Greatest Interviews

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.

An interview with concert promoter Peter Jest about his 2024 biography "We Had Fun And Nobody Died: Adventures Of A Milwaukee Music Promoter."   He talks about his macaw, the title of the book, paying attention to detail for artists, his favorite show he's put on in Eau Claire, how his life could have been different based on a story from the book involving a Warren Zevon concert, and more. See omn...

Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli talks about the 2024 biopic about the duo: “ Girl You Know It’s True .” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with "Weird Al" Yankovic about his 2024 release "Polkamania!"   He walks about determining which song is best to place after the jazz breakdown, why "mania" was used for this medley's title, acts he would include in a polka medley of his favorite musicians, the nature of the animations in the "anijam," how the process of recording his polka songs has changed over the decades, and more...

An interview with Col. Jack Fischer of Intuitive Machines , a former NASA astronaut and the recipient of the 2024 Platinum Astronaut Rock Star Award .  He talks about the event at an O.A.R. concert on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, his favorite concert and album, the landing of the IM-1 mission earlier this year, and looking ahead to IM-2 and the future of Intuitive Machines. See o...

An interview with Chris Stein of Blondie about his 2024 book "Under A Rock: A Memoir."  He talks about interesting parts to include in the book, the core sound of Blondie, the New York music scene, how he is being creative today, and his dogs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Pete Battistini, author of two comprehensive books about the 1970s and 1980s era of "American Top 40." He chats about his first meeting with Casey Kasem, when the program was sounding the best, the different Casey Kasem "eras" on the show, his most-special piece of AT40 memorabilia that is in the books, and how he came up with the idea to create AT40 mugs. See omnystudio.com/list...

An interview with Leslie Mandoki about his 2024 Mandoki Soulmates album "A Memory Of Our Future."  He discusses how he got certain musicians to be part of the project, the approach to recording entirely in analog, writing the music and lyrics for the album, the song choice for the first music video off the project, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Lee Ritenour about his May, 2024, album with Dave Grusin:  "Brasil."  He talks about the collaborators on the album, choosing particular songs for the project, new arrangements of these songs, new compositions included in the collection, the essence of the music of Brazil, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Don McLean about his 2024 album "American Boys."  He discusses composing the title track, programming the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd about his 2024 single "Never Run Out Of Road." He talks about how the song was written, how it got connected with the issue of MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), efforts to raise awareness about the issue, an Eau Claire connection to the song, AI with regard to musicians, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Brett Newski  ahead of a performance in Eau Claire, WI, in May of 2024. He talks about growing up in Eau Claire, different types venues where he’s performed, performing in South Africa, his side project VANITY METRICS, his latest single “U Don’t Get To Pick Who U Fall For,” his book, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Liberty DeVitto, drummer for The Slim Kings , about their new song, "Better Than This," a tribute to the music of The Rascals.  He talks about his favorite Rascals music, the influence of drummer Dino Danelli, how The Slim Kings decided to do this new project, how his playing has evolved, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jim Messina ahead of his 2024 tour.  He talks about the music he will perform, how he arranges his setlist, his upcoming live release, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Uli Jon Roth about his "Interstellar Sky Guitar World Tour 2024," including how he wrote his book “In Search of the Alpha Law,” how music can change people, the Sky Guitar, the evolution of his music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.