Appetite for Distortion

Back in 2010, a very controversial and thought-provoking book was published, "The Last Living Slut: Born In Iran, Bred Backstage." Roxana Shirazi, the author, joins the AFD show on episode 44. Roxana discusses her book, which has a Guns N' Roses logo on the cover, yet that cover is banned in many countries. The content of the book has also put her life in jeopardy in home country of Iran. Her tale...

Back in episode 34, guitarist Ryan Roxie referred to the 2nd Slash's Snakepit record as "rocks best kept secret." Now we get to talk to the man who fronted Snakepit on Ain't Life Grand...Mr. Rod Jackson. The super charismatic Jackson takes us through his childhood, to making his way to LA, joining Slash's band, why Snakepit broke up, if there's unreleased material, if he's up for a reunion, his br...

Episode 42 of the AFD Show is much anticipated. Brando is first joined by friend of the show and Playboy journalist Art Tavana as guest co-host. Art gives us an update on his special 10-year-anniversary article about Chinese Democracy and his anticipated new GNR book. Which leads us to our guest, Bryan "Brain" Mantia. Brain has played with some of the best, including Buckethead, Tom Waits, Primus....

Calling into the 41st episode of The AFD Show is guitarist Christopher Thorn from the iconic 90s rock band, Blind Melon. Blind Melon and Guns N' Roses have a special connection, with Axl becoming fast friends with Shannon Hoon and touring the world with GnR in 1992. Christopher shares stories of first meeting Shannon, his feelings on Axl Rose as a professional, what it was like touring with GnR, a...

The 1st AFD Show of 2018 is a big one. First, joining Brando as co-host is Mickey Squeeze, guitarist for band Midnight Mob. He's shared the stage with bands like Jane's Addiction, 3 Doors Down, Shinedown, and more... Calling in to speak with Brando & Mickey, are 15-year-olds London Hudson and Nico Tsangaris from the new band, Classless Act. They maybe new (don't have a singer yet!), however you sh...

Episode 39 of The AFD Show is Scotto’s last unfortunately, but he’s going out interviewing one of his favorite all-time songwriters. Scotto and Brando are joined by Deron Miller, formerly of CKY and now with 96 Bitter Beings. Guns N’ Roses fans should remember CKY as GNR’s tour opener on the ill-fated 2002 Chinese Democracy tour before it was cancelled. Deron said this is the first time in 15 year...

The original idea for episode 38 was to have a 3-way conversation with Don Jamieson (That Metal Show/MetalBlade Records) and Alex Grossi (Quiet Riot). However just like Guns N' Roses, not everything goes according to plan, but it's gunna be fun! Both are currently on tour with Dizzy Reed's band, Hookers N' Blow. First we speak with comedian Don Jamieson, who along with Eddie Trunk and Jim Floretin...

Joining the AFD Show this episode is Scott Ian, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the legendary thrash-metal band, Anthrax. In his new book, "Access All Areas: Stories from a Hard Rock Life," he collects his craziest stories to give an honest account of life on the road for a touring musician. Scott also tells us why seeing Axl with AC/DC was the best show he's seen in the past 20 years! And why...

Episode 35 of The AFD Show is a long-overdue conversation... MyGNRForum.com is an online Guns N' Roses community with over 50,000 members, 1 million page views a month, and around 80 to 150 thousand unique visitors a month. That is quite the undertaking, to "administrate" we rabid GnR fans. So joining us from MyGNRForum are owner Downzy and making his 2nd AFD Show appearance, admin RussTCB. We hea...

Calling in from Sweden, veteran guitarist Ryan Roxie joins Brando and Scotto on episode 34. Roxie has recorded several albums with Alice Cooper and currently tours with the shock-rock legend. He has also teamed with Gilby Clarke and was a member of Slash’s Snakepit for their 2nd record, Ain’t Life Grand. Ryan shares stories of how soon the idea of Snakepit came after the demise of GnR, the album-m...

In episode 33, Brando is joined by Joe Rock, the morning radio host of 106.7 The Eagle - San Antonio's Only Classic Rock. Joe and Brando have worked together in radio before and with plenty of off-air heated Guns N' Roses discussions, it's time to air it out! Joe first saw GnR in 1989 when they opened for the Rolling Stones and did not again until this current tour (twice). As a musician with his...

Desi Benjamin is a former Talent Scout at Virgin Records, a roadie for Faster Pussycat AND for Slash before GnR got signed! He now has released the documentary "Scenesters: Music, Mayhem, and Melrose Ave. 1985-1990. Desi shares the reason behind his movie, interactions with a young Izzy Stradlin, his appearance in the legendary "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II" ( https://www.youtube.co...

As Guns N' Roses kicks off the 3rd leg of their North American tour, we have hit episode 30! And they said (both) wouldn't last! Joining Brando in-studio are Rachael Rine and Jenna Syde from the all-female GnR tribute band, Paradise Kitty. The gals are currently touring the country and playing in many of the same cities as Guns N' Roses. Being from Los Angeles, Rachael has amazing stories of encou...

This episode was recorded hours before the tragic events in Las Vegas. This podcast promotes love and unity through music and concerts. We will continue to spread this message... Before Izzy Stradlin was in Guns N' Roses and Hollywood Rose, he had a brief stint in a band called Shire. On guitar in Shire was not Izzy, but Alan St. Lesa. Izzy played BASS. In episode 29, Italian musician Alan St. Les...

Joining Brando in-studio are Paolo Gregoletto and Corey Beaulieu from the heavy metal band Trivium, who have sold over a million albums to date! Corey's very first album as a kid was NOT Appetite, but Use Your Illusion 2! He sites GNR and Slash as the reason he became a guitar player. Paolo goes deep into the history of Trivium as to compare how fans see original lineups, of course relating to Gun...

Since starting Appetite for Distortion, we’ve had listeners reach out from all parts of the globe, and Kevin Prior is one of them. A musician, guitar shop owner, and diehard Guns N’ Roses fan who grew up in Scotland, now living in Northern Ireland, we hear stories of Kevin playing shows with members of GN’R and getting to interact with them. We also hear about the book he’s working on that gets in...

The AFD Show returns to the iHeartRadio studios in NYC with Brando and guest co-host John Miller! This episode we interview Raz Cue, a name you may or may not know in Guns N' Roses universe. Raz has a new book, The Days of Guns, & Raz's, which is a must-read not just for every GNR fan, but for book lovers everywhere. Paralyzed at the age of 15, Raz went on to manage LA Guns and introduce Tracii Gu...

Between having on members of Great White, Velvet Revolver, and even Hollywood Rose recently, there’s been some very rich GN’R history covered on this show, though we figured we’d switch it up this episode. Brando & Scotto haven’t sat down themselves and talked Guns in over ten episodes, so that’s what we did. On our first ever livestream aired on facebook.com/theafdshow we brought you behind the s...

With the recent celebration of Appetite for Destruction turning 30 years old, we could think of no better guest than one of the unsung heroes who made that album what it was, Mr. Chris Weber. You may not know, but Chris is credited as a co-writer on "Anything Goes" from GN'R's classic debut, as well as "Move to the City" and "Reckless Life." We talk about Hollywood Rose, the band Chris played guit...

We go into Episode 23 where our last episode left off, with journalist Art Tavana joining us in studio at iHeartRadio, New York City. Art is working on what he believes will be the definitive book chronicling the GN’R story, and he has been conducting some pretty extensive interviews in order to complete such an arduous task. One of the men he got to sit down with is A&R Executive during the prime...

As some of you may recall, early on in this show’s history when we were first getting started, a journalist by the name of Art Tavana got in touch with us and said he really enjoyed what we did and had some great stories to share. Some of those stories included an incredibly in-depth piece he was working on for LA Weekly on the whereabouts of reclusive guitarist Izzy Stradlin (which has since been...

Journalist, author, and producer of the nationally syndicated radio show “Nights with Alice Cooper,” are just some of the accomplishments of our guest on Episode 21, Katherine Turman. Katherine joins Brando and Scotto in-studio to share stories of growing up in Los Angeles where she saw Guns N’ Roses before they even signed a record deal! From growing up in famous LA 80s rock scene hanging out wit...

It was an honor to have Dave Kushner join us for this episode, you know him as the guitarist for Velvet Revolver, but he's also played with Danzig, Dave Navarro, and earlier on in his career with hardcore punk band Wasted Youth. Though we're excited to have Dave on, we do delve into the tragic topic of Chris Cornell's very recent passing. Dave himself is no stranger to drug abuse in his own life a...

Joining us in studio this episode is a very special guest, Jim Rotolo, host of The Wild & the Innocent on Sirius XM E Street Radio, and he’s also heard playing The Rock of New Jersey on 105.5 WDHA. Along with being a diehard Springsteen fanatic, Jim is a true fan of Guns N’ Roses who’s seen the band live during the Use Your Illusion era, and has stuck with them for the many incarnations of the ban...

No Scotto this episode, but we make up for it by bringing in LA Weekly's Art Tavana and filmmaker John Miller. "This was a controversial show," Tavana called this episode after taping... It's been just over a year since Axl, Slash, and Duff reunited at the Troubadour, so we reflect on what has happened to Guns N' Roses in that time. We debate Steven Adler's future with GnR, fan's emotional attachm...