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 →
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 →
Windy City Blues fictionalizes start of Chess Records! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Renee Rosen, novelist, Windy City Blues Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Renèe Rosen by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters fans who will never agree on who was the greatest Chess guitarist of... Continue Reading →
1312 John Fogerty: Still swampy after all these years! 1986 INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: John Fogerty, singer, songwriter, Creedence Clearwater Revival (EDITOR'S NOTE: Today's interview with singer John Fogerty, was originally published on October 24, 1986. The audio, sadly, did not survive the decades, which is too bad, because Fogerty was kind enough to wish a "Happy Birthday, Cynda," to one of my editors at the time, the... Continue Reading →
Violinist Robby Steinhardt changes from Tampa to Kansas! 1982 INTERVIEW
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview with Robby Steinhardt--conducted by Bob Andelman--was original published in Music Magazine on August 25, 1982.) Once Upon A Time, in a land of grain and fairy tales, a musical ensemble squirreled themselves away, as was their wont, to produce a new edition of their own special magic. Many days and... Continue Reading →
Canada’s MuchMusic video channel recalled! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with CHRISTOPHER WARD by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Alannah Myles and Bryan Adams impersonators doing “The Safety Dance”… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! What I don’t know about... Continue Reading →
1307 Dusting off history with Carl Perkins! 1986 INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Carl Perkins, Rock 'n' Roll Hame of Fame member, "Blue Suede Shoes" (EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview with legendary rocker Carl Perkins, conducted by Bob Andelman, was originally published in the now-defunct Tampa Tribune on October 10, 1986. We're republishing the interview to celebrate his birthday, April 9, 1930. -- Mr. Media) Carl Perkins... Continue Reading →
Go back in time with Jon Bon Jovi, circa 1984! PHONE INTERVIEW
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 →