Mr. K’s Super Show

Special Guest Star: Brad Page
This episode we’re stepping into the Wayback Machine and setting our destination to 1971.
Special Guest Brad Page (I’m In Love With That Song podcast) and me delve into a tumultuous year that gave us these four album masterpieces:
Aqualung by Jethro Tull; Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath; Led Zeppelin IV; and Fragile by Yes.
Brad is no stranger to these works, as he’s a longtime fan and musician and offers his unique insight into these works.  And of course, the trivia flies fast and furious as we wax (get it) philosophical on these albums.
 

This time, we tackle one of the most infamous metal bands of all time, Motley Crue.
 
I’ve recruited 80s metal expert Matt Porter (The KISS Room, PodKISSt) to delve into the lurid history of one of rock’s most colorful bands.  The sex, the drugs, the music, and the hair spray – no stone is unturned as we examine the legend of a hard living, hard rocking band who were immortalized in the rock biopic The Dirt.
 
Get out yer Aqua net as we go back to the crazy eighties and talk about the mania that was Motley Crue!

Are the lads insane? Perhaps, but they’re talking about one of rock’s greatest characters or should we say -- many -- of rock’s greatest characters?This time we’re talking about Ziggy Stardust, aka The Thin White Duke, aka The Man Who Fell To Earth…among many others.Yes, we’re talking about the legendary David Bowie.And for such a great subject, we brought in a heavy hitter, Bowie fan extraordinaire Christine Carlson Wolfe! Christine shares with us Bowie’s history and her history as a Bowie fan, neither of which she is shy about.We had a great time this time around, as Her Majesty Miss Wolfe was a lot of fun and we managed to cover some of the key eras of Bowie’s career.Enjoy the show, you pretty things!

Summertime is upon us and we're counting down our top five summer songs of all time!We surprised each other with some of our choices and we hope you'll be surprised as well.

It’s time to get down and boogie as we Excess All Areas and take a look at the legendary (and somewhat infamous) disco label Casablanca Records.We’ve brought back a heavy hitter to help us out with this one, Kathy Riggs Williams, who herself remembers the disco era all too well.No stone (or stoned) is left unturned as we examine disco music, the disco music makers, and the movers and shakers who propelled Casablanca Records to unprecedented heights in the late 1970s.
A funky time is guaranteed for all.

May has arrived and so has a new episode of The Double K Super Show!This time, we go back to the year 1981 to celebrate five albums celebrating their 40th anniversary this year:• Moving Pictures by Rush• Fair Warning by Van Halen• Fire Of Unknown Origin by Blue Oyster Cult• 4 by Foreigner• Precious Time by Pat BenatarAnd in our usual fashion, we’ll put these albums under our musical microscope and get into what makes these albums the classics they are. No stone is left unturned and no bit of information is too trivial for us!

In this episode, we did something different: We both came up with our top five “one-shot” artists, songs, and albums.A one-shot (or “one-off”) is defined as something that happens only once. We’re going to play a little fast and loose with the definition of a one-shot because we want to make a point and because we can.We may surprise you with some of our one-shots, as we certainly surprised each other with some of our choices.

It's April Fools Day and you know what happens if you listen to fools...The Mob Rules!Hop aboard the Crazy Train as we delve into the 1980s feud between The Madman (Ozzy Osbourne) and The Holy Diver (Ronnie James Dio), a feud which began when Dio replaced Ozzy as the singer in legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath.We'll look at the evolution (or Dio-volution) of this rock and roll slap-fight in the rock press as well as examine its aftermath, when both singers forged solo careers after leaving Black Sabbath.Don't be The Last In Line to check out our lucky 13th episode, which is no Shot In The Dark.

We spring forward with a new episode that takes a look at Queen's 1978 album Jazz.No, it's not an album of jazz music, but it's the last album the band Queen made in the '70s and it's the end of an era, as we discuss.This episode is full of the usual zigs and zags as we examine the majesty of this unusual album and the band that makes the rockin' world go 'round.  Let us entertain you!

This time around, we look at four albums from 1975, a midway point of the '70s where the music was changing, setting the stage for the rest of the decade.The four albums we discuss are:* Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti* Alice Cooper's Welcome To My Nightmare* Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow* Deep Purple's Come Taste The BandSome folks will notice that two of these albums have a direct connection, but they have more in common than you may realize.Kick back with a slice of custard pie and enjoy. And remember, if you don't like rock and roll...this may help.