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.”)

Two interviews with Geoff Downes of Yes.  The first, from August, 2016, ahead of their Milwaukee, WI, concert playing the entirety of "Drama" as part of "The Album Series" -- he talks about that and keyboards.  The second, from May, 2023, on the date of the release of the Yes album "Mirror To The Sky" -- he talks about the songs and musicianship the album.

Two interviews about The Guess Who.  The first, from April of 2023 with lead singer Derek Sharp and drummer Garry Peterson, talks about the band's 2023 album "Plein D'Amour," including the origin of several of the songs, the musical direction of the songs, and more.  The second, from December of 2016 with Peterson, talks about his drumming, the band, and more.

An interview with John Dillon of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils about the 2023 release of "Jackie Blue 2" -- they discuss how the new rendition came about, what multi-instrumentalist and singer Molly Healey has brought to the group, the nature of the song over the years, commercial jingles, and the 2023 Earth Day Festival in Springfield, Missouri.

A chat with Joseph James about his hit Adult Contemporary song “Valentine” and upcoming 2023 debut album “5.5” — as well as talk about finding out he had his first hit as an artist, working with artists like Lady Gaga and Ritchie Blackmore, composing, and more.

An interview with Terry Ilous (of XYZ) and Brett Carlisle (of AON (All Or Nothing), and the new lead singer of Great White) about their collaboration with George Lynch of Dokken on the new single “Dead Or Alive.” They discuss how the arrangement came together, George Lynch’s guitar solo, the younger generation of rock fans, and much more.

An interview with Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies, about their 2023 studio album "Different Game."  He talks about singing and his voice, the video for "Love You While I Can" and the lyric video for "Dropped Reeling & Stupid," the story behind the album cover, the musical influences and backstories on some of the album tracks, Søren Koch's bass playing, and more.

An interview with Bret Michaels about his 2023 single "Back In The Day," his prolific recording of music ideas, the video for the song, "Parti-Gras 2023" and his favorite song from the acts joining him on the tour, and more.

A chat with Richard Williams of Kansas about getting ready for the band's 2023 50th Anniversary Tour, working on parts for songs he hasn't played in a long time, the meaning of a half-century of Kansas, and more.

An interview with Steve Luongo about the “Rarities Oxhumed - Volume One” highlighting the music of John Entwistle. They talk about how the project came to be, why the songs on the album were selected for Volume One, the "Bogeyman" music video, what Luongo learned from Entwistle, and more.

An interview with songwriter Marc Blatte about his new project with Joe Cerisano called "The Distant Thunder," as well as the 2022 Bruce Springsteen cover of his song "When She Was My Girl" (a 1981 hit for The Four Tops).  Blatte tells stories from the music world, how The Distant Thunder came to be, working with Eric Weissberg, learning that Springsteen had covered his song, and more.

Jake Steinfeld talks about the 2022 digital release of the 1984 album "Body By Jake: Don’t Quit!" that was the soundtrack to his workout video.  He talks about getting inspired to do the instructional project, executive producing the album, the artists who took part (including Bobby Caldwell, Michael Sembello, and Joseph Williams), shooting the music video for "Don't Quit!," and more.

An interview with Peter Fogel and Chazz Palminteri about Fogel's one-man show "Til Death Do Us Part... You First!"  They talk about Chazz Palminteri's influence on the show, the most incredible real-life anecdotes that Fogel encountered, and what project could be next.

An interview with Steve Hackett about the September, 2022, release of "Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More."  He talks about performing the songs from the 1977 Genesis live album "Seconds Out," how the songs have evolved in his live setting, the legacy of Genesis, and much more.

An interview with Howard Jones about the third release in his 4-part series of albums:  "Dialogue" (released on September 9, 2022).  He talks about how the message of the album evolved as it was written during the pandemic beginning in 2020, the song on the album that means the most to him, balancing the lyrical elements of frustration and encouragement, and much more.

An interview with David Paich about his 2022 EP "Forgotten Toys." He talks about working with session musicians like Brian Eno, Davey Johnstone, Ray Parker Jr., and Fredrik Halland, plus creating the project with his Toto bandmate Joseph Williams, the state of sessions musicians, and more.

An interview with Jessie Peck, Ronnie Moss, and C.J. Jefferson of The Spinners, ahead of their performance in Turtle Lake, WI. They talk about their 2021 studio album “‘Round The Block And Back Again,” creating the project, reaching new generations of fans, and much more.

An interview with Neil Donell about Chicago‘s 38th album “Born For This Moment,” including how the album was created, writing a song in the tracklist, singing with the band and being part of a new studio album, performing new music live, and more.

An interview with Sheila E. about her role in the 2022 Disney Junior/Disney + series “Eureka!” She talks about her character Yurt, the message of the show to children, inventing and creating, and how she would encourage young children to discover music.

An interview with John Waite about his 2022 EP “Anything.” He discusses how the songs were recorded and how the EP came together, creating new music, going on tour later in the year with Rick Springfield and Men At Work, music videos, and more.

An interview with Matthew Nelson about his father, Ricky Nelson, on the occasion of what would have been Ricky's 82nd birthday. They talk about how Ricky's career would have progressed to this day and his approach to studio albums and music projects, Ricky's birthday traditions, and even a Luther College connection.

Shaun Johnson of Tonic Sol-fa talks about his April, 2022, Eau Claire, WI, performance of "Shaun Johnson + The Big Band Experience," plus his latest album "Made For Her," his family's talents, and more.

An interview with Sylvia about her 2022 album "Nature Child - A Dreamer's Journey." She talks about the inspiration for the album, the autobiographical nature of some of the songs, what it means to dream, her approach to lyrics, and also the 40th anniversary of her hit single "Nobody."

Patrick Myers, the frontman for Queen tribute band "Killer Queen," talks about how he came to perform with the group, the increasing popularity of Queen's music in America, what makes Queen significant, performing onstage as Freddie Mercury, and more.

Bill Champlin talks to Luc Anthony about the February 12, 2022, "We Will Yacht You" event, plus aspects of his career, including blues singing, keeping his voice in good shape, background vocals, his 2021 album "Livin' For Love," west coast pop/yacht rock, his best love song, and more.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull talks about the visual arts surrounding the band's 2022 album "The Zealot Gene," including Sam Chegini's direction of the video for "Sad City Sisters" and the most memorable visual elements in Anderson's career.

Don McLean talks about the 50th anniversary of "American Pie" hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  He chats about finding out that the song hit #1, which version of the song was played on the radio, and chart accomplishments as an artist.

An interview with Karla Bonoff about her 2020 album "Silent Night," issued in 2021 with additional tracks. She talks about recording "The First Noel" in the 1980s and re-recording it for this project, the impetus for doing this album, the most challenging arrangement, collaborating with Michael McDonald on one of the songs, and more.

Two interviews with Peter Noone.  First, from February of 2016 ahead of a show in Eau Claire, WI, talking about his career and coming to Wisconsin.  Second, from December of 2021 ahead of an Eau Claire concert for "An Olde English Christmas with Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone," including where he got the idea for the show, his favorite Christmas songs and traditions, the best English Christmas food, and more.

Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites discusses their new release, a take on the Christmas classic "White Christmas," as well has his favorite Christmas traditions, the group's recent placement on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and much more.