A-Sides

If you were a teenager of the 90's who loved heavy metal and horror movies, it didn't get much cooler than White Zombie! Brent and Andy dive into this band of spooks that mixed guitar riffs and movie dialogue, while ranking their favorite songs and discussing the album cuts and b-sides. They also fall into a few random rabbit holes along the way... but if you're talking about White Zombie, perhaps...

Pulling back the curtain yet again for more concert stories, on this episode Andy speaks with Devin Birch. He was instrumental in bringing live music to Central Illinois for several years at the Limelight venue, and Devin shares the genesis of the venue, as well as which shows personally stood out most to him. The conversation touches on Blackberry Smoke, Damon Johnson, Marilyn Manson, Night Range...

With 20 albums to their credit, Cheap Trick have a vast array of songs, from classic rock staples to those we've dubbed "pop songs for serial killers." On this newest episode of A-Sides, we did our best to narrow that down to our ten favorites, without getting too side-tracked. We also reminisced on seeing Cheap Trick live, discussed the vocal prowess of Robin Zander, and mentioned which of their...

Deftones' third album, White Pony, recently reached it's 20th anniversary, so hosts Brent and Andy decided to sit down and discuss the vinyl reissue along with its companion album, Black Stallion. Along the way, the guys talk about where it sits in the Deftones' discography, compare Deftones to their peers in the nu metal genre, chat about the dilemmas of collecting vinyl, butcher words and phrase...

Andy welcomes back Corey "Rizzo" Rozzoni (Lights of Marfa, The Great Affairs) for a second appearance on 'A-Sides'. Rizzo has a wealth of experience from his 30+ years of performing, and during this episode he "pulls back the curtain" to share his personal philosophy on being part of a rock band. The guys discuss these nuggets of knowledge, from rehearsing to touring, and also the taboos of concer...

In the early 1980's, a new genre of music was in its early stages in the Bay Area of California, which would later take over the world. Brent and Andy spend this episode diving into that genre of "thrash metal", specifically tackling three huge albums released in 1986 from Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. While discussing these three particular albums, they also dive down a rabbit hole of related...

With an absence of live music over the last year, you can live vicariously through the newest episode of A-Sides. Kenny Wright from The Great Affairs returns to the podcast to discuss concerts with Andy, which include stories from seeing Kiss and Van Halen in their heyday, (failed) attempts at meeting bands backstage, beer spills, hurling vomit, and so much more! Thank you for listening to the new...

On this episode of A-Sides, Brent talks with the author of "They Just Seem A Little Weird," the story of Kiss, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, and Starz. 

Brent and Andy return for a follow-up on their episode discussing 'Debut Albums', as they dive into 'Sophomore Albums.' It's been said again and again that a second album is "make it or break it" for artists and musicians, so we give our thoughts on those we feel are strong second albums. Find out who we chose and why, what restrictions we put on our lists, which beer was drank, and how this all r...

Denny Smith returns for this third guest appearance on 'A-Sides', this time discussing the recent studio album from his band, The Great Affairs. Dropping back in October, the album titled 'Everybody Moves, Nobody Get Hurt' is chock full of riffs, ballads, and even electric sitar!! Find out some stories behind the songs, his song writing process, and a discussion on the album artwork. You can find...

On this episode Brent and Andy pick their top 7 debut albums of all time, discuss them, drink beer, discuss other things totally off the topic, say a lot of swear words, and drink more beer. 

On this episode Brent talks with Ricky Warwick of Black Star Riders, ahead of his newest solo album, When Life Was Hard and Fast. 

On this episode Brent chats with Chris Holmes. 

On this episode Brent chats with legendary drummer, Ten Years After's Ric Lee. 

On episode 50, Andy and Brent discuss their top five favorite albums of 2020. 

Suit up in your best leather as Brent and Andy are back together again to discuss their favorite Judas Priest albums and songs.

On this episode Brent talks with guitarist Steve Janevski, from the band Wicked Smile.

On this episode Brent talks with Ross The Boss about his work with The Dictators, Manowar, Death Dealer, as well as his Ross The Boss Band. 

On this episode Brent talks with Moriah Formica. 

On this episode Brent chats with Guernica Mancini, lead singer of the band THUNDERMOTHER!

On this episode Brent talks with Juan and Sebastian from the band Motorbooze. 

On this episode Brent talks with Nick and Robban from the Swedish Metal band Jesus Chrüsler Supercar . 

On this episode Brent talks with Lead Singer/Guitar Player from the band Ghosts Of Sunset, John Merchant. 

On this episode Brent chats with The Rumours' Carli Foxx. 

On this episode Brent chats with singer/songwriter Trey Rose.