Greatest Interviews

An interview with Stevie Stewart and Richie Onori of Sweet.  They talk about their 2026 single "Sweet Dream," the legacy of Sweet bassist Steve Priest, playing the music from the era of the band's hits, their live show, Molly Hatchett (performing with the band in Wisconsin Dells, WI, later in the month after this interview), new music, and more.

An interview with Eddie Levert about his 2026 single "Let's Go To My Place."  He talks about the creation of the song and the personnel involved, how he writes music, upcoming releases, the most underrated song in his discography, the videos for The O'Jays' "Forever Mine" and "Love Train," and more.

An interview with Robin McAuley, lead singer of Black Swan, about their February, 2026, album "Paralyzed."  He talks about where the band is at on its 3rd album, putting the songs together, the chemistry of the band, making music videos for the band, the cover artwork, and more.

An interview with John Corabi about his April, 2026, album "New Day."  He talks about how the album came together, the musical influences, working with some bigger names in rock music on the recordings, where it was recorded, the weather, and more.

An interview with Shaun Cassidy about his current tour, new music he released in 2025, his wine, and more.

An interview with Candice Night about her 2025 album "Sea Glass." She talks about album tracks resonating most with fans, the inspiration for the title, time signatures in one of the songs, what she's working on now (including with Blackmore's Night), and more.

An interview with author John U. Bacon about his book "The Gales Of November: The Untold Story Of The Edmund Fitzgerald."  He talks about the significance of the story of the event to the Upper Midwest, the turning points over the years that could have changed history, the creation of Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," and more.

An interview with Michael Damian about his 2025 single "Let Me Into Your Heart" and performance of the song as Danny Romalotti on "The Young And The Restless."  He talks about the setting for the song in the show's story arc, how the song got written, his upcoming studio album, and more.

Two interviews with Don Barnes of 38 Special.  The first, from 2025, is about their album "Milestone." He talks about the reception for the album, the music video for "All I Haven't Said," collaborating with Randy Bachman and Jim Peterik, and more.  The second, from 2015, looks back at their career, including music videos and more.

An interview about Vernon Reid's 2025 album "Hoodoo Telemetry."  He talks about the oldest material on the album, the most special moment creating the project, how his guitar playing has evolved over the decades, younger musicians getting his attention today, and more.

An interview with Little Anthony & Brooke Moriber about their 2025 duet version of the Little Anthony Imperials 1965 hit "Hurt So Bad." They discuss the way their collaboration came together, recording with the instrumentalists in the studio and putting together their vocals, the 1980 Linda Ronstadt version of the song, and more.

An interview with Nick Heyward of Haircut 100, about their 2025 tour with Howard Jones, which song of theirs from their history feels different today, the musical nature of Haircut 100, how 2024 single "The Unloving Plum" compares to the music on their upcoming album, what to look for on the upcoming solo compilation "The Epic And Creation Years 1993-98," and more.

An interview with Tom Keifer ahead of his show with L.A. Guns in Eau Claire in September, 2025.  He talks about prepping for the tour, his favorite L.A. Guns song, the most underrated song of his/Cinderella's, his guitar technique over time, how musical equipment has changed/stayed the time in his career, writing new music, and more.

An interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx about their 2025 album "Circling From Above."  He talks about fan favorites, planning the order of the songs on the album, influences on the album's music, fresh approaches to making the music on the project, and more.

An interview with Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats about the 2025 release of "I Love The '80s." He talks about how the song came about, making the music video, using the same Prophet-5 synthesizer on "The Safety Dance" and the new song, the current band lineup, their upcoming album, and more.

An interview about Corey Feldman's 2025 single "Characters."  He talks about how the song was written and recorded, his upcoming music projects, Beatles influences and his favorite Beatle moment, the most underrated aspect of "The Goonies" (upon the movie's 40th anniversary), and more.

An interview with Kelly Hansen ahead of Foreigner's July, 2025, performance at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls, WI. He talks about how his approach to the stage has evolved over the decades, keeping his voice in shape, singing vocally challenging Foreigner songs, his successor as lead singer (Luis Maldonado), having local youth choirs sing with the band during "I Want To Know What Love Is," and more.

An interview with Jock Bartley of Firefall about their May, 2025, album release "Friends & Family 2."  He discusses re-creating the songs, the musical influences on the group, the next Firefall album, and more.

An interview with voiceover artist and radio personality Jeff Davis.  He talks about the business of providing voiceover work to radio stations; memorable production in his nearly three decades working with I-94 radio in Eau Claire, WI; keeping his voice in shape; and more.

Nathan and Noah East talk about their 2025 album "Father & Son."  They discuss the ordering of the song, creating the arrangements, the sound of the recording and using EastWest Studios, the sessions each wishes the other had attended, and much more.

An interview about the 2025 Drew Cagle & The Reputation album "Bad Attitude."  He talks about the origin of the song, what Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns brings to the song, the fan favorite from the album, the energy of his material, working with Nashville session players, upcoming performances, and more.

An interview with Stephanie Mills.  She talks about her 2025 release of the classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," deciding to record new music, the upcoming "The Queens" tour with Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Patti LaBelle, plus more.

An interview with John Cafferty. He talks about the 2025 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band album "Sound Of Waves." He chats about writing new songs for the album, the stylistic arrangement of the songs, comparing his writing to early in his career, the Rhode Island music scene, and more.

An interview with Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot about their 2025 tour, the most underrated Quiet Riot song, him being part of the "Back To The Beginning" final Black Sabbath show in Birmingham, England, and more.

An interview with Jessy J about her 2025 album "Terranova."  She talks about how the album came together, choosing which covers to include, the essence of Grover Washington Jr., the difference  between "east coast" and "west coast" sounds, the best performance on the album, jazz songs and smooth jazz artists, the instruments used on the album, and more.

An interview with Matt Schneider of American Nomads about their 2025 song and music video "Wanted Man."  He talks about producing the video, the filming location in Pennsylvania, working with Martin Ewens as an actor in the video, writing the song, his songwriting and influences, joining the band, being produced by Joe Vitale, and more.

Two interviews with Rick Springfield.  The first is from February, 2025, talking about his new releases “Big Hits: Rick Springfield’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2,” single “Lose Myself,”  photo book “Burning Film: Rick Springfield Through The Lens,” and coming tour.  Then, an interview with him from December, 2013, talking about his "Stripped Down" performance in Eau Claire, WI, his 2014 novel "Magnificent Vibration," getting his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and more.

An interview with Bruce Sudano. They discuss his 2024 album "Talkin' Ugly Truth, Tellin' Pretty Lies," notable players on the album, how the song "Navigating The Unforeseen" came about, learning that Dolly Parton had gone to #1 on the country chart with "Starting Over Again," the differences in creating his first solo album compared to his most recent one, and more.

An interview with Gino Vannelli about his 2025 album "The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved)."  He talks about how the album came together during the time his wife was dealing with an illness that would take her life, how she influenced the music on the album, the music video for "Stormy River," and more.

An interview with Martin Fry of ABC. He talks about his tours with Howard Jones, his favorite song of Jones's to sing, how he first came to know Howard Jones, the reaction to his 2024 autobiography "A Lexicon Of Life," the most underrated ABC song,  future plans, and more.

An interview with Cassidy Ladden, about her appearance on the OMAD Records Christmas compilation album "Make A Joyful Noise" with John DeNicola. She talks about working with the musician & producer, recording the song "At Christmastime," singing commercial jingles, her new music, her favorite Christmas song, and more.

An interview with Peter Orullian about the Symphony North album "The Bell Ringer."  He talks about the story through the album, the most important song to the story, fan favorites, the meaning of the holiday season, progressive rock, influences, the upcoming novel version of "The Bell Ringer," and more.

An interview with Arwen Lewis.  She talks about her contributions to the 2024 Omad Records holiday compilation "Make A Joyful Noise!," her 2023 EP "Under The Stars," her musicianship, influences from her father, Peter Lewis, space, and more.

An interview with Mark Farner about his 2024 solo album “Closer To My Home.” He talks about connecting with Mark Slaughter to create the album, the melodicism of the music, the significance of “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)” and the new version of the song, working with Detroit musicians on “The Prisoner,” and more.

An interview with Yes guitarist Steve Howe about his 2024 solo album “Guitarscape.” He talks about the “Spring” songs on the project, the arranging of keyboard, guitar and drum, the song that really stands out on the album, and more.

An interview with Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip about the box set release of their debut album "Up To Here." He talks about the legacy of the music, recording the album, reactions to the new band documentary on Prime Video ("The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal"), and more.

An interview with Joan Osborne about her 2023 album "Nobody Owns You." They discuss a recent performance in Viroqua, Wisconsin, as well as the most popular song(s) from the album, putting together the list of cities in "Great American Cities," future projects, and more.

Two interviews back-to-back, with Robert LaRoche (known for his works with The Sighs) about his 2023 album "Forevermore;" and its producer, John DeNicola (and also discussion about the latter's 2024 tribute song to Tim Lawless).

An interview with Gilbert O'Sullivan about his 2024 album "Songbook."  He talks about his choice of venue for the project and recording the songs, working with guitarist Bill Shanley, choosing which songs of his to include on the album, the new song on the project, and more.

An interview with Tony Levin about his 2024 album "Bringing It Down To The Bass" and his 2024 tour with "BEAT – Performing The Music Of '80s King Crimson."  He talks about the reunion of Peter Gabriel musicians on "Me And My Axe," the special nature of playing his instruments on the album, including drummers in "On The Drums," the music video for the title track, the tour, and more.

An interview with John Corabi, lead singer of The Dead Daisies, ahead of the release of their 2024 album "Light 'Em Up."  He talks about the songwriting process, tweaking lyrics in the studio, working with producer Marti Frederiksen, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, doing the music video for "I'm Gonna Ride," and more.

An interview with keyboardist Corey Schenck of Pangaea about their 2024 album, "Beowulf."  He discusses music influences, the origin of the album, how the band creates songs, the most difficult album on the song for his students to play, the songs on the album, future plans, and more.

An interview with concert promoter Peter Jest about his 2024 biography "We Had Fun And Nobody Died: Adventures Of A Milwaukee Music Promoter."  He talks about his macaw, the title of the book, paying attention to detail for artists, his favorite show he's put on in Eau Claire, how his life could have been different based on a story from the book involving a Warren Zevon concert, and more.

Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli talks about the 2024 biopic about the duo: “Girl You Know It’s True.”

An interview with "Weird Al" Yankovic about his 2024 release "Polkamania!"  He walks about determining which song is best to place after the jazz breakdown, why "mania" was used for this medley's title, acts he would include in a polka medley of his favorite musicians, the nature of the animations in the "anijam," how the process of recording his polka songs has changed over the decades, and more.

An interview with Col. Jack Fischer of Intuitive Machines, a former NASA astronaut and the recipient of the 2024 Platinum Astronaut Rock Star Award.  He talks about the event at an O.A.R. concert on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, his favorite concert and album, the landing of the IM-1 mission earlier this year, and looking ahead to IM-2 and the future of Intuitive Machines.

An interview with Chris Stein of Blondie about his 2024 book "Under A Rock: A Memoir."  He talks about interesting parts to include in the book, the core sound of Blondie, the New York music scene, how he is being creative today, and his dogs.

An interview with Pete Battistini, author of two comprehensive books about the 1970s and 1980s era of "American Top 40." He chats about his first meeting with Casey Kasem, when the program was sounding the best, the different Casey Kasem "eras" on the show, his most-special piece of AT40 memorabilia that is in the books, and how he came up with the idea to create AT40 mugs.

An interview with Leslie Mandoki about his 2024 Mandoki Soulmates album "A Memory Of Our Future."  He discusses how he got certain musicians to be part of the project, the approach to recording entirely in analog, writing the music and lyrics for the album, the song choice for the first music video off the project, and more.

An interview with Lee Ritenour about his May, 2024, album with Dave Grusin:  "Brasil."  He talks about the collaborators on the album, choosing particular songs for the project, new arrangements of these songs, new compositions included in the collection, the essence of the music of Brazil, and more.