“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This weeks throwback episode, and the first of our Christmas episodes, we jump back to 2017 to our interview with Tom Petersson, drummer with the Illinois rockers Cheap Trick. Their song 'Merry Christmas Darlings' from their 'Christmas Christmas' album featured our Coolest Song. Tune in to...
Dec 12, 2019•14 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is the iconic Mike Scott, founding member of the iconic Scottish rock band, The Waterboys . Following the release of the bands most recent release, Where The Action Is, Scott and Manfred dive into the creative process in the producing the record, the various influ...
Dec 09, 2019•19 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This weeks throwback is with Little Robert of the Little Richards . The interview aired in October 2016 and the two discussed Roberts relationship with Little Richard, who christened him ‘Little Robert’. The two discuss how the band formed, how yoga has help with his stage performance and ...
Dec 05, 2019•21 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Tegan Quinn of the Canadian duo Tegan and Sara . The twins just released their 9th album this September along with their 'Highschool' memoir. Listen in to hear all about what sparked the idea for the project, the process of going through all their old demos and...
Dec 02, 2019•32 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is John Pozza, lead singer with the LA based rockers The Forty Nineteens. Following the release of their 2016 release ' Rebooted ', Manfred caught up with John to discuss their influences, how the band 'rebooted' and where they got their name. Join Mark John Pozza...
Nov 27, 2019•14 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Andy Shernoff, the driving force behind the legendary New York City band, The Dictators . Andy has also produced, written and played alongside some of the greats, including Ramones and D Generation to name a few. Here he discusses his latest single ' My Imagina...
Nov 26, 2019•22 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s a series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For this week's Coolest Conversation throwback we revisit Manfred's interview with New Jersey legend, Southside Johnny. The two caught up to discuss Southside's 2015 record Soultime . Tune in as they cover everything from his musical influences, working with Little Steven and of course, the i...
Nov 20, 2019•17 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Kurt Baker. The Madrid based frontman and his band, The Kurt Baker Combo are back with a brand new 7" single ' Can't Go Back ' b/w ' No Ones Home '. Just back from touring Japan, Kurt caught up with Manfred to discuss his travels, how the audience in Japan comp...
Nov 18, 2019•23 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s a series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For this week's Coolest Conversation throwback we are going back to 2015 to Manfred’s interview with Gerry Roslie, frontman of the iconic Tacoma Washington based garage-rock band, The Sonics. Tune in to hear what inspired Gerry to dive into the world of rock and roll and their latest work ' T...
Nov 13, 2019•16 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s a series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Diane Gentile, of the New York City band Diane and The GentleMen. A past manager of NYC's famed Bowery Electric, Gentile now spends her time its stage alongside her band. Tune in to hear all about her recent EP ' Little Things ', produced by Jesse Malin, released ...
Nov 10, 2019•18 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week's Coolest Conversation throwback we are going back to 2016 to Manfred’s interview with the one and only Peter Wolf. Following the release of his 8th LP, 'A Cure for Loneliness', the two caught up and discussed Peter's love of art, his career in radio and Manfred learned to G ooba...
Nov 06, 2019•15 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Adam 'Lights Out' Levine, bassist in the LA based rock and roll group, Prima Donna. The two LA based musicians catch up to discuss Prima's recent 7" release, the making of their latest videos and the bands plan for 2020. Join Adam 'Lights Out' Levine: with Migh...
Nov 04, 2019•18 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For our Halloween throwback, we're going back to 2018 to Manfred’s interview with Powl Howl, guitarist in Austrian based band, Wild Evel and The Trashbones. Manfred spoke to Powl Howl about how the band formed, their most recent album 'Diggin' My Grave' , and his plan to save the garage-ro...
Oct 30, 2019•24 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Ronnie Barnett, bassist for the legendary LA band, The Muffs. Following the passing of their effervescent leader, Kim Shattuck , Ronnie caught up with Manfred to discuss how the band formed back in the 90's, working with and losing his dear friend Kim and their...
Oct 28, 2019•24 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For this throwback episode, Manfred’s guest was Tom Petty. We share this throwback episode as we celebrate Tom's birthday October 20th. Tom discussed his work with The Shelters , his love of The Zombies and his SiriusXM Channel, Tom Petty's Buried Treasure. Join Tom Petty with Mighty Manfr...
Oct 23, 2019•19 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Spencer Alexander, bassist for the New York punk-rock band Wyldlife, who just released their latest single Neon Nightmare on, you guessed it.....neon vinyl! Join Spencer Alexander with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground ...
Oct 21, 2019•20 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For this throwback episode, Manfred’s guest was Alice Cooper, who had released his most recent work Paranormal. They discussed how the band reunited for this album, his passion for golf and his love of the Underground Garage! Join Alice Cooper with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversati...
Oct 16, 2019•24 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Larry Kennedy, guitarist for the Jellybricks. The 4 piece from Mechanicsburg, PA have just released their latest LP, Some Kind of Lucky on Wicked Cool Records. Join Larry Kennedy with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground G...
Oct 14, 2019•24 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. For this throwback episode, Manfred’s guest was Kim Shattuck. In 2016, the Muffs celebrated their 25th anniversary at Echoplex, LA, hosted by Mighty Manfred. Following her passing October 2nd, we decided to share this interview with rock and roll's sweetheart, member of the Muffs, the Pand...
Oct 09, 2019•17 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Sam Fender. Following the release of his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles which landed No.1 on the UK charts, Sam joined the Mighty Manfred to discuss his album, upcoming US tour dates and his musical influences. Join Wally Palmar with Mighty Manfred on this Co...
Oct 07, 2019•20 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Wally Palmar of the Empty Hearts . He was also a member of the Detroit Garage Rock hitmakers, the Romantics. Back in 2013 he joined up with members of Blondie , the Cars and the Chesterfield Kings and formed the Empty Hearts as a "Garage Rock” supergroup. Join ...
Oct 03, 2019•18 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Mark "The Twig" Greenberg, drummer of Richard & the Young Lions. The Garage Rock heroes from the Nuggets Era just released their second album Richard & the Young Lions Volume 2, having released Volume 1 October 2018. Join Mark "The Twig" Greenberg with ...
Oct 03, 2019•23 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Brianna Sig, drummer for the Philly based band Soraia , who just released their latest single 'Evergreen' with Wicked Cool Records. Join Brianna Sig with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground Garage....
Oct 03, 2019•24 min
“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Tom Overby . Just recently he co-produced the new album from Jesse Malin ' Sunset Kids ' with his wife Lucinda Williams , which contained the Coolest Song in the World, ' Shining Down '. Join Tom Overby with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Littl...
Oct 02, 2019•17 min
