Brian and Murdock make a case for Terri Nunn – lead singer of Berlin – as forgotten feminist icon while examining the story behind the movie soundtrack single that made the band huge – and broke the band up.

SHOW NOTES:

https://vinyldistractions.com/berlin-pleasure-victim/

https://www.thatericalper.com/2019/01/05/terri-nunn-who-would-later-become-lead-singer-of-new-wave-group-berlin-auditioning-for-princess-leia-in-star-wars-with-harrison-ford-in-1976/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roast

https://www.tampabay.com/terri-nunns-journey-to-berlin-almost-got-sidetracked-in-dallas/2322182/

Child actor system dissertation: https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2453&context=utk_chanhonoproj

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Heartbeat

Hollywood Heartbeat 1979 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPhaCUZj-0

https://www.lostturntable.com/2016/03/21/10-years-of-being-lost-berlins-information/

Virginia and the Slims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBaUgA0NzA

Beast of Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC4M5e6xAzs

https://themusepatrol.com/2014/02/09/80s-bands-time-forgot-spotlight-beast-of-beast/

Berlin at US Festival 1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo-q-4kW7E

Motels demo of Take My Breath Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8qRTSkbgg

https://www.yahoo.com/now/berlins-terri-nunn-on-how-she-got-her-ex-to-play-an-ahole-on-new-song-202751710.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_More_Words

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Moroder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Whitlock

Berlin’s cover of Marilyn Manson’s Dope Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mesTjE4fKA

Brian and Murdock get into the family drama that has surrounded the Godfather of Freak Folk’s wife and kids throughout the last decade and spell out which Zappas married famous, recorded novelty songs (3 of the 5!), and finally made it to the bank.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Zappa

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/was-gail-zappa-a-good-custodian-of-the-zappa-legacy.962928/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/interactive/2024/frank-zappa-family-feud-moon-unit-dweezil/

https://www.billboard.com/pro/bennett-glotzer-music-manager-frank-zappa-janis-joplin-dies/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa

https://afka.net/Articles/1981-09_Music_Connection.htm

https://rhoerer.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/bunny-and-bear/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UucabESONvY&t=5

https://www.afka.net/Articles/1996-06_Performing_Songwriter.htm

Billboard interview 1990: https://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Just_Plain_Folks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_(song)

https://www.thembj.org/2010/10/creativity-copyright-the-new-marketplace-an-interview-with-gail-zappa/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/moon-zappas-complicated-relationship-with-valley-girl-40-years-later-i-just-was-trying-to-make-my-dad-laugh-203637351.html

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/01/14/Rock-singer-Frank-Zappa-wants-a-judge-to-stop/6852411368400/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa

https://bo.knittingfactory.com/tm-attraction/dweezil-zappa/

https://www.spin.com/2024/08/moon-unit-zappa-memoir-interview/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emreturn-of-the-son-ofem_b_644624

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Zappa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXHvR4hgxQE

https://deecrowseer.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/relative-values-moon-unit-and-diva-zappa/

https://www.zappanews.co.uk/interviews/dweezil-zappa

https://www.westernsouthern.com/retirement/family-trust

https://www.kcopplelaw.com/frank-zappa-and-estate-trustees/

https://www.thewealthadvisor.com/article/frank-zappa-trust-cuts-heirs-out-40m-family-name

https://www.tiaa.org/public/learn/retirement-planning-and-beyond/what-is-a-trust

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inside-the-zappa-family-feud-104088/

Z (Dweezil and Ahmet’s band) 1993 festival performance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQIrBSbNEgs

https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/lady-gaga-snaps-up-music-legend-frank-zappa-s-estate-40753

https://observer.com/2021/11/lady-gaga-sells-frank-zappa-hollywood-hills-home-lizzy-jagger/

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A listener letter leads the guys to nerd out on the unlikely career and success of Ronnie James Dio and that band he led before another rock legend came calling.

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SHOW NOTES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio

Ronnie Dio and the Prophets

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

First Time Reaction to Rainbow’s “Stargazer”

#1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiD9dzIa4J

#2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVP25CPi934

Remembering when Black Sabbath spent more on cocaine while making ‘Vol. 4’ than on the album itself

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/black-sabbath-cocaine-vol-4/

Sabbath live 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wexC2FMVsR4

Hear N Aid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_%27n_Aid

Elf, Sit Down Honey, Everything will be alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqLJP5-5y0s

Dio on South Park

https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/s24ibx/south-park-dio

“Ronnie James Dio: Unlocking His Secrets”

https://tprs.com/interviews/ronnie-james-dio-unlocking-his-secrets/

Find a Grave.com-Nick Pantas

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52407857/nicholas-zaharis-pantas

Doug Thayer interview

https://www.classicbands.com/DougThalerInterview.html

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The guys dive into one of the stories that first inspired the whole idea for the show – the cutthroat business practices of Mr. Stephan Jenkins, the founder and singer of a band called Third Eye Blind.

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SHOW NOTES

Suzaie by Splash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0TtjwrrRfY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Jenkins

https://laughingsquid.com/mtv-basement-tapes-frank-zappa

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Blind-Ambition-Third-Eye-Blind-leader-Stephan-2893749.php

https://riffmagazine.com/features/third-eye-blind-trademark/#google_vignette

https://floodmagazine.com/39035/how-its-going-to-be-why-two-former-members-of-third-eye-blind-cant-call-themselves-former-members-of-third-eye-blind/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Charmed_Life

https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/Real-World_Success_Story_Stephan_Jenkins_and_Third_Eye_Blind

https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=bartab&sc=live_music&id=289014

https://trialinsider.com/2013/10/16/third-eye-blind-rat-in-the-books/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/third-eye-blind-frontman-and-drummer-save-children-from-drowning-a7077811.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Cadogan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ex-third-eye-blind-guitarists-suit-heads-to-trial-75440/

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/third-eye-blind-self-titled-debut-album-oral-history-7751391/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/guitarist-sues-his-former-band-members-third-2699021.php

Blue discussion between Stephan and Jason Carmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdjiP6-s5Uw

https://jivewrites.wordpress.com/2020/11/12/third-eye-blinds-blue-is-the-most-interesting-sophomore-album-of-the-last-25-years/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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