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Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasPaul Simon 8 DecadesYou read that right folks! 8 DECADES!! Paul Simon He began his music career in the 1950's while still in High School, writing, recording and releasing records from the age of 16. 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s And that's just the first four decades! And then there's the... 1990s 2000s (the Aughts) 2010s 2020s While not an exhaustive history of the man and his music, we choose instead to focus on Simon's origin story...2025-06-011h 26Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasCBGBs Lives! Brooklyn 2025BEST punk rock record of 2025? Find out HERE! NEW MUSIC from American ex-pat Sebastian Murphy and his dirty band of Swedish viagra boys LATEST hijinks & shenanigans from controversial Northern Ireland Kneecap rap Woodstock Punk Rock? We tell you how... The Ramones first ever gig REMEMBERED The Damned & Sex Pistols sharing the bill in Brooklyn THIS September! Three notable NO SHOWS for upcoming CBGB Fest under the K bridge Alan Rickman on acting punk rock Bobby De Niro's latest MOB pic triumph ...2025-05-251h 01Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasLou Reed, Barry Manilow & Johnny Rotten Walk Into A BarAre the Baltimore Colts rock n roll's football team? Uncover hidden gems in our Album Of The Week: The Power Of The Heart - A Tribute To Lou Reed Ever heard of Seattle, Washington's wicked cool Light In The Attic Records? You will! What did Laurie Anderson give away of Lou Reed's and WHO did she give it to? Listen to find out! Did Lou Reed really make 20 albums? Metal Machine Music: Joke or Genius? Searching for Lou's last record... Searching for Lou's last song...2025-05-171h 11Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasJill Sobule: I Kissed A GirlJill Sobule: The Untold Story Join us as we celebrate the music and legacy of trailblazing, one of a kind, powerhouse songwriter, musician, singer, recording artist Jill Sobule who passed away much too soon in a tragic housefire May 1st, 2025, in Woodbury, Minnesota. In this episode we reveal the truth behind her landmark song I Kissed A Girl, how, at the time, it earned her a place in music history but sadly no money or lasting commercial success. This story has not been told until now. You won't hear it anywhere else but...2025-05-111h 16Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasPeter, Prog & BikoJoin us for the conclusion of Prelude To Prog Rock: Peter Gabriel's Genesis. In this episode, dedicated to Carver Bob (Ironside). we answer the question, "What the F is Prog Rock anyway?".  King Rand opens things off with his brilliant rendition of BIG TIME from Gabriel's top selling 80's album SO. Sorting out Peter Gabriel's mystifying THREE albums of cover songs! In this episode we answer the burning question: Who has been Peter Gabriel's lifelong bass player for decades now? (HINT: he was John Lennon's bass player too!). Find o...2025-05-041h 07Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasPrelude To Prog Rock: Peter Gabriel's GenesisJoin us in our search for the roots of Prog Rock, Peter Gabriel and the cast of characters who pass through the doors From Genesis To Revelation. Trashing the Corporatization of pop music in the 1980's. And it's not entirely David Bowie's fault either. How the enduring legacy of Peter Gabriel's growing body of work from the 1980's helped us get through a truly ridiculous decade. Getting Back To The Car: Unexpected Delights From The Obligatory Sunday Meal With Family. Is Easter Music a genre? 50's - 60's...2025-04-2759 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThree Films We've Never SeenJoin us as we hunt for hidden song treasure buried deep within 3 obscure double album film soundtracks to three films we've never seen before. Iggy Pop & David Bowie: The salacious Love Triangle with Angela Bowie and the Michael Stipe produced movie that ensued - Velvet Goldmine What movie inspired 16 year old John Lennon to pick up a guitar and start singing Rock N Roll music? To. Two. Too. And 2 - The meaning behind Roxy Music's 2HB song from their 1972 self titled debut album. (Hint: it stands for To Humphrey Bogart, film icon) 2025-04-201h 06Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasGhastly Mellow Saxophones: Bobby Keys & More!Join us in the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas as we explore the Down The Rabbit Hole deep dive phenomenon. Who IS your favorite Beatle? You show us yours and we'll show you ours. 1973. Ghastly mellow saxophones all over the floor: exploring Rock N Roll's mid 1970's infatuation with the saxophone. That means you too Mr. Lennon! HINT: it's all The Rolling Stones' fault. What pissed John Lennon off the most about his post Beatles music career. Lennon's Lost Weekend: how did it end? What sax player...2025-04-121h 21Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThe Damned's Three Punk Rock FirstsWe're one quarter ways into the 21st century, it's high time we check into the state of Power Pop today. California's Uni Boys kick things off with the opening track from their latest Buy This Now! album courtesy of Curation Records. Produced by the Lemon Twigs D'Addario Brothers of Hicksville, Long Island, New York, the Uni Boys are soon to embark on an Eastern Canadian tour supporting headliners the Daniel Romano Outfit who close out today's episode with the final track from their latest album Too Hot To Sleep. Continuing our homage to...2025-04-071h 09Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasTucks On Tour! April 4-9, 2025 BONUS EPISODEJoin us as we sit down on location with Canada's Troubadour Al Tuck to discuss his upcoming tour with stops in Dartmouth and Toronto, his latest album, the triple disc Water, Blood & Whiskey, upcoming releases, new recordings in the works and so much more!    Be sure to say hello from us when you see Al in your town!   Canada's Troubadour Al Tuck Is On Tour!   Friday, April 4th through to Wednesday, April 9th, 2025   Friday, April 4th, 2025 Al Tuck @ The Woodside Tavern 209 Pleasant Street Dartm...2025-04-0247 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasLou TooJoin us for the conclusion of our two part saga on Lou Reed and his marry band of misfits. Find out how, after five successive flops, Lou Reed ended up with 20 million dollars in the bank.  Have you ever wondered what 3 key albums ended the 80s? Listen to find out! Follow David Bowie's 80's career trajectory from King Of Cool to shameless huckster. Iggy Pop reclaims his throne! All of this and MORE on the latest installment of Rock N Roll Fashionistas! OPENING TRACK: "Rock & Roll" taken f...2025-03-311h 13Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasLou...Unravel the myth behind the man behind the music.  Revisit the Velvets. All four mad albums. Two Velvet Underground albums with John Cale & Andy Warhol and two without.  The fifth and final Velvet Underground album without any original band members at all! Explore the golden trifecta of Andy Warhol, Lou Reed & Iggy Pop and how Bowie used it to create the Ziggy Stardust character. Find out how Pork's 1971 Andy Warhol Superstar Revue at the Roundhouse in London altered David Bowie's career trajectory forever. That time Lou Reed moved back ho...2025-03-231h 04Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasHead First: Jim Morrison's Deep DiveThe final 24 months of Jim Morrison's all too short life were filled with endless stress and legal troubles resulting from his arrest in Miami and the criminal proceedings that followed. Join us as we immerse ourselves in this final chapter of Jim Morrison's life. Hell bent on a crash course of self destruction fueled by bad behavior, impaired judgement and poor examples set by his literary heroes Arthur Rimbaud and the similarly ill-fated Percy Bysshe Shelley, Morrison sought refuge in Paris for what would be the final six months of his life.  Decipher Jim's favorite a...2025-03-161h 21Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasSex Pistols: Rock N Roll Can Kill Ya1977. Eleven years old and discovering the Sex Pistols. Find out how Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren set them up to fail in America. The tragic last days of 21 year old Sid Vicious and his murdered girlfriend. New York's iconic Chelsea Hotel and all its rock n roll sleaze. The Warholian Universe of Candy Darling, Edie Sedgwick, Nico, The Velvets. CBGBs Max's Kansas City and MORE! OPENING TRACK: The Passenger by Iggy Pop from his 1977 David Bowie produced album "Lust For Life" https://music...2025-03-141h 09Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasRIP New York DollsWith the passing of David Johansen, the last living member of the New York Dolls, we dedicate an entire episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas to the memory of all five fabulous individuals who made up the legendary New York group. Johnny Thunders Lead guitar David Johansen Lead vocals Sylvain Sylvain Rhythm guitar Arthur Kane Bass Jerry Nolan Drums The New York Dolls, a pioneering glam rock band composed of five influential members, each with their own remarkable stories and achievements. Johnny Thunders (1952-1991) Born...2025-03-031h 12Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll And Black History Month Part 2Opening with the latest in new music, Malmo, Sweden's Fat Brain get things ripping with a scorching track from their NEW RELEASE vinyl debut EP Death To False Zamrock.  Wrapping up Black History Month, a meditative rumination follows touching on key moments in the history of Rock N Roll. Mary Lou Williams and her decision to quit music in order to help others Retracing Lennon's last ride What the heck is Zamrock anyway? The Great Vinyl Purge of the mid 90s 1987's 20th Anniversary of The Beatles' S...2025-02-231h 03Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll And Black History Month Part OneWelcome back Rock N Roll Fashionistas! In this weeks episode we explore the intrinsic link between Rock N Roll music and Black History Month, how the very roots of Rock N Roll evolved out of the magic that emerged from the 1940's Chicago blues scene and the development of Rhythm & Blues music as an offshoot of the popular Swing jazz music of the era. We reveal the very first Rock N Roll song ever! We reveal the very first use of guitar distortion ever! Join us on numerous stops around the dial visiting...2025-02-161h 02Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasImani Coppola: One Hit Wonderful!Imani Coppola is not a one hit wonder. Far from it. Imani Coppola has been and continues to be an inspirational trailblazer, for 30 years now and counting. Poet, vocalist extraordinaire, Emcee, visual artist, working artist, painter, collaborator, New Yorker, songwriting workshop facilitator, film actor, Top 40 Hit Maker, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, guitarist, keyboardist, pianist, violinist, cellist, IG content creator, accredited Reiki practitioner, tarot card reader, influencer and so much more!  Find out how... Also in this episode you will hear how half of Led Zeppelin came to record the first ever h...2025-02-091h 01Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThe Rheostatics Are Canada's BeatlesDuring the 1970's Canadian rock gods Max Webster filled arenas in Canada but were virtually unknown in the United States. Over a decade later The Tragically Hip, arguably Canada's Band, suffered the same fate. So where do The Rheostatics fit in? Who are The Rheostatics? Canada's other band that didn't fill arena's, unless they were, ironically enough, opening for The Tragically Hip. In this episode we explore the ethos of indie music culture in Canada in the 1990s through he lens of the era's maverick music pioneers, The Rheostatics: Canada's Beatles Opening track...2025-02-021h 00Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasRemembering The Band's Garth HudsonEnd of an Era, loosing the multi-instrumentalist mastermind responsible for the music education of not just his bandmates but of a generation. In this episode we revisit some of the Band's triumphs from their longtime association in late 1950s Toronto with legendary rockabilly Arkansas rocker turned Canadian citizen Ronnie Hawkins through to their turn as Bob Dylan's back up band, the communal home at Big Pink near Woodstock, New York, helping give rise to the storied Woodstock Music Festival, The Last Waltz and so much more! Along the way we make stops in... ...2025-01-261h 06Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasGrammys Snub Beatles John Lennon & George HarrisonIt's been a BIG record setting year for The Beatles, 2 Grammy nominations, a #1 hit song, a third Grammy nomination for John Lennon's Mind Games box set and two Top 10 hit singles this past Christmas for Lennon & McCartney.  Hot on the heels of his first #1 hit song with writer's credit, Ringo Starr, fresh from his debut performance at the storied Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrates the release of his 21st studio album Look Up, currently #1 in both the UK Americana Albums and Country Albums charts. PLUS! The RNRF debut of Cambridge, England's RJ A...2025-01-211h 14Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasDon't Touch That Dial! Rock Talk with MistyK The DJJoin us as we deliciously dish with MixCloud royalty MistyK The DJ  https://www.mixcloud.com/Redgirl77/ for one rollicking good Rock N Roll gabfest. Wrapping 2024 with a glittering sequin bow, we look back to salute the fallen and ahead to February 14th for MistyK's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ROCK N ROLL VALENTINES SHOW! With stops along the way, we visit B-52 Fred Schneider and his merry band of Superions, The Alarm's Chris Carter and his Saturday afternoon British Invasion, Kevin Junior and the Chamber Strings, 88 year old Rolling Stone bassist Bill W...2025-01-121h 24Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasWhat Is New Music?We made it! 2025. What a trip. New Year. New Music. But what constitutes New Music nowadays? New Releases? Six months? Twelve months? Two years? Five years?  Cool as Kim Deal. The Pixies, The Breeders, Belly and Kristin Hersh. Dig! the document. Feuding 90s bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. That time Dolly Parton asked not to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Fab Factory 60s Society It Girl Edie Sedgwick and her alleged affair with Bob Dylan. Patti Smith. Remembering J...2025-01-051h 06Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasHappy New Year Rock N Roll Fashionistas! December 31, 2024HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Ring in the NEW YEAR with: Benj Rowland - Time Of Year https://benjrowland.com Dan Wilson - What A Year For A New Year https://danwilsonmusic.com Dismemberment Plan - The Ice Of Boson https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-dismemberment-plan-is-terrified/6581621 HERE'S TO A JOYFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR IN 2025!    2024-12-3112 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasAl Tuck & Bob Dylan Walk Into A Bar - Canada's Troubadour: A Story In Words & MusicThe next chapter in the continuing saga of Canada's enduring troubadour, Al Tuck. Settle in nice and cozy by the woodstove and eavesdrop on our conversation with the living legend at his home in Prince Edward Island. You'll hear how Allan became Al, the time he opened for Marilyn Manson, his chance meeting with a ghostly doppelganger in Ottawa, collaborations with Big Sugar, Blue Rodeo and so much more. Al Tuck & Bob Dylan Walk Into A Bar - Canada's Troubadour: A Story In Words & Music contains the following songs: Tips Of My Fingers...2024-12-313h 08Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasIn Praise Of The Bob Dylan Bio PicThe first ever Bob Dylan bio pic, A Complete Unknown, was released in movie theatres worldwide on Christmas Day. We were there and answer the burning question: "SHOULD I GO SEE IT?" Audio segments for this podcast have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is aimed at an academic audience and does not serve as a substitute for the original. The following songs were used in the making of this podcast:2024-12-291h 13Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasA Visit From Saint Mitch 2024: Christmas Eve With Mitchell KezinA Visit From Saint Mitch 2024: Christmas Eve With Mitchell Kezin is an audio documentary presented by Rock N Roll Fashionistas in praise of the film Jingle Bell Rocks! and its maker, the late Mitchell Kezin. Audio portions of the film have been reproduced under the fair use doctrine. This use is intended to be transformative, adding perspective to the original work, serving an educational purpose rather than commercial gain. This use is aimed at an academic audience and does not serve as a substitute for the original.   Music from the following recording artists was used in the making of this p...2024-12-211h 29Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasRemembering Mitchell Kezin & Jingle Bell Rocks!As we enter into our first holiday season since the passing of Christmas Music aficionado Mitchell Kezin, we gather around the microphone at Chez Fashionista to share memories and reminisce about the beloved Vancouver filmmaker, his legacy and his lasting impact on the Christmas music community. Through his 2013 documentary Jingle Bell Rocks!, in Kezin's words, "A trippy, cinematic sleighride thru the underground subculture of alternative Christmas music", Kezin himself has joined the pantheon of tortured Christmas underdogs along with George Bailey of It's A Wonderful Life, Rudolph, Hermey The Misfit Elf, Charlie Brown, Clark Griswold, Kevin McCallister...2024-12-151h 11Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasOn Record: The History Of Recorded Music"Things change. And you can't change that" - Dennis Ellsworth https://dennisellsworth.bandcamp.com/album/things-change   In addition to exploring the pulsating history of recorded music, we manage to visit the haunts of backstreet alley when the Earth was blue and Halifax, Nova Scotia was Seattle East. Sans Hendrix. But we had Grimson. Thrush Hermit alumnus Billy Joel Plaskett, the studio wizardry of the hardest working man in Halifax, Charles Austin, teenage Kate Bush origin story, Sarah McLachlan too, Bidding Wars, Buzz, Emile B...2024-12-081h 03Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasCaptain Beefheart vs The Monkees And Drummers Who Sing!In this rambling episode we wrap the tumultuous yet ultimately triumphant saga of British electronic music pioneer Gary Numan while clarifying the distinction between said Numan and noted Academy Award wining music satirist and all around American song and dance man Mr. Randy Newman. We dial into John Lennon's Lost Weekend co-conspirator and 70's American hit maker Harry Nilsson for his classic album in praise of said Newman while shedding light on that peculiar Rock N Roll phenomenon of Drummers Who Sing. With a nod to Jellyfish, the GREATEST band (from the 90's) that should...2024-12-011h 02Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThe Actual Gary Numan EpisodeApologies to all listener's who endured the entire previous episode for the intended Gary Numan theme that crash landed into the endless abyss of David Bowie. We are truly sorry. Here is the actual episode on Gary Numan. With a segue into the late, great Melanie Safka (Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Look What They Did To My Song, Ma) who passed away earlier this year. And finally a bit on preeminent British BBC radio DJ John Peel and his Record Box of 143 vinyl singles. No gerbils were harmed...2024-11-2459 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThe One About Gary Numan That Became A Rant About BowieWe intended to dedicate the entire hour of Episode 14 to celebrating British electronic music pioneer Gary Numan and the 40th Anniversary of his 1984 album Berserker. However, in attempting to peel back the layers of the origin story behind Gary Numan's popularity we stumbled into a quagmire of Bowie, ultimately plunging head first into the quicksand of a hunky dory. Apologies to the former Gary Webb. To be revisited on the Highway Of Episode 15 coming next week. Stay tuned...   2024-11-1758 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasMistyK The DJ Live From Bourbon & Beyond Pt. 2Latest episode concludes our FEATURE full length interview with MistyK The DJ of MixCloud fame Part Two. We interviewed MistyK The DJ live from Kentucky where she was our eyes and ears on the grounds of the annual Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival. 2024-11-101h 21Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasMistyK The DJ Live From Bourbon & Beyond Pt. 1Latest episode FEATURE full length interview with MistyK The DJ of MixCloud Part One. We interviewed MistyK The DJ live from Kentucky where she was our eyes and ears on the grounds of the annual Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival.   Featuring music from Younolovebunny of Copenhagen, Denmark and his latest NEW RELEASE album Rock Truck Bee Sides available EXCLUSIVELY from Bandcamp. We open the show with the track Sunday from the album which can be purchased at https://younolovebunny.bandcamp.com/album/rock-truck-bee-sides 2024-11-031h 01Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasSongs For Your FuneralOn this episode we explore the notion of the self made Eulogy Mix - songs to be played at your funeral: The Playlist. And as the weather begins to cool we ease ourselves into The Soundtrack Of Fall. All that and more! Featuring music from Dennis Ellsworth of Prince Edward Island, Canada and his latest NEW RELEASE album Hardcore Freewheelin'. We open the show with the track Look At You from the album which can be purchased at https://dennisellsworth.bandcamp.com/album/hardcore-freewheelin 2024-10-2757 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasMistyK The DJ At The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame BONUS EPISODEJoin us for our in-depth interview with MistyK The DJ on her recent visit to the hallowed grounds of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, the half marathon she ran while there AND the subsequent MixCloud music podcast it inspired! https://www.mixcloud.com/Redgirl77/the-rock-hall-half-you-shouldve-been-there/ 2024-10-252h 30Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasCan Christmas Music Cause Cancer?Christmas in October? The stores are already loading up with Xmas stuff and it's not even Halloween yet. All over the world Nerdy little power pop Christmas Elves are working feverously on their Xmas music mixes just in time for Christmas Time. When is enough enough? To Grinch or not to Grinch? Find out now on the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas. Featuring music from Pearly Gates of Prince Edward Island, Canada and their latest single Sunny Sunshine Song which can be purchased at https://pearlygatespei.bandcamp.com/track/sunny-sunshine-song 2024-10-2050 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasExcavating The Beatles Pt. 3Final installment of Excavating The Beatles. October 9th - John Lennon's Birthday, "My Bonny" the first Beatles single, 1987 first Beatles CDs, Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones records with The Beatles, legendary 14th Beatles album Past Masters 2, How The Beatles Invented Punk Rock Guitar and so much MORE! 2024-10-131h 12Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasExcavating The Beatles Pt. 2What REALLY happened in the immediate aftermath of the break up of The Beatles?  2024-10-061h 14Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasThe 27 Songs Aboard Spaceship VoyagerThe Gold Record aboard spacecraft Voyager contains 27 songs, the only songs destined to survive the extinction of the human race. In this brief episode we identify the 27 pieces of music chosen by NASA to send into space to represent the diversity of humanity. 2024-09-2920 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasExcavating The Beatles Pt. 1PART ONE: Two MACCA Albums. Beatles. Beatles. And More Beatles. All 13 Albums! 1963-1969. "Dig it. Dig it. Dig it. Dig it" - John Lennon 2024-09-221h 03Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasWho's The 5th Beatle?Jack White! Jack White! Jack White! NEW ALBUM! No Name. BEST Rock N Roll Guitar Album in DECADES! and more... 2024-09-1549 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasMix Tapes, Brian Wilson and Robyn Hitchcock!Happy Star Trek Day! Featuring the latest from The Lemon Twigs, new Jack White, Robyn Hitchcock tutorial and so much more! 2024-09-091h 07Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasDrummers Are People TooHappy Labor Day Weekend! Kristin Hersh, Kim Gordon's NEW single, why drummers are just plain weird and so much more. 2024-09-0253 minRock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasSecond Time AroundWoodstock. Punk Rock. Fat Mike’s beloved BDSM lifestyle and so much more! 2024-09-011h 01Rock N Roll FashionistasRock N Roll FashionistasAbsolute BeginnersEpisode One: Debut episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas music podcast  2024-08-2842 min