The Mike Gormley Show

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW -Author of  The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature is Wrong In 1968, Bloom turned down four fellowships in psychology and neurobiology and set off on a science project in a field he knew nothing about: popular culture.  He was determined to tunnel into the forces of history by entering “the belly of the beast where new myths, new mass passions, and ne...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Johnny "Bee" Badanjeck, musician, singer, songwriter, and painter who has been a member of various rock bands, including The Romantics, The Detroit Wheels, Alice Cooper, and Ted Nugent. At 16, John Badanjek, known as Johnny Bee, drummed for Motor City’s premier rock band, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. He delivered one of rock’s greatest drum breaks, according to...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring John McEuen In 1966, McEuen co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which gained significant recognition for its distinctive blend of bluegrass, folk rock, and jug band music.  After twenty years with the band, McEuen embarked on a successful solo career in 1986. He released several solo albums and collaborated with a diverse range of artists, including Johnny Cash,...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Stewart Copeland Stewart Copeland is a musician and composer, and is known as the drummer and a founding member of the British rock band The Police. Beyond his work with The Police, he has also composed scores for films like Rumble Fish and Wall Street, television shows like The Equalizer, and video games, including the Spyro the Dragon series. He has also explored...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Anne McCue Anne McCue breaks a 10-year drought with an inspired psychedelic pop folk ride: “Having just spent years with not only writer’s block but also reader’s block, when these new songs started coming in, I was both elated and relieved,” says Anne. “I went back to my old methods of writing - recording as I go - so that the recording process is part of the writi...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Valentina Moretti - DJ, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Valentina Moretti is a young DJ, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who is revolutionizing the way electronic music is created and played. She has been considered by many a pioneer in avant-garde sounds.  Her music has been praised by artists such as Pete Bellotte (produ...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Singer-songwriter Susannah B   Susannah B announces the release of her latest single, "I Don't Wanna Know," now streaming on all platforms.  Susannah B’s 2025 single “I Don’t Want To Know” is a breezy, mid-tempo pop-soul anthem that pairs Susannah’s warm, clear vocal with a laid-back groove while the hook turns everyday doom-scroll fatigue into a sing-along mantra f...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Stephen M. Kravit, formerly the executive vice president of the Gersh Agency in Beverly Hills. Stephen served as executive vice president of Kings Road Entertainment, senior vice president of business affairs of Twentieth Century Fox, and vice president, business-legal, of United Artists.  Stephen is a graduate of Columbia Law School, and a member of the California...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Dr. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, Author of "Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles" Professor Jennifer Otter Bickerdike is a rock & roll cultural historian and author, working across music heritage, fandom, broadcast and academia. Once upon a time, Mike Gormley managed The Bangles. He even contributed to Jenn's book with stories of his experience with...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Gary Dranow and the new Album, Masked Facade Gary Dranow is an artist, musician, and sportsman whose life story is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and the human spirit. He's a former professional skier turned singer who competed in the National Standard Race from 1987 to 2010. From the 2005 to 2010 seasons, he was ranked number one in his age grou...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Marc Platt - Radio Promoter, Founder of Radio Candy Media, and Singer-Songwriter Marc Platt - Radio Promoter Marc's Radio Candy promo company focuses on independent music artists worldwide. Radio Candy services over 100 internet radio stations and is an admin for Radio Indie Alliance, a free chart service catering only to independent radio stations. Radio Candy Medi...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Jack Ashton, Consulting VP of Radio Promotion and Marketing  Jack has assembled the teams to work on the company’s radio releases and oversee their development. Responsible for strategic planning for radio and implementation.   Jack has a diverse background in the music industry, with experience in record labels, artist management, artist development, booking, radio...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Paul Rappaport, Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion at Columbia Records Paul Rappaport enjoyed a storied thirty-three-year career at Columbia Records, where he was instrumental in the careers of everyone from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd to The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello to Billy Joel, Judas Priest to Alice In Chains, and many, many more. Mike Gorml...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW, Featuring Jake Gold. Jake Gold has managed Canadian artists The Tragically Hip, The Watchmen, The Cliks, and Sass Jordan. Jake Gold is one of Canada’s most successful artist managers, and for its 6-season run, a judge on the national television hit Canadian Idol. In 1981, Gold started his artist management company, The Management Trust, through which he is best known for est...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW, Featuring Iain Matthews & Steve Postell  Iain Matthews is a musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with their cover of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock". In 1979, his recording of Terence Boylan's "Shak...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW, Featuring Deborah Holland Beginning with her stint as the lead singer and songwriter for the innovative and iconic trio Animal Logic (with Police drummer Stewart Copeland and legendary jazz bassist Stanley Clarke), through her decades of success since, Deborah Holland has been remarkably prolific with her musical output. There’s been an eager audience for the fruits of her w...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW - Featuring Jaan Uhelszkii - Co-Founder, Editorial Director CREEM Magazine  This is truly a special interview. Long-time friends, colleagues, and mutual admirers Mike Gormley and Jaan Uhelszki take you behind the curtain and show you the gritty world of rock and roll, from backstage confessions to Detroit Rock City, as only they can, from a rock writer's perspective. Jaan Uhe...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Aaron Zigman | Emmy-Winning Composer  Aaron Zigman is a classically trained composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician who has scored music for films including The Notebook, The Six Triple Eight, The Company Men, Bridge to Terabithia, John Q., The Proposal, Flicka, For Colored Girls, Flash of Genius, Sex & the City, Alpha Dog, and Escape from Planet Eart...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW - Featuring Jeff and Steven McDonald | Redd Kross FULL PODCAST INTERVIEW In 1979, two school kids all hopped up on punk rock, started their own group in their hometown of Hawthorne, Los Angeles (birthplace of the Beach Boys), and soon found themselves opening shows for notorious scene pioneers Black Flag. Jeff McDonald was 15, and his brother Steven was only 11. But that didn...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW - Featuring Jeff and Steven McDonald | Redd Kross RADIO EDIT In 1979, two school kids all hopped up on punk rock, started their own group in their hometown of Hawthorne, Los Angeles (birthplace of the Beach Boys), and soon found themselves opening shows for notorious scene pioneers Black Flag. Jeff McDonald was 15, and his brother Steven was only 11. But that didn’t stop thei...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring The Bob Dylan Story as Told By Ira Ingber Ira Ingber is a Producer, composer, guitarist, ASCAP writer and publisher. Ira was asked to form a band for Bob Dylan, leading to a 40-year professional friendship and recording two Dylan albums, "Empire Burlesque" and "Knocked Out Loaded." One song, the 12+ minute epic “Brownsville Girl,” went on to appear on Dylan’s Greate...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Billy Vera | Grammy Winner, Singer & Songwriter *In the early days of The Jeremiah Show, Mike Gormley would sit in and host the show. This is one of those interviews. It would eventually lead to The Mike Gormley Show as it is known now. This interview with Billy Vera originally aired on radio in 2021. About Billy Vera The first song he ever presented to a publisher,...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW - Featuring Vicky Hamilton, GRAMMY Award-Winning music industry executive, personal manager, and writer. Considered one of the music industry’s most successful female music executives, Vicky has discovered, developed, or managed the careers of Guns N Roses, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Faster Pussycat, Motherwind, and many others. Sales figures of the acts Vicky has developed are ove...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW - Featuring Ruth McCartney and Martin Nethercutt | McCartney Studios Ruth McCartney, Digital Diva, CEO and Co-Founder From her earliest days, when she learned the value of fans by helping with The Beatles fan club management as her pocket-money job, to today’s Big Data opportunities in e-marketing, mobile commerce, and branding, Ruth covers the spectrum of digital media from...

THE MIKE GORMLEY SHOW Featuring Ritch Esra Music Business Registry, which includes The A&R Registry, The Publisher Registry, The Music Business Attorney Registry, The Artist Managers Registry, and The Film and Television Music Guide and co-founded MUBUTV Mike and Ritch have worked together in the music business and have been friends for decades. Since 1992, Ritch Esra has been running the Music Bu...