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This one was a ton of fun. Learn all about broadcasting, owing businesses, interviewing stars with my good friend, Jay Slater things in the epsiode -How he got his radio name -How he got his start -famous stories and interviews -Tecmo Super Bowl -and a big Lone Wolf take Much thanks to Jay for being so generous with his time on the pod. You can learn more about him at https://www.facebook.com/jays...

Had a ton of fun with Casey on the podcast We talked about -Growing up with a Dad in Radio -Playing Horns in school compared to a band -Recording during the pandemic -Booking gigs as an instrumental band And so much more To learn more about Casey, follow his bands, Phat Mark and Lizano on social media

We're releasing this one on a Sunday especially for Jonathan because he has a single that being released today and he was kind enough to give us the world premiere. We talk about a lot in the episode including -How the Who got him into wanting to play drums -Living and thriving with CP -How Cell came about -What it takes to put together a solo record after years of being in bands and so much more....

It was a real treat having LC3 on the show today. He was kind enough to give me a song from his band, Dope Called Glory and we have that in the episode for you to check out. We talk about  -how Pantera got him started playing guitar -Moving across the country to pursue his dream -How film work helped him to where he is today with TikTok -Meeting the love of his life and the story behind that...

I learned so much in this episode with Tom Gordon talking about the Max Webster/Rush song "Battlescar" -how he first heard the song -Native American history -How Rush and Max Webster recorded the song -How Tom recorded the song and so much more... To learn more, click on any of the links below Music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwZ4T4HvvME Lyric video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNvSY...

Was so excited to have Dean on the show today. He is the drummer for the best Pink Floyd tribute band in my mind. Some of the things we talk about -Recording with a young Matt Wallace -Putting together a big production and all the behind scenes stuff that goes on -How to build a following and so much more... Learn more about Dean here https://www.facebook.com/dean.rossi.714 and here https://www.fa...

On today's show I talk with Mark Moots and we discuss Metal Injection's 50 albums that turned 30 this year. This was a fun episode because Mark was a record store manager, he had gone to Foundations Forum and he had his first real Metal band in 1992. Some of the things we talk about... -The landscape and diversity of the music scene in 1992 -Who's "Black Album" was the best -Does Vulgar Display of...

I knew I wanted to talk about this Beatles doc on the pod and I knew I wanted Dave on the show. Dave is one of the biggest Beatles fans I know as well as one of the funniest comedians I know, so I knew it was going to be a great talk. We talk about: The Beatles duh lol -things that we noticed from the documentary compared to the books we've read -would they have gotten back together and why Live A...

This is a great episode if you want to learn all about what it's like to run a record label I talk to owners Tony and Mark about -Recording -Production and Marketing -How they decide who they want to record and what bands they are putting out in the next couple of months and so much more.... Find them at  https://tonemarksounds.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/tonemark_sounds/ https://www.fa...

What a way to start off Season two! Mike was super generous with his time and he even gave the pod a song off his upcoming album, Blues for the Southside, The song is called "Hell on Me" In this episode we talk about -musical influences and how he got his start -addiction and recovery -his blog and what is like to write a blog -his new album and so much more.... Go to https://www.mikezito.com/ to...

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has listened to the pod and every guest that has been on the podcast. I'm very grateful and I'm looking forward to season 2 starting up in January. The music underneath this episode is from the Steve Satchel Band. They were also gracious to donate one of thier songs that I use for the intro music for the show. Go check them out at https://www.facebook.c...

Special treat today my friends. Honored to have on the show Mr. Biff Byford from the legendary band, Saxon Some of the things we talk about -How he started out as a guitar player -How he developed his singing chops -Thin Lizzy, Jamming with Randy Rhoads -The new album, Seize the Day Biff was kind enough to give us the single off the new album which is called Capre Diem and its at the end of the ep...

I had a lot of fun chopping it up with my friend Tony on #soundgarden Badmotorfinger album. I can't believe this album is 30 years old already. So sit back, grab some headphones and enjoy our discussion on this landmark album Thanks again to Tony for guesting on the show. You can learn more about Tony below His band  https://www.facebook.com/thebandkanawha His Studio https://www.facebook.com/...

Was a treat to have my friend Stevi on the show. We talked about so much and she even gave me a track to play at the end of the pod We talk about such things as -growing up in a musical family -bball -sports and music and how they intertwine  -hip hop -guitar playing and so much more... Thanks again to Stevi for being so generous with her time on the show.

Nothing better than talking with one of your favorite podcast co hosts. Darren was super generous with his time and here are some of the things we talked about -Co Hosting a David Lee Roth podcast and finding guests and filling in the time line of the lost Roth years -Being a Private Investigator  -Music, Music, Music -Writing for Guitar World And so much more.... Learn more about Darren at h...

Had a great chat with Paul from Saliva and ColdWards. Some of the things we talked about was -master of puppets being the record that got him into playing drums -touring with Kiss and Aerosmith -playing in a band with both of his son and much more. Thanks again to Paul for being so generous with his time. At the end of the pod you can hear the new single, Say Something, from his new band, ColdWard...

Loved having Pierre on the show, here's some of the things we talked about -Seeing Van Halen as a kid -Living overseas -playing with Screeching Weasel and how pro the band is -SuckaPunch and the Reno music scene -Forming his new band and being a front man for the first time in his career Listen to the very end of the podcast to hear a song from Pierre that he was gracious enough to share with the...

What a fun episode i had talking with the Mighty Max Volume Here's what we talked about -Hanging out with Van Halen pre famous days -Go over to Randy Rhoads house in his teen years -ice blocking with Quiet Riot -An inside to the Radio world and so much more. Big thanks to Max for being so generous with his time and giving me such cool insight to the younger years of two of my favorite guitar playe...

So grateful to talk with my friend Vince Gates on the show today. Vince was gracious with his time and we even got to chop it up a bit on the guitar at the end of the episode. For all you guitarists out there, I think you'll really dig that part of the episode. We talk about such things as -What it was like to run a music store during the pandemic -Working for St Louis Music(Ampeg, Crate) -Having...

Back by popular demand, Brado and I talk about the 30th Anniversary of the Ozzy album, No More Tears. Fun conversation and it was a trip to look back on that album and see if it holds up today or not. Hit play and enjoy the discussion. Thanks for all the support over the past month, it's been a great ride so far and more guests are lining up.

On today's episode I'm happy to have my long time friend, Reid Walley, on the show. Reid is a super intelligent, must know guy and here are a few things we talked about in the episode.   -Graphic Design -Public Speaking -Merch and how to go about getting into that game -NFT's and why they are important to the future of artists and sooooo much more. If you want to follow Reid, here is his cont...

I had such a great time catching up with Spike on this episode. This is a great listen, especially if you are musician.  Here are some of the things we talked about -Smart things to do on tour to stay safe -How to run a record label -The DIY lifestyle and why it's important to support local musicians and so much more. Go to https://loudasfolk.com/ and become of a member of the record club Tha...

I had a great time interviewing John Corabi on the show. He was so generous with his time and I really enjoyed our conversation. Some of the things we talked about: -His time in the Crue and his vision how he would have released  the 94' album -How he got into music -Being a solo artist in the day and age of this new music landscape and how he navigates through it -His new book called Horsesh...

Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of the great Edward Van Halen. I wanted to do something special so I gathered up some of my guitar playing friends and asked them to talk about what Eddie Van Halen means to them. There's a lot of good stuff in the episode and I hope you enjoy hearing these stories. Thanks to Vince Gates, Tom Madera, Jerry Tomlinson and Eric Rezac for sharing. If...

This was a fun one. I've known Mark forever and we got to talk about a lot stuff musically, as well as important issues like mental health. in this episode - kiss is the gateway band - How Rush's subdivisions helped with anxiety - Touring Europe with December -Weight of the Tide And so much more... Mark was gracious enough to give us a Weight of the Tide track called, "Years Like Days" Find Weight...