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EP584 – Diamond Dave This week we welcome author and podcast host Darren Paltrowitz to the show. Darren just published “DLR Book- How David Lee Roth Changed The World” (Backbeat
EP572 – Metal Topics Du Jour Focus on Metal started 11 years ago as a simple concept of presenting metalheads doing what they do best when they aren’t listening to
Continue readingA Massive Amalgamation of Current Metal Topics On This Weeks Focus on Metal.
EP568 – KnuckleBonz 20 years ago Tony Simerman founded KnuckleBonz one of the industry leaders in high end rock collectibles. Here we are in 2023 and there’s no signs of
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EP567 – Seven Seasons Kip Winger joins us once again to talk about the latest from Winger, “Seven”. Last time we talked with Kip it was back on Episode 446.
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EP562 – Great Kendall Back on episode 493 we had a long chat with Great White guitarist Mark Kendall. Mark returns to the show this week to kick back just
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EP547 – Timeless Images II This is the second of two episodes we’ll be spending with veteran concert photographer Bill O’Leary. With over 40 years of concert shots under his
EP536 – Legacies What’s the value of a bands legacy and is it worth protecting? Do bands even care? Do some trade the legacy for a payday? Are there bands
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EP 511 – Adventures in Babysitting Author and former production manager G.D. Praetorius has released upon us “Babysitting A Band On The Rocks” a memoir of his days working with
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EP 478 – Heathen Empire Back in September Heathen unleashed “Empire of The Blind” their first new effort in 11 years, and their first for the mighty Nuclear Blast.This week
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EP 476 – Bay Area Godfathers On October 6th Metalrock Films released the latest installment of the Inside Metal series, “Bay Area Godfathers” pt 1 which begins the exploration of
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Episode 343 – Kerrang! Episode 7 Our Kerrang! project continues this week as we bring back journalist Sylvie Simmons. Yep, Sylvie had so much great stuff that we couldn’t fit
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Episode 259 – Van Halen Rising Van Halen Rising, How a California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal. That’s the claim laid out on the cover of the new book
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