On the Road to Rock With Clint Switzer

The fun, endearing and inspirational Sarah Smith joins the show to talk about how she became a die-hard fan of all things 80's hair metal. Sarah talks about some of her favorite shows, rockers she has met and how she helps influence people from a younger generation to become fans of rock music. Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahes123

German guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell discusses his upcoming album "Risen Symbol" as well as the difficulties in touring the United States. Axel is open, honest and often hilarious as he takes us through his hard rock odyssey which began in the 1980's.

The Thomas Nicholas Band is on the cusp of releasing a retro pop punk masterpiece called "We're Going to Be Ok." The actor turned musician talks about his journey in music as well as his playing Henry in "Rookie of the Year" and the impact of the American Pie series.

Heroes of the late 80's/early 90's rock scene Babylon A.D. are back with a brand new album due out May 17th called "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day." featuring 11 blistering tracks. Frontman Derek Davis discusses the band's legacy and bright figure during this exclusive interview.

From the ashes of all-female rock outfit known as Thundermother, The Gems have risen and are taking the rock world by storm with their new album "Phoenix." Mona and Emlee are stopping by to chat about the latest release and upcoming tour.

On this week's edition of On the Road to Rock, I'm announcing our 2024 Rocklahoma weekend pass giveaway. Listen for details. Also, going back to an interview we did back in 2021 with Winger guitarist Reb Beach. Once thought to be unusable due to audio glitches, the interview has been cleaned up and is ready for the world to hear! www.rocklahoma.com weekend passes on sale now! www.roadtoroc...

Stan Bush was responsible for memorable 80's soundtrack hits from the Transformers Movie to Van Damme classics Bloodsport & Kickboxer. Bush has a new single out called "Freedom" and his uplifting style of rock is still very much in his blood.

The kings of Swedish Sleeze, Crazy Lixx are back with a new album featuring a healthy dose of classic songs as well as three new ones and vocalist and band visionary Danny Rexon returns to the show to talk about all the goings on in the Crazy Lixx camp.

Guitar icon Joel Hoekstra is discussing the latest Revolution Saints album "Against the Winds" which is available now via Frontier Records.

Famed music producer/songwriter Desmond Child has released a book called "Livin' On a Prayer: Big Songs, Big Life" and he discusses the 7-year process of writing it along with working with such artists as Kiss, Alice Cooper, Ratt and more.

Taking a look back at the year that was in 2023 with guests like Dee Snider, Don Dokken, Gavin Rossdale, Jizmak Da Gusha and Stephen Pearcy.

Iconic blues guitarist Jim Suhler makes his debut on the show as he talks about playing with George Thorogood and the Destroyers for the past 20-plus years as well as his band Texas Scratch and their debut album which is available now. Quarto Valley recording artist  Texas Scratch  is a blues band consisting of Texas guitar slingers' Jim Suhler  (George Thorogood and the Destroyers)  and Buddy...

Leatherwolf drummer Dean Roberts is talking about the band's ambitious latest album "Kill the Hunted" and takes us all the way back to Leatherwolf's beginnings playing shows with Metallica in Southern California in the early 80s.

Foghat frontmat Scott Holt discusses his journey in music culminating in joining iconic rock n' roll act Foghat back in 2022. Scott is talking about the band's latest album "Sonic Mojo" which debuted at #1 on the Billboards Blues charts.

Comedian, actor, author and musician Tommy Davidson is on the show this week to talk about his trio of smooth Jazz singles including the thought-provoking song Kid Zero. Visit thetommydavidson.com to enjoy! We also talk some football, In LIiving Color and much more.

Legendary former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg is back on the show to talk about Vandenberg's latest album "Sin" as well as his band's upcoming Spring tour with Geoff Tate which will hit cities all over the U.S.

The legendary voice of Dokken is our very special guest this week as he discusses the band's upcoming new album "Heaven Comes Down". Don also talks about moving to New Mexico, gives the story behind one of Dokken's biggest hits and much more! http://dokken.net

Raucous Jackyl frontman Jesse James Dupree discusses his latest solo song "Never Gets Old" which was co-written with ACDC's Brian Johnson. Jesse also gives the latest update on Jackyl and sets the scene for the release of his solo album "Breathing Fire."

George Lynch makes his first appearance on the show in seven years as he discusses the upcoming Lynch Mob album "Babylon" which is due out October 20th. Lynch also talks about playing shows with Dokken and give some of his favorite memories of making Dokken's Dream Warriors video.

Famed Chilean singer Ronnie Romero is set to release his latest solo album "Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters" on September 8th and discusses his journey from growing up in South America to singing with legends like Rainbow and Michael Schenker.

The incomparable Todd "Dammit" Kerns returns to the show to talk about Blackbird Angels, a project Todd is involved with featuring L.A. Guns' Tracii Guns. Kerns is also discussing playing the entire Kiss Alive III album with Bruce Kulick next month in Sarasota, Florida

It's the very best from Rocklahoma 2023 including interviews with Gavin Rossdale from Bush, Jizmak from GWAR, Crobot, Bat Allison, Danny from Asking Alexandria, The Hu and Kix.

Swedish hard rock heroes Eclipse will release their latest album "Megalomanium" on September 1st and it's already being talked about as the hard rock album of the year. Erik Martensson discusses Eclipse's journey to stardom as the band opened for Motley Crue and Def Leppard this Summer and are about to embark on a tour with H.E.A.T. in Europe.

Y&T bassist Aaron Leigh returns to the show to talk about his recent single "Bahia Sunshine" and the importance of musical exploration in his career. Leigh also touches on upcoming Y&T happenings and discusses what it's like to see so many of our heroes passing away or retiring from music. http://aaronleigh.com http://roadtorockpodcast.com

It's been over four years since John Corabi was last on the Road to Rock and now he's back talking about his solo tour, upcoming gigs with Dead Daisies and gives his thoughts on John 5 replacing Mick Mars in Motley Crue.