Rock N Roll Story Guys

Poe vs Atlantic Records

Brian and Murdock chase down the backstory of Anne Decatur Danielewski, the artist once named among the top five "Women Who Rock Our World" who seemingly dissappeared wit

Styx vs Dennis DeYoung

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumor that Styx broke up because of the band tension around a certain concept record (and hit song). See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the s

The Rolling Stones vs Gram Parsons

Brian and Murdock try their best to untangle the complicated authorship of "Wild Horses" and the friendships, romances, and concert tragedies that swirl around its creati

Talking Heads vs David Byrne

Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale

Weird Al vs The Knack

Brian and Murdock dig through the history of musical parody to find the path taken by Alfred Matthew Yankovic to go from aspiring architect to godfather of laugh-out-loud

Blood, Sweat & Tears vs the government

When a certain VIP letter writer gets their attention, Brian and Murdock explore the story behind the band who beat out the Beatles for the Grammy and then mostly fell ap

George Michael vs Andrew Ridgeley

Brian and Murdock attempt to answer the long-asked question: "What the hell happened to that other guy from Wham!?" See the RNRSG on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram

Humble Pie vs the mob

Brian and Murdock dig into the rumors around what organized efforts may or may not have gone in to squashing the once promising career of British rock guitarist Steve Mar

The B-52s vs Love Shack

Brian and Murdock take the opportunity a letter affords them to talk about the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Athens, Georgia music scene and the tragedy that almo

The Songs About America Draft

In a first for the show, Brian welcomes fellow rock n roll podcasters Lorin Kozlowski (Roach Koach) and Josh Toomey (Primer 55, Talk Toomey, The David Ellefson Show) to g

A Doobie Brother vs national security

Brian and Murdock explore the story behind session legend (and former Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers multi-instrumentalist) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and his associations with NASA

Tommy Tutone vs Jenny

Brian and Murdock answer letters and break down the stories behind a handful of BIG songs and the women they are - or ARE NOT - about... See the show on YouTube Visit t

Courtney Love vs Live Through This

Brian and Murdock make an effort to talk about more of the women in rock when they answer a letter adressing the rumor that Hole's Live Through This was ghostwritten by..

Bryan Adams vs Princess Diana

Brian and Murdock head north to talk about British royalty and determined songwriters - and what may or may not have happened when a couple of them collided. See the sho

Stairway to Heaven vs Taurus

A letter about the legacy of "Stairway to Heaven" leads Brian and Murdock to the story of unsung guitar hero Randy California, his band, and the break that never fully br

Dave Matthews Band vs the city of Chicago

Brian and Murdock take on a letter from a listener wanting all the details on what happened when a certain jam-adjacent band drove around in the Windy City in the summer

Nikki Sixx vs Bruce Dickinson

Brian and Murdock rip open a stack of letters asking questions about rock songs throughout history that may - or very well may NOT - be about members of Motley Crue. See

Tom Verlaine vs Richard Hell

Brian and Murdock answer a listener letter asking for a deep dive on the punk band that wasn't so punk - Television - and how their search for a place to practice created

Lou Gramm vs Mick Jones

Brian and Murdock investigate the story behind one of the biggest hitmakers of the 70s and try to uncover the answers to two mysteries: why their singer and guitarist cou

Prince vs the symbol

Brian and Murdock dig deep to understand the circumstances that led Prince to feel punished for over-performance, quit music, pronounce himself dead, and come back as a..