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•Ep 329•Transcript available on Metacast 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 -...
Apr 05, 2023•40 min•Ep 328•Transcript available on Metacast 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 & Musi...
Apr 04, 2023•52 min•Ep 327•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Apr 03, 2023•29 min•Ep 326•Transcript available on Metacast 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 & Su...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 325•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 324•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 323•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 322•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 321•Transcript available on Metacast Greg Walls is guitarist who was an early member of Anthrax and has also played with Stephen Pearcy. He has some great stories of the early days of Anthrax, hanging with Metallica, the New York rock scene and more! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Early Days of Anthrax 06:15 - Scott's Drive & Business Sense 08:40 - Anthrax Lineup Changes 09:38 - Fistful of Metal & Greg's Contributions 12:06 - Scott's Book Signing 14:35 - Songwriting Credits & Making Peace 23:57 - Rea...
Feb 22, 2023•45 min•Ep 320•Transcript available on Metacast Violet Saturn is a young up and coming band consisting of siblings Lauren Carr Reed (vocals) and Spencer Carr Reed (guitars). The band makes melodic pop-punk songs in the vein of Paramore. They recently released a new album titled "All The Cool Kids" on the Big Machine Label (Sheryl Crow, The Struts). We discuss the new album, songwriting, visual style, the L.A. rock scene and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Welcome Violet Saturn! 01:05 - New Album "All The Cool Kids" 01:30 - Sig...
Feb 17, 2023•30 min•Ep 319•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Tramp is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as the singer in White Lion. The band had several hits, sold millions of records and toured with AC/DC, Motley Crue, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne and others. Mike also put out two albums with the band Freak of Nature and several solo records. His latest album “Songs of White Lion” is a re-imagining of many classic White Lion songs. He will hit the road soon in support of the record. We discuss all this and more! Check it out!...
Feb 17, 2023•36 min•Ep 318•Transcript available on Metacast Steve Augeri is a rock singer & songwriter, best known for fronting the band Journey for 8 years. Steve also played with Tall Stories & Tyketto and now has a solo career. His new album "Seven Ways 'Til Sunday" is available now. He'll be hitting the road soon for Parti-Gras with Bret Michaels, Night Ranger, Jefferson Starship & Mark McGrath. We'll discuss all this and more in this episode! Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - New Album "Seven Ways 'Ti...
Feb 10, 2023•39 min•Ep 317•Transcript available on Metacast Phil Soussan is a bass player, songwriter and music producer. He has worked with some absolute legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page and Billy Idol. His latest project, Last in Line has a new album out on March 31st titled “Jericho.” We discuss the new album, songwriting process, satanic themes in music, working with Jani Lane & Vince Neil and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Technical Difficulties 01:38 - New Last in Line Album 03:50 - Progression of the Band 05:18 - The Evolution of the S...
Feb 10, 2023•30 min•Ep 316•Transcript available on Metacast Dean Janikowski is the kicker for Washington State University. He was All Pac-12 in 2021 and had a great season in 2022 hitting 11 of 14 field goals including a 50 yarder. Dean also recently raised over $17,000 to help people with cancer treatments. We had a great chat about the mental aspects of football, some of the coaches he has worked with, the foundation dedicated to his mom and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Sebastian Janikowski (No Relation) 02:27 - John Carney & Becoming a Kicker 04:20...
Jan 31, 2023•42 min•Ep 315•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Bennett is a voice actress and former backup singer for Roy Orbison & Burt Bacharach. She has done voiceover work for McDonalds, Coca Cola, Home Depot, Visa others. You can still hear her voice in the Delta terminal. She is most known for being the original voice of the American version of Siri. We discuss all this plus her voice role in the new horror film Margaux and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Music & NHL Marriage 02:05 - Singing & Voiceover Work 04:15 - Path to Siri Voice J...
Jan 24, 2023•29 min•Ep 314•Transcript available on Metacast Rick Hunolt is a musician most known for playing guitar in the thrash metal band Exodus. He has a new project called DieHumane with former Type O Negative drummer Sal Abruscato. We discuss the new project and the old days in Exodus including opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers, touring with Pantera, and more! Lots of great insight into the music business and life from Rick! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:43 - Last Name Pronunciation 0:01:32 - DieHumane Formation 0:04:12 - Being Accessible to People 0:07:19 ...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 313•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Portnoy is a drummer who has played with several bands including Dream Theater, Twisted Sister, Avenged Sevenfold and Sons of Apollo. He is currently promoting his band The Winery Dogs upcoming album “3” and subsequent tour. We discuss The Winery Dogs, Mike’s work ethic, drumming styles and much more! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Twisted Sister Reunion 02:13 - New Winery Dogs & Mixer Jay Ruston 03:35 - Song Titles & Specific Songs 06:35 - Streaming Music & New Music 09:02 - Goal with N...
Jan 12, 2023•22 min•Ep 312•Transcript available on Metacast Todd Kerns is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being the bass player and backup singer in Slash’s solo band. Other bands and musicians he’s worked with include The Age of Electric, Toque, Bruce Kulick, and Faster Pussycat. His latest project is called Heroes & Monsters and includes guitarist Stef Burns (ex Alice Cooper) & drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence). We discuss the new band, working with Slash, singing vs playing bass, his Bill Murray sto...
Jan 06, 2023•29 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Thorp King is an author, speaker, and record label owner. His most recent book “Failure Rules” discusses how people can learn from failure and use it to their advantage. We have a really fascinating conversation about success, failure, money, risk, finding your true passion in life and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Idea of Failure Being "Good" 0:05:34 - Favorite & Most Successful Endeavors 0:08:41 - The Term "Safetyfile" & Friends 0:14:03 - Pink Slip Bowler 0...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for the final episode of 2022, with comedian Sidney Smith, author/activist Arno Michaelis and police officer/podcaster Knocko Nolan. We will be breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the year and giving our own opinions. Some serious deep philosophical stuff and also a ton of laughs! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:51 - Guest Introductions 0:04:07 - Kanye West 0:13:45 - Johnny Depp & Amber Heard 0:22:30 - Tom Brady & Gisele 0:30:55 - Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck 0:37:05 - Wil...
Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 48 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast The Year in Rock 2022! We're going over the year's biggest news, releases, concerts, reunion, gossip and more! We also reveal our favorite new rock music of 2022. With special guests Troy Patrick Farrell (ex White Lion, Tantric) and Joe Scibilia (Rock 'N Roll & Coffee Show). 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:30 - Welcome Troy & Joe! 0:03:16 - Eddie Vedder Vs Nikki Sixx 0:07:10 - Judas Priest Band Shake Up 0:10:22 - Nita Strauss Quits Alice Cooper 0:13:22 - Neil Young & Spotify 0:18...
Dec 23, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast Alexa Rae is a drummer, songwriter and music producer. She has grown her Instagram to over 117,000 followers and had several videos go viral. Her current band, Pinktastic Plastixx recently opened for English Beat and continues to grow their following. In this episode we discuss Alexa’s musical upbringing, people she’s worked with, social media and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - California & Arizona Life 02:26 - Twin Sister 03:43 - Musical Influences & Learning Music 06:28 - Learning Drums &...
Dec 15, 2022•40 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Jaffe is the drummer for Pistols At Dawn, an exciting up and coming band. The band recently booked an opening slot on the Alter Bridge & Mammoth WVH tour. They just wrapped up an acoustic radio tour for their single "The Truth." We discuss all this plus how Adam grew the band, working with producer Sylvia Massy, a crazy stage incident & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Recent Radio Tour & Playing Acoustically 05:34 - Old Singer & New Singer 08:00 - New Guitarist & B...
Dec 09, 2022•40 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Ramsey is a vocal coach, singing teacher and YouTuber. He has worked with singers of all levels, but really enjoys working with adult beginners. His YouTube channel has over 30 million views and almost 300,000 subscribers. In this episode we discuss different vocal styles, how voices change with age, vocal fry and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Preconceived Notions of Singing 0:01:45 - Bob Dylan & Punk Singers 0:05:58 - Pop Singers, P!nk & Broadway 0:07:37 - Bob Dylan & Sustain...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast Rebecca Zung is an attorney, author and YouTuber. She was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Lawyer in America” and her YouTube channel has over 30 million views. In this episode we discuss Rebecca’s backstory and her YouTube channel which focuses on understanding and dealing with narcissists. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Rebecca's Story 03:10 - Rebecca's Work Ethic 04:10 - Being Bullied & Narcissist Relationship 05:56 - Learning About Narcissists 08:55 - Narcissist Def...
Dec 06, 2022•37 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Laura Cox is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. She started out on YouTube and has amassed over 500,000 subscribers and millions of views with her solos, cover songs and originals. She has released 2 albums with her solo band and a third one (Head Above Water) will be out soon. We discuss the new album & single plus her YouTube channel, how to write songs, new bands she digs & more! 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - YouTube Channel 01:57 - Living in France 04:25 - French People 05:22 - Drawi...
Dec 04, 2022•41 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast Darren and Jeff Allen Geare (The Geare Brothers) are screenwriters. Their latest film The Retaliators is getting rave reviews (currently 88% on rotten tomatoes). The movie stars Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me) as well as many rockstars including Tommy Lee, Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach), Ivan Moody (5 Finger Death Punch) and many others. We discuss the production of the film as well as some of the deeper issues they touched on, plus Darren’s Christopher Walken story and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:40 -...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Jared Callahan is an Emmy nominated independent director and producer. His latest film “Clean Slate” is about two people in drug recovery trying to make a short film. We discuss drug addiction, obstacles in filmmaking, upcoming projects and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - New Film "Clean Slate" 03:38 - Ryan Leaf & Spiraling for Addicts 05:58 - Global Problem of Addiction 07:43 - Updates with Subjects of Movie 10:12 - Jared's Path to Filmmaking 11:35 - Persevering Through Rejection...
Nov 29, 2022•31 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast John Norum is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is most known for being the guitarist in Europe but also spent time with both the band Dokken & Don Dokken solo. He also has maintained a successful solo career as a singer and guitarist. His latest solo album "Gone to Stay" is available now. We discuss the new album, future music with Europe, working Don Dokken, almost joining UFO and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - John's Voice & Singing 03:11 - Early Musical Days 05:46 - ...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast 
