Rock 'n Roll Ghost

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with author Jonathan Taplin about his new book, The Magic Years, which details his wild career that goes from being a tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band in the 60s, to producing films directed by Martin Scorsese in the 70s, to Wall Street in the 80s, new technology pioneering in the 90s and now an esteemed author.   

From the publisher: With cameos by Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, and countless other icons, The Magic Years is both a rock memoir and a work of cultural criticism from a key player who watched a nation turn from idealism to nihilism. Taplin offers a clear-eyed roadmap of how we got here and makes a convincing case for art’s power to deliver us from “passionless detachment” and rekindle our humanism.  

Links: 

The Magic Years by Jonathan Taplin 

Jonathan Taplin Official Site 

Jonathan Taplin Twitter 

Jonathan Taplin Facebook

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Mark Steuer, chef/owner of Chicago's Michelin Bib Gourmand rated Funkenhausen. Steuer discusses the restaurant's past year struggles during the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as his own rollercoaster ride personally. 

Links:  

Funkenhausen Site

Funkenhausen Facebook 

Funkenhausen Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Joe Lynch (Shudder's Creepshow series - episodes The Right Snuff / Pipe Screams, as well as Mayhem starring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving, Point Blank starring Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo, and Everly starring Selma Hayek). 

Lynch discusses in depth the filming of his Creepshow episodes and his plans for two more in the upcoming third season of the horror anthology series. The conversation also covers the breakout success of his Mayhem star Yeun, who has made history as the first Asian actor of Korean descent to be nominated for an acting Oscar for Minari. The conversation also turns to the recent closure of all Arclight/Pacific Theatres. 

Links:

Joe Lynch Official Website

Joe Lynch Twitter

Joe Lynch Instagram

Creepshow on Shudder

The Movie Crypt Podcast with Joe Lynch and Adam Green

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Ilan Rubin (The New Regime, Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves) about his band The New Regime's album, Heart Mind Body & Soul, starting out his career at the tender age of 9 playing drums for F.o.N., then for NOFX, before getting the call to join Trent Reznor's NIN. 

During his years touring and recording with NIN, Rubin also began his solo project The New Regime, sometimes opening up for other artists he was touring with, like Tom DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves. In 2020, Rubin became the youngest living artist to be inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame for his work with NIN.

Rubin also dives deep into some drum talk, discussing his partnership with QDrums and his love of Zildjian cymbals.

Links:

The New Regime Official

Listen to The New Regime's Heart Mind Body & Soul

Ilan Rubin Twitter

The New Regime Twitter

Ilan Rubin Instagram

The New Regime Instagram 

Ilan Rubin Facebook

The New Regime Facebook

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker BenDavid Grabinski (TV's Are You Afraid of the Dark?) about his new film, Happily, starring Joel McHale, Kerry Bishe, Natalie Zea, Paul Scheer, Al Madrigal and more.   

Grabinski begins by expressing his joy over finally getting to see a film, Godzilla Vs. King Kong, twice in two days on the big screen. He then goes into detail on the making of Happily, from casting to filming to waiting for the right time to release it.  

Happily is now in theaters, as well as on VOD.

Links:  

Happily Trailer  

Happily on iTunes

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with famed New Orleans singer John Boutté.   

John has been a singer since he was a child singing in his church choir, but he went to college to study business and then joined the Army.   

In the interview, John discusses his career, where he and his family were when Hurricane Katrina hit and the levees failed in 2005, the incompetence/cruelty/antipathy of the government towards people of color and the city of New Orleans itself and a whole lot more.   

In sad news, John discusses his sister's, gospel singer Lillian Boutté, battle with dementia and Alzheimer's. We wish her and her family as much good faith and prayers as we can pump out into this world.   

John is currently gearing back up to begin performing live again. If you're in the New Orleans area, do make a point of seeing him sing live.  

Links:  

John Boutté Official Website 

John Boutté Official Shop

John Boutté Facebook 

John Boutté Spotify

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Will Staples, co-writer of the upcoming Amazon film Without Remorse starring Michael B. Jordan, and the author of the forthcoming novel Animals (out March 30th - see links below).   

Will discusses the in-depth research it took to to give Animals a deep-rooted reality, from exploring animal trafficking via jungles to a mysterious, hidden city where anything goes and any animal can be bought to eat.  Animals was the result of a screenplay he wrote for Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, and that film may just yet star DiCaprio and Tom Hardy - fingers crossed!  

Links: 

Will Staples IMDB

Animals (Blackstone Publishing)

Animals on Amazon

Without Remorse on Amazon

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Paul Fehribach chef/owner of Chicago restaurant Big Jones. 

Paul discusses running a restaurant in the age of Covid-19, the importance of supporting small farms, the need to get restaurant workers vaccinated sooner rather than later, and the outdated nature of tipping. 

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Big Jones

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician and composer Jason Hill about his career dating back to his days in the bands Convoy, Louis XIV and Vicki Cryer. As well as his work with The Killers and producing/touring with the New York Dolls and the recent passing of Sylvain Sylvain. Hill also talks about his late career turn towards film and TV composing. He has worked closely with director David Fincher on projects such as Fincher's Gone Girl and the Netflix series Mindhunter.   

It's a pretty wide ranging, fun interview with someone I go back nearly twenty years with.   

Also, starting April 1st, Hill will be hosting Film Composing and Music production masterclasses. Check out the Department of Recording and Power's website for more information.

Hill also has done scores for the Netflix documentaries The Confession Killer, as well as the forthcoming This is a Robbery.  

Links:  

Jason Hill on Instagram 

Department of Recording and Power

Netflix's Mindhunter

Jason Hill on Spotify  

Louis XIV on Spotify  

Vicki Cryer on Spotify  

Netflix's The Confession Killer  

Netflix's This is a Robbery

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with rock legend Peter Zaremba of the legendary NYC rock band The Fleshtones. Zaremba discusses his early years as a runner for a NYC concert promoter - where he got to meet Led Zeppelin, his years with The Fleshtones and his weekly Saturday late-night (or early Sunday morning - depending on how you view things) show on SiriusXM's Underground Garage where he morphs into The Psychedelic Count on Count Zaremba's Crypt. The Fleshtones' latest release, The Face of the Screaming Werewolf, is available now wherever fine music can be procured. It's a crackin' good chat with a true legend in the garage rock scene. 

Links:

The Fleshtones

Count Zaremba's Crypt

Purchase The Face of the Screaming Werewolf on Bandcamp