Rock N Roll Archaeology
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The Guardian of Forever: A Tribute to Richard Evans
"Time has resumed its shape. All is as it was before. Many such journeys are possible. Let me be your gateway." — The Guardian of Forever, Star Trek (1967)In the fall of 1975, a…
Shorts: I'm A Believer
We're just trying to be friendly! As a lead in to our next main episode, we're backtracking to the 60s. The Monkees were legit, and deserve to be in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, that's the gist…
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…
S1E8 (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…
S1E7 (ICYMI) Episode 7: Meet The Beatles Part 1
Arrival: we begin the show on February 7th, 1964, in the first-class cabin aboard Pan American Airlines Flight 101 from London to New York City. It’s a raucous, party atmosphere, but John Lennon, for…
Episode 29: Whatever Gets You to the Light
Synopsis Rock N Roll Archaeology excavates the divergent paths of Elton John and John Lennon in the first half of the 1970s, a period where one man sprinted toward the brightest spotlight on Earth…
Pearl Jam's Revolution: Author Salena Fragassi on 35 Years of Live Music & Legendary Shows
In this episode of RNRA Digs Deeper, host Christian Swain sits down with veteran music journalist Selena Fragassi to excavate the history of one of modern rock's most significant acts: Pearl Jam.…
Shorts: RNRA Horror Podcast Short
Examining–and reconsidering–The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At the time, it was transgressive, outrageous; but now it seems a little bit tame. And…a bit problematic, when taken in a modern context.…
S1E1 (ICYMI) Episode 1: The Precursors--Redux
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,…
Episode 27: Southbound
Rock N Roll Archaeology (RNRA) presents "Southbound," an exploration of 1970s Southern Rock. Through detailed storytelling, RNRA chronicles The Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman's impact, and their…
Episode 28: Songs From the Fault Line
Rock N Roll Archaeology explores the 1970s LA Sound, a world of sun-drenched harmonies and seismic ambition. From a bizarre funeral pact for Gram Parsons at the Troubadour to the rise of the Eagles…
RNRA Digs Deeper: The USA vs John Lennon
Dig into the archives for a conversation about John Lennon's five-year legal battle against the U.S. government's attempt to deport him. This episode explores the politically charged atmosphere of…
S1E25 Episode 25: I Know What I Like: The Rise and Fall of Prog
Progressive Rock reached its zenith during the early 1970s, a period often celebrated as the genre's golden age. This era of Prog Rock has inspired intense opinions—both positive and negative—that…
(ICYMI) Episode 18: 1969 Part 1
We’re putting down a marker with this episode, and the follow-up: the highest highs and the lowest lows of the entire Rock Era occurred in 1969. It’s a year so big, we had to cut it in two, in order…
S2E19 (ICYMI) Episode 19: 1969 Part 2
Welcome back to the second half of our big chapter telling the big story of a big year in Rock. If you haven’t done so already, we highly recommend you listen to Episode 18 before you delve into this…
Shorts: The Three Body Problem
In 1985, a group of powerful "Washington Wives" led by Tipper Gore formed the PMRC to clean up rock and roll, sparking a culture war that culminated in a dramatic Senate hearing. This episode of…
S1E1 RNRA Digs Deeper: Dennis McNally
Episode Title: The Last Great Dream: Dennis McNally on the 1960s Counterculture, the Grateful Dead, and Its Lasting LegacyEpisode Summary:What if everything you thought you knew about the 1960s…
Shorts: Southern Rock Opera: Ghosts, Myths, and Monsters
Explore the power of myth with Drive-By Truckers' landmark album, Southern Rock Opera. This RNRA Short dissects how Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley used the legend of Lynyrd Skynyrd to confront "The…
(ICYMI) Episode 21: Guitarmageddon
Synopsis The fuse was lit in 1966. Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Keith Moon came together to record a proto-metal classic. After the session an offhand quip from Keith Moon sticks with…
(ICYMI) Episode 20: Ohio
Rock N Roll as the First Draft Of History. We begin in the midwest college town of Kent, Ohio, in the late spring of 1970. We’ll meet three future rockers--students at Kent State University, barely…
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