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The biggest names in rock music are Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown. From Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame members to bands just starting out, Meltdown takes rock music fans behind the scenes to find out what these talented musicians are really about. Come along for the ride as Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown invites you to find out more than you ever thought you knew about all genres of Rock from Classic to Prog to Grunge and everything in between.
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Barry Kerch of Shinedown on Hot Sauces, New Music and More
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It's always a great conversation when Barry and myself get together. This week we discussed.... Their series of Hot Sauces. The band working on new music. A drummer who changed the way he played, thus, saving his career. Questions from their head of security about Krampus and a Hell Fest show years ago. ...and more. Enjoy!…
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Talkin' Rock with Ian Hill of Judas Priest and Taproot's Stephen Richards
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I am wrapping up the week with a new episode of Talkin' Rock with Ian Hill from the Priest and Stephen Richards of Taproot. First, Ian Hill talks about all things Judas Priest. Does he like touring or recording more? Has he read Rob Halford's book? We talk about the careers of Judas Priest and Black Sabbath and their overlap. Plus, he talks about h…
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Talkin' Rock with Motley Crue's John 5, Steel Panther's Michael Starr, and Ray West of Spread Eagle
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It's another big week on the Talkin' Rock with Meltdown podcast. John 5 is up first. We discuss his latest signature guitar, being part of Motley Crue's legacy, and a paranormal experience he had. That's for starters with 5. Steel Panther's Michael Starr is next, as they kick off their tour this week. He tells me about Corey Taylor playing on past …
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Talkin Rock with Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Jason Hook from Flat Black, and Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait
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Three guests from different rock genres are on this episode of Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. First up, it's Brandon Boyd from Incubus. We discuss their upcoming tour, and why it's in arenas instead of outdoor sheds. We talk about how he approaches writing lyrics, traveling the world, horror movies, and more. Jason Hook from Flat Black is next. He tel…
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Thirty Seconds To Mars is playing Pine Knob on Tuesday as their Season World Tour makes a stop in Michigan. Jared Leto was nice enough to take a few minutes to speak with me about the band, his vast movie career, and much more. I had to ask him about scaling the Empire State Building in New York City to announce the tour. "That was quite the experi…
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Leigh Kakaty Of Pop Evil Says Their New Music Is Heavier And Darker
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Great to catch up with Pop Evil singer Leigh Kakaty. He said the band has a lot going on, including writing and recording new music. "We're constantly writing, new single, obviously coming here and we're just excited, man." We talked about the newest member of the band, drummer Blake Allison, and bass player Joey Walser. "Every new person's differe…
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Dorothy On Her New Album 'The Way', A Moment That Changed Her Life, And Lots More
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Dorothy is my latest Talkin' Rock with Meltdown guest. She's such a badass and a great talent. The talk of streaming came up early. "It should be 50/50," Dorothy said regarding the lack of money artists get from streaming services. Dorothy recalls a fight she got into at a Steel Panther show many years ago. That's a crazy story, but she would top t…
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PLUSH Talk Touring With Disturbed, TSO, Covering Heart, And More
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The ladies from PLUSH are bringing their show to the Token Lounge on Saturday, August 3rd. I was lucky enough to catch up with the band, for the first time since their appearance at last year's RIFF Fest. We discussed a lot of topics with Moriah, Bella, Ashley, and Faith, including Moriah's addiction to fishing. "It's really peaceful and relaxing t…
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Talkin' Rock with Josh and Alex of Badflower and P-Nut from 311
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Lots to talk about with Josh and Alex of Badflower, although Josh does most of the talking. LOL They have a new single out called "Teacher Has A Gun" off their upcoming album, but they also told me about a song called "Detroit". The song isn't about the Motor City but was written here. They told me about that and how some Detroit voices will end up…
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Talkin Rock with Myles Kennedy and Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D
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Lots to get into with Myles and Sonny on this episode of Talkin' Rock. First up, Myles Kennedy talks about his upcoming solo album. He tells me what the name, The Art Of Letting Go refers to, the musical mission of the record, and more. That album drops on October 11th. He talks about jamming with the Led Zeppelin guys, the first time he met Slash,…
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Chris Jericho Brings His KISS Cover Band Kuarantine To Detroit Rock City
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Everyone knows Chris Jericho from the world of wrestling, which he's still in, but he's also the frontman of Fozzy, and his KISS cover band Kuarantine. You'll be able to see the band on July 5th at the Diesel Concert Lounge in Chesterfield. Chris talks about how the band came about and what they play. Chris Jericho On A Classic Wrestling Moment Of …
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What an honor to talk to Geezer Butler, the legendary bass player from Black Sabbath. His book "Into The Void - From Birth To Black Sabbath And Beyond" is out now and it's fantastic. There are some great stories and tales that Geezer gets into. He told me why he wrote the book "I always wanted to write a memoir for my grandkids, to give them a bett…
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Blackie Lawless Of W.A.S.P. Gives Update On His Health, Tour, And New Music
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My latest Talkin' Rock with Meltdown guest is none other that Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.. It's always a treat when I get to talk with Blackie. He's a great interview, and also the force behind one of my favorite bands of the era. Lots was discussed including his health. After undergoing surgery to ease his back last year, he's on the mean. "But, y…
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Ed Roland Of Collective Soul On Recording In Elvis' House And The Secret Behind Their Hit Song "Shine"
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Ed Roland is one of those guys that's just easy to talk to and we talked about a lot of things. When the band broke in 1994, they broke big time! That year they played Woodstock, as they did in 1999 too. He told me they are one of only 5 acts to play both concerts. His brother, Dean, has been in the band the entire time as well. I asked him about s…
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Dead Daisies Guitarist Doug Aldrich Talks New Music And More
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The new Dead Daisies album is dropping in September, so it's good to get Doug Aldrich from the band on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown to tell us about it. Plus, they'll be playing the Machine Shop on June 11th, in Flint, Michigan. As far as song ideas for the new album, he said everyone chipped in. "We all, all we all were, brought different parts in d…
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Mr. Big's Eric Martin Talks Of The Band's Beginning, The Latest Album, And The Big Finish
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Mr. Big is on their "Big Finish" tour and makes a stop in southeast Michigan at District 142 in Wyandotte on May 30th. Mr. Big From The Start Eric told me the entire story of how the band started after his solo career had seemed to fizzle out in the late 80s. He spoke of meeting Billy Sheehan, a guy who he didn't know about. It was interesting to h…
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Rachel Bolan Of Skid Row Talks Lzzy Hale Joining Their Tour: 'She Blew Us Away'
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When I heard that Lzzy Hale had signed on to help the Skid Row guys for 4 shows, I was stoked! I was excited for the band, excited for the people who would see her sing live, and excited for Lzzy! After the first show was in the books, I texted Skid Row bassist, Rachel Bolan and drummer, Rob Hammersmith. Both of them were giddy with how the weekend…
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Former NIN Drummer Chris Vrenna On His New Gig At U Of M And Nails Stories
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This is such an interesting listen. I'd never met or interviewed Chris before. He was so much fun to talk to! We talked about his new gig, at the University of Michigan. He's taking his lessons learned, and passing them on to a younger generation. Of course, we had to talk about his time in Nine Inch Nails. He talked about the song "Closer" and how…
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Slayer's Kerry King and Barry Kerch of Shinedown
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I had the good fortune to speak with Slayer's Kerry King about his new solo album, From Hell I Rise, which drops on May 17th. What I've heard has been a brutal onslaught, like you'd expect! He told me why he chose that name for the album, there were other ones, but he picked this one, as it ends the album on track 13. He also told me about the flav…
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Stephan Jenkins Of Third Eye Blind Recalls Emotional Rise To Fame In The 90s And More
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I've never talked with Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind, so I can check him off my ever-growing list of rockers I've interviewed. Right off the bat, we talked about touring, and how much he likes it. He commented on how concerts bring us together "That collective sense of feeling lets us know that we're not alone." You can see him and Third Eye…
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Taylor Roberts From Taproot On His Bands And Being Confused For Corey Taylor
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Taylor Roberts from Taproot/Riding With Killers joins me on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. We started off talking about RWK. He explained how the band formed, talked about their debut record "Full Circle" and more. He said they've done some pretty big shows, but it's time to get that band out to the forefront. "We're really getting ready to launch thi…
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd - His Upcoming Tour, The Stockpile Of Music He Has, A New Dodge And More
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd has a lot going on. between concerts, family, and getting high-powered muscle cars delivered to his house, his plate is full! I ran into Kenny a few weeks back in Nashville. I posted about that trip and a little about running into Kenny, here. Onto what Kenny has going on. He'll be playing at the Music Hall Center for the Perfo…
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Don Jamieson's latest comedy album is No Sleep 'Til McSorley's. Once again, he's modeled his latest album after a famous rock record. This time around it's Motorhead's, No Sleep "til Hammersmith. He explains why he chose that pub, and how he got permission to use the famous album cover. On the album, Don takes on many social and rock topics. It's a…
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The Legendary James "JY" Young Of Styx on Talkin' Rock
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What a pleasure to have James "JY" Young in the studio to talk all things Styx, and more. The upcoming "Renegades and Juke Box Heroes" tour features Foreigner and John Waite. They'll be playing Pine Knob on June 15th. We talked about a lot of topics. Playing in the band with great musicians like Tommy Shaw, and Lawrence Gowen. Where does Styx live …
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Sebastian, Remington, and Emerson from Palaye Royale were nice enough to stop by the station before their show earlier this week. After playing three songs for the staff, they hopped into the studio with me to talk about the band. I had seen on X that Remington said that Songs For Sadness was very personal to him. He spoke about how his mother's il…
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Spencer Charnas From Ice Nine Kills On Touring With Metallica, Horror And More
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"It's incredible, man" is how Spencer Charnas from Ice Nine Kills responded to touring with Metallica. That's the last time he was in the Detroit area when that tour played Ford Field. Well, he's coming back this weekend to sign autographs and take photos with fans at Astronomicon. That happens in Livonia, Michigan April 12-14th at the Burton Manor…
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Armored Saint singer John Bush and bass player Joey Vera, who are currently out on tour with Queensryche. They'll be coming through Detroit to play the Majestic Theater on April 14th. Joey said of touring with the QR guys, "It's always fun touring with friends, people you get along with." We talked about their experience on the Monsters Of Rock Cru…
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Mike Kroeger Speaks About Hate To Love: Nickelback
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It was great of Mike Kroeger from Nickelback to take so much time to talk about their documentary Hate To Love: Nickelback, which comes to theaters on March 27th and 30th. We also talked about a few specific songs, hockey, and more. He told me this documentary might help to dispel some of the things about the band that aren't true. "It's the fillin…
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Singer Jeff Scott Soto On Art Of Anarchy, TSO, Queen And More
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Great to reconnect with Jeff Scott Soto. The last time I talked with him was mere weeks after we met, I believe in 2018. He's one of these guys who you just like the first time you meet him. He's so easy to talk to, which you'll see in this conversation. He's coming through town playing the Token Lounge on March 27th with The Art Of Anarchy band. H…
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Drummer Tommy Clufetos Talks Playing With Sabbath, His Detroit Work Ethic, And More
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Honored to have drummer extraordinaire, and fellow Detroiter, Tommy Clufetos on Talkin' Rock. He's playing the Token Lounge coming up on Thursday, March 28th. Having seen him play there before, this is a show you're not going to want to miss. He said that was the only time he'd played there and he "Loved it!" His drumming is insane. Just check out …
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The Other Side Of Mick Mars On Talkin' Rock
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Such an honor to have Mick Mars on the show. His new album "The Other Side Of Mars" drops on February 23rd, and it's a killer record. The album really shows off different sides to Mick's musicality. It really takes you on a roller coaster ride. "Yeah, I wanted to see what happens. Lots of different styles, different things." He went on "I intention…
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Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks About His Documentary, Their Famous Drum Battle, And More
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Days after his birthday, Sully Erna from Godsmack called in to discuss what the band has going on, along with his "I Stand Alone - The Sully Erna Story", which you can watch now. He told me how the documentary started, after writing manuscripts for his book "The Paths We Choose". He says his story is about perseverance....that's an understatement. …
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Sebastian Bach On New Music, Skid Row, And LOTS More
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Sebastian Bach is my latest guest on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. He's dropping a new album, in his words, sooner than you think. "It's coming very, very soon." He talks about the first single "What Have I Got To Lose?" which you can see below. That song is co-written with Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge/Slash. He talked about joining up with him. D…
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Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson On Talkin' Rock
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Chris Robertson from Black Stone Cherry joins me on Talkin' Rock. They'll be hoping on the ShipRocked cruise starting February 4 through the 10th. Their latest album, their eighth, dropped last fall called Screamin' At The Sky. He tells me that he feels fortunate that they can put out new music and people still care, "You can't really ask for much …
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Eric Bloom From Blue Oyster Cult On 2024, Their Songs In Movies, Spinal Tap And More
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My guest on this episode of Talkin' Rock is Blue Oyster Cult's Eric Bloom. This is the first time we've talked and I found him to be very easy to speak with. For those of you in the southeast Michigan area, B.O.C is playing the Royal Oak Music Theater on February 25th. Eric is looking forward to the show, but he seemed happier to be coming to Detro…
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Singer Carson Macc Of Detroit's Mac Saturn
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Mac Saturn singer, Carson Macc joins me today, as their "Hard To Sell" record finally drops this Friday, January 26th, with a show to celebrate that night at the Fillmore Detroit. The process of making this record began long ago. Working with Al Sutton at Rust Belt Studios, they brought what they thought were solid songs, but they weren't. "We brou…
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Talkin' Rock with David Ellefson and Gavin Rossdale of Bush
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Always great to talk with David Ellefson. He has so much going on, as always! This guy has to be one of the busiest musicians in the country. He talked about spending his birthday here in Detroit to see Metallica in early November. He talked as to why he was here, and seeing Metallica was only one part of it. One of his many bands, Metal Alliegence…
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Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner On The New Album And Lots More
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Guitarist Richie Faulkner joins me today on Talkin' Rock. We started by talking about his latest birthday celebration on January 1st. We talked about his relationship with his father-in-law, guitar legend George Lynch. "George is an incredible player....not only incredible but a unique player," he said. I asked him if he's floated him any tracks of…
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Tim Montana is making 2024 the year of rock for his career. He'll be dropping a rock album, and going out on tour with Staind and Seether. I had a chance to talk with him about this upcoming year, the bar he co-owns with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and lots more. Growing up very poor, Tim says he's had the good fortune to meet most of the people on the…
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Scott Stapp Talks Higher Power and Creed Reforming
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It's always great to talk with Scott Stapp. It's even better when he has a new solo album about to drop and a tour with the reunited Creed! We talk about all of this and lots more on this episode of Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. His new album is called Higher Power and comes out on March 15th. He told me about the album, how personal it is to him, an…
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Biff Byford Of Saxon On Their Latest Album Hell, Fire And Damnation
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The new album from Saxon, "Hell, Fire and Damnation" drops on January 19th, and frontman Biff Byford was nice enough to join me to discuss it, and lots more. "It's a monster title, isn't it?" Biff asked when I brought up the title. That it is! He told me what the title meant, it goes back a long way. "I don't know why we didn't use it before". He s…
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Taproot's Steve Richards On Touring, The Year That Was And Lots More
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Steve Richards from Taproot was kind enough to join me to talk to all things Taproot. I opened up the conversation by asking him what it's been like to be back out on tour with the band. "It's been really cool" Steve replied. He explained how their tour isn't a grueling grind, but one where they meet up on weekends. He also spoke to touring with ne…
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Great White's Jack Russell On New Music, Working With Tracii Guns, His Health And More
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A few weeks back, I took a trek to Buffalo, New York to hang with my friend Don Jamieson from That Metal Show. He hosted the night at the Showplace Theater with Jack Russell's Great White. It was great to reconnect with Jack afterward. I asked Jack if he'd like to come on the podcast and he didn't hesitate. Jack spoke of his current state of health…
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Here's my two-part conversation with Robert from Metallica. This is condensed into one part for your listening pleasure! Part one..... We talked about the latest album, 72 Seasons. He said it was great to get back into a room and play with the guys after the pandemic. "You forget about those things and take them for granted, it was pretty special."…
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Andy Summers On His Upcoming Tour, The Rock Hall & His Favorite Police Album
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Andy Summers of The Police is about to embark on his The Cracked Lens and A Missing String tour, and he's here to tell me about it. He told me about when his love of photography started. He said it was many decades ago between female photographers when the band started around 1979 and as a teenager seeing arthouse films in England. "I loved them, i…
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Bush's Gavin Rossdale Talks Greatest Hits, His Music In Films, Detroit And More
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Gavin Rossdale of Bush joins me to discuss many things in his world, including the Greatest Hits: Loaded 1994-2023. He told me why now, and how it was something he didn't really want to do. He spoke to the latest single and video, "Nowhere To Go But Everywhere". In the video, he goes back in time to 30 years. I asked him if going back to the start …
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It's always a pleasure to talk with the Triumph front man. Rik Emmett's new book is out and it's a great read for any Triumph fan, or any music fan in general. "Lay It On The Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH" is out now. Rik was, well, like an open book when I spoke with him. He told me that writing this book had …
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Blues Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa On His Current Projects, Jeff Beck And More
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Joe Bonamassa was nice enough to join me last week to talk about his latest albums/projects, plus, his upcoming show at the historic Fox Theater on November 18th. He told me how much he loves that place. I actually made a separate story just for his comments on the Fox. Joe told me about his latest live album, Tales Of Time, which he recorded at th…
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Jackyl's Jesse James Dupree "Never Gets Old" On Talkin' Rock
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It's always great to talk with my friend, Jesse James Dupree from Jackyl. He's got a new album coming out on November 10th called, "Breathing Fire". He told me about the idea of the record, which was born out of good old fashioned Rock N' Roll. Brian Johnson from AC/DC helped to write some of the material. He said Brian called him out of the blue, …
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Brad And Bobby From Saliva On The New Record, Passing Of Wayne Swinny And More
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Always a blast to talk with my friends, Brad Stewart and Bobby Amaru from Saliva. If you're in the SE Michigan area, swing by District 142 on Monday, September 25th to see the show. Their new record dropped a couple weeks back called Revelations. It was an album written and recorded before the passing of original guitarist, Wayne Swinny. Bobby said…
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