Today's Guest: Tom Jones, singer, TV star, "This is Tom Jones" (EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview with singer Tom Jones, conducted by Mr. Media, Bob Andelman, was originally published in the St. Petersburg Times on May 10, 1985.) "The first time I came here was 1965. 'It's Not Unusual' was number one March the first.... Continue Reading →
Singer John Doe on origins of X, LA punk scene! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: John Doe, singer, co-founder, X, author, Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with John Doe by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of aging punks who no longer take pride... Continue Reading →
X’s Exene Cervenka remembers teen life in St. Petersburg! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Exene Cervenka, singer, X, co-author, Adulterers Anonymous (EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview was originally published in the St. Petersburg Times [now the Tampa Bay Times] on December 2, 1983. I pulled it from my archives to match with my May 13, 2016, Mr. Media video interview with her former husband and still X collaborator, John Doe. --... Continue Reading →
1260 Oh, Rocky! New Rocky Horror FAQ connects 45 years! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dave Thompson, author, The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Dave Thompson by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Riff-Raffs, Magentas, Columbias, Brads and Janets – dammit! – far more than one tiny living room... Continue Reading →
Volare! Back to swingin’ school with Bobby Rydell (High)! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with singer Bobby Rydell by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of men of a certain age who wish they had spent months of their formative years dancing with Ann-Margaret… in the NEW new media capital of the... Continue Reading →
1252 For The Captain and Tennille, one’s love wasn’t enough! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Toni Tennille, singer, The Captain and Tennille, author, Toni Tennille: A Memoir Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Toni Tennille by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of pop stars who won’t believe that drug and alcohol abuse is not... Continue Reading →
The Promos! Stars come out for–and against–Mr. Media! VIDEO
When you're as good looking--and controversial--as Mr. Media, soliciting a simple promo for the podcast can lead to very different results, as you'll see below! ... Continue Reading →
A Strange As It Seems intersection of film and music! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Chip Jacobs, author, Strange As It Seems: The Impossible Life of Gordon Zahler, Smogtown Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Chip Jacobs by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of musical geniuses who had no idea how good their lives were... Continue Reading →
Shawn Mullins returns with songs of love and protest! VIDEO INTERVIEW, LIVE PERFORMANCE
Today's Guest: Shawn Mullins, singer, songwriter, "My Stupid Heart," "Lullabye" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Shawn Mullins by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Shawn Mullins fans who don’t think there is anything wrong with the man’s heart… in the... Continue Reading →
Catching up with country music singer Lari White! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Lari White, country music singer "Champagne" Music Video (full color) from LariWhite. (Originally published in Two-Step, May 1994; UPDATE: Sadly, Lari White died of cancer on January 23, 2018.) When Lari White says she's had a pretty great year, she's not kidding. The Dunedin High School and University of Miami graduate's first... Continue Reading →