Tag: Rock

061 – On Market Street: Penelope Houston

061 – On Market Street: Penelope Houston

August 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Penelope Houston, lead singer of the San Francisco punk band the Avengers, and successful solo artist, has released a new solo album entitled On Market Street.  We talk to Penelope about her early punk roots including when her band opened up for the Sex Pistols at Winterland, her expansive solo career, the re-release of the […]

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060 – Soundmind: Travis Larson Band

060 – Soundmind: Travis Larson Band

July 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Travis Larson joins MLR producer Josh Almond to talk about his instrumental fusion rock group, the Travis Larson Band. Think of a musical stew mixing a thick brown Rush gravy with big hearty chunks of Steve Morse and a dash of Jeff Beck. Comprised of Travis Larson (guitar), Jennifer Young (bass), and Dale Moon (drums), TLB’s complicated […]

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059 – HEAR This: Kathy Peck

059 – HEAR This: Kathy Peck

June 30, 2012 | By | 1 Comment

Kathy Peck is co-founder of Hearing Education Awareness for Rockers aka as H.E.A.R, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to preventing hearing loss and raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels from music which can lead to permanent, and sometimes debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus. Kathy talks about her first […]

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058 – Rock Music in American Culture: Robert Pielke

058 – Rock Music in American Culture: Robert Pielke

June 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Robert Pielke, author of Rock Music in American Culture – the Sounds of a Revolution, talks about his book which investigates rock music from a philosophical perspective. We discuss several of the concepts used in the book, including how a cultural revolution succeeds, and examine two prominent symbols of the revolution: Elvis as the negation […]

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057 – Spock’s Beard: Dave Meros

057 – Spock’s Beard: Dave Meros

May 31, 2012 | By | 2 Comments

Dave Meros is an American bass guitar player, best known as the bassist for Progressive Rock band Spock’s Beard. Josh Almond of Music Life Radio interviews Dave about his background, including his time as bass player and tour manager for Eric Burdon and The Animals, and his musical career with Spock’s Beard.  Dave’s main creative venture […]

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056 – Blood Circus: Geoff Robinson (2/2)

056 – Blood Circus: Geoff Robinson (2/2)

April 30, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Geoff Robinson is best known as the lead guitar player for the epic Seattle grunge band Blood Circus.  They were one of the first bands on Seattle’s Sub Pop record label, playing with bands such as TAD, Nirvana, and Soundgarden back in the late 80’s.  In part two of the interview, Geoff talks about their first and only American tour, and how they […]

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054 – Back in Black: Steve Ritchie

054 – Back in Black: Steve Ritchie

March 31, 2012 | By | 1 Comment

Steve Ritchie is a pinball game designer, working at Stern Pinball.  He is a Coast Guard Vietnam veteran, and has played in the rock bands Sweet Asylum and Legs Diamond in his early life.  In 1976 he walked through the doors of Atari looking for work,  and was soon creating his own games.  His designs are legendary, […]

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