Episodes

Drummer from bands including Vanilla Fudge + Cactus, Carmine Appice joins me to talk about Cactus’ new album “Temple of Blues II.” The project features heavy hitters Dee Snider, Ted Nugent, Steve Morse from Deep Purple, Rudy ...

I speak with Doug Kistner, one of the geniuses behind a project call Studio D’Lux, who released a new album bringing together an extraordinary roster of world-class musicians whose collective resumes span some of the most inf...

Singer/Songwriter/Musician/Music Professor Alan Williams joins me to talk about the release of his third solo album, “Floating on the Dreamline,” a genre-fluid exploration spanning folk, power-pop, and prog. The UMass Lowell ...

Kendra Erika joins me again on the podcast. This time out, Kendra takes on James Bond with her own interpretation of the track, “Golden Eye,” which is part of the album, “License To Thrill-The James Bond Songbook.” We talk ab...

Stew Cutler has been releasing original albums featuring his signature blues styles for years, but there's always been one thing missing from his canon: an album composed mostly of covers. That goal has been achieved with the...

Folk singer/songwriters Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon discuss their collaborative album, "Together Again." Following their previous collaboration, "Together," the duo had so much material that a follow-up was inevitable. Our...

Minneapolis-based artist Mira Babal joins me to talk about her success as a young singer/songwriter/musician and performer. We talk about her adventures in live performance including singing the National Anthem at Target Fiel...

Paul Schalda, a singer-songwriter-musician now based in North Texas, discusses his debut solo album, "Lately," with me. We delve into the creation of the record, which fuses country, folk, and soul harmonies. Paul also shares...

Will Turpin from Collective Soul joins me to talk about his time with the band as a bassist, their new documentary, “Give Me A Word,” touring, running a recording studio + more. Collective Soul scored myriad hits worldwide wi...

Brooklyn-based Singer/Songwriter/Musician John Brodeur joins me to talk about his latest project under the alter ego known as Bird Streets. We talk about Bird Streets’ origins as well as the new release, “The Escape Artist.” ...

Larissa Vale from the band Black Satellite joins me to talk about their new release, “Aftermath,” going on the road + a special Halloween show. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tftc-with-bo...

The Rasmus frontman Lauri Ylönen joins me to talk about the Finnish band’s new album, “Weirdo,” recording, touring + more.

Singer/Songwriter Maia Sharp returns to my #podcast to talk about her 10th solo album, “Tomboy,” touring, life in #Nashville, the thrill of covering U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Maia has a number of coll...

Folk Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon appears again on my podcast. In this episode, we discuss his new album “Long Journey Home: a Century after the Mountain City Fiddlers Convention,” another passion p...

After decades of teaching math, Richard Somma embarked on a new journey: becoming an author. His dream culminated in Kristofferson: 67 Astounding Songs, a book four years in the making. This beautifully illustrated volume del...

Asheville-based Singer/Songwriter David Wilcox joins me to discuss his new album, “The Way I Tell The Story,” the inspiration behind the deep #lyrics + meaning behind many of the project’s songs. David is joined by major tale...

Author Mark Brend joins me to talk about his latest book called “Down River: In Search of David Ackles.” Singer/Songwriter/Musician David Ackles is a forgotten cult hero/singer/songwriter/musician. Ackles put out four albums ...

Minnesota-based Singer/Songwriter/Musician Ross Thorn joins me on the podcast to talk about his new album, “Fitting In,” Minnesota music, artists + more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tf...

Brayden Baird is a producer/studio genius who also creates his own albums. His latest is titled, “Lord, why do you do these things to me?” This talented Brooklyn-based artist joins me to talk about the new project, performing...

Aimee Nolte is a jazz pianist, singer and teacher. She joins me to talk about performing, teaching music, songwriting, recording and more. Check out this conversation with the talented, hard-working California-based artist. B...

JT Habersaat, known as the Godfather of Punk Rock Comedy, has spent decades innovating within the comedy scene. Beyond stand-up, he's authored several books, with his newest release being "Doing Time: Comedians Talk Stand-Up....

Lawrence Gowan, Styx's keyboardist extraordinaire, returns to the podcast! We'll dive into the "Brotherhood of Rock Tour," their latest album "Circling From Above," and his experiences with the band. Join us for a lively disc...

Kevin Hanson, an accomplished singer-songwriter-musician, was a member of Huffamoose, a 1990s alt-rock band that played Woodstock '94 and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Since then, he's been busy with The Fractals, an alter...

Author Sean Egan joins me to talk about his latest book which discusses Singer/Songwriter/Musician Bob Dylan’s impact from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s. We take a deep dive into the impact of classic Dylan works includ...