Scars and Guitars

Will Calhoun (Living Colour). Will joins Andrew to discuss Living Colour's May 2017 Australian tour and other subjects.

This conversation with Peter was recorded on early May 2017 ahead of his second to last-ever show, which took place on May 12 at the Sofitel Ballroom in Melbourne. Peter talks about his first band, Chelsea, his (then) recently released biography, his most significant challenges and his relationship with Australian audiences, among other topics. This chat was among the first dozen I conducted for m...

Wacław 'Vogg' Kiełtyka (Decapitated). Vogg joins Andrew to talk about Decapitated's 2017 album, Anticult.

Evan Stanley & Sergio Ortega (The Dives). Evan and Sergio join Andrew to discuss the 2017 E.P. from the band, Everybody's Talkin'.

Chad Ginsburg (CKY). Chad and Andrew discuss the 2017 album from CKY, The Phoenix.

Stéphan Forté (Adagio). Stéphan joins Andrew to discuss his career and the 2017 release from Adagio, Life.

Brian Wille (Currents). Brian joins Andrew to chat about the 2017 release from the band, The Place I Feel Safest.

Heidi Solheim (Pristine, Solo artist). Heidi joins Andrew to chat about the 2017 album from Pristine, Ninja and other interesting subjects.

Ralph Santolla (Devils Highway, ex-Death, ex-Deicide, ex-Obituary, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Iced Earth). Ralph died on June 7, 2018 and this conversation was recorded in June 2017.

Tim was one of the first musicians I reached out to for a conversation intended for the Scars and Guitars podcast in May 2017. He hadn't been doing too well, but he mentioned things were looking better than they had been, and we had a classic conversation for well over an hour, which has been available via podcast apps since not long after we spoke. Fast forward almost five years, and here I am, r...

Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs, ex-Poison, ex-Mr. Big). Richie joins Andrew to chat about his August 2017 Australian tour.

Richard Patrick (Filter, ex-NIN, Army of Anyone). Richard joins Andrew to chat about Filter's upcoming Australian tour with Al Jorgensen and Ministry!

Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian, ex-Sinbreed). Marcus and Andrew discuss the 2017 live release from Blind Guardian, Live Beyond The Spheres.

Piotr Wiwczarek (Vader). Andrew and Piotr discuss career and the 2017 album from Vader, The Empire.

Dirk Sauer (Edguy). Dirk joins Andrew ahead of the release of Edguy's comprehensive career retrospective, 2017's Monuments.

Myke Terry (Volumes, ex-Bury Your Dead). Myke joins Andrew to discuss Volumes' 2017 album, Different Animals. Its a 'short but sweet' convo that includes Myke's thoughts on an event that occurred during his tenure in Bury Your Dead.

Les McKeown (Bay City Rollers). Les joins Andrew and opens up about his career, and the success and the challenges that he has faced ahead of the June/ July 2017 Australian tour. Some great recollections of his time spent with David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.

Steve Hackett (Solo, ex-Genesis). Steve joins Andrew to discuss aspects of his extraordinary career ahead of the 2017 "Genesis Revisited" series of shows in Australia and New Zealand.

Michael Stowers (Orsome Welles). Michael joins Andrew to chat about Orsome Welles' 2017 EP, Rise and the run of shows across Australia. The chat includes some very interesting commentary on the state of radio in Australia among many other topics.

Mikee Goodman (SikTh). Mikee joins Andrew to discuss SikTh's 2017 album, The Future in Whose Eyes. Mikee also shares some of the detail in his busy schedule and what it was like to work with Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden!

Ahrue Luster (ILL NIÑO, ex-Machine Head). Ahrue joins Andrew to discuss ILL NIÑO's August 2017 Australian tour. Ahrue also offers some excellent commentary about his time in Machine Head.

Anna Murphy (Cellar Darling, ex-Eluveitie). Anna joins Andrew to discuss the new album for 2017 from Cellar Darling, This is the Sound.

Marcus Jidell (Avatarium, Soen, The Doomsday Kingdom). Marcus joins Andrew to discuss the new album from Avatarium, Hurricanes and Halos and other aspects of has stellar career.

Wednesday 13 (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls). Wednesday 13 joins Andrew to discuss his recent Australian tour, his new record label, Nuclear Blast, and a plethora of other very interesting subjects!

Chris Taylor Brown (Trapt). Chris joins Andrew to discuss Trapt's Australian tour and answer questions about his outstanding career. You may need headphones for this episode due to Chris's audio quality (mobile network coverage) . A great chat nonetheless!