Greatest Interviews

An interview with Jock Bartley of Firefall about their May, 2025, album release "Friends & Family 2."  He discusses re-creating the songs, the musical influences on the group, the next Firefall album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with voiceover artist and radio personality Jeff Davis .  He talks about the business of providing voiceover work to radio stations; memorable production in his nearly three decades working with I-94 radio in Eau Claire, WI; keeping his voice in shape; and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan and Noah East talk about their 2025 album "Father & Son."  They discuss the ordering of the song, creating the arrangements, the sound of the recording and using EastWest Studios, the sessions each wishes the other had attended, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview about the 2025 Drew Cagle & The Reputation album "Bad Attitude."  He talks about the origin of the song, what Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns brings to the song, the fan favorite from the album, the energy of his material, working with Nashville session players, upcoming performances, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Stephanie Mills .  She talks about her 2025 release of the classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," deciding to record new music, the upcoming "The Queens" tour with Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Patti LaBelle, plus more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with John Cafferty. He talks about the 2025 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band album "Sound Of Waves." He chats about writing new songs for the album, the stylistic arrangement of the songs, comparing his writing to early in his career, the Rhode Island music scene, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot about their 2025 tour, the most underrated Quiet Riot song, him being part of the "Back To The Beginning" final Black Sabbath show in Birmingham, England, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jessy J about her 2025 album "Terranova."  She talks about how the album came together, choosing which covers to include, the essence of Grover Washington Jr., the difference  between "east coast" and "west coast" sounds, the best performance on the album, jazz songs and smooth jazz artists, the instruments used on the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

An interview with Matt Schneider of American Nomads about their 2025 song and music video "Wanted Man."  He talks about producing the video, the filming location in Pennsylvania, working with Martin Ewens as an actor in the video, writing the song, his songwriting and influences, joining the band, being produced by Joe Vitale, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Rick Springfield .  The first is from February, 2025, talking about his new releases “Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2,” single “Lose Myself,”  photo book “Burning Film: Rick Springfield Through The Lens,” and coming tour.  Then, an interview with him from December, 2013, talking about his "Stripped Down...

An interview with Bruce Sudano . They discuss his 2024 album "Talkin' Ugly Truth, Tellin' Pretty Lies," notable players on the album, how the song "Navigating The Unforeseen" came about, learning that Dolly Parton had gone to #1 on the country chart with "Starting Over Again," the differences in creating his first solo album compared to his most recent one, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

An interview with Gino Vannelli about his 2025 album "The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved)."  He talks about how the album came together during the time his wife was dealing with an illness that would take her life, how she influenced the music on the album, the music video for "Stormy River," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Martin Fry of ABC . He talks about his tours with Howard Jones, his favorite song of Jones's to sing, how he first came to know Howard Jones, the reaction to his 2024 autobiography "A Lexicon Of Life," the most underrated ABC song,  future plans, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Cassidy Ladden , about her appearance on the OMAD Records Christmas compilation album " Make A Joyful Noise " with John DeNicola. She talks about working with the musician & producer, recording the song "At Christmastime," singing commercial jingles, her new music, her favorite Christmas song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Peter Orullian about the Symphony North album "The Bell Ringer."  He talks about the story through the album, the most important song to the story, fan favorites, the meaning of the holiday season, progressive rock, influences, the upcoming novel version of "The Bell Ringer," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Arwen Lewis .  She talks about her contributions to the 2024 Omad Records holiday compilation "Make A Joyful Noise!," her 2023 EP "Under The Stars," her musicianship, influences from her father, Peter Lewis, space, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Mark Farner  about his 2024 solo album “Closer To My Home.” He talks about connecting with Mark Slaughter to create the album, the melodicism of the music, the significance of “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)” and the new version of the song, working with Detroit musicians on “The Prisoner,” and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Yes guitarist  Steve Howe  about his 2024 solo album “Guitarscape.” He talks about the “Spring” songs on the project, the arranging of keyboard, guitar and drum, the song that really stands out on the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip about the box set release of their debut album "Up To Here." He talks about the legacy of the music, recording the album, reactions to the new band documentary on Prime Video (" The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal "), and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Joan Osborne about her 2023 album "Nobody Owns You." They discuss a recent performance in Viroqua, Wisconsin, as well as the most popular song(s) from the album, putting together the list of cities in "Great American Cities," future projects, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews back-to-back, with Robert LaRoche (known for his works with The Sighs) about his 2023 album "Forevermore;" and its producer, John DeNicola (and also discussion about the latter's 2024 tribute song to Tim Lawless). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Gilbert O'Sullivan about his 2024 album "Songbook."  He talks about his choice of venue for the project and recording the songs, working with guitarist Bill Shanley, choosing which songs of his to include on the album, the new song on the project, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Tony Levin about his 2024 album "Bringing It Down To The Bass" and his 2024 tour with " BEAT – Performing The Music Of '80s King Crimson ."  He talks about the reunion of Peter Gabriel musicians on "Me And My Axe," the special nature of playing his instruments on the album, including drummers in "On The Drums," the music video for the title track, the tour, and more. See omnystud...

An interview with John Corabi, lead singer of The Dead Daisies , ahead of the release of their 2024 album "Light 'Em Up."  He talks about the songwriting process, tweaking lyrics in the studio, working with producer Marti Frederiksen, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, doing the music video for "I'm Gonna Ride," and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with keyboardist Corey Schenck of Pangaea about their 2024 album, "Beowulf."  He discusses music influences, the origin of the album, how the band creates songs, the most difficult album on the song for his students to play, the songs on the album, future plans, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.