CooperTalk

Steve Cooper talks with guitarist Tracii Guns. Tracii formed L.A. Guns in 1983 and in 1985 he formed a new band with Hollywood Rose frontman Axl Rose. They put the two band names together; Guns 'N' Roses was born, but they both finally went separate ways and he rejoined L.A. Guns. After some lineup changes, the band finally signed with Polygram Records in 1987 recording their first album titled L.A. Guns. Over 1,000,000 copies were sold earning the band its first platinum album award. A compilation of the videos made for this first album also earned the band a gold video award. In 1989 the band went into the studio to record their second album titled Cocked and Loaded. They sold over 1,000,000 copies earning the band its second platinum record award. The video compilation of this second album earned the band a second gold video award. Their third album Hollywood Vampires was released in 1991. Over 1,000,000 copies were sold earning the band its third platinum album award. In late 2002 he decided to join Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx to create the project Brides of Destruction, signing on as lead guitarist and after the departure of Sixx he decided to revive the most important band of his life: L.A. Guns. He is currently in the studio with the band's singer Phil Lewis recording new music.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Joe Matarese. Joe’s talent for turning real life struggles into comedic gems has landed him appearances on the most sought after TV and radio shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, America’s Got Talent (where he received a standing ovation from all 4 celebrity judges and the 2000 person crowd), Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central Presents (his very own 1/2 hour special), The Howard Stern Show, and his brand new 1 hour special Medicated. You may also recognize him from Bravo’s reality series Better Half where he taught his wife to perform standup and she brought home the $20,000 prize. He has hit the stage four times at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, leading to two development deals with major television networks and does a podcast Fixed Joe available on ITunes.

Steve Cooper talks with comic/actor Tom McTigue. Tom can be seen performing his particular brand of insanity on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. He continues to tour both nationally and internationally. An accomplished actor, he has worked with Academy Award winners Janusz Kaminski, Richard Linklater and Robert Richardson. He has co- starred with a virtual who's-who of Hollywood. Christopher Meloni, Cybil Shephard, Noah Wylie, Tim Curry, Craig T. Nelson, Roseanne Barr and Wayne Newton have all shared the spotlight with him. He created, produced and starred in the series Guys Like Us for ABC- TV, co-starring Robert Hays from Airplane! and continues to write comedy material for many top headlining performers. He is also busy working in commercials. His face and voice are instantly recognizable, having been featured in over 350 national TV campaigns as the spokesman for everything from Miller Beer to Disney World. Constantly in demand, he has been on-air non-stop for a whopping 25 consecutive years!

Steve Cooper talks with actor Jay Karnes. Jay best known for his role as LAPD detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on the FX television series The Shield. Throughout his acting career he has made guest appearances on several TV shows, including Frasier, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, The Pretender, Grimm, Star Trek: Voyager as Lieutenant Ducane in the fifth-season episode Relativity, House, Scandal and Stalker. In 2008, he played the recurring role of ATF Agent Josh Kohn on FX Network's series Sons of Anarchy and from 2009 to 2010 he had a recurring role on Burn Notice as Tyler Brennan, a sinister gunrunner. In 2012 he played Secretary of Defense William Curry in a recurring role on ABC's Last Resort. In 2013 he also appeared in the pilot episode of Jeff Eastin's drama series Graceland as Supervising Agent Gerry Silvo. In 2014 Karnes also appeared in FOX's series, Gang Related, as Agent Carter of IAD, as well as in the film Jayhawkers as the chancellor of the University of Kansas and can be seen this season on FX's Tyrant.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Julia Scotti. Julia's high octane delivery, combined with her hilarious, groundbreaking and thought provoking views on most everything have ignited a buzz all across the country. She can be seen on this season of America's Got Talent on NBC. Having appeared on Comedy Central and Showtime she also performs regularly in Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Reno. In 2014, she was one of the winners of the Laughlin Laugh Festival and she has been named one of the top 5 Transgendered Comedians in the country by the Advocate. Everywhere she goes, she creates legions of loyal fans of all ages and all persuasions who just can't get enough of this Crazy Old Lady of Comedy.

Steve Cooper talks with comic Bob Levy. Bob also known as Reverend Bob Levy has been headlining the comedy circuit for years with a huge cult like following based in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  is best known as being a regular personality on The Howard Stern Show as well as being the co-host of the Miserable Men show on Howard 101. He has often been the host of comedy roasts, is a frequent guest on the Opie and Anthony Show and was a stand-up comedy performer on the Killers of Comedy tour. He was also heard daily on the Kidd Chris morning show on WYSP in Philadelphia as an on-air guest, until they were fired in May 2008 and currently had his own podcast The Bob Levy show. 

Steve Cooper talks with actor Linden Ashby. Linden is currently in his sixth season starring in the hit MTV series Teen Wolf where he plays Sheriff Stilinski and is also well known for his role as Johnny Cage in the film adaption of Mortal Kombat and as Dr. Brett Cooper in Melrose Place. In a career that has spanned almost 30 years he has had co-starring roles in the soap operas Loving, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. He has also guest starred or recurred in numerous series such as The Gates, Drop Dead Diva, Franklin & Bash, Necessary Roughness, CSI: Miami, The War Next Door, Spy Game and many more. His film credits include 8 Seconds, Wyatt Earp, Cadillac Ranch, Outrage, Resident Evil: Extinction, Prom Night and Iron Man 3 to name a few.

Steve Cooper talks with director Nicholas Tana. Nicholas is a published author, journalist, songwriter, award-winning playwright and director, musician, and actor. He got his first start in TV while working as a Production Assistant for PBS KAET Channel 8 in Tempe, Arizona while attending Arizona State University. Upon graduation, he served as an Associate Director for ESPN International before starting his own production company, Smart Media L.L.C. for which he has written, produced, and directed numerous commercials, promotional marketing videos, and IT training materials for clients like Universal Music Group, Conoco Phillips, Sempra Utility Company, and Molina Healthcare. He optioned his children’s animation concept, The Adventures of Bony Macaroni to Good Kids Entertainment where it was picked up for Distribution by Bejuba Entertainment. This past year in 2016, his first feature documentary film, Sticky: A (Self) Love Story, which is the world’s first feature documentary on masturbation, received several distribution offers before being picked up by Vision Films for worldwide distribution. His second film, Hell’s Kitty, a comedy horror based on an award winning web-series and comic book, features more horror icons than any movie in history. Hell’s Kitty has already received distribution offers from both Tomcat Films and Lonely Seal Releasing and will be making its first festival appearance at the Bram Stoker Horror Festival in England in October 2016.

Steve Cooper talks with writer Amanda Lauren. Amanda calls herself a “Jackie of All Trades, Marilyn of None” and has written about everything from sex to socks. Her articles have been featured on Mashable, LA Weekly, She Knows, After Party Magazine, Ravishly, Your Tango, The Gloss, Cheat Sheet, Xo Jane, Huff Po, No Tofu, Psychology Today (her therapist was so proud) and Salon among other sites. She has also been seen on Good Morning America, Fox and Friends and been heard on various podcasts across the internet.