Dead Rock Stars 17: Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
This episode, Mick and Joel look at the enigmatic Syd Barrett, one time leader of the fledgling Pink Floyd. Though Syd's time in Pink Floyd was only brief his idiosyncratic songs have proven to be hug...
7 Sep 201842min
Dead Rock Stars 16: Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
In the latest thrilling episode, Mick and Joel take a wise and witty wonder through the fast life and tumultuous times of Ronnie Van Zant, frontman of Florida rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd. Best known for Sw...
31 Aug 201843min
Dead Rock Stars 15: Jimi Hendrix
This week, it's the turn of the most gifted guitarist of his generation to come under Joe and Mick's microscope. James Marshall Hendrix blazed a hugely fertile and creative path in his brief but bount...
24 Aug 201852min
Dead Rock Stars 14: Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
This week our wild and willing wordsmiths Mick and Joel look at the short but stunning life of Randy Rhoads. A one-time guitarist with LA also-rans Quiet Riot, he became more famous as Ozzy Osbourne's...
17 Aug 201846min
Dead Rock Stars 13: Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
In this episode of the podcast, revered rock writers Joel and Mick pick over the brilliant but all too brief life of the scion of Seattle, the golden boy of grunge, Kurt Cobain. In a brief but blister...
10 Aug 201850min
Dead Rock Stars 12: Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
In this episode, Mick and Joel scrutinise the short life of folk artist Sandy Denny. Sandy was a key figure in the evolution of folk rock, being a great songwriter, but one who also brought traditiona...
3 Aug 201841min
Dead Rock Stars 11: Dimebag and Vinnie (Pantera)
In this week's Dead Rock Stars, there's double trouble as Mick and Joel dissect the lives of brothers Darrell and Vinnie Abbott. Their band Pantera quickly rose from being an enthusiastic and talented...
27 Jul 201844min
Dead Rock Stars 10: Lou Reed
In this week's episode, Mick and Joel take a deep dive into the life of Lou Reed, one of rock music's most complicated, challenging and caustic artists. From his start with the Andy Warhol proteges Th...
20 Jul 20181h 5min
