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3 unusual facts about Destroy Rock & Roll


The Young Punx

In 2005 The Young Punx produced a satirical remake of Mylo's "Destroy Rock & Roll" entitled "Destroy Celebrity Crap" which replaced the original's list of 1980s pop stars with a list of the main celebrities who were currently dominating the UK media in a lighthearted backlash against the dumbing down celebrity focus of the media.

Waiting for a Star to Fall

The track "In My Arms" sampled the song and was featured on the album Destroy Rock & Roll, by electronic musician Mylo.

Where Am I Going?

"Where Am I Going?" was sampled in the song "Zenophile", from the 2004 album Destroy Rock & Roll, by Scottish electronic music artist Mylo.


Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly

Her television credits include: Rescue Me, Law & Order, The Sopranos and NYPD Blue; along with the made-for-television movie Right to Kill? (as Christopher Collet's girlfriend and fellow ROTC cadet), and the ABC Afterschool Special It's Only Rock & Roll.

Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll

The B-side "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" is a live version taken from The Official Live Bootleg.

Arthur Darvill

Darvill had a minor role as a stable groom in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, and played Mick Gallagher in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

Bird 'n' Roll

Some new instruments feature in this album, following the band's acoustic tour in 2009.

Blood, Brains and Rock 'N' Roll

#"House of 1000 Corpses" (Rob Zombie Cover) – 3:59

Dat Dere

Herman Brood, Dutch rock 'n' roll star, performed the song on the 1999 album Back on the Corner.

Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth

Stoppard would return to the theme of artistic dissent against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in Rock 'n' Roll.

Elmer Edward Solly

Solly eventually made his way to Florida, where he assumed the identity of Vinnie Taylor (aka Chris Donald), lead guitarist of the rock 'n' roll revival group Sha Na Na.

At the time of his arrest in May 2001, he was living in Florida as Daniel "Danny C" Catalano, a supposed former member of the American rock 'n' roll group Sha Na Na.

Elvis' Christmas Album

The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, insert booklet.

All the album's songs are also included in the 1992 RCA boxed set The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters.

England Keep My Bones

Preceded by the single, "Peggy Sang the Blues", the album was produced and mixed by Tristan Ivemy, who had previously mixed Love, Ire and Song, Rock & Roll and Campfire Punkrock.

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

The two concerts were held on October 16, 1986, at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis; among the artists performing with Berry were Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James, Johnnie Johnson, Steve Jordan, Bobby Keys, Julian Lennon, and Joey Spampinato from NRBQ.

#"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry) (with Robert Cray on guitar and vocals)

Hell's bells

Hell's Bells: The Dangers of Rock 'N' Roll, a 1989 Christian documentary film about rock and roll

Ilan Eshkeri

Eshkeri's other notable works include The Young Victoria, which was nominated for this year's Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score; Warner Bros' martial arts epic Ninja Assassin, Dino DeLaurentiis' Hannibal Rising, and producing the BAFTA-nominated score to Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

Juan Boscán Almogáver

One of his works, Oh Sombra!, was adapted into a song by the British rock band Electrelane in 2004.

Just Wanna Rock N' Roll

"Just Wanna Rock N' Roll" is the title of a song written by Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins, and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins.

Keith Anderson

His debut single "Pickin' Wildflowers" was released that year, as the lead-off track from his debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll.

Mikey Jukebox

Much of his songwriting was influenced by a “1950’s Memphis & Rock ‘N’ Roll” phase (Bill Haley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Sun Studios-era Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis) combined with a passion for Klaxons, CSS and a love for French House music and early Source Records.

Misty Blue

The 1989 Connie Francis album Where the Hits Are, a Malaco release composed mostly of new versions of Francis' own hits, featured her version of "Misty Blue" as well as "Old Time Rock 'N' Roll" and "Torn Between Two Lovers" which like "Misty Blue" were hits recorded at Muscle Shoals, where Where the Hits Are was recorded.

Mosh n' Roll

Of interesting note, with the exception of the above mentioned title track, all of the songs on the album are named after Kurt Vonnegut works.

Nicola Bryant

In February 2006, she performed in a New End Theatre production of the Carl Djerassi play Taboos, and in early 2007 appeared in a London stage production of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll at the Duke of York's Theatre.

Orchestron

Rainbow keyboard players Tony Carey (1975-1977) and David Stone (1977-1979) used an Orchestron model B. The choir sound can be heard on the songs "Stargazer" from the album Rising, "Lady of the lake" and "Gates of Babylon" from the album Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.

Paula Kelley

She worked with several other bands before finally going solo with her first album, Nothing/Everything, which was released in 2001 on Stop, Pop, and Roll Records in the US and then later on Caraway in Japan, which gained her plenty of Japanese fans.

PBA-FM

Each night specialist programs broadcast a specific genre of music, ranging from Classical, World, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Country, Progressive Rock and Rhythm & Blues.

Professional Foul

Stoppard would return to the theme of resistance against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the plays Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth and Rock 'n' Roll.

Roger Ferris

"Broken Down Heart" was the B-side of the first version of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (later made famous in the USA by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1981).

Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll

He released two solo albums in 1999, one with original material (Cheating at Solitaire) and one with song covers (Under the Influences).

His wife elaborated that he was in "home mode", working on restoring a house in Floral Park, New York.

St Albans Secondary College

More footage of songs include It's a Long Way to the Top and She's Got Balls on the Three Disk Edition of Plug Me In.

Stephanie Bennett

Stephanie Bennett (born Margaret Stephanie Bennett) is an English film producer known for her works Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll and Endless Harmony.

Stuck with You

The video was directed by Edd Griles, who had previously directed the band's video for "The Heart of Rock & Roll" as well as Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time".

The Balham Alligators

The Balham Alligators were a band from London that mixed rock 'n' roll, cajun, country and R&B.

The Black League

The Black League's first two full-lengths carry on the spirit from Taneli's work with his former band, seasoning their metal with elements of traditional rock 'n' roll.

The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll

Many of his compositions are very similar, a fact that is highlighted by scenes of him recording songs such as "I Whipped Superman's Ass", "I Whipped Spider-Man's Ass" and "I Whupped Batman's Ass", which are overlaid to highlight their similarities.

The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll

"The Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll" is a single released by Mott the Hoople, from their 1974 album The Hoople.

The Green Leaf

The Green Leaf is an experimental rock & roll band from San Diego, California led by Mark Whitney Mehran (MWM).

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll is a music-themed drama film starring Kevin Zegers and Jason Ritter and directed by Scott Rosenbaum.

Warren Casey

In the mid-1960s, Casey met Jim Jacobs while acting with the Chicago Stage Guild, and the two began collaborating on a play with music about high school life during the golden age of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s.

William G. Roll

Roll received a Ph.D. in psychology from Lund University in 1989 for a thesis entitled, "This World or That: An Examination of Parapsychological Findings Suggestive of the Survival of Human Personality After Death".

In the 80s and 90s, Roll held various positions at University of West Georgia, including Professor of Psychology and Psychical Research, assistant professor, and instructor.

William G. Roll (July 3, 1926 – January 9, 2012) was a noted psychologist and parapsychologist on the faculty of the Psychology Department of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, in the United States.

You Belong in Rock n' Roll

The band’s sound was somewhat more refined than on their debut album, influenced by Marc Bolan and Elvis Presley, and its use of a music-as-sex metaphor was a Bowie theme used on several tracks stretching right back to his glam days.


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