Jake Clemons of the E Street Band joins Tom to examine the history of the song "The Ghost of Tom Joad." From Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath, to Springsteen's acoustic ballad, to Rage Against The Machine's cover, and beyond.
Tom welcomes Richard Beinstock and Tom Beajour authors of the book Nothin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
Part two of Tom's conversation with The Edge on U2, touring together, guitars, activism and much more
Hear part one of Tom's conversation with The Edge on U2, touring, guitars, activism and much more
Tom and Matt Pinfeld have been to A LOT of concerts over the years. This week, the two friends share their absolute favorite live shows ever.
Part two of Tom's conversation with Wayne Kramer (MC5) and Chris No.2 (Anti-Flag) on power, pride and pitfalls of being in a protest band
Hear part one of Tom's conversation with Wayne Kramer (MC5) and Chris No.2 (Anti-Flag) on power, pride and pitfalls of being in a protest band
Tom is joined by his good friend Allison Hagendorf, or as he calls her..."The Queen Of Rock"
It's not often Tom gets to talk with one of his guitar heroes. Catch part two of his conversation with Steve Vai.
It's not often Tom gets to talk with one of his guitar heroes. This week, he welcomes his good friend, Steve Vai. Catch the first of a two part series.
Tom and the legendary rapper, Chuck D, talk about their first passion...baseball.
Tom's good friends, Dan Weiss (Game Of Thrones co-creator), and actor Vince Vaughn get together to talk about something near and dear to their hearts, the game...Dungeons & Dragons
E Street Band legend, Little Steven joins Tom to talk about his solo work and the song, "Sun City"
Tom is joined by The Bloody Beetroots to go track by track through their new collaboration The Catastrophists EP
Fellow Chicagoan and founding member of Styx, Dennis DeYoung, joins Tom to talk about their recent collaboration, his career, and more!
Mish Way (White Lung) and Delila Paz (The Last Internationale) join Tom to talk about collaborating on a new song, "Radium Girls" off The Catastrophists EP
Rise Against lead singer, Tim McIlrath, joins Tom to talk music, Chicago, activism and more!
Tom's good friend, collaborator, and fellow Chicago suburbanite - K.Flay, talk performing together, new music and more!
Tom, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and John 5 (Rob Zombie) discuss the life and legacy of guitar hero, Eddie Van Halen
Dave Navarro and Tom reflect on their decades long friendship and talk "early days" of the LA music scene, Jane's Addiction, tattoos, guitars and more
Tom and Nadya from Pussy Riot talk activism, art and their first music collaboration, a new track called, "Weather Strike"
Tom, Eddie Trunk and Dan Weiss (Game Of Thrones Co-Creator) build the ultimate 'Mt. Rushmore lists of Hair Metal' - hear the second half of their two-part episode
Tom, Eddie Trunk and Dan Weiss (Game Of Thrones Co-Creator) build the ultimate 'Mt. Rushmore lists of Hair Metal' - hear the first half of their two-part episode
Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt) and GRAMMY/Oscar nominated songwriter Anne Preven join Tom to discuss playing open mic nights in the early 2000's
Tom, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and John 5 (Rob Zombie) discuss the occult and heavy metal - the intersection of the devil and rock n' roll
Tom is joined by Jake Clemons (E Street Band) to break down race in rock n' roll and in the E Street Band
Tom welcomes Jane's Addiction frontman, Perry Farrell, to discuss rocking the LA clubs together, the Lollapalooza Nation - how it was born and changed rock and roll forever
Tom welcomes Wayne Kramer (of the MC5) and Chris No.2 (of Anti-Flag) to examine the intersection of punk & politics
Tom is joined by Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and John 5 (Marilyn Manson/Rob Zombie) to discuss rock bands with two guitar players
Tom is joined by System of a Down front man Serj Tankian talking about activism throughout their career.
