Bruce Reiter has toured with Dragonforce, Five Finger Death Punch, Fear Factory, Static X, Ozzfest, Family Values, Lords of Acid, Megadeath, Limp Bizkit, Ladies Night in Cambodia, Social Distortion. Rancid, Stabbing Westward, Hatebreed, Type O Negative, Powerman 5000, Dope, Slayer, Slipknot, & The Deftones. Christopher Pou does front of house sound for the cover band Electric Ave. and has worked for the band Like Machines.
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Tana Douglas has toured with AC/DC, Elton John, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Iggy Pop, INXS, Lenny Kravitz, Neil Diamond, Ozzy Osbourne, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santana, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, The Police, The Runaways, and The Who. Her book Loud was released by Harper Collins in February. Tana is known throughout the industry as the very first female roadie. Danny Zelisko is my second guest he is the author of the book ALL EXCESS Occupation: Concert Promoter. A concert promotor he h...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr
Steve Creep is a tech. and has worked for the bands Tesla and Moist. While employed at Maddie’s place in Montreal he’s worked for Foreigner, Quiet Riot, The Beach Boys & Lynyrd Skynyrd. Keith Robert Warcholak is also a tech and has worked for Twisted Sister, WASP, Lita Ford, Bernie Williams (NY Yankee All Star), Dilana, & Scotty Moore [Elvis Presley’s guitar player.]
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Jeff Ousley is a guitar tech who has toured with David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Georgia Satellites, Jason & the Scorchers, Heart, and Pearl Jam. Keith Meaux Windhorst is a front of house engineer who is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has toured with Journey, Debbie Traylor, Deana Carter, Heart, and Lauren Hill.
Jun 29, 2021•58 min
Corey Glover is the singer of the band Living Colour. You may also recognize him as the character, Francis, in Platoon. Stephen Huss is a sound engineer, production manager, & a tour manager. He’s worked for bands such as Anthrax, Jewel, Usher, Government Mule, Living Colour, Michelle Branch, Better than Ezra, RATT, Warren Haynes, and the Fabolous Thunderbirds. Dennis McGivern is a musician and tech who’s worked for System of a Down, NERD Pharell Williams, Living Colour, The Damned, Pennywis...
Jun 28, 2021•57 min
Ari Nagel AKA The Sperminator is a New York College professor. He has 84 children born so far and has over 20 women currently pregnant. Myron Cotton wrote to me telling me he “can play guitar and sing entire songs while doing the splits , behind the neck and the leanback position.” He started playing the guitar at 22 and he is still learning today. By day he is a plumber and at night he’s a hard rockin’ solo artist in Alberta Canada.
Jun 23, 2021•39 min
Bob Daitz worked 18 years for Sammy Hagar and Van Halen, he was the first tour manager for Poison, He tour managed Green Jelly, he was a road manager for the Ike & Tina Turner Review in 1969, he was the production manager for The Outlaws, he’s worked for The Rolling Stones, and he now owns a limousine company. Bobby Schneider is a production manager. He's worked for Rush, J Geils Band, David Bowie, Ricki Lee Jones, Judas Priest, Metallica, Third Eye Blind, Jay Z, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Kan...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Patrick Karnahan & Jim Nelson are members of the Black Irish Band out of Sonora, California. The Black Irish Band write, produce, and perform historically-accurate original and traditional songs and ballads. They perform both old and new music in many styles, including Celtic, Sicilian, Spanish, railroad, Gold Rush, and maritime. Founded in 1989, the band has delivered 27 albums, more than 100 original songs, and 199 videos.
Jun 16, 2021•56 min
Ernie Iniguez has toured and recorded drums for Quietude, Salimus, Suicide Silence, and Whitechapel. He’s also toured as a drum tech for the bands Emmure, The Mirage Theory, Chelsea Grin, and Jinjer. Wes Youngblood has worked for Zoogma, The Bluff, Static X, and is currently both the LD and video tech. for Jinjer and Devildriver.
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Tony Moon has toured for 37 years working as a tech, production manager, Stage manager, Carpenter, Rigger… He’s worked for Ozzfest, Boston, Foreigner, Shinedown, Kid Rock, Megadeath, Shawn Mendes, Neil Young, Matchbox 20, Whitesnake, Velvet Revolver, Rob Zombie, Bill Ward, Rick Allen, Rikki Rockett, The guys in three Dog Night, Tommy Aldridge, Franki Benali, Jonathan Moffett. Keith Marks first tour was in 1977 with Burt Bacharach and Diane Warwick. He has worked for Night Ranger, Survivor, Berli...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Martin Popoff is a Canadian music journalist, critic and author. He is mainly known for writing about the genre of heavy metal music and is the senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, he has written over 100 books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history. Richard Waddell has been a co-host on the Focus On Metal Radio show for 8 years.
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
This album holds 170 handwritten pages from both the hand of Michael Kamen and Bob Ezrin. Check out the full episode featuring Martin Popoff and Richard Waddell!
Jun 06, 2021•23 sec
Peter Moll has toured as a Video Director with Elton John, James Taylor, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Billy Joel, Metallica, Nicki Minaj, Matchbox Twenty, Enrique Iglesias, and The Weeknd. Rob McShane is a concert tour video director and engineer He's designed and produced live video presentations for Green Day, Jack White, Korn, Lady Gaga, Elton John, the Jonas Brothers, Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Motley Crew, and Blink 182 Bill Callison has been the video director for...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Kevin “Batty” Walsh has worked for Weapon of Peace, Ruby Turner, Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Metallica, Slayer, Tesla, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, T’pau, Bad Company, Soundgarden, Motörhead, Zucchero, and Men at Work. Ken Barr toured with KISS, Alice Cooper, Stone Temple Pilots, The Bangles, Rainbow, Debbie Gibson, and Air Supply. In 2014 he released a short film called Hollow Ground. He’s written multiple books including “We Are the Road Crew.”...
May 26, 2021•2 hr
Michael Grais has written/produced films that have grossed over 1/2 a billlion dollars and written screenplays for 7 academy award winning producers. His credits include POLTERGEIRST 1 and 2, MARKED FOR DEATH, Great Balls Of Fire, STEVEN KINGS SLEEPWALKERS, COOL WORLD, and Death Hunt. Joe Moe is a copywriter and editor for the Profiles in History auction catalogs. Profiles in History was the leading movie memorabilia and historical document auction house in the industry and recently merged with ...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Lisa is a former Special education teacher, a novelist, and was married to Dizzy Reed, keyboard player for Guns N' Roses, for over 20 years. Kim Williams works in artist transportation. Her 15 person passenger van, lovingly called "Kim's Rock Ride," has been signed by a who's who in Rock N Roll.
May 19, 2021•2 hr 6 min
David Morgan is a singer, songwriter and keyboard player. As a singer/keyboard player, he has worked with the Association, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, He’s recorded with Jim Messina, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Hornsby, Little Richard, Leonard Cohen, Tom Wopat, Chuck Negron (of Three Dog Night), Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Tyler, Kenny Rogers, and Dodie Stevens. He worked for years with Mike Post, as well as with George Martin, Ray Charles recorded his song, “Now I Don’t Believe...
May 17, 2021•2 hr 29 min
Sonny Mone sang and wrote most of the tracks on the Crazy Horse album Left For Dead. As a solo acoustic artist, Sonny has shared the bill with Roger McGuinn from "The Byrds", Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi from "Traffic", Leon Russell, The Tubes, and Tears for Fears. He’s recorded with Matt Malley from Counting Crows, Victor Bisetti from Los Lobos, and Dean Dinning from Toad the Wet Sprocket.
May 12, 2021•41 min
T. Ryan Mooney has been nominated for 4 Screen actor awards with the most recent being for Ford Vs. Ferrari. He performed stunts in Bill and Ted film, Superman, Walking Dead, Spiderman, Hunger Games, Goosebumps, Ant Man, Entourage, Terminator, Ozark, Flags of Our Father...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Howie funded Guns N' Roses up to the point they were signed by Geffen Records. He managed Poison. But perhaps he is best known as one of the top vintage guitar sellers in the world. He's worked with Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Robin Trower, Rick James, Sam Kinison, C.C. Deville, Eddie Van Halen, Tom Petty, Lou Reed... Gary Ballen toured with Air Supply and Lita Ford. In addition he worked with both his cousin, Jerry Heller, and Eazy-E running Ruthless Records.
May 05, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Franks a front of house sound mixer who's toured with Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, the Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryant, the Goo Goo Dolls, the Moody Blues, Linda Ronstadt, Soundgarden, Megadeath, the Sex Pistols, Pantera, Stone Temple Pilots, and Iggy Pop. Maxie Williams a monitor mixer has toured with Dolly Parton, Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson, Megadeath, Guns N' Roses, Seal, Staind, Tonya Tucker, Journey, and 5 Finger Death Punch.
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 58 min
Frank is a front of house sound mixer who has toured with Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, the Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryant, the Goo Goo Dolls, The Moody Blues, Linda Ronstadt, Soundgarden, Megadeath, the Sex Pistols, Pantera, Stone Temple Pilots, and Iggy Pop Maxie is a monitor mixer who has toured with Rob Zombie, Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson, Megadeath, Guns N' Roses, Seal, Staind, Dolly Parton, Tonya Tucker, Journey, and 5 Finger Death Punch.
Apr 30, 2021•2 min
Kenneth Crouch is a Keyboard and Musical Director. He's worked with such artists as Eric Clapton, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Lauren Hill, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Babyface, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Williams... Trevor Lawrence Jr. is a drummer and has recorded with Dr. Dre, Macy Gray, Boys II Men, Ashanti, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dog...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 36 min
Kenneth Crouch is a Keyboard and Musical Director. He's worked with such artists as Eric Clapton, Lauren Hill, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Babyface, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Williams... Trevor Lawrence Jr. is a drummer and has recorded with Dr. Dre, Macy Gray, Boys II Men, Ashanti, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dog...
Apr 27, 2021•1 min
Jump in the ring with us... We talk WWE, NWA, OVW, Vince McMahon, UFC, and may have even mentioned Billy Corgan a few times!
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Check out our fun spot for the next episode dropping 4/26/21
Apr 23, 2021•1 min
Bobby Leigh is a tour manager and sound guy. He's worked for Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, KISS, Skid Row, 4 Non Blondes... Kathleen Leary works in band and crew hospitality and is currently working for Dave Matthews Band
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min
We celebrate with singer/songwriter Jonny Polonsky on the day he drops his record celebrating the 25th anniversary of his "Hi my name is Jonny" album. Phil Brewster worked as an engineer for Death Row Records and at Sound City. Since those early days, he has worked on hundreds of films as a mix tech.
Apr 19, 2021•47 min
John Mahon has been in the Elton John band since 1997. He was voted the #3 Percussionist by Modern Drummer Magazine 2010 Readers Poll. John has also performed with Peter White, Al Stewart, Rita Coolidge, Helen Reddy and with Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron. Peter Finestone was the drummer for Bad Religion from1981-1982 and again from 1984 to 1991.
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 42 min
