Interviews

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  Tom Peterson (Cheap Trick)
  2018-10-15 // Interviews

  A lot can change in forty years … but some things never do. Forty years ago I was able to meet Cheap Trick. The band was extremely nice. They didn’...

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  Simon Kirke (Bad Company)
  2018-10-01 // Interviews

  Songs you hear on the radio … sing in the car … kick off your favorite playlists? Simon Kirke played drums on some of the best. As the original drumm...

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  Michael Licata (Femmes of Rock)
  2018-09-12 // Interviews

  You might not know the name Michael Licata, but you definitely know the artists he’s worked with — from Chris Brown & Rihanna; to Blues Traveler & Ric...

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  Hayley Orrantia
  2018-05-09 // Interviews

  The hit television show “The Goldbergs” is based on the childhood family of producer Adam Goldberg. As the show gained in popularity, it was clear th...

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  Don Barnes (38 Special)
  2018-03-03 // Interviews

  Songs are written, recorded and released. Many are heard and forgotten. Others strike a chord and stay around awhile. Then there are the rare few th...

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  Erik Turner (Warrant)
  2018-02-15 // Interviews

  Warrant was one of the last hard rock bands to make it big before the grunge movement of the early ’90s. Some even accused Warrant of being the straw...

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  Nina DiGregorio (Femmes of Rock)
  2018-01-11 // Interviews

  While the violin is closely associated with country music, it’s rarely linked to Rock & Roll. The Femmes of Rock are looking to change that with thei...

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  Al Pitrelli
  2016-12-02 // Interviews

  You cannot turn on the radio during the holidays without hearing a song by Trans Siberian Orchestra. They’ve become as much a part of Christmas tradit...

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  Troy Luccketta
  2016-08-01 // Interviews

  Some artists refuse to be pigeon-holed, and Troy Luccketta is one of those artists. Most know him as the drummer for classic hard rock band Tesla. B...

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  Stephen Pearcy
  2007-08-17 // Interviews

  There are several hard rock bands in the 80’s that had commercial success early on before the flood of bands that followed them: Quiet Riot, Twisted S...

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  Troy Luccketta
  2007-07-12 // Interviews

  Music and the decades they came from can, for the most part, be catorigized. In the 70’s you had disco, bell bottoms and flower power. In the 80’s you...

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  Bobby Dall
  2006-06-15 // Interviews

  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the debut album from the glam slam kings of noise: Poison. Teaming up with Cinderealla again this year, whom a...

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  Tom Keifer
  2005-08-12 // Interviews

  Life isn’t always a fairy tale, even when you have a fairy tale name. Take for example the band Cinderella. Although very popular in the late 80’s and...

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  David Coverdale
  2005-06-10 // Interviews

  There are singers in the industry that “just get by”, and then there are singers that other singers admire and aspire to be like. David Coverdale is a...

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  Gunnar Nelson
  2005-05-22 // Interviews

  There’s a lot that goes into having a successful music career. Good songs, image, management, and promotion are just a few of the things that separate...

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  Eliot Sloan
  2005-04-04 // Interviews

  While some might remember the band Blessid Union of Souls as a one hit wonder, they actually were a staple of Top 40 radio in the 90’s for several yea...

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  Nikki Sixx
  2005-02-23 // Interviews

  It’s safe to say that every band out there has borrowed something from another band along the way, either in look or sound. What makes a band stand ou...

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  Rebecca St. James
  2004-11-10 // Interviews

  Contemporary Christian music has come a long way in the past decade. While some artists disappear after one album, others enjoy quite a bit of success...

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  Jay Jay French
  2004-09-17 // Interviews

  In the early 80’s, several hard rock bands came onto the scene that set the trend for the rest of the hair bands to follow. Although bands like Ratt, ...

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  Bill Leverity
  2004-08-27 // Interviews

  Many if not most music acts from the 80’s have settled for becoming a novelty act. They tour, and play their songs that people associate to their memo...