Come to Where I'm From

Our guest this Episode is San Fermin's Ellis Ludwig-Leone! We chat about life on the road with the band & coming off the most recent tour supporting The Cormorant I, we chat about the first San Fermin Album, members leaving, keeping a strict writing schedule, writing a Broadway musical, his family, the story behind "The Woods", we talk Metallica, wanting to play pro basketball in high school, starting a metal band at 14, writing songs about girls, collaborating with Allen Tate and the dynamic between them, writing songs for the various members of the band, why he rather not sing, moving to New York and working for Nico Muhly,

and how music is a religious experience all on it's own! Enjoy!

Our guest this Episode is the talented singer-songwriter and now author Stephen Kellogg!!! We discuss Stephen's new book which comes out April 2020 called "Objects In The Mirror: Thoughts On A Perfect Life From An Imperfect Person" which is a collection of essays about the stuff in life he thinks is important, we dive into relationships, marriage, friends, kids, forgiveness, integrity, sense of humor, our heroes, shame, missing out on family time, what it's like living in Connecticut, being an underdog, legacy and the most recent Grammy nominations!!! Enjoy!

Our guest this Episode is none other than rock legend Michael Des Barre! We talk bout his love of style, Little Steven, doing Shakespeare as a kid, social media, Murdoc and playing the villain, semen retention, sobriety, the 60's the 70's the 80's, his first marriage, playing Live Aid, Obsession, Don Johnson, growing up without his parents, going to boarding school, Brad Pitt's boartrace, Cockney rhyming slang, doing The Dirtiest Show In Town and how it lead to becoming a rock star, playing his first ever US gig with Silverhead at the Whiskey with a tiger, joining Power Station, his new band The Mistakes, The Who,

meeting his second wife on a Warhol movie set, intimacy and love! It's a thing of beauty... Enjoy!

Our Guest this Episode is Canadian psychedelic rocker Stephen McBean!!! We talk about his current bands Black Mountain & Pink Mountaintops, we discuss Fugazi, Alan Watts, life on and off the road, Neil Young, growing up in Kleinburg Ontario, getting into the local punk scene at age 13, putting out Fanzines, discovering metal, running away from home, all his early influences, The Cars, the mighty Kiss, playing with electric fences, Tony MacAlpine and Edge of Insanity, the legend which was Glenn Schwartz, running barefoot, backline cooking, signing with Jagjaguwar, happiness, sobriety, new interests you develop later in life and maintaining yourself while discovering how life unfold in mysterious ways... Enjoy!

Our Guest this Episode is Singer-Songwriter Mason Jennings. We go for another deep one discussing NPD, energy vampires, collaborating with Stone Gossard, his recent album Songs From When We Met, his divorce, his new relationship with Josie, meditation, chakras, snakes and animal medicine, our inner child, synchronicity, agoraphobia, boundaries, healing and of course Love!!! Enjoy

Our guest this Episode is Philly based Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Gaines!! We sat down on an unusually hot October night and talked about Bowie, Album reviews, life on the road, being content with abundance or lack there of, Johnny Depp & Kate Moss, growing up in Harrisburg, discovering music, following sports, relationships, trust, love, having kids, drugs & alcohol, opening up for Tom Petty, living in Philadelphia, ambition, his last release and recording with The Importers, Zen, Springsteen, writing songs, the Peter Gabriel connection and the many theories Jeffrey has on pretty much everything... Enjoy!

Our guest this Episode is the great Steve Conte! we discuss Ronnie Wood, how he started playing guitar by actually playing drums, playing Jazz in churches with his mother, starting bands in high school, playing with Jill Jones and almost opening up for Prince, Jeff Beck, guitar pedals, joining the New York Dolls, David Johansen, Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders, starting Company of Wolves with his brother John Conte, his first solo album, releasing his new single on Little Steven's label, life on the road, playing with Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks, filling in for Paul Simon once, meeting Morrissey, Touring with Willie Nile on Beautiful Wreck of the World in the 90's and how it all comes full circle in the end. Enjoy!

Our guest this Episode is Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd! We discuss writing songs while running, recovering from his back surgery, growing up in the bush, the spirit of his great grandmother, his connection to his indigenous side, childhood adventures, teaching himself to play music, camping with his dog, writing Spirit Bird, dealing with success, his connection to the Kookaburras birds and what's next on his journey... Enjoy!

Our guest this Episode is Blind Melon's Travis T. Warren! We dive into the past, talk addictions, getting clean, finding god, his childhood, early days with Rain Fur Rent, recording with Christopher Thorn for his solo album and being asked to join one of his all time favorite bands Blind Melon and the struggles that came with that. Paying respect to Shannon Hoon and his love for him, getting the blessing from Shannon's mom and recording and writing new music with Blind Melon! It's a good one, enjoy!

Our guests this episode are Rogers Stevens & Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon!!! You should sit down and strap in for this one! We go deep, we span the vast career of the band, the ups and down, we talk about Shannon Hoon of course, when they all met, how Blind Melon came to be, recording the first album, the iconic Bee Girl album cover, the music video, hanging out with Axl Rose, recording the follow up Soup, everything falling apart and bringing it all back together again!!!! We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!!! Part 2 with Travis Warren is next week!!!!