Rock 'n Roll Ghost

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Joe Mantegna ( Criminal Minds , House of Games , The Simpsons , The Godfather Part III ). Mantegna discusses his career, touching on behind the scenes of David Mamet 's Things Change , his time on Broadway doing Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the Plow , as well as working with Francis Ford Coppola o...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Eric Hilton ( Thievery Corporation ) about his latest solo album, out now, Ceremony . Ceremony is Hilton's 3rd album released in the past year and he tells the Ghost that he's anticipating releasing a few more in the same span of time. Hilton discusses making the new album, how he tends to recor...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Andrew Baird about his new film Zone 414 starring Guy Pearce ( LA Confidential , Memento , Iron Man 3 ) and Travis Fimmel ( Vikings , Die in a Gunfight ). The film concerns a man (Pearce) sent on a mission to find the daughter of a wealthy man (Fimmel) in a walled off area, Zone 414 , that is p...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with two Michelin -starred chef Curtis Duffy , of Chicago's Ever , about opening a high-end restaurant in the middle of a global pandemic, how the restaurant business has changed in terms of respect and behavior, the constant need for change and improvement, working alongside his right-hand man for years - Ev...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Andre Xcellence (aka Xcellence! ) about his career, the new music he's working on, his new single and video "Buy Me Some Love" and its direct answering to The Beatles , why he doesn't want to be pigeonholed as an "out" artist as well as the airport incident that led to a trip to the dentist's of...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Martin Campbell ( Casino Royale , Goldeneye , The Mask of Zorro ) about his latest film, The Protege , starring Maggie Q , Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton , exclusively in theaters August 20th.   Campbell, speaking from Budapest where he was in pre-production on his next film,  ...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician/author/actor David Duchovny ( Truly Like Lightning , The X-Files , Californication ) about the release of his third album, Gestureland (King Baby/Westbound), out August 20th. Duchovny discusses his late foray into music, his level of expertise on the guitar, how he writes his songs, incorporatin...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Peter Segal ( Tommy Boy , Naked Gun 33 1/3 , 50 First Dates , My Spy , Anger Management ) about his work directing six of the eight episodes in the debut season of Heels (begins August 15 on Starz).   Starring Stephen Amell ( Arrow ) and Alexander Ludwig ( Vikings ), Heels is about a Georg...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Steve Kilbey ( The Church ) about his newest release, Steve Kilbey and the Winged Heels' The Hall of Counterfeits .   Kilbey discusses making the album with funding from a patron, working with the guys in the Winged Heels in shaping the far ranging musical stylings found on The Hall of Coun...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Collin Schiffli ( Animals , All Creatures Here Below ) to discuss his latest film, Die in a Gunfight starring Diego Boneta , Alexandra Daddario , Wade Allain-Marcus , Travis Fimmel and Billy Crudup . Die in a Gunfight is available now via video on demand. Schiffli goes into detail about the lon...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Bill Duke about his acting role in Steven Soderbergh 's HBOMAX movie, No Sudden Move (available to stream now). Duke is among a stellar cast that also includes Don Cheadle , Benicio Del Toro , Kieran Culkin , David Harbour , Jon Hamm , Ray Liotta and many more. Duke discusses No Sudden Move 's...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Jim McBride ( The Big Easy , Great Balls of Fire , Breathless , David Holzman's Diary ) about his career in film.   McBride reveals what he's been up to in the years since leaving filmmaking, insight into how he began his career, and dives deep into filming his three iconic works The Big E...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with photographer/author Beau Patrick Coulon about his new book Revel & Revolt , which documents protests, parades, and the punk scene in New Orleans from 2013 to 2020.   Coulon discusses his path to becoming a photographer, creating the book, the status of protesting now compared to a year ago and l...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with author KF Seetoh , the premier food writer and hawker stall authority in Singapore.  Seetoh, who founded Makansutra , which is THE food guide dedicated to Asian food, culture and lifestyle, has been known as the go-to-guy when it comes to the cuisine of Singapore.  If you're into the food of Si...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with author/life coach Samantha Bennington who discusses her book Falling Love Notes: Memories of a Rock Star Wife , detailing her life's ups and downs. Falling Love Notes in particular covers events from Bennington's childhood, her marriage and divorce from Linkin Park 's late singer Chester Bennington , rai...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Michael Simon Hall about his role in Gravitas Ventures ' Women , now in limited theaters and VOD.    Hall describes his process for going inside the mind of a monster as well as his career as an actor thus far.   Links:  Women Trailer  Michael Simon Hall Official Site

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next , Blair Witch and The Guest ) about his feature directorial debut, Seance , which is in theaters, on demand and digital platforms beginning today, May 21.   From RLJE Films / Shudder , Seance follows Camille Meadows ( Suki Waterhouse ), a new student at...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Carlos Gutierrez (his newly released film Locked In starring Mena Suvari , Jeff Fahey , Costas Mandylor , and Bruno Bichir , is out now on VOD).    The film, about a single mother stuck in an impossible situation when diamond thieves hold her and her daughter hostage while they search...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Ivan Neville ( Dumpstaphunk , Keith Richards and his X-Pensive Winos ) about the new Dumpstaphunk album, Where Do We Go From Here , out now.   In addition to going into Dumpstaphunk 's past and recording of Where Do We Go From Here , Neville goes through his legendary family's history and h...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician/composer Charlie Clouser about his work on the entire Saw franchise, including the just released film Spiral , starring Chris Rock , Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella .    Clouser gets into how he goes about his composing work for film and TV, as well as his time in Nine Inch Nails ,...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with author Jonathan Taplin about his new book, The Magic Years , which details his wild career that goes from being a tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band in the 60s, to producing films directed by Martin Scorsese in the 70s, to Wall Street in the 80s, new technology pioneering in the 90s and now an estee...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Mark Steuer , chef/owner of Chicago's Michelin Bib Gourmand rated Funkenhausen . Steuer discusses the restaurant's past year struggles during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as his own rollercoaster ride personally.  Links:   Funkenhausen Site Funkenhausen Facebook  Funkenhausen Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Joe Lynch ( Shudder 's Creepshow series - episodes The Right Snuff / Pipe Screams , as well as Mayhem starring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving , Point Blank starring Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo , and Everly starring Selma Hayek ).  Lynch discusses in depth the filming of his Creepshow e...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Ilan Rubin ( The New Regime , Nine Inch Nails , Angels & Airwaves ) about his band The New Regime 's album, Heart Mind Body & Soul , starting out his career at the tender age of 9 playing drums for F.o. N. , then for NOFX , before getting the call to join Trent Reznor 's NIN .  Duri...

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast . On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker BenDavid Grabinski (TV's Are You Afraid of the Dark? ) about his new film, Happily , starring Joel McHale , Kerry Bishe , Natalie Zea , Paul Scheer , Al Madrigal and more.    Grabinski begins by expressing his joy over finally getting to see a film, Godzilla Vs. King Kong , twice in t...