Whole Lotta Talk - Interviews that rock!

Happy Birthday! Blues Pills vocalist Elin Larsson explicitly announces it with the title of their new album: "Birthday"! This year, the Swedish singer welcomed her son into the world and is featured on the album cover sporting a baby bump. Musically, the band's second album is rich with content. Lead vocalist Elin discusses the backstory of her favorite track, "Piggyback Ride," as well as other so...

Deep Purple are far from finished. Despite announcing what was supposed to be their final album, the British rockers have continued on and released "=1" in 2024. Ian Gillan and Don Airey joined us for an exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview to share insights about the new album and discuss the differences between german and english pub quizzes. Enjoy the listen!

Ever since their solid breakthrough in the early 2000s, The Dandy Warhols have been a staple in the rock music landscape. The first time you hear their smash hit "Bohemian Like You," it's not leaving your head anytime soon. We caught up with lead singer and guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor for an exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview to chat about their latest album "Rockmaker" and to dive into more th...

It's been five years since Royal Republic dropped their album "Club Majesty." Now, in 2024, we're finally getting fresh tunes from the Swedish rockers hailing from Malmö. In an exclusive interview with ROCK ANTENNE, we caught up with bassist Jonas Almén to chat about their latest record "Love Cop," the band's pre-show rituals, and their collabs with German punk icons Die Toten Hosen and Billy Tale...

Although founded in 1989, Nestor only released their first album in 2021. The Swedes were more than successful with it. In an exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, we spoke with singer Tobias Gustavsson about the band's new album "Teenage Rebel". Additionally, the Swede revealed why the rock scene in Germany is better than in his home country of Sweden and how the band found each other again after mor...

tAKIDA is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, they share their personal secret to successful teamwork within the band. Additionally, Mattias Larsson and Tomas Wallin divulge some intriguing details about their latest album, "The Agony Flame." Enjoy!

They're back and bringing a big dose of fun with them: The Kings of Leon with their new album "Can We Please Have Fun". In our exklusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Simon Fischer spoke to drummer Nathan Followill about their return to youthful lightness, the band's family spirit and their single "Mustang". Enjoy!

They came, they rocked and they are here to stay: The Mexican girls of The Warning are literally rocking our world right now! Right before their show in our Rock City Munich, we met up with Dany, Pau and Ale of The Warning and asked them some questions about their plans to take over and rule the (Rock) world. Enjoy!

Ross Gordon, the lead singer and guitarist of Cold Years, has made some impressive strides with his band. This year, they're not just celebrating a decade together; the Scottish rockers also had the chance to open for Billy Talent on their recent tour. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Ross spilled the beans on how to nail a pop cover, like one of Lizzo's hits, and gave us a glimpse into ho...

Francis Rossi of Status Quo is hitting the road this summer for a tour across the Rock-Republic, and he's opened up about the forthcoming gigs in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview with music director, Thomas Moser. They also chat about Francis' 75th birthday and his struggle to pick the setlist for the upcoming shows. Have fun!

At the moment, Slash is touring with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, with support from Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth WVH - it's a guitar orgy at its finest. On May 17, Slash's next solo record will be released, and it promises to be different from anything we've heard so far! So, when someone like Slash records a blues album - that's something we need to talk about! Listen to all the a...

What happens if you put ex-members of Children of Bodom, Lapko and Disco Ensemble together? You get a Finish Rock Supergroup that's ready to roll! Our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview with Jussi and Ville from Moon Shot touched on various topics including the choice of genre, their new album and touring - specifically, what kind of music they listen to backstage and what rituals they go through be...

The support for Ukraine goes so far that singer Sharon den Adel traveled to Kyiv in a covert operation overnight to record a song with the ukrainian producer Alex Yarmak. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, she tells us all about the venture and where the earnings of the song are going to: a project called Music Saves UA, a non-profit fundraising initiative created to provide immediate humani...

Modern, energetic and authentic - all while maintaining the spirit of bands like Oasis and The Clash. British quartett Kid Kapichi are continuing their pursuit of conquering the world of modern rock with their new full-length release "There Goes The Neighborhood". Centered around serious and heartfelt topics, this album once again achieves to keep the sound of British rock fresh and relevant. We t...

As both - an actor and a musician, Charles Esten is no longer an unknown entity. His appears in series like Outer Banks and Married with Children. At the same time, the American is on the road with his country and rock music. We spoke with him in our ROCK ANTENNE interview about his musical journey, his acting career, and his first vacation on the European mainland, among other things. Enjoy!

With their single "Leave a Light On" Papa Roach addresses the important issue of mental health. "I'll be there for my people, no matter what" - that is the powerful message that lead singer Jacoby Shaddix aims to spread far and wide. Discover why this song creates a moment of intimacy at Papa Roach concerts by tuning into our exclusive interview on ROCK ANTENNE. Enjoy!

Nickelback will be touring through europe this summer and Ryan and Mike reveal, what we can expect from the upcoming shows. In this exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, they also talk about the new band documentary "Hate To Love", coming to theatres world wide soon, and about the incredible experience of seeing the legendary U2 in the amazing Las Vegas Sphere. Enjoy!

Tarja Turunen faces a very exciting year: two tours on her own, the Rock Meets Classic tour, lots of festivals and on top of all that, new music are on the list of the former Nightwish singer. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Tarja talks to us about her favorite Rock Meets Classic-stars and why she feels honored to be a part of the project. In her opinion, Classical and Rock music are deep...

What you can hear on the new album of New Model Army "Unbroken" is a bunch of demos. That's how singer and guitarrist Justin Sullivan describes the record of the band in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview. More detailed facts about how the songs were made and a bunch more stuff are discussed, so enjoy listening!

Shinedown have big plans for 2024! Their last headliner tour in Germany was set for November 2022, but was cancelled only a few weeks before it would have started. Since then, Shinedown have released their new album "Planet Zero". With the record being in the bag, they want to push on with a new European tour, planning trips to Germany as well as Australia and many more countries. In our exclusive...

Shortly before Christmas 2023, we talked to Bob Catley and Lee Morris of Magnum about their newest work "Here comes the Rain", which would be out on January 12th 2024. Little did we then know about the tragedy that was about to happen only a few weeks later: the death of gitarrist Tony Clarkin on January 7th. We lost a great rock musician - but now find comfort in the last Magnum album he wrote. T...

He doesn't write songs - he writes stories: that's Luke Spiller of The Struts! In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, the singer talks about their new album "Pretty Vicious" and how it honors the past while still being aware of having been written in the present. Enjoy!

After their gig at ROCK OUT Festival in the German Rock City of Augsburg, we met Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme for an exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview. We talked about having technical issues on stage, the delicate chemistry within the band, the best guitar solo of the year - and money. Enjoy!

KISS are history, but original guitarist Ace Frehley is happily releasing his new solo album “10,000 Volts” in February! You can find out everything about it and his eternal love-hate relationship with the other KISS members here in our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE Interview!

Mike Shinoda is back! The Linkin Park singer has talked to us about his new song "Already Over" and what to expect from his upcoming music. In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Mike also tells us why he thinks of Steven King during his writing sessions - and he confesses that Bon Jovi was always there when he went to sleep in earlier days. Enjoy!