Episodes

  • The California Myth and Classic Rock with Dave Gebroe of Discograffiti

    The California Myth and Classic Rock with Dave Gebroe of Discograffiti
    Aug 3 2023
    Today’s guest on My Rock Moment is Dave Gebroe, founder and host of the well-known podcast, Discograffiti. Discograffiti is a weekly music podcast that delivers the objective truth about the entire discography of every single artist and band that ever existed. The show does a deep-dive inspection of all EPs, singles, compilations, relevant solo work and bootlegs, and notable appearances on other artists’ records. Every release is assigned an objectively accurate star rating between zero and five, and Dave shares best and worse picks in their discography. In this episode, Dave and I explore the California Myth within the context of 60s and 70s rock. Surf rock as well as other anthems that pay homage to the Golden State, fueled the global fascination with perfect waves, beaches flanked with tanned skin and teeny bikinis, fame, beauty, and a promise of some grander way of living. California has long been a western beacon dating back centuries but the songs we’ll cover today conjure up visions and dreams of an ideal life that was far from factual for many.  Some songs on this list might come as a surprise, and others have crossed generations, staples of our classic rock playlists. Have a listen and see how your list compares. For more information on Discograffiti and to follow on social, check out the links below: Website: https://discograffiti.com/ Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on His Radio Show "Reggae Beat," Alan Freed and LSD: Part Two

    Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on His Radio Show "Reggae Beat," Alan Freed and LSD: Part Two
    Jul 6 2023
    In this episode of My Rock Moment, we sit down for Part Two of our discussion with Roger Steffens. Roger is a writer, actor, radio host, legendary reggae historian, and author of "So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley" (which Rolling Stone headlined in its review “…[arguably] the Best Bob Marley Book Ever.”). Roger was co-host of the "Reggae Beat" on KCRW from 1979 to 1987 and "Reggae Beat International" from 1983 to 1987, which was syndicated internationally to 130 stations. Seven rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. In Part Two of our interview with Steffens, he'll discuss how "Reggae Beat," took Los Angeles by storm...and led to two weeks on the road with Bob Marley and the Wailers. We'll also discuss his love of 1950s rock 'n' roll and the time he got to meet his idol, iconic 50s rock DJ, Alan Freed. Roger will also share how he got turned on to LSD and was almost pickpocketed the first time he touched down in Jamaica by one of the biggest reggae stars at the time. To find out more about Roger Steffens and his work, check out the links below: The Family Acid Website: http://www.thefamilyacid.com/ The Family Acid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefamilyacid/?hl=en So Much Things to Say on Amazon For more on Host Amanda Morck and My Rock Moment, visit: The My Rock Moment website LA Woman Rocks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/la_woman_rocks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on Bob Marley, Jim Morrison and Vietnam in the 60s: Part One

    Author, Radio Host and Reggae Historian Roger Steffens on Bob Marley, Jim Morrison and Vietnam in the 60s: Part One
    Jun 29 2023
    In this episode of My Rock Moment, we sit down with Roger Steffens. Roger is a writer, actor, radio host, legendary reggae historian, and author of "So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley" (which Rolling Stone headlined in its review “…[arguably] the Best Bob Marley Book Ever.”). Roger was co-host of the Reggae Beat on KCRW from 1979 to 1987 and Reggae Beat International from 1983 to 1987, which was syndicated internationally to 130 stations. Seven rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. While most of his career has been devoted to reggae and its luminaries, his love of rock ‘n’ roll started back in 1953 as a devoted fan of Alan Freed. Part One of our discussion starts with Roger remembering one particular concert in 1967 in San Francisco - it was an unforgettable night of rock ‘n’ roll, as Bill Graham introduced 2 then unknown acts to an anticipant audience. The concert was a poignant way to say goodbye to the U.S. as the next day he was sent off to Vietnam. We’ll discuss the 2 years he spent there working in Psyops while protest rock erupted across the nation. We’ll hear Steffens’ incredible story about meeting the Countess De Breteuil in Marrakesh in 1971 and how that connected him to the passing of Jim Morrison. Steffens will also share the serendipitous circumstances that led to him meeting Bob Marley for the first time.  To find out more about Roger Steffens and his work, check out the links below: The Family Acid Website: http://www.thefamilyacid.com/ The Family Acid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefamilyacid/?hl=en So Much Things to Say on Amazon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2

    Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh - Part 2
    Jun 8 2023
    Kosh is a Grammy Award Winning art director and former design director for Apple Records. His first project was John Lennon and Yoko's “War Is Over (if you want it)” Christmas card, which led to the worldwide WAR IS OVER billboard campaign that continues to this day. He designed The Beatles’ Let It Be book and album package and the Abbey Road album cover, as well as John & Yoko’s Wedding Album boxed set. He worked extensively with Linda Ronstadt, garnering three Grammys for her albums, Simple Dreams, Get Closer and Lush Life. He designed and art directed the iconic logo and cover, Hotel California for the Eagles, the classic logo for ELO as well as several albums for James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet and Dan Fogelberg. In today's episode, Kosh shares more memorable moments working for The Beatles and Lennon, namely the day he got to witness The Beatles perform LIVE for the very last time on top of the Apple Corps Headquarters on Jan 30th, 1969, and his participation in John Lennon's art exhibit titled Bag One, which showcased the erotic art Lennon sketched during his honeymoon with Yoko Ono. We also discuss the Marvin Gaye album cover, Here, My Dear, he worked on that so aptly exposed the pain and emotion Gaye was feeling during his divorce at the time. Kosh also had the privilege of working with Richard Pryor and art directing several albums for James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg and Jimmy Buffet - and we cover it all in this episode of My Rock Moment. To learn more about John Kosh and his work, check out his website: https://koshdesign.com/about-kosh/ Social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koshart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koshartdesign Songs from the episode: ELO - Do Ya The Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love Marvin Gaye - You Can Leave, But It's Going to Cost You REO Speedwagon - Good Trouble Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Americana Music in the 60s and 70s and Rock's Backpages with Music Journalist Barney Hoskyns

    Americana Music in the 60s and 70s and Rock's Backpages with Music Journalist Barney Hoskyns
    May 18 2023
    Barney Hoskyns is a celebrated author and rock journalist. He started his career in the early 80s at Melody Maker and then New Musical Express, eventually leaving NME to write his first book, "Say It One Time For The Brokenhearted," about the collision of soul and country music in the South. He went on to write more than fifteen books on musicians and music history including, "Waiting for the Sun: A Rock ‘N’ Roll History of Los Angeles "and "Hotel California," chronicling the Laurel Canyon music scene. He’s also the co-founder and editorial director of the online music journalism archive Rock's Backpages, as well as host of a podcast of the same name.  In this episode, we discuss his time living in LA and Woodstock, NY and how immersing himself in those two very divergent scenes inspired the books "Waiting for the Sun, Hotel California" as well as "Small Town Talk." From Marc Bolan to The Band, Barney shares his early musical influences and how his love of all things Americana began. And we’ll hear about some of his memorable interviews and encounters over the years. Check out links to Barney’s website, books and Rock’s Backpages: https://barneyhoskyns.com https://barneyhoskyns.com/a-short-history-of-rbp/  Waiting for the Sun: A Rock ‘N’ Roll History of Los Angeles Hotel California Small Town Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Documentary Filmmaker Stuart Samuels on The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years and Night Flight

    Documentary Filmmaker Stuart Samuels on The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years and Night Flight
    Apr 27 2023
    Stuart Samuels is an acclaimed academic and a film and television producer, writer, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Some of his works include Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography, Midnight Movies: From The Margin to the Mainstream, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years and The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. His works explore the relationship of popular culture to the broader historical context of their times. Today we’ll dive into his early work - from the groundbreaking late-night music video series Night Flight in the early 80s, to the making of the first HD music videos with Academy Award-winning Polish film and music video director Zbigniew Rybczynski. We’ll also discuss Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years, the Beatles documentary he co-produced with Ron Howard, and the making of The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, which premiered earlier this month.  You can find links to Stuart’s work below: THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK https://www.amazon.com/Eight-Days-Week-Touring-Years/dp/B06XPQ6XW9 STEPS: ZBIG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA9fSjL9ERU&t=21s IMAGINE: ZBIG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXoJ3suYNU VISIONS OF LIGHT: THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/511323524 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtUGLrP_4gw HOLLYWOODISM: JEWS, MOVIES, AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywoodism-Jews-Movies-American-Dream/dp/B01MRL4SWL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMCLLfG6Fg   MIDNIGHT MOVIES: FROM THE MARGIN TO THE MAINSTREAM https://vimeo.com/ondemand/midnightmovies   THE ORCHESTRA: with Zbig- classical musical videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA9fSjL9ERU In this episode: *8:10 the backstory of Night Flight *18:03 Stuart and Zbigniew Rybczynski team up for the first HD music videos *25:33 The making of The Lost Weekend: A Love Story *34:00 The documentary “27” that was never released  *35:28 Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years - Stuart’s initial vision vs. Ron Howard’s vision for the documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • May Pang and The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

    May Pang and The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
    Apr 6 2023
    May Pang joins My Rock Moment for a candid interview ahead of the premiere of her documentary, THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY, in theaters April 13th. THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY, is May Pang’s story, which is aptly described as “a weekend that lasted 18 months and a love story that took 50 years to tell.” During their relationship, Lennon reunited with his son Julian and enjoyed his most artistically and commercially productive period post-Beatles—with the albums "Mind Games”, "Walls and Bridges" which included his only #1 Hit Single "Whatever Gets You Through the Night", "Rock and Roll”, and collaboration with Rock legends Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Mick Jagger, and Ringo, among others. Pang chronicles it all revisiting her younger self, as a naïve 22-year-old experiencing her first unforgettable love. In this episode, May discusses the making of the film and recounts her time as a young woman trying to navigate the trappings of fame, rockstars behaving badly and the marriage that Lennon left behind. Tickets for the documentary at your nearest local theater can be found here: https://thelostweekendtickets.com/ Links to May’s website: https://www.maypang.com/ Links to May’s photography exhibits: New York, Saturday, April 8th: https://citywinery.com/newyork/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=NYC-May-Pang-4-8-23-1pm&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= Philadelphia, Sunday April, 16th: https://www.citywinery.com/philadelphia/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=PHIL-may-pang-4-16-23-1pm&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh

    Iconic Album Covers with Grammy Winning Art Director John Kosh
    Mar 30 2023
    Kosh is a Grammy Award Winning art director and former design director for Apple Records. His first project was John Lennon and Yoko's “War Is Over (if you want it)” Christmas card, which led to the worldwide WAR IS OVER billboard campaign that continues to this day. He designed The Beatles’ Let It Be book and album package and the Abbey Road album cover, as well as John & Yoko’s Wedding Album boxed set. He worked extensively with Linda Ronstadt, garnering three Grammys for her albums, Simple Dreams, Get Closer and Lush Life. He designed and art directed the iconic logo and cover, Hotel California for the Eagles, the classic logo for ELO and designed the cover for The Who’s Who’s Next and The Rolling Stones’ Get Yer Ya-Yas Out. On today’s episode we’ll discuss the making of several of these iconic album covers, his early days working with John and Yoko and his longstanding friendship with Ronstadt. It’s a fun retrospective on the covers that have become almost as recognizable as the music itself. To learn more about John Kosh and his work, check out his website: https://koshdesign.com/about-kosh/ Social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koshart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koshartdesign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins