Facts & Tracks From the Rock & Roll Almanac

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Author Andrew Craneman spent 15+ years compiling over 70 years of music history into The Rock And Roll Almanac: A Day-By-Day Journey Through 70 Years of Legendary Music History, and he’s sharing how and why he did it! Andrew explains how a random discovery about the death of Snot’s frontman on December 11th, 2008 sparked the idea for the book, and how it evolved from a blank Word doc to a 2751-entry deep dive into rock & roll lore! He talks about growing up in Finland, falling in love with Blue Öyster Cult before he could speak English, and why Metallica’s Load was such a pivotal first CD. He shares stories about the research process, the fun and the grind of self-publishing, and how he decided what made the cut—including Keith Moon’s most outrageous moments, Temple Of The Dog’s surprising origins, and what didn’t make it in (but will in his follow-up Heavy Metal Almanac). Plus, Andrew and Jericho geek out on classic rock birthdays, band anniversaries, and what happened today in music history! Purchase TheRock And Roll Almanac: https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Roll-Almanac-Day-Day/dp/9526570308 Watch this episode on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.9	Talk is Jericho, baby.
0:29.1	Talk is Jericho.
0:32.5	Talk is Jericho, Mama, talk is me.
0:37.4	All right, welcome to Talk is Jericho.
0:38.3	It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll, and it's Friday, so let's do it.
0:41.3	The much anticipated Duff McGagan joke in the week.
0:45.3	Chris Jericho, Duff McCagan calling you from Luxembourg.
0:50.3	You know, I hope you're doing well and everybody out there is doing well. Listen, don't ever
0:57.5	challenge death to a pillow fight, you know, unless you're ready to meet the Reaper Cushions.
1:05.0	Thank you.
1:07.0	I think we might have heard that one before, but thanks to Duff for calling in.
1:12.7	Once again, Guns and Rose has just wrapped up their European tour.
1:15.7	And, man, they went everywhere to some countries I don't think they've ever been to before.
1:19.8	They're going to take some time off before they start back up in October and Latin America.
1:24.5	And in November, quarantine is headed to the Virgin Hotel, Las Vegas, to take part in the
1:28.6	Kiss Cruise landlocked in Vegas. November 14th to the 16th. We're playing Saturday night, the 15th,
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