Tales from the Road

In the heart of the 80's Bay Area, where metal music thrived, one band emerged as an icon of the 80s thrash scene – Death Angel. Recently, I had the privilege to sit down with the legendary guitarist, Ted Aguilar. Together, we journeyed through time, delving into the band's captivating tales of tours, encounters with the Big Four, technology's impact on music, their unique songwriting process, and...

Elegant Weapons is the brainchild of Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner. The quartet released their debut album ‘Horns for a Halo’ on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records. Elegant Weapons are Richie Faulkner, Christopher Williams, Ronnie Romero and Dave Rimmer. I caught up with Richie from his home in Nashville, to talk about the new album, playing live, some epic road stories with JJ Nichols an...

In a heartfelt interview, Jamie Adler opens up about his own life, the undeniable power of rock 'n' roll, and his unwavering dedication to saving his brother Steven Adler from the clutches of drugs, reuniting him with Guns N' Roses, and tirelessly working to rebuild his career. ___________________________________________________________________LISTEN TO THE SHOW Apple Music: https://apple.co/3xg7v...

Tom Geldschlager, also known as Fountainhead, is a German guitarist and music producer. He began his musical journey at a young age, learning to play guitar and studying music theory. He developed a unique style influenced by various genres, including metal, fusion, jazz, and classical music. Throughout his career, Geldschlager has collaborated with numerous artists and bands. He has been a member...

Kris Barras is a British blues rock guitarist and singer. Kris began playing guitar at the age of 5, under the guidance of his musician father, Paul Barras. He performed his first-ever gig with his Dad’s band at the age of 9. For most of his adult life, Kris used had an unusual side-job alongside his music career. Although now retired, he had a successful 10 year professional Mixed Martial Arts an...

Jack J Hutchinson is a London based blues rock guitarist and songwriter. Described by Classic Rock Magazine as “a real rock contender”, he has toured internationally, sharing stages with acts such as ZZ Top, Bad Company, Kris Barras Band and Blackberry Smoke. His most recent album ‘The Hammer Falls’ was released earlier this year to universal acclaim. I caught up with Jack to talk about his latest...

Saul Hudson, better known as Slash, has created some of the loudest yet melodic guitar riffs in rock history. As lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, he helped shut the door on the synth-heavy sounds of 1980s pop and ushered in a new era of salacious rock that sold millions of albums for the band. His solos on songs such as “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “November Rain,” and “Estranged” have sealed his reput...

A guitar hero for guitar heroes, Joe Satriani had already served as a teacher for some of rock's most impressive axe slingers before accomplishing the rare feat of breaking into the mainstream with instrumental guitar music. His 1987 album Surfing with the Alien turned him into a star, kicking off a series of hit records that included 1989's Flying in a Blue Dream and 1998's Crystal Planet. There...

Steve Vai’s contribution to the world of rock music and to the electric guitar is profound. Starting out under the tutelage of Joe Satriani, Steve is a three-time Grammy Award winner,fifteen-time nominee and a legendary performer across the world. He started out as a transcriptionist and guitar player with Frank Zappa in 1978, replaced Yngwie Mlalmsteen in Alcatrazz in 1984 and then went on to wor...

Former Young Guitarist of The Year and now a full-fledged blues-rock virtuoso,Simon Mcbride grew up in Ireland, influenced by Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore. At the age of 16 he joined Irish Metal Band Sweet Savage and toured and recorded a couple of albums with them. A few years later he joined fellow Irishman Andrew Strong, playing soul, R&B and Pop Songs.  Simon’s talent as a songwriter/guitar p...

Robert is a multi-talented producer/songwriter/vocalist/instrumentalist.  When it comes to creating music, he does it all and does it very well. Across his 40-year career, this Bay Area legend has impacted the lives of hundreds of musicians. Thanks to his band Hush and the Robert Berry Band he has worked with everyone from Sammy Hagar to Steve Howe to Don Airey to Joe Lynn Turner. His most famous...

“I didn’t know how he would react to what I was doing. So I warned him before he listened. I said, “Look, I changed the middle section of your song.” Now in my mind, he’s either going to have his bodyguards kick me out for butchering his song, or he’s going to like it. And so he gave it a listen, and he turned to me and went, “Wow, thank you so much for having the passion to not just come in and b...

Dead Romantic are a melodic hard rock band from the UK.  I caught up with Mike, Dan and Sam from the band to talk about thier new single and music video Waste of Who I am , the upcoming album, what touring will be like now,  how they found music and a whole lot more.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check out the new single Waste of...

Joe Louis Walker is one of the greatest bluesmen of his generation. He is a four-time Blues Music Award winner and 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee who has appeared on multiple Grammy-winning albums. He is known worldwide as one of the genre’s top musical trailblazers—a mesmerizing guitarist and soul-testifying vocalist.  I caught with with Joe from his home in NY to talk about his upcoming releas...

Alan Parsons is a lengendary producer and engineer.  He is also an acclaimed vocalist, keyboardist, bassist and guitarist. His perfection and fingerprint are all over some of the greatest albums of our time from  The Beatles’ Abbey Road and Let it Be, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Atom Heart Mother, and Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat,  All this outside of his remarkable work with the The Al...

Ian Haugland is the drummer  for Swedish rock band Europe’s . From the time joined the band in 1984 he has played on all their important releases and seminal albums. Outside of Europe, he has contributed to albums by Glenn Hughes, and Candlemass. Ian lives in Stockholm and his desire to be involved in music also sees him as a DJ for Swedish classic rock station.  In this conversation Ian reflected...

Mick box is firmly focused on serving the music. His unrelenting passion for music has kept British rock legends Uriah Heep alive across a 52 year career spanning 24 albums and 1000’s of shows across 62 countries.  I caught up with Mick to chat about the bands latest offering, 50 Years In Rock, a 23 cd and vinyl boxset that celebrates  Uriah Heep’s extensive career.  Formed by Mick The band starte...

Unquestionably, John Corabi is one of the most unique and instantly recognizable voices in rock history. John’s unique vocals and songwriting were standout elements in his music and albums with motley crue and the dead daisies.  Over the years John has also fronted his own bands w/ The Scream and Union w/ex-Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick and brief stints in Ratt and Brides of destruction.  John has b...

Marty Friedman  is one of the most unique, engaging and adventurous musicians to ever pick up an electric guitar. Marty has profoundly influenced musicians over the years from the 80’s when he teamed up with fellow guitarist Jason Becker in Cacaphony to his time in Megadeth in the early 90’s, where he contributed to some of their most most seminal albums. Marty moved to Japan in 2003 and has since...

Doug 'Cosmo' Clifford was the drummer and one part of the rhythm section for the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival.  Doug is a creative spirit and after Creedence broke up in the early 70’s Doug put together a whole lot of music, collaborating with various musicians over the years, starting with his first solo album Cosmo in 1972 to his latest offering For all the money in the world with Stev...

It took me a while to track Roy down. Roy Venkataraman was a name I heard often when I was growing up in India in the 80’ and 90’s. I knew of him as the Indian guitar player for Bob Marley’s legendary band the Wailers. He is widely considered reggae royalty, at least here in India. Roy started his career in Bombay, playing with some of the most popular bands in the country and then moved to the U....

My next guest is Caitlin Koch, best known for her performances as the singing rugby coach on The X Factor USA. I caught up with Caitlin from her home in Nashville to talk about her new single So different now, the second in a heartfelt, gritty weaving story of releases to come during 2021. The song was originally written by her fellow X factor contestant Josh Maddox but Caitlins made it her own by...

My nextt guest is Troy Redfern, British slide guitarist and singer songwriter and dubbed by the British press as “The King of Slide Guitar”. We spoke about his new album The Fire Cosmic that comes out August 6th, his new singles Waiting for your love and Ghosts.  The new album follows five unprecedented albums that Troy released in 2020. It was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in North...

My next guest is the legendary KK Downing. They say you can’t keep a heavy metal legend down. Although it’s been nearly a decade since guitarist and songwriter K.K. Downing departed Judas Priest, the famous band he co-founded and played with for 40 years, he was never really going to retire. It was only a matter of time before he reclaimed the spotlight. I caught up with KK to talk about KK'S Prie...

My guest today is Frank Hannon of multi-platinum rock band TESLA. Over the course of their thirty-five year + career, the iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet— Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), Jeff Keith (lead vocals), Troy Luccketta (drums), and Dave Rude (guitar)—have sold more than 25 million albums domestically and played globally to sold-out crowds far and wide I caught up wi...