Rocker Dogcast

Singer-songwriter Butch Parnell visits the podcast to talk about his Dachshunds Homer and Lucy and pay tribute to Winston, a.k.a Stanley Ketchup Potato, who he shared custody with his ex-girlfriend for a span of 10 years.

Butch's latest single "I Wanna Run to You" is out now and his much anticipated next single "Can't Fight Love" will be available June 2nd.

Ryan Humbert and Emily Bates of the Akron based band The Shootouts join the podcast to talk about Ryan's Chihuahuas Max and Olaf and Emily's Bernadoodle Dolly Rose. 

The Shootout's latest album Stampede, released in February, was produced by 10-time Grammy winning founder of Asleep at the Wheel Ray Benson and hit #1 on the Alt-Country Specialty Chart.

Singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield comes on the podcast to tell us all about her current lap loving 90 lb Bull Dane (Great Dane/Pit Bull mix) and cellebrate her previous dog Elliot who proved to be a valuable watch dog when Jessica was a young woman first living on her own.

Nick Hexum, singer and rhythm guitarist of the band 311, joins the podcast to talk about his trio of dogs River, a 5 year old Golden Retriever, Luna, an 11 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback and Django, an 8 year old Maltese.

311 will be kicking off Festival Season playing Beale Street Music Festival in Mephis, TN on May 5th.

It seems the harder the rocker the softer the spot they have for dogs. Such it true with this week's guest Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg who's also pounded the skins for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Against Me! Jay joins the podcast to tell us all about his two Brussles Griffons Papaya and Pixie.

Jenny Lee Lindberg, a signer-songwriter, producer, visual artist and bassist for the band Warpaint, joins the podcast to talk about her 8 1/2 year old Labradoodle Ludo who brings her "nothing but joy".

Warpaint will playing the Royal Festival Hall at this year's Meltdown on 6/12 and opening two shows for The War on Drugs in Berlin 6/14 and Glasgow 6/20.

This week Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara joins the show to talk about her 2.5 year old Border Collie-German Shepherd mix Georgia.  

Tegan and Sara's TV series High School based on their memoir of the same name is available now on Amazon Feevee and their 2023 Cry Baby Tour begins on May 3.

Periphery guitarists Mark Holcomb and Jake Bowen join the Rocker Dog podcast to talk about their dogs Elvira (Mark's Chihuahua) and Tycho (Jake's Alaskan Klee Kai).

Periphery just released their new album Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre on March 10th and are out on tour now supporting Underoath until April 2.

Renown rock photographer Therés Stephansdotter Björk visits the show to talk about her Golden Retriever mix Lajka who she rescued from Russia.

Therés is base in Sweden and has photographed a who's who of rockers including Metallica, The Foo Fighters, The Rolling Stones and dozens more. Visit her Instagram page @stephansdotter_photography to see all of her amazing work.

Songwriting Hall of Fame inductee Holly Knight joins the podcast to talk about her 2 year old "Pomsky" (Pomeranian-Husky) Elektra. Holly's songwriting resume includes Tina Turner's (Simply) The Best, Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield and Scandal's The Warrior among many others. Her memoir I Am The Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties is out now and available wherever you get your books online or in-store. Follow us on Instagram @rockerdogpodcast for your chance to win a copy.