"Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon" is a famous December 20, 2006 episode of The Colbert Report which featured appearances by Morley Safer

Morley Safer

Morley Safer is a Canadian reporter and correspondent for CBS News. He is best known for his long tenure on the newsmagazine 60 Minutes, which began in December 1970.-Life and career:...

, Robert Schneider

Robert Schneider

Robert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...

, Chris Funk

Chris Funk

Christopher Lyman Funk is a multi-instrumentalist and member of the Portland, Oregon, indie rock band The Decemberists. He is originally from Valparaiso, Indiana where he worked at Front Porch Music which inspired his love of American Folk Music. He plays guitar, pedal steel, piano, violin,...

, Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton

Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, producer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. Frampton's international breakthrough album was his live release, Frampton Comes Alive!. The album sold over 6 million copies...

, Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...

, Anthony DeCurtis

Anthony DeCurtis

Anthony DeCurtis is an American author and music critic, who has written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Relix and other publications.-Career:...

, Jim Anderson

Jim Anderson (sound engineer)

Jim Anderson is an internationally recognized recording engineer and producer for acoustic music in the recording, radio, television, and film industries.-Early career:...

, Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer

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, and Rick Nielsen

Rick Nielsen

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. Jim Hoskinson

Jim Hoskinson

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 was nominated for an Emmy Award

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 for directing the episode.
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Rock and Awe is the second album by rock band Young Heart Attack

Young Heart Attack

Young Heart Attack are a high energy rock band from Austin, Texas which formed in 2001. Chris "Frenchie" Smith and bassist Steven T. Hall had previously been in the Sixteen Deluxe and Joey Shuffield in Fastball.-Lineup:...

released on 17 March 2008 on Not On Your Radio.

Track listing

1. Rock and Awe

2. Hell on Earth

3. Munki

4. Runaway

5. Jump Into the Picture

6. I Love This Town

7. Vacant Love

8. Jackboot Goons

9. Welcome to My World

10. Drums of Revolution

11. Good Love