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On This Episode:Canadian Rock Queen - Lee AaronThe vocalist /songwriter and producer is a fearless- re-inventorWe go thru the history of her music from Metal , Pop and to Jazzand chat about the 40th Anniversary Release of Metal Queen

On This Episode: Mike Mostert from In TheoryHis Journey from Musician to Producer to CEO/ Founder and SVP for multiple companies.We find out what lead him back to his guitarist roots and what is next for his work with In Theory

On This Episode:Nina D. - from The Femmes of RockDuring the pandemic, when touring was no longer possible for "Femmes of Rock", Nina began posting videos of herself on social media covering famous guitar solos on her electric violin. She has amassed multiple millions of views over TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube platforms since then, becoming a viral internet sensation.We catch up with her to see what is happening now and where you can catch The Femmes of Rock on Tour in 2025

On This Episode:Dave Alford and Scott Board : Rockin’ Dave’s Rough CuttRough Cutt stormed onto the scene in 1985 with their self-titled debut release.

Managed by Wendy Dio, wife of the late Ronnie James Dio. The band enjoyed success in the US and worldwide, especially in JapanFast forward to 2025…Dave Alford has put together a brand new project “Rockin’ Dave’s Rough Cutt” for the purpose of celebrating 40 years of amazing Rough Cutt Music

On This Episode:Chase Engel from NightShift SpecialIn 2019 They released their five-song EP, produced by Brian Wheat (TESLA's founding member/bassist)

They are back with a New Single “Black Out”

On this Episode:

Vocalist Therese Damberg, her brother Marcus Damberg

The band has now inked a deal with High Roller Records

and have just released their new Album Night Stalker

We check out the Track "Deep In the Woods"

On This Episode : Steve Lynch : Confessions of a Rock GuitaristSteve is the co-founder and lead guitarist of the hard rock band AutographFrom the early days of starting out to opening for Van Halen on the 1984 Tour, We chat about his New Book: Confessions of a Rock Guitaristout on May 20th 2025 And he shares with us the stories of meeting his Guitar Heroes.

On This Episode : The Legendary Gil Moore from TriumphWe chat about the Upcoming Release out June 6, 2025The star-studded tribute album. 'Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumphfeaturing such renowned rockers as Dorothy, Sebastian Bach, Nancy Wilson, Joey Belladonna, Slash, Jeff Keith and Phil X covering classic Triumph tunes.Also, what made Triumph a Legendary Arena Rock Bandand what is in store to bring the Triumph Rock N Roll Machine to the Next Level.

On This Episode :Adam DeGraide and Dameon Aranda from The AMP (A.D.A.M. Music Project) Adam is a an avid gamer and a long time musician. His goal was to create the "Ultimate Fan Art" project and create hard rock songs about everyone's favorite video game characters!We chat about the Latest Release "Punch Out"

On This Episode - Steve Brown from Trixter

We celebrate the 13th Anniversary of Trixter's

New Audio Machine Record

As he is busy back at his Studio working on new Trixter Music

We chat with Steve about the Spirit of 1989 Tour and the upcoming Trixter M3 Pre Show coming Up.

As well as upcoming Summer Tour Dates.

On This Episode - Escape the HiveMichael Beck , Conrad Varela and Paul WilliamsWe chat about the Bands upcoming release - Fight or Flightand check out the track " I Can See It" from the bands Debut Album This Is Gonna Sting

On This Episode:Tommy Skeoch and Mike Fitz from Bad MarriageWe chat about their recent signing to Ron Keel's RFK Media Labeland the Upcoming Release of the New Album “Match Made In Hell”

On This Episode - JC Necrohex from PhantomThey are a speed/thrash metal band from Guadalajara, Mexico, formed in 2021.We chat about “Tyrants of Wrath” the bands Upcoming Release coming out April 25th 2025 that was recorded and mixed at Nehtron Studios Mexico.

On This Episode the Legendary Rik Emmett He chats with us about his latest Book and CD - Ten Telecaster Tales.

This new project gives us an inside look into his creative process,and what he is working on next.

And we learn about what is in the works to create a New Triumph Live Show Experience the band is working on.

On This Episode : Chris Catero chats with us about his Latest Project: The Imperfected.Chris is a music vet who's played with such rock icons as legendary guitarist Marty Friedman and Wild Mick Brown of Dokken fame, as well as having a diverse history in the music biz. The Imperfected is an ongoing no-holds-barred musical project of his, at times engaging various collaborators. This time singer Matt Harris is featured on his new song and video, “Need You Here Tonight”,

On This Episode Hurricane- The Premiere Scorpions Tribute BandFrom their Rehearsal Hall we catch up with Hurricane5 Seasoned Music vets dedicated to performing the Music of The Scorpions

On This Episode Angry Anderson : ROSE TATTOO Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist and the longest-tenured remaining member of the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known for his international hit "Suddenly" (1987). We chat about the Bands Latest Track "Hard Road" Originally featured on Stevie Wright's debut solo album And Their current shows in Australia and The Monsters of Rock Cruise as well as upcoming Tour Dates with ZZ TOP

On This Episode: Snapcat Bandits Together since 2023,They have taken the alt -rock world by storm with thousands of plays on all streaming platforms In 2024 Snapcat Bandits reached 140,000 Spotify listeners and they have over 250,000 views on You Tube We check out their latest Track - Nothing to Prove

On This Episode - Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal We check out the latest track "Simon in Space" from this renowned guitarist for his latest Album - Bumblefoot Returns. And he chats with us about his Guest Guitarists - Brian May and Steve Vai who joined him on this Cosmic Ride for this Album

On This Episode a symphonic melodic metal and hard rock band - hailing from Erie, P.A. - “Eden on Fire The band's inception was the brainchild of talented vocalist and keyboardist, Amy Gould. We chat with Amy about the bands latest Album "Unresolved" and check out the Track for "Wake The Monster"

On This Episode the Legendary Mark Farner He is the former guitarist and lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad. He currently tours with his band, Mark Farner's American Band We chat about his Latest Album - Closer to My Home and about the updated version of the iconic hit "I'm Your Captain (Closer to My Home)"

On This Episode : Robin Mcauley Known for his work with the band Grand Prix, The McAuley Schenker Group and Black Swan He chats with us about his new album "Soulbound" out February 28 and we discuss the current devastation with the California Wild Fires

On 5th Season Premiere: Rochester, New York, based rock band Wicked Comprised of members singer/guitarist Chad Michael, guitarist Scotty V, bassist Danny, and drummer Gunnar, Wicked hails from Rochester, New York, and issued their full-length sophomore album, 'Sunburn' we chat about the bands latest Release "Reptile Roots" and what is up next on the horizon.

On This Episode We take a look back at Season 4 of Talkin Bout Rock

On this Episode Marc Storace Best known for his time as lead singer and songwriter for Krokus After selling over 15 million albums and winning several Gold and Platinum awards In 2021 He started working on his solo career We chat about his New album “Crossfire” from STORACE Out on November 22, 2024

On This Episode Paul Vuocolo - TRUENEMY Based in the Detroit area and influenced by the technical prowess, musicianship, and songwriting skills of genre-pioneering bands like Megadeth, Anthrax, and Metallica

We chat about the band's latest concept EP entitled “Curse of the Lightning Ball”.

On This Episode : Rickey Medlocke Best known for Being the frontman/guitarist for the Southern rock band Blackfoot and a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008 We chat about his Latest Single “RISE AGAIN” from the Rickey Medlocke Band with a Portion of the Proceeds to Benefit National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC).

On This Episode - Kore Rozzik -The Bastard Child of New York City He emerged in 2016 to show the world that Rock is still very much alive. We chat about the NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO “THE DOLLAR” And How after some recent Line-Up changes is ready to Roll Full Steam ahead with the Dead Society Concept Album

On This Episode : Derek Davis - Babylon A.D. The bands self-titled album released in 1989 reached Gold status on their first release, and spent 38 weeks on the Billboard top 200. On the 35th anniversary of the debut album we discuss that and the bands Latest album “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”

On This Episode we chat with James Christian from House Of Lords The band is regarded as having one of the best arena rock debut releases of the 80’s With songs like -I Wanna Be Loved and "Can't Find My Way Home" We chat about the Bands twelfth studio album, "Full Tilt Overdrive", released on October 11 from Frontiers Music.

On this Episode multi-platinum, award winning, singer-songwriter: Pete Loran We chat about his New single "Save Me" And find out how Steve Brown recruited him for Trixter back in the day.

On This Episode from the Diary of the Madmen Podcast: Josh Crum We discuss this 2nd induction for Ozzy Osbourne into the Hall Of Fame With Classic bands such as Foreigner and Peter Frampton also due to be inducted for the 2024 Class. And we chat about the recent shooting in Las Vegas with Former Ozzy Guitarist Jake. E. Lee

On This Episode Steve Ball and Chrissy Ferraraccio from the Dawgs Rochester NY's Premier Rock & Roll Fundraisers. The Dawgs mission is to support their community in need. The group has raised over $181,000 for Organizations And have been been recognized with Awards such as: ESL Jefferson Award Winner 2022 Holy Childhood White Rose Award 2023 and The One Soldier at a Time Appreciation Award. We chat about what goes into putting together their fundraising events and the Organization's they partner with.

On This Episode - Casandra Carson She is best known for her work fronting the hard rock band Paralandra with her father Paul Carson. We chat about her latest Project – Casandra’s Crossing featuring Guitar Legend George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Dirty Shirley) And learn how her chance meeting with the Guitar Great lead to this Collaboration.

On This Episode : Author Steve Rosen He chats with us about his book: TONECHASER - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey with Edward Van Halen From his recorded conversations on the Twilight Tapes we hear Edward give Steve a quick Guitar lesson And see how this humble guy from Pasadena , California rose from his title as God Head to The Rock Guitar Sensation that would set the Music World on fire

On This Episode: Ronnie Simmons (Rose Tattoo, Richie Ramone, ex-Faster Pussycat) he now also fronts The Redback Spiders who are Influenced by classic punk and Australian pub rock with a tinge of ska. The Band Includes: Hayden McGoogan and Sean Anderson on guitar, Tommy Hills on bass and Chip Scanu on drums. We chat about him becoming a Member of Rose Tattoo, Playing with Richie Ramone from The Ramones and the New Releases coming up from his band: The Redback Spiders

On This Episode - John Cooper from SKILLET From Backstage on the Road with Seether We check in John regarding the the upcoming Album : Revolution out on November 1st 2024 We discuss the power of music in society and the turmoil in the world today. Also we listen to the bands latest release- "All That Matters" And find out what inspired him and his band to create these latest songs

On This Episode Australian singer/songwriter Leah Martin-Brown Known best as the vocalist for rock band Evol Walks. She has released 3 Solo Tracks that have quickly become an instant success, amassing over 80,000 Spotify Streams We chat about her Journey from Hard Rock to Pop Rock Working with Legendary Producer Mutt Lange and about her experiences sharing the stage with Nita Strauss

On this Episode - From Niagara Falls. NY - HYWATER The band boasts a modern-meets-vintage rock sound that draws inspiration from bands such as Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms, and Soul Asylum. Featuring Thomas Tedesco (lead vocals, guitars), Collin Lacki (keyboards, vocals) Connor Best (bass, guitars), and Dylan Howard (drums). They released their first single, “Up in the Air” worldwide to all streaming platforms on July 21, 2023. The song was on the 2024 Grammy Ballot for the category of Best Rock Performance. The band followed up the release of "Up in the Air" with their debut EP, "This Way Up," which was released worldwide to all major streaming platforms and CD on Dec. 22, 2023. The have shared the stage with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles) and The Tubes We chat about the bands Re-birth and working in the studio for the Debut EP.

On This Episode: Mike Floros and Jason Cornwell : SteelCity Since The debut release of “Fortress” in 2018 The band has evolved originally from a Solo Project to joining the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2020 We chat about the bands upcoming release “Reverence” out on Sept 20th And Jason fills us in on his time with Eric Martin and Billy Sheehan

On this Episode we chat with Chris Scott from the Summit In 2016, song-writing duo Chris Scott (Vocals) and Mike Hennel (drums) struck gold with a publishing and licensing deal in Nashville while writing a fresh batch of soul-infused blues rock tunes. Their first single, Nicola Jane, reached tens of thousands across satellite stations and mainstream/independent radio markets throughout the country, leaving many with a very curious ear for more. The success of Nicola Jane brought the band numerous opportunities on the road. Performing with acts such as the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Collective Soul, and REO Speedwagon Then in 2017 the band was personally invited to join legendary rocker’s, ZZ Top, on their upcoming Tonnage Tour. We chat about this and the bands Latest Release 'Blue Skies" featuring Jena Kraus, off of their forthcoming, Firebirds and Aviators album.

On this Episode Singer and guitarist -Derrick Brumley

He started at 13 with Metal influences from Rob Halford and Ronnie James Dio and formed Conquest in late 1988. We chat about their latest release “Paradox” from Dark Star Records and listen to the tribute song he created for his father : "Last Goodbye"

On This Episode -String Artist Nina DiGregorio She is a classically trained violinist, bass player, writer/arranger, and vocalist, but is most well-known for being an innovative performer on the electric rock violin Her fearless approach and relentless pursuit of musical excellence make her an undeniable force to be reckoned with We chat about forming the "Fems of Rock" Playing with Rock artists such as Kip Winger and Todd Rundgren and what is next on the horizon. When it comes to pushing the boundaries of Rock music and reimagining the role of the violin, Nina DiGregorio stands at the forefront.

On This Episode - Anthony Casuccio This Grammy nominated music producer and audio engineer chats with us about his Career in Music : To working in studios for BMG and Sony to creating his own studio Xtream Audio -Mastering We check out his Latest Release "Life Goes On" And what led him back home to Buffalo to become the President of the Buffalo, NY Music Hall Of Fame

On This Episode - Pete Loran He is a multi-platinum, award winning, singer-songwriter best known for being the lead singer of 1990's, band Trixter. He is here to chat with us about his latest solo project, and single “Around Again”

On this Episode -Writer/Manager and Music Industry Executive: Vicky Hamilton Vicky is a Grammy award-winning music industry executive, personal manager and writer. She has been featured in VH-1’s “Behind the Music” and “Driven,” The BBC, The Biography Channel and documentaries. As one of the most successful female music executives in the industry, Vicky has discovered and developed the careers of Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Poison, Faster Pussycat and many others. Vicky’s over 30 years in the music industry also includes working as an A&R executive at Geffen, Capitol and Vapor Records and owned a successful independent record label, which won a Grammy for June Carter Cash. When it comes to the world of music, there are few individuals who possess the uncanny ability to spot talent and shape it into something extraordinary. Vicky Hamilton is one such visionary whose profound impact on the music industry cannot be overstated. As a renowned music executive, Hamilton has played a pivotal role in the rise of some of the most iconic artists of our time. https://www.vickyhamilton.com

On this episode Buffalo NY-based band -SWILL They began in 2008 with the idea of being a band that writes music geared towards no specific formula or genre. We chat about the band's latest Track Anxiety what influences their Music and what it takes to be an all original band. The band latest Latest Album “Were the Dancing Dead is out on July 13th” They will hold a Album Release Party Sat July13th at the Rockin' Buffalo Saloon in West Seneca, NY

On This Episode Rob chats with the Jason Hook (former lead guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch) about his New Band - Flat Black: with Wes Horton [Vocals], Rob Pierce [Drums], and Nicholas Diltz [Bass]. They are ready to release their debut album- Dark Side of the Brain, on July 19th 2024 We chat about the band's Debut gig Opening for Godsmack ,working with Corey Taylor of Slipknot, and check out the bands latest Single "SIDEWAYS"

On This Episode we check in at School Of Rock: North Buffalo To chat with their New Vocal Instructor and Music Director -Olivia Lincoln We talk about her background in music, what music meant to her growing up, and how that path finally led her to teach and become the New Music Director for School of Rock: North Buffalo

On This Episode-Vern Springer - Second Hand Mojo Second Hand Mojo, out of Canton, Michigan and surrounding areas, is a blues-rock band known for its distinctive, melodic guitar riffs, powerful keyboards, clever lyrics and powerhouse vocals. Members of Second Hand Mojo include Vern Springer (guitar, vocals), Chuck Riepenhoff (lead vocals), Scott Brokaw (percussion, vocals), Marq "Q" Andrew Speck (keys, vocals), and James Hampton (bass, vocals). We check out Track and Video for "Good Vibes" which has over a Million Views on YouTube and their Latest Track "Sister Surrender"