Backstage With Mothership

Jeff and Joshua Redding of Mawcore are my guests on Backstage With Mothership on Monday, June 7th. The band rose from the ashes of the band Blushing Well with Joshua, Jeff, and Jeremy Redding leading the way. Hear more about that journey, the meaning of the band name and much more on Solid Rock Radio. “Mawcore taps into the central line of the hopeless, with a continual supply of hope and life, th...

Taming Tongues was released in March of 2020 just as the pandemic took hold of the world. The band has now reimagined the album in acoustic form, which has become a unique insight into the theme of the original release as well as a chance to hear some rich vocals from front man Shaun Hypes. Shaun and Brandon are my guests this week and we had a blast catching up and talking about Dens and life. Su...

Jason Wisdom of Death Therapy stops by to talk about his newly released singles from his upcoming album “Melancholy Machines.”   The Tooth and Nail genre-bending album will be released on June 4, 2021.  The songs “Tension” and “Familiar Shadows” from Jason, formally of Becoming the Archetype, are unique and bold offerings. Monday on Backstage With Mothership he will tell us more about the songs an...

Cale Kight of Love Like Gravity fills us in on where the band has been since their hiatus, as well as what the ministry driven rock band has in store. They have had multiple songs on the top of The Billboard Christian Rock Charts and toured with industry giants like Kutless, RED, Sklllet, Decyfer Down, Disciple, and Manafest.  You will get to hear their brand new release “Devil’s in the Details” a...

This week I spoke with GFM about their upcoming free global streaming event that will be on Twitch on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 4pm EST. NBR Entertainment and OPAV – Orlando Productions are partnering to produce Beautycore and the Beast, with a lineup which includes GFM, Spoken, and Relent.  You can pick up some merchandise to support the stream, share the link to Twitch, and get the word out to y...

A Grizzly Award nominee for Guitarist of the year of 2020, John Panzer is my guest this week on Backstage With Mothership. John is the official guitarist for John Cooper’s (Skillet) metal side project, Fight the Fury. He has also been the touring guitarist for Veridia, Disciple, Manafest, and other rock bands in the faith-based music industry. I hope you stop by to learn more about him. Support th...

I spoke with Lacey Sturm, this week and Backstage With Mothership. She shares with us her transition from Flyleaf to her solo ministry, where the solo project is at this point, and the struggles of balancing marriage and motherhood with a music ministry. Support the show

Marshal Huffman of Relentless Flood joins me this Monday to catch us up with new things happening with the band. We have an exclusive not only on the name of the new single that drops on April 16. Marshal is also the touring bassist for Decyfer Down and we will share how that relationship happened and an exciting event coming soon. Support the show

Michael Felker of Convictions. The Christian metalcore band from Ohio lives up to their moniker “Aggressive Worship.” Michael will be sharing about their album I Won’t Survive,  that will be dropping on 5/7/2021. Support the show

I spoke with Veronica and TD Benton of White Collar Sideshow this week about their new single and video release My Warped Places. We caught up with what’s been happening with them since we spoke last and had an honest discussion about mental health issues and difficulties facing us all during the pandemic.  Support the show

Casey Price of Forsaken Hero is my guest this Monday. We have been friends on social media but met in person at The Grizzly Awards. Listen in to see what he and his band are working on and what the future holds. Support the show

My guests this week are Brandon and Caitlin Trlak of the Midnight Wedding. We talk about their nomination and appearance on the Grizzly Awards to working on their newly released album Anthem for the Outcast with Josiah Prince.  Support the show

Marco is guitarist and  vocals for Amongst the Giants and is currently the a touring guitarist/bassist with Disciple. Marco has played on the road with other bands like Spoken, Seventh Day Slumber and more. Support the show

I coaxed my good friend, Dan Johnson out from behind his drum kit into being my guest this week. He is rarely in front of a microphone, so I thought you would enjoy learning more about him Support the show

Josh and I will discuss what it is like touring with COVID, new music and stories from the road. We also talk about their newest single Greater and the story behind it. Support the show

 James has been covering his fan’s favorite worship songs with metal arrangements for several years, but he is about to release an album with his new band, This Surrender. He will perform some signature cover songs but will be releasing original music as well. Support the show

The Grizzly Awards exist to honor and invest in the passion and craftsmanship of faith-based rock and metal. Voting for the second annual awards started January 7th. Support the show

Buckle up for a wild sleigh ride. The three sisters from the Beautycore band GFM, otherwise known as Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Support the show

My longtime friend, Tate Olsen of Skillet is my guest this week. You may have seen him on stage playing the cello in their live concerts, but not know much about him. This is your opportunity to hear how he became an integral part of a Christian rock band like Skillet. Support the show

Travis McConnell of Chaotic Resemblance recently did an interview for an article with us about their Unto the Lamb release. I wanted to hear more about that and Chaotic Resemblance, so I gave Travis a call last week. We will discuss the song and their relationship with Stryper and what it was like working for an icon in the Christian music industry like Oz Fox. Support the show

After Solid Rock Radio covered the story of the comeback of the Grammy and Dove nominated band Fireflight at the beginning of October, I decided to reach out to find out how this wonderful thing came about, including the return of the original line up. The easiest way was to give vocalist Dawn Michele and guitarist Glenn Drennen a call Support the show

My guest on Backstage With Mothership this week is TJ Harris, family friend,  soloist, and lead singer of the Grammy nominated faith based band Decyfer Down. TJ recently launched a new country project to add to the diverse projects like the highly successful TJ Harris Unplugged Tours. Support the show

Jamie Kucinski’s new project is the focus of Backstage With Mothership this week. Jamie is a drummer and founding member of XIII Minutes and he also is an event planner and promoter from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area Support the show

Longtime friend, John Schlitt of Petra joins me this week on the show. He introduces us to his solo album, “Go” that was released at the beginning of 2020 and tells us about all the other projects he is working on including what’s new with Petra.  Support the show

My guest this week is Zahna, a female Christian Hard Rock solo artist based out of San Antonio, TX, and the former front-woman of national touring band “ILIA.” We talked about her health, new music, as well as booking and her new acoustic tours. Support the show