The Loudini Rock and Roll Circus

Loudini: springsteen preaches to the UK about the US , the song that broke up Berlin , the Marshall 1959 MODIFIED plexi (andy dove) , Tim Pierce’s adventures back stage at Live Aid and NYE 1999 , Muddy Waters dies this week, happy birthday Pete Townsend, kanye   Riff of the Week: Say What You Will   Pittsburgh Kevin: eddie on SNL, Laurie Norris, why gen x looks so cool   Film Corner: death of a un...

Loudini: 10 Underrated Rock Albums from the 1980s(Rock ‘N Rewind) , Creating Your Best Art(not what you think)(world of creatives) ; who is it for? Set limitations. Obsession not inspiration. Perfectionism is b.s.(quantity creates quality), feedback during the process,   Riff of the week: Fly Me Courageous   Pittsburgh Kevin: AC/DC, no musical talent, the truck incident, so bad it’s good; the fina...

Loudini: Women are confused about why Ale from the Warning is more popular that her sisters (Psychology of Rock) , The Giacomo Turre debacle and what is Gretsch going to do about his signature model , Sammy calls out Alex(Rock Feed) , Rockers who walked away i.e. Linda Ronstadt, Sid Barrett, Dan Peak, John Deacon Tom Fogarty Randy Meisner (Rock History Book) , South Park sued $100M (Amber Expose’)...

What We Rocked This Week:   Loudini: John Sykes Rack Recreated (Michael Nielson) , Marcus King plays a 59 Les Paul (carter vintage) , Sting’s Favorite Guitarists ( studio number six) , selling on reverb, Peter Criss new band , Prince gives to kids , Trevor Rabin’s biggest hit was rejected , T he Faces releasing a new album   Riff of the week: Rebel Rebel by David Bowie The guitar riff on "Rebel Re...

On this week's show... Loudini: The Who kiss and make up with Zach (entertainment world) , Aaron Sterling Over complicating AC/DC(rick beato) , PRS DGT the Les Paul for Tele Players(Ask Zach) , Why Jeff Beck and John Paul Jones stopped speaking(studio number 6) (hi ho silver lining), Brief History of Peavey Amplifiers(Jamie Holroyd Guitar) , Loudini asked to join Ghost tribute band, The Brothers A...

What’s New With The Circus This Week? Loudini: Cher Speaks on Leon Russell(Golden Prime) , Guitar Platitudes That Are Wrong(Jack Fossett) , Level Up Your Tone for FREE(Robert Jackson) , Can AC/DC Pull Off Another Tour?(Michael Noland) Riff of the Week: A Passage To Bangkok   Pittsburgh Kevin: so bad it’s good; she farted so hard she died , Keith Moon   Movie Corner: WTF Moments in Star Wars(Star W...

On this week's Show Loudini gets into Joe Elliot on Def Leppard using Tracks(rock feed), Morris Day & Prince Feud (Golden Roots) , Joe Bonamassa, Charlie Starr, Phil X share their guitar secrets(Gibson Gear Guide) , G uitar Stores vs. Buying Online/ Stores Closing, GAK & Bachs (Rob Chapman) , Tim May talks about his work on the Back to the Future sound track , Jurassic Park is REAL   Riff...

Did you know... that Hendrix HATED Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd?  Aldo Nova plays FAKE Gibsons? Huey Lewis was not very hip about "Hip To Be Square" being used in American Psycho? Yes.. we reveal all of this and more on this week's Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast!   Our Week:   Loudini: Hendrix Hated Led Zeppelin (Rock Rewind) , Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis) talks about “ If This is It ” and “...

Loudini: Has Diversity Hurt Music?(Richard The Fourth) , Chino Moreno is done with autograph seekers(rock feed) , David Bowie’s Swimming Pool Was Possessed(poetic wax) , Billy Joel loses his shit in the USSR(david hartley) , Imaginary Bass(distort the preamp)   Movie Corner:  The Gauntlet, True Crime , Red Letter Media on Bill & Ted, Star Wars Facts,    Riff of the Week: Stone In Love; Neal Sc...

This Week In The World Of Loudini:   Loudini: The Greatest American Hero almost didn’t happen(Rawteur), , Disturbed burns Chicago Bulls(rock feed) , Phil Collins vs Jimmy Page(MusicGuru), Trump’s Chibsons(Guitar Max ), Robert Plant Singing with Van Halen?(rockfeed) , Billy vs Tommy(CineRanter) , The Story of Money for Nothing(David Hartley) , Loudini’s Audition, Crimson Tide, The Cocoa Puffs Consp...

What we got up to this week:   Loudini: Mississippi Burning , The Curse of the Necklace, Wolfgang is his own man (alternativenation) , EVH blows off Joe Satriani(altnertaivenation) , Eric Clapton and Eddie Van Halen Fallout(studio number six) , Pat Bentar austin city limits, My audition, Riff of the week: 8675309/Jenny   Pittsburgh Kevin: So bad it’s good: Jenny Stardust, Ain’t that a kick in the...

Our Week:   Loudini: Elon on Rogan, You people are full of shit, Spacelift(trek cadet) , Mohini Dey(Scotts bass lessons) , Instagram Casting(WDW pro) , SADE’s Perfect Bass Line(PDBass) , Not Looking Good for Marshall (big jake music) , is Revolution#9 actually good?(polyphonic ), The Brutalist , LouLombardiGuitar on YouTube, Harvey Weinstein & Candice Owens, RJ Ronquillo Cryptid Fuzz, Riff of...

Loudini: Princess Bride Story,  Pearl Jam actually plays LIVE(wings of pegesus) , New Star Wars Trilogy(star wars meg) , 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Baywatch, switching them songs, pam anderson rejected by the hoff, spooky spin off, most watched show in the world,(minty) , The Story of Hotel California, real hotel, wrong key, wrong tempo, forgotten guitar parts, black sabbath jamming along, 33...

Loudini: Stephen Tobolowsky SRV Story(Lone Star Plate) , Dissecting “Happy Days”(Dave Sundstrom) it was never meant for that, Carl’s Jr is bringing Sexy Back, Animals Asking Humans for Help(mad lab) , Loudini learns Johnny B. Goode FINALLY!, Erin Grey’s Spandex (Golden Throwback) , 16 Films Jame Cameron wants you to see(QTR) , The Driver , swatters arrested,   Pittsburgh Kevin: stevie T, tiktok PS...

What we got up to this week: Loudini: guitar lessons in exchange for reviews, Corgan & Burr Brothers? (rock feed), British AI Wants All of your info(wings of pegasus) , Bourne without exposition(CinemaStix) , The most controversial Comic(Leonarda Jonie) , Damian Leone’s “unreasonable” opinion on the Terrifier franchise(Midnight’s Edge) , The Grammys(rick beato) , all you need is blood,    Mr P...

Your Week In Rock: 1-28-25 AC/DC Announces 2025 'Power Up Tour' AC/DC has announced a North American stadium tour in 2025, named the 'Power Up Tour'. It's their first tour in the region since 2016, with 13 shows supporting their 2020 album "Power Up". The Pretty Reckless will join them as special guests. Notable stops include Foxborough, MA, on May 4, Minneapolis on April 10, Las Vegas on April 26...

1. John Sykes, Former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake Guitarist, Dies at 65 John Sykes, renowned for his work with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, passed away after a battle with cancer. Read more on Ultimate Classic Rock 2. Def Leppard Performs First 2025 Show Without Vivian Campbell Guitarist Vivian Campbell missed the band's inaugural 2025 performance due to ongoing cancer treatment. Read more on Ultimate...

On this week's podcast we tell you about 10 rock stars who put down one instrument and picked up another... and still rocked!     From the desk of Pittsburgh Kevin: The Osmonds; Crazy Horses 45AT33 , goodbye tik tok, two artist who had ghost writers, johnny winter doc, the aged great Crocodile Dundee,    From the porta-john of Loudini: Star Trek 2009, youtube stuff   Your Week In Rock: Here are te...

Pregame: Loudini: Short HIstory of C.O.C. (Rock and Roll True Stories) , Famous Guitari(t Turns Down David Lee Roth (Alternative Nation.net) , Can They Make Jurassic Park Real? *wild world) , What Oliver Anthony has learned during his career so far (Oliver Anthony), What is “Groove”? (Ted Talks Bass), Outsider Music (Alfo Music) , Movie Scenes that we “impossible” to pull off (Scalerious) Movies:...

Here are 10 lesser-known facts about Jimi Hendrix: Left-Handed Strings: Though Hendrix was left-handed, he famously played a right-handed guitar flipped upside down. What’s less known is that he would restring the guitar to suit his playing, a practice that influenced his unique tone and technique. Military Service: Before his music career took off, Hendrix enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961. He tr...

In the 70’s & 80’s the album was the artist’s statement about who they were and where they were at that time in history. In order for an album to serve as a complete statement, many things needed to be considered and many decisions needed to be made in order to “get it right.” . One of the most important decisions was what track would open the album.    On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll C...

Ozzy Osbourne's solo career has featured several notable guitarists, each contributing uniquely to his music. Here's a comprehensive list detailing their tenures, associated tours, albums, and preferred equipment: Randy Rhoads (1980–1982) Tours: Blizzard of Ozz Tour, Diary of a Madman Tour Albums: Blizzard of Ozz (1980), Diary of a Madman (1981) Equipment: Rhoads primarily used a 100-watt Marshall...

On this week's podcast we tell you the stories behind ten of rock's more important power couples. Our Week In Review:   Pittsburgh Kevin: The Dream Eaters; Satan Is Lord ,   Loudini: Musician Identity Crisis (Terrence Fisher), “Secrets” behind Blizzard of Oz(Desert Rock United) , Sammy Hagar Heist (Rock Feed) , What today’s artists could learn from The Beatles (James Hargreaves Guitar) , Trump Gui...

There has been a lot of shade thrown at 80’s rockers lately. Many are being told that it’s time to “retire”... AS IF!  While many rockers of this vintage seem like they have seen better days, there are some that are definitely still kicking hard; with live shows or albums… sometimes both! On this week’s Loudini Rock & Roll Circus podcast we will tell you about 10 who are still worth checking o...

Before YouTube…even before MTV there were very few places to see your favorite artists perform. However, there was once show that you could count on to bring you the latest musical acts in all their (sometimes) ragged glory and that was NBC’s Saturday Night LIVE. On this week’s Podcast we will discuss some of the best and some of the worst musical performances from the shows 40+ years   Topics cov...