(Don't) Quit Your Day Job

In this episode, I start the conversation with Kevin Koch who enjoys his day job as a mailman and uses his vast knowledge of rock history to play drums. We talk about the impact of the pandemic on bands and venues and we tackle the important questions like; are drummers the worst? Can you be a guitar player and a drummer? Why does one decide to be a drummer in the first place? Plus, Kevin is not a...

In this episode, I quiz Mark to find out if he knew every guitar player from the late eighties LA scene, or only most of them. George Lynch vs. Don Dokken? Is Tommy Thayer actually Ace Frehley? Plus, learning about the value of music stands with Billy Gibbons and getting slapped by Richie Sambora. Mark plays a solo every Sunday morning: https://www.facebook.com/mark.tremalgia/videos/10158662627521...

In this episode, Mark talks about being obsessed with music from a very young age and seeing BB King as his very first concert. How about being in your first band at age 14, and playing outside in December? Is there a difference between a guitarist and a guitar player? Plus going to see bad bands in order to see a great guitarist and trying to write a hit song amid pressure from the label.  M...

In this episode, we chat with Charlie about all things Radar including acting like a rock star when meeting people for the first time and deciding if you are actually a Chicago band or not. Is it possible to be a successful band from the suburbs? What happens when your band starts gaining traction in late 2019 and then a pandemic goes boom? Plus supporting Local H, being told by helpful family mem...

In this episode, we talk about the big 1996 tour featuring Warrant, LA Guns, and Bang Tango. What happens when the drummer quits the night before the tour starts or your pedal board gets stolen? Do tour buses really have chandeliers? Plus chatting with George Lynch and eating pizza with Dweezil and Frank Zappa. Mark plays a solo every Sunday morning: https://www.facebook.com/mark.tremalgia/videos/...

In this episode, we talk about pay to play on Sunset Strip, neighbors in Skid Row videos and hanging with Paul DiAnno. Plus, so much record label drama with Bang Tango and touring with Tesla. Mark plays a solo every Sunday morning: https://www.facebook.com/mark.tremalgia/videos/10158662627521585 Paul works a day job and puts out vinyl and puts on shows via Katzulhu Productions https://www.facebook...

In this episode, we talk about how Line 6 amps brought Mark and Paul together after many years. Mark talks guitar gear, what it means to be "endorsed" and record label drama in the early 90's. Plus, how Mark joined Bang Tango (hair metal or not??) and the highs and lows of touring which apparently can be experienced all on the same European tour. Mark plays a solo every Sunday morning: https://www...

In this episode, Mark talks about the changes in the LA club scene post Nirvana and grunge; not just a decrease in hair spray and flyering. Working at AT&T sales. Plus seeing Alice in Chains for the first time, meeting Stevie Wonder and expanding guitar styles. Mark plays a solo every Sunday morning: https://www.facebook.com/mark.tremalgia/videos/10158662627521585 Paul works a day job and puts...

In our very first episode, Mark tells us what happened when he moved to LA in 1987 with his high school band. Yup, just drive across country and jump out of your van on Sunset Strip. Meet Gene Simmons and Little Richard. And Guns & Roses. Post fliers for Scientology. Here is Mark playing on the Dick Clark show in 1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMDc-iRPMv0 Paul works a day job and puts o...