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Prisoners of Rock and Roll A show about music, the people who make it, and the influence it has on us.

14/09/2026

Well hello and happy Monday! We're back after an unexpected summer break.

Alan Freed was rock and roll's first evangelist. A Cleveland disc jockey who produced some of the first rock concerts and popularized the term "rock and roll." He also got caught up in the payola scandal, which ended his career. This is a cool story with a lot of awesome music.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yevy4PUmcgf9UyNh7ijBe?si=c1aacb90ab054e62

We're part of Pantheon Podcasts, and we're sponsored by Boldfoot Socks as well as McCusker's Tavern.

Jacky Bam Bam is a legendary Philly radio DJ on 93.3 WMMR who KEEPS ON ROCKIN'.
29/08/2026

Jacky Bam Bam is a legendary Philly radio DJ on 93.3 WMMR who KEEPS ON ROCKIN'.

16/08/2026

If you listen to us and live in Chicago or Milwaukee, keep an eye out for our stickers.

Bruce was there for a week and put about two dozen of them up. (Some of them, like the Route 66 sign, were taken off right after the photo because we aren't as****es.)

I love reading rock and roll biographies, and Dave Marsh was one of the best at it..
16/08/2026

I love reading rock and roll biographies, and Dave Marsh was one of the best at it..

Dave Marsh, a pioneering rock critic for Creem and Rolling Stone who wrote essential biographies on the Who and Bruce Springsteen, has died at age 76.

Chess Records in Chicago, where so many awesome blues records were recorded. We did an entire episode on the Chess broth...
14/08/2026

Chess Records in Chicago, where so many awesome blues records were recorded. We did an entire episode on the Chess brothers and all of the amazing artists they worked with.

The beginning of Route 66 in Chicago.
14/08/2026

The beginning of Route 66 in Chicago.

14/08/2026
Bruce is in Chicago on vacation.
12/08/2026

Bruce is in Chicago on vacation.

Pierhead Lighthouse in Milwaukee.Keep on rockin'!
11/08/2026

Pierhead Lighthouse in Milwaukee.

Keep on rockin'!

The iconic Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee Keep on rockin'!
10/08/2026

The iconic Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee

Keep on rockin'!

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