Sentimental Illness

RSI is proud to be back to share this amazing interview with one of our favorite musicians, the incomparable Diego Tejeida from the monstrously talented progressive rock band, Haken. Haken hails from London and Diego hails from Mexico. How did these 2 superpowers collide? Listen to the podcast and find out! Make sure you listen to the whole thing because we met in an odd (and probably not that uni...

After a long hiatus for the RSSH Podcast, this week's podcast features Jem Godfrey, the leader, keyboardist, singer and songwriter for Frost. He has served as a producer for the well known English bands Atomic Kitten and Morcheeba and has acted as a song writer for iconic performers Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Jennifer Ellison, Shayne Ward, and Holly Valance. He has toured with his o...

This week's, my guest is Thomas Erak of the post hardcore band, The Fall of Troy. What better guest to give to you, my listeners, for this week's show, right? It's rare that I get to talk to a real rock star.... what I mean by this is the fact that having a discussion with a very popular musician is usually loaded to the gills with banter about road life, rehearsals, sex, drugs, etc.... those thin...

Check out this week's podcast with Annie Lobert from Hookers for Jesus and Destiny House in Las Vegas, NV.  I thought I knew so much about her, but I was wrong.  I hope you'll listen to this special superhero interview, because her story is redemptive and powerful and one everybody should hear.  Originally, I had planned to ask her a number of crazy questions, but I only got 30 minutes with her, s...

There are so many unknown musical legends out there, it's sick.  What is always troubling to me is that those same legends rarely get their due, whether it's on a record (I know, because it's happened to me numerous times) or live.   Session guys rarely get the financial reward or the fame.  It's a bummer, but I'm trying to change it a little, in my own small way. It's time for you to meet Tom Era...

So, Spike and I had so much fun last week that we decided to meet this week and pick up where we left off.  Because of the ADD nature of our conversations, we inevitably hit some cul-de-sacs, but rest assured, this podcast is lengthier and more "important" than the last.   4:30 Flashers in San Francisco. Surprise! Ohio Players. Aggressively Nubian. 6:25 Trump hurts Spike's heart. Guilt of equivale...

This week's podcast is a real get for me.  Due to knowing the "right people" (thanks to Scott Adams), I was able to snag a sit with the radio legend, Spike O'Neill.  Spike has been on the radio/TV/internet for 28+ years and he's amazing.  Quick witted, kind, insane, a tad weird, and more than a little bit dirty, Spike was a joy.   It's my hope I can spend more time with him in the near future, let...

This week's podcast features Seattle legend, Scott 'Junior' Adams of the session musician hall of fame.  Saxophone player extraordinaire and killer dude, Scott has played with many many many well known musicians and icons.   He toured with Ann Wilson during her mid 90's solo years and became the man of hour.  He's the kind of guy that can tell you the musicians he HASN'T played with, not played wi...

This week's podcast is with the amazing Ryan Van Poederooyen (RVP) of the Devin Townsend Project.  DTP is a well known hard rock/heavy metal/progressive band from Vancouver, Canada and lead by the legend Devin Townsend.  To be drumming in such a band requires great skill and musicality and Ryan has it in spades. The podcast digs into the new record due to be released in September of 2016, as well...

This week's podcast is about my father, the late Robert L Jones Sr. who departed this mortal coil at 7pm on August 2nd, 2016.   This podcast discusses his early years, the struggles with family, his older sister dying, his marriage, his years moving and working in towns with funny names, like Chehalis, Wenatchee, Tonasket, Yakima, and Olympia.  We visited Lake Chelan.  We almost died boating.  We...

This week's podcast features Jonathan Plum, a musical legend from the Seattle music scene.  Self taught and a self starter, Jonathan climbed the local ranks of the Seattle music scene at the height of its popularity to ultimately become the right hand of one of Seattle's legendary producers. In the process of that experience, Jonathan met and recorded some of the most important musical works of ou...

This week's guest is the supremely talented multi instrumentalist, Jørgen Munkeby.  Jørgen and I discussed his entire life, including college, how to score credits faster, what lead to his musical development, the success of Shining, and what's next for this creative force.   You'll hear the stories and exploits of Shining at Trolltunga, Los Angeles, the Mojave Desert, the streets of Oslo and beyo...