Greatest Interviews

An interview with concert promoter Peter Jest about his 2024 biography "We Had Fun And Nobody Died: Adventures Of A Milwaukee Music Promoter."   He talks about his macaw, the title of the book, paying attention to detail for artists, his favorite show he's put on in Eau Claire, how his life could have been different based on a story from the book involving a Warren Zevon concert, and more. See omn...

Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli talks about the 2024 biopic about the duo: “ Girl You Know It’s True .” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with "Weird Al" Yankovic about his 2024 release "Polkamania!"   He walks about determining which song is best to place after the jazz breakdown, why "mania" was used for this medley's title, acts he would include in a polka medley of his favorite musicians, the nature of the animations in the "anijam," how the process of recording his polka songs has changed over the decades, and more...

An interview with Col. Jack Fischer of Intuitive Machines , a former NASA astronaut and the recipient of the 2024 Platinum Astronaut Rock Star Award .  He talks about the event at an O.A.R. concert on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, his favorite concert and album, the landing of the IM-1 mission earlier this year, and looking ahead to IM-2 and the future of Intuitive Machines. See o...

An interview with Chris Stein of Blondie about his 2024 book "Under A Rock: A Memoir."  He talks about interesting parts to include in the book, the core sound of Blondie, the New York music scene, how he is being creative today, and his dogs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Pete Battistini, author of two comprehensive books about the 1970s and 1980s era of "American Top 40." He chats about his first meeting with Casey Kasem, when the program was sounding the best, the different Casey Kasem "eras" on the show, his most-special piece of AT40 memorabilia that is in the books, and how he came up with the idea to create AT40 mugs. See omnystudio.com/list...

An interview with Leslie Mandoki about his 2024 Mandoki Soulmates album "A Memory Of Our Future."  He discusses how he got certain musicians to be part of the project, the approach to recording entirely in analog, writing the music and lyrics for the album, the song choice for the first music video off the project, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lee Ritenour about his May, 2024, album with Dave Grusin:  "Brasil."  He talks about the collaborators on the album, choosing particular songs for the project, new arrangements of these songs, new compositions included in the collection, the essence of the music of Brazil, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Don McLean about his 2024 album "American Boys."  He discusses composing the title track, programming the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd about his 2024 single "Never Run Out Of Road." He talks about how the song was written, how it got connected with the issue of MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), efforts to raise awareness about the issue, an Eau Claire connection to the song, AI with regard to musicians, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Brett Newski  ahead of a performance in Eau Claire, WI, in May of 2024. He talks about growing up in Eau Claire, different types venues where he’s performed, performing in South Africa, his side project VANITY METRICS, his latest single “U Don’t Get To Pick Who U Fall For,” his book, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Liberty DeVitto, drummer for The Slim Kings , about their new song, "Better Than This," a tribute to the music of The Rascals.  He talks about his favorite Rascals music, the influence of drummer Dino Danelli, how The Slim Kings decided to do this new project, how his playing has evolved, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jim Messina ahead of his 2024 tour.  He talks about the music he will perform, how he arranges his setlist, his upcoming live release, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Uli Jon Roth about his "Interstellar Sky Guitar World Tour 2024," including how he wrote his book “In Search of the Alpha Law,” how music can change people, the Sky Guitar, the evolution of his music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Peter Lewis of Moby Grape about his 2023 album “Imagination.” He talks about connecting with songwriter John DeNicola, creating music, the music scenes in San Francisco & Los Angeles in the 1960s, song imagery, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Hackett about his 2024 album "The Circus And The Nightwhale." He talks about collaborating on the creation of the music and lyrics, when the songs came together, the balance of autobiography and fantasy, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Jay King  of  Club Nouveau  about their 2024 single “It’s Alright.” He talks about the new members of the group and their style, the remixes of the song, knowing when he’s written a good song for release, recent musical influences, how his producing has changed over the decades, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Laurence Juber (formerly of Wings) on the day of the release of his 2024 album "A Day In My Life."  He talks about choosing keys for the arrangements of these Beatles songs, recording in Studio 2 in Abbey Road, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night ahead of a performance by the band in Eau Claire, WI, in February, 2024. They talk about underrated songs from the group's discography, touring, how his voice has evolved, new music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lee Rocker , bassist in The Stray Cats. He talks about his solo tour, playing the upright bass, the way he makes music, his favorite solo and Stray Cats songs, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Augeri , former lead singer of Journey, ahead of a concert in January, 2024, at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Minnesota.  He talks about the one-year anniversary of his solo album "Seven Ways 'Til Sunday," co-writes with Journey members Jonathan Cain & Neil Schon, singing the songs written by the members of Journey, and his live show. See omnystudio.com/listene...

An interview with Mayte Garcia about happenings with Live 4 Love Charities , including a December, 2023, event in Minneapolis, as well as how to determine charities for awards, what charitable needs exist today, how younger people can establish their artistic careers, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Gene Potts, lead vocalist of  Colossal Street Jam , about their upcoming album “No Way To Live.” He talks about the creating title track and its music video, the influences on the band members, the ’70s rock scene in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lincoln Bloomfield of Kelakos , about their 2023 album "Hurtling Towards Extinction." He talks about the music of the band, how they create music, how the band would have been different if they had a commercial breakthrough in the 1970s, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Master Gee, Executive Director of The National Hip-Hop Museum . He talks about mementos from upcoming inductees into its Hall Of Fame, the "holy grail" item from his time in The Sugarhill Gang, an overlooked act from their era in the spotlight, the future of the museum, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.