Rock 'n Roll Ghost

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Mike Starr ( Goodfellas , Dumb and Dumber , Ed Wood , Clockers , Chicago Fire ).   Starr goes through his career, including a look into his role in Martin Scorsese 's iconic gangster film, Goodfellas . He also takes a number of detours along the way, talking about his family, his time living i...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with BBQ competition chef Van Johnson of Overland Park, Kansas ' Hog Diesel . Johnson talks about how he got his start in BBQ, what drove him to compete and where he's going next. Johnson also dives into some of his favorite movies as well.    Links:   Hog Diesel Facebook Hog Diesel on Food Net...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Richie Farina , sous chef of Chicago's 2-Michelin Star rated Ever Restaurant .    Farina discusses his career, including his years at MOTO learning under the tutelage of chefs Homaro Cantu and Chris Jones , as well as his stint on Top Chef Texas (along with Jones), his Cooking Channel show Carn...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with author Meg Gardiner ( Unsub , China Lake ) about her collaboration with filmmaker Michael Mann on the newly released Heat 2 . The book, a sequel and a prequel to Mann's revered crime thriller Heat (1995) that starred Al Pacino , Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer , takes the reader through the aftermath of the...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Brandon Curtis of rock band Secret Machines . Curtis discusses the band's new double EP, Dreaming of Dreaming and Day 21 , as well as the September 23rd reissue of their s/t album. Curtis and Josh Garza remain the two sole members of the band after Curtis' brother, Benjamin Curtis left the band...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Gene Kato , executive chef at Chicago's Momotaro . Kato discusses his time living and working in North Carolina, his time running his acclaimed restaurant Sumi Robata Bar and his transition to running Boka Group 's stunning Japanese restaurant Momotaro in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood.   Link...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with legendary New Orleans musician George Porter Jr. ( The Meters , The funky Meters , Joyride , GP Jr. & the Runnin' Pardners ) about his career, his current touring schedule and what it means to be a musician from New Orleans.   Links:   George Porter Jr. Official   George Porter Jr. Ins...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Garret Dillahunt about his roles in the just released film Where the Crawdads Sing , as well as his upcoming Freevee series Sprung , which reunites him with Raising Hope creator Greg Garcia and his co-star Martha Plimpton .   Dillahunt discusses working on both Crawdads and Sprung - especially...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor/filmmaker Tim Matheson ( Animal House , Fletch , Criminal Minds , The West Wing ) about the new season of Netflix 's Virgin River where he has played Dr. Vernon "Doc" Mullins for 3 seasons. Matheson discusses the character, the world of streaming, his time directing an enormous of amount of TV epis...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Emily Carmichael ( Pacific Rim Uprising ) about co-writing this summer's blockbuster sequel, Jurassic World: Dominion with director Colin Trevorrow .  Carmichael discusses her pathway to big-budget screenwriting from her years of making independent short films. She also talks about the dif...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Richard Wong about his new film, The Valet , starring Eugenio Derbez ( Instructions Not Included ), Samara Weaving ( Mayhem ), Max Greenfield ( New Girl ), Betsy Brandt ( Breaking Bad ) and the late legend Carmen Salinas .   Wong talks about coming on to the project somewhat last minute an...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Alfonso Pineda Ulloa about his film There Are No Saints starring Jose Maria Yazpik ( Narcos: Mexico ), Ron Perlman ( Sons of Anarchy ) and Tim Roth ( Pulp Fiction ) and written by acclaimed filmmaker Paul Schrader ( Taxi Driver ).   Ulloa, whose last name I butcher repeatedly (apologies to...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Gaz Alazraki ( HBO MAX 's Father of the Bride ). Alazraki discusses his goals for the remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, including the desire to not just make a film about a Cuban family and a Mexican family coming together in marriage, but a universal film about families.    The fi...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician/actor Omar Doom ( Straight Razor ) to discuss the release of the ep Straight Razor Vol. 2 .    Doom discusses making the new ep, his days in fashion design, which led to him meeting Quentin Tarantino , which in turn led to his roles in Tarantino's films ( Deathproof , Inglourious Baste...

Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast presents an archive interview with actor/filmmaker Eugenio Derbez from 2013 when he was promoting his hit film Instructions Not Included . His newest film, The Valet , is on Hulu now.   Links:   Eugenio Derbez on Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, our 100th (!!!) the Ghost speaks with musicians Brian Sullivan ( Dylan in the Movies ) and Tanya Donelly ( Throwing Muses , The Breeders , Belly ) about their new collaboration, The Loyal Seas .    Out now via American Laundromat Records , The Loyal Seas ' Strange Mornings in the Garden , is an absolutely beautiful...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with chef Nick Wallace ( Nick Wallace Culinary , Nissan Cafe , Top Chef Houston ).    Chef Wallace discusses his time on the current season of Top Chef - including his bond with fellow cheftestant Damarr Brown (Chicago's Virtue Restaurant), his early years growing up in Mississippi that influenced h...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Alex Hardcastle about his feature debut Senior Year , starring Rebel Wilson and available now on Netflix .  Hardcastle discusses his love of working with the film's star, Wilson and how prepared she was every day.  He also talks about the film's multitude of teen movie influences and...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Naveen A. Chathapuram who discusses his film, The Last Victim , out today in select theaters and available nationwide on digital platforms.   Naveen talks about his beginnings as a filmmaker - working behind the scenes to fully understand the process, as well as the journey it took from st...

Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast presents an archive interview with rock legend Chris Cornell ( Soundgarden , Audioslave ) from 2007 to promote his solo album, Carry On .   Links:  Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Martin Shore about his new film Take Me To the River: New Orleans featuring performances by The Neville Brothers , Dr. John , 5th Ward Weebie , G-EAZY , Snoop Dogg , Irma Thomas , Dirty Dozen Brass Band , Rebirth Brass Band and more.   Shore discusses how the project came to be, delving in...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Michael Rispoli ( The Sopranos ) about his new role in Paramount Plus ' series, The Offer , about the making of the historic gangster film The Godfather . In the film, Rispoli plays real life crime boss Tommy Lucchese , who was central to the film's producer Albert S. Ruddy 's needs to film in New...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Steven Ogg ( The Walking Dead , Westworld , Grand Theft Auto , Snowpiercer , Better Call Saul ) about his career and the TV shows he's been a part of.   Ogg also discusses being in the here and now - he follows basic Buddhist principles (though, for clarity's sake, is not an actual Buddhist) t...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Jimmy Gnecco , founder/lead singer/guitarist for the alternative rock band Ours .    Gnecco talks the band's latest self-titled release, the band's history, recording part of their debut album. Distorted Lullabies , with Steve Lilywhite ( U2 , Talking Heads , Peter Gabriel ), recording...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Greg Kot , creative director of The Coda Collection , a streaming music film channel available for Apple, Android and more.   Kot, the former Chicago Tribune music critic and current co-host, along with Jim DeRogatis , of the music-focused radio show Sound Opinions , discusses his role at The Coda C...