Mix Tapes

This was a great conversation with Moots on the new Weight of the Tide album, What Pale Victory. We talk about a short history of the band, The new album The writing process and it becomes a deep conversation that you really don't want to miss. PLUS.... Moots was generous enough to give us the first single a day before it's released into the wild so just another reason to listen to the epi...

This to me is a must listen if you are a musician, especially an active musician trying to do it as a career. It was such a refreshing conversation and inspiring one. We talked about such things as -Signing to a major label -Getting dropped by that label -How to stay positive and still have a career after being dropped by a label -Touring with ICP and mature Juggalos -and lots of advice for musici...

We got a brand new band whose debut album was produced by William Duvall from Alice In Chains. This is also my fist interview with a whole entire band. Give this one a listen, it's a fun one and their lead single, Animosity, is at the end of the episode. To learn more about Chained Saint, follow them on their IG https://www.instagram.com/chainedsaintofficial/ or all their info on their press r...

This was such a fun episode. A band I really dug when I first started exploring music on my own was Dangerous Toys. The song "Scared" hooked me big time during the time when you find new music through Headbangers Ball. What a treat it was to interview Jason and learn all about his career. This is the longest podcast ive done but I feel like the conversation just flows and you lose track...

Nice to have Martin back on the show again. This time we talk all about his new book, Van Halen at 50. If you like Van Halen, you are going to love this episode and the book is fantastic. Lots of amazing pictures, a time line, every album, solo careers and even unreleased songs are talked about. Martin is the man when it comes to be a walking encyclopedia of rock/hard rock and heavy metal knowledg...

This was a very fun conversation with Brad. I had him on the show to talk about his new book, The Six Pack, which is about the WWF in the 80's and his trip of 11 thousand miles to research the characters in his story. This is a must listen if you are wrestling fan For more about Brad and to Pre Order the Six Pack, click the link below https://www.bradbalukjian.com I want to thank Brad for bein...

Had a great time talking with Dave. Talked about so much music stuff and he was really generous with his time. -New vinyl for record store day -Vegas residency and what that's like -How he got the gig playing in Tesla and so much more... If you want to learn more about Dave, check out the links below https://teslatheband.com https://daverude.com

I had a blast with my latest guest from across the pond. Luke is a UK wrestling podcaster and I got to learn a great deal of info on what wrestling was available to them and why he ended up doing a podcast on Memphis. You'll really enjoy this episode and if you want to learn more about Luke and his shows, click on any of the links below Thanks again Luke for being so generous with your time. F...

Rob Harvilla hosts one of my favorite podcasts and I was lucky enough to get him to guest on mixtapes. We go over so much about his podcast(60 Songs that Explain the 90's) and talk about his new book of the same name. I urge you to click the link and give his podcast a chance, I promise you, you wont be disappointed and you'll probably fall down the rabbit hole like I did. His book is avai...

Darren's got a new book out and he was gracious enough to guest on the show and tell us all about it. If you are a Van Halen fan or a Dave fan, you are going to love this book and if not, you'll still probably love the book because of Darren's writing style. Here is the link to purchase the book ahead of schedule https://www.vanhalenstore.com/page/VH/PROD/B81 And here's the Paltroc...

It was so nice to talk rock and metal with Daniel. Daniel is an accomplished writer and a journalist for 20 years, he is the author of “The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal,” published in 2003 by Barnes and Noble and “The Encyclopedia of New Wave,” published in 2012 by Sterling Publishing. He also contributed to “AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock ‘N’ Roll, The Ultimate Illustrated History,” “Iron Maiden: The Ul...

This episode was a ton of fun because I got to learn so much about mastering, which is an art that most people don't know enough about. Scott has done it all in the Audio side of music and we talk about such things as - Mastering - Volume wars -Being in a room with Eric Clapton - Why mastering is so important to a record -Analog and so much more.... IF you need your project mastered, Scott is...

These great folks wrote a book about the Reno music scene and the demand was so high that they released a second volume. I got to learn a lot about the Reno music from before I moved here in 92'. The book is available on Amazon and here is a link for more info. http://rocknreno.wordpress.com

This was such a fun conversation. Joel to me is one of the best guitarists out there. There isn't a style this man can't play and if you listen till the end of the episode, you'll get to hear a new song that he was kind enough to give us from his new solo album We talk about - growing up in a musical household -ACDC and MTV -the path that took him to where he is today -Rock of Ages -Jo...

Today I got to talk to Keller and learn about how she took an idea of putting together some songs and make that dream a reality with her new EP, Antisocial Butterfly(which is out on all streaming sites now). We talk about: - Her family music background - Writing poems and in journals and how some of those ideas turned into songs - Battling the voice inside her head during the recording of the albu...

This was a fun one. I got to chat with Tony Simerman, the CEO of Knucklebonz. His company makes high end collectables in the rock/metal world. Tony was super gracious with his time and I learned a lot about what he does. We talked about: How he got into art How he got the best seat in the house for concerts Meeting Jimmy Page How long it takes to make the pieces and cool interactions from some cel...

Hello friends and listeners. In this episode, I have my two best friends on and we review the new Metallica record, 72 Seasons. This was a great time and we do a semi deep dive on the record, talk about our favorite and least favorite Metallica albums and try to figure out where this record fits in their catalog and would we have like the record if it came out after the black album. I hope you enj...

I was beyond honored to have Martin Popoff as a guest. He is an encyclopedia of knowledge when it comes to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. We talked about so much music in this episode and got a lot of insight on his new book, ACDC at 50 We talk about - How he got into music - The creative process when it comes to writing a book - The state of the music business and so much more. Learn more about Marti...

This episode was so much fun. Ron was super open and gracious with his time and you get a real glimpse into the music business. He's got a new book out and we talk a lot about it but we left a lot of the stories out because it's a must read. We talk about - Ron being in the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a couple of months  - Touring with KISS - Dealing with David Geffen - The rep they didn't dese...

This was a fun episode. I got to learn all about Radio, especially how Rock radio broke in the Northern Nevada from a gentleman who was there from the beginning, Mr. Steve Funk. Steve has done it all and we talked about his time as -A radio DJ -The Beatles -How important Radio was to breaking new artists -Bill Graham and so much more... You can learn more about Steve at the links below http://arti...

This was a ton of fun. We talk Ballads from the 80's and 90's with Hall of Fame DJ, Jay Slater. We go over the following -Best Ballads -Did the Ballads help or hurt bands -Under the radar ballads -Who jumped the Shark and our Top 5 ballads of all time I would love for you guys to add to conversation and let us know what songs we missed or any opinions or questions you might have to the FB address...

This was a great conversation. I'm so grateful that Gary gave me so much of his time and insight into music and journalism. He has a great new book out right now called, Alice @ 75 and you can find that book anywhere you purchase books. It's an incredible piece of art. Thanks again Gary! To find more about the book and more about Gary, click the links below: https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760378...

We are starting the new season of Mix Tapes off right with Jason Thomas. Here's some of the things we talked about Playing drums before actually having a kit Touring life(overseas and in the states) Opening up for some of his heros And so much more.... You can find Jason here https://www.facebook.com/WeightOfTheTide https://www.facebook.com/vaguechoir https://www.facebook.com/IrreplaceableBeings

I had a ton of fun having Steve on the show. We talked about the following: How he got into the music biz The DLR Podcast How the Biz works Working in the Book Publishing world And so much more.... Steve  Roth is the senior marketing manager for the book publishing company  The Quarto Group. He’s worked for CBS Records, Sony Music,  MCA Records, Geffen Records, and Interscope Record...

Mixing it up on Mixtapes with an album review from the very talented Matthew Sear. The album is called, The Tree of Life, and I talk about the record and play some samples of this very diverse album on the show. At the end of the episode, there is a full song called, For My Mother, which is my personal favorite. Find Matthew at the places below and dive into his catalog of music Composition - Perf...