‘Wild’ Mick Brown joins us to discuss his life and career. From his early days with The Boyz and Exciter, to success with Dokken and Lynch Mob, Mick shares his story (and all the mistakes made!). He also discusses the possible reunion with Dokken, his status with the Ted Nugent Band, and goes into detail on his new project – Wild Mick’s Bourbon Ballet.
Ep. 109: Jeff Pilson (Dokken, The End Machine, Foreigner, Black Swan)
Ep. 94: Mick Brown (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ted Nugent)
Ep. 88: Darren Housholder (Solo, Love/Hate)
As a part of the later wave of Shrapnel shredders, Darren Housholder missed out on the exposure of some of his counterparts that came out in the 80’s, but his 3 records for Shrapnel in the 90’s set the bar high for shred. We cover his entire career including his album with Love/Hate, his brief time working with Jeff Pilson’s War & Peace, W.A.S.P, Enuff Z’nuff and a near-miss with David Lee Roth. We also cover how he ended up with George Lynch’s famous bomber jacket – and its return to Lynch.
Ep. 82: Anthony Esposito (Lynch Mob, Ace Frehley, Red Dragon Cartel)
Anthony Esposito discusses his career, from his early start in music, to his time in Lynch Mob and Ace Frehley’s band. He also discusses his new gig in Red Dragon Cartel, and gives us an update on the recording of the new album (a return to Jake E Lee’s Badlands style).
Ep. 79: Chris Moore (George Lynch, Craig Goldy, Cry Wolf)
Chris Moore (George Lynch, Graig Goldy, Cry Wolf, 208 Talks of Angels) discusses his life and career. From His early days and bands, to quitting the music business in his 20’s, only to have the spark return in his 40’s and return to music full time. We learn about his involvement with Cry Wolf and 208 Talks of Angels, his new drumming book/DVD and the formation of his two new bands – one with George Lynch (formerly named The Infidels), and one with Craig Goldy (formerly named Endangered Species).
Ep. 71: Gabe Rosales (Solo, Lynch Mob, Jennifer Lopez, Shadow Train)
Gabe Rosales walks us through his career, from his early days, to joining the infamous “Smoke This” era of Lynch Mob (the recording process and the backlash), working for pop stars such as Jennifer Lopez (and playing Saturday Night Live) his troubles and recovery with addiction, his solo record (Vital Nonsense), activism and working with George Lynch again on the ShadowTrain movie and soundtrack.
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Ep. 68: Jennifer Batten (Solo, Michael Jackson, Jeff Beck)
Jennifer Batten discusses her early days and learning guitar, her audition for Michael Jackson, her work on the Bad, Dangerous and HIStory tours, her account of Greg Howe filling in for her for a few weeks with Michael Jackson (his account is in episode 36), her work with Jeff Beck, her three solo records and her new multimedia tour – Jennifer Batten’s Self-Empowerment for the Modern Musician Experience.
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Jennifer Batten 2015 Tour Dates:
7-24 LAS VEGAS
7-26 FLAGSTAFF
7-29 LUBBOCK TX
8-1 DALLAS
8-2 AUSTIN
8-4 SAN ANTONIO
8-16 MARGATE
8-20 NASHVILLE
8-22 CHARLOTTE
8-23 RALEIGH
8-27 KING OF PRUSSIA
8-29 CARLE PLACE4
8-30 NEW HAVEN
9-5 INDIANAPOLIS
9-6 LOMBARD
9-8 O’FALLON MO
For more on Jennifer Batten: http://www.batten.com/
Ep. 57: Tom Werman (Producer: Cheap Trick, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Dokken, Rock Star)
Tom Werman walks us through his legendary producing career, from Cheap Trick to Motley Crue, and Twisted Sister to Dokken. He talks about his early days in music, and his rise to famed music Producer multiple hit records under his belt. He also addresses criticism by Cheap Trick, Twisted Sister and Motley Crue over his production style, and discusses his challenges working with George Lynch on the “Tooth and Nail” cd. He also covers the film Rock Star, and how helpful Jeff Pilson was in the studio. And finally, we discuss his retirement from the music business, and his latest venture – a luxury Bed & Breakfast in Massachusetts called Stoneover Farm.
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Ep. 42: Chris Coiller (Engineer: Lynch Mob, KXM, Prong)
Chris Collier (Engineer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer – KXM, Lynch Mob, Prong) joins us to discuss his career to date. He covers how he got into the business, how he ended up drumming on a Lita Ford cd, Working with Lynch Mob on the “Sound Mountain Sessions” and “Sun Red Sun”, and working with Travers & Appice, Prong (“Ruining Lives” and the upcomming covers cd “Songs From The Black Hole”, KXM, and Lynch’s 2-cd Shadowtrain soundtrack. He also discusses new projects, such as Fieldy’s (Korn) new Stillwell album, a new project with Ray Luzier and Billy Sheehan (for Madame Mayhem – which Sheehan is Producing), teases us regarding a new project with Jeff Pilson and gives an update on the new Lynch mob full length cd currently being recorded.
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