Bleav in the Rock & Roll Sweetheart

In honor of turning 27 a few weeks ago, we’re going to dive into the 27 club, a long list of huge musicians (including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and a to more) who passed away at the young age of 27.  We’ll look and see what they contributed in their short years on … Continued

The Beatles were some prolific songwriters, not only for their own catalog, but also for other artists.  This episode we discuss some songs that were recorded by certain artists, but were actually written by a member of The Beatles.  Some you may have never even realized!  From Badfinger to Peter and Gordon to Jackie Lomax … Continued

RocknrollTina joins me as we spend time just having some girl talk and discuss what it’s like to be a young female in the classic rock world.  We share our craziest concert stories, legends we’ve interviewed, our DJ lives, and some rockstar crushes!

Sarah Baca joins me as we go through the history of Fleetwood Mac, a band that has embraced extremely different styles and members over the decades and almost turned into a completely different group by the mid-’70s.  We honor the late Peter Green by focusing on the blues period, the Bob Welch transitional phase, and … Continued

This episode we’re talking about the primary members of The Eagles and where they were before they formed or joined the iconic band.  You’ll learn so many musicians of the ’60s and ’70s were connected.  Some of these members were part of The Flying Burrito Brothers, Crosby & Nash, Poco, James Gang, Shiloh, and many … Continued

My pal and fellow costume queen Katie Wayland Megill discuss some of the most iconic looks from our beloved bands and what inspired their costumes and makeup.  We talk about KISS, David Bowie, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Motley Crue, and even more.  Let’s just say, these rockstars had the entire package!

Woodstock was one of the most iconic music festivals in history with performances by some of the greatest rock bands of all time.  However, there were even more great legends that had the opportunity to play the festival, but chose not to.  This episode my guest Sean McNamara and I discuss the reasons these bands, … Continued

Brothers Nate and Jerm Barrett of Orange County band The Bash Dogs join me as we discuss options for who might be considered the 5th Beatle.  We talk about Pete Best, Stuart Sutcliffe, George Martin, Brian Epstein, and Billy Preston.  And then we play a Beatles trivia game that you can play as well!

It’s true that rockstars and regular people do still live on the same planet!  In this episode we talk about some fun fan-interaction stories between audience members and their beloved rock legends.  We discuss the time a fan got to play drums with The Who, when a girl dressed in a walrus costume got to … Continued

The Rock & Roll Sweetheart brings on the first guest, Jackie Delgaldo (former speaker on 100.3 The Sound’s “Mark In The Morning” to discuss the different sub-genres of soul music.  Play along in the fun guessing game incorporated at the end of each genre!

This episode we explore some awkward and silly moments that have occurred in rock ‘n’ roll.  From behind the scene of ZZ Top’s role in “Back To The Future 3,” Thin Lizzy meeting Cliff Richard, The Queen of England meeting Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Brian May, and all of the uncomfortable moments … Continued

Back in the day, you couldn’t get away with quite as much as you can now.  This episode explores a few album covers that were banned for what was deemed “offensive.” This includes The Beatles’ “Yesterday & Today”, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Street Survivors”, Blind Faith’s “Blind Faith”, The Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers”, The Mamas & The … Continued

Did you know the careers of Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Elvis Presley, and Bob Marley were almost cut short because of some assassination attempts? Luckily, these attempts failed, but most of them were very close calls.  Listen to this episode to hear the stories!

This episode we discuss musicians who mentally went crazy and completely lost their minds.  This includes Moby Grape’s Skip Spence, session drummer Jim Gordon, Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett, and producer Phil Spector.  We can all relate as we go crazy in quarantine!

This episode, we look at some of the most iconic benefit concerts in history.  These shows set the grounds for what the future of benefit concerts would look like.  We go through George Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh, John Lennon’s One to One Festival, Paul McCartney’s Concert for Kampuchea, Live Aid, and Farm Aid.

This episode we dig through bands such as Canned Heat, Thin Lizzy, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Blackfoot, and Humble Pie who are still either recording or touring, but without almost any original members.  We’ll explore all the lineup changes they went through to get to where they are today.

This week we dive into some of the most iconic live albums in rock ‘n’ roll.  We’ll learn about what really happened behind the scenes of Joe Cocker’s  “Mad Dogs and Englishmen,”  Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison,” and The Band’s “Last Waltz.”

This is an introduction to what you are going to be hearing from The Rock ‘N’ Roll Sweetheart.  You’ll be learning the history of bands throughout the 1960s and 1970s from the perspective of a 26-year old vinyl collecting, rock ‘n’ roll fanatic!