The Music Universe Podcast

The film documents one man's dream of capturing Foo Fighters attention The documentary We Are The Thousand captures the miraculous story of how Foo Fighters fandom turned into the biggest rock band in the world. The film takes fans backstage with Rockin’ 1000 where a thousand musicians gathered in Cesena, Italy in July 2015 to perform "Learn To Fly" in hopes of convincing the Foo Fighters to perfo...

Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter talks about upcoming album and more Dropkick Murphys will release its 10th full-length studio album, Turn Up That Dial , on April 30th via band-owned Born & Bred Records. The album was recorded before and during the pandemic with its lead single “Middle Finger” out now. Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Tim Brennan chats with us about the project and how...

Brod dives into the history of some of classic rock's biggest bands Doug Brod, author of They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll , joins us to chat about his new book that dives into the history of KISS, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, and Starz -- a criminally neglected band whose fate may have been sealed by a shocking act of violence. In the tradi...

The two authored an inside look at 80s rock Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the 80s Hard Rock Explosion , a new book that details the no-holds-barred oral history of hard rock and hair metal, is now available everywhere via St. Martin's Press. Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock author the 560 page book that details the over-the-top escapades that define the glam rock era in the...

Bassist and co-founder opens up about his memoir and the current music industry models Tesla is one of the biggest rock bands to come out of the 1980s. The band has lived the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle to the max, but at a cost. Co-founder and bassist Brian Wheat reveals those challenges in his memoir, Son of a Milkman: My Crazy Life with Tesla . In this deeply honest and utterly revea...

She performs an exclusive acoustic version of "Wreck Me" Jamie O'Neal is an award winning country singer/songwriter with multiple No. 1 hits, including chart topping "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels." Her latest album Sometimes is available now and fans can hear newly recorded versions of those and two more hits on the project. She chats with Buddy Iahn & Matt Bailey about...

We premiere an exclusive new track ahead of album's release Johnny Lee has a new album out tomorrow (Fri, Feb 12th) called Everything’s Gonna Be Alright , and we have an exclusive world premiere of “Sawin’ On The Fiddle” on The Music Universe Podcast. You’ll also hear from Johnny himself about the new album and what’s ahead in 2021.  Check out our other Podcasts ! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts...

Weissguy is an 80s rock photographer The 80s was the decade that rocked and photographer Mark “Weissguy” Weiss was there with a camera to photograph all of the action! From Van Halen to Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi and more, Weissguy has it all laid out in his book The Decade That Rocked: The Photography Of Mark "Weissguy" Weiss , which is one of the fastest selling music books...

We chat with our social media guru Brittany Vance about both artists In the past 18 hours, two big stories from Nashville have made headlines: Morgan Wallen using a racial slur and TJ Osborne coming out . As you know, Wallen has had his record contract suspended by his label and distributor while Osborne is getting support from the country music community. Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey discuss these...

Mayes has released a mountain of music in the past year Actor/Singer/Songwriter Rob Mayes -- who's best known for his role in ABC's Mistresses and the film John Dies At The End, chats with Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey about the mountain of new music he's released since the pandemic began, the star-studded Make It Up As We Go podcast series that's executive produced by Miranda Lambert, and his most r...

Author explores Tom Petty's rich history with Los Angeles Last fall, author Christopher McKittrick published Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles , a book that explores the artistic life of Tom Petty through his career-long relationship with Los Angeles and the many colorful characters and venues that inspired him and his music — including his work with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, St...

Singer celebrates iconic milestone Iconic country singer BJ Thomas is celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" and joins us as our first-ever video episode. The song landed at No. 1 on January 3, 1970, after being featured in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, the previous month. The song was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of F...

Our predictions for 2021 music releases and live shows 2021 is definitely off to a weird start, but Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey discuss music release predictions (and some that are confirmed) as well as the future of live-streaming as we hope live shows start back regularly later this year. It's a short episode for this occasional mid-week drop, but very insightful of what could be ahead for live e...

Blacc was on the latest season of The Masked Singer We kick off 2021 with our first superstar guest... Aloe Blacc, who was Mushroom and runner-up on the latest season of Fox's The Masked Singer. Blacc chats with us about his experience filming the strange reality series during the pandemic, his latest album, All Love Everything , and what he's planning for the future. Blacc is known for beloved hi...

2020 was quite the year In our first-ever Year in Review wrap, we discuss COVID's impact on the industry, the musicians we lost, and more. Our final guest of the year is with country singer Jessie James Decker. We discuss her role in Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021 airing tonight beginning at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC. Decker will provide updates throughout the telecast and wil...

We chat about our Nashville trip TMU took. Nashville by storm! We had a blast in Nashville in mid November 2020. We visited the Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, saw the Oak Ridge Boys kick off their Christmas residency , and more. We fit it all into just two and a half jam-packed days. It was a thrill to host a week of episodes from Nashville Coffees, located across from the Gaylord Opr...

Blazy joins us by phone while in Nashville Our Live From Nashville series concludes with singer/songwriter Kent Blazy, who needs no introduction. His songwriting credits include Garth Brooks' “If Tomorrow Never Comes” & “Ain’t Goin’ Down (’Til The Sun Comes Up)” and Chris Young's “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)," among many others. He's one of five inductees to the Nashville Songwrite...

Multi-cultural artist shares an exclusive performance We continue our Live From Nashville series on The Music Universe Podcast with Flo, a multi-cultural artist who dives deep into her Latin heritage. By the time she was 14, she had lived in Chili, Canada and Singapore, and now splits her time between Nashville and Miami. The singer cites Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris as influences, along with...

Female trio premieres exclusive performance Our Live From Nashville series continues with New Orleans-based female trio Chapel Hart. Consisting of Grammy-nominated Danica Hart, her cousin Trea and sister Devynn, the ladies of Chapel Hart have been singing together since they were toddlers in their hometown of Poplarville, MI and their musical chemistry clearly shows. The three singers recently tea...

Shelburne returns to the podcast in a special in person interview Our Live From Nashville series continues with Kentucky native JD Shelburne, an independent country artist who finances his own records and has a loyal fanbase. Typically, Shelburne finds himself performing more than 200 dates per year in venues ranging from packed clubs to huge festivals, but he's lost more than 100 dates due to the...

Buddy & Matt host a week's worth of episodes live from Nashville We kick off our Live From Nashville series with Tim and Roxane Atwood, two of country music's most sought-after people. Tim has had an amazing career as an entertainer, solo artist, and racking up more than 8500 performances at the Grand Ole Opry as a member of their house band. He's also a studio musician who's performed with Me...

Our first Christmas episode welcomes the pair Last month, country music power couple T.G. Sheppard and Kelly Lang released a new holiday single called “ Christmas in Mexico .” The duet is a sweet and romantic trip to sandy beaches and warm sunny days, buoyed by the sounds of mariachi trumpets and steel drums. An accompanying music video premiered exclusively on Music Crowns, featuring footage of t...

Vassar has a virtual livestream series and Circle All Access TV show Phil Vassar is one of country music's most prominent singer/songwriters and was racking up hits on the radio before he began his own recording career. Vassar’s reign of signature songs include 10 No. 1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits, including "Carlene," "Just Another Day in Paradise," "Six-Pack Summer," "When I Love You," and many m...

Marks is a country/rocker who writes and records autobiographical songs Canadian born star and former hockey player, and soon-to-be licensed pilot, Cory Marks launched his rise to fame with his crossover success with the track, “Outlaws & Outsiders," featuring country music icon Travis Tritt, Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch, and Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe. Shortly after its release, the so...

New album The Human Condition is available now Black Stone Cherry releases its seventh studio album, The Human Condition , on October 30th via Mascot Records. The four members were nestled deep in the woods of Kentucky, scrambling to complete the project, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. There, they could feel the disease closing in as they watched the news daily, and it became apparent the album t...