1266 What’s new, pussycat? Whoa, whoa, it’s Tom Jones! 1985 INTERVIEW

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 →

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 →

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 →

The Beach Boys soul, Carl Wilson, remembered in bio! VIDEO INTERVIEW

Today's Guest: Kent Crowley, author, The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson biography, Long Promised Road     Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Kent Crowley by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of people who can’t surf but always envision themselves hanging 10 while singing... Continue Reading →

Country singer Madelyn Victoria vs. shallow dance floor dudes! VIDEO INTERVIEW, PERFORMANCE

Today's Guest: Texas country music singer Madelyn Victoria, whose latest single is "He Only Loves Me On The Dance Floor"; she sings two songs live, accompanied by guitarist Albert Vallejo.     Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Madelyn Victoria by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a... Continue Reading →

Called to recharge AC/DC, Brian Johnson found the switch! PHONE INTERVIEW

  (NOTE FROM MR. MEDIA: I recorded this interview with AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson on November 26, 1983 for a St. Petersburg Times print interview [published December 4, 1983] when I was the pop music writer for the newspaper. You can read the story below; the conversation itself is not my best work, although... Continue Reading →

In Mama’s Kitchen, Swedish country singer Hicks wants his fair share! INTERVIEW, PERFORMANCE

Today's Guest: Hicks, Swedish-based country music singer, performs two songs live, "Mama's Kitchen," "I Belong to You"     Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Swedish country singer Hicks by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Swedish country music singers who... aw heck, who... Continue Reading →

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