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Foreigner- Rock Hall- Mick Jones, Lou Gramm

Patiently awaiting the recognition of the Rock and Roll Hall  of Fame for the decades of music he and his band have created, Foreigner founder/guitarist/songwriter Mick Jones has endured far more than double vision. Jones experienced both heart…
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R.E.M.- Monster- Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills

REM interview with Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills for “Monster”

Mark Knopfler- Get Lucky 15th Anniversary

Bob Seger and Mark Knopfler, the latter marking (sorry) the fifteenth anniversary of his sixth solo album, Get Lucky, were both about ten years older than most pop stars when fame and fortune arrived, so each was a little bit more prepared when…
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Cheap Trick- Dream Police- Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander

we find out from my guests Cheap Trick lead singer Robin Zander and guitarist/songwriter Rick Nielsen that the band had actually interrupted recording their fourth studio album, "Dream Police", in order to do that first Japanese tour in 1978. Several hits would eventually come from "Dream Police", including "Voices","It's the Way of the World", and the title song, but those would have to wait while Cheap Trick scuttled all plans while they learned to surf the tsunami of success from the unexpected live album.

Jackson Browne- Late for the Sky 50th Anniversary

Late for the Sky by Jackson Browne was released September 13, 1974. Do you realize from what kind of place a songwriter has to come to show his or her inner soul, the Big Ta Dah, with the opening song on side one? That is precisely the confidence,…
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Talking Heads- Stop Making Sense- David Byrne, Jerry Harrison

Talking Heads groundbreaking “Stop Making Sense” interviews with David Byrne and Jerry Harrison In the Studio with Redbeard.

Jethro Tull- Stormwatch 45th Anniversary- Ian Anderson

Revisiting Jethro Tull's 1979 "Stormwatch" for its upcoming forty-fifth anniversary in September proved to be surprisingly revelatory on multiple levels. My guest Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, in explaining the dual meaning of the "Stormwatch" title, may have been among the very first rock composers to observe the coming climate change as well as the socio-political storms brewing.

The Blues Brothers Movie – John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd

I would wager that imitators of the Blues Brothers, blues harp-blowing Elwood Blues and his singing hand-standing brother Joliet Jake, are second in number only to Elvis impersonators ever since Briefcase Full of Blues  surprisingly topped…
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Motley Crue- Dr Feelgood- Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars

Motley Crue interview of “Dr Feelgood” with Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil

Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock 8-18-69

Because of production delays and the notorious rainstorm, the Woodstock "headliner" and highest-paid performer reserved to close the show, Jimi Hendrix, ended up going on in the morning light of Monday, April 18. when many of the hundreds of thousands had left. Three who remained that day and participated in the legendary performance are my guests bass player Billy Cox, drummer Mitch Mitchell, and recording engineer Eddie Kramer.