Straight To Video

We talk to Taylor Morden - Director of the documentaries The Last Blockbuster, Pick It Up (Ska In The 90s) & Here's To Life (The Story of The Refreshments). Taylor shares with us his mutual fondness of all things Pop Culture during the 80s and 90s and how he turned that into love letters to some of his much loved passions through his incredible documentary movies. We deep dive into the or...

We talk to Erica Nockalls - Violinist, Singer Songwriter & Visual Artist. Erica joins us from her home in Paris to talk all about her early introductions to music and specifically the violin which would take her from her hometown near Doncaster to study at the Birmingham Conservatoire and the formation of her early band Fireswitch. It would be during this time that she would get the opportunit...

We talk to Smiley - Drummer for The Alarm and Archive. Smiley shares his incredible journey as a touring and recording musician right from his early days first sitting behind the drum kit at school, advice from entertainment legend Roy Castle and eventually getting his break with Manchester band The Mock Turtles. This opportunity would set him on a path that would eventually see him performing wit...

We talk to Robbie Crane - Bass player for Black Star Riders and previously with RATT, Lynch Mob and the Vince Neil Band. Robbie is a true veteran of the Hollywood Rock Scene with it's history running through his DNA after moving and growing up there during the late 70s. By his mid teens he was already the bass tech for Poison's Bobby Dall and by the time the 90's arrived Robbie was...

We talk to Peej Edwards - Lead Singer and Guitarist of the band Punk Rock Factory. Peej dives in and talks about the band's amazing rise with the help of social media which has earned them over 2 million Likes on Tik Tok alone thanks to their fun and infectious pop punk reworkings of well known songs from the likes of Disney classics through to their brand new album 'Masters of the Uniwu...

We talk to Justin Sandler - Director, Actor, Drummer, Writer, Speaker and Cancer Survivor. We trace Justin's trip from Chicago to Hollywood with dreams to suceed in whatever creative challenge was thrown his way from carving out a career both in front and behind the camera or even laying down a killer beat in a touring rock band. Justin though was not expecting his biggest challenge which wou...

We talk to Mitchel Emms - Singer songwriter who has walked an incredibly varied and successful path from show stealing TV appearances, explosive live performances and a great song writing talent. It's a journey that started before he was even a teenager, getting the chance to perform on mainstream television at just ten years old before hitting the underground music scene through his teenage...

We talk to Seb Hunter - Author of the critically-acclaimed book 'Hell Bent for Leather' and guitarist for the band Provincials. Seb gives us a great insight into the background of this amazing book that took the chance in the early 2000's to shine a light on the overlooked and often hilarious struggles of aspiring musicians, seduced by the charms of American Rock Bands of the late 8...

We talk to Andy Timmons - Guitarist extraordinaire who has performed with the likes of Danger Danger, The Redd Coats, The Andy Timmons Band and Olivia Newton John. Andy checks in from his home in Texas and shares his journey from Indiana to the top of the MTV Hard Rock world.  Along the way we learn of encounters with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, a birthday meeting with The Rolling Stones and ho...

We talk to Richard Bacchus - Guitarist for D Generation and frontman for his own rock n roll band The Luckiest Girls. No part of Richard's journey from a young boy to where he is today has been what might be considered the norm. Born in the UK before leaving for St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the West Indies at just a few years old, he would finally relocate and begin to call New York City...

We talk to John Parr - Grammy nominated singer songwriter who took over the American airwaves in the 1980s with chart smashes such as 'Naughty Naughty', movie soundtrack hits from 'The Running Man' and 'Three Men & A Baby' as well as his huge number 1 hit single 'Man In Motion' from 'St. Elmo's Fire'. John reveals how a working class lad f...

We talk to Wednesday 13 - Shock Rock Singer, Horror Fanatic and the perfect guest to celebrate Episode 100 of The Straight To Video Podcast. We take a deep dive into many of Wednesday's earliest passions whilst growing up as a kid in North Carolina during the 1980s. We chat about his toy collections then and now, introductions to Horror Movies through Fangoria magazine and the transistion, si...

We talk to Steven McDonald - Bass Player for the bands Redd Kross, OFF! and The Melvins. At just 11 years old, Steven and his older brother Jeff began their journey into the Los Angeles music scene, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Black Flag and the whole LA Hardcore fraternity seeing and experiencing things as teenager that most of us would never get the chance to witness. It was their love o...

We talk to Christopher P. Hilton - Author of the book 'The Spectacular Rise, Fall & Rebirth of Hair Metal' and Rob Wylde - Frontman of Hard Rock band Midnite City all about their love and passion for the genre of music often known as Hair Metal. Whatever your opinion is of that term it is without a doubt one of the most polarising forms of music of the past fifty years and it's...

We talk to Ricky Warwick - Singer Songwriter and Frontman for The Almighty, Thin Lizzy & Blackstar Riders. Ricky shares his amazing and often unpredictable journey from living and working on his Dad's farm in Northern Ireland, moving to Scotland and beginning his dive into the world of Rock and Roll. He shares his feelings when being invited to front his childhood heroes Thin Lizzy, the e...

We talk to Thomas McRocklin - Virtuoso Guitarist who shot to fame in the early 1990's after catching the attention of Steve Vai and numerous record labels leading to an appearance in the music video 'The Audience Is Listening', the formation of the rock band Bad4Good and US tours with Joe Satriani. After leaving the guitar scene for almost two decades to focus on music production an...

We talk to Kevin Rankin - Drummer for music legends Flock of Seagulls and host of the show All Access Live. Kevin takes us on the always unpredictable journey of the young musician striving for success in the ever challenging rock and roll world. From Montana to Portland, Kevin recalls life changing encounters with performers who, from simply taking the time to show interest in what a young punk d...

We talk to Matt Kirby - Drummer for the Hard Rock band Hi Fi Stacy based in Padua, Italy. One of the most versatile and exciting drummers I've had the opportunity to watch perform, Matt talks about the journey from first trying out drums through forming his own bands and heading out on tour throughout Europe. We discuss the influence of Western Pop Culture from music to films and how that exc...

We talk to Stevie Rachelle - Singer and Frontman of Sunset Strip legends TUFF, founder of the Metal Sludge Website and Glam Rock Entrepreneur. Thirty years on from the release of the TUFF album 'What Comes Around Goes Around', Stevie takes us back to his early encounters on the Sunset Strip and making a name for himself and his band. We talk about the importance of building a brand and b...

We talk to Shawn Charvette - Keyboardist for UK Melodic Rock Band Midnite City. Shawn shares his journey from growing up in a small town in the North of England and being blown away by the larger than life musical ability of Prince on his TV screen which would set him on a journey consumed by his new love of music. From tackling any instrument he could lay his hands on and working his way through...

We talk to James Stevenson - Guitarist for The Alarm and Gene Loves Jezebel. James is a true rock and roll journey man who has spent over 40 years in what he calls the 'Rock n Roll Wilderness'. From his early days in London Punk Rockers Chelsea, through to Generation X, Kim Wilde and The Cult, these are just a few of the legendary acts he has performed with. Growing up as a kid in the he...

We talk to Jean Beauvoir - Singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and music producer. Since literally exploding onto the New York Punk Rock scene in the early 1980s with The Plasmatics, Jean Beauvoir embodies the larger than life rock star persona whilst at the same being one of the most talented and in demand musicians of his generation. Along with performing with the likes of Little Steven, w...

We talk to Lee Aaron - Canadian Singer & Songwriter who has carved an incredible career spanning several musical genres from Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop and Jazz since her debut album in the early 1980s. We trace back to Lee's early days growing up and being spotted by a local Hard Rock band which would see her take her first steps into a lifelong career. Along the way we hear about her f...

We talk to Cindy Alter - Internationally successful, award winning, multi-million album selling Singer Songwriter from South Africa. Topping the charts and selling over 12 million records with the band Clout and their single 'Substitute' was only the beginning of Cindy's incredible career in the music industry. She talks of her time in Clout travelling to different TV shows to perfo...

We talk to Shaun Phillips - Lead Singer and Frontman of the Rock Synthwave band LeBrock. Described as a 'Retro Cinematic Experience', Shaun and bandmate Michael Meadows combine huge melodic hooks and great guitar lines with a massive synth background which result in some of the finest rock ear candy you can find anywhere. Shaun brings us on his journey from small town beginnings through...