Episode 149- Ty Willman of Green Apple Quick Step ! This was a really fun interview! For those unfamiliar with Green Apple Quick Step, they were a really great Seattle 90s band. There were videos on MTV as well as songs on the soundtracks of The Basketball Diaries, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Homegrown . The band also did a lot of big shows including a European tour with Tool & Rage Against the Machine . Ty also worked on several side projects with members of Pearl Jam . He has some ...
Jun 30, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 149
Episode 148- Hugh Fink ! Hugh has had a really amazing career. He started out working alongside Rodney Dangerfield as a comedian while also writing jokes for other people. He contributed to David Spade ’s “ Hollywood Minute ” segment on Saturday Night Live and eventually landed a full time gig there for seven years. He has some great stories and insight about what’s it’s like working at SNL . In addition to SNL , Hugh has written for the Drew Carey Show , ShowBiz Show with David Spade & even...
Jun 25, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 148
Episode 147- Alex Grossi, guitarist of Quiet Riot! Alex has worked with a number of great musicians including Jani Lane, Steven Adler, Dizzy Reed, and Joe Leste. He also once got to audition for Guns ‘N Roses! He tells me all about it plus we discuss the upcoming Quiet Riot tour and new music he has coming out! 00:00 - Intro 01:25 - Guitar Prodigy & Early Days 03:30 - Berkley & Angry Salad 06:23 - Hard Rock & Big Guitar Riffs 07:45 - Beautiful Creatures & Cat Club 10:30 - Bad Boy...
Jun 23, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 147
Episode 0- Introduction & Highlights from the show! Best viewed on YouTube. Guests Featured in Order: Mark Knight (Bang Tango guitarist) Keith Wallen (Breaking Benjamin guitarist) Zoe Abbott (financial advisor) Rob Carlyle (The Compulsions frontman) Jenny Zigrino (comedian/actress) Landon Milbourn (Goodbye June singer) Keith Coogan (actor) Sam Bam Koltun (Faster Pussycat guitarist) Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean drummer) Sean Dowell (Grey Daze drummer) Andrew Rivers (comedian) Mo Mandel (comedia...
Jun 18, 2021•3 min
Episode 146- Matthew W!!! Matthew is a fellow podcaster and host of West Coast Radio. I was fortunate enough to be a guest on his show a couple months ago and I now get to return the favor. I think he’s a very talented podcaster with a bright future. I loved picking his brain on a variety of topics including ghosts, Bigfoot, homelessness, the environment, show guests and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:30 - Welcome & Bar Pod Idea 0:02:42 - Military Brat 0:03:50 - Early Interest in Talk Radio &...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 146
Episode 145- Mark Kendall, guitarist for Great White! It was a pleasure to sit down with Mark and chat about a variety of subjects, not just Great White. We discuss baseball, pool, his appearance on Joe Rogan, his blues record, guitar heroes and so much more! Credit to Onstage Shots for an awesome photo! Give him a follow! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:24 - Playing Baseball 0:05:35 - Perseverance & Success 0:08:14 - Visualization & Law of Attraction 0:12:08 - Playing Cover Songs & Early Sound...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 145
Episode 144- Brandon Baumann ! Brandon is the frontman for Diamond Lane as well as a solo artist. He recently dropped a great new single called “None to Spare.” More music will be out soon. We chat about his music as well his voice acting and he tells me a great story about meeting Dave Grohl . All this and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Welcome Brandon! 01:31 - Growing Up In Seattle 03:28 - "Diamond Lane" Band 07:23 - Licensing Deal with Fox Sports 10:52 - Current Status with Diamond Lane 13:30 - ...
Jun 15, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 144
Episode 143- Producer/Mixer Steve Thompson! Steve has worked with some of the biggest names in music including Madonna, Prince, David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell and so many more. We just scratch the surface in this episode but I get a lot of great stories. More will be told in his upcoming book “Appetite for Production.” If you’re a fan music you won’t want to miss this one! 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Current Projects 03:20 - Background in Music & Being a DJ 06:20 - Becomin...
Jun 14, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Episode 142 - Cody Hanson from Hinder ! Cody is not only the drummer, but he also co-founded the band as well as co-wrote, and co-produced much of the music. Many people know their big hit “ Lips of an Angel ” but there are sooo many more good songs! Hear all about the band’s rise to fame, collaborating with Mick Mars & Richard Marx , plus a story that makes Ozzy ’s ant snorting look tame. All this and much more! 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Writing Songs 02:40 - Musical Influences & Musical Fa...
Jun 11, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Episode 141- Art Alexakis from Everclear. Let’s just say this interview was not “Wonderful.” 💥🚂 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Rising Above Bad Things 09:02 - Suicide Attempt 10:40 - A.R. Rep at Record Label 12:12 - Signed to Capitol Records 13:45 - Nirvana Comparison & Dave Grohl 14:37 -" Santa Monica" & "You Make Me Feel Like a Whore" 16:25 - "Heroin Girl" Single & Censorship 19:35 - "Father of Mine" Fan Reactions 22:00 - Happiness & Success 25:07 - "Fire Maple Song" 26:10 - Sweet Rel...
Jun 08, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Episode 140- comedian/actor Nick Hoff ! Nick has appeared on MTV & Sirius XM , as well as in commercials for Miller Lite, Pepsi and Amazon . Nick was hand-picked by Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy to open for them on their critically acclaimed “We’ve Been Thinking” Tour. In this episode we’ll discuss everything from Nick’s background growing up on the rough streets (gravel roads) of Nebraska to working with Hollywood legends like Peter Farrelly & Phillip Seymour Hoffman . Plus hea...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Episode 139- Chip Z’Nuff ! Chip is the bass player and lead singer for Enuff Z’Nuff . Chip originally started out as a baseball player and had tryouts with some major league teams. He took that work ethic he learned from playing sports and used it to start a band. In this episode we’ll cover Vikki Foxx ’s departure, being interviewed by Howard Stern, playing with Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins , famous fans and much more! 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Current Projects 02:14 - Work Ethic Learned Fro...
Jun 04, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 139
Episode 138 - Kevin Steele from Roxx Gang & Mojo Gurus ! Roxx Gang was another band that should have been much bigger in my opinion. The band had some tragedies and substance abuse issues, but did put out some great music. Their debut album “ Things You’ve Never Done Before ” was produced by Beau Hill ( Warrant , Ratt ) and went on to sell 250,000 copies. Kevin also formed the band Mojo Gurus which had a more eclectic sound. This was a fun interview as Kevin didn’t hold back. Hear all about ...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 138
Episode 137 - Adam Czeisler of Sweet Water ! If you have never heard this band you missed out! Thankfully they are back together and making new music. They were very big in Seattle in the 90s. Their songs were all over radio, and they played shows with Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Candlebox , and Flaming Lips . Their second record “Superfriends” was produced by Dave Jerden ( Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction ) and is criminally underrated. While the songs “Superstar” and “Feed Yourself” did get s...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Episode 136- Dave Hill ! Dave is a true Renaissance man. He is a musician, a comedian, an actor, a writer, a podcaster and a clothing designer. He truly excels at all these things. As a musician, he wrote the theme song for John Oliver ’s show. His books have been been praised by author Malcolm Gladwell . He has appeared on many great TV shows including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and many more. There is a lot to discuss here and I had a lot o...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Episode 135- Stevie Rachelle from Tuff! This was a fun one as I’ve been fan of both his music career as well as his website Metal Sludge. Tuff has recently re-released their debut album and we have the inside scoop all about the band’s history and recording with legendary producer Howard Benson. Then we talk about the Metal Sludge site and we reveal who the catalyst was that helped inspire Stevie to start it. We also chat a little bit about his other projects Shameless, Tales From the Porn and C...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Episode 134- Mark Farner ! Mark was the singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for Grand Funk Railroad. He now has a solo project called “ Mark Farner’s American Band .” This interview was a lot of fun because Mark is a great storyteller. Hear the stories behind their biggest songs, some bad business dealings and Mark going THROUGH a tree in a car! 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Early Musical Beginnings 03:02 - Guitar Teacher Shoots Foot Off 03:58 - Kicked Out of High School 06:56 - Dick Wagner & E...
May 12, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Episode 133- The Compulsions & The Dodies ! It’s a DOUBLE episode featuring two interviews! First up is Rob Carlyle from the Compulsions . He returns to the show now that his “ Ferocious ” album is out and getting rave reviews. We chat about the album, GnR, his song on Shameless , future plans and more. Then I talk to Yoni Avittan & Ran Aronson from the Israeli garage rock band The Dodies . They explain the unique way that they perform and record as a duo. We also discuss their Patreon s...
May 07, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 133
Episode 132- Geoff Tate, former lead singer of Queensryche. Geoff is promoting his new project Sweet Oblivion. We discuss that plus recording and writing music, his winery, Operation Mindcrime & more. 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Wikipedia Inaccuracies 02:20 - First Songs Written 03:07 - Early Music Seattle Scene 04:06 - The Mob & Queensryche 06:33 - Going Through Customs 1986 08:25 - Operation Mindcrime 11:12 - Recording in Different Places 13:20 - Empire & "Anybody Listening" 14:36 - Seat...
May 07, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Episode 131- screenwriter Rich Wilkes! Rich is a very accomplished screenwriter with over 30 years in the business. He contributed to two of my favorite movies - “The Dirt” & “Billy Madison” (uncredited). It was great chatting about the process of getting some of these projects made. It was also fun to hear about some of his projects that he worked on that did not get made- although I’m hoping some of them- like the Sam Kinison movie do get made. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:01 - Background in Switz...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Episode 130- GnR Discussion & Album Ranking! We have two great guests for this episode - Brando from the Appetite for Distortion Podcast & I welcome back author Christopher P. Hilton. A lot of great GnR talk including original names for the band, the Vince Neil & Bob Guccione Jr feuds, and what happened to Izzy. At the end we each give our own album rankings! 0:01:25 - GnR Other Names 0:02:23 - Original Appetite Artwork 0:03:19 - Appetite For Destruction Songs 0:06:45 - It's So Easy ...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Episode 129- Kevin Martin from Candlebox! This was fun as I’ve been a fan of Candlebox since their debut and they are from my hometown of Seattle. Their debut sold over 7 million copies worldwide. Tours with Metallica, Rush and Aerosmith followed. Kevin tells the story of how the band formed and the early club days in Seattle. We discuss the Seattle scene, the new album “Wolves”, dealing with haters, and the infamous Courtney Love feud. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:43 - Early Musical Beginings 0:03:25 -...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Episode 128- Jeff “Mantas” Dunn! Jeff started his career as a founding member, songwriter and guitarist in the band Venom. This band not only invented an entire genre of music (black metal) but also influenced a number of bands including Metallica, Slayer and Pantera. Jeff has since formed his own band Venom Inc, and has some other musical projects as well. We discuss all this in the interview as well as the Satanic themes with the band, his relationship with John Corabi and coming back to life ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Episode 127- guitarist Ryan Roxie from Alice Cooper’s band! Ryan has quite an amazing career being a part of many different musical scenes and working with legendary musicians. He went from playing on the sunset strip with Candy to New York with Electric Angels to Seattle with Sweet Water. He also played with Gilby Clarke and Slash’s Snakepit, and of course his current gig with Alice Cooper. He also hosts his own podcast, In The Trenches with Ryan Roxie. In this episode he has great stories such...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Episode 126 - Christopher P. Hilton ! Christopher wrote a great book, " The Rise, Fall & Rebirth of Hair Metal. " This is the most comprehensive book on the subject I have ever seen. It starts off with defining the term hair metal, how it came to fruition and takes it from the beginning to present day. He covers all the big groups including Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, and more. But he also does a deep dive with many releases I was not familiar with but glad I disco...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Episode 125- Joey Allen of Warrant!!! It’s always a special treat to sit down with a member of one of your favorite bands and this is no exception. One of the best interviews I’ve ever done, certainly one of the most fun. Interviewing Joey was like chatting with an old friend. He had some great stories including playing in a band with Lars Ulrich (Metallica), the on stage accident with Jani Lane, Tommy Lee’s “present” on the Feelgood tour, why they were kicked off the Poison Flesh & Blood to...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Episode 124- Tony Harnell !!! Tony is most known for being the singer of TNT, of which he had a lot of success. However, he has also worked on several other projects including music for Sonic the Hedgehog and a collaboration with Bumblefoot . He is truly a great singer with incredible range and one of the few people to possess a true four octave voice. This was a fun chat talking about Tony’s whole career. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:23 - Pro Skateboarder 0:02:55 - Singing, Moving to New York & Fir...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Episode 123- Josh Ross from Black Heart Saints! This is a band every rock fan should know. They are extremely talented musicians and songwriters. The band has had two charted songs on rock radio recently, but even their older stuff kicks ass. They have done shows with everyone from Sevendust & Puddle of Mudd to Slash & L.A. Guns. Josh and I discuss how he got in to music and how the band formed as well as some of the more business aspects of working in music such as the band’s beer. 00:0...
Apr 12, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Episode 122 - Author & Criminologist Dr Lee Mellor! This was a fun one. We examine two of his books- one on the true stories that inspired horror movies and another on conspiracy theories. Movies discussed include Jaws, Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Amityville Horror, Poltergeist and the Conjuring. We also talk about Area 51, aliens, MK Ultra, JFK assassination, chem trails and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:40 - Getting Interested in True Crime & Horror 0:03:30 - Jaws & Shark Attacks...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Episode 121- John Corabi!!! John should need no introduction as he is well respected and known among the rock community. His lone album with Motley Crue is heralded not only among fans and critics, but also members of the band itself. John has a new autobiography coming out soon as well as new music. He gives me some song titles as well as some stories that aren’t in the book like having a gun pulled in him. We also discuss his time in Ratt, playing covers with Jerry Cantrell, why Duff McKagan c...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 121
