Backstage With Mothership

This week I catch up with my friends Set For the Fall and find out what they have happening and get to know more about them. There is serious talk and fun stories, so don’t miss it! Support the show

Texas based Stonewall Static brings an energetic show with an encouraging message of the hope in Christ. If you don’t know about them yet, this is your chance to hear their music and get to know them. If you are a fan already, you will want to get updates on the new album and upcoming touring. Support the show

In our call this week Colton Reed, of the band Buried Above, tells us about the self titled album that dropped on December 17, 2021. Heavily influenced by popular faith based bands, Colton reached out to some heavy hitters in Christian rock to help write an collaborate on this project. Support the show

Chris Ratzlaff runs down song by song of the new Fallstar album Sunbreather. He has some sound advice and perspective on the music industry that up and coming artists might find not only interesting, but helpful in giving a fresh take on how to view releasing music. Support the show

John Cooper of Skillet hopped on a call with me to chat about a few things as well as tell our Solid Rock Radio listeners about their new album Dominion that released on January 14th. It’s a show you don’t want to miss. And don’t forget to check out John’s book Awake and Alive to Truth at johnlcooper.com Support the show

Love Like Gravity is my first guest of 2022 on Backstage With Mothership. We will be breaking down every song on their new album called Break the Silence. I hope you enjoy getting to know more about the band and the songs on this album. The newest video has just been released for the song Grind and you can watch it at SolidRockRadio.org Support the show

Kellen McGregor is a multi-talented musician. Founding member of Memphis May Fire, producer, composer, writer, and more. Catch up with what he is doing not only in MMF but with his other projects as well. Support the show

DIRE is an up and coming American heavy metal band from South Georgia. They have just released Dire 2 as a complement to Dire 1 that came out in 2016. Joran Messer is the front man and musician behind the songs and will be my guest on Monday, November 8th on Backstage With Mothership. Not only recording in a local studio, Joran has worked with Jeremiah Scott of Demon Hunter in Nashville as well. T...

The guys from Saved by Skarlet joined me on a call recently. You may have heard their songs The Syndrome, Conquerors and Fire Inside on Solid Rock Radio rotation. Now you have a chance to learn more about the band and what they have happening. Support the show

Longtime friend Trevor Tyson of Trevor Talks joins me on Backstage With Mothership this week. Trevor tell us how he found his direction in life while struggling with his own mental heath challenges. We discuss his the Choose Life livestream event on Twitch he brought to life with Love and Death and Heart Support and discuss the ministry models that we have been using to support and edify the body...

Relent’s full length sophomore album “Heavy” came out on October 1, 2021. I decided to catch up with Miggy and to find out how things have been going since the album release and to get a run down on the story behind each track. Support the show

Ben Dixon is a solo Christian artist from the Northern Virginia area. He also has a YouTube channel where the majority of his videos are “Metal worship” covers. Ben strives to make the Gospel message and Gospel truth the foundation of every song. Get to know him this week on Backstage with Mothership. Support the show

I met Randall Broadhead of We Are Vessel for the first time at Kingdom Come Festival this year. He came over and sat down with me put this interview our calendars. I am so happy to finally have the chance to speak him and learn more about the band and their new music. Support the show

The Protest literally pulled their vehicle, Bullet Bill,  over to the side of the highway to talk with me about the new EP Death Stare last week. I hope enjoy our conversation and you check out The Protest Preorder Bundle which is still available here .   Support the show

Theody took time out to fill us in on their newly released album and the making of their latest video. We did some fun get to know each other questions, which was a blast! I hope you enjoy learning more about the band as well as their story about the last minute appearance on the Grizzly Awards, our talk about the shorts, snacks, and upcoming events. Support the show

Heart Support was created by Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red and is an online community where people discover the strength to overcome addiction, depression, suicide ideation and other adversity while growing stronger in their fight for mental health. Heart Support representative Dan, Media Manager, artist, and mental health advocate, is my guest on Backstage With Mothership. He will not only tell...

After 25 years and 10 albums, the eleventh, and final chapter has begun for the rock band from Orange County, California. Andrew Schwab of Project 86 is my guest on Backstage With Mothership this week with all of the details on what to expect. Head over to their social media to be a part of contests, free stuff, preorder items, extra content, more of everything… Support the show

D.A.V. is a 5 piece Christian Rock Band from Wisconsin. Founding Member, Dave Hanson, started this as a solo project in the year of 2018, but it quickly turned into a full band in 2019. D.A.V. stands for Delivered/Adored/Victorious. The mission is to be bold with the message of Jesus Christ, even inside the trials and temptations that we all face in this life. Dave Hanson will be my guest this Mon...

Last week, Leroy Hamp was so kind to take time out to speak with me after a long day of rehearsal for upcoming summer festivals. It was great to catch up and hear more about him, the band, and new music. We talk about things like screaming, stage fails, and of course, snacks. The new War of Ages single called “No Altars” released on June 25th is the first from an upcoming EP . Find it streaming ev...

This Monday Patrick Madsen, drummer for Zahna and former drummer for Random Hero, will tell us more about his new project called Nesdam. His new single “Crawl” releases on August 1st with Pre-Order available now on iTunes. Support the show

One Year Anniversary!  Time to catch up on the latest with Random Hero’s Aaron Watkins this week on Backstage With Mothership. Don’t miss the music news, fun stories, and what is up next for the band. Support the show

On June 25th Boiling Point’s new EP “Hope Lives Here” and the new lyric video for new single “Monuments” was released. The title track, “Hope Lives Here” has already been a top 5 song in the CMW Rock Radio Charts, as well as jumping onto the CMW CHR/AC Charts Top 20. Look out for some amazing things from this band. Support the show

Ryan Hayes of Righteous Vendetta is my Monday guest. Many years in of the school of hard knocks for the band has paid off. The future is bright and there are things on the horizon for the band and fans. Support the show

Above Only hit the scenes running in 2010 and after a successful run with an EP produced at Ben Kasica’s Sky’s Fall Studios, the band moved on with their lives and the the momentum seemed to fade. Frontman Justin James has been working behind the scenes to bring us more from AO releasing a song here and there, but there is more on the horizon. Support the show

Jake Jones, guitarist and vocalist of As We Ascend joins me this week on Backstage With Mothership. We start the call with his history with We As Human and the transition to As We Ascend.  Jake has many other things going on in the industry, and we get updates on it all. You won’t want to miss our frank and inspiring discussion about losing his father to suicide and his own journey to better menta...