Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Drummer WILL HUNT has been the back beat behind the rock band Evanescence for many years now. He has played with Slaughter, Vince Neil Band, Motley Crue (filled in one show) Methods of Mayhem and Italian rock star Vasco Rossi.   We talk about his beginnings as a drummer, influences, how he got involved with the "Motley" team, working with different artists and his passion for drums. http...

Ron Keel is one of the hardest working Rockstars in the world! Ron has released new versions of 80's Keel Classics such as "The Right To Rock" and "Tears Of Fire".  RFK Label has just signed THE FIFTH and Keel and his partners have also joined forces with Uncontrolled Noise to unleash KRFKradio.com 

Levi Hart joined me for New Canadian Country on Sat Feb 19th on Country 89. We chatted about his beginnings, participating in THE SHOT last season and his new single 'Storybook Love"

LIFE IS SO STRANGE- Missing person, Frank Zappa, Prince and Beyond. Dale has a new book out to talk about her life story! She went to LA to be a movie star! in the 70s, she worked at the Playboy Club in Boston and in 1985 posed nude for Hustler magazine.  After playing with Frank Zappa she formed Missing Persons in LA with her husband Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo (now playing with Duran Dura...

New Canadian Country featured Michael Whiteside and his new single  "My Kind of Paradise". Here is my interview that appeared on Country 89.1FM on Saturday February 12, 2022.

Did you know.... -David Lee Roth failed 2 auditions for Van Halen before joining -Van Halen were overshadowing the headline act Black Sabbath to such a degree that they embarrassed the band and Sabbath warned them they were risking getting beat up if that continued - Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says that Eddie asked to join KISS in 1982 This and so much more in this interview and in his book UNCHAIN...

Paul is the author of a great book UNCHAINED the Eddie Van Halen Story! Here is a snippet of what's to come on the FULL podcast next week :) 

This is my third chat with the wonder kid from Sacramento! What a great band RED VOODOO managed and produced by Tesla's Frank Hannon. The band has a new single out K.S.A (Kiss Some Ass!) we talk about the single and the video!  https://redvoodooband.com

Here is the interview with Roger Habel Jr. that aired LIVE on Country 89 Saturday February 5th.  Check out the bands website  https://www.thecountryjunkies.com New Canadian Country every Saturday just after 12 Noon on Saturdays 

RTR has been a staple in the Rock and Roll scene in Southern Ontario and Canada! They are one of the most recognizable bands in the area. Hailing from Welland, ON I have interviewed Andy many times! From our TV Show on BS LIVE ROCKS HD 700 on YourTV Niagara and even on the side of the main stage before a sold out show on Welland's Floating Stage!  The band released a "Countryish" tu...

Ken Mary’s long standing music career has placed him center stage in a wide spectrum of genres that have required an equally wide ranging and demanding set of skills. He is not only a drummer, but also an engineer, writer, vocalist, and an award winning producer. Combined, his body of work has sold over 5 million albums worldwide, and includes an extremely diverse, eclectic, and influential group...

2021 I had a whole list of great guests on the Industry 45 Podcast Show! from new and up and coming artists to members of some of the greatest bands in music. I have put together a "short list" of some of them here doing Radio Tags for me.  I hope you enjoyed some of the interviews in 2021 and look forward to doing more of the same in 2022!  if you have an idea for a guest or topic reach...

Rob's musical journey began at an early age in a small town outside of Buffalo, NY. Starting out in the cover scene, Rob quickly developed an appreciation for a solid back beat and playing for the song. An approach to drumming that he still considers the foundation for his style today.  Later settling in Atlanta, GA, Rob's drumming quickly gained attention in the rock underground. Rob sp...

Carmine Appice and I sit down for PART II of our conversation! Carmine is releasing his Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Box Set!  There are some new bonus tracks including "Mystified" with Tommy Thayer of KISS, "Nobody Knew" featuring Brian May of Queen and "Code 19" featuring Zakk Wylde.   carmineappice.net 

Jeff was born in Southern Ontario, currently resides near Toronto.  He has released a brand new single "Home's the only Place" about his home town of Niagara Falls. This interview was featured on Country 89.1FM for New Canadian Country. 

Austin Mo is an amazing young guitarist who is rapidly honing his songwriting skills. Known primarily around Sacramento as a young blues prodigy guitarist, I started working with Austin Mo cowriting songs a few years ago and our first collaboration was a song called “The River”, which received a lot of positive feedback along with the video. My goal as a mentor to the young artists I work with is...

Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), guitarist Drew Fortier, Grammy winning bassist DAVID ELLEFSON and drummer Mike Heller (Fear Factory) make up THE LUCID. Self Debut album features 9 heavy hitting tracks. www.lucidofficial.com 

The Great Carmine Appice joins me on the Industry 45 Podcast Show! we talk about his early influences, playing in Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Paul Stanley and Pink Floyd.  He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014. We chatted about the old school drum clinics, his book and his latest project "Energy Overload" that just came out in 2021 with Fernando Perdomo. https://ww...

Chris Ryan a singer/songwriter from Newfoundland joins SCN on Country 89.1FM to talk about his start in Country Music and his new single "Less Than A Stranger".  Here is the interview and the new single 

Kelly was the singer of Hurricane in the mid 80s (I'm Onto You) and in 2005 joined the powerhouse that is Foreigner! he sings one of the best catalogues in Rock and Roll effortlessly! I saw the band many times including in Las Vegas in 2020 just before the Pandemic.  They are back in Vegas March 25th till April 9th at the Venetian.   We talk about all the great drummers he has played with in...

Cambree Lovesy from beautiful British Columbia joined me on Country 89 Radio! Here is that interview and her latest single ! Real Cowboys Don't !  https://cambreemusic.com

As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single " Missing You ", which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard  Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK Singles Chart . He was also the lead vocalist for the successful rock bands The Babys and Bad English .  "When I See you Smile" spent 22 weeks on the charts in 1989 and peaking at #1 November 11...

Denny Somach is an American Businessman, author,  Grammy award winning radio producer. He is the founder of Denny Somach Productions. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in Rock and Roll and Written a number of books Meet the Beatles Again Ticket to Ride Walk Down Abbey Road Get the Led Out- How Led Zeppelin became the biggest band in the world  We talk U2, The Rolling Stones, Beatles, Le...

Fall 2021 a new Documentary/Film Rock and Roll Machine about the Canadian Trio Triumph will be out. I had a chance to see a screening of the Film and it is EPIC! Here is my conversation with Mike Levine to talk about Triumph's past and the making of this Film! One important question was asked at the end?! 

I first met Rob when he was auditioning for THE SHOT. He was super talented and a knack for great songwriting.  He is very Country/Americana and maybe some Gospel! WIth his latest release Can I Get An Amen!  Rob has played all over the Country and spent some time down in Nashville writing.  He has more new music on the way so stay tuned! Rob joined me on 89.1FM Country 89 on September 18, 2021. He...