Greatest Interviews

An interview with Andrew Farriss about his 2026 album "The Prospector."  He discusses how the album's lyrical theme came about, writing with people like Stephen Wilson Jr. & Leigh Nash, subjects in songwriting, the flow of the songs on the album, and more.

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An interview with John Ford Coley about the 50th anniversary edition of "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight."  He talks about recording the duet virtually with a 1990s-era vocal from Dan Seals, the music video for the song, bringing back performers from the original 1976 recording for this version, putting together "Love Is The Answer," and his favorite Dan Seals and England Dan & John Ford Coley songs.

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An interview with James "J.Y." Young of Styx one month before their 2026 performance in Eau Claire, WI, at Summer Jam.  He chats about the band performing live nowadays, Wisconsin, the Chicago Bears, and how the band's music has stayed popular for so long.

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An interview with Annie Zaleski about her 2026 book "Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs."  They discuss what she learned researching the book, patterns in the song stories, Nicks's influence on younger generations, and more.

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An interview with Derry Grehan of Honeymoon Suite. He talks about the band being 2026 Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors and the related Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl edition of "The Singles," songs from the band's 2025 album "Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down," the plans for the next studio album, and more.

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An interview with Marty Wilde & Darrel Higham about Wilde's 2026 album "Let's Rock This Place."  They discuss how they started working together, the origin of the title track, brining back Wilde's "Your Loving Touch," the approach to rock & roll and rockabilly on the project, how the songs were recorded, their favorite songs on the album, and more.

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An interview with Carmine Appice about the 2026 Cactus album "Temple Of Blues II."  He talks about the lead single "The Little Red Rooster," the music video, his drumming approach today compared to the beginnings of Cactus, songs on the album, and more.

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An interview with Paul Rees, author of "Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola – The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986." He talks about how the Album Oriented Rock began, the definitive AOR music in the opinion of those he interviewed and himself, his favorite anecdote and interviews for the book, the connection to the current popularity of other music from the later-1970s and earlier-1980s, and more.

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An interview with Suzi Quatro about her 2026 album "Freedom." She talks about how the album came to be, the how "Freedom" became the title track, the creation of the videos for that song and "Little Miss Lovely," the connection from her first album to this album, the way she plays bass guitar, and more.

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An interview with Stevie Stewart and Richie Onori of Sweet.  They talk about their 2026 single "Sweet Dream," the legacy of Sweet bassist Steve Priest, playing the music from the era of the band's hits, their live show, Molly Hatchett (performing with the band in Wisconsin Dells, WI, later in the month after this interview), new music, and more.

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