Shadows in the Limelight

John Corabi is the guest on today's show.  John Corabi had already been cutting his teeth in the hard rock world for nearly a decade with The Scream and other bands when he landed the high-profile gig of replacing Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil in 1992. Although his tenure with the group proved to be a brief one, Corabi earned a reputation as a go-to frontman and collaborator, amassing a sol...

New York City-based Howie Edelson is the head Classic Rock and Oldies writer/producer for Dick Clark's syndicated United Stations Radio Networks. He writes, edits, and produces material for 750 stations nationwide reaching over 55 million prospective listeners daily. He is also the writer/producer of United Stations' weekly two-hour nationally syndicated rock radio show, The Classics . O...

Colby Acuff is the guest on today's episode of Shadows in the Limelight. Colby has just released his third studio album, Honky Tonk Heaven.  Colby discusses what it takes to be an independent artist in the music industry, his loyal fans, how he played his first concert at eleven years old, and so much more. Follow Colby on Spotify: Click Here Subscribe on YouTube: Click Here Buy Colby's...

Hal Sparks is the guest on the podcast today. Hal is definitely a person who takes his good time with him and his personality shines through in this hilarious and inspiring interview. Hal speaks about his early roots and discusses his music career. Additionally,  Hal  has hosted the Emmy award winning Talk Soup, starred in the Critically Acclaimed Showtime Drama 'Queer As Folk', The Citi...

The Atomic Kings are the guests on the show this week. Greg, Ryan, Jimi, and Ken got together to discuss their upcoming album to be released on Tone House Records. The guys were fresh off of recording the instrumental tracks prior to doing this interview. Their hilarious personalities are infectious and their chemistry produces something special on stage. Like the Atomic Kings on Facebook: https:/...

Jeremy Asbrock is the guest on the podcast today. Jeremy is an extremely talented musician who can be seen out on the road supporting Ace Frehley. Jeremy discusses how he picked up the gig with the Ace Frehley band from a little connection with Gene Simmons in Australia. Jeremy checks into the show fresh off of a run of West Coast dates. Links to see Jeremy out on the road withe Ace are below! htt...

The Fab Four Join me for a quick update on the podcast right off of a sound check prepping for a show in Texas. Ron, Ardy, Gavin, and Richie bring their good time with them as they tell stories about some of the historic gigs they've played, meeting members of The Beatles, and what it takes to become the #1 Beatles Tribute for over 20 years. Check out their website in the link below! https://...

Gunnar Thorn and Kevin Turner from Rhythm Therapy are the guests on the podcast today.  Kevin and Gunnar have both been in the music scene a long time and have each toured along side bands you may know, notably Buckcherry. Rhythm Therapy brings 70's and 80's classic rock tones to a modern sound. The link below has a few tracks that are currently on Spotify but additional music is due out...

Jay Jay French is the guest on the podcast today! Jay Jay is on the show to discuss his new book, 'Twisted Business, Lesson's from My life in Rock 'N' Roll.' Jay Jay toured the world with Twisted Sister but he highlights some of the 'lowlights' in this interview. His book as all about reinvention and translates how you can use the T.W.I.S.T.E.D. method to improve...

The Ghosts of Sunset are the guests on the podcast today. They just released the album ‘No Saints in the City’ in March 2022 and talked about how they recorded the album remotely, their plans to tour in support of the album, and how they landed a record deal with Golden Robot Records(Phil X, LA Guns, and more). We discuss their hair metal roots and how you can hear their influences in the new reco...

Brandon Fields from Minefield is the guest on the show today! Brandon teamed up with Todd Kerns (Slash featuring Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators/Bruce Kulick), Matt Starr (Mr. Big/Ace Frehley), and Jeremy Asbrock (Ace Frehley/Gene Simmons) to create al album that you need to listen to. He is also playing three different sets at the upcoming Creatures Fest in Nashville, TN, May 27 - 29, 2022. Ma...

New York Times best selling author Tom Beaujour is the guest on the podcast today. Tom is the co-author of the book Nothin’ But a Good Time . The book is an uncensored oral history of the 1980’s rock scene. Tom and his co-author completed nearly 300 interviews with some of hair metal’s finest to create over 500 pages documenting the decade of decadence. I’m addition to co-authoring this book, Tom...

The guest on today's show is Jeff Losawyer. Jeff is the founding member of the band Voodoo Moonshine. Voodoo Moonshine just released there second album in February 2022, Bottom of the Barrel. Their latest single off of this release, Bring It Down, has recently cracked into the Billboard Top 200. Check out the links below to get all of your Voodoo Moonshine music, mercy, and more! Website: htt...

Singer/Songwriter Allie Colleen is the our guest on the podcast today. Allie is no stranger to the music industry. A passion for singing and songwriting since a young age has garnered her a reputation of being a notable songwriter with an iconic-sounding voice. Her impeccably strong voice with hints of timeless tradition falls between classic country and the emerging country sound. Allie is persis...

For the first time on the show, we have two special guests sharing the stage. Tod Howarth is best known for his work with Cheap Trick, 707, Ted Nudget, Frehley's Comet, and all of his solo material. Tod is a phenomenal song writer and we discuss his new album that is due to come out later this year along with his plans to release an autobiography. Tod's work with Ace Frehley inspired me...

The Cap'n James Cook is the guest on the podcast today. James is probably best known for being Luke Bryan's bass player for the last 12 years.  He joined Luke's band just after Luke recorded the hit song 'Do I.' Additionally, James  multi-instrumentalist/writer and producer based out of Nashville, TN. His talents can be heard on many projects and stages with many of today&...

Izzy Presley is the guest on the show today. Izzy Presley was born and raised in St. Cloud, Minnesota. From a young age, he developed an interest in radio, news writing and interviewing, which eventually led him to becoming the Sports and Music Director at RX Magazine, a sports writer for The Weekly Buzz Newspaper, radio host of Afternoon Drive Time on Rockin 101, and Under the Covers with Izzy Pr...

Shannon Wilk is the guest on today's podcast. Shannon is an incredibly humble person for all she has accomplished at her young age. She is currently a photographer at MetalTalk and and a Journalist/Photographer at Fem Metal. When she is not in the pit photographing rock stars, she is one. She plays in a band, Black Venom.  Shannon is a delightful person and I'm sure you'll love this...

Rich Redmond is the guest on the podcast today! Rich has been the touring/recording drummer with multi-platinum country rocker Jason Aldean for over two decades. Rich has also performed with: Garth Brooks, Ludacris, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Chris Cornell, Joe Perry, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, and other top performers. Rich has recorded 30 #1 r...

Brian Forsythe is the guest on today's podcast. Brian is most know for his work in the bands KIX and Rhino Bucket. Kix was formed in Maryland and rose to popularity in the early 1980's; signing their first record deal in 1981 with Atlantic Records. Throughout the 80's, KIX pumped out platinum records culminating with the hit 'Don't Close Your Eyes' off of the 1988 alb...

Stefan Adika  has played in the bands Dad's Porno Mag and L.A. Guns. He has also played with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and was a member of the Dee Dee Ramone Band. This guy is both hilarious and highly entertaining. He currently hosts 'Coffee Talk with Adika Live' and 'Artists on Record Starring Adika Live.' He has had great interviews with legendary...

We are starting 2022 off with an amazing guest! The legendary Rafael Moreira is the first interview of this year. Guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, Rafael, began singing at age four and performing on the nylon string acoustic guitar at age six. He was introduced to music by his mother, a music teacher, singer and songwriter in Brazil. With his first electric guitar at age eight, he forme...

The guest that is lucky #13 on today's podcast is writer and photographer Cynthia Fields - Jalil. Cynthia is a writer and photographer for KNAC.com.  Additionally, Cynthia’s work can be found on RAW: Natural Born Artists. RAW is a very cool site RAW spotlights independent talent in visual art, film, fashion & accessories design, music, performance art, beauty, crafts, tech, and photograph...

Buckcherry's Billy Rowe is the guest on today's podcast. In addition to his recent work in Buckcherry,  Billy played rhythm and slide guitar in Jetboy, one of the pioneer acts of the incredible scene that spawned Guns N’Roses and Poison. Bad timing and plain bad luck meant that despite major label albums, Jetboy never scaled the heights of their peers. But stadium rock’s loss is the guit...

Rudy Sarzo is the guest on today's show. Rudy is best known for playing in the two bands that Randy Rhoads is known for; Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. Rudy discusses the phone call he received to get the gig with Quiet Riot after just leaving Los Angeles because he ran out of money, his time with Randy Rhoads, his thoughts on quantum physics (yes, quantum physics) and how it ties his faith wi...