This was such a treat. We had the Van Halen encyclopedia on the show today, PHd Professor, Mr Greg Renoff. We talk all things Van Halen but we also dive into his book about Ted Templeman, The New York Jets, watching Metallica getting ready to take over the world, Jersey and so much more....
I can't thank Greg enough for how gracious he was with his time.
To buy any of his great books or learn more about him, click the links below
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JSE0E4
@gregrenoff on IG
https://templemanbook.com
New segment on the show today that we are going to call "Let's Talk" It's going to be an insightful conversation about comparing and contrasting two ideas and we thought what a great way to start this segment by talking about Randy Rhoads and Jake E Lee. We kinda take sides and there's a great ending to this conversation. We hope you listen and enjoy it and pass it along to your guitar player friends.
Happy Halloween! We thought we would throw out a special episode and discuss the effect Stephen KIng had on music with Author/Musician/Label Owner/Engineer Anthony Scott Ashworth.
Don't sleep on this one!
For more info on Anthony, click the link below
asafic.com
Well folks, we are 3 for 3 in this segment. This is Moots choice and it's an excellent choice. Arc Tang Gent from Earthtone9 is Another record that should have been huge and we learn about the record and the industry from the lead singer of Earthtone9, Mr Karl Middleton.
You guys are gonna love this episode.
For more on Karl and the Earthtone9, click the links below
https://www.facebook.com/earthtone9
IG: @earthtone9
What a better way to celebrate the 35 anniversary of Pearl Jam's first live performance than to talk with Selena Fragrassi about her new book, Pearl Jam Live!: 35 Years of Legendary Music and Revolutionary Shows
We had such a great time talking about Pearl Jam, the Seattle scene, the movie Singles, Ann and Nanvy Wilson, Alice in Chains and so much more.
Here is the link to the book
https://geni.us/PearlJamLive35Years
And to follow Selena, who is awesome,
@selenafragassi on X, Facebook and Instagram
Me and Moots talk about a huge influence Ace was in out musical journey and we reflect on his career and the outpouring of tributes after his untimely passing.
Godspeed Spaceman
Well folks we did it again and we got Tim Narducci to talk to us about Eric's choice this week of What Album Should Have Been Huge.
Tim has great stories and such an amazing career.
We talk about Systematic getting signed by Larz from Metallica, the music biz, pay to play, the cost of touring, album sales, the Freedom record and why Tim thinks it didnt get the shot it deserved and so much more.
Please don't miss this one and we also talk about the album that you should check out this week.
To find more out about Tim and all of his projects, click the following links
https://www.facebook.com/spiralarmsband
https://www.facebook.com/Bandofwatchers
https://www.facebook.com/SystematicOfficial
https://www.facebook.com/BeerDrinkersHellRaisers
This to me is a must listen episode. It started out talking about reaction videos and it went so much deeper into mental health and just being a kind human being.
Tommy sets himself apart in the crowded world of reaction videos with his honesty and his backstory on why and how he got started is very interesting.
I'm glad we got to know Tommy more through this conversation and I think you will too. If you want to learn more about him and see him in action, here the best way to do that.
https://linktr.ee/TheTommyWolff
UCifqPVxB3dk39eQIGhoOrig
We sit down and discuss, is having unlimited access to music a good thing or not? We go pretty deep into the pro and cons in this conversation so sit back and enjoy and agree or disagree.
Word of mouth is the best way to promote us nowadays so feel free to send the link of the show to some friends via text message.
Thanks for the support as always.
Our first new segment is called "This Album Should Have Been Huge" and we were so lucky to have the lead singer of the album we picked to talk to us about the album.
I can't wait for you guys to hit the play button and join us as we talk about the album "Tales of Never Letting Go" by the band, MIltown.
Many thanks to Jonah Jenkins for coming on the show and giving us so much information about this album, the record industry and how the album was eventually released some 28 years later.
Please go buy this album
When you get to talk about Maiden with some one who knows more about Maiden than you do, you jump at the chance.
It was nice having Daniel on the show and we talk about his new book, Iron Maiden at 50 as well as his last book, Rush at 50, the final Black Sabbath concert and so much more...
So what are you waiting for? Jump on in and feel free to give the pod 5 stars and maybe even a review if you don't mind.
You can follow Daniel at
This was such a fun conversation. Dave is a Journalist who has written for magazines you may have heard of like Metal Edge and Classic Rock magazine, he's a fellow podcaster and a music lover who really know his stuff. I love these types of conversation I believe you will too!
Learn more about Dave after listening to our podcast and subscribe to his podcast, Talk Louder.
https://2fast2die.com
https://www.instagram.com/glessnerdavid/
https://talklouderpodcast.com
SURPRISE EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa and Vince popped in and we talked all about the Floyd and their upcoming show on the 21st at Bartley Ranch.
This is an episode you don't want to miss. We peel back the curtain to learn all about what it takes to put on such a big production. Your jaw will drop when you understand how much of a Labor of Love is put into this band and their shows.
Thanks again to Lisa and Vince for stopping by the show and for more info and to buy tickets, click the link below
https://thefloydband.com/
This one is a great episode, especially if you are a RUSH fan. We have Daniel returning to the show to talk about his amazing new book, RUSH at 50. This thing is a work of art and a must for any RUSH fan.
We talk about:
- Getting all the info correct
- Our favorite RUSH record
- How RUSH is a band with no controversy.
and so much more...
Much thanks to Daniel for stopping by the show
order it here!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Rush-at-50-Daniel-Bukszpan/dp/076038715X
This was a great conversation with Moots on the new Weight of the Tide album, What Pale Victory.
We talk about a short history of the band,
The new album
The writing process and it becomes a deep conversation that you really don't want to miss.
PLUS....
Moots was generous enough to give us the first single a day before it's released into the wild so just another reason to listen to the episode.
For more info on Weight of the Tide, you can find them all over socials.
Thanks again to Moots for a great conversation and the single before it's released.
This to me is a must listen if you are a musician, especially an active musician trying to do it as a career. It was such a refreshing conversation and inspiring one.
We talked about such things as
-Signing to a major label
-Getting dropped by that label
-How to stay positive and still have a career after being dropped by a label
-Touring with ICP and mature Juggalos
-and lots of advice for musicians.
Hope you take the time to listen to this episode, Watershed's new single is at the end of the podcast and check out their website while listening to the pod to learn more about them and support them.
https://www.watershedcentral.com/
We got a brand new band whose debut album was produced by William Duvall from Alice In Chains. This is also my fist interview with a whole entire band.
Give this one a listen, it's a fun one and their lead single, Animosity, is at the end of the episode.
To learn more about Chained Saint, follow them on their IG https://www.instagram.com/chainedsaintofficial/
or all their info on their press release, where you can also see the video for the lead single
https://mailchi.mp/atomsplitterpr/chained-saint-intro?e=ee4ebe358e
Thanks Again Guys!!!
This was such a fun episode. A band I really dug when I first started exploring music on my own was Dangerous Toys. The song "Scared" hooked me big time during the time when you find new music through Headbangers Ball. What a treat it was to interview Jason and learn all about his career.
This is the longest podcast ive done but I feel like the conversation just flows and you lose track of time listening to Jason's amazing story. Lots of great stuff in the episode.
Thank you Jason for being so gracious with your time and to learn more about where you can find where Jason is playing, merch, etc... click the link below...
https://jasonmcmaster.net
Nice to have Martin back on the show again. This time we talk all about his new book, Van Halen at 50. If you like Van Halen, you are going to love this episode and the book is fantastic. Lots of amazing pictures, a time line, every album, solo careers and even unreleased songs are talked about.
Martin is the man when it comes to be a walking encyclopedia of rock/hard rock and heavy metal knowledge and his website is where you can learn more about him and all the books he has available as well as his podcast
https://www.martinpopoff.com/
This was a very fun conversation with Brad. I had him on the show to talk about his new book, The Six Pack, which is about the WWF in the 80's and his trip of 11 thousand miles to research the characters in his story.
This is a must listen if you are wrestling fan
For more about Brad and to Pre Order the Six Pack, click the link below
https://www.bradbalukjian.com
I want to thank Brad for being so generous with his time.