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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
(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 →
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 →
(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 →
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 →
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