“THE CALLING (in 2001) was never like a band, I just hired people…This is actually the first time that I have band members that are contributing.” - Alex Band
Ep.262: Interview with ALEX BAND of THE CALLING
Ep.261: Interview with JAMIE JAMES
”[THE KINGBEES] toured for a long time, out there beating a path that had not really been forged yet, for what we were doing. Radio stations didn’t know what to do with us…after two or three years of that, I was done with the spotlight” - Jamie James
Ep.260: Interview with THE DAMN TRUTH
““Be Somebody” has become a defining track in [our] shows. It sets the tone.” - Lee-La Baum
Ep.259: Interview with BRIAN TICHY of LED BY VULTURES
”It’s no fun to get excited about an original piece of music and have it sit on a hard drive as a demo” - Brian Tichy
Ep.258: Interview with PAUL LAINE of THE DEFIANTS, TROOPER, ex-DANGER DANGER
For me, this is a follow up to ‘Stick It In Your Ear’, because the ‘Can’t Get Enough’ record was just a record of a bunch of demos.” I never got to produce that album, or have too much involvement with it.” - Paul Laine
Ep.257: Interview with ESCAPE THE HIVE
“I’ve been in a lot of bands…[ESCAPE THE HIVE] is something different than I’ve ever experienced…99% of the time we’re on the same page.” - Michael Thomas Beck
Ep.256: Interview with JAYLER
“If you’re comparing us to probably the greatest band of the seventies, then that’s not really negative to me.” - Tyler Arrowsmith
Ep.255: Interview with GENE MARCHELLO of MARCHELLO
”OZZY came down to see me…because he wanted a new guitar player to replace Jake E. Lee. He ended up going with Zakk Wylde.” - Gene Marchello
Ep254: Interview with RICHARD FOOS, Co-Founder SHOUT! FACTORY & RHINO RECORDS
“All James Brown music was out of print in ‘78, ‘79…except for his latest album that wasn’t selling very well. We went to [his record label] and they gave us the rights [to his music]…it was our biggest seller ever.” - Richard Foos
Ep.253: Interview with JOEY VERA of ARMORED SAINT
“I’m not a huge fan of really long records…when CDs came out it was like, oh my God we can put like 75 minutes worth of music on this thing, let’s do it…for me it was too much.” - Joey Vera
