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In this week's episode, Bernie and Lisa are joined by Kyle Simmons, the keyboard player of Bastille. We caught up with him just minutes before he took the stage in Queens, NY for the final night of the Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers & Chic, and Bastille tour. Kyle shares stories about his history with Bastille and his perspective on their journey. He discusses his role in the band, some of his favorite experiences on tour, and his love for this band’s chemistry.

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In this week’s episode, Bernie and Lisa catch up with PA tech Miranda Baca on a day off in Toronto, Canada. Miranda works for Clair Global and she recently joined the crew on the second leg of the Duran Duran North American tour. We get into her history growing up in Glendale, AZ, going to punk shows, and deciding that the world of live music production is where she wants to be.

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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Angelica Garcia, a talented singer, songwriter, and musician. Angelica discusses her journey from California to Virginia to Brooklyn, how she found herself musically, and what is was like finding out her song was named on Obama's favorites list.

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In this week’s episode, Bernie and Lisa sit down with the lead singer for Nile Rodgers and Chic, Kimberly Davis. Kim talks about her early years in Brooklyn and how growing up in such a vibrant and diverse neighborhood shaped her as a person and as an artist. Kim joined Chic over 15 years ago and has since toured the world with them. Chic and Duran Duran are currently touring together and we've had the distinct privilege of watching her blow audiences away, night after night. It was an honor to get to know Kimberly a little bit better and we are grateful she took time from her extremely busy schedule to talk with us.

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This week Bernie sits down with Tylor McConkey, a stagehand based out of Buffalo, NY. Bernie met Tylor at the Duran Duran tour stop in Canadaigua, NY and had a fascinating conversation. Join us for an intense adventure where we learn about Tylor’s journey, his interest in puppetry and sewing, and how he came to create a hat of divine inspiration.

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This week Bernie chats with master percussionist and entrepreneur, Ralph Rolle. In addition to playing with Nile Rodgers & Chic, Ralph has countless credits to his name that include performing with Stevie Wonder and Bette Midler, appearing on the soundtracks for Rocketman and Cats and for 12 seasons, Ralph was seen weekly on the nationally syndicated television show, ‘It’s Showtime At The Apollo’. Ralph is not only a talented musician and teacher, Ralph is also the CEO of Soul Snacks Cookie Company which is sold worldwide.

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This week Bernie sits down with singer, songwriter, and guitar player, Bhi Bhiman. Bernie finds out all about Bhi’s musical influences, his diverse taste in music genres, and the guitar players who inspire him. They also discuss gear, his experience touring with Chris Cornell, and the video for Bhi’s song, “Moving to Brussels” which features Keegan Michael Key.

Listen to Bhi's new single “Sunny”

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In this week’s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Chris LaPlante, a guitarist and guitar tech in the music industry. Chris opens up about a bunch of topics: his early years in Vermont, some of his musical influences, the punk scene, sobriety, and his work in a psychiatric hospital. Chris is currently out on tour with Falling in Reverse, and he tells us all about it.

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This week Bernie chops it up with internet radio show host, photographer, former roadie, and long-time friend, Russ Rojas. Russ talks about his early days, working for Pantera and Lord Tracy and what it was like being there at their formation. Russ also talks about his photography, and what led him to start his podcast, the "4one5 podcast". These two have known each other for years and they had a really great time catching up.

4one5podcast (Spotify)

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instagram.com/russ_rockwood_rojas

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This week Bernie sits down with author and former North Side King member, Danny Marianino. Danny talks about the infamous 2004 viral video incident he was involved in and how it led him to write, “Don’t Ever Punch a Rockstar: A Collection of Hate Mail and Other Crazy Insults.” He also talks about what the fallout was like and why he would do things differently today.

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