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.

An interview with Don McLean about his 2024 album "American Boys."  He discusses composing the title track, programming the album, and more.

An interview with Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd about his 2024 single "Never Run Out Of Road." He talks about how the song was written, how it got connected with the issue of MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), efforts to raise awareness about the issue, an Eau Claire connection to the song, AI with regard to musicians, and more.

An interview with Brett Newski ahead of a performance in Eau Claire, WI, in May of 2024. He talks about growing up in Eau Claire, different types venues where he’s performed, performing in South Africa, his side project VANITY METRICS, his latest single “U Don’t Get To Pick Who U Fall For,” his book, and more.

An interview with Liberty DeVitto, drummer for The Slim Kings, about their new song, "Better Than This," a tribute to the music of The Rascals.  He talks about his favorite Rascals music, the influence of drummer Dino Danelli, how The Slim Kings decided to do this new project, how his playing has evolved, and more.

An interview with Jim Messina ahead of his 2024 tour.  He talks about the music he will perform, how he arranges his setlist, his upcoming live release, and more.

An interview with Uli Jon Roth about his "Interstellar Sky Guitar World Tour 2024," including how he wrote his book “In Search of the Alpha Law,” how music can change people, the Sky Guitar, the evolution of his music, and more.

An interview with Peter Lewis of Moby Grape about his 2023 album “Imagination.” He talks about connecting with songwriter John DeNicola, creating music, the music scenes in San Francisco & Los Angeles in the 1960s, song imagery, and more.

An interview with Steve Hackett about his 2024 album "The Circus And The Nightwhale." He talks about collaborating on the creation of the music and lyrics, when the songs came together, the balance of autobiography and fantasy, and more.

An interview with Jay King of Club Nouveau about their 2024 single “It’s Alright.” He talks about the new members of the group and their style, the remixes of the song, knowing when he’s written a good song for release, recent musical influences, how his producing has changed over the decades, and more.

An interview with Laurence Juber (formerly of Wings) on the day of the release of his 2024 album "A Day In My Life."  He talks about choosing keys for the arrangements of these Beatles songs, recording in Studio 2 in Abbey Road, and more.

An interview with Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night ahead of a performance by the band in Eau Claire, WI, in February, 2024. They talk about underrated songs from the group's discography, touring, how his voice has evolved, new music, and more.

An interview with Lee Rocker, bassist in The Stray Cats. He talks about his solo tour, playing the upright bass, the way he makes music, his favorite solo and Stray Cats songs, and more.

An interview with Steve Augeri, former lead singer of Journey, ahead of a concert in January, 2024, at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Minnesota.  He talks about the one-year anniversary of his solo album "Seven Ways 'Til Sunday," co-writes with Journey members Jonathan Cain & Neil Schon, singing the songs written by the members of Journey, and his live show.

An interview with Mayte Garcia about happenings with Live 4 Love Charities, including a December, 2023, event in Minneapolis, as well as how to determine charities for awards, what charitable needs exist today, how younger people can establish their artistic careers, and more.

An interview with Gene Potts, lead vocalist of Colossal Street Jam, about their upcoming album “No Way To Live.” He talks about the creating title track and its music video, the influences on the band members, the ’70s rock scene in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and more.

An interview with Lincoln Bloomfield of Kelakos, about their 2023 album "Hurtling Towards Extinction." He talks about the music of the band, how they create music, how the band would have been different if they had a commercial breakthrough in the 1970s, and more.

An interview with Master Gee, Executive Director of The National Hip-Hop Museum. He talks about mementos from upcoming inductees into its Hall Of Fame, the "holy grail" item from his time in The Sugarhill Gang, an overlooked act from their era in the spotlight, the future of the museum, and more.

An interview with Tommy Davidson about his smooth jazz project, including musical influences likes Earth, Wind & Fire, how he came to work with the likes of Dave Koz, his dream collaborators, and more.

An interview with A.J. Croce about his “Croce Plays Croce” tour. He talks about which Jim Croce songs should get more attention, the nature of his father’s singing, deciding which songs of his own and which related songs to include in the presentation, and more.

An interview with Charles Wright about his new 2023 music and upcoming new album. He talks about the writing and recording process, real drums vs. drum machines, his favorite music that he's composed, and much more.

Two interviews with Felix Cavaliere from The Rascals.  The first, from October of 2023, talks about his 2023 studio album "Then And Now," including his collaboration with Steve Wariner, the process of recording the songs, how the covers were chosen, and more.  The second, from August of 2017, was conducted ahead of a live show near Black River Falls, WI, and discusses all aspects of the career of Felix Cavaliere.

An interview with Trevor Rabin about his 2023 album "Rio." He talks about the through-line through the songs, creating his vocal harmonies, the phone interruption in "Big Mistakes," and more.

An interview with Bryan Bassett of Foghat about their 2023 studio album "Sonic Mojo." He discusses the songwriting contributions of the late Kim Simmonds, the blues influence on the band, how they write and record music, and more.

An interview with Steve Hackett about his September, 2023, live album An interview with Steve Hackett about his September, 2023, live album “Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton.” He talks about playing the original “Foxtrot” Genesis album in full and bringing some of the music to the live stage for the first time, the flow of the order of the songs from the original album, Beatle-esque comparisons to “Willow Farm,” the nature of his “Supper’s Ready”-closing guitar solos, and more.

An interview with Nathan Raudnitz, singer & guitarist in Speedvark. He talks about the band’s cover of T. Rex’s “Children Of The Revolution,” how he came to like T. Rex, the chemistry in the band with family members, and the band’s coming plans.

An interview with Rafe Gomez of "Danceteria REWIND" on Twitch, which streams Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. U.S. Central Time.  He talks about his first Danceteria experience in New York, choosing the music for each night's set, the nature of remixes from that era, hearing songs in the clubs at that time before they became mainstream pop hits, and much more.

An interview with Bruce Blackman of Starbuck, talking about the 2023 remastering of their classic "Moonlight Feels Right," how he remastered the original tracks, having new songs topping "The Beach Music Top 40," the response to the album "Starbuck 2022," and more.

An interview with Simon Phillips about the 2023 live album "Sherinian/Phillips Live" with Derek Sherinian, recorded in August of 2022.  He talks about how that concert came to be, the choices and arrangements of the songs for a live setting, a story about how to end a song, the chemistry between the musicians, and more.

An interview with Billy Dankert of The Gear Daddies ahead of their September 3, 2023, show in Trego, WI. He talks about choosing where to play, audience reactions, the Minnesota State Fair, and more.

An interview with KT Tunstall about her new duet album with Suzi Quatro: “Face To Face.” She talks about how the project came about, the evolution of their collaborative process, how working with Suzi Quatro changed her as a musician, and more.

Tyler Farr discusses his new EP "Rednecks Like Me," talking about how songwriting changed with parenthood, how he begins the process of writing a song, his approach to singing, and more.

An interview with Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Michael Cartellone about his new paintings "Fifty" (about the 50th anniversary of the band's debut album) and "Ringo."  He talks about the inspiration for the Ringo Starr-based painting, the "Get Back" documentary, a painting technique he would like to incorporate, and his favorite painting.

An interview with Kelly Deco about his new album "Constellation," and producer/engineer Val Garay, who helmed the project. They discuss songs on the album, recording techniques, the documentary on The Immediate Family, and more.

A 2023 interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx, talking about their tour, looking back on "Crash Of The Crown," the nature of concert audiences in the wake of the pandemic, creating new music, and more.

An interview with John Lodge of The Moody Blues about his 2023 tour with The 10,000 Lights Years Band, playing Moody Blues classics, and the entirety of their 1967 album "Days Of Future Passed."  He talks about if there was thought of how the songs could have been written differently, rediscovering parts of songs, Jon Davison's vocals, and more.

An interview with Joey McIntyre ahead of his 2023 "Solo Joe" tour.  He talks about material he will perform on the tour, his most-admired songwriter, the best musical honor for an artist, keeping his voice in shape, and thoughts on New Kids On The Block still going strong.

An interview with Mike Levine of Triumph on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the band’s performance at the 1983 US Festival. He talks about what you could only know about the performance by being on-stage, his favorite song from the set, and more. (The band is also featuring a Special Edition Package for their album “Live At The US Festival.”)