(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 →
1233 Two minutes with Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, 1983! INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rick Nielsen, lead guitarist for Cheap Trick. Cheap Trick live in concert on the German rock music TV show "RockPalast," 1983 In a telephone interview before Cheap Trick's December 4, 1983 concert at the Tampa Jai-Alai, google-eyed lead guitarist Rick Nielsen talked to me about the effect of the band's grueling schedule... Continue Reading →
Bo Diddley interview! A Mr. Media Classic! (May 10, 1985)
Today's Guest: Bo Diddley, legendary rock and blues guitarist. (AUTHOR'S NOTE: I found this 54-minute interview with Bo Diddley from May 10, 1985 by accident after digging up the print version of the interview. The audio isn't great, but if you spent an hour with the man, you'd want to share it, too!) "I'm... Continue Reading →