The Romance of Rock

Send us Fan MailMusic romances and seduces listeners, sometimes gently and sometimes with a rough, dirty, driving, relentless hot beat. That kind of romance rocks, and its rockstars are sex on legs.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comMusic"Energy" by Scott Holmes Music & "Unashamed Ballad" by Learning Music, used with a Creative Commons license from freemusicarchive.orgPink is one of the biggest badasses in rock. Her video for So What is classic. The concert documentary Pink: All I Know So Far follows her & her family on a European tour ending with 2 sold-out shows at Wembley. I always call this Marshall Crenshaw album Flag Day, but it's Field Day. Whenever You're On My Mind is one of my favorite songs. Cutie.Rockstar Romances:Goodreads has excellent round-ups of romances featuring male & female rockers.The VIP series by Kristen Callihan follows a hit band that's survived rockstar drama as family. It's full of charismatic characters, rich details and some of the hottest romantic scenes I've ever read. Bad Habit  is a series about a band of the same name by J.T. Geissinger. Make Me Sin is about their aloof, hostile drummer who falls in love with a sweet florist. Incredible story. The trilogy Dirtshine by Roxie Noir follows members of the band Dirtshine as they handle recovery, fame, stardom, & falling in love in/out of the industry. Loved these stories.Movies:I first heard about New York's CBGB club when it was mentioned in the Talking Heads song Life During Wartime. Apparently CBGB the movie isn't completely accurate but it's a fascinating history of the tiny dive where many groundbreaking acts got their start.The Dirt is a movie based on the memoir by Motley Crue.The Runaways is a biopic about how the iconic all-girl band, led by Joan Jett, was formed in the 70s.Remember when Arnel Pineda replaced Steve Perry as the lead singer of Journey? The movie Rock Star follows a singer with a similar chance to achieve rock-n-roll dreams.Bohemian Rhapsody brings Freddie Mercury & Queen's history to life.Almost Famous is the story of a 70s teen wannabe gonzo music journalist suddenly immersed in rock life on the road. If we're talking about rock, we have to talk about the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.Support the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please click share in your podcast app and tell your friends! Thanks for listening!