Danny Marianino is a musician, author and content creator. He gained international fame when his band North Side Kings was playing a show in Tuba City, Arizona and he punched out Glenn Danzig. He received lot of hate mail for doing that, and collected the messages and put them into a book, "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar." We discuss the punch, the book, the hate mail, drinking whiskey with Dimebag Darrell, his disturbing encounter with Marilyn Manson and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:...
Aug 08, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 369
Harry Turner is a British Army veteran and advocate for wildlife conservation, mental health and veterans. He is also the star of the Wildcat documentary on Amazon Prime. It’s a fascinating film about how his travel to the Amazon saved his life. He has since started a non-profit called Emerald Arch which strives to help veterans with PTSD. We discuss all the above in depth, including many things not shown in the film. A very powerful episode. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Background & Education ...
Aug 05, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 368
Tony Horton is a personal trainer, author and former actor. He is best known as the creator of the P90X home exercise program. He has also trained a long list of celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Sean Connery and Billy Idol. He has a new fitness program coming out on September first called “Power Sync 60”. We discuss the new program, his path to P90X, working out with Tom Petty, overcoming Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 - P90X Inspirational Stories 0:02:...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 367
Antonia Whillans is an actress, model, voiceover artist and animal rights activist. Her latest film is an independent fictional action movie about adrenochrome harvesting titled I Am Rage. We discuss that film, along with how she got into acting and voice over work, upcoming projects, animal rights and more. A very fascinating and thought provoking discussion. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 - Developing Acting Skills Young 0:02:30 - Early Acting Roles & Skills 0:05:40 - Goals with Acting, Fame &...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 366
Lajon Witherspoon is a singer and songwriter and the frontman for Atlanta based rock band Sevendust. The band has been on both the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest, as well as touring with Metallica and Godsmack, among others. They will being doing shows with both Mammoth WVH & Alter Bridge as well as Static-X and Dope to support their latest record Truth Killer. We discuss the new record and tour plus, success, Lajon’s voice, meeting Robin Williams and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - New Album Trut...
Jul 27, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 365
John Guarnieri is a podcaster and former Secret Service agent. He is also the chief operating officer for Silver Spear Security, and has worked with Motley Crue, Shinedown and others. He has some great stories and an interesting perspective given his background. We discuss security risks, mass shootings, police interactions, hangers on with big bands and more! A really fun discussion! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:33 - Security Systems in Place 0:03:25 - Death Threats & Preventing Incidents 0:08:23 -...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 364
Ray West is a rock singer and frontman for the band Spread Eagle. The band has shows lined up for September and will be on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2024. We discuss how the band was signed originally, touring with Vain, Ray’s side projects, working with George Lynch and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:26 - Drug Cliche with Rock 0:10:10 - Spread Eagle Being Signed 0:13:00 - How Ray Joined Spread Eagle 0:14:45 - Record Deal & Production Agreement 0:17:30 - Signing with Frontiers Records &...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 363
Jeff Scott Soto is a singer/songwriter who has been the vocalist for many artists including Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sons of Apollo and Talisman. He most recent release is an album recorded in the 90s with former Rick Springfield guitarist George Bernhardt titled “Slam.” We discuss that album, his time with Yngwie, working with Vinnie Vincent, soundtrack work and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Welcome Jeff & Connections 02:50 - New Slam Record 05:28 - Recording & Touring 06:34 - Goals &am...
Jul 21, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 362
Juan Croucier is musician and music producer, best known as the bassist for Ratt. He also played on some early Dokken songs and was briefly in Quiet Riot. Ratt has a new box set available with their 5 albums from the Atlantic years. We discuss the box set, the songwriting process, an unreleased song, touring issues and much more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Doing Interviews 0:03:03 - Concert History & Promoters 0:05:38 - Detonator Tour 0:08:13 - Music Business & Success 0:14:47 - Early Mus...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 361
Jeremy Swift is an actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Higgins on Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He has also been interested in music since he was a kid and just released a new album. We discuss Ted Lasso, his music, seeing the Sex Pistols with Sid Vicious live, the actor’s strike and more! Fun episode! 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Playing Different Instruments 01:58 - New Album Sound & Influences 03:30 - Early Musical & Acting Upbringing 06:17 - Producer Is...
Jul 13, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 360
Fritz Coleman is a comedian, podcaster and retired weatherman. He worked at The Comedy Store for many years and made eight appearances on The Tonight Show. He has a new stand up special called “Unassisted Living” available for free on Tubi. We discuss the new special, The Comedy Store, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, his years in the Navy and so much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Right Place, Right Time 03:46 - Joining the Navy & Path 06:10 - Seeing George Carlin 08:10 - Doing Radio & Weather ...
Jul 12, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 359
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling is a comedian, writer, actor, musician and podcaster. He is best known as the former writer and in-studio comedian for The Howard Stern Show from 1983-2001. He has a new documentary about his life coming out on July 18th called “Joke Man.” We discuss the new movie, his autobiography, why he left the Stern Show, and so much more!! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 - Long Island Comedy Scene 0:06:28 - Self-Producing & Selling Albums 0:13:05 - Getting the Call From Howard 0...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 358
Lance Lopez is an American blues rock, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has been involved with music from a young age and was mentored by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons at age 16. Since then he has toured with Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Def Leppard, Whitesnake & more. His latest album, titled “Trouble is Good” comes out July 14th on Cleopatra Records. We discuss the new record, guitars, mentoring younger musicians, using emotion to create music and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Audio/Visual 01:50 ...
Jul 05, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 357
Tad Doyle (full name Thomas Andrew Doyle) is a musician, formerly of the band Tad and now his own solo projects. He has been called “the godfather of grunge” as his band Tad was one of the first grunge bands in Seattle. Initially on the famed Subpop record label, they later scored two major label deals. The band toured with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Primus & Sweet Water, among others. After the band ended Tad had some other projects and now make music under the name Thomas Andre...
Jul 03, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 356
Frank Robb is an alligator expert and founder of the non-profit EEARSS (Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services). He became a Chicago legend when he caught the alligator Chance the Snapper in Humboldt Park in 2019. We discuss that incident along with many interesting facts about alligators and how they may have some answers to curing disease in humans. 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Frank's Background 03:20 - Alligators Vs. Crocodiles 05:25 - Location, Size, & Lifespan 07...
Jun 26, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 355
Andy Haynes is a comedian, writer, actor and podcaster. His latest special, The Coward of Gramercy is available now for free on YouTube. In this interview we discuss the Seattle comedy scene, navigating offensiveness in comedy, eyebrows, sobriety and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - Wife & Bert Kreischer 0:02:40 - Comedy Journey & Seattle Scene 0:10:42 - Phoenix Comedy Scene 0:14:20 - Comedy & Making Money 0:19:19 - Wokeness, Comedy & Offended 0:27:12 - Fahim Anwar Edgy? 0:31:59 -...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 354
Ari Nagel is an American mathematics professor and a sperm donor who has fathered more than 140 children. He has been nicknamed the Sperminator or the Target Donor , after the American retail corporation in whose stores some of his artificial-insemination donations were performed. In this episode we discuss Ari’s backstory and how he became a sperm donor, the complications of having 140 kids, legal issues and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:07 - Background & Growing Up 0:04:03 - Motorcycle Accide...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 353
Penelope Spheeris is a film director, producer and screenwriter. She directed all 3 of "The Decline of Western Civilization" with a 4th one on the way. She also directed Suburbia, Black Sheep and Wayne's World. This was one of the most fun interviews I've done this year, maybe ever. Lots of great stories about Hollywood, working with Chris Farley, her unreleased movie about Ozzfest, UFO abductions and so much more! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - The Decline of Western Ci...
Jun 14, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 352
Brett Crozier is a retired captain in the United States Navy and author. His current book "Surf When You Can" shares the inspiring and unexpected lessons he learned from a lifetime of honor, service and leadership. We discuss his Navy career, life lessons he talks about in the book and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Jack Carr on Rogan Praising Brett 01:40 - Making Decisions 02:40 - Never Turn Down Espresso 09:22 - Top Gun Inspiration & Challenging Yourself 13:10 - Adrenaline & Fly...
Jun 13, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 351
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 "#Re...
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&qu...
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 Lep...
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•2 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 "Rais...
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 - Impress...
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
