It has been a few years since we caught up with our good friend and Warrant guitarist Joey Allen who is back to talk about the band's big show at Ozarks Amphitheater on August 16th with Firehouse and Once Bitten.

Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin talks about the band's final run of shows which will culminate in September and the legacy that Candlebox will leave behind. Martin also talks about the band's final album "The Long Goodbye" and shares stories from the inception of Candlebox in the early 90's.

Collective Soul guitarist Dean Roland calls in from the road as Collective Soul embarks on the "Summer Camp with Trucks" tour with Hootie and the Blowfish and Edwin McCain.

Chris Slade has been in the rock n' roll business for 60 years and is set to release a new double-album Chris Slade's Timeline "Timescape" that spans his entire career from Tom Jones, AC/DC and Uriah Heap.

Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice talks new Cactus album "Temple of Blues: Influences and Friends).

Send us a Text Message. Anne Rice describes the purpose and process of writing Feast of All Saints,"I had been doing research for that novel for about ten years. I started it long before I did Interview with the Vampire, which was really the first work that I had published. What I was trying to do there, more than bring to life the free colored com…

It's our 4th of July special coming to you a day early and renowned rock bassist P.J. Farley is back on the show to talk about the upcoming July run of shows for his 80's Kiss cover band Kuarantine as well as all the goings on with Fozzy and Trixter.

It's a special early-week episode as Tracii Guns joins the show to talk about the latest Sumbomb release "Light Up the Sky" as well as L.A. Guns' upcoming Summer Tour and new music via Cleopatra Records.

Legendary guitarist Jason Hook is storming out of the gates with his new band FLAT BLACK, as they prepare to release their debut album "Dark Side of The Brain" on July 19th via Fearless Records. The former Five Finger Death Punch guitarist recruited a trio of young, hungry, and talented musicians (Wrex Horton on vocals, Nick Diltz on bass, Rob Pier…

The Duke of Metal, Rich Ward talks about this awesome 80's tribute band Guardians of the Jukebox as well as his memories of growing up in the 80's and hearing many of these songs for the first time. Rich is also discussing the new Fozzy single and upcoming Fall U.S. Tour.http://guardiansofthejukebox.com http://foxxyrock.com…

What else can you say? It's 35 minutes of rip-roaring, flag-waving, star-spangled excellence. Ted Nugent brings his flame thrower to this interview and talks about everything from his work on the new Cactus album to honoring his Motown funk brothers like Bo Diddly and Little Richard.

The fun, endearing and inspirational Sarah Smith joins the show to talk about how she became a die-hard fan of all things 80's hair metal. Sarah talks about some of her favorite shows, rockers she has met and how she helps influence people from a younger generation to become fans of rock music. Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahes123…

German guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell discusses his upcoming album "Risen Symbol" as well as the difficulties in touring the United States. Axel is open, honest and often hilarious as he takes us through his hard rock odyssey which began in the 1980's.

Send us a Text Message. Anne Rice talks about creating Interview With A Vampire from the idea to the book. Raised in a fertile breeding ground for fantasy and horror, Anne Rice , was schooled by the local legends and graveyards of New Orleans. She highlights the different aspects of New Orleans culture from spending afternoons picnicking in graveya…

The Thomas Nicholas Band is on the cusp of releasing a retro pop punk masterpiece called "We're Going to Be Ok." The actor turned musician talks about his journey in music as well as his playing Henry in "Rookie of the Year" and the impact of the American Pie series.

Send us a Text Message. Paquito's story from childhood who followed his virtuoso father into playing and composing Latin, Jazz and Classical. His lifetime of musical partnership and friendships with Chucho Valdes, Dizzy Gillespie, Daniel Ponce, Arturo Sandoval and other musical greats.He pays tribute to bandmates from Irakere, Orquesta Cubana and o…

Send us a Text Message. Wayne Shorter took a huge musical and spiritual leap forward with Atlantis, his first recording as a leader after an11 year hiatus. 00:33 He talks about the collaboration and creation with the artists he recorded it with and how it transcended the norms for composition something he was criticized for in music class, 01:19 "Y…

Heroes of the late 80's/early 90's rock scene Babylon A.D. are back with a brand new album due out May 17th called "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day." featuring 11 blistering tracks. Frontman Derek Davis discusses the band's legacy and bright figure during this exclusive interview.

From the ashes of all-female rock outfit known as Thundermother, The Gems have risen and are taking the rock world by storm with their new album "Phoenix." Mona and Emlee are stopping by to chat about the latest release and upcoming tour.

On this week's edition of On the Road to Rock, I'm announcing our 2024 Rocklahoma weekend pass giveaway. Listen for details. Also, going back to an interview we did back in 2021 with Winger guitarist Reb Beach. Once thought to be unusable due to audio glitches, the interview has been cleaned up and is ready for the world to hear! www.rocklahoma.com…

Stan Bush was responsible for memorable 80's soundtrack hits from the Transformers Movie to Van Damme classics Bloodsport & Kickboxer. Bush has a new single out called "Freedom" and his uplifting style of rock is still very much in his blood.

The kings of Swedish Sleeze, Crazy Lixx are back with a new album featuring a healthy dose of classic songs as well as three new ones and vocalist and band visionary Danny Rexon returns to the show to talk about all the goings on in the Crazy Lixx camp.

Guitar icon Joel Hoekstra is discussing the latest Revolution Saints album "Against the Winds" which is available now via Frontier Records.

Famed music producer/songwriter Desmond Child has released a book called "Livin' On a Prayer: Big Songs, Big Life" and he discusses the 7-year process of writing it along with working with such artists as Kiss, Alice Cooper, Ratt and more.

Send us a Text Message. Interview recorded when Branford was in an all star band with Sting , pianist Kenny Kirkland, drummer Omar Hakim and bassist Darryl Jones. He talks about growing up in New Orleans where jazz was not his favorite music but he says being exposed to it was the most important thing. youtube site https://www.youtube.com/playlist?…

Send us a Text Message. In 1997 Clark Terry was originally scheduled to perform on live and on record with Jon Hendricks. When Clark Terry was too ill to perform Wynton offered his services. 01:17 When Jon said I can't pay you near your kind of money. Wynton said, "Mr Hendricks do me a favor..when we talk.. NEVER mention money to me. It'll be my pl…

Send us a Text Message. Interview conducted 44 years ago in SF---00:00 Despite playing with DexterGordon, John Coltrane, Roland Kirk and Sonny Simmons still unknown.00:48 Interview begins--why more women don't pick the instrument up and obstacles when they do. 01:59 Playing an instrument is a gift it has nothing to do with who or what you are 02:53…

Taking a look back at the year that was in 2023 with guests like Dee Snider, Don Dokken, Gavin Rossdale, Jizmak Da Gusha and Stephen Pearcy.

Iconic blues guitarist Jim Suhler makes his debut on the show as he talks about playing with George Thorogood and the Destroyers for the past 20-plus years as well as his band Texas Scratch and their debut album which is available now. Quarto Valley recording artist Texas Scratch is a blues band consisting of Texas guitar slingers' Jim Suhler (Geor…

Leatherwolf drummer Dean Roberts is talking about the band's ambitious latest album "Kill the Hunted" and takes us all the way back to Leatherwolf's beginnings playing shows with Metallica in Southern California in the early 80s.

Foghat frontmat Scott Holt discusses his journey in music culminating in joining iconic rock n' roll act Foghat back in 2022. Scott is talking about the band's latest album "Sonic Mojo" which debuted at #1 on the Billboards Blues charts.

Send us a Text Message. (1984) Mr. T Talks about his books and what he wants to pass on to kids. Grew up in The Robert Taylor Housing Project. In the 1990's your chance of being a victim of violent crime there was 1 in 10. https://bit.ly/ChicagoGangHistoryRobertTaylorHomes . But he found a way out, a way to excel. Mr. T starts the interview what he…

Send us a Text Message. Duane Eddy traces his musical history from the beginning 00:22 learning guitar from his father. All the players he worked with from 00:37 Steve Douglas, 01:15 Lee Hazelwood to backstage jams with Chuck Berry and James Burton. 06:42 Duane deals with the British Bands taking the spot light "I needed the break" Released an albu…

Comedian, actor, author and musician Tommy Davidson is on the show this week to talk about his trio of smooth Jazz singles including the thought-provoking song Kid Zero. Visit thetommydavidson.com to enjoy! We also talk some football, In LIiving Color and much more.

Legendary former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg is back on the show to talk about Vandenberg's latest album "Sin" as well as his band's upcoming Spring tour with Geoff Tate which will hit cities all over the U.S.

The legendary voice of Dokken is our very special guest this week as he discusses the band's upcoming new album "Heaven Comes Down". Don also talks about moving to New Mexico, gives the story behind one of Dokken's biggest hits and much more! http://dokken.net

Send us a Text Message. Geri Allen recorded this interview with me on the movie set of Robert Altman's Kansas City. Where she played Mary Lou Williams and paid tribute to her words and music. Digging thru old interviews .... On the film set for the Altman movie Kansas City I watched an amazing band playing the role of legendary jazz musicians who f…

Raucous Jackyl frontman Jesse James Dupree discusses his latest solo song "Never Gets Old" which was co-written with ACDC's Brian Johnson. Jesse also gives the latest update on Jackyl and sets the scene for the release of his solo album "Breathing Fire."

Send us a Text Message. In 1962 John Casavettes battled the studio system to create a film that would question assumptions and portrayals about what disabled children can do and where they should reside. 00:27 John Cassavetes about the difference between his vision for Child is Waiting and Kramer's. Burt Lancaster joins Judy Garland (Judgment at Nu…

George Lynch makes his first appearance on the show in seven years as he discusses the upcoming Lynch Mob album "Babylon" which is due out October 20th. Lynch also talks about playing shows with Dokken and give some of his favorite memories of making Dokken's Dream Warriors video.

Famed Chilean singer Ronnie Romero is set to release his latest solo album "Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters" on September 8th and discusses his journey from growing up in South America to singing with legends like Rainbow and Michael Schenker.

The incomparable Todd "Dammit" Kerns returns to the show to talk about Blackbird Angels, a project Todd is involved with featuring L.A. Guns' Tracii Guns. Kerns is also discussing playing the entire Kiss Alive III album with Bruce Kulick next month in Sarasota, Florida

It's the very best from Rocklahoma 2023 including interviews with Gavin Rossdale from Bush, Jizmak from GWAR, Crobot, Bat Allison, Danny from Asking Alexandria, The Hu and Kix.

Swedish hard rock heroes Eclipse will release their latest album "Megalomanium" on September 1st and it's already being talked about as the hard rock album of the year. Erik Martensson discusses Eclipse's journey to stardom as the band opened for Motley Crue and Def Leppard this Summer and are about to embark on a tour with H.E.A.T. in Europe.…

Y&T bassist Aaron Leigh returns to the show to talk about his recent single "Bahia Sunshine" and the importance of musical exploration in his career. Leigh also touches on upcoming Y&T happenings and discusses what it's like to see so many of our heroes passing away or retiring from music. http://aaronleigh.com http://roadtorockpodcast.com…

It's been over four years since John Corabi was last on the Road to Rock and now he's back talking about his solo tour, upcoming gigs with Dead Daisies and gives his thoughts on John 5 replacing Mick Mars in Motley Crue.

Foreigner have recently embarked on it's farewell tour and bassist Jeff Pilson is back to talk about his back injury, playing while seated as well as his future plans for Dokken, Black Swan, The End Machine etc. Jeff and former Dokken bandmate George Lynch are also releasing a new "Heavy Hitters" album featuring cover songs.…

Iconic blues guitarist Lance Lopez returns once again to talk about his latest album "Trouble is Good" available now via Cleopatra records.

Send us a Text Message. Robert Altman talks about working with composers like John Williams, Mark Isham and other musicians and performers to create music for his movies. Excerpts from movies McCabe and Mrs Miller, Images, Gingerbread Man, Cookie's Fortune, illustrate the way he works. youtube site https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtsIZ_bMcIg…

It's a conversation for the ages as Ugly Kid Joe guitarist Klaus Eichstadt joins host Clint Switzer to discuss the band's recent trek around America with Fozzy. Klaus is also going way back to talk about the genesis of the band and how they've maintained popularity despite rarely touring in America over the past 25 years.…