Episodes

7 days ago
7 days ago
Loudini: Sammy & Dave can relate without feuding(rock feed), Dweezil and the Family Business, correcting smoke on the water, turning up the bass on your amp, amps vs modelers, Meeting Eddie and more (Andertons Music Co.), UMG trying to silence Rick Beato(Rick Beato and Jared Dines), The Brains of Guitarists(pyschology of rock), Gyn Johns(capturing a performance; the beatles, the who, led zeppelin)(rick beato),
Riff of the week: Smoke on the Water the “RIGHT WAY”
Pittsburgh Kevin: tiktok guy, michael Mc Donald, drunk spending, blondie’s hanging on the telephone, cheeze story
Film Corner: Weapons, Fantastic 4, what nobody says about Marvel, the “boy problem”

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: remember that time that David Lee Roth had his own radio show?(rock and roll true stories), Jimmy Pages’ favorite guitar solo(Mark Zabel), What happened to the 8 track tape? + William Powell Lear(tech review guy), The Science of guitar practice (Andre Fludd Music),
Riff of The Week: Loudini’s Magic Man Journey
Pittsburgh Kevin: mustang,
So bad it’s good: wesley willis; liz phair
Film Corner: Shaman, MouseHunt, To Live & Die In LA

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: The Jesus Music,10 70’s Guitar Solos that deserve more love(Rock n rewind) Steve Hunter Sweet Jane (lou reed) live, Terry Kath, 25 or 6 to 4 (chicago), Buck Dharma (BOC) Astronomy, Martin Barre , No Lullaby and Aqua Lung)(jethro tull. Ricky Medlock(the outlaws) Highway Song, Steve Hackett(Genesis) Firth of Fifth, Steve Howe(Yes) Starship Trooper, Mick Ronson(David Bowie) Width of a Circle, Jimmy Page(Led Zeppelin) AChillies last stand, Terry Reid RIP(music in second segment), Moments Humanity Absolutely Nailed It(chill dude light mode), The “problem” with PRS guitars(Landon Bailey)
Riff of the week: More Magic Man
Pittsburgh Kevin:
So bad it’s good: it’s my life cover, it’s been a rough week, kevin cronin, industry compression, david lee roth

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: lefty guitarists, Burning Butthole(andy rehfelt’s variety show), How & Why Dice got banned from MTV(PowerJRE), Liz Phair Story about “selling out”(the moth), Cory Wong, fantastic 4 tanks, naked gun looks good, shane gillis lazer tag story
Riff of the Week: magic man
Pittsburgh Kevin: ruprecht, michael j, fox, 50’s songs, david lee roth
So bad it’s Good: Bridgett and the Nameless
Film Corner: Extremities, U2 360, The Burbs,

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: Most used songs in movies and TV, Banned Rock Anthems(Professor of Rock), Tony Carey on his time with Rainbow(VRP Rocks), The Story Behind Rumplestiltskin(the resurrectionists), Bill Marr interviews Billy Joel, from the mind of Loudini, Jeff Beck didn’t know what he was doing,
Riff of the Week: NO MORE SCALES!
Pittsburgh Kevin: the story of red barchetta,
So bad it’s good: Japanese Enka; Wonderwall
Film Corner: Happy Gilmour 2, Thunderbolts

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
A Salute to Special Needs Rockers:
1. Stevie Wonder
Condition: Blind (congenital)
Bio: Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in 1950, Stevie Wonder was blind shortly after birth due to a condition called retinopathy of prematurity. He signed with Motown at age 11 and became a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer.
Known For:
- "Superstition"
- "Isn't She Lovely"
- "Sir Duke"
- "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
2. Ray Charles
Condition: Blind (developed in early childhood)
Bio: Ray Charles Robinson lost his sight at age 7 due to glaucoma. He pioneered the soul genre by combining blues, gospel, and jazz.
Known For:
- "Georgia on My Mind"
- "Hit the Road Jack"
- "I Got a Woman"
3. Ludwig van Beethoven
Condition: Deaf (progressive hearing loss)
Bio: One of the greatest classical composers, Beethoven began to lose his hearing in his late 20s and was completely deaf by the time he composed some of his most renowned works.
Known For:
- Symphony No. 9 ("Ode to Joy")
- Symphony No. 5
- Moonlight Sonata
4. Rick Allen
Condition: Amputee (left arm)
Bio: The drummer for Def Leppard, Allen lost his left arm in a car crash in 1984. He continued to drum using a custom kit and adapted techniques.
Known For (with Def Leppard):
- "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
- "Photograph"
- "Hysteria"
5. Tony Iommi
Condition: Partial amputee (fingertips)
Bio: The Black Sabbath guitarist lost the tips of two fingers on his right hand in an industrial accident. He made custom thimbles and detuned his guitar to play.
Known For (with Black Sabbath):
- "Iron Man"
- "Paranoid"
- "War Pigs"
6. Evelyn Glennie
Condition: Deaf
Bio: A Scottish percussionist who became profoundly deaf at age 12, Glennie plays barefoot to feel the vibrations. She is a world-renowned solo percussionist.
Known For:
- Avant-garde percussion pieces, collaborations with orchestras and composers
- "The Sugar Factory"
- "Touch the Sound" (documentary soundtrack)
7. Mel Tillis
Condition: Stutter
Bio: A country music legend who had a speech impediment (stutter) that disappeared when he sang. He embraced it as part of his personality.
Known For:
- "Coca-Cola Cowboy"
- "I Ain’t Never"
- "Good Woman Blues"
8. Jason Becker
Condition: ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
Bio: A virtuoso guitarist, Becker was diagnosed with ALS at age 20. Though he lost the ability to play or speak, he continues to compose music using eye movement technology.
Known For:
- "Perpetual Burn" (solo album)
- Work with David Lee Roth ("A Little Ain’t Enough")
9. Hikari Ōe
Condition: Autism and developmental disabilities
Bio: A Japanese composer born with a brain hernia and severe developmental challenges. Encouraged by his Nobel Prize-winning father Kenzaburō Ōe, Hikari became a successful classical composer.
Known For:
- Music of Hikari Ōe (album)
- Piano and chamber works performed globally
10. Ian Dury
Condition: Polio survivor (mobility impairment)
Bio: British singer-songwriter and frontman of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He contracted polio as a child, resulting in a withered leg and partial paralysis.
Known For:
- "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"
- "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"
11. Wyclef Jean
Condition: Dyslexia
Bio: Haitian-American rapper and producer, formerly of the Fugees. Jean has been open about his dyslexia, which made traditional schooling difficult.
Known For:
- "Gone Till November"
- "911" (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Fugees: "Killing Me Softly", "Ready or Not"
Judas Priest’s New Video(Metal Pilgrim), Ozzy’s Vocals at BTTB(Wings of Pegasus), Have you ever bought gear from somebody famous? Addicted to Gear’s Brian Greenway story(Addicted to Metal), Rick, Justin & The Proff take on the music business and YouTube, Why Issac Hayes left South Park
Riff of the Week: Heartbreaker (Pat Benetar)
Pittsburgh Kevin: so bad it’s good, favorite covers, silence of the lambs, norm’s rare guitars, marcus malone, malcolm jamal
Film Corner: Twixt, Time AFter Time, Heavy Metal in Bagdad,

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: being shamed on Facebook over Back to the Beginning and Capos LOL!, 40th anniversary of LIVE AID, 10 Iconic LIVE AID performances, Contemporary Art is a Cult(Remant777) + story from book I am reading, Oasis vs REM Slane Castle Gig(james hargreaves guitar) lad culture vs new man culture, Simon Phillips reacts to some of his most iconic performances(drumeo),
Riff of The Week: Great White Buffalo; Ted Nugent
Pittsburgh Kevin: middle school weezer cover goes horribly wrong, LIVE AID U2, Lily V. Sixx, christian rock rabbit hole, why are people dicks online
Film Corner: Tightrope,

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: second rehearsal with Spectrum and gigs! The Verve vindicated- andrew oldam, the last time(david hartley), Top Stolen Guitars(five watt world), are christian metal bands fake?(pastor brad rocks), what books got burned?(zoomer historian), Back To The Beginning thoughts …tool, ozzy, sabbath, lizzy, draiman, nuno, slash, jake, zakk, gojira, axle, yungblood, sammy hagar
Pittsburgh Kevin:
So bad it’s good: the worst cover of a beatles song ever; let it be
Film Corner: Bring Her Back, My Blue Heaven, Dreamscape, The Jacket, there’s something wrong with aunt diane, sound city

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: I was today years old (dan hartman), what you need to know before buying a deluxe reverb(jeff starrs not bad films), Behind the recording of Led Zeppelin II(mixing mastering online), Ramble On; Songs That Change World(produce like A pro), Elton John; Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me w/ Davey Johnston(JJ Blair), new gig, gospel night at the strip club (ashley mcbride)
Mount Rushmore of Rock Singers:
Loudini: Ronnie James Dio, Bon Scott, Lou Gramm, Chris Cornell
Pittsburgh Kevin: Paul Rogers, Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland, Emily Armstrong
Pittsburgh Kevin: Laurie Norris update? Auditory hallucinations,
So bad it’s good: vanessa valou
Film Corner: Jurassic world mixed reaction, spaceballs 2, spinal tap 2, randy rhoads

Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Loudini: The OTHER great marshall sound(phillip mcknight), How Well Can YOu hear audio quality (NPR) (in the mix YouTube Channel), Johnny ROtten hates a bunch of musicians and current trends (studio number six)(Pink F. Stones. Billy Idol w/ Sex Pistol Members, “Pistol” docuseries, Greenday, Joe Strummer and more!), Mick Ralphs R.I.P. WHT Terrence Trent Darby? (PIERRE) TTD wiki
Riff of the Week: Rock Steady; Bad Company
Pittsburgh Kevin: back to the future guitar missing! Christopher Cross’s Stratocaster,
So bad it’s good: leebonny Bonny Lee Bakely
Film Corner: Marshmallow, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Contact, Furiouso, ghost busters frozen empire