Greatest Interviews

An interview with author John U. Bacon about his book "The Gales Of November: The Untold Story Of The Edmund Fitzgerald."  He talks about the significance of the story of the event to the Upper Midwest, the turning points over the years that could have changed history, the creation of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

An interview with Michael Damian about his 2025 single "Let Me Into Your Heart" and performance of the song as Danny Romalotti on "The Young And The Restless."  He talks about the setting for the song in the show's story arc, how the song got written, his upcoming studio album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Don Barnes of 38 Special .  The first, from 2025, is about their album "Milestone." He talks about the reception for the album, the music video for "All I Haven't Said," collaborating with Randy Bachman and Jim Peterik, and more.  The second, from 2015, looks back at their career, including music videos and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about Vernon Reid 's 2025 album "Hoodoo Telemetry."  He talks about the oldest material on the album, the most special moment creating the project, how his guitar playing has evolved over the decades, younger musicians getting his attention today, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Little Anthony & Brooke Moriber about their 2025 duet version of the Little Anthony Imperials 1965 hit "Hurt So Bad." They discuss the way their collaboration came together, recording with the instrumentalists in the studio and putting together their vocals, the 1980 Linda Ronstadt version of the song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 , about their 2025 tour with Howard Jones, which song of theirs from their history feels different today, the musical nature of Haircut 100, how 2024 single "The Unloving Plum" compares to the music on their upcoming album, what to look for on the upcoming solo compilation "The Epic And Creation Years 1993-98," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

An interview with Tom Keifer ahead of his show with L.A. Guns in Eau Claire in September, 2025.  He talks about prepping for the tour, his favorite L.A. Guns song, the most underrated song of his/Cinderella's, his guitar technique over time, how musical equipment has changed/stayed the time in his career, writing new music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx about their 2025 album "Circling From Above."  He talks about fan favorites, planning the order of the songs on the album, influences on the album's music, fresh approaches to making the music on the project, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats about the 2025 release of "I Love The '80s." He talks about how the song came about, making the music video, using the same Prophet-5 synthesizer on "The Safety Dance" and the new song, the current band lineup, their upcoming album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about Corey Feldman 's 2025 single "Characters."  He talks about how the song was written and recorded, his upcoming music projects, Beatles influences and his favorite Beatle moment, the most underrated aspect of "The Goonies" (upon the movie's 40th anniversary), and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Kelly Hansen ahead of Foreigner 's July, 2025, performance at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls, WI. He talks about how his approach to the stage has evolved over the decades, keeping his voice in shape, singing vocally challenging Foreigner songs, his successor as lead singer (Luis Maldonado), having local youth choirs sing with the band during "I Want To Know...

An interview with Jock Bartley of Firefall about their May, 2025, album release "Friends & Family 2."  He discusses re-creating the songs, the musical influences on the group, the next Firefall album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with voiceover artist and radio personality Jeff Davis .  He talks about the business of providing voiceover work to radio stations; memorable production in his nearly three decades working with I-94 radio in Eau Claire, WI; keeping his voice in shape; and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan and Noah East talk about their 2025 album "Father & Son."  They discuss the ordering of the song, creating the arrangements, the sound of the recording and using EastWest Studios, the sessions each wishes the other had attended, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about the 2025 Drew Cagle & The Reputation album "Bad Attitude."  He talks about the origin of the song, what Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns brings to the song, the fan favorite from the album, the energy of his material, working with Nashville session players, upcoming performances, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Stephanie Mills .  She talks about her 2025 release of the classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," deciding to record new music, the upcoming "The Queens" tour with Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Patti LaBelle, plus more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with John Cafferty. He talks about the 2025 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band album "Sound Of Waves." He chats about writing new songs for the album, the stylistic arrangement of the songs, comparing his writing to early in his career, the Rhode Island music scene, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot about their 2025 tour, the most underrated Quiet Riot song, him being part of the "Back To The Beginning" final Black Sabbath show in Birmingham, England, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jessy J about her 2025 album "Terranova."  She talks about how the album came together, choosing which covers to include, the essence of Grover Washington Jr., the difference  between "east coast" and "west coast" sounds, the best performance on the album, jazz songs and smooth jazz artists, the instruments used on the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

An interview with Matt Schneider of American Nomads about their 2025 song and music video "Wanted Man."  He talks about producing the video, the filming location in Pennsylvania, working with Martin Ewens as an actor in the video, writing the song, his songwriting and influences, joining the band, being produced by Joe Vitale, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Rick Springfield .  The first is from February, 2025, talking about his new releases “Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2,” single “Lose Myself,”  photo book “Burning Film: Rick Springfield Through The Lens,” and coming tour.  Then, an interview with him from December, 2013, talking about his "Stripped Down...

An interview with Bruce Sudano . They discuss his 2024 album "Talkin' Ugly Truth, Tellin' Pretty Lies," notable players on the album, how the song "Navigating The Unforeseen" came about, learning that Dolly Parton had gone to #1 on the country chart with "Starting Over Again," the differences in creating his first solo album compared to his most recent one, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

An interview with Gino Vannelli about his 2025 album "The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved)."  He talks about how the album came together during the time his wife was dealing with an illness that would take her life, how she influenced the music on the album, the music video for "Stormy River," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Martin Fry of ABC . He talks about his tours with Howard Jones, his favorite song of Jones's to sing, how he first came to know Howard Jones, the reaction to his 2024 autobiography "A Lexicon Of Life," the most underrated ABC song,  future plans, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Cassidy Ladden , about her appearance on the OMAD Records Christmas compilation album " Make A Joyful Noise " with John DeNicola. She talks about working with the musician & producer, recording the song "At Christmastime," singing commercial jingles, her new music, her favorite Christmas song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.