Concerts at this point seem to be extinct for the year 2020. With every major tour getting canceled or being postponed we thought it would be a good idea to talk to a concert promoter. Ryan isn't just any concert promoter though. He owns National Event Promotions, the company Kaytie and I work hand and hand with on many of the major shows around our home area in Wisconsin. He also books a few different venues around the midwest and has a major hand in booking the 2nd stage for the festival Rock USA.

Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless joined Kaytie and I from quarantine to talk about this new song "Death by Rock and Roll" which is the title track of a new album coming later this year. We also get a glimpse into the life of Taylor and just how important it was to work with Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden on this new album. Oh and we learn of another special guest. This is mental health awareness and Taylor has some good words to say to anyone who is struggling.

Volbeat bass player Kasper Boye Larsen joined the band in 2016, but as he tells us here he's been around the band since their inception. Calling in from his home in the country of Denmark we get into this, the new record, what's going on with touring plans and so much more.

From his home in Ohio we caught Starset lead singer Dustin Bates in the middle of watching his stocks. The stock market is just one of many obsession's for reclusive singer. His main obsession though remains music and art. Starset put out their third album 'Divisions' last September and now with the release of their latest single "Trials" we decided it was time to catch up. (Really it was just to see his puppy Ernie.)

Pop Evil may have just released two of their best songs to date. That's saying something about a band who has had multiple number one singles in their career. Kaytie and I got singer Leigh Kakaty on a chat to talk about these new tunes, acoustic performances from the living room, and the (bro) love that Leigh and I share for one another.

It's been a little bit since Kaytie and I have been able to do a host episode of the Rockcast. Like always our conversation has gone into unexpected territory. Like why is Kaytie trying to date during a world wide pandemic? Why I need a break from parenting? And, a discussion about some of our favorite underrated bands. Oh and as for the dating profile? Yeah let's get that sorted out.

To be honest I've been following In This Moment since the very beginning. They were a metal band and I at the time hosted a metal radio show. So when Maria Brink said she'd join me from quarantine for a quick conversation I of course jumped on it. We talk the new album 'Mother,' the visual and artist aspect of In This Moment and even how these new cover songs came about.

Finally abel to start having some music conversations again and I couldn't be happier to have my first one since lockdown be with Gavin Rossdale of Bush. Why? Cause it's Gavin Rossdale of Bush. New song is out called "Flowers on a Grave" and the new album 'Kingdom' will be out July 17th. We talk isolation concerts, and what might happen to real concerts this year. Of course we talk new and old music as well.

First of all nothing makes you miss your co-host more than talking to yourself for an hour, but it's a topic that I love digging into, rock music history. Take all the decades of popular recorded music and the 90's may be the most eclectic decade of them all. Louder Sound along with classicrock.com polled their readers to get the list of the top rock albums of the 90's. So I grabbed a drink turned on the mic and went through the list plus added in some of your suggestions via my Facebook page. It's a pretty amazing list of records to relive while we're all stuck at home waiting for this pandemic to be over. Be safe and enjoy an hour of me talking to myself.

Sometimes you just have to make things work. As soon as Ded released their new song "A Mannequin Idol" I knew I wanted to catch up with the band's singer Joe Cotela. Isolation/Quarantine has of course made these conversations a little more difficult. So I reached out and sent him some questions. Now for this episode of the Rockcast it's Joe interviewing himself. Enjoy!