Music Buzzz Podcast - Music Interviews, Commentary & History

ABOUT HOWARD JONES: British musician, singer and songwriter Howard Jones had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986, six of which reached the top ten, including "Like to Get to Know You Well", "What Is Love?", "New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better". 2025 also marks the 40th anniversary of his album "Dream Into Action" and his appearance at the landmark global event, Live Aid....

ABOUT ​EDDIE TRUNK: Eddie Trunk is a 40 + year music industry veteran who began his career in 1983 and has built a reputation for being one of the most respected personalities in the world of Rock, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Eddie has spent time as a record executive and has also worked in artist management, but has really found his calling as a broadcaster, host and interviewer on radio and TV. A...

ABOUT JOSH TODD: Frontman of hard rock band Buckcherry, Josh Todd. Buckcherry is unique, complex, simple, passionate, explosive, original, and always a good time and are back with their 11th studio album, Roar Like Thunder. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design &...

ABOUT STEVE BARDWIL & JOE CHICCARELLI Discussing the new full length album "Nothing But Time" by The Steve Bardwil Band. Bardwil's career has seen him in the role as lead counsel for Disney Films while Chiccarelli is an 11-time Grammy award winning producer. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing...

ABOUT ​BUZZ OSBORNE: Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Founded by Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later, the Melvins pioneered a genre-defying fusion of punk rock and heavy music. Over their four-decade career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, countless live records, and numerous...

ABOUT ​DON AIREY: Don has been a player on the rock scene for over 50 years, notching up almost 200 album credits & associations with major bands including Cozy Powell’s Hammer, Colosseum II, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Jethro Tull, ELO & has been in Deep Purple since 2001​. His latest solo album is out now called, "Pushed To The Edge". ABOUT THE PO...

ABOUT ​JOHN CAFFERTY: John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown broke through nationally in the 80's behind Cafferty’s score to the motion picture, “Eddie & The Cruisers” and several major hits including "On The Dark Side" "Tender Years" "Tough All Over" "Hearts On Fire" and more. The Rhode Island band has just released a brand new, highly anticipated album "Sound of Waves" ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discu...

ABOUT ALLY VENABLE: Texas blues-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Ally Venable. She has recorded with blues and rock heavyweights ranging from Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Buddy Guy to Joe Bonamassa and has become one of the genres most talked about players and performers of the last few years. Her new album "Money & Power" is out now. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and...

ABOUT IAN ANDERSON: Ian Anderson MBE is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboard, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles.  ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music...

ABOUT JESSE COLIN YOUNG: Jesse (and his band) immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with "Get Together" as the frontman of the Youngbloods. The international hit called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s. During the decades that followed, he expanded both his audience and his artistic range, releasing a string of solo albums that mixed socially-conscious lyrics with...

ABOUT EARL SLICK: Legendary guitarist and songwriter who, in addition to his solo work, has recorded and toured with a wide range of artists including David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Robert Smith and many, many more. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Li...

ABOUT ​JAY BUCHANAN: ​Singer, songwriter, solo artist and frontman of the American rock band Rival Sons​. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme and Andy Wilson) have spent their ca...

ABOUT​ THE NEW ALBUM: ​This episode highlights our co-host's (Dane Clark) latest album "Gurus, Hitmen and Heaven". T​he ninth album​ by Clark and the ​third with the Backroom Boys. ​Full of heartfelt songs and performances​ that ​lyrically present ​a version of the state of this union and the condition of those close to​ Dane. The album's contents are dedicated to finding peace with one another in...

ABOUT GORD SINCLAIR: Musician, bassist and songwriter from Canadian rock icons The Tragically Hip. Sinclair is also a solo artist and released the album "In Continental Drift" in 2023. 2024 marked the 40 year anniversary of aforementioned Tragically Hip and the new documentary "No Dress Rehearsal" premiered. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music...

​ABOUT JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER: Rock legend, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is an American guitarist, known for his time in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. His resume is a who's who of Rock history. Also....more recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense.  ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussion...

ABOUT JOE GRUSHECKY: Rock legend known for his work with the Iron City Houserockers and collaborations with Bruce Springsteen. He recently released the album “Can’t Outrun A Memory”….. and also “Houserocker: A Joe Grushecky Anthology”. Over the years, his albums have included productions & contributions from Mick Ronson, Steve Van Zandt, Steve Cropper, Ian Hunter and Springsteen, among others. ABO...

ABOUT JEFF KOLLMAN: Best known for his heavy, melodic electric guitar playing, fusing elements of Jazz harmony and creating his own brand of Rock with his long running prog fusion trio, Cosmosquad, and as member Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats. You can also catch him live with famed producer Alan Parsons with The Alan Parsons Live Project and in the studio or on stage with the likes of Asia, Steel...

ABOUT TONY LEVIN: Tony Levin is one of the most accomplished bass players in the history of rock music. He is also an author and true innovator. Whether it be his solo music, collaborations or as a member or recording with others. His most notable bass playing albums and tours have been with: Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Buddy Rich, Peter Frampton,...

ABOUT MICKI FREE: Guitarist and singer Micki Free is a GRAMMY® Award Winner, Five Time Native American Music Award Winner & formerly of Shalamar who has also worked with Gene Simmons, Prince, Bill Wyman, Diana Ross, Carlos Santana, Cheap Trick & many more. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing th...

ABOUT TERRY ADAMS: American piano player, composer and, along with Steve Ferguson, is a founding member of the group NRBQ.  ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme and Andy Wilson) h...

ABOUT MATT SCANNELL: Singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the alternative rock band Vertical Horizon. ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme a...

ABOUT PETER HOLSAPPLE & WILL RIGBY: Two members of indie-rock legends The dB's - singer/songwriter Peter Holsapple and drummer Will Rigby. The dB's grew up in Winston-Salem, NC, and helped define what would become the rich North Carolina indie-rock scene but emigrated to New York in the late 1970s and formed the band, frequently appearing at CBGB, Maxwell’s and other influential venues.  ABOUT THE...

ABOUT NICHOLAS NIESPODZIANI: Nicholas Niespodziani is the lead singer of Yacht Rock Revue who also plays guitar, keyboards & percussion. Yacht Rock Revue are the ultimate purveyors of the smooth, yacht rock sound & who many reverently consider the keepers of the Yacht Rock fire.  ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry...

ABOUT THE PODCAST:  Candid discussions with and about those behind the scenes in the music business including industry veterans representing the segments of: Musician, Design & Live ABOUT THE HOSTS: All three Music Buzzz Podcast hosts (Dane Clark, Hugh Syme and Andy Wilson) have spent their careers working with the biggest names in entertainment and have been, and still are, a fly on the wall. Lea...

ABOUT LESLIE MANDOKI: Leslie Mandoki is a German-Hungarian musician who became known as a member of the music group Dschinghis Khan. He continued his career as a solo artist and became a music producer who worked with many internationally famous artists including Phil Collins, Lionel Richie and more.  More than three decades after its inception, the Mandoki Soulmates band has not only set breakthr...