Greatest Interviews

An interview with John Ford Coley about the 50th anniversary edition of "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight."  He talks about recording the duet virtually with a 1990s-era vocal from Dan Seals, the music video for the song, bringing back performers from the original 1976 recording for this version, putting together "Love Is The Answer," and his favorite Dan Seals and England Dan & John Fo...

An interview with James "J.Y." Young of Styx one month before their 2026 performance in Eau Claire, WI, at Summer Jam.  He chats about the band performing live nowadays, Wisconsin, the Chicago Bears, and how the band's music has stayed popular for so long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Annie Zaleski about her 2026 book " Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs ."  They discuss what she learned researching the book, patterns in the song stories, Nicks's influence on younger generations, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Derry Grehan of Honeymoon Suite . He talks about the band being 2026 Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors and the related Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl edition of "The Singles," songs from the band's 2025 album "Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down," the plans for the next studio album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Marty Wilde & Darrel Higham about Wilde's 2026 album "Let's Rock This Place."  They discuss how they started working together, the origin of the title track, brining back Wilde's "Your Loving Touch," the approach to rock & roll and rockabilly on the project, how the songs were recorded, their favorite songs on the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

An interview with Carmine Appice about the 2026 Cactus album "Temple Of Blues II."  He talks about the lead single "The Little Red Rooster," the music video, his drumming approach today compared to the beginnings of Cactus, songs on the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Paul Rees , author of "Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola – The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986." He talks about how the Album Oriented Rock began, the definitive AOR music in the opinion of those he interviewed and himself, his favorite anecdote and interviews for the book, the connection to the current popularity of other music from the later-1970s and earlier...

An interview with Suzi Quatro about her 2026 album "Freedom." She talks about how the album came to be, the how "Freedom" became the title track, the creation of the videos for that song and "Little Miss Lovely," the connection from her first album to this album, the way she plays bass guitar, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Stevie Stewart and Richie Onori of Sweet .  They talk about their 2026 single "Sweet Dream," the legacy of Sweet bassist Steve Priest, playing the music from the era of the band's hits, their live show, Molly Hatchett (performing with the band in Wisconsin Dells, WI, later in the month after this interview), new music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

An interview with Eddie Levert about his 2026 single "Let's Go To My Place."  He talks about the creation of the song and the personnel involved, how he writes music, upcoming releases, the most underrated song in his discography, the videos for The O'Jays' "Forever Mine" and "Love Train," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Robin McAuley, lead singer of Black Swan, about their February, 2026, album "Paralyzed."  He talks about where the band is at on its 3rd album, putting the songs together, the chemistry of the band, making music videos for the band, the cover artwork, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with John Corabi about his April, 2026, album "New Day."  He talks about how the album came together, the musical influences, working with some bigger names in rock music on the recordings, where it was recorded, the weather, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Shaun Cassidy about his current tour, new music he released in 2025, his wine, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Candice Night about her 2025 album "Sea Glass." She talks about album tracks resonating most with fans, the inspiration for the title, time signatures in one of the songs, what she's working on now (including with Blackmore's Night ), and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with author John U. Bacon about his book "The Gales Of November: The Untold Story Of The Edmund Fitzgerald."  He talks about the significance of the story of the event to the Upper Midwest, the turning points over the years that could have changed history, the creation of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

An interview with Michael Damian about his 2025 single "Let Me Into Your Heart" and performance of the song as Danny Romalotti on "The Young And The Restless."  He talks about the setting for the song in the show's story arc, how the song got written, his upcoming studio album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Don Barnes of 38 Special .  The first, from 2025, is about their album "Milestone." He talks about the reception for the album, the music video for "All I Haven't Said," collaborating with Randy Bachman and Jim Peterik, and more.  The second, from 2015, looks back at their career, including music videos and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about Vernon Reid 's 2025 album "Hoodoo Telemetry."  He talks about the oldest material on the album, the most special moment creating the project, how his guitar playing has evolved over the decades, younger musicians getting his attention today, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Little Anthony & Brooke Moriber about their 2025 duet version of the Little Anthony Imperials 1965 hit "Hurt So Bad." They discuss the way their collaboration came together, recording with the instrumentalists in the studio and putting together their vocals, the 1980 Linda Ronstadt version of the song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 , about their 2025 tour with Howard Jones, which song of theirs from their history feels different today, the musical nature of Haircut 100, how 2024 single "The Unloving Plum" compares to the music on their upcoming album, what to look for on the upcoming solo compilation "The Epic And Creation Years 1993-98," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

An interview with Tom Keifer ahead of his show with L.A. Guns in Eau Claire in September, 2025.  He talks about prepping for the tour, his favorite L.A. Guns song, the most underrated song of his/Cinderella's, his guitar technique over time, how musical equipment has changed/stayed the time in his career, writing new music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx about their 2025 album "Circling From Above."  He talks about fan favorites, planning the order of the songs on the album, influences on the album's music, fresh approaches to making the music on the project, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats about the 2025 release of "I Love The '80s." He talks about how the song came about, making the music video, using the same Prophet-5 synthesizer on "The Safety Dance" and the new song, the current band lineup, their upcoming album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about Corey Feldman 's 2025 single "Characters."  He talks about how the song was written and recorded, his upcoming music projects, Beatles influences and his favorite Beatle moment, the most underrated aspect of "The Goonies" (upon the movie's 40th anniversary), and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Kelly Hansen ahead of Foreigner 's July, 2025, performance at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls, WI. He talks about how his approach to the stage has evolved over the decades, keeping his voice in shape, singing vocally challenging Foreigner songs, his successor as lead singer (Luis Maldonado), having local youth choirs sing with the band during "I Want To Know...