Lead vocalist/guitarist Zakk Wylde (ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitar slinger) comes on the Goldmine Podcast to discuss the release of Black Label Society's eleventh album, Doom Crew Inc.. Recorded at Zakk's Black Vatican home studio with the usual suspects John DeServio (bass), Dario Lorina (rhythm guitar and Jeff Fabb (drums), Doom Crew Inc.. is once again filled with fantastic Sabbath-y riffs and moving Allmans-esque guitar ballads. Doom Crew Inc. just might be the the best BLS album to date and Wylde ...
Sep 14, 2021•47 min•Ep. 151
James Lee Stanley and Dan Navarro release a tribute album to Led Zeppelin, All Wood and Led, which gives a Laurel Canyon groove and acoustic mystique to the Zep canon. Stanley comes on the Goldmine Podcast to detail the Zeppelin tribute tracks — snippets of songs are played while the vibe is described. Listen and check it out — for Led Zeppelin fans and classic rockers alike! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 150
Record Store Recon hits the road to visit Shuga Records in Chicago, Illinois, which specializes in dance, hip-hop, electronica and industrial music, with owner Adam Rosen being a professional DJ. However, the store also rates high in collectible records of rock and punk music. Shuga also has its own record label, and you get a clue while listening to the episode so you can win a Shuga Records gift package! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 149
The musical genre called Americana can prove difficult to define, but author Lee Zimmerman comes on the Goldmine Podcast to define it in full, detailing what's inside his latest book Americana Music: Voices, Visionaries, and Pioneers of an Honest Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2021•30 min•Ep. 148
Celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Woodstock with record album picks of all 32 artists. Mike Greenblatt, longtime Goldmine writer and author of the book, Woodstock: Back to Yasgur's Farm, discusses his Woodstock album picks and connects them to his experience of being at Woodstock during that magical weekend in 1969. Part of Pantheon Podcasts Listen and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2021•46 min•Ep. 147
A perfect score! Goldmine's anonymous reviewer Dr. Disc gives Dr. Strange Records of Alta Loma, California an A-plus overall rating as a record store. He claims, "It's got everything needed for a great record store and deserves this perfect score!" Listen to this Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast and find out what exactly makes Dr. Strange Records so special. And there is also a giveaway directly from Dr. Strange's owner. For more info, go to www.drstrange.com Learn more about y...
Jul 23, 2021•22 min•Ep. 146
Longtime Goldmine contributor John M. Borack speaks to Goldmine editor Patrick Prince about his latest Beatles book, The Beatles 100: One Hundred Pivotal Moments in Beatles History. There were many pivotal moments in Beatles history and two examples that were brought up in this Goldmine Podcast episode were the transition from the rough 'n' tumble rock band to Brian Epstein's polished "suit image" and, of course, the Paul Is Dead controversy. It all makes for a great listen! Learn more about you...
Jul 19, 2021•33 min•Ep. 145
Goldmine's roving anonymous reporter, Dr. Disc., takes on a journey to Chandler, Arizona, where we find a large, impeccably organized record store named Asylum Records. "It's like a museum, not just a record store," claims the good doctor ... so find out why by listening to this Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 09, 2021•19 min•Ep. 144
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Jim Morrison's passing, Carolyn Campbell, author of City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, talks about the famous cemetery and the history behind Jim Morrison's famous burial site within. Many visitors are expected at the Morrison gravesite on July 3 of this year to honor the rock star/poet. Campbell will discuss preparations in Paris in the coming week and the unique aura of the surroundings if you ever decide to visit. Learn more about your ad c...
Jun 24, 2021•44 min•Ep. 143
Neal Schon, guitarist of Journey, is a guest on the Goldmine Podcast to talk about auctioning off over 100 of his personal guitars via Heritage Auctions on July 31. Schon will talk about the most historic of his guitars, for example, the 1977 Gibson Les Paul deluxe black solid body that he used on 1981’s chart-topping Escape or the Gibson goldtop guitar that he used as a 17-year-old in Santana. Each guitar has a story behind it that will make music history buffs excited. Classic rock fans, guita...
Jun 24, 2021•44 min•Ep. 142
Styx founding member and bassist Chuck Panozzo is interviewed over the phone by Goldmine editor Patrick Prince for this episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Chuck started the band with his brother (drummer) John and lead singer Dennis DeYoung in 1961/1962 in their childhood Chicago neighborhood. All these years later, DeYoung is no longer in the band, John has passed away and Chuck, because of health reasons, only performs limited duty with Styx. For this new Styx album, Crash of the Crown, Chuck tr...
Jun 22, 2021•41 min•Ep. 141
Never judge a record store by its signage (or parking lot). This store is less glitz and more record bargains! Record City in Las Vegas, Nevada is a gem in the desert, or so claims Dr. Disc, the anonymous record store reviewer of Goldmine magazine. Listen to this podcast episode and find out why this particular Record City store is such a crate digger's dream! . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2021•17 min•Ep. 140
Vocalist/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung (formerly of Styx) discusses his latest (and last!) solo album, 26 East, Vol. 2. As a lyricist, DeYoung is very topical, so many different subjects and current events are covered as well. Both guitarists Jim Peterik and Tom Morello contributed to the new album and songs will be sampled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2021•42 min•Ep. 139
Vocalist/guitarist Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes is the guest on the Goldmine Podcast. He discusses the 40th anniversary of the formation of the folk-punk band with bassist Brian Ritchie and original drummer Victor DeLorenzo, and with that the recent vinyl release of the compilation Add It Up (1981–1993) — originally produced for CD in 1993 — and its unique track listing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2021•31 min•Ep. 138
Stinkweeds in Phoenix, Arizona gets a perfect score by Dr. Disc, the anonymous record store reviewer of Goldmine magazine. Listen to this podcast episode and find out what makes Stinkweeds so perfect. Record lovers outside Arizona can even join Stinkweed's vinyl subscription club, which gets rave reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 08, 2021•19 min•Ep. 137
Concert promoter and music memorabilia collector, Danny Zelisko, talks about his memoir All Excess on this episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Zelisko has plenty of stories to tell and quite a collection of personalized memorabilia from the likes of John Prine, Jimmy Page and others. For music history buffs into behind-the-scenes antics and unique memorabilia ... listen up to this podcast episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 136
Adrian Smith, longtime guitarist of heavy metal giants Iron Maiden, talks about his latest collaboration with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen called (simply enough) Smith-Kotzen. The music created for the eponymous album is hard blues rock with a modern production and a 1970s feel. Smith will give the listener a run down of certain tracks, talk about Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain as a guest star on the album and a chat about his 10 Albums That Changed My Lifecolumn in the May 2021 issue of Goldm...
Apr 19, 2021•30 min•Ep. 135
Otto Zielke became such an avid collector of concert posters that he finally opened up his own brick and mortar store. The store, Visible Vibrations, is a high-end poster memorabilia store in San Mateo, California with its own online presence as well (www.VisibleVibrations.com). The poster inventory at Visible Vibrations is made up of mostly original posters, not reprints nor reproductions — and not just '60s and '70s era posters, but more contemporary bands and other music genres. So take a lis...
Apr 09, 2021•32 min•Ep. 134
Goldmine magazine editor and podcast host Patrick Prince talks to the roving anonymous record store reporter, Dr Disc, on the Record Store Recon edition of the Goldmine Podcast to discuss Washington D.C's SOM Records. This record store is small but specializes in all genres and sells mostly vinyl records. Listen to why you should check out this store and win some prizes directly from the store itself! The Goldmine Podcast is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Apr 08, 2021•15 min•Ep. 133
It is said that John Till was so important to the Full Tilt Boogie Band that the moniker once had two letter Ls to represent the guitarist's name properly. Till's biographer, Michael Byrnes, comes on the Goldmine Podcast to debunk that myth and inform us of true tales never told about the Full Tilt Boogie Band and the making of Janis Joplin's masterful Pearl album. Byrnes is currently working on John Till's biography and searching for the proper publisher. This episode is a nice addition to Gold...
Mar 30, 2021•42 min•Ep. 132
Record Store Recon: Music Millennium record store in Portland, Oregon, gets reviewed for its stock, staff, website, social media presence and selection (almost a perfect score!) by veteran anonymous reviewer Dr. Disc on an episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Plus, listen to the episode and receive a hint on how to win a punk 7-inch 45 rpm record! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2021•21 min•Ep. 131
Saxophonist Emilio Castillo of the Oakland, California, R&B-based horn group Tower of Power talks about the release of the 2-CD/3-LP (plus DVD!) set 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 2018. Castillo also talks about particular details of staple Tower of Power (TOP) songs and popular classic rock songs that have the TOP horns as an important part of the sound — and the anecdotes are interesting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Mar 19, 2021•45 min•Ep. 130
The Alarm have recently released their album WAR (RAW in reverse), led by vocalist Mike Peters. Peters' lyrics are extremely on topic as he explores the anger and chaos of the last five years, from Brexit to the Capitol riots, the use of social media as a propaganda tool (as the song “Protect and Survive” sounds the alarm of “280 ways to start a war!”), all the way through the continuing pandemic. It makes for a lively conversation, as samples from the album are played and classic Alarm songs li...
Mar 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 129
1-2-3-4 Go! Records of Oakland, California, gets reviewed for its stock, staff, website, social media presence and selection (a perfect score!) by veteran anonymous reviewer Dr. Disc on an episode of the Goldmine Podcast. Plus, listen to the episode and receive a hint on how to win signed vinyl from a well-known Northwest rock band! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2021•19 min•Ep. 128
We all have them: pop songs we love and pop songs we loathe. There are songs that we love from the moment we hear them — and we know exactly why. And then there are certain songs — while being bestselling songs, well-crafted and well-performed — can still hit a certain nerve that can have us leaving the room on first note. It's nothing personal, it all depends on the individual. On this episode, two podcasters talk about their own personal pop songs that they have loved and loathed throughout th...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 127
Goldmine is honored to have as a podcast guest, Michael Cartellone, the former drummer for the Damn Yankees and current drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Cartellone is also a fantastic fine artist — a painter — and has teamed up with Goldmine and the charity Cancer Support Community to auction off a professional reproduction of his painting of Ronnie Van Zant, the late vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who died in a plane crash in 1977. The auction will officially begin on March 1 (through March 7) at this ...
Feb 13, 2021•35 min•Ep. 126
Goldmine Podcast's Record Store Recon talks with anonymous reporter Dr. Disc about his "virtual" visit to Obsession Records in Anchorage, Alaska. Listen to this podcast episode and find out more about this unique record store that serves the community of Anchorage well. As always, pick up clues during the episode and you can win a prize! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 05, 2021•20 min•Ep. 125
Goldmine Podcast's Record Store Recon talks with anonymous reporter Dr. Disc about his "virtual" visit to Waterloo Records in Austin, TX. Listen to this podcast episode and find out more about this spacious record store, rated the best in the magical music city of Austin, and the store's top-notch website. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2021•17 min•Ep. 124
Do you love Hawkwind and wish to expand your knowledge of the band? Or perhaps you are a newbie and want to begin your journey into Hawkwind's Space Rock galaxy? Maybe you are a Motörhead fan who wants to learn about bassist "Lemmy" Kilmister's Hawkwind roots (after all, the name Motörhead is from a Hawkwind song). Either way, Dave Thompson's The Encyclopaedia Hawkwindia is the perfect book to enlighten you! Author Dave Thompson talks about the many facets of The Encyclopaedia Hawkwindia on this...
Jan 15, 2021•41 min•Ep. 123
Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson (ex-Dokken) is a guest on the Goldmine Podcast to detail a current fundraiser for the band's crew and their families hit hard financially by the pandemic. Foreigner is selling limited-edition memorabilia and merchandise at their web site Foreigneronline,com. There will also be an auction of a personally autographed guitar from Pilson himself. Foreigner is primarily a touring band (their last studio album was 20009's Can't Slow Down) and the band hopes to get a world...
Jan 08, 2021•22 min•Ep. 122
