Rock N Roll Manifesto 145
It was back to the normal format tonight. Had tunes from all over the spectrum, a couple of requests, a band submission, some new stuff, some classics, a Beer Minute and the return of Brats in Leather Jackets. Download and … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 144: Rhythm & Blues
Jumpin’, jivin’, screamin’, shoutin’, stompin’, rockin’ rhythm & blues! That’s right, nothing but R&B on tonight’s show, folks. The 60′s garage punk Manifesto is one of my most downloaded. I think this one is better! We’ll see what you folks … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 143: Your Mom
I attempted to do a show for Mother’s Day tonight, but something tells me it wasn’t one of my better shows. My apologies in advance. I also took a break from the theme to play the new Black Flag track, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 142
Another eppy-sode of the Manifesto down the hatch. Had a tribute to George Jones and a set for my lovely wife on this show, along with some requests from the chat and a whole bunch of other greatness. Dig in! … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 141
Manifesto 141 had a set in memory of Johnny Thunders, some Slovenly Records tunes, some requests and a big thank you to Dan, who sent me a killer beer for the Beer Minute. Thanks, Dan!
Rock N Roll Manifesto 140
Manifesto 140 started off with some love for Boston and then quickly moved on to some rockabilly, some releases from FOLC records, a set in memory of Eddie Cochran and Joey Ramone, lots of punk rock, some psychobilly, a track … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 138
I missed an opportunity to play “We Are 138″ by the Misfits tonight since this was Manifesto 138. Oh well. Live and learn. I did, however, play a set for North Korea and it’s threat of nuclear war, some red … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 137 (Sort of)
This most certainly is not the show that was broadcasted live on Wednesday night. Nope, that show was lost in the ether. This is just a reasonable facsimile. I hated the fact that people were waiting to hear a new … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 135
Fun show! Started out with a tribute to Burrito Electrico, followed by a short set for the newly appointed Pontifex, some hardcore punk, country, Detroit proto-punk, sets from the Great Dismal Swamis and Rough Francis, some cow punk, some glam, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 134: Cover Your Ass 2
Episode 134 was another installment of Cover Your Ass, a show where I play original songs backed with a cover version. I almost didn’t do this show, but I think it turned out pretty good after some late tweaking to … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 133: Germanic!
A whole lot of German stuff on this episode. A German Rauchbier, a German Kölsch, German punk rock, German psychobilly, Johnny Cash singing in German, and a real, live German. Yes, my good friend Thomas from Köln was here and … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 132
New releases from Rapid Pulse Records! Bon Scott memorial! Poison Ivy’s birthday! A really fucking terrible beer on the Beer Minute! All this and more on tonight’s Rock N Roll Manifesto. If you were playing along with the Beer Minute … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 131: NOT Valentine’s Day
The annual NOT Valentine’s Day edition of the Rock N Roll Manifesto! Songs about hurtin’, heartbreak, cryin’, breakin’ up, etc. Had a weird Beer Minute tonight that I believe was skunked, so I had to do another one. Damn you, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 130
This episode contained the first ever Interactive Beer Minute. Pretty cool. I hope next time more folks can participate live. I will certainly do it again. The music tonight was more of the same, with maybe a surprise or two. … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 129
A Manifesto put together by the seat of my pants. I didn’t get all the songs picked for this show until the last minute. Hopefully, you won’t be able to tell. In this episode I announced a new, interactive Beer … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 128: Cover Your Ass!
Tonight was the first of a series of shows where I play an original song and then a cover version of it. I’m sure I could do quite a few of these shows, but I’ll probably just do one or … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 127
This week’s show started off with some 50′s rock n roll and rockabilly, then moved over to some country, punk, and a whole lot more down the line. Had a damn fine Beer Minute tonight, an announcement about my country … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 126
This week on the Manifesto, I announced the winner of the Stevie Tombstone LP, blew up the Manifesto Facebook page, had two Beer Minutes, an Elvis Education and still had time for lots of great music. Yes, the Facebook page … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 125
Big show tonight! Had a few sets dedicated to the new year, a great Beer Minute, a Diggin’ Through the Record Crate segment, a chance to win a Stevie Tombstone “Greenwood” LP, a Memphis Morticians set, a brand new segment … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 124
The post X-mess show! There was no real reason for it, but I picked out a whole shitload of rockabilly for tonight’s show. It wasn’t all rockabilly, though, there was a ton of other stuff, too, including a brand new … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 123
Happy Holidays, folks! Manifesto 123 was as close to an Xmas episode as we’re going to get this year, with 3 sets of Xmas tunes to get you all in the mood (or not). Also, we had some black metal, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 122
Episode 122 brought a rant about the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, a set in memory of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, some Xmas tunes, a kick-ass last minute band submission by the Enders (go buy their CD!), some … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 121
Happy Repeal Day! Yes, Dec. 5th, 1933 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was repealed and the 21st Amendment was ratified, allowing Americans to drink beer, wine and spirits again. There was much rejoicing. Tonight on the show I … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 120
Another week, another journey down the musical rabbit hole that is the Rock N Roll Manifesto. Started the show an hour early tonight, which I may do more often. More on that during the show. Not much more to say. … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 119
An extra long episode tonight! Brand new tracks from the Creeping Ivies and the Bonnevilles! The final(?) Brats in Leather Jackets! Two Beer Minutes! Lots of exclamation points! Happy Turkey Day. Cheers!
Rock N Roll Manifesto 118
The return! That’s right, after a two week absence the Manifesto returned. I don’t know about you folks, but to me, two weeks seemed like an eternity. I really missed doing the show. So glad to be back! Since I … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 117: Halloween
It’s that time of year: Halloween! Since I started the Manifesto I’ve done two of these Halloween shows every year, but I started to feel like I was running out of stuff to play, so I thought I’d cut it … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 116
This felt like a big show. Was it? You be the judge. There surely was lots of new stuff: a reissue, some new releases, and some mind blowing stuff that was new to me, but not really new. Top it … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 115: Stevie Tombstone and More
Big show tonight!! Stevie Tombstone joined me for the first 90 minutes, talking about and playing tracks from his upcoming album, “Greenwood.” We even had a CD giveaway! After that I played about 30 minutes or more of random stuff … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 114
It was back to the regular format of playing whatever came to my brain tonight. Expect the usual mix of this and that. Hopefully, you’ll dig it. Had a couple of requests from weeks ago that I needed to play, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 112: Rapid Pulse Records
Tonight’s show was dedicated entirely to Rapid Pulse Records releases. Rapid Pulse has been putting out records for 20 years, and it’s all killer stuff, as evidenced by this here podcast. Not a bad song in the bunch! Unfortunately for … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 111
For some reason the chat and the stream on Real Punk Radio was dead as dead can be tonight. It was so dead, I thought about packing it in, until I remembered that most of my listeners download the show. … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 110: Black
Tonight’s songs all revolved around the color of my soul: black! Yes, all the titles had something to do with my favorite color, black. Anything that fit the theme was fair game, so there was a bit of this and … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 109
I started the show 3o minutes early this week so you folks get some extra music in your weekly podcast. Bonus! Had another installment of Diggin’ Through the Record Crate and a Beer Minute featuring one of my favorite beers … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 108
Remember when I talked about infected beers a few weeks ago on the show? Well, I’m pretty sure I got one live on the air tonight. It wasn’t the worst Band-Aid flavor I ever experienced, so I couldn’t be sure … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 107
I took some requests earlier in the week which provided some good tracks for the show, including 2 sets of 70′s punk, a Wall of Voodoo cover, Geza X, Bill Haley and New Model Army! There was no Brats in … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 106
Manifesto 106 was back to the regular format. There were a few band submissions this time, and also 3 brand new tracks from the upcoming Stevie Tombstone record, “Greenwood.” You’re going to want to download the podcast just for that, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 105: Short Songs for Short Attention Spans
110 songs in just over 2 hours. No song longer than 1 minute, 15 seconds. Lots of hardcore and punk rock, but also some country, psychobilly and more! This was a fun experiment in broadcasting and a lot harder than … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 104
Tonight on the Manifesto I took a trip to the Real Rock N Roll Hall of Fame from Mojo Workout, and played all of the artists that I have inducted into said Real Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. This … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 103
Holy chocolate stout, Batman! This week’s Manifesto had a tribute to the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells, some British punk, Canadian punk, California punk, Colorado punk that sounds like Swedish punk, some metal, some rockabilly, some skate punk and … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 102
Lots of power pop this time around, a set of 50′s songs about ridiculous clothing, some doo wop, girl groups, punk rock, rockabilly, mod, R&B, garage, glam, street punk and so much more! A normal Manifesto episode, I suppose. My … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 101
The beginning of tonight’s show was riddled with technical difficulties, so I had to stop the show and start over, which totally threw a wrench in the gears. Luckily, I didn’t have any time constraints this evening, so it all … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 100: Thank You!!
100 shows! Nearly two years of the Rock N Roll Manifesto! This show was a huge “thank you!” to all the listeners, labels and bands that have supported the Manifesto over these past two years, especially the people who have … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 99
Let’s see, what happened tonight? Oh yeah, a new release from Squidhat Records, a shout out to Benny and Dorit on their upcoming marriage, 2 Beer Minutes, a band submission from the Conniption Fits, Brats in Leather Jackets and of … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 98
It’s been a crazy week or two here at RnRManifesto HQ, and that called for not one, but two Beer Minutes tonight. Both beers were from the great, local Millbock Brewing Company. In between all that beer talk I played … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 97
Only 3 away from #100, folks. This episode had the usual fare you’ve come to expect on the Rock N Roll Manifesto. Punk rock, R&B, rockabilly, hardcore, 50′s rock & roll, psychobilly, hard rock, pub rock, glam, and much more! … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 96
Listener requests! Brats in Leather Jackets! Rapid Pulse Records sneak peeks! New Tranzmitors! A band submission! Blog finds! A listener suggested Beer Minute! What more could you ask for? This was a fun show, I hope you enjoy it as … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 95
Was this a good show? You be the judge. The first part of the show just seemed a bit sub-par to me, and for that, I apologize. It’s not that the bands and songs weren’t good, but as a whole, … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 94: Wood Shampoo
I hadn’t been this excited about a show in a long time. There was a lot going on: A shitload of stuff from the great Wood Shampoo Records, some rare Urban Voodoo Machine tracks, brand new Hex Dispensers, brand new … Continue reading →
Rock N Roll Manifesto 93: Nervous Breakdown
Tonight’s Manifesto was all about mental issues: nervous breakdowns, insanity, panic attacks, depression, psychosis, madness, etc. It was kind of a last minute decision so it wasn’t planned out as well as it could have been, but I think it … Continue reading →
