Well Disguised

Glenn Hughes--bassist, singer, rocker, Hall of Famer, soul man, and cool guy--got some of the attention he deserved in 2016 when he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of Deep Purple. But that overshadows what I consider to be his real accomplishment...no one had a better decade from 2010-2019 than Glenn Hughes. With Black Country Communion, California Breed, and the awesome solo record "Resonate" Glenn was the most powerful force in rock as he entered his 60s. Listen as I explain why.

So you're probably a fan of something. Maybe you even think you're a fanatic. But have you run a massive fan community about it? And even more to the point, have you ever broken genuinely newsworthy stories about the object of your fanaticism, even if those stories are negative? (And when sometimes those negative stories were specifically leaked by one faction to make another faction look bad?)

Chris Ko has. He became the "Aerofanatic" after meeting Aerosmith on an old MTV show called "Fanatic." He took his fifteen minutes of fame from interviewing Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, and Tom Hamilton (Joey Kramer was absent) and turned it into a fan community that did what most fansites do...but also dished the dirt about band conflicts, drug abuse, and more. You don't have to be an Aerosmith fan to be into this story (although it doesn't hurt), because ultimately it's about a guy who went to a level beyond what anyone expected and became an inadvertent journalist in the process.

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The bulk of Chris's appearance on "Fanatic" is on YouTube and can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz53Uud4G0s

Also, visit the Aerofanatic community on Facebook here:

https://www.facebook.com/aerofanatic

Buckcherry had such a fiery arc to their early career. The debut was reasonably big and "Time Bomb" was better sonically...and then it almost fell apart. On this episode I talk about how fantastic their early comeback "15" is as the high water mark of their career to date.

20 years ago this month, Chuck Klosterman released his first book, Fargo Rock City. It was a watershed moment for pop culture. For Chuck personally, it launched his career as he became one of the foremost pop culture critics and thought leaders in the world. For those of us smart and semi-smart types who sometimes wondered why we loved this often juvenile music, it might as well have been a Holy script. It's not a coincidence that the subtitle for his most famous book, "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto" inspired the subtitle for this podcast. Chuck was gracious enough to speak to me about the impact "Fargo Rock City" had on his career, how he feels about that music today, his interview with Jimmy Page, what it's like to listen to Black Sabbath and Kanye West at basically the same time, and several other topics. I'm ecstatic to release this episode and hope you all enjoy it. Thank you Chuck so much for coming on Well Disguised.

You're smart enough to find Fargo Rock City on your own, but here's one way:

https://www.amazon.com/Fargo-Rock-City-Odyssey-Dakota/dp/0743406567

Also, if you want to read the interview with Jimmy Page we discuss, here's a link:

https://www.gq.com/story/jimmy-page-led-zeppelin-men-of-the-year-klosterman

On the show I brought up Chuck's podcast with Chris Ryan. It's available here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/05WvFFL01hKJ3PjqW0hgLR

I won't claim this is a "deep dive" or some expert breakdown of what makes Mississippi Bones one of the most fantastic bands I've stumbled across in recent years. And that's because it isn't. This is just Dave and I telling how we did get into the band, the twists and turns as we talked about doing this episode, and just basically geeking out about a group that really scratches that itch. Bands like Mississippi Bones still make me inordinately happy. Look, just about all my favorite rock stars are millionaires and senior citizens too, but bands like this keep me going. Maybe even help keep me young.

Lots of show notes here:

Mississippi Bones Bandcamp page: https://mississippibones.bandcamp.com/

Mississippi Bones merch: https://mississippibones.storenvy.com/products

Mississippi Bones Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mississippibones

Muzzleland Press, where Jonathan Raab is editor: https://www.muzzlelandpress.com/

Buy "The Hillbilly Moonshine Massacre" here (I really need one of those affiliate deals): https://www.amazon.com/Hillbilly-Moonshine-Massacre-Jonathan-Raab-ebook/dp/B015L4DC1I/ref=pd_sim_1/140-4273967-8404026?pd_rd_w=kfiGx&pf_rd_p=bc5856f7-ca30-40b6-8d37-7814a2494e00&pf_rd_r=K17SAY0CN40AJDAF3QY6&pd_rd_r=259263a5-1da2-44d8-b506-61dcff8ccb31&pd_rd_wg=0Hrtz&pd_rd_i=B015L4DC1I&psc=1

The Adventure Zone is a Maximum Fun podcast you can listen to wherever, but check it out here: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/adventure-zone/?_sort=date_asc

North by South, the excellent music podcast hosted by Ry (Sabbath Bloody Podcast) and Clay (Skynyrd Reconsydyrd) is here: https://anchor.fm/northbysouthpod

This is all Ry's fault.