Talkin' Rock with Creed's Scott Stapp, Eric Vanlerberghe from I Prevail, and Badflower's Josh Katz

It's a triple bill of singers on this episode of Talkin' Rock.  Scott Stapp starts us off as he talks about Creed hitting the big stages again. He spoke about how it was for him personally and professionally. His latest solo album is stellar, and he just released a new single called 'Deadman's Tri…

Talkin' Rock with Avatar's Johannes Eckerström

It's always great to catch up with Johannes from Avatar. I think this is my third or fourth time interviewing him. Full disclosure: I'm an Avatar fan! Their new single “Captain Goat” is a wild ride—both musically and visually. The video dives deep into Greek and Norse mythology, Scandinavian folkl…

Talkin' Rock with Sammy Hagar, Doug Aldrich of the Dead Daisies, and Firehouse's Nate Peck

Sammy Hagar is up first this week. His new song "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight" is out now. Sammy talks about the song, how it came to him in a dream, and why Wolfgang Van Halen didn't play on it. Sammy is really upfront and candid when he talks, which is appreciated. He also shared his thoughts on …

Talkin' Rock with Triumph's Gil Moore, Music Author Martin Popoff, and All Within My Hands director Renee Richardson

On this episode of Talkin' Rock, it's one rocker, an author, and the woman who runs Metallica's very successful All Within My Hands foundation.  Up first, it's the legendary drummer Gil Moore of Triumph. The Magic Power - An All-Star Tribute To Triumph drops on June 6th, and it's packed with rock …

Talkin' Rock with Chris Jericho and In Theory's Mike Mostert

Two great guests, one non-award-winning podcast!  Chris Jericho is up first. The wrestling legend was in Detroit with his band Fozzy, as they celebrated 25 years. It was their final show on this run, and they chose District 142 to close it out.  Of course, I had to ask him about the passing of wr…

Piggy D On Playing With Manson, Zombie, Horror, and More

I first met Piggy D at a stop at Pine Knob north of Detroit during the Rob Zombie 2018 tour. I was introduced to him through my friend, John 5. Right off the hop, I found him very easy to talk to. I was thrilled when he agreed to do Talkin' Rock.  He's currently on tour, this time with Marilyn Man…

Talkin' Rock with David Ellefson, Tom Hunting of Exodus, and Zouzou of Soraia

It's another jam-packed episode of Talkin' Rock with Meltdown.  First up, it's David Ellefson. This guy has so many projects in the works, but I thought we'd talk to discuss his documentary about the late Nick Menza. We got to that, but first, we talked about seeing Alice In Chains for the first t…

Guitarists Alex Lifeson of RUSH and Phil X are on Talkin' Rock

On this episode, two Canadian guitarists.  Alex Liefson is first. The latest Envy of None album dropped last week. He talked about the album and his thoughts on solos - there are only a few on this record - and how he would describe the EON music, as well as working with Andy Curran on it.  Of co…

Talkin' Rock with Zach Myers of Shinedown and the Legendary Ted Nugent

Zach Myers and Ted Nugent join me for two completely different conversations this week on Talkin' Rock. Zach is up first, as he was in studio with me earlier this week promoting Shinedown's upcoming Dance, Kid, Dance tour this summer. With a couple of new songs out to wet the whistle of SD fans, h…

John 5 Returns To Talk KISS & More On Talkin' Rock

John 5’s KISS collection is next level—so much so that he’s opening it up to the public in May for a special museum-style walkthrough in Los Angeles. But don’t expect a little shrine in a basement somewhere. We’re talking full-blown KISS history from 1973 to 1983 when the band was under Bill Aucoin…