Shadows in the Limelight

The legendary Bruce Bouton is today's guest on the podcast. Bruce is one of the instrumental stars on the Nashville studio scene. After five years of playing with Ricky Skaggs (you’ve heard his steel solos on hits like Heartbroke, Country Boy, You May See Me Walkin’ and Highway 40 Blues), he toured with Mel Tillis and Foster & Lloyd. He then went on to tour and work with Garth Brooks afte...

The guest on today's podcast is The Loyal Order's Brandon Cook. Brandon is a Portland native who studied with Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) and Al Pitrelli (ex-Megadeth, currently in Trans-Siberian Orchestra).  Brandon worked with Chris Caffery for a short time allowing him to share the stage with several amazing musicians including:  Jeff Plate, Mark Wood, Alex Skolnick, Nick Douglas, an...

Chuck Shute is the guest on this episode of the podcast. Chuck  is a podcaster who has interviewed musicians, comedians, actors, athletes, and more. His interviews have been featured on many websites including Blabbermouth.net , BraveWords.com , SleazeRoxx.com , and  Cougfan.com . Each episode is capped off by promoting a non-profit charity the guest is passionate about. Please take the time and s...

Rob De Luca is today's guest on the podcast. Rob is known for his band Spread Eagle, being an active member in UFO, and playing bass for Sebastian Bach for 17 years. Rob stops between tour dates and gives us an update on the Sebastian Bach tour where they are playing the enter Slave to the Grind album in it's entirety to celebrate it's 30th anniversary, discusses the status of Sprea...

Rich Kosak from the KISS tribute band Mr. Speed is the guest on the podcast today. Rich has been the Starchild in Mr. Speed for over 28 years.  In this interview, we hear that Gene Simmons says that KISS can continue after he and Paul finish  the End of the Road World Tour because of the work Mr. Speed puts into their show. We discuss the times that KISS members, past and present, have performed w...

Ryan Roxie is the guest on the podcast this week. Ryan is an American guitarist, singer/songwriter best known as a Solo Artist and for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Casablanca and Slash's Snakepit. He also has developed the System 12 Guitar Method to teach guitar to aspiring guitarists and hosts the 'In the Trenches' podcast. Ryan Roxie Official Web Page: https://ryanroxie.com/...

Philip Shouse is this week's guest on the podcast. Phil first picked up a guitar after seeing a picture of Joe Perry in Aerosmith's  Live! Bootleg album. An excellent guitar player and dynamic performer, Phil relocated to Nashville and received his first gig playing with David Lee Murphy followed by Rodney Adkins.  Philip’s star-studded ‘70s hard rock band Thee Rock N’ Roll Residency has...

The guest on today's podcast is a gentleman named Chris LaMarca. Chris is a jack of all trades when it comes to the music industry. He has been around music since getting his first gig at the age of 13. In the 45 years he has been around music, he has worked with groups like UFO, the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, and Gavin DeGraw (just to name a few). Chris has another episode of SITL in the futur...

Michael Brandvold of Michael Brandvold Marketing is the guest this week on the podcast. Michael is known for launching and managing online merchandising efforts with KISS, Motley Crue, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, and Britney Spears to name just a few. Michael is also a veteran of the music marketing podcast scene.  He hosts the Music Biz Weekly Podcast and co-hosts a second podcast entitl...

David Snowden of David Snowden Promotions, Inc. is our first guest on the podcast! David has worked with many artists including Kiss, Joan Jett, White Lion, Nelson, Vixen, Britny Fox, LA Guns, Icehouse, Y&T, Dio, and many more. Additionally, David has done research and marketing for Relativity, Chrysalis, Columbia, Sony, Warner Bros, Atlantic, Mechanix, and Universal Music.  David has done gra...

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