Rock N Roll Archaeology Horror Podcast Short

10/29/22 • 26 min

Examining–and reconsidering–The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At the time, it was transgressive, outrageous; but now it seems a little bit tame. And...a bit problematic, when taken in a modern context. But it's still the ultimate midnight movie, and it's still...just a jump to the left!

Songs:

RHPS Cast: “There’s a Light,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “The Time Warp,” from the soundtrack album
Tim Curry: “I Do The Rock,” from Fearless
RHPS Cast: “Sweet Transvestite,” from the soundtrack album
Frank Zappa and the Mothers: “Cheepnis,” from Roxy & Elsewhere
RHPS Cast: “Science Fiction Double Feature,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Rose Tint My World,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Super Heroes,” from the soundtrack

Online Resources:

First, we want to give a warm and appreciative shoutout to the blogger Alex Mell-Taylor; we leaned heavily on their post for this chapter:

Written by Richard Evans and Christian Swain

Produced and hosted by Christian Swain

Sound Design by Jerry Danielsen

Partners: Rock's Backpages

Voice Actors: Drew H as Alex Mell-Taylor

Songs:

RHPS Cast: “There’s a Light,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “The Time Warp,” from the soundtrack album
Tim Curry: “I Do The Rock,” from Fearless
RHPS Cast: “Sweet Transvestite,” from the soundtrack album
Frank Zappa and the Mothers: “Cheepnis,” from Roxy & Elsewhere
RHPS Cast: “Science Fiction Double Feature,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Rose Tint My World,” from the soundtrack album
RHPS Cast: “Super Heroes,” from the soundtrack

Online Resources:

First, we want to give a warm and appreciative shoutout to the blogger Alex Mell-Taylor; we leaned heavily on their post for this chapter:

Written by Richard Evans and Christian Swain

Produced and hosted by Christian Swain

Sound Design by Jerry Danielsen

Partners: Rock's Backpages

Voice Actors: Drew H as Alex Mell-Taylor

Previous Episode

Shorts: Secrets From A Saucer

Bands in the van, and a band at the crossroads. In this episode of RNRA Shorts, we’ll get into the early days of Pink Floyd, and the latest from a Pink Floyd member: Nick Mason’s 2022 Saucerful of Secrets tour.

Written by Richard Evans and Christian Swain, Sound Design by Jerry Danielsen.

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Songs

Pink Floyd, “Echoes,” from Meddle
Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play,” from Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd, “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” from A Saucerful of Secrets
Pink Floyd, “Interstellar Overdrive,” from Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd, “Bike,” from Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd, “Fearless,” from Meddle
Pink Floyd, “One of These Days,” from Meddle
Pink Floyd, “Jugband Blues,” from A Saucerful of Secrets
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: “Arnold Layne,” from Live at the Roundhouse

Books

Mason, Nick. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd Chronicle Books LLC. Kindle Edition.
Cutler, Sam. You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates . ECW Press. Kindle Edition.

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