Music Interviews Episodes
Rock band Novo Combo discusses their 1979 NYC beginnings, inspiration…
Send us a text I was joined by Michael Shrieve and Stephen Dees of the 1980s rock band, Novo Combo to talk about their unique career, musical inspirations, and what it was like to come back together and record after …
Loren Smith, composer, singer discusses imposter syndrome, inspo, gro…
Send us a text Bay area native Smith is a proud member of a huge musically gifted family that created and nurtured his love of music. Singing his first solo at age 3, Smith’s music has surpassed over a million …
McKenna Michels, Singer-Songwriter discusses her journey as a person …
Send us a text It was a delight to meet and chat with McKenna Michels, a talented young singer-songwriter from Texas. Ever since her 2021 debut EP, RENAISSANCE, Austin’s McKenna Michels has been making waves and grabbing at f...
Ginny Luke, Electric Violinist discusses her debut album, empowerment…
Send us a text Electric Violinist GINNY LUKE’s highly anticipated and long-awaited debut solo vocal album, Devil at My Heels, is due out November 1 on KZZ Music/Blue Élan Records. The album combines melody, muscle, and messag...
Chris Slade, legendary rock drummer recounts career highlights, and n…
Send us a text Chris Slade’s music career reads like a Who’s Who list of rock ‘n’ roll. It’s truly amazing how many iconic bands and artists he has performed with over the decades. His musical journey can be traced …
Jeff Pilson, bassist for Foreigner, Dokken, Dio, and more discusses c…
Send us a Text Message. Honored to sit down with Jeff Pilson in this enlightening, and sage conversation about the music business, his musical inspirations, current projects, and of course, what living a creative life means t...
T Bear, musician discusses his return to music, his muse, and more
Send us a Text Message. Content Warning: Themes of songs discussed in this episode include violence, cancer, suicide, and drug use. Please make your own choice when deciding whether to listen to this episode or to fast forwar...
Chris P. James of The Burrito Bros. returns to discuss latest album, …
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Karen Blundell, Oboist and English Horn player discusses dyslexia and…
Karen Birch Blundell is a New York City based performer and teaching artist. She is English horn of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and the Associate Principal Oboe/English horn of the Eastern Music Festival. She p...
Matthew Pierce, Cellist, and Systems Analyst on creativity, decision …
My good friend Matt Pierce sat down to chat with me a bit ago about how he's been doing since we met in grad school. We get into deep discussions about music-cello playing in particular-and very cerebral topics that I …
Musician, Healer, & Coach, Jennifer Roig-Francoli discusses her new b…
Jennifer Roig-Francoli is a violinist, educator, and Certified Alexander Technique teacher. We sat down to discuss her new book (out now!), the impact of Alexander technique on her playing and her life, and how she helps musi...
Special Episode: Discussing Muse's ABSOLUTION album 20 years on
Today, I'm joined by my friend, and fellow podcaster/musician, Dan Issawi to discuss one of our fave bands, Muse. 2023 marks 20 years since Muse released one of their all-time greatest albums, ABSOLUTION. Dan and I go track b...
Chris James of The Burrito Brothers talks about their new album (hint…
The band was formed in 1968 in Los Angeles as The Flying Burrito Brothers. Its classic lineup featured country rock pioneer, the late Gram Parsons, and former founding Byrds members bassist Chris Hillman and drummer Michael ...
Buddy Whittington, Guitarist with Texas Scratch discusses long-awaite…
Texas Scratch is made up of three born-and-bred Texas guitarists – Jim Suhler from Dallas, Buddy Whittington from Fort Worth and Vince Converse from Houston. This mighty threesome of big dog guitar slingers takes no prisoner...
The Beatles Episode
This special episode features podcast alums, and Beatlephiles, Jack Canfora, Elizabeth MacDuffie, Mark Alan Milller, and Steve March-Tormé. I learned so much in this panel episode about the original Fab Four, and made some gr...