Join me as I chat with Jesse Malin guitarist, Derek Cruz. We talk about his decade and counting w/Jesse Malin, playing with Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) and Debbie Harry (Blondie) and head butting Paul McCartney.

Join me as I talk to my High on Stress bandmates about our "final" album "Leaving MPLS" and our return with "Hold Me In" Fun chat if you like band breakups and reunions.

Join me as I chat with Steve Albini. Steve is a key figure in the American underground music community since the 1980s. He's led bands Shellac & Big Black and has recorded some of the great albums of all time including Nirvana "In Utero," Cheap Trick "Rockford", Nine Inch Nails "the Fragile", Page & Plant "Walking into Clarksdale", Guided by Voices "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars", Jawbreaker "24 Hour Revenge Therapy", Pixies "Surfer Rosa" and so many more. Great conversation.

Check out my conversation with filmmaker and photographer, Kevin Kerslake. Kevin has directed documentaries on Joan Jett, Nirvana, Ramones, Bob Marley and more. He's made music videos for Nirvana, Prince, Rolling Stones, REM, Sonic Youth, Soul Asylum, Iggy Pop, Soundgarden, Bob Mould and more. Fun talk. He's a wizard.

Join me as I talk to Producer, Engineer, Mixer, John Agnello. John has worked with such diverse artists as Cyndi Lauper, Twisted Sister, John Cougar Mellencamp, Tommy Keene, Screaming Trees, Drive by Truckers and the Hold Steady. Such a fun guy and great conversation. Tune in!

Join me as I chat with Matthew Caws. Matthew is the singer/songwriter/guitarist of Nada Surf. He takes me through their early career, meeting Ric Ocasek of the Cars, having an MTV hit, Elektra and keeping the train rolling for all of these years. Wonderful conversation. Make sure to pick up a ticket for their upcoming tour.

Hi all, this is the 52nd episode of the podcast. I made it a year! I'm going to be taking a month or so off before starting a season 2. I need to get a few things in order. In the meantime I will be posting the top ten episodes from the first year. That will start a week from today.

Today I'm speaking with my High on Stress bandmates about the making of our third album "Living is a Dying Art" which came out 10 years ago. Join as we talk about transitions in the band as well as the album itself. Thanks for listening!

Join me as I talk to Michigan's own, Jeremy Porter from Jeremy Porter & the Tucos. Fresh off his show with Soul Asylum & Local H, he talks to me about his life, songwriting and trying to stay creative during the pandemic. Good guy!

Join me as I chat with Greg Eklund. Greg takes me through his well timed meeting with Art Alexakis, releasing 3 platinum records and 1 gold, working on songs like "Father of Mine" & "Everything to Everyone", touring with Fastball and Soul Coughing and so much more. Great chat! Don't forget to check out his new solo album "Muffled Tears".

Join me as I talk to drummer, Brian St Clair. He takes me through his career with Triple Fast Action, Local H, Rights of the Accused and more. It's all here. Major label bidding wars, band breakups, Chicago in the 90s and we also talk about his current gig as Production Manager for Cheap Trick. Great guy!