Today--March 2--is singer Jon Bon Jovi's birthday. I've been intent on publishing my January 19, 1984, phone interview with him for a long, long time, but I just cannot locate the original print version of the story to accompany it, so today I am throwing up my hands and we'll just go with the... Continue Reading →
1302 Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant in his youth! 1983 PHONE INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Johnny Van Zant, lead singer, Johnny Van Zant Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd This is the telephone recording of my May 1983 interview with Johnny Van Zant, who was then leader of his own Johnny Van Zant Band and today has stepped in to be the frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the classic rock... Continue Reading →
Billy Idol still dancing with self after all the years! AUDIO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Billy Idol, rock star, "White Wedding," "Rebel Yell" (I was first introduced to the music of Billy Idol by my then-roommate, photographer Dennis Osborne, in the early 1980s. Dennis would bounce around the house to "Dancing with Myself" and it was hard to resist the song's infectious beat and lyrics. I... Continue Reading →
1293 Hey, Hey, They’re the Monkees and Peter Mills studied them! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Today’s Guest: Peter Mills, author, "The Monkees, Head, and the 60s" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with PETER MILLS by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of teenyboppers daydreaming of meeting Davy Jones in the next life… in the NEW new... Continue Reading →
Stomp along with Swedish country singer Hicks! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Hicks, country music singer, guitarist, performing two songs live: "99 Guns" and "Kiss You Like I Mean It" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Hicks by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Nashville country music experts who want to... Continue Reading →
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry talks quietly, plays loud! AUDIO INTERVIEW
(EDITOR'S NOTE: September 10th is Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry's birthday and I'm using it as an excuse to dig way back in my archives to share my December 13, 1984 telephone interview -- and subsequent December 24, 1984 print review/interview for the St. Petersburg Times. As is often the case with these old interviews,... Continue Reading →
1279 Blues get best of Josh Alan Friedman at Sixty, Goddammit! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Josh Alan Friedman, blues singer, guitarist, Sixty, Goddammit Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Josh Alan Friedman by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of bad mothereffers in sheep’s clothing… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St.... Continue Reading →
Put A Lime In It? That’s all country singer Amy Rose asks! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Amy Rose, country singer, "Put A Lime In It," "Show Up Naked and Bring Beer," "Party Like A Redneck (Redneck Reunion)" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with AMY ROSE by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Grand Ol’ Opry... Continue Reading →
1276 Rockabye Baby with music from Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Van Halen? VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Lisa Roth, co-creator, creative director, Rockabye Baby Music Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Lisa Roth by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of five-year-old musicians whose parents think they might be starting a little too late in the biz to ever... Continue Reading →
Heart’s Ann Wilson on Nancy, songs and Mr. T! 1985 INTERVIEW
(Editor's Note: This interview, which I conducted with Heart lead singer Ann Wilson, goes all the way back to August 23, 1985. It is a deep dive into her life and the band's career up to that date, including a fun sidebar at the end in which she dissembles some of the band's biggest... Continue Reading →