Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Taken from the Full podcast with Photographer Mark Weiss, author of The Decade That Rocked. Mark talks about the original photo and ideas for the smash album SLIPPERY WHEN WET by Bon Jovi! Find out how it all went down and why it changed to the album cover you see now!

https://thedecadethatrocked.com

REPOST- Initial interview ran on the GIANT TV YouTube Channel JUNE 5, 2020

Ron Keel is known as the #metalcowboy! A super dynamic person, Ron is the lead singer of The Ron Keel Band.  Keel found a mentor is the legendary Gene Simmons from Kiss. Gene produced the first two albums for Keel. Ron also sang briefly in Black Sabbath. He has had 3 albums charted in the Billboard Hot 100.

In this episode of the Industry45 Podcast Show Shane chats with Ron about working with Gene, lessons learned along the way, about the Ron Keel Band and the NEW ALBUM out South X South Dakota. We also touch on what the Live Music Scene could look like POST COVID 19.

https://www.patreon.com/ronkeel

https://ronkeel.com/ron-keel-band

The Loyal Order hails from Portland Oregon and have a brand new single out "HELLFIRE". The first single was "Ready for Dead" ! The band is on David Ellefson's label EMP LABEL GROUP and getting plenty of air play these days! 

We Chat about the new single! Jeff and I were hoping Brandon wouldn't fuck anything up during the interview LOL (Cause Jeff and I had an awesome chat a few months back) and they were both EPIC and talk about the making of the single and the new video (Link provided) 

Brandon and I chat about his other band BLACK N BLUE and singer Jaime St James and also the passing of the great Eddie Van Halen and what he mean't to him as a guitar player 

https://www.theloyalorder.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HcVeAo0sTo (The Loyal Order HELLFIRE) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATjErr7FNCs (Black N Blue Hold on to 18) 

QUICK SPIN>>> Here is a 6 min Quick Spin edit from my full interview with JOHN DOUGLAS! John has been a fill in drummer for Aerosmith and also a drum tech for Joey Kramer, Frank Beard of ZZ Top and Alex Van Halen. In this Quick Spin John talks about working with Alex and Jamming "Jamie's Cryin" with the late great EVH! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYy1xiOgiiY
(John Drumming with Aerosmith at the Grammy's in 2020) 

https://johndouglas.com

REPOST- I had interviewed Tesla Bass Player Brian Wheat earlier this year for the GIANT TV YouTube Channel! Here is that interview now on all streaming platforms.

They started out as Earthshaker then City Kidd….became then known as TESLA! The Rock powerhouse from Sacramento CA has recently released “5 Man London Jam” recorded Live at Abbey Road Studio in London.

The Industry45 Podcast Show chats with founding member and bass player Brian Wheat on this Episode. They talk about new album, touch on the album SHOCK that came out in 2019 (with Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Producing), about Brian’s art and a new book coming out

https://teslatheband.com

Intro Music provided by Niagara Punk Band- THE MAYSIDES 

 Lou Gramm became one of the most successful rock vocalists of the late 1970s and 1980s. Foreigner's first eight singles cracked the Billboard Top 20, making them the first band since The Beatles to achieve this milestone. Lou released two solo Albums in in 1987 and 1989. Drummer Rob Mount has played and toured with Lou playing all the Foreigner and Solo Hits.

On this Episode of the Industry 45 Podcast I talk with Rob "TOM" Mount about his days with Lou, playing drums in Scrap Metal (an all star band founded by the Nelson brothers and includes artists from Boston, Mr. Big, Vixen, Slaughter to name but a few)

Of Course we talk DRUMS, Cymbals, Set-up, touring and stories about the road. Rob fills you In on his fav drummers of all time and we talk about LIVE Music in 2021 and what that looks like !

https://robmount.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0VvVVxoNNk (Boston's More Than a Feeling with Scap Metal)

Damon Johnson has been a triple threat…guitarist, singer, songwriter…since his early days fronting Brother Cane and scoring three #1 singles at rock radio in the 90s (“Got No Shame”, “And Fools Shine On”, and “I Lie In The Bed I Make”).  With that band, he honed his craft with relentless touring and support slots with the likes of Van Halen, Aerosmith and Robert Plant. Since then Johnson has co-written songs for Stevie Nicks, Carlos Santana, Steven Tyler, and Sammy Hagar. After a short stint working with British vocalist John Waite, Johnson toured the world for several years as guitarist for Alice Cooper and in 2011 he joined legendary Irish rock group, Thin Lizzy. In 2013 the core of that band morphed into a new group, Black Star Riders, and released three well-received albums. Johnson has had several solo releases since 2010 and his latest album is ‘Memoirs Of An Uprising’, released on his own Double Dragon Records imprint in 2019.

Shane and Damon talk Brother Cane, tours, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy and his brand new UP COMING ALBUM and Single "BATTLE LESSONS"

Friday Sept 25th you can check out his Live Show  (with Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest)
https://damonjohnson.veeps.com (Its available for 48 hours after the broadcast at 7pm Central)

Hard to believe Helix started back in 1974 as "The Helix Field Band". As 50 years is fast approaching Founder/Singer and CEO Brian Vollmer continues to forge ahead with new music! The bands latest EAT, SLEEP and ROCK is out now! a song co-written by Sean Kelly (Who has played with pretty much every Canadian Rock band --BTW check out his book too "Metal on Ice") 

Brian and Shane chat about the beginnings with "ROCK YOU" the bands first hit to hit MTV and MuchMusic in 1984 and of course "DEEP CUTS THE KNIFE" from Long Way to Heaven album in 1985.  Mike Stone over Mutt Lang, Tug O War and the fact HELIX has had more than 30 members in the band over the years.

https://www.planethelix.com

30 plus years of recording and touring with Billy Joel, 100 of millions of albums sold and multiple world tours, Liberty Devitto has one of the most impressive drumming resumes ever! From Turnstiles, 52nd street, Glass House to the Mick Jones produced Storm Front Liberty has brought his "New York Style Drumming" to the forefront of mainstream music.

In this Episode Shane and Liberty chat about the beginnings with Billy, past albums and song and of course his brand new book ! LIBERY DEVITTO----"Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness" 

https://www.amazon.ca/Liberty-Pursuit-Happiness-DeVitto-foreword/dp/1540097641

https://www.billyjoel.com

Repost- Original Interview Ran in May of 2020 with Vocalist Joe Flynt posted on the Giant TV YouTube Channel.

Based in Atlanta, GA Asphalt Valentine got its start in the early 2000's. signing with Chavis Records now HighVolMusic and released their debut Strip Rock Roll in 2008. The band toured the U.S. with Mama Kin from Sweden on the 'Summer of Sin Tour'. The album received high praise as one of rock’s new bands to watch. In 2013 the band self-released their 'Into the Red' E.P. as well as released a video for the track 'Living Dreams'. 

In 2015 the band began working on new material for what is now 'Twisted Road' and released a video for the track 'The Only' before going on hiatus. 'The Only' was originally conceived when the band was approached by author/film maker/adventurist Joey Shonka to write some music for one of his documentary-style films about his years long journey across the entire Andes Mountains range in South America - a journey he did alone. The video contains footage of the recording sessions as well as clips from Shonka's latest self-shot movie 'The Shonkadventure'. 

 MEMBERS 

Brett Ciaramella – Guitar 

Evan McKee – Guitar 

Joe Flynt - Vocals 

Scott Clark – Bass 

Bryan Jung – Drums

https://www.asphaltvalentine.com