Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Raised in a musical family as the son of multi-platinum recording artist, Eddie Money, Dez is a great singer/songerwriter and producer in his own right. Dez spent many years touring and playing guitar with his dad and honing his craft.   Dez has been writing and recording for most of 2021 including releases "Lost" and "Tripping" and his latest release is "Give Me All You G...

Jay Jay French has a new book out TWISTED BUSINESS! Twisted Sister was one of the largest bands in the World playing to 100,000 fans at festivals.  We talk about the Club Scene in New York in which Twisted spent 10 years learning their craft!  as Jay Jay says "We've been turned down more times than a bed sheet in a whore house------and came back more times than Freddy Kruger"

Who is Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger's Favourite Singing Drummer ? Find out here in this QUICK SPIN on the Industry 45 Show.   Do you have a favourite singing drummer ? 

My friend Damon Johnson is a busy man! Besides releasing his solo album "Battle Lessons" he has been filling in some guitar duties with the great Lynyrd Skynyrd! Damon has a new single out called "Talk Yourself Into Anything"!  We talk about this new single, the thrill of filling in with Lynyrd Skynyrd (a dream job), the status of Brother Cane and the passing and influence of t...

Niagara Bad-Ass Punk Rockers WHATZERNAME joins Shane on the Industry 45 Podcast Show to talk "FREEDOM" The bands brand new single ! the song addresses the "idea of social responsibility and how hard it is to stay sane while being poor..."  Whatzername (2021) EP is now available 

Andre Comeau joins me from LA to talk about "CLEAN BREAK" and about REAL WORLD HOMECOMING:NEW YORK which has been one of the most talked about new shows in 2021.  Plus, we share VIPER ROOM Stories from the Sunset Strip

Almost 40 years and $17 Million Albums sold ! Night Ranger continues to be a Rock and Roll powerhouse! Industry 45 Show caught up with Drummer/Singer Kelly Keagy to talk about the release of ATBPO (And The Band Played On) coming out August 6th!   We chatted about MTV, Sister Christian, being a singing drummer and who some of his influences were, the first single Breakout! and how important New Mus...

The Outliars "Light Me Up" is a brand new single for the band! Danny Rossi chats with the Industry 45 Podcast Show about the genesis of the band and the new single 

Justin Fancy from Conception Bay South joined my on Country 89 for a chat about his Music and new single we are playing "Make Me Wanna" . We chat about Songwriting, the album and of course the release and radio play of the new single.  The audio file of "Make Me Wanna" is attached to the podcast! Thanks to Justin for hanging out with me on Country Radio 

This was a ZOOM interview with Mike and Tony of IN THEORY! great chat about the band and new single "The River Song".  This is a shape-shifting rock blues band ! Recorded mostly at Muscle Shoals Tony is a premier singer and Mike a great songwriter and producer! 

Aaron Leigh is currently the bass player for legendary Hard Rock band Y&T and also a solo artist.   Aaron has spent time during this pandemic writing and recording new music. Insanity was his first single out followed by his lates called Live for Today!  His music also features the great Frank Hannon of Tesla on guitar!  Check out my conversation with Aaron about what its like playing in the i...

Alan Doyle has a new EP Out called "Back to the Harbour" recorded at Joel Plaskett's amazing New Scotland Yard Studio in Dartmouth NS.  This interview was edited and run in 2 parts on Country 89.1FM (Country89.com) on Saturday June 12th, 2021. Here is the interview in FULL as we talk about the New Album, Working with Canadian Country Artists on Rough Side Out and tour plans for late...

Mark Slaughter was kind enough to chat again this time about the BOX SET of Fear No Evil and release on Vinyl! We chat about the album and recording it in 1993  and the release in 1995! Its available on KISS MY WAX RECORDS !  https://www.slaughterusa.com

From American Idol and The Voice! Hailing from the Lonestar State in Dallas Texas! 19 year old Griffin Tucker stops by to chat about his latest single !

Robin McAuley joins me again for another EPIC conversation about his killer new album STANDING ON THE EDGE ! and album put out on Frontiers Records in Italy with Serafino Perugino and Alessandro Del Vecchio!  We talk about the Album, the genius of this album, songwriting and why he recorded a SOLO album. We also chat BLACK SWAN (making album #2 now) and Raiding the Rock Vault in Las Vegas

Christopher P Hilton wrote a great book called "The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Hair Metal" Shane and Christopher chat about all things 80's and 90's Hair Metal! From Van Halen to Ratt, Quiet Riot, Poison, Motley and Warrant! 

Christopher Ward started at City Limits in Toronto before becoming one of the original VJ's for MUCH MUSIC along with J.D Roberts. He spent 5 years at Much interviewing the likes of George Harrison and Tina Turner and of course hosting FROMAGE!  Chris also is a singer songwriter who penned the hit "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles ! he has written for Amanda Marshall, Backstreet Boys...

A new sound emerges >>>DARK COUNTRY VOODOO! This band is an alternative Country Band that stomps out swampy New Orleans-rooted rock with an indie sensibility! Industry 45 show caught up with lead singer and founder Jennifer Webb from Charlotte, North Carolina!  The Bands first single (and plays at the end of the interview) is BACK COUNTRY VOODOO off the upcoming album Blonde Ambition to b...

2019 Boots and Hearts Winner David Boyd Janes joins the Industry 45 Podcast Show! After winning the Emerging Artists Showcase, he not only got the opportunity to perform in front of 25,000 country fan but with it came a single release contract with Warner Music Canada.  His current single is "Couldn't Hurt"  written with James Barker and Aaron Alan along with Joe Ernewein.  This pod...

QUICK SPIN> Warrant guitar player Joey Allen talks about Meeting Erik Turner and how the band Warrant came together to become like a FIST! and how when all 5 were in the band in a cohesive unit ! FULL Podcast is also Available on all streaming platforms  GIANT TV Industry 45 Podcast Show 

As a long time Warrant fan this was a super cool hang! Joey Allen is the real deal and Warrant gave us some incredible albums over the years!  Joey joins the Industry 45 Podcast Show to talk about Beau Hill producing the first two albums, What the album "Cherry Pie" would have been like Without that single/video and image. Also, Dog Eat Dog sonically is probably THE BEST Warrant Album pr...

QUICK SPIN>> part of the full interview with Warrant Guitar Player Joey Allen as he talks about producer Beau Hill (Who produced the first two Warrant Albums) and importance of the song CHERRY PIE!  Full Interview out soon for the INDUSTRY 45 PODCAST SHOW  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyZKfdwlng

Elyse Saunders joined me on Country 89.1FM on Saturday March 20th to talk about her new single and video for WINE DOWN! The podcast version gets into her start in Country Music, her first mentor in Cyril Rawson, playing with Deric Ruttan in front of 10,000 People! Also she has performed at over 350 shows with industry showcases like Canadian Country Music Week and Canadian Music Week.  We also cha...

Here is the interview that I did with Suzi Kory that ran on March 7th on Country 89.1FM and her new single 'Time". It is a heartfelt story and we had a lot of great feedback and comments on this remarkable song.   https://www.suzikory.com

Trews drummer Chris Gormley Joins me on the Industry 45 Podcast Show to talk about his beginnings as a drummer, getting the Big Sugar gig that eventually led to The Trews gig! He talks about what The Trews are doing for 2021 and we talk Everything Whisky! Check out his YouTube Channel below The Whisky Hunter  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWuuGJKYAvoZfzKThzFMc8Q (The Whisky Hunter) http://www.t...