed “FIREAID” has been announced for the victims of the Los Angeles firethat will take place on January 30th, Bottlerock festival and the New Orleans Jazzfest announce their lineups for 2025, and the Recording Industry announces big changes to its annual Grammy Week festivities amid the ongoing southern California wildfire…

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The Return of the Waldorf Astoria (Rewind) 51:52

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A star of the New York City skyline is reborn -- the Waldorf Astoria is reopening in 2025! And so we thought we'd again raise a toast to one of the world's most famous hotels, an Art Deco classic attached to the Gilded Age's most prestigious name in luxury and refinement. Now, you might think you know this story -- the famous lobby clock, Peacock A…

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Jane’s Addiction moving on without frontman Perry Ferrell, Bonnaroo music festival announces its huge lineup for June of this year, Carlos Santana cancels his Las Vegas residency! Week of 1/13/25 51:24

4M ago51:24

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Jane’s Addiction members are in the studio recording without frontman Perry Ferrell, Bonnaroo music festival announces its huge lineup for June of this year, Carlos Santana cancels his Las Vegas residency after breaking his finger in Hawaii & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork …

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#448 Inside the Memory Palace with Nate DiMeo 58:44

4M ago58:44

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There were very few history podcasts around back in the year 2008, but the Bowery Boys Podcast was certainly here ... and so was The Memory Palace, hosted by Nate DiMeo, presenting small, often forgotten vignettes from history in a descriptive, narrative format. In this special interview episode, Greg talks with Nate on the occasion of his new comp…

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Spinal Tap II details from Rob Reiner, Billboard's top lists of 2024, our predictions for 2025 & More! Week of 1/6/25 54:54

4M ago54:54

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Rob Reiner gives the first plot details on the new Spinal Tapsequel coming out later this year, The best selling rock album was announced for 2024 and it’s almost 50 years old, Billboard’s top 100 tours of 2024, and our predictions in the rock, touring & music world for 2025 & more! PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘T…

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The World of Tiffany Glass: Lighting the Gilded Age 1:00:01

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Just the name "Tiffany" evokes the glamour and elegance of the Gilded Age. But there is much more to the story than just the eponymous retailer who continues to sell fine jewelry and decorative objects today. In this episode of the Gilded Gentleman podcast, Carl Raymond is joined by Lindsy R. Parrott, the Executive Director of The Neustadt Collecti…

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#447 Bob Dylan's Greenwich Village 1:20:05

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Greenwich Village is one of America's great music capitals, an extraordinary distinction for an old neighborhood of tenements, townhouses, dive bars and a college campus. So many musical titans of jazz, folk, pop and rock and roll got their start in the Village's many small nightclubs and coffeehouses, working alongside artists, writers, actors and…

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Iron Maiden drummer Nico McBrain retires from touring & announce their new drummer for their 2025 tour, dates & details on Led Zeppelin’s documentary & more! Week of 12/16/24 (last episode of 2025!) 52:02

5M ago52:02

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Iron Maiden drummer Nico McBrain retires from touring &announce their new drummer for their 2025 tour, more dates & details on Led Zeppelin’s documentary coming to IMAX theaters in 2025, and a huge tour announcement from Guns And Roses with support from Public Enemy, Rival Sons, SexPistols with Frank Carter & more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll Hi…

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Metallica and Linkin Park reportedly lost $5 million each after Sick New World unexpectedly canceled their 2025 event last week, huge tours announced for AC/DC, Dead & Co. and more! Week of 12/9/24 54:00

5M ago54:00

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Metallica and Linkin Park reportedly lost $5 million eachafter Sick New World unexpectedly canceled their 2025 event last week, Dead & Company celebrate their 10th anniversary with another Sphere residency in Las Vegas, and AC/DC announce their 2025 North American “Power Up”tour with The Pretty Reckless and more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll Hist…

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#446 Mr. Morgan and His Magnificent Library 1:10:47

6M ago1:10:47

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Does your personal library overwhelm your home? Are there too many books in your life -- but you'll never get rid of them? Then you have a lot in common with Gilded Age mogul J.P. Morgan! Morgan was a defining figure of the late 19th century, engineering corporate mergers and crafting monopolies from the desk of his Wall Street office. In the proce…

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Sex Pistols 2025 tour dates, Patti Smith to be honored at Carnegie Hall, George Harrison's guitar sets a new record at auction & more! S6 E46 - Week of 12/2/24 36:44

6M ago36:44

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The legendary Patti Smith will be honored at an upcoming star-studded tribute concert at Carnegie Hall, George Harrison’s legendary early Beatles-era Resonet guitar sells at auction for a record-setting amount, and The Sex Pistols with Frank Carter have announced more world tour dates for 2025 and more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia…

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The Radio City Rockettes: New York's Dancing Queens (Rewind) 52:23

6M ago52:23

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The Rockettes are America’s best known dance troupe — and a staple of the holiday season — but you may not know the origin of this iconic New York City symbol. For one, they’re not even from the Big Apple! Formerly the Missouri Rockets, the dancers and their famed choreographer Russell Markert were noticed by theater impresario Samuel Rothafel, who…

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Jason Bonham let go from Sammy Hagar's touring band? The Cure finally get their first #1 album on the US charts in their 46-year career & more! Week of 11/25/24 55:51

6M ago55:51

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The Cure finally get their first #1 album on the US charts intheir 46-year career, Primus puts out the official call for a new drummer this week & we have more drummer drama as Jason Bonham opens up on how he was “a little shocked” after being let go recently from Sammy Hagar’s touring band and more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, …

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#445 The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: A Century of Cheer 1:16:39

6M ago1:16:39

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What is Thanksgiving without the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? The annual march through Manhattan -- terminating at Macy's Department Store -- has delighted New Yorkers for a century and been a part of the American tradition of Thanksgiving since it was first broadcast nationally on television in the 1950s. Macy's began the parade in 1924 as a wa…

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CKY kicked off UK tour after punching Alien Ant Farm singer in the face, All Time Low apparent victims of a smear campaign against them, 2025 Rock & Metal Grammy noms & more! Week of 11/18/24 48:01

6M ago48:01

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Alien Ant Farm kicks CKY off their UK tour after their leadsinger was punched in the face, All Time Low are victims of a smear campaign against them involving false sexual assault allegations, and the 2025 Rock & Metal Grammy nominees have been announced for this year & more… PLUS ‘ThisWeek in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best …

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Why Tim Alexander quit Primus, Tony Iommi vs. Hard Rock Cafe, The Eagles had sound issues that almost derailed their Las Vegas Sphere residency & more! Week of 11/11/24 44:51

6M ago44:51

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Ex-Primus Drummer Tim Alexander reveals why he recently quit the band, The Eagles almost had to cancel their Las Vegas Sphere residency due to sound issues, and Tony Iommi says the Hard Rock Café won't give one of his prized guitars back & more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of …

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#444 New York's Classic Mom-and-Pop Shops (with New York Nico) 58:59

6M ago58:59

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The energy and personality of New York City runs through its local businesses -- mom-and-pop shops, independently run stores and restaurants, often family run operations. We live in a world of chain stores, franchises, corporate run operations and online retailers that have run many of these kinds of stores out of business. But what is New York wit…

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Jake E. Lee shares more details on the 2 shooters that shot him in Las Vegas last month, Sonic Temple 2025 lineup gives insight into rock touring season & more! Week of 11/4/24 35:08

7M ago35:08

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Sonic Temple shares a killer lineup that gives us a preview into the 2025 tour season, Motorhead is releasing a book of random drawings & writings of Lemmy Killmeister, Jake E. Lee shares more details on the 2 thieves that shothim in Las Vegas & more… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwo…

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Abbey Road Recording Console up for sale, Jimmy Page has a new line of Gibson custom acoustic guitars & more! Week of 10/28/24 46:31

7M ago46:31

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The Beatles’ Legendary ‘Abbey Road’ recording console will be sold on Reverb later this month, Jimmy Page unveils his latest collaboration with Gibson on his newline of custom acoustic guitars, and a massive 18-LP Ozzy Osbourne limited edition boxset was announced compiling his entire solo discography & more… PLUS‘This Week in Rock & Roll History T…

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Whatever Happened to Dorothy Arnold? (Rewind) 45:52

7M ago45:52

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The young socialite Dorothy Arnold seemingly led a charmed and privileged life. The niece of a Supreme Court justice, Dorothy was the belle of 1900s New York, an attractive and vibrant young woman living on the Upper East Side with her family. She hoped to become a published magazine writer and perhaps someday live by herself in Greenwich Village. …

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Our official Aftershock 2024 recap! VIP impressions, favorite sets, the good, the bad, the shocking... with 10 different & unique band Interviews! Week of 10/14/24 2:03:55

7M ago2:03:55

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Our Aftershock 2024 recap! Is VIP even worth it? Does the 5th stage make it too much? Interviewsgalore! Our favorite sets of the weekend, worst sets of the weekend, favorite food truck, what was different/improved or better in 2024, our overall festivalexperience & more… Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly.com Watch us LIVE, chat with us& more… …

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