Talkin' Rock With Meltdown Podcast
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThe biggest names in rock music are Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown. From Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame members to bands just starting out, Meltdown takes rock music fans behind the scenes to find out what these talented musicians are really about. Come along for the ride as Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown invites you to find out more than you ever thought you knew about all genres of Rock from Classic to Prog to Grunge and everything in between.
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Talkin Rock with Myles Kennedy and Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D
July 01, 2024 19:26 - 40 minutes - 18.5 MBLots to get into with Myles and Sonny on this episode of Talkin' Rock. First up, Myles Kennedy talks about his upcoming solo album. He tells me what the name, The Art Of Letting Go refers to, the musical mission of the record, and more. That album drops on October 11th. He talks about jamming with the Led Zeppelin guys, the first time he met Slash, as well as Eddie Van Halen. People think he looks like Kevin Bacon all the time. He tells a funny story of going to see his band play liv...
Chris Jericho Brings His KISS Cover Band Kuarantine To Detroit Rock City
June 21, 2024 19:33 - 20 minutes - 9.48 MBEveryone knows Chris Jericho from the world of wrestling, which he's still in, but he's also the frontman of Fozzy, and his KISS cover band Kuarantine. You'll be able to see the band on July 5th at the Diesel Concert Lounge in Chesterfield. Chris talks about how the band came about and what they play. Chris Jericho On A Classic Wrestling Moment Of course, we had to talk wrestling. Jericho and Detroit's own, Rhino go way back. I asked him about being gored through the Titan Tron. "Yea...
Geezer Butler Of Black Sabbath
June 14, 2024 20:03 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWhat an honor to talk to Geezer Butler, the legendary bass player from Black Sabbath. His book "Into The Void - From Birth To Black Sabbath And Beyond" is out now and it's fantastic. There are some great stories and tales that Geezer gets into. He told me why he wrote the book "I always wanted to write a memoir for my grandkids, to give them a better understanding of my life beyond what they read in the press." Geezer Butler On Sabbath's Heavy Sound Geezer talked about the heaviness of B...
Blackie Lawless Of W.A.S.P. Gives Update On His Health, Tour, And New Music
June 11, 2024 19:48 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBMy latest Talkin' Rock with Meltdown guest is none other that Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P.. It's always a treat when I get to talk with Blackie. He's a great interview, and also the force behind one of my favorite bands of the era. Lots was discussed including his health. After undergoing surgery to ease his back last year, he's on the mean. "But, you know, we had surgery on it about ten months ago, and, you know, I'm on the mend and everything's cool, you know? So, you know, we should be r...
Ed Roland Of Collective Soul On Recording In Elvis' House And The Secret Behind Their Hit Song "Shine"
June 07, 2024 19:58 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBEd Roland is one of those guys that's just easy to talk to and we talked about a lot of things. When the band broke in 1994, they broke big time! That year they played Woodstock, as they did in 1999 too. He told me they are one of only 5 acts to play both concerts. His brother, Dean, has been in the band the entire time as well. I asked him about sharing this journey with him. "Well, I mean, it's it's family. It's been a blessing for me. And I'd like to think he thinks the same because...
Dead Daisies Guitarist Doug Aldrich Talks New Music And More
May 30, 2024 22:05 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBThe new Dead Daisies album is dropping in September, so it's good to get Doug Aldrich from the band on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown to tell us about it. Plus, they'll be playing the Machine Shop on June 11th, in Flint, Michigan. As far as song ideas for the new album, he said everyone chipped in. "We all, all we all were, brought different parts in different song ideas. And that's generally what we do with The Dead Daisies is we'll bring in ideas and then, you know, in this situation, Marty ...
Mr. Big's Eric Martin Talks Of The Band's Beginning, The Latest Album, And The Big Finish
May 29, 2024 19:28 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBMr. Big is on their "Big Finish" tour and makes a stop in southeast Michigan at District 142 in Wyandotte on May 30th. Mr. Big From The Start Eric told me the entire story of how the band started after his solo career had seemed to fizzle out in the late 80s. He spoke of meeting Billy Sheehan, a guy who he didn't know about. It was interesting to hear how the pieces came together. New Mr. Big Drops On July 12th Eric had a lot to say about the upcoming album. Their 10th record Ten drops...
Rachel Bolan Of Skid Row Talks Lzzy Hale Joining Their Tour: 'She Blew Us Away'
May 22, 2024 19:39 - 20 minutes - 9.39 MBWhen I heard that Lzzy Hale had signed on to help the Skid Row guys for 4 shows, I was stoked! I was excited for the band, excited for the people who would see her sing live, and excited for Lzzy! After the first show was in the books, I texted Skid Row bassist, Rachel Bolan and drummer, Rob Hammersmith. Both of them were giddy with how the weekend went. That's when I decided to ask Rachel if he'd come on my Talkin' Rock with Meltdown podcast to talk about it. "We had one rehearsal befor...
Former NIN Drummer Chris Vrenna On His New Gig At U Of M And Nails Stories
May 21, 2024 21:35 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBThis is such an interesting listen. I'd never met or interviewed Chris before. He was so much fun to talk to! We talked about his new gig, at the University of Michigan. He's taking his lessons learned, and passing them on to a younger generation. Of course, we had to talk about his time in Nine Inch Nails. He talked about the song "Closer" and how Trent Reznor spit out the lyrics to the surprise of Chris and the producer. He spoke of being inducted into the Rock Hall, Johnny Cash cover...
Slayer's Kerry King and Barry Kerch of Shinedown
May 14, 2024 19:36 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBI had the good fortune to speak with Slayer's Kerry King about his new solo album, From Hell I Rise, which drops on May 17th. What I've heard has been a brutal onslaught, like you'd expect! He told me why he chose that name for the album, there were other ones, but he picked this one, as it ends the album on track 13. He also told me about the flavor of the album. In case you haven't heard anything from it, I've included the two songs they've dropped from the album below. We also discuss...
Stephan Jenkins Of Third Eye Blind Recalls Emotional Rise To Fame In The 90s And More
May 10, 2024 19:38 - 19 minutes - 9.16 MBI've never talked with Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind, so I can check him off my ever-growing list of rockers I've interviewed. Right off the bat, we talked about touring, and how much he likes it. He commented on how concerts bring us together "That collective sense of feeling lets us know that we're not alone." You can see him and Third Eye Blind along with Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A on July 7th at Pine Knob Music Theater. We talked about a recent unplugged performance he d...
Taylor Roberts From Taproot On His Bands And Being Confused For Corey Taylor
May 07, 2024 19:53 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBTaylor Roberts from Taproot/Riding With Killers joins me on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. We started off talking about RWK. He explained how the band formed, talked about their debut record "Full Circle" and more. He said they've done some pretty big shows, but it's time to get that band out to the forefront. "We're really getting ready to launch this band in the right way," he told me. He talked to me about being a fan of Taproot, and finally becoming a member of the band. He spoke abou...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - His Upcoming Tour, The Stockpile Of Music He Has, A New Dodge And More
May 03, 2024 20:14 - 19 minutes - 9.14 MBKenny Wayne Shepherd has a lot going on. between concerts, family, and getting high-powered muscle cars delivered to his house, his plate is full! I ran into Kenny a few weeks back in Nashville. I posted about that trip and a little about running into Kenny, here. Onto what Kenny has going on. He'll be playing at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit on May 17th. For tickets, click here. Kenny doesn't always hang out in Nashville, his home, but he did a few weeks back....
Rock Comedian Don Jamieson
May 01, 2024 19:25 - 28 minutes - 13 MBDon Jamieson's latest comedy album is No Sleep 'Til McSorley's. Once again, he's modeled his latest album after a famous rock record. This time around it's Motorhead's, No Sleep "til Hammersmith. He explains why he chose that pub, and how he got permission to use the famous album cover. On the album, Don takes on many social and rock topics. It's a skill that he has where he can meld both worlds without sounding preaching or like he's taking sides. "Is there an underlying message to it? Of...
The Legendary James "JY" Young Of Styx on Talkin' Rock
April 12, 2024 19:49 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat a pleasure to have James "JY" Young in the studio to talk all things Styx, and more. The upcoming "Renegades and Juke Box Heroes" tour features Foreigner and John Waite. They'll be playing Pine Knob on June 15th. We talked about a lot of topics. Playing in the band with great musicians like Tommy Shaw, and Lawrence Gowen. Where does Styx live in the music world...Rock or Progressive Rock? JY answers that question. "It's hard to define us because a lot of the stuff is prog. But, ya k...
Palaye Royale On Talkin' Rock
April 11, 2024 20:01 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBSebastian, Remington, and Emerson from Palaye Royale were nice enough to stop by the station before their show earlier this week. After playing three songs for the staff, they hopped into the studio with me to talk about the band. I had seen on X that Remington said that Songs For Sadness was very personal to him. He spoke about how his mother's illness has really affected each of them, who are brothers. Being on the road, and leaving their mother is always hard. This was a very touching p...
Spencer Charnas From Ice Nine Kills On Touring With Metallica, Horror And More
April 10, 2024 20:21 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MB"It's incredible, man" is how Spencer Charnas from Ice Nine Kills responded to touring with Metallica. That's the last time he was in the Detroit area when that tour played Ford Field. Well, he's coming back this weekend to sign autographs and take photos with fans at Astronomicon. That happens in Livonia, Michigan April 12-14th at the Burton Manor. He recalled the first show he saw from the Metal Legends back in Boston. He said they treat the band very well on tour. They have more Metalli...
John Bush And Joey Vera Of Armored Saint
March 29, 2024 20:32 - 32 minutes - 15 MBArmored Saint singer John Bush and bass player Joey Vera, who are currently out on tour with Queensryche. They'll be coming through Detroit to play the Majestic Theater on April 14th. Joey said of touring with the QR guys, "It's always fun touring with friends, people you get along with." We talked about their experience on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise. "Yeah, they're fun. You always see a lot of people you know." Joey said. The guys told me about going to Anthrax's Scott Ian's 60th birthda...
Mike Kroeger Speaks About Hate To Love: Nickelback
March 22, 2024 19:48 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBIt was great of Mike Kroeger from Nickelback to take so much time to talk about their documentary Hate To Love: Nickelback, which comes to theaters on March 27th and 30th. We also talked about a few specific songs, hockey, and more. He told me this documentary might help to dispel some of the things about the band that aren't true. "It's the filling in of a few blanks and maybe telling some stories that no one knows." He said the band hasn't shared that much, and that may be their own faul...
Singer Jeff Scott Soto On Art Of Anarchy, TSO, Queen And More
March 14, 2024 19:34 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBGreat to reconnect with Jeff Scott Soto. The last time I talked with him was mere weeks after we met, I believe in 2018. He's one of these guys who you just like the first time you meet him. He's so easy to talk to, which you'll see in this conversation. He's coming through town playing the Token Lounge on March 27th with The Art Of Anarchy band. He spoke about how he joined the band, which was somewhat defunct, with the help and through his friendship with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. The new a...
Drummer Tommy Clufetos Talks Playing With Sabbath, His Detroit Work Ethic, And More
March 11, 2024 18:59 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBHonored to have drummer extraordinaire, and fellow Detroiter, Tommy Clufetos on Talkin' Rock. He's playing the Token Lounge coming up on Thursday, March 28th. Having seen him play there before, this is a show you're not going to want to miss. He said that was the only time he'd played there and he "Loved it!" His drumming is insane. Just check out some of the clips below. In the conversation we talked about his career playing with everyone from, Ted Nugent, to Rob Zombie, to Black Sabbath,...
The Other Side Of Mick Mars On Talkin' Rock
February 12, 2024 19:25 - 30 minutes - 14 MBSuch an honor to have Mick Mars on the show. His new album "The Other Side Of Mars" drops on February 23rd, and it's a killer record. The album really shows off different sides to Mick's musicality. It really takes you on a roller coaster ride. "Yeah, I wanted to see what happens. Lots of different styles, different things." He went on "I intentionally wanted it to be very diverse." What's also different about this record is that Mick is more upfront than he ever was in the Crue. This i...
Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks About His Documentary, Their Famous Drum Battle, And More
February 09, 2024 18:19 - 20 minutes - 9.42 MBDays after his birthday, Sully Erna from Godsmack called in to discuss what the band has going on, along with his "I Stand Alone - The Sully Erna Story", which you can watch now. He told me how the documentary started, after writing manuscripts for his book "The Paths We Choose". He says his story is about perseverance....that's an understatement. "So many times I could've easily ended up dead or in jail." He told me how music really saved his life. He said he was nervous watching it, b...
Sebastian Bach On New Music, Skid Row, And LOTS More
February 06, 2024 18:32 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBSebastian Bach is my latest guest on Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. He's dropping a new album, in his words, sooner than you think. "It's coming very, very soon." He talks about the first single "What Have I Got To Lose?" which you can see below. That song is co-written with Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge/Slash. He talked about joining up with him. Detroit's own John 5 is also on the album, along with others. He reminded me that this is the third album he's collaborated with 5. He also sp...
Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson On Talkin' Rock
February 02, 2024 20:02 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MBChris Robertson from Black Stone Cherry joins me on Talkin' Rock. They'll be hoping on the ShipRocked cruise starting February 4 through the 10th. Their latest album, their eighth, dropped last fall called Screamin' At The Sky. He tells me that he feels fortunate that they can put out new music and people still care, "You can't really ask for much more than that" Chris told me about growing up in the middle of nowhere, in Edmonton, Kentucky. He said growing up he was surrounded by coun...
Eric Bloom From Blue Oyster Cult On 2024, Their Songs In Movies, Spinal Tap And More
February 01, 2024 20:19 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBMy guest on this episode of Talkin' Rock is Blue Oyster Cult's Eric Bloom. This is the first time we've talked and I found him to be very easy to speak with. For those of you in the southeast Michigan area, B.O.C is playing the Royal Oak Music Theater on February 25th. Eric is looking forward to the show, but he seemed happier to be coming to Detroit for a slice or two of Detroit-style pizza. LOL I asked Eric to recall something about the famed "Black and Blue" tour with Black Sabbath i...
Singer Carson Macc Of Detroit's Mac Saturn
January 23, 2024 20:44 - 19 minutes - 9.03 MBMac Saturn singer, Carson Macc joins me today, as their "Hard To Sell" record finally drops this Friday, January 26th, with a show to celebrate that night at the Fillmore Detroit. The process of making this record began long ago. Working with Al Sutton at Rust Belt Studios, they brought what they thought were solid songs, but they weren't. "We brought them so many songs that we thought were it!" Carson said that although they didn't use those songs, they learned much about their songwriti...
Talkin' Rock with David Ellefson and Gavin Rossdale of Bush
January 18, 2024 20:11 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBAlways great to talk with David Ellefson. He has so much going on, as always! This guy has to be one of the busiest musicians in the country. He talked about spending his birthday here in Detroit to see Metallica in early November. He talked as to why he was here, and seeing Metallica was only one part of it. One of his many bands, Metal Alliegence turns 10 this year. He talked about how that project started and the guests that have joined him onstage throughout the years. They'll be ce...
Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner On The New Album And Lots More
January 16, 2024 18:34 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBGuitarist Richie Faulkner joins me today on Talkin' Rock. We started by talking about his latest birthday celebration on January 1st. We talked about his relationship with his father-in-law, guitar legend George Lynch. "George is an incredible player....not only incredible but a unique player," he said. I asked him if he's floated him any tracks off upcoming projects. He said he hadn't, but "He's a great resource....he's great to get information and experiences from." As far as the new...
2024 Is Going To Rock For Tim Montana
January 16, 2024 17:16 - 18 minutes - 8.49 MBTim Montana is making 2024 the year of rock for his career. He'll be dropping a rock album, and going out on tour with Staind and Seether. I had a chance to talk with him about this upcoming year, the bar he co-owns with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and lots more. Growing up very poor, Tim says he's had the good fortune to meet most of the people on the posters on his trailer wall. His first shot at stardom was on David Letterman's show in 2008. He talks about the experience of going to New Y...
Scott Stapp Talks Higher Power and Creed Reforming
January 12, 2024 20:10 - 21 minutes - 10.1 MBIt's always great to talk with Scott Stapp. It's even better when he has a new solo album about to drop and a tour with the reunited Creed! We talk about all of this and lots more on this episode of Talkin' Rock with Meltdown. His new album is called Higher Power and comes out on March 15th. He told me about the album, how personal it is to him, and working with guitarist Yiannis Papadopoulos and singer, Dorothy Martin. Dorothy is on a song called "If These Walls Could Talk". Scott told me...
Biff Byford Of Saxon On Their Latest Album Hell, Fire And Damnation
December 20, 2023 21:05 - 20 minutes - 9.48 MBThe new album from Saxon, "Hell, Fire and Damnation" drops on January 19th, and frontman Biff Byford was nice enough to join me to discuss it, and lots more. "It's a monster title, isn't it?" Biff asked when I brought up the title. That it is! He told me what the title meant, it goes back a long way. "I don't know why we didn't use it before". He spoke about bringing back the 80s on some aspects of the album, even going back to the beginning of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Biff...
Taproot's Steve Richards On Touring, The Year That Was And Lots More
December 06, 2023 21:34 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBSteve Richards from Taproot was kind enough to join me to talk to all things Taproot. I opened up the conversation by asking him what it's been like to be back out on tour with the band. "It's been really cool" Steve replied. He explained how their tour isn't a grueling grind, but one where they meet up on weekends. He also spoke to touring with new music under his belt. He's known these songs for years, but he had to teach them to the other guys. "Playing the new songs is really cool bec...
Great White's Jack Russell On New Music, Working With Tracii Guns, His Health And More
November 28, 2023 20:47 - 34 minutes - 16.1 MBA few weeks back, I took a trek to Buffalo, New York to hang with my friend Don Jamieson from That Metal Show. He hosted the night at the Showplace Theater with Jack Russell's Great White. It was great to reconnect with Jack afterward. I asked Jack if he'd like to come on the podcast and he didn't hesitate. Jack spoke of his current state of health. He had back fusion earlier this year and he's still healing up from that. He sounds a lot better these days, and his singing is still spot on...
Robert Trujillo of Metallica
November 13, 2023 21:24 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBHere's my two-part conversation with Robert from Metallica. This is condensed into one part for your listening pleasure! Part one..... We talked about the latest album, 72 Seasons. He said it was great to get back into a room and play with the guys after the pandemic. "You forget about those things and take them for granted, it was pretty special." He also spoke about his time in Detroit this week. "It's a great city with a lot of history, a lot of history of music." While he was walki...
Andy Summers On His Upcoming Tour, The Rock Hall & His Favorite Police Album
October 26, 2023 19:41 - 11 minutes - 5.45 MBAndy Summers of The Police is about to embark on his The Cracked Lens and A Missing String tour, and he's here to tell me about it. He told me about when his love of photography started. He said it was many decades ago between female photographers when the band started around 1979 and as a teenager seeing arthouse films in England. "I loved them, it was actually an education for me." He said he shot black and white film to start. I also asked him about what it feels like to be in the R...
Bush's Gavin Rossdale Talks Greatest Hits, His Music In Films, Detroit And More
October 25, 2023 19:49 - 26 minutes - 12 MBGavin Rossdale of Bush joins me to discuss many things in his world, including the Greatest Hits: Loaded 1994-2023. He told me why now, and how it was something he didn't really want to do. He spoke to the latest single and video, "Nowhere To Go But Everywhere". In the video, he goes back in time to 30 years. I asked him if going back to the start of Bush was done on purpose "It was absolutely on-the-nose intentional." See the video below. He also talked about being in a band that's so...
Triumph's Rik Emmett Lays It On The Line
October 24, 2023 19:28 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBIt's always a pleasure to talk with the Triumph front man. Rik Emmett's new book is out and it's a great read for any Triumph fan, or any music fan in general. "Lay It On The Line: A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict and TRIUMPH" is out now. Rik was, well, like an open book when I spoke with him. He told me that writing this book had it's challenges. He told me the reason he wrote the book, was to learn about himself. Of course there was an aspect of "setting the record stra...
Blues Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa On His Current Projects, Jeff Beck And More
October 16, 2023 18:52 - 15 minutes - 7.31 MBJoe Bonamassa was nice enough to join me last week to talk about his latest albums/projects, plus, his upcoming show at the historic Fox Theater on November 18th. He told me how much he loves that place. I actually made a separate story just for his comments on the Fox. Joe told me about his latest live album, Tales Of Time, which he recorded at the legendary Red Rocks concert venue in Colorado. He said that the weather was an issue with the two shows he played there to capture his live s...
Jackyl's Jesse James Dupree "Never Gets Old" On Talkin' Rock
October 03, 2023 19:33 - 28 minutes - 13 MBIt's always great to talk with my friend, Jesse James Dupree from Jackyl. He's got a new album coming out on November 10th called, "Breathing Fire". He told me about the idea of the record, which was born out of good old fashioned Rock N' Roll. Brian Johnson from AC/DC helped to write some of the material. He said Brian called him out of the blue, while Jesse was contemplating and putting thoughts together for new music. "Next thing I know, I'm writing songs with Brian Johnson of AC/DC." ...
Brad And Bobby From Saliva On The New Record, Passing Of Wayne Swinny And More
September 20, 2023 18:55 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBAlways a blast to talk with my friends, Brad Stewart and Bobby Amaru from Saliva. If you're in the SE Michigan area, swing by District 142 on Monday, September 25th to see the show. Their new record dropped a couple weeks back called Revelations. It was an album written and recorded before the passing of original guitarist, Wayne Swinny. Bobby said they put the album out to honor Wayne. They even redid some of the artwork to pay tribute to the late ax slinger. They talked about the backdr...
Detroit's John 5 Talks Joining Motley Crue And Taking Chances
September 19, 2023 19:38 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBGreat to catch up with John 5. We talked about first concerts. John's first show was a massive show at a Michigan venue that's no longer around. 5 told me about a documentary he's been working on for some time now. He said it's coming out soon, and he's fired up about it. He said he thought they decided to wait on releasing it after he joined Motley Crue. "I took a chance and rolled the dice" is how he described his path to where is has gone, and where he is today. "It was very diff...
Guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal Talks Art Of Anarchy And Much More
September 18, 2023 19:16 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBAlways great to catch up with Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. The dude is a beast on the guitar and a creative force! We talked about a project he did with Sons of Apollo bandmate, Derek Sherinian. He talked about playing with Queen's Brian May. "Such a wonderful guy, yeah." He went onto say "There's nothing not to love about that guy!" The reason for the conversation was about his band, The Art of Anarchy, and their upcoming third album. The new album drops next February, called Let There Be Ana...
Prog Rock Legend Trevor Rabin Talks About His New Solo Album, YES, Scoring Movies And More
September 12, 2023 17:40 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBI'm a pretty big YES fan, so when I was contacted to speak to Trevor, I said, well, ummmm, "YES!!" immediately. His new solo album "Rio" drops on October 6th. Trevor talks about the new record, his first solo album since 1989. "Jesus I haven't done a record in so long, I must get into it." he said after speaking to working on music scores for movies for the past three decades. He told me he felt fresh doing the album, almost like it was his first one. He talked about creating, not only the...
Drummer Simon Phillips Talks About His Storied Career And Latest Live Project On Talkin' Rock
September 06, 2023 19:50 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBSimon Phillips is a drumming legend, whose played on hundreds of projects. His latest is a live show with keyboardist, Derek Sherinian, called Sherinian/Phillips Live. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal plays guitars on the album, with Ric Fierabracci on bass. It's out now. You can order it here. We discussed drumming and even programmed drums, which Simon isn't crazy about. He said he's recorded on as many as 600 albums, including the Sin After Sin album from Judas Priest. He talked about doing it liv...
Special Forces Green Beret Dan Fielding - Kid Rock's Head Of Security - Talks About His Book "The Asset Mindset"
September 05, 2023 17:29 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBI've known Dan Fielding for probably 4 or 5 years. He's one of these guys that you just respect from the time you meet him. He's served the country with great distinction, he's a solid guy and he's committed to his work and America. "The Asset Mindset: A Special Forces Perspective For Achieving Success" is Dan's book. You can order it here. Personally, I highly suggest it. In the interview below, Dan speaks to being a Special Forces Green Beret, something others failed to accomplish. He ...
Joey Belladonna of Anthrax Talks Journey, Singing The National Anthem & More
August 31, 2023 19:53 - 12 minutes - 5.78 MBMy guest today is Anthrax front man, Joey Belladonna. He'll be playing the machine Shop in Flint on October 13th, which happens to be his birthday. Joey tells me about his latest project, as he tours with his Journey tribute band, Beyond Frontiers. He tells me how it started, what songs he loves to play on stage and if he's met any of the member from the iconic band. Which is harder for him to sing....the Journey material, the National Anthem or Anthrax songs. "The anthem I get a little...
Alice Cooper On The "Road" & Detroit Memories Plus Ex-Saliva Drummer Paul Crosby
August 29, 2023 19:51 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBAlways a thrill to talk to a legend like Alice Cooper! People always say don't meet you heroes. I can assure you that Alice break that rule. Great guy! I started by asking him about the return of guitarist Nita Strauss. He said there's always a "Revolving door policy" when it comes to members of his band. "I think she missed the excitement of an Alice Cooper show." He also spoke to working again with Kane Roberts. As far as the album "Road" is concerned, he said he really wanted to show...
Lzzy Hale Gives Halestorm Update, Talks Musical Collaborations, And Much More On Talkin' Rock
August 28, 2023 19:34 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBIt's ALWAYS great to talk with Lzzy Hale. She's so easy to chat with and very candid every time we speak. She spoke to being a mid-state Pennsylvania kid, meeting and playing with her heroes. She mentioned that she grew up in a house that was built in the 1840's, so I had to ask her if she'd ever seen a ghost in that old home. Let's just say, she didn't say no. As far as Halestorm is concerned, she said it's "Complete Chaos". They're going to buckle down next month and get to writing. ...
Former Queensryche Front Man Geoff Tate On Touring, Travel, Music "It's A Good Life And I'm Very Grateful For It"
August 21, 2023 16:59 - 15 minutes - 7.21 MBGeoff Tate, the legendary former Queensryche front man, is my latest guest on the <a href="https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/">Talkin' Rock with Meltdown</a> podcast. Geoff is always thoughtful and enjoyable to talk with. We talked about what he's been doing this summer, which included a lot of time in Montana, fishing and hiking and singing songs around the campfire. He spoke to hanging with Anthrax front man, Joey Belladonna. Geoff's bringing his tour to District 142...