Greatest Interviews

An interview with Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies , about their 2023 studio album "Different Game."  He talks about singing and his voice, the video for "Love You While I Can" and the lyric video for "Dropped Reeling & Stupid," the story behind the album cover, the musical influences and backstories on some of the album tracks, Søren Koch's bass playing, and more. See omnystudio.co...

An interview with Bret Michaels about his 2023 single " Back In The Day ," his prolific recording of music ideas, the video for the song, "Parti-Gras 2023" and his favorite song from the acts joining him on the tour, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chat with Richard Williams of Kansas about getting ready for the band's 2023 50th Anniversary Tour, working on parts for songs he hasn't played in a long time, the meaning of a half-century of Kansas, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Luongo about the “Rarities Oxhumed - Volume One” highlighting the music of John Entwistle. They talk about how the project came to be, why the songs on the album were selected for Volume One, the "Bogeyman" music video, what Luongo learned from Entwistle, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with songwriter Marc Blatte about his new project with Joe Cerisano called " The Distant Thunder ," as well as the 2022 Bruce Springsteen cover of his song "When She Was My Girl" (a 1981 hit for The Four Tops).  Blatte tells stories from the music world, how The Distant Thunder came to be, working with Eric Weissberg, learning that Springsteen had covered his song, and more. See omnys...

Jake Steinfeld talks about the 2022 digital release of the 1984 album "Body By Jake: Don’t Quit!" that was the soundtrack to his workout video.  He talks about getting inspired to do the instructional project, executive producing the album, the artists who took part (including Bobby Caldwell, Michael Sembello, and Joseph Williams), shooting the music video for "Don't Quit!," and more. See omnystud...

An interview with Peter Fogel and Chazz Palminteri about Fogel's one-man show " Til Death Do Us Part... You First! "  They talk about Chazz Palminteri's influence on the show, the most incredible real-life anecdotes that Fogel encountered, and what project could be next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Hackett about the September, 2022, release of " Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More ."  He talks about performing the songs from the 1977 Genesis live album "Seconds Out," how the songs have evolved in his live setting, the legacy of Genesis, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Howard Jones about the third release in his 4-part series of albums:  "Dialogue" (released on September 9, 2022).  He talks about how the message of the album evolved as it was written during the pandemic beginning in 2020, the song on the album that means the most to him, balancing the lyrical elements of frustration and encouragement, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener...

An interview with David Paich about his 2022 EP "Forgotten Toys." He talks about working with session musicians like Brian Eno, Davey Johnstone, Ray Parker Jr., and Fredrik Halland, plus creating the project with his Toto bandmate Joseph Williams, the state of sessions musicians, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jessie Peck, Ronnie Moss, and C.J. Jefferson of  The Spinners , ahead of their performance in Turtle Lake, WI. They talk about their 2021 studio album “‘Round The Block And Back Again,” creating the project, reaching new generations of fans, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Neil Donell about  Chicago ‘s 38th album “Born For This Moment,” including how the album was created, writing a song in the tracklist, singing with the band and being part of a new studio album, performing new music live, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Sheila E.  about her role in the 2022 Disney Junior/Disney + series “ Eureka! ” She talks about her character Yurt, the message of the show to children, inventing and creating, and how she would encourage young children to discover music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  John Waite  about his 2022 EP “Anything.” He discusses how the songs were recorded and how the EP came together, creating new music, going on tour later in the year with Rick Springfield and Men At Work, music videos, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Matthew Nelson about his father, Ricky Nelson, on the occasion of what would have been Ricky's 82nd birthday. They talk about how Ricky's career would have progressed to this day and his approach to studio albums and music projects, Ricky's birthday traditions, and even a Luther College connection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Johnson of Tonic Sol-fa talks about his April, 2022, Eau Claire, WI, performance of "Shaun Johnson + The Big Band Experience," plus his latest album "Made For Her," his family's talents, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Sylvia about her 2022 album " Nature Child - A Dreamer's Journey ." She talks about the inspiration for the album, the autobiographical nature of some of the songs, what it means to dream, her approach to lyrics, and also the 40th anniversary of her hit single " Nobody ." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Myers, the frontman for Queen tribute band " Killer Queen ," talks about how he came to perform with the group, the increasing popularity of Queen's music in America, what makes Queen significant, performing onstage as Freddie Mercury, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Champlin talks to Luc Anthony about the February 12, 2022, "We Will Yacht You" event, plus aspects of his career, including blues singing, keeping his voice in good shape, background vocals, his 2021 album "Livin' For Love," west coast pop/yacht rock, his best love song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull talks about the visual arts surrounding the band's 2022 album "The Zealot Gene," including Sam Chegini's direction of the video for "Sad City Sisters" and the most memorable visual elements in Anderson's career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don McLean talks about the 50th anniversary of "American Pie" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 .  He chats about finding out that the song hit #1, which version of the song was played on the radio, and chart accomplishments as an artist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Karla Bonoff about her 2020 album "Silent Night," issued in 2021 with additional tracks. She talks about recording "The First Noel" in the 1980s and re-recording it for this project, the impetus for doing this album, the most challenging arrangement, collaborating with Michael McDonald on one of the songs, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Peter Noone .  First, from February of 2016 ahead of a show in Eau Claire, WI, talking about his career and coming to Wisconsin.  Second, from December of 2021 ahead of an Eau Claire concert for "An Olde English Christmas with Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone," including where he got the idea for the show, his favorite Christmas songs and traditions, the best Eng...

Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites discusses their new release, a take on the Christmas classic " White Christmas ," as well has his favorite Christmas traditions, the group's recent placement on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this interview, Debbie Gibson talks about her 2021 holiday release " Christmas Star ," as well as classic and current Christmas music, musicianship, Hallmark movie locations, and her 2021 album "The Body Remembers." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.