Tag: Rock

036 – Tales of Tobolowsky: Stephen Tobolowsky

036 – Tales of Tobolowsky: Stephen Tobolowsky

May 15, 2011 | By | 3 Comments

Stephen Tobolowsky is a master storyteller,  an actor appearing in over 150 movies and TV shows, and is a man with a remarkable musical background. We talk to Stephen about his upbringing,  his early band Cast of Thousands who recorded with a young Stevie Ray Vaughan, and his friendship with Jimmie Vaughan on the set of Great Balls […]

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034 – D-Rock: Derek Theron

034 – D-Rock: Derek Theron

April 15, 2011 | By | 2 Comments

Derek Theron is a singer-songwriter from Boston MA, and a two-time ”Billboard World Songwriting Contest” award winner. He is the guitar player and vocalist for the rock  band “6S”, with Mike Sedani (bass) and Dave Perry (drums), named after the number of a rented studio room – as it rhymed with “success”. Derek’s songwriting vision […]

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033 – Shine (J)on: Jon Herington

033 – Shine (J)on: Jon Herington

March 31, 2011 | By | 1 Comment

Jon Herington is regarded as the “guitarist for the stars”, playing with notable greats Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, and Madeleine Peyroux. In his youth his high school band opened up for Bruce Springsteen, and he went on to study jazz and classical music composition in college. He was awarded a national Endowment for the Arts […]

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026 – Hot Fog

026 – Hot Fog

November 14, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

Hot Fog is a San Francisco metal band, a late 70’s early 80’s metal experience with elements of Iron Maiden and Metallica.  We talk metal music, listen to songs from their latest EP  Wyvern and Children First,  and even discuss the glory of Dungeons and Dragons! This is a high octane interview with all four […]

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025 – Sultan of Psychedelia: Powell St. John (2/2)

025 – Sultan of Psychedelia: Powell St. John (2/2)

October 30, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

Powell St. John was in the Waller Creek Boys (with a young  Janis Joplin) while at the University of Texas in the early 60’s.   He went on to form the St. John the Conqueroo, wrote songs for the 13th Floor Elevators (featuring Roky Erickson), and helped to found the San Francisco band Mother Earth with Tracy Nelson. […]

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024 – Sultan of Psychedelia: Powell St. John (1/2)

024 – Sultan of Psychedelia: Powell St. John (1/2)

October 15, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

Powell St. John was in the Waller Creek Boys (with a young Janis Joplin) while at the University of Texas in the early 60’s.   He went on to form the band St. John the Conqueroo, wrote songs for the 13th Floor Elevators (featuring Roky Erickson), and helped to found the San Francisco band Mother Earth with […]

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022 – An Interesting Life: Jason Everman

022 – An Interesting Life: Jason Everman

September 14, 2010 | By | 33 Comments

Jason Everman has lived a very interesting life, and he is just getting started! He has been in several of my favorite bands including Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mindfunk, and  he has spent parts of his life as a commercial fisherman, a Nepalese monk, a bike messenger, both an Army Ranger and Special Forces soldier, and a student […]

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