Episodes
Tuesday Aug 25, 2015
Episode 16 - Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon
Tuesday Aug 25, 2015
Tuesday Aug 25, 2015
Your band gets launched into worldwide fame as your debut album sells four million copies. Shortly after your second album comes out your lead singer, the face of your band, suddenly dies of a drug overdose. What now? Blind Melon's Christopher Thorn answers that question in stunning detail. He also shares his new project, Sonny Boy Thorn, which might be his best work yet.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Episode 15 - Jimmer Podrasky of The Rave-Ups
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Jimmer was the frontman of the seminal 80s college rock band The Rave-Ups who were forever immortalized when they appeared the movie Pretty in Pink. After three critically-acclaimed albums the band broke up and Jimmer basically disappeared for the next 25 years. Unfortunately, he had a rough go during that time, some of which we talk about here. Thankfully, he's finally back making music, including his excellent solo album The Would-Be Plans.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
Episode 14 - Jeff Murphy of Shoes
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
Here's another "first day of MTV" band. After over 40 years as a group, we felt Shoes deserved an in depth career retrospective. Jeff Murphy tells the stories behind each album, how him being a gearhead from a young age influenced the band's sound, and war stories with the likes of Gene Simmons and Butch Vig. There've been highs and lows, but Jeff's come out the other end as a balanced, kind gentleman.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Episode 13 - Slim Man of Bootcamp/Solo
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
In honor of MTV's 34th birthday, we talk to a guy that was there on day one. Slim Man was the driving force behind a hard rock group in the early 80s called Bootcamp who appeared a couple times on MTV's first day on the air. But, for the last 20 years he's taken on the Slim Man moniker and made a living as a smooth jazz lounge singer. It's a mind-boggling transformation, but he's good at it.