Podcast appearances and mentions of richard bienstock

This week, we blast off with a tale as old as grift: Fyre Fest 2 has been postponed—again—proving that you really can fail upward if you squint hard enough and wear enough white linen. Over at Automattic, employees discovered secret watermarks in their internal comms, because what workplace isn't better with a sprinkle of corporate surveillance cosplay? Meanwhile, Katy Perry took a joyride to the upper atmosphere with Gayle King and Bezos' better half, giving us the 2025 edition of the cringiest “Imagine”-style celebrity moment yet. Spoiler: no one needed this.In Elon World™, things are somehow even weirder. Seth Rogen dropped some truth bombs about Silicon Valley's MAGA leanings, only to have them surgically removed from the Breakthrough Prize stream. Musk, for his part, is managing his growing empire of baby mamas like a Bond villain with a baby registry. Add in a cringe-filled offer to a YouTuber to become Space Karen's next broodmare, and we've officially entered peak simulation. Meanwhile, whistleblowers are spilling DOGE secrets, OpenAI is building a social network (because we clearly don't have enough doomscrolling options), and 4chan has finally been hacked into oblivion. Pour one out—for the internet's dumpster fire.Also in the news: Google lost a big ad tech monopoly case (cue tiny violins), China is no longer buying the “autonomous” car hype after a fatal crash, and Trump's FCC chair is threatening Comcast for not being enough like Fox News (as if that's the journalistic gold standard). The Pentagon's nerd squad resigned after butting heads with DOGE, Reality Labs burned $45 billion like it was going out of style, and AI customer service bots are now inventing policies out of thin air. Oh, and if your AI thinks your Python package has a delivery issue—you're not crazy, it probably hallucinated it. Welcome to the future.Sponsors:Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/693FOLLOW UPFyre Fest 2 Postponed: “New Date Will Be Announced”Following Layoffs, Automattic Employees Discover Leak-Catching WatermarksIN THE NEWSUnfortunately for Katy Perry, That “Space Flight” Turned Out Exactly How We All Knew It WouldWe Finally Have 2025's “Imagine” VideoLet them eat spaceSeth Rogen's Criticism of Silicon Valley's Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough PrizeThe Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion' of Babies—and Their MothersGlamorous influencer Tiffany Fong breaks silence on Elon Musk's 'offer to impregnate her' with shocking statementA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataElectronics exempted from reciprocal tariffs will soon be subject to new semiconductor tariffs insteadGoogle loses ad tech monopoly caseChina cracks down on 'autonomous' car claims after fatal accidentTrump's FCC chair threatens Comcast, demands changes to NBC news coverageOpenAI is building a social network4chan Likely Gone Forever After Hackers Take ControlCompany apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproarPentagon tech unit resigns after clash with Musk's DOGEWhat Does a Corrupt Election Look Like?Tesla puts finishing touches on Hollywood charge-n-dinerInside the $45 billion cash burn at Reality LabsWe Have a Package for You! A Comprehensive Analysis of Package Hallucinations by Code Generating LLMsThe business of the AI labs by Max BolingbrokeMEDIA CANDYKilling an Arab on PandoraApple's ‘Mythic Quest' is ending with an updated Season 4 finaleSide QuestNight of the ZoopocalypseBlack MirrorDaredevilThe Last of UsG2028 Years Later Rises From the Grave With a New Trailer'Real Time' host Bill Maher says President Trump was "gracious" and "not fake" during his White House visit.Bringing Down a DictatorBlueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World by Srdja PopovicAPPS & DOODADSApple is reportedly working on two new versions of the Vision ProIlya Bezdelev

These days, large-scale high-production music festivals take over major cities and regularly attract crowds of every genre — including the current version of Lollapalooza that draws a casual 400,000 people to its resident Chicago stomping grounds. But kick it back a few decades and this kind of maximalist mega-show wasn't quite the norm it is now, especially for musical tastes outside of the mainstream. In their second collaborative book, Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, music journalists Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour flash back to when the Lollapalooza we know now was a new tour concept bringing 1990s alternative artists and ideas center stage. Lollapalooza first transports readers back to the festival's origins – a 20+ city summer sprawl highlighting alternative music, art, and counterculture, conceived by Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for his band Jane's Addiction. From 1991-1997, this breakthrough tour shifted the scope of live music experiences and helped forge a new path for the decade's subcultures to reach the masses and the media. Bienstock and Beaujour have compiled hundreds of new interviews to dig into the dirt of how the historic festival came into being at every level – from headlining artists and record label execs to tour organizers and promoters to freakshow performers, stage crews, and roadies. Lollapalooza is packed with gritty details of an era of shows that defied genres and drew crowds across style lines. Music, art, and politics drawing from alt-rock, goth, industrial, metal, punk, hip-hop, EDM, and avant-garde explorations – all coming together under one big tent. Featuring original interviews with iconic artists like Green Day, Patti Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Ice-T, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Metallica, and many more, this collection amplifies voices that helped shape generations of contemporary thinkers, creative activists, and live music audiences. Journeying through 90s nostalgia, uncensored first-hand accounts, and the long-term reverberations of a groundbreaking tour, Bienstock and Beaujour document a high-impact chapter of modern American music. A VIP pass to the action onstage and backstage, on the road and behind the scenes – Lollapalooza details the cultural shift of the alternative rock revolution and the echoes still heard through concert crowds today. Richard Bienstock is a journalist, musician, and author whose work has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Spin. He is the executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine and former senior editor of Guitar World and has authored and co-authored books including Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Slash: An Intimate Portrait.  Tom Beaujour is a journalist, music producer, and engineer who has been featured in television shows like Orange is the New Black, A Handmaid's Tale, and Criminal Minds. He is a co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Revolver and has contributed to Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Blender, and Billboard. He is the co-author of Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion, alongside Richard Bienstock. Mike Squires is a Seattle-based touring musician and the host of Couch Riffs Podcast since 2019. His touring and recording credits include Duff McKagan, Peter Hook, Ugly Kid Joe, Harvey Danger, and The Long Winters.   Buy the Book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival Third Place Books

Lollapalooza is a popular music festival that takes place in Chicago's Grant Park each year. But it was conceived as a farewell tour for the band Jane's Addiction, kicking off with a series of chaotic performances across the United States in the summer of 1991. Lollapalooza, a new oral history by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, documents the wild early days of the festival through interviews with bands like Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails and Green Day. In today's episode, the book's authors speak with NPR's A Martínez about the way the festival united genres and helped bring alternative music into the mainstream.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Festival season is just around the corner, and without Lollapalooza, many fan-favorite events wouldn't exist. Debuting in 1991, the four-day extravaganza originally served as the farewell tour for Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. Over thirty years later, music-loving youngsters make the pilgrimage to Chicago's Grant Park to bask in the glory of their favorite acts.  Former senior editor of Guitar World magazine, executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and co-author of Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, Richard Bienstock joins Kennedy to discuss the new book and reminisce about the festival's early years and '90s alternative rock.  P.S. You can also catch a little bit of Kennedy if you make it far enough into the book! Follow Kennedy on Twitter: @KennedyNation Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4311mhD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In LOLLAPALOOZA: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival (St. Martin's Press; March 25, 2025; $32.00 Hardcover) New York Times bestselling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour tell the no-holds-barred history of the iconic music festival. Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more, LOLLAPALOOZA chronicles the tour's pioneering 1991-1997 run, and, in the process, alternative rock's rise - as well as the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the music industry and the culture at large. LOLLAPALOOZA features original interviews with some of the biggest names in music, including Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Sonic Youth, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Ice-T, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, Patti Smith, Alice in Chains, Metallica and many more. Conceived by Farrell as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza's inaugural outing across the U.S. in the summer of 1991 helped to coalesce an ideology and aesthetic that not only washed over popular music but seeped into fashion, film, television, literature, food, politics and more. Throughout the decade, Lollapalooza offered a vast and diverse ensemble of bands, breaking barriers of genre and uniting alternative rock, heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, industrial, goth, avant-garde, spoken word, electronic dance music and other styles under one big tent, and setting the template for the modern American music festival and the scores of other contemporary destination fests that are now an integral part of how audiences experience live music. Unorthodox not just in music, Lollapalooza also spotlighted visual arts, nonprofit organizations, political outfits and even the occasional freak show, offering a tantalizing cocktail of culture, art, and activism that, taken together, defined the alternative mindset that dominated the 1990s. Echoes of its impact reverberate strongly today - cemented by annual sell-outs at destination events all over the world, an estimation of 400,000 attendees at the flagship Chicago fest each summer, and a spot among the world's largest and longest-running music festivals. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

I can't tell you how many days and hours I spent in dusty, or paved, parking lots in various cities watching the Warped Tour. It was a part of my summer every year for about a decade. I wouldn't miss it. As much joy as I found at the Warped Tour, it never would've happened without Lollapalooza.First launched in 1991 as a farewell tour for Janes Addiction, Lollapalooza ended up launching a series of touring festivals, and even helped to shape the festival scene that we have now. Authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour have put together what I think is a remarkable oral history of Lollapalooza. They spoke with everyone to create this book called 'Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival.'

Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock discuss their new book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, living among bears, whether Guitar World journalists are required to shred, why their book Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion and Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981–1991, led them to Lollapalooza's rise and fall, activism, credibility and selling out, why many artists who played or agreed to play Lollapalooza were not into it, Guided by Voices destroying Beastie Boys in backstage basketball games, the infamous year Metallica headlined, why Kim Thayil wrote the foreword, if this book could be more than a book, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Support Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Support vish on Patreon!Related episodes/links:Ep. #960: Kim ThayilEp. #933: Alex Ross Perry, Scott Kannberg, and Robert Greene on ‘Pavements'Ep. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements'Ep. #902: David Yow from The Jesus LizardEp. #880: Guided By VoicesEp. #830: Michael BalazoEp. #825: Dave HillEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #673: Sonic YouthEp. #436: Michael AzerradEp. #373: Pavement's Bob Nastanovich and Steve WestICE-T (2012)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In LOLLAPALOOZA: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival (St. Martin's Press; March 25, 2025; $32.00 Hardcover) New York Times bestselling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour tell the no-holds-barred history of the iconic music festival. Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more, LOLLAPALOOZA chronicles the tour's pioneering 1991-1997 run, and, in the process, alternative rock's rise - as well as the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the music industry and the culture at large. LOLLAPALOOZA features original interviews with some of the biggest names in music, including Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Sonic Youth, Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Ice-T, Rage Against the Machine, Green Day, Patti Smith, Alice in Chains, Metallica and many more. Conceived by Farrell as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza's inaugural outing across the U.S. in the summer of 1991 helped to coalesce an ideology and aesthetic that not only washed over popular music but seeped into fashion, film, television, literature, food, politics and more. Throughout the decade, Lollapalooza offered a vast and diverse ensemble of bands, breaking barriers of genre and uniting alternative rock, heavy metal, punk, hip-hop, industrial, goth, avant-garde, spoken word, electronic dance music and other styles under one big tent, and setting the template for the modern American music festival and the scores of other contemporary destination fests that are now an integral part of how audiences experience live music. Unorthodox not just in music, Lollapalooza also spotlighted visual arts, nonprofit organizations, political outfits and even the occasional freak show, offering a tantalizing cocktail of culture, art, and activism that, taken together, defined the alternative mindset that dominated the 1990s. Echoes of its impact reverberate strongly today - cemented by annual sell-outs at destination events all over the world, an estimation of 400,000 attendees at the flagship Chicago fest each summer, and a spot among the world's largest and longest-running music festivals. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

With 2024's 3-part documentary LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza, and our own Lollapalooza episode many years ago, you might wonder what's left to learn about the famed traveling music festival of the 1990s. Turns out, a lot. Thanks to the hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of work by authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock completed for their second book "Lollapalooza - The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival," this extensive oral history talks with everyone involved: artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more.    Songs In This Episode Intro - Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails (Live at Lollapalooza 1991) Outro - The Last Beat Of My Heart by Siouxsie and the Banshees (Live at Lollapalooza 1991)   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

With 2024's 3-part documentary LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza, and our own Lollapalooza episode many years ago, you might wonder what's left to learn about the famed traveling music festival of the 1990s. Turns out, a lot. Thanks to the hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of work by authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock completed for their second book "Lollapalooza - The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival," this extensive oral history talks with everyone involved: artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more.    Songs In This Episode Intro - Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails (Live at Lollapalooza 1991) Outro - The Last Beat Of My Heart by Siouxsie and the Banshees (Live at Lollapalooza 1991)   Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.

On episode #82 of “Sound Up!,” Mark Goodman and Alan Light welcome Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, authors of the new oral history “Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival.” Alan reviews NYC appearances by Billy F. Gibbons and Jason Isbell and a preview the “Buena Vista Social Club” Broadway musical. We have news about Timothee Chalamet winning the SAG Award for his role as Bob Dylan, some Mariah Carey tour dates, a new Santana album, and the record-breaking ratings for Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show. We also say goodbye to the late Roberta Flack, and share Pod Squadders' memories of making mix tapes. New Music picks this week include songs from Fontaines DC, Avery Anna, and Franc Moody. We want to make you part of the conversation. Leave us your comments via text or audio message at connect@sounduppod.com https://www.instagram.com/sounduppod/https://twitter.com/sounduppod

On this episode of the Planet LP podcast, host Ted Asregadoo meets up with novelist, pop culture writer, and podcast host Jeff Giles to recommend some essential reads for music lovers. Ted and Jeff dive into a curated selection of rock biographies, behind-the-scenes histories, and critical perspectives on some of music's biggest names. Get ready for some deep talk about My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee, Nothing But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, Surrender by Bono, All Over The Place: The Rise of The BANGLES From The L.A. Underground by Eric M. Shade, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman by Robert Hilburn, Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor, and more. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just discovering these artists, Ted and Jeff's recommendations are sure to add some rock & roll to your reading list!

Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal is a three-part series that showcases the notoriously wild '80s hard rock phenomenon and features interviews with those who lived it, including Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dave “Snake” Sabo and Riki Rachtman, along with Corey Taylor and Steve-O, among many others.Based on the New York Times best-selling book by rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the series delivers a shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music's most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal was directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, one of the creators of the jackass cultural phenomenon (along with Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze). The success of the show spawned the jackass movie franchise, which, along with Bad Grandpa, grossed over a half a billion dollars worldwide and helped pave the way for a generation of voices to create outside the norm. Jeff also directed the wildly popular movie The Dirt, which tells the origin story of rock band Mötley Crüe.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Premiering exclusively on Paramount+ on Tuesday, September 17, Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal is a three-part series that showcases the notoriously wild '80s hard rock phenomenon and features interviews with those who lived it, including Bret Michaels, Stephen Pearcy, Nuno Bettencourt, Dave “Snake” Sabo and Riki Rachtman, along with Corey Taylor and Steve-O, among many others.Based on the New York Times best-selling book by rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the series delivers a shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music's most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal was directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, one of the creators of the jackass cultural phenomenon (along with Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze). The success of the show spawned the jackass movie franchise, which, along with Bad Grandpa, grossed over a half a billion dollars worldwide and helped pave the way for a generation of voices to create outside the norm. Jeff also directed the wildly popular movie The Dirt, which tells the origin story of rock band Mötley Crüe.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

The Rock Report with Mel is the no-holds-barred music news segment airing on Highway Rock, the station that cranks up the volume on everything rock. Based on Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's book Nöthin' But a Good Time: [...] The post Rock Report With Mel: Nothin' But A Good Time appeared first on Highway Radio.

In honor of the recent examination of Kip Winger on the show, Brian and Murdock revisit Episode 45 and get the lowdown on the music and lifestyle of the 1980's Sunset Strip (and find out if Slash REALLY DID audition for Poison) by welcoming rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock to the show. Check out Tom and Rich's amazing oral history NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion here.

This week, we said pspspsps to tempt and catch the c̶a̶t̶ man behind US Ad Agency of the Year, Mischief, Greg Hahn. Dubbed a “legend who deserved to be a legend” by George Tannenbaum, Greg has produced creative work that works for decades, winning pretty much every award in the ad land arsenal in the process. But, more importantly than that, he's one of our most important industry voices, talking the talk as Mischief walks the walk.  He talks to us on his first job knocking on stranger's doors, why he sacked off journalism, cutting his teeth in print and out-of-home, how to deal with the pressure to perform, saying no to work, bringing the joy back to ad land, why his agency Mischief meows, finding the most interesting problem, the story behind Tubi's Super Bowl hijack, 80s hair metal, and more. ///// Follow Greg on LinkedIn Check out his agency Mischief Here's why Mischief meows And make sure to watch that Tubi Interface Interruption Super Bowl ad Timestamps (01:45) - Quick fire questions (02:43) - First-ever jobs (07:55) - Cutting his teeth in print and OOH   (12:25) - Why he says no to work  (13:59) - Bringing the joy back (17:14) - Why Mischief is a brand not just an agency (22:26) - Don't bark, meow   (29:59) - Listener questions (33:15) - Tubi Super Bowl hijack  (37:11) - 4 pertinent posers  Greg's book recommendations are:  The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Alchemy by Rory Sutherland  The Creative Act by Rick Rubin  Hit Makers by Derek Thompson Nothin' But a Good Time by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour /////

Brian and Murdock finally get around to talking about a rivalry that should have made the show long ago - and the reason why George might have had a right to be mad. Today's episode brought to you by Athletic Greens; Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Dokken “Alone Again”, Dokken “Dream Warriors” 2015 Paul Elliott piece (Loudersound): https://www.loudersound.com/features/dokken-the-hair-metal-band-that-hated-itself https://www.metalcastle.net/george-lynch-speaks-on-his-current-relationship-with-dokken-members-were-friends-for-life/ https://blabbermouth.net/news/george-lynch-explains-why-he-only-performs-three-songs-with-dokken-at-reunion-shows https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/09/10/rock-n-roll-survivor-the-legendary-don-dokken-on-his-life-in-rock-and-the-lost-songs-1978-1981/ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dokken-under-lock-and-key/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lynch_(musician) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Dokken Nothing But a Good Time by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock: https://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-But-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/1250195756/ref=asc_df_1250195756/? https://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/music/dokken/don.php

iTunes          Spotify          Youtube           Patreon Rusty Harmon is a music business veteran from North Carolina who fell in love with the industry while working at his college radio station at NC State University. He soon met the first band he would manage, Hootie and the Blowfish, and guided their career through 25 million records sold, three #1 releases, and awards including multiple GRAMMYs, an MTV Music Award, and Billboard's Artist of the Year. Harmon managed additional chart-topping artists including Colt Ford, Lacs, Jason Michael Carroll, and GRAMMY-nominated Reckless Kelly. His wide-ranging music experience includes management, record labels, distribution, publishing, and marketing at companies including Average Joe's Management, and his own Harmon Music Management. Rusty served as the president of Atlantic Records imprint Breaking Records and created significant brand partnerships for many of his artists. In 2020, Harmon and his associate Alyssa Logan teamed to form the nucleus of Vere Music, a unique label services company with global distribution from ADA Worldwide. Vere offers customizable services including digital marketing, product management, radio promotion, sync licensing, content creation, and global music distribution through a partnership with Warner Music Group's independent distribution arm ADA Worldwide. An eternal Beatles fan, Harmon and his family reside in Nashville. Special Mentions: Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion - Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, Vere Music, Steve Walsh Gofund Me, Roadie Free Radio Merch, RFR Podcast Bundle, Follow Your Drishti Yoga Podcast, roadiecare.com, musicares.org, Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87

Subscribe (and review!) on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-like-to-read/id1523232250BUY TOM AND RICHARD'S BOOK:“Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion” by Tom Beajour and Richard Bienstock https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250195753FOLLOW ME ON…GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/58041478-iliketoreadpodINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iliketoreadpod/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/rpolansky77FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/iliketoreadpodMEDIA MAVEN BLOG: https://rpolansky77.wixsite.com/website

Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock discuss "Nothin' But a Good Time," their NY Times bestselling oral history of 80's hard rock.

Homefolks, we came to party, and your eyes were looking at ... Nöthin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock and it is well and truly time to push the opening acts off the stage and get ready for the *looks down at padded codpiece under spandex trousers* main event, if you know what our book's subjects are talking about AND I THINK THAT YOU DO. That's right: we're heading to the Sunset Strip of Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1985, and we're just investigating the plain HECK out of the local flora and fauna. Or at least asking the local flora and fauna to tell us what was on their minds 'way back when. And when it gets boring we set off flash pots and / or whang the switch that makes the drum kit start chugging down a long set of railroad tracks it's attached to—it'll all make sense by the end, we promis, so please! put your lighters in the air and get ready for two hard-rocking slabs of hard-rocking rock, followed by one semi-explicably emotional slice of ballad action, because it's time for us ALL to tease our hairs and enjoy (?) the power and passion of rock and roll, '80s style! Recommendations: No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Shit, who knows, read a classic or two, IDK, Wuthering Heights and My Antonia both ruled... Music Pairings: "Nothin'" by N.O.R.E. "I Wanna Rock" by Snoop Dogg

Does “hair metal” belong in the Rock Hall? Inspired by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's book “Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion,” we dare to lobby for bands from the ultimate decade of excess for Rock Hall induction.

In this episode we're chatting with Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock authors of Nothin But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the 80's Hard Rock Explosion. Check out the book here - https://amzn.to/3AN9Aw0Learn to Play Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, or Sing Now with Virtual Music Lessons. We offer 100% custom-tailored one on one virtual music lessons. Everyone gets a lesson program designed just for them. We give you the skills to play music today and forever.We offer in person and online virtual lessons worldwide! All ages and skill levels welcome! www.robsschoolofmusic.com Click here for a FREE sample lesson - https://robsschoolofmusic.com/freelesson/Check out this interview Rob did with PRS Guitarshttps://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/artists/story/qa_with_rob_spaminato_new_music_from_heatedxchange#tombeaujour #richardbienstock #hairmetal

Authors of Nothin' But A Good Time, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour join The Imbalanced Brothers for more about their NY Times best seller chronicling the '80s Rock scene! And then, a member of Dokken, and Dio, and for a long time now, Foreigner, bassist Jeff Pilson zooms in for the second half this week!Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!!Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!

Authors of Nothin' But A Good Time, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour join The Imbalanced Brothers for more about their NY Times best seller chronicling the '80s Rock scene! And then, a member of Dokken, and Dio, and for a long time now, Foreigner, bassist Jeff Pilson zooms in for the second half this week!Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!!Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!

Authors of Nothin' But A Good Time, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour join The Imbalanced Brothers for more about their NY Times best seller chronicling the '80s Rock scene! And then, a member of Dokken, and Dio, and for a long time now, Foreigner, bassist Jeff Pilson zooms in for the second half this week! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authors of Nothin' But A Good Time, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour join The Imbalanced Brothers for more about their NY Times best seller chronicling the '80s Rock scene! And then, a member of Dokken, and Dio, and for a long time now, Foreigner, bassist Jeff Pilson zooms in for the second half this week! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 66! Topics: Live Aid, Jacob Riis beach, parks in Red Hook, Oliver learning how to ride a bike, TWA Hotel at JFK, school year ending, road trip to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, Putz's Creamy Whip, Cincinnati Art Museum, Metamodern Music, Madtree Brewing, Reds game at Great American Ballpark, birthday party, Pirates game at PNC Park, Klavon's Ice Cream, Grist House Brewery, Heinz History Center, running in Pittsburgh, I GET WILD at the Good Life Garden in Bushwick, Skippy at Henry Public, Euro final at Pig Beach, Can Live In Stuttgart 1975, The Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, Nothin' But A Good Time by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beajour.

Murdock dives into the deep end of nostalgia and his childhood obsession with metal to discover if Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. really had vodka in that bottle while floating in the pool and filming for The Decline of Western Civilization, Part 2.   This episode is brought to you by OMIO. Get 5% off your [...]

Brian and Murdock get the lowdown on the music and lifestyle of the 1980's Sunset Strip (and find out if Slash REALLY DID audition for Poison) by welcoming rock journalists Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock to the show. Check out Tom and Rich's amazing oral history NÖTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: The Uncensored History of [...]

Richard Bienstock returns to the podcast, this time with fellow author and journalist Tom Beaujour, for a deep dive into their new book "Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion." Find Appetite for Distortion on: YouTube: bit.ly/3nbGNKh Twitter @TheAFDShow Facebook @TheAFDShow Instagram @AppetiteForDistortion Email the show: theafdshow@gmail.com

Hard Rock Exploded in the '80s in a way no label executive could have imagined. It was dirty, decadent and completely DIY. We recently spoke with Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, authors of the NY Times Bestseller, Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of The 80s Hard Rock Explosion. The book is exceptional and our conversation with Tom and Richard even better. Rock and Roll changed in the '80s because of the Sunset Strip and The Northeast Corridor from North Jersey to Philadelphia and Maryland. We both recommend this book, as it is honest, candid and real. The stories are told from so many perspectives of people that were fundamental to their scene. Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!

Hard Rock Exploded in the '80s in a way no label executive could have imagined. It was dirty, decadent and completely DIY. We recently spoke with Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, authors of the NY Times Bestseller, Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of The 80s Hard Rock Explosion. The book is exceptional and our conversation with Tom and Richard even better. Rock and Roll changed in the '80s because of the Sunset Strip and The Northeast Corridor from North Jersey to Philadelphia and Maryland. We both recommend this book, as it is honest, candid and real. The stories are told from so many perspectives of people that were fundamental to their scene. Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast!

Nothin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it.   Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's Nothin' But a Good Time captures the energy and excess of the hair metal years in the words of the musicians, managers, producers, engineers, label executives, publicists, stylists, costume designers, photographers, journalists, magazine publishers, video directors, club bookers, roadies, groupies, and hangers-on who lived it.   Featuring an impassioned foreword by Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist and avowed glam metal fanatic Corey Taylor, and drawn from over 200 new interviews with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more, this is the ultimate, uncensored, and often unhinged chronicle of a time where excess and success walked hand in hand, told by the men and women who created a sound and style that came to define a musical era—one in which the bands and their fans went looking for nothin' but a good time…and found it.   TOM BEAUJOUR is a journalist as well as a co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Revolver, America's premier hard rock and heavy metal monthly. Beaujour has produced and mixed albums by Nada Surf, Guided by Voices, the Juliana Hatfield Three, and many others.   RICHARD BIENSTOCK is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Spin, and other publications. He is a former senior editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored and co-authored several books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.   #richardbienstock #tombeaujour #nothingbutagoodtime #book #journalism #rock #hairmetal #motleycrue #ratt #vanhalen #80srock #music #podcast    

Authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock discuss their book Nothing But A Good Time: The Uncensored History Of The 80's Hard Rock Explosion.

Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that perfectly encapsulated―and maybe even helped to define―a spectacularly over-the-top decade. Indeed, fist-pumping hits like Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” are as inextricably linked to the era as Reaganomics, Pac-Man, and E.T.From the do-or-die early days of self-financed recordings and D.I.Y. concert productions that were as flashy as they were foolhardy, to the multi-Platinum, MTV-powered glory years of stadium-shaking anthems and chart-topping power ballads, to the ultimate crash when grunge bands like Nirvana forever altered the entire climate of the business, Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's Nothin' But a Good Time captures the energy and excess of the hair metal years in the words of the musicians, managers, producers, engineers, label executives, publicists, stylists, costume designers, photographers, journalists, magazine publishers, video directors, club bookers, roadies, groupies, and hangers-on who lived it.Featuring an impassioned foreword by Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist and avowed glam metal fanatic Corey Taylor, and drawn from over 200 new interviews with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more, this is the ultimate, uncensored, and often unhinged chronicle of a time where excess and success walked hand in hand, told by the men and women who created a sound and style that came to define a musical era―one in which the bands and their fans went looking for nothin’ but a good time…and found it.HOST:  Rob MellonFEATURED BREW:  Pantheon Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Brown Ale, Ale Asylum Brewery, Madison, WisconsinBOOK:  Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosionhttps://www.amazon.com/N%C3%B6thin-But-Good-Time-Uncensored/dp/1250195756/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15STBUREYJM6D&dchild=1&keywords=nothin+but+a+good+time&qid=1621906497&sprefix=nothin+but+a+good+time%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1MUSIC:  Bones Forkhttps://bonesfork.com/

Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll...and girls. All part of metal music's culture. In the five decades of metal, there have been groupies and partying around the clock. The 1980's saw an avalanche of a culture of partying, sex, and overall debauchery. Host Jon Wiederhorn tells how metal profited off that spirit, creating an aesthetic of peak hedonism within its music. Members of KISS, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Ratt, Skid Row, Biohazard along with Lita Ford, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, and many more share stories of the wild, and sometimes lonely sexual exploits of metal musicians.  FROM THE EPISODE: KISS vocalist and guitarist Paul Stanley explains the meaning of partying in the 1980's. Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth describes the sexual energy Van Halen brought to rock and roll. Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony talks about his first encounter with infamous groupie “Sweet” Connie Hamzy. Eddie Van Halen admits he grew tired of the partying scene and was ready for something more stable. Biohazard vocalist Evan Seinfeld shocks Kiss' Gene Simmons with his photo album of sexual exploits. Sharon and Ozzy Obsourne share the foundation of their love, respect, and devotion to each other. Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the co-authors of the New York Times bestseller “Nothin' but a Good Time,” describe how 80's metal bands tapped into the decade's cultural spirit. Learn the meaning of metal music's code of conduct from Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy. Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach recalls the making of the “Eighteen and Life” music video. The Runaways lead guitarist Lita Ford goes into detail on why she became fed up with the record business. Rapper, rocker and actor Ice-T reminisces about when he wandered into a trailer full of groupies. Hear Godsmack vocalist Sully Erna go into detail about the addictive nature of partying and groupies.  Backstaged: The Devil in Metal is a production of Diversion Podcasts in association with iHeartRadio. Written and hosted by Jon Wiederhorn. Produced and directed by Mark Francis and Scott Waxman. Consulting Producer: Andrew Kalb. Production Assistant: Anita Okoye. Social Media Manager: Stephen Tompkins. Instrumental guitar music by Scott Waxman. Editing by Chris Schreiner. Technical Producer: Clem Fandango. Director of Marketing and Business Development: Jacob Bronstein. Executive Producers: Scott Waxman and Mark Francis. Special thanks to Oren Rosenbaum at UTA. Learn more about Backstaged at DiversionPodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Co-authors of the New York Times Bestseller: "Nothin' But a Good Time: the Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion" Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock are this week's guests on the Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music! Tom Beaujour is a journalist, producer & and co-founder/former editor-in-chief of Revolver magazine. Richard Bientock is a journalist & author whose writing has appeared in the likes of New York Times, Rolling Stone, Billboard, & Spin. They share a lifelong passion for '80s rock, and decided that they're the perfect duo to write a book about it. Their recent book is a definitive oral history of 1980s hard rock & hair metal, told by the musicians & insiders who lived it. Tom & Richard discuss their journeys in the worlds of music & writing, and go in depth about the story and remarkable efforts behind their hit book release. Tune in to this one of a kind conversation with these amazing rock authors, only on The Jay Jay French Connection!

Warning: The GEEKING POETIC channel contains content that is intended for mature audiences and has adult language, humor and subject matter which is not suitable for younger audiences. Welcome to the latest episode of THE GEEKING SQUAD PODCAST, an ongoing show from the hosts of Geeking Poetic - Larry Roberts, Vito Marchese and Megan Guess - where they discuss various pop culture related topics that have been posted or mentioned in the Geeking Squad group on Facebook. Covering a wide variety of geeky subjects such as comics, toys, action/adventure, sci-fi, horror, sitcoms, UFO and ghost conspiracies and theories, and all the kinds of stuff that major nerds like us get into! The topics discussed in this episode includes: - Show starts, host introductions - "WHAT'S SHAKIN BACON?" segment intro: - MICHAEL KEATON STARTS FILMING AS BATMAN FOR THE UPCOMING "THE FLASH" MOVIE! - A SEALED SUPER MARIO BROS. GAME CARTRIDGE BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR HIGH SELLING PRICE - MEGAN MARVELS AT SOME GRAINY SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT PEOPLE CLAIM FEATURES A BABY DINOSAUR CAUGHT ON TAPE?! - MEGAN IS ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE REPORTED "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" SEQUEL WITH HILARY DUFF - THE LATEST TRAILER FOR THE NEXT SEASON OF "STAR TREK: PICARD" TEASES RETURN OF JOHN DeLANCIE AS Q - DUE TO OVERWHELMING FAN OUTCRY AND PETITIONING, LEVAR BURTON WILL BE A GUEST HOST ON "JEOPARDY" - MICHAEL DORN CALLED BACK TO STARFLEET TO REPRISE HIS "WORF" ROLE, BUT FOR WHAT REASON?? "Prescribed Films Podcast Network" commercial segment - "SQUAD TALK" segment intro: VITO discusses the recent theories about how James Cameron's "TITANIC" movie is actually a story about a time-traveler going back to make sure events aren't altered. The other hosts at first are skeptical, but then it all starts to make sense, somehow.... LARRY then delves into the ongoing question regarding how exactly the Captain America shield exists as it does in the current MCU timeline, and whether or not Steve Rogers messed up the entire future by doing what he did at the end of "AVENGERS: ENDGAME". - "WHADDAYOU SUGGEST?" segment intro: - On the ongoing topic of time travel, VITO suggests people check out the 1989 action-thriller "MILLENIUM" starring Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd. https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Kris-Kristofferson/dp/B005SAZ11K - MEGAN suggests people go back and check out the "WHERE ON EARTH IS CARMEN SANDIEGO", a show she loved from her childhood. The crew also suggests checking out the mini documentary about Carmen Sandiego on the DEFUNCTLAND channel on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVVkSlXl41Q - LARRY suggests a new book called "NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME" by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, which chronicles the rise and fall of the hard rock/metal "hair band" scene of the 1980's. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250195753 - This weeks podcast suggestion is for an awesome show about collecting toys called CRACKTASTIC PLASTIC, featuring our friend Jason Bolinger and the members of the X-RAY MARY band, delving into their love of toys like Transformers, Masters Of The Universe, and much more! https://www.facebook.com/cracktasticplastic/ Come follow us on social media to keep up to date with all of our shenanigans. All the links are posted on our website - https://www.geekingpoeticpodcast.com If you'd like to help support the show, visit our Patreon page for info - https://www.patreon.com/Geekingpoetic We are a part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network! Check out their website to get links to our show, as well as all the other great shows they have to offer - https://www.thepfpn.com Facebook - @geekingpoetic Instagram - @geekingpoetic Twitter - @geeking_poetic #GeekingPoeticPodcast #thePFPN

Nothin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it. Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that perfectly encapsulated—and maybe even helped to define—a spectacularly over-the-top decade. Indeed, fist-pumping hits like Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” are as inextricably linked to the era as Reaganomics, Pac-Man, and E.T. From the do-or-die early days of self-financed recordings and D.I.Y. concert productions that were as flashy as they were foolhardy, to the multi-Platinum, MTV-powered glory years of stadium-shaking anthems and chart-topping power ballads, to the ultimate crash when grunge bands like Nirvana forever altered the entire climate of the business, Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's Nothin' But a Good Time captures the energy and excess of the hair metal years in the words of the musicians, managers, producers, engineers, label executives, publicists, stylists, costume designers, photographers, journalists, magazine publishers, video directors, club bookers, roadies, groupies, and hangers-on who lived it. Featuring an impassioned foreword by Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist and avowed glam metal fanatic Corey Taylor, and drawn from over 200 new interviews with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more, this is the ultimate, uncensored, and often unhinged chronicle of a time where excess and success walked hand in hand, told by the men and women who created a sound and style that came to define a musical era—one in which the bands and their fans went looking for nothin’ but a good time…and found it.

Steve interviews Neil Best (00:15:07) from Newsday. Neil joins to talk about a variety of sports media topics. Neil responds to Carton and Roberts beating The Michael Kay show in the ratings book, tries to explain why Michael Kay doesn't like him, and discusses gaining the trust of Mike Francesa. Best and Steve also talk about the NHL rights package, the possibility of more Mike and the Mad Dog, and Ivy League hockey. Also, Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock(001:03:03) joins us to talk about their new book about 1980's hard rock and heavy metal. The guys talk about deciding to write an oral history, hint at a movie about the book, and try to explain why John Bon Jovi is trying to pretend he didn't make hard rock and heavy metal music in the 1980's. Also, the guys talk about Skid Row and their feud with Sebastian Bach, the rise of grunge and its affect on 80's rock, and then end it all by creating super groups of the era. Steve starts the with some breaking news about the NHL's television rights package. The book club has two new books. OLT ends the show with Steve talking sharing his passions with Paula. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com

Nothin' But a Good Time is the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it. Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that perfectly encapsulated—and maybe even helped to define—a spectacularly over-the-top decade. Indeed, fist-pumping hits like Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls,” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” are as inextricably linked to the era as Reaganomics, Pac-Man, and E.T. From the do-or-die early days of self-financed recordings and D.I.Y. concert productions that were as flashy as they were foolhardy, to the multi-Platinum, MTV-powered glory years of stadium-shaking anthems and chart-topping power ballads, to the ultimate crash when grunge bands like Nirvana forever altered the entire climate of the business, Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock's Nothin' But a Good Time captures the energy and excess of the hair metal years in the words of the musicians, managers, producers, engineers, label executives, publicists, stylists, costume designers, photographers, journalists, magazine publishers, video directors, club bookers, roadies, groupies, and hangers-on who lived it. Featuring an impassioned foreword by Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist and avowed glam metal fanatic Corey Taylor, and drawn from over 200 new interviews with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more, this is the ultimate, uncensored, and often unhinged chronicle of a time where excess and success walked hand in hand, told by the men and women who created a sound and style that came to define a musical era—one in which the bands and their fans went looking for nothin’ but a good time…and found it. - via https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250195753

S4E15 aired at 7 pm on 15 April and went without a hitch.  The show kicked off with Rainbow off 1982's Straight Between the Eyes.  We spent some time in the '70s with Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd before checking out the LA metal scene circa 1980.  Check out the book Nothing But a Good Time by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock for the full story of how all these wonderful bands that gave us so much good music came to be.  We took a listen to Skid Row, W.A.S.P., Tesla, Great White, and Quiet Riot, the band that kicked the door down and was the catalyst for this massive explosion in good times rock and roll.  We got into the South African stuff early with AKing and Johnathan Martin and then we took a short detour into the New Wave world of Joe Jackson's masterpiece Look Sharp!  The pace picked up with Judas Priest, Circus of Power, Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, and Venom.  The Venom was particularly good, we heard 'The Death of Rock 'n' Roll' off their 2015 release From The Very Depths. The final few tracks featured some amazing acoustic guitar from Lynyrd Skynyrd and 'The Last Rebel' and then a true blue classic protest song called 'The Great American Novel'.  It's an amazing lyric from his 1972 album called Just Visiting This Planet.   I tell you what, if he was pissed off back in '72 he must be apoplectic by now.Artists featured:  Rainbow, Ace Frehley, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Blackstone Cherry, AKing, Johnathan Martin, Pink Floyd, My Chemical Romance, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Great White, Joe Jackson, The White Stripes, ACDC, John Mellencamp, Thin Lizzy, Rock Goddess, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Seether, The Pretty Reckless, Saraya, Judas Priest, Blaze Bailey,  Smith / Kotzen, Circus of Power, Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, Venom, Tesla, Black Sabbath, Jon Bon Jovi, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Larry Norman, The Distillers 

Scott sits with New York Times best selling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour to reminisce about the golden age of hard rock in the 80's. They are joined by the iconic Dee Snider of Twisted Sister for the first half of the interview. Dee, always outspoken, talks about his love for the time period and the trials and tribulations that Twisted Sisters had to go through to make it in the 80's. They first started discussing Twisted's early club days, the use of make up, some of their first shows and a few infamous stories. Rich and Tom speak about a few similarities in her career as it pertains to the book. They touch upon when the scene disbanded, Nirvana entered the picture and how everything from homogenization, fashion and Grunge had a role in its demise. Tune in and enjoy!

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 14 of The Story of Rock and Roll Radio Show.  The show went live at 19h00 on 8 April 2021.  We started with The Answer and a lame joke and ended with Mind Assault, a ridiculously good SA Metal outfit whose new album The Cult of Conflict is very worthwhile checking out.  In between that we heard some really great blues courtesy of Gary Moore, Dan Patlansky, and Roy Buchanan before switching to a healthy dose of 80's Metal from Skid Row, Night Ranger and Ratt.  I am currently reading Nothing But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of '80s Hard Rock by Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock so, you can expect plenty more 80's metal over the next couple of weeks.  We checked out Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as we always do and there is also some ACDC, Metallica, Thin Lizzy, and Black Sabbath buried in here.  We dumbed down for Bloodhound Gang's ' Ballad of Chasey Lain' and  Danko Jones and then slowed down for a while with 'Plaza'  by Cold Chisel, Ian Moss demonstrating once again what a brilliant guitarist he is.  We stayed slow for a ballad by LA Guns and then went to SA's finest in the form of Johnathan Martin with 'Highway to the Sun'.  As always it was a jol, hope you enjoy it.  Artists featured:  The Answer, the Four Horsemen, Thin Lizzy, Live, Gary Moore, Karen Zoid feat. Dan Patlansky, Black Sabbath, Axel Rudi Pell, Roy Buchanan, Thunder, Ratt, Night Ranger, Skid Row, Bloodhound Gang, Billy Joe Armstrong, Slipknot, Probot, ACDC, Nazareth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ruff Majik, Danko Jones, Sixx AM, Mötley Crüe, Stiff Little Fingers, The Smiths, Foo Fighters, Smith / Kotzen, Greta Van Fleet, Cold Chisel, LA Guns, Johnathan Martin, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mr Big, Kiss, ZZ Top, Metallica, Mind Assault

We're joined by journalists and authors, Tom  Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, to discuss their New York Times Bestselling book, Nothin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80's Hard Rock Explosion. Crucial matters discussed include: the master template for '80s hard rock bands that is the mighty Van Halen; the death blow struck to hair metal's dominance by Nirvana's Nevermind; the sneaky importance and massive success of Poison; the influence of punk and glam rock on '80s hard rock; how Quiet Riot kicked the whole thing off with the unexpected success of their Metal Health album and singles; the culture of L.A.'s Sunset Strip music scene in the '80s; the underrated talent and business savvy of Motley Crue mastermind, Nikki Sixx; and much more. 

This week's interview is with Tom Beaujour, co-author (along with Richard Bienstock) of the awesome new book, "Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the 80's Hard Rock Explosion." Its the definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it. Darren and Tom get into the influence Van Halen and David Lee Roth had on this scene, the scene itself in Southern California, and much more. At the top, Steve and Darren discuss the ridiculousness of the Grammys and their lame "tribute" to Eddie Van Halen and Wolgang's response. Also, was Michael Anthony going to join Dave onstage at a show last year?  And, Paul Stanley's Soul Station and how Diamond Dave should have/could have done something similar, years before. "Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the 80's Hard Rock Explosion" is available online and at your favorite independent bookstore.

We continue our celebration of March Metal Madness with Nöthin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. Authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock did an intensive dig into the musicians and insiders involved in the scene that launched the careers of Mötley Crüe and Poison on the west coast and Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot on the east. Our talk with Tom and Richard gets into the highs and lows of so many of the bands that many first saw on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.Get a free audible copy of the book compliments of What Difference Does It Makehttp://audibletrial.com/wddimpodcastWe are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts.

We continue our celebration of March Metal Madness with Nöthin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. Authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock did an intensive dig into the musicians and insiders involved in the scene that launched the careers of Mötley Crüe and Poison on the west coast and Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot on the east. Our talk with Tom and Richard gets into the highs and lows of so many of the bands that many first saw on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.Get a free audible copy of the book compliments of What Difference Does It Makehttp://audibletrial.com/wddimpodcastWe are a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts.

The two authored an inside look at 80s rock Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the 80s Hard Rock Explosion, a new book that details the no-holds-barred oral history of hard rock and hair metal, is now available everywhere via St. Martin's Press. Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock author the 560 page book that details the over-the-top escapades that define the glam rock era in the eyes of the rockers who lived it. More than 200 interviews were conducted with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more. An impassioned foreword was written by Slipknot and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor, who's an avid glam metal fanatic. The authors chat with Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey about the inspiration behind the book while providing more insight into the work and passion that went into it. Full video is available below. Subscribe wherever you get podcasts today! https://youtu.be/ftCyWT0sEdU

Written as an oral history, "Nothin' But A Good Time" is a definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1980s hard rock and hair metal, told by the musicians and industry insiders who lived it. Written by authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock, the book drew from over 200 author interviews with members of Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Winger, Warrant, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and others, as well as Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and many more. In this week's episode of "Behind The Scene with Colleen", author Richard Bienstock shares how he and Tom Beaujour tracked down over 200 band members to share their stories, and how special it was to have a 'modern day' check-in with the rock stars they grew up listening to. Nöthin' But a Good Time is available wherever you pick up your books! Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock

Embed[tcb-script]!function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document);[/tcb-script] On this episode of Aftershocks TV, we sit down with authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, who just released the great new book NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME: THE UNCENSORED HISTORY OF THE 80S HARD ROCK EXPLOSION. In this interview, we talk about all the great artists they interviewed, some of the crazier stories of the book, if the '80s decadence could ever happen again, how hair metal was seen in the midwest vs. in Los Angeles, and much more! If you were a fan of the '80s pop/hair metal scene, you will love this episode. Get The Book Here: https://amzn.to/3c1Vxb0 Get all our episodes at www.aftershockstv.com. THE CMS PODCAST NETWORK: https://www.cmspn.com HEAVY METAL TELEVISION: https://www.heavymetaltelevision.net CMStv: https://www.cmstv.net RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/cmspn BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cmspn/ ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@ClassicMetalShow:d ROKU: https://my.roku.com/account/add/CMSPN AMAZON: Search "The CMS Podcast Network" To Add Our Channel

November 6, 1970 marked the first ever gig for the band Aerosmith. It was played at Nipmuc Regional High School Gymnasium in Mendon, Massachusetts. To paraphrase "Walk This Way", we can easily imagine there were definitely at least "three young ladies in the school gym locker" that were staring at the band. The band continues to capture our attention so we talked with author Richard Bienstock to touch on just a few of the reasons on why we love this band. Richard is the author of "Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Bad Boys From Boston". The book which came out ten years ago has recently been updated with additional material to celebrate their 50th anniversary.We are a member of Patheon Podcasts.Get a free Audible book courtesy of What Difference Does It Make Podcast

November 6, 1970 marked the first ever gig for the band Aerosmith. It was played at Nipmuc Regional High School Gymnasium in Mendon, Massachusetts. To paraphrase "Walk This Way", we can easily imagine there were definitely at least "three young ladies in the school gym locker" that were staring at the band. The band continues to capture our attention so we talked with author Richard Bienstock to touch on just a few of the reasons on why we love this band. Richard is the author of "Aerosmith: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Bad Boys From Boston". The book which came out ten years ago has recently been updated with additional material to celebrate their 50th anniversary.We are a member of Patheon Podcasts.Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It MakeGet a free Audible book courtesy of What Difference Does It Make Podcast"

Today, Johnny discusses the guitarworld.com article titled "Fender has sold more guitars in 2020 than any other year in its history," written by Richard Bienstock. If you want to contribute to the completion of "PodSong," which I wrote on the podcast, HERE, please contact me on the social media channels. Follow the show on FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE EMAIL SOUNDCLOUD TWITCH The new TEESPRING STORE!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app