Join us for the final episode of 2022, with comedian Sidney Smith, author/activist Arno Michaelis and police officer/podcaster Knocko Nolan. We will be breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the year and giving our own opinions. Some serious deep philosophical stuff and also a ton of laughs! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:51 - Guest Introductions 0:04:07 - Kanye West 0:13:45 - Johnny Depp & Amber Heard 0:22:30 - Tom Brady & Gisele 0:30:55 - Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck 0:37:05 - Wil...
Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 309
The Year in Rock 2022! We're going over the year's biggest news, releases, concerts, reunion, gossip and more! We also reveal our favorite new rock music of 2022. With special guests Troy Patrick Farrell (ex White Lion, Tantric) and Joe Scibilia (Rock 'N Roll & Coffee Show). 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:30 - Welcome Troy & Joe! 0:03:16 - Eddie Vedder Vs Nikki Sixx 0:07:10 - Judas Priest Band Shake Up 0:10:22 - Nita Strauss Quits Alice Cooper 0:13:22 - Neil Young & Spotify 0:18...
Dec 23, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 308
Alexa Rae is a drummer, songwriter and music producer. She has grown her Instagram to over 117,000 followers and had several videos go viral. Her current band, Pinktastic Plastixx recently opened for English Beat and continues to grow their following. In this episode we discuss Alexa’s musical upbringing, people she’s worked with, social media and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - California & Arizona Life 02:26 - Twin Sister 03:43 - Musical Influences & Learning Music 06:28 - Learning Drums &...
Dec 15, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 307
Adam Jaffe is the drummer for Pistols At Dawn, an exciting up and coming band. The band recently booked an opening slot on the Alter Bridge & Mammoth WVH tour. They just wrapped up an acoustic radio tour for their single "The Truth." We discuss all this plus how Adam grew the band, working with producer Sylvia Massy, a crazy stage incident & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Recent Radio Tour & Playing Acoustically 05:34 - Old Singer & New Singer 08:00 - New Guitarist & B...
Dec 09, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 306
Matt Ramsey is a vocal coach, singing teacher and YouTuber. He has worked with singers of all levels, but really enjoys working with adult beginners. His YouTube channel has over 30 million views and almost 300,000 subscribers. In this episode we discuss different vocal styles, how voices change with age, vocal fry and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Preconceived Notions of Singing 0:01:45 - Bob Dylan & Punk Singers 0:05:58 - Pop Singers, P!nk & Broadway 0:07:37 - Bob Dylan & Sustain...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 305
Rebecca Zung is an attorney, author and YouTuber. She was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Lawyer in America” and her YouTube channel has over 30 million views. In this episode we discuss Rebecca’s backstory and her YouTube channel which focuses on understanding and dealing with narcissists. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Rebecca's Story 03:10 - Rebecca's Work Ethic 04:10 - Being Bullied & Narcissist Relationship 05:56 - Learning About Narcissists 08:55 - Narcissist Def...
Dec 06, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 304
Laura Cox is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. She started out on YouTube and has amassed over 500,000 subscribers and millions of views with her solos, cover songs and originals. She has released 2 albums with her solo band and a third one (Head Above Water) will be out soon. We discuss the new album & single plus her YouTube channel, how to write songs, new bands she digs & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - YouTube Channel 01:57 - Living in France 04:25 - French People 05:22 - Drawi...
Dec 04, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 303
Darren and Jeff Allen Geare (The Geare Brothers) are screenwriters. Their latest film The Retaliators is getting rave reviews (currently 88% on rotten tomatoes). The movie stars Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me) as well as many rockstars including Tommy Lee, Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Ivan Moody (5 Finger Death Punch) and many others. We discuss the production of the film as well as some of the deeper issues they touched on, plus Darren’s Christopher Walken story and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 -...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 302
Jared Callahan is an Emmy nominated independent director and producer. His latest film “Clean Slate” is about two people in drug recovery trying to make a short film. We discuss drug addiction, obstacles in filmmaking, upcoming projects and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - New Film "Clean Slate" 03:38 - Ryan Leaf & Spiraling for Addicts 05:58 - Global Problem of Addiction 07:43 - Updates with Subjects of Movie 10:12 - Jared's Path to Filmmaking 11:35 - Persevering Through Rejection...
Nov 29, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 301
John Norum is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most known for being the guitarist in Europe but also spent time with both the band Dokken & Don Dokken solo. He also has maintained a successful solo career as a singer and guitarist. His latest solo album "Gone to Stay" is available now. We discuss the new album, future music with Europe, working Don Dokken, almost joining UFO and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - John's Voice & Singing 03:11 - Early Musical Days 05:46 - ...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 300
Carla Harvey is a musician, actress, artist and grief counselor. Heidi Shepherd is a musician and actress. Together, they are the co-lead singers of the band Butcher Babies. The band has a new single out now "Best Friend" - a cover of the Saweetie song. There is more music coming soon, as well as upcoming shows and new music videos. We discuss all of this plus the history of the band, the band's wine, Guns 'N Roses and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:37 - Recent Tour 0:03:35 - New...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 299
Tripp Eisen is a guitarist & songwriter, formerly with the bands Static-X, Dope & Murderdolls. He is currently with Teeze/Roughhouse, Face Without Fear, and his new band, Project-X that will do Static-X material. He is very open in this interview about his legal issues, his feelings towards his ex-bandmates, his current musical projects and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - Tripp's Background 0:02:25 -Joining Teeze/Roughhouse 0:04:31 - Producer Max Norman 0:05:20 - Popularity of Rough...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 298
Adam Ferrara is a comedian, actor and podcaster. He had recurring roles on Rescue Me & Nurse Jackie and was also the co-host of the American version of Top Gear for seven seasons. His latest comedy special “It’s Scary in Here” is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss all this in the interview plus where he got his work ethic, living with Kevin James, why performing at the roasts is difficult and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Adam's Studio 01:47 - Beatles & Music Fan 02:50 - Pe...
Nov 17, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 297
Michael Crain is a guitarist, singer, producer and songwriter best known as the guitarist of the bands Kill the Capulets, Retox & Dead Cross. He joined Dead Cross with Justin Pearson, Mike Patton & Dave Lombardo. The band has new album out now, simply titled “Dead Cross 2.” We discuss the new music, Michael’s cancer battle, Mike Patton’s burnout & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Dead Cross Genre 02:15 - Mike Patton & Songwriting 04:25 - Dave Lombardo & Band Formation 09:47 - Mike...
Nov 16, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 296
Derek Day & Franco Gravante are the singer and bass player of the hard rock band Classless Act. The band recently opened shows on the Stadium Tour alongside Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. They have an album out now titled “Welcome to the Show” and an acoustic EP coming out soon as well as a club tour. We discuss all this in the interview along with how the band formed, the advice they got from the stadium bands and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Band Introductions & Instrum...
Nov 15, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 295
Tiffany is a singer, songwriter, actress & former teen icon. Her 1987 cover “I Think We’re Alone Now” knocked Michael Jackson off the #1 spot on the charts. She has a new album coming out called “Shadows” that features members of L.A. Guns. We discuss the new album, her old manager/producer George Tobin, her Behind the Music episode, her thoughts on Britney Spears and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Current Band, Tour & Record 02:01 - Inspiration Behind New Album 03:33 - "Bed of Nails&q...
Nov 09, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 294
Rob Benedict is an actor/musician and Stephen Norton is a drummer. Together they make up half of the indie rock band Louden Swain. The band has new album out on November 11th called “Feelings & Such” that they are here to discuss. Plus playing the Supernatural conventions, music videos, songwriting and Rob’s role in “Waiting.” 00:41 - Stephen's Background & Meeting Rob 02:46 - Rob's Path to Music 05:40 - Louden Swain's Influences 07:27 - "Guilty One" & Work P...
Nov 08, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 293
Greg Graffin is a musician, author and professor of evolutionary biology. He is best known for being the singer of Bad Religion, a punk rock band he started in 1980 at age 15. His latest book “Punk Paradox” is a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock’s evolution. We discuss some of the topics of the book including his parents divorce, staying off drugs, hair metal, selling out and his final conclusion of what he’s learned looking back on his life. 00:00 - Intro 01:02 - Punk Parado...
Nov 03, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 292
Cody Jasper is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was previously the singer for the band Moon Fever, where he had millions of streams and opened for Buckcherry, Shooter Jennings, Eric gales, and filter. He is now a solo artist and has new album out called “Ministry of Madness.” We discuss the new album, leaving Moon Fever, his new record label, getting a blue tick and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:29 - Abbey Road Studios 01:53 - Set List & Upcoming Record 02:25 - New Record Label 03:35 - Warren...
Nov 01, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 291
Brett Carlisle is a singer/guitarist and the frontman of All or Nothing and also Great White. He returns to the podcast to tell us about landing the Great White gig, a new single with George Lynch, new music with All or Nothing, tips on success and more! 00:00 -Intro 00:37 - All Or Nothing Update 03:02 - Benjamin Franklin Song & Clip 04:32 - All Or Nothing Sound 05:16 - "Becoming One Like Rain" & Band Stress 08:10 - "Live Wire" Cover Version 09:16 - George Lynch &...
Oct 26, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 290
David Ellefson is a musician, songwriter and author. He was the bassist of Megadeth from 1983 to their breakup in 2002, and then again from 2010-2021. He has had a number of other musical and non-musical projects including the band The Lucid, the movie Dwellers, the book Rock Star Hitman and his own coffee company. His latest project is a collaboration with singer Jeff Scott Soto titled Ellefson-Soto. We discuss the new album, Megadeth soundtrack songs, his thoughts on the Pantera reunion and ho...
Oct 24, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 289
Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. His latest album “High Voltage Blues” features Ray Luzier (Korn) & Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big) and is available now via Rat Pak Records. We had a fun chat discussing songwriting, the blues, rock, playing with Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony, his charity Music is the Medicine & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - New Album "High Voltage Blues" 04:15 - Ending Up in St. Louis 09:30 - Non-Music Interests &...
Oct 21, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 288
Rusty Schwimmer is an actress, with 134 film/tv credits on IMDB. Some of the films she acted in include The Perfect Storm, Twister, The Belko Experiment and Amistad. She has also had guest appearances on many great TV shows including Better Call Saul, The Righteous Gemstones and Married with Children. We discuss her acting career, working with PT Anderson, the re-release of Scrooge & Marley, playing the lead in Wild Honey, and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Playing the Lead in Wild Honey 04:10 ...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 287
Will Turpin is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as the bass player and founding member of the band Collective Soul. He also has his own solo career and is currently producing some bands. In this interview we discuss the backstory of Collective Soul, touring with Aerosmith & Van Halen, how Elton John played on a song, Woodstock 94 versus 99 and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - New Album 01:27 - Band Contribution To Songs 03:30 - Collective Soul Sound & Singles 05:40 ...
Oct 11, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 286
Brian Tichy is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He has played drums for some of the biggest names in rock including Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Whitesnake, and Ace Frehley. Currently he is the drummer for The Dead Daisies, who have a new album out titled Radiance. We discuss Brian’s solo project “Ball” plus working with Steven Tyler, focusing & work ethic and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Connecting with Brian 01:10 - Guitar, Singing & Ball 03:45 - Songwri...
Oct 05, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 285
Michael Lombardi is and actor, director and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the Probationary (Probie) firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed hit television show Rescue Me. He has a fun new horror movie out now (in select cities) called The Retaliators that features a lot of really cool cameos. The soundtrack features Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. We discuss the true story that inspired this film, working & learning from Denis Leary, futu...
Oct 03, 2022•33 min•Season 4Ep. 284
Dave “The Snake” Sabo is a guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band Skid Row. The band was formed in 1986 with bassist/songwriter Rachel Bolan and originally called Darkness. They went on to sell millions of records and tour with Guns ‘N Roses, Motley Crue, Kiss and others. Their new record “The Gang’s All Here” is a return to form and bridges the gap between the first two records. We discuss the new album and working with producer Nick Raskulinecz, plus some of the old stuff, and t...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 283
Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a musician and songwriter who is most well known for being the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival. The band was extremely successful and inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. They have a new documentary on Netflix narrated by Jeff Bridges titled “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.” Cosmo also has a solo album he just released titled “California Gold’ that features Bobby Whitlock (Derek & Th...
Sep 27, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 282
Jim Babjak is the guitarist and founding member of The Smithereens. The band had several modern rock hits including "Blood & Roses" and "A Girl Like You", as well as performing on SNL and with Tom Petty. They have a new album out now called "The Lost Album" that was recorded in 1993 and features all new songs. We discuss the new album, how Madonna almost recorded with the band, Kurt Cobain being a super fan and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Library & Reading B...
Sep 23, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 281
Melissa Urban is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Whole 30 and a New York Times best-selling author. Her latest book, “The Book of Boundaries” shows you how boundaries are the key to better mental health, increased energy, improved productivity, and more fulfilling relationships. We discuss the book in depth in this episode including signals for setting boundaries, setting boundaries in different settings, food & drink boundaries, being clear and kind and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:54 - New B...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 280
