Gary Cherone is a singer & songwriter, best known as the singer of Extreme and former singer of Van Halen. He also the current singer for the Joe Perry Project. His band Extreme has a phenomenal new album titled “Six” that we discuss track by track. We also talk a little about the albums Pornograffiti and 3 Sides to Every Story. Lots of great stuff from Gary! 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - New Extreme Album "Six" Artwork 02:25 - Production, Songwriting & Sound 05:40 - The Song "#Rebel"l & Key...
Jun 09, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 335
Dee Snider is a musician, actor and writer. He was the lead singer of Twisted Sister as well as Widowmaker and a solo band. He famously testified against censorship of music in a 1985 senate hearing. Dee returns for the second time on my show to promote his new book “Frats”, about high school fraternities set in 1970s New York. We discuss the book, people trying to cancel Dee, how we can help people get along better, his marriage advice and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:44 - New Book "Frats" 0:05:4...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 350
Klaus Eichstadt is the guitarist and founding member of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe. They had two massive hits with “Everything About You” & “Cat’s in the Cradle.” They also have shared the stage with Def Leppard, Guns ‘n Roses, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi and more. The band has a new album out now called “Rad Wings of Destiny” and a U.S. tour with Fozzy & Pistols at Dawn. We discuss the band’s history, new songs, live shows, & more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Ugly Kid Joe Tour 0...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 349
Huck Johns is musician and hat maker. He spent a long time in the music business and has some cool experiences such as getting a call from Slash inquiring about trying out for Velvet Revolver, writing a song with Kid Rock and touring with Ted Nugent. He has since left Hollywood and moved to Tennessee and focused on making custom hats. Some people who have worn his hats include Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet). It was fun chatting with him and hearing his insights and st...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 348
Josh Todd is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer of rock band Buckcherry. The band is well known for songs like “Lit Up” , “Crazy Bitch” & “Sorry.” They have a new album out June 2nd called “Vol 10” and will hit the road with Skid Row. We discuss the new album, the tour, social media, some Josh Todd trivia and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - New Album "Vol 10" & Marti Fredriksen 03:10 - New Song "Feels Like Love" & Def Leppard 04:12 - New Son...
May 19, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 347
Nathan Macintosh is Canadian comedian who has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He has a very funny new special out now called Money Never Wakes that’s available for free on YouTube. We have a great conversation about the special, life in America, mental health and so much more! Really interesting and hilarious conversation! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:36 - New Special & Clips 0:03:00 - Fights on Airplanes 0:07:00 - Full Breakdown Of Society 0:13:12 - The B...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 346
Rob Wylde is a musician, formerly with the band TigerTailz & Teenage Casket Company. His current band, Midnite City has a new album coming out soon titled “In At The Deep End.” It is a continuation of the band’s melodic 80s hard rock sound reminiscent of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard & Warrant. We discuss the new album, Rob’s other bands, opening for Ted Poley & John Corabi and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Rob Lane & Steel Panther 03:33 - New Midnite City Album 10:40 - New Song "Raise the...
May 15, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 345
Nili Brosh is a guitarist who currently plays with Danny Elfman, Cirque du Soleil, Dethklok and her own solo band. She has two new singles out now that will be part of a larger album down the line. We discuss the new music, playing with Danny Elfman, growing up in Israel, being a fan of Extreme and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Name 01:35 - Growing Up In Israel 03:35 - Culture Shock Moving to America 06:26 - Early Musical Interest 09:01 - Extreme Fan 16:25 - New Singles 18:30 - Spectrum & Ecle...
May 12, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 344
Simon King is a Canadian comedian and actor. He has released several comedy albums and specials. His latest is titled “As Good As Or Better Than” and was directed by Rory Scovel. It’s available for free on YouTube. Simon and I discuss his career in comedy, the entertainment business, doing impressions, the Royal Family and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:48 - Problems With "Furious" Special 0:04:10 - Comedy in Canada Vs. U.S. 0:06:28 - Latest Special & Finding Audience 0:09:45 - Impression, Getti...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 343
Andrew Hagar is a musician and former MMA fighter and trainer. He has a new single out now called “Systematic Minds” and more music will be out soon. We had a fascinating conversation about the music business, his path as a musician, musical styles and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - MMA & Joe Rogan 0:03:45 - Opinions & Haters 0:07:20 - Music Videos & Music Business 0:10:30 - TikTok & Social Media 0:19:10 - Touring & Doing Live Shows 0:26:35 - Standing Out in Music 0:...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 342
Kenny Olson is a multi-platinum guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, who has performed with Aerosmith, Metallica, Run DMC, Sheryl Crow, Billy Gibbons, Mick Mars and more. He was Kid Rock’s lead guitarist for eleven years performing around the world with dozens of television appearances, including Super Bowl XXXVIII. He has a new project with singer Aaron Letrick called Letrick Olson that just released a new single titled “Willow.” He has many other projects we discuss as well as some stories from t...
May 10, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 341
Liz Glazer is a comedian, actress, writer and former law professor. She has a new stand up special titled "A Very Particular Experience" out May 12th and available for pre-order now. We discuss the new special plus writing comedy material, social media and comedy clips, her twitter getting hacked and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:38 - Coffee & Energy 0:01:46 - Twitter Hacked 0:04:01 - Social Media & Clips 0:07:20 - Heckler Clip 0:12:40 - Why Clips Are Great 0:14:58 - New Material &a...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 340
Richie Faulkner is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He has a new project called Elegant Weapons and they are releasing a new album on May 26 titled “Horns for Halos.” We discuss Elegant Weapons, the future for Judas Priest, a paranormal experience while recording, Richie's near death experience and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Elegant Weapons & Melody 01:17 -" Blind Leading the Blind" Single 02:59 - "Do Or Die" Single 03:56 - ...
May 02, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 339
Craig Locicero is a musician best known for playing guitar with Bay Area thrash metal band Forbidden. He also played guitar with ManMade God, Dress the Dead, The Boneless Ones & Demonica. His band Forbidden has now had a rebirth with new singer Norman Skinner in the fold. They will be releasing some new music and playing some festivals. We discuss Forbidden, some of his other projects and his time working on one of Geoff Tate’s albums. 00:00 - Intro 00:39- Forbidden "Rebirth" 02:42 - Bay Are...
May 01, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 338
Greg Warren is a stand up comedian and actor. He has new special out titled “The Salesman” this is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss the new special, his old sales jobs, working with other comedians and so much more! Fun episode and Greg’s second time on the show! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Warrens 0:02:30 - New Special 0:06:35 - Caffeine 0:10:05- Uncomfortable Seats 0:12:25 - Peanut Butter 0:15:28 - Corporate Job 0:16:55 - Jump to Comedy & Kevin Pollak 0:18:10 - Sales 0:21:55 - D...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 337
Michelle Danner is an actress, director and acting coach. She has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Gerard Butler, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock and Seth McFarlane. She has a movie she directed coming out titled "Miranda's Victim" which is about the true story of the Miranda Rights and stars Donald Sutherland and Andy Garcia. We discuss some of the people she's worked with, acting techniques, marketing films and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Life In Paris 02:25 - Studying Acti...
Apr 27, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 336
Jeff Pilson is musician, songwriter and music producer. He is currently the bass player for Foreigner and was a long time member of Dokken. He has also been involved with several other bands including Dio, Steel Dragon, The End Machine & Black Swan. He is also now a member of Revolution Saints alongside Joel Hoekstra & Deen Castronovo and they have a new album called “Eagle Flight.” We discuss all this plus growing up in Washington, rocking out with Paul McCartney, the future of rock mus...
Apr 20, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 334
Dr. William Forstchen is an author, historian and expert on EMPs. He has written three fictional books about what happens to a town after an EMP attack, with the fourth book on the way. We discuss what an EMP is, the likelihood of such an attack, and what we can do to prepare or prevent it. You won't want to miss this one! 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Welcome Bill & Background 02:23 - Becoming an EMP Expert & Novels 05:04 - What is an EMP & Effect 10:35 - Likelihood of an EMP Attack 15:35 -...
Apr 20, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 333
Jack Underkofler is the lead singer for the rock band Dead Poet Society. The band has played some huge festivals and also toured with Badflower, Sevendust & Highly Suspect. They embark on a solo tour across the U.S. and Europe beginning on May 12th in Phoenix. We discuss the new tour, new music, the creative process, cover songs and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Booze, Water & Voice 03:50 - New Tour, Buses & Vans 07:36 - Opening Vs. Headlining 10:50 - Creative Process 19:20 - The Song ...
Apr 17, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 332
Phil Lewis is an English singer and musician, best known as the vocalist and occasional guitarist for the American hard rock band L.A. Guns. The band has a new album out April 14th titled “Black Diamonds.” The new album is an eclectic mix of Zeppelin & punk influenced songs with a classic L.A. Guns sound. We discuss the new album, concert set lists, potential tour packages, meeting fans and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Playing New Songs Live & Set List 04:55 - New Album "Black Diamonds" B...
Apr 11, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 331
Dan Wilbur is a comedian, actor and author. He has a hilarious new stand up special titled "Husband Material" that drops April 12th. We discuss the new special, life in New York, opening for Patton Oswalt and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:38 - New Album "Husband Material" 0:03:40 - Crowd & Material on Special 0:06:13 - Depressive Realism, Cures & Anxiety 0:09:40 - Mania, Depression & Anti-Depressants 0:16:05 - Bad Thoughts, Weed, Edibles & CBD 0:22:00 - New York Life 0:27:42 - Celeb...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 330
Kip Winger is a Grammy nominated musician, best known for fronting the band Winger. His big break came when he was the bass player for Alice Cooper. He subsequently left the band to start Winger and the rest is history. The band has a new album out May 5th titled “Seven.” We discuss the new album, potential set list, why he left Alice Cooper’s band and so much more! Fun episode!!! 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Proud Desperado & Vocals 03:00 - It All Comes Back Around 04:10 - Complexities of Album &a...
Apr 06, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 329
Ariel Miranda is an up and coming Arizona singer/songwriter. She started playing music at age 8 and recorded her first EP at age 13. She auditioned for American Idol and also appeared in a local commercial for Eegees. She is currently working on a new album with a new musical direction. We discuss all this and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Early Musical Inspiration 02:06 - First EP "Golden Aces" 03:37 - Other Songs & New Direction 05:39 - New Album 06:45 - Arizona Music Scene 08:55 - Past Show...
Apr 05, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 328
Mark Knight is a musician, known for his years as the guitarist in Bang Tango, as well as for his solo career with Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes. He has a new album coming out June 6 titled “Lonesome Songs.” We discuss the new album, plans for live shows, his work on the movie Airheads, getting a call from Slash to try out for Guns ‘N Roses and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - New Album "Lonesome Songs" 04:50 - Sound City 05:44 - New Album Sound & Songs 08:20 - Shutdown & Music Revenue ...
Apr 04, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 327
James Rosseau is an author, speaker and CEO. He is the founder of The Core Link Solution, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to revitalizing communities through programs that empower people to reach their potential. In this episode we discuss many of the topics of his book "Success On Your Own Terms" and how many of these principles apply to current topics in the world right now. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Motivational Influences 03:07 - Defining Success 05:05 - Following Passions & Taki...
Apr 03, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 326
Chris Van Dahl is the singer for the band Angels in Vein. He was previously in the Aerosmith tribute band Aeromyth, and also sang with L.A. Guns and Cherry St. Angels in Vein has a new album coming out titled “Long Time Coming” which we discuss. We also talk future plans for the band, meeting Steven Tyler, musicians he’s worked with, run ins with Slash and so much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:52 - Angels in Vein Backstory 0:10:03 - New Album "Long Time Coming" 0:14:01 - Boneyard & Sunset Strip...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 325
Eric Roberts is an Academy Award nominated actor who’s appeared in over 600 films and TV shows. Some of the most notable include Babylon, The Righteous Gemstones, The Dark Knight, The Expendables and many more. We discuss some of the roles he’s had including his cameo in The Cable Guy, potentially working with Quentin Tarantino, having a family in entertainment, and so much more. Lots of good stories and wisdom in this one! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Social Media 01:35 - Work Schedule &...
Mar 27, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 324
Ace Von Johnson is a musician, voice actor and pit bull advocate. He has played with the U.S. Bombs, Unwritten Law, Faster Pussycat and L.A. Guns, his current band. They have a new album out on April 14th called “Black Diamonds” as well as some west coast live dates. We discuss the new album, RocknPod, dealing with trolls, playing live and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:00 - RocknPod & Meet & Greets 0:05:45 - Nashville Rock Scene 0:09:34 - New L.A. Guns Album 0:16:15 - Cover Songs & Warp...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 323
Slaves to Humanity is an Orange County based rock band that plays a sound described as “sunset grunge.” Singer Aidan Amini and guitarist Pierce Akers discuss the history of the band, appearing on the show No Cover with Alice Cooper & Gavin Rosdale, the new single Bully and so much more! Definitely a band with a bright future! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 - From 4 Piece to 5 Piece 0:02:19 - Aidan's Path From Guitar to Singing 0:04:38 - Guitarist Pierce Akers & Influences 0:06:43 - Slaves to Hu...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 322
Ronni Le Tekrø is a guitarist and songwriter, best known for playing in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT with Tony Harnell. He has new album out soon with Ledfoot that has some psychedelic, blues and folk influences. We discuss this new album along with the TNT reunion, live shows and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Limited Edition Lava Lamp 01:40 - Little Rosie & Crying 03:08 - Ego In The Coffin 04:15 - Other Songs 05:35 - Sister From The Color Purple 06:15 - This Hurtful Game & Sad Songs 0...
Feb 24, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 321
