Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Thommy Price is a long time Drumming Legend recording records and touring with Billy Idol, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Scandal, Ric Ocasek, John Waite, Roger Daultry and so many others

Thommy Price was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.

By the tender age of 16, he had already hit the road playing drums in rock bands … and he hasn’t stopped since. Schooled on “early blue-eyed soul” like The Dave Clarke 5 and The Young Rascals, he found his chops playing along with his older brother’s 45’s of drum heavy songs like “Bits and Pieces” and “Glad All Over”.

He has spent his life on the road and in the studio, and along the way has become one of the most well-known and highly sought-after skin bashers in the business. His style is unique in that he has a sound completely his own, and his talent is impossible to overlook, but he stays solid and in the pocket without the flash and distractions of most well-known drummers.
He can provide the fireworks without losing his place as the most rock-solid backbone around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn51nAThYQc  (Billy Idol Live 1983 MTV NYE Party)

Drummer WILL HUNT has been the back beat behind the rock band Evanescence for many years now. He has played with Slaughter, Vince Neil Band, Motley Crue (filled in one show) Methods of Mayhem and Italian rock star Vasco Rossi.  

We talk about his beginnings as a drummer, influences, how he got involved with the "Motley" team, working with different artists and his passion for drums.

https://drummagazine.com/how-will-hunt-survived-after-losing-everything/

Ron Keel is one of the hardest working Rockstars in the world! Ron has released new versions of 80's Keel Classics such as "The Right To Rock" and "Tears Of Fire".  RFK Label has just signed THE FIFTH and Keel and his partners have also joined forces with Uncontrolled Noise to unleash KRFKradio.com 

Levi Hart joined me for New Canadian Country on Sat Feb 19th on Country 89. We chatted about his beginnings, participating in THE SHOT last season and his new single 'Storybook Love"

LIFE IS SO STRANGE- Missing person, Frank Zappa, Prince and Beyond. Dale has a new book out to talk about her life story! She went to LA to be a movie star! in the 70s, she worked at the Playboy Club in Boston and in 1985 posed nude for Hustler magazine. 

After playing with Frank Zappa she formed Missing Persons in LA with her husband Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo (now playing with Duran Duran) . Terry was romantically involved with Prince and released music on his label as well.

Missing Persons played the US FESTIVAL in 1983 which also featured David Bowie, The Pretenders, U2 and Stevie Nicks.

If there wasn't Dale Bozzio.....there may not have been a Lady GaGa 

New Canadian Country featured Michael Whiteside and his new single 
"My Kind of Paradise". Here is my interview that appeared on Country 89.1FM on Saturday February 12, 2022.

Did you know....
-David Lee Roth failed 2 auditions for Van Halen before joining

-Van Halen were overshadowing the headline act Black Sabbath to such a degree that they embarrassed the band and Sabbath warned them they were risking getting beat up if that continued

- Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says that Eddie asked to join KISS in 1982

This and so much more in this interview and in his book UNCHAINED- The EDDIE VAN HALEN Story by author Paul Brannigan 

https://www.amazon.ca/Unchained-Eddie-Van-Halen-Story/dp/1637583508/ref=sr_1_4?crid=37LZJZI2C9BVQ&keywords=Paul+Brannigan&qid=1644679143&sprefix=paul+brannigan+%2Caps%2C67&sr=8-4

Paul is the author of a great book UNCHAINED the Eddie Van Halen Story! Here is a snippet of what's to come on the FULL podcast next week :) 

This is my third chat with the wonder kid from Sacramento! What a great band RED VOODOO managed and produced by Tesla's Frank Hannon. The band has a new single out K.S.A (Kiss Some Ass!) we talk about the single and the video! 

https://redvoodooband.com

Here is the interview with Roger Habel Jr. that aired LIVE on Country 89 Saturday February 5th.  Check out the bands website 

https://www.thecountryjunkies.com

New Canadian Country every Saturday just after 12 Noon on Saturdays