Today's Guest: Dave Brubeck, jazz legend (NOTE -- I had the good fortune to interview jazz legend Dave Brubeck on August 24, 1984. Unfortunately, it was largely a wasted opportunity in that I knew little about jazz at the time and even less about Dave Brubeck, as you'll gather from my initial question.... Continue Reading →
Change in sound, look, opened doors for 38 Special! INTERVIEW
(NOTE - The following interview I conducted with 38 Special lead singer Don Barnes was originally published on August 16, 1986. -- Bob Andelman) Southern rock is dead, extinct. That’s not exactly big news, but it really hit home when word got out that 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant had donated his familiar cowboy... Continue Reading →
Elijah’s Ashes? Dad brings brothers together, tears apart! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Ryan Barton-Grimley by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of men who can say whatever they like about their brothers and step-brothers – but you can’t… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg,... Continue Reading →
Still hoping to save Dark Matter? Co-creator Joe Mallozzi is! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Joseph Mallozzi, co-creator, showrunner, "Dark Matter" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Joseph Mallozzi by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of science fiction TV fans who trace their dissatisfaction with the Syfy network’s lack of long-term support for its shows... Continue Reading →
Staying up late with Larry King! 1986 INTERVIEW
(NOTE - One of my first celebrity interviews when I joined the old Tampa Tribune in May 1983 was great fun: I spent a couple of hours chauffeuring legendary talk show host Larry King around to media appearances and then waited with him at Tampa International Airport for his plane to depart. He was... Continue Reading →
Let the Story Do the Work selling your wares! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Esther Choy by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of entrepreneurs who can add all kind of details to their origin story and it still won’t convince you to buy what they’re selling … in the... Continue Reading →
This post is Jammin’ with Bob Marley and the Wailers biographer! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Richie Unterberger by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Kingston, Jamaica townies ready to pounce at the first slip of a Rastafarian accent from an overly enthusiastic white boy … in the NEW new media capital... Continue Reading →
Charlie Daniels knows Devil, Mr. Media! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Charlie Daniels, country singer, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," "Still in Saigon" (NOTE -- This interview with Charlie Daniels was originally published on November 11, 1984. As you'll read, I always enjoyed talking to Charlie! -- Bob Andelman) Big, burly and wholly countrified, Charlie Daniels is one of the friendliest, most... Continue Reading →
Nick Rhodes on Duran Duran vs. The Beatles, 1984! INTERVIEW/REVIEW
Today's Guest: Nick Rhodes, keyboard player, Duran Duran (NOTE: One of the wildest concerts I ever attended as a music critic was Duran Duran at Florida's Lakeland Civic Center in March 1984. It was louder than hell and quite fun. A few days before the show, I did a telephone interview with the band's... Continue Reading →
Travel America’s deep south in I Am The Blues! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Daniel Cross by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of blues fans who love the music but never thought about actually going to Louisiana or Mississippi to see it performed live … in the NEW new media... Continue Reading →