Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with rock music historian Mark Blake by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that thought we were going to talk about The Who & The Nineties except that might leave us with a lot of dead air… in... Continue Reading →
Singer-songwriter Jeff Black offers his latest Confessions! VIDEO INTERVIEW, LIVE PERFORMANCES
Today's Guest: Jeff Black, singer-songwriter, B-Sides and Confessions, Volume Two Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeff Black by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience looking for a good story, put to music, to get their day off to a great start… in... Continue Reading →
916 Guitarist Adam Falcon flies in to play live! VIDEO, LIVE PERFORMANCE
Today's Guest: Adam Falcon, guitarist, Bohemian 959 Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Marvel Comics characters from Steve Rogers and Sam “Snap” Wilson to those colorful guys in KISS… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! In my head, the introduction to today’s show... Continue Reading →
Rocker James Maddock says Wake Up and Dream! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of sad-eyed does with acoustic guitars, each of whom thinks I should be interviewing them today instead of James Maddock… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! The key to the music business, I think, is consistency. For example,... Continue Reading →
828 Bob Dylan Revealed in new documentary film by Joel Gilbert! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Joel Gilbert, documentary filmmaker, Bob Dylan Revealed Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who won’t figure out that my audio failed to record during the following conversation… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 2 I can’t imagine... Continue Reading →
Johnny G. Lyon rocks Mr. Media and the Globe Coffee Lounge! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Johnny G. Lyon, rock 'n' roll guitarist, singer, "Comb My Hair" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience – HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL LIVING ROOM! Holy cow, we’re LIVE at the extraordinary Globe Coffee Lounge in the new new media capitol of the world… St.... Continue Reading →
If Guitar Player editor Michael Molenda’s office is rockin’…! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Michael Molenda, editor, Guitar Player magazine. Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of folks with more hair than musical talent… in the new new media capitol of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! My son had a guitar — acoustic — for several years but the instrument never really captured his imagination.... Continue Reading →
Not a cheap trick: Nick Tremulis and Candy Golde rock! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Nick Tremulis, musician, Candy Golde Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of true rock ‘n’ roll fans who have Paul Simon in permanent rotation alongside Richard Hell and the Voidoids … in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Candy Golde had me at... Continue Reading →
Tears For Fears pop singer Curt Smith talks Christmas! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Curt Smith, singer, Tears For Fears Here’s a Tears For Fears story I guarantee you haven’t heard before: I was the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times in 1985, assigned to review a Tears For Fears concert. I rushed back to the paper’s Clearwater bureau that night to file my... Continue Reading →
Robert Knight’s Rock Prophecies: Slash, Hendrix, Stevie Ray! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Robert Knight, rock 'n' roll photographer Maybe you don’t already know the name of legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer Robert Knight. But by the end of this half-hour, you won’t be able to forget him. Knight shot the last photographs of guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan before his fateful plane crash. He took... Continue Reading →