Blasting back to the heyday of the punk movement, Kevin and Mike hop aboard Rocket to Russia, the third studio album by rough and tumble rockers, The Ramones. Featuring prominently in this consummate discourse on pop culture are gratuitous references to the likes of Walt Whitman, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Fairly OddParents, Jack Kerouac, Motörhead, The Gong Show, and Fibber McGee and Molly. And somehow, Jurgen Habermas horns his way into the conversation yet again. Related, recommended, and required resources for this episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/dnLCvpgPD_s">“Palisades Park”</a> by Freddy Cannon Covered by The Ramones on their Brain Drain album, this 1962 hit was written by Chuck Barris, who is best known for hosting TV’s The Gong Show. <a href="https://youtu.be/zHc6x01QCKk">“R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” by Motörhead</a> Live in Dusseldorf, 2004

Kiss: Revenge

Mike Bessler and Kevin McElvaney are pro wrestling writers who moonlight as music aficionados. As the title of this podcast suggests, we primarily focus on material by rock powerhouses Rush, Kiss, and Led Zeppelin, but every so often, we’ll draw the proverbial “wild card” and discuss an artist beyond the bounds of this titanic troika. For each episode of RSZM, we select an album by one of these artists and discuss our personal recollections of the record, talk about the history behind the album, and go track-by-track and discuss each song.

Also, the title of the show was Kevin’s idea.