Rocker Dogcast

Oscar Dronjak, guitarist and founder of the band Hammerfall, joins the show from Sweden to tell us all about his dogs Snaps, Zelda and Freyja (as well as introduce his latest rescue Aska). 

Solo artist, and one half of the band Plains, Jess Williamson comes on the show to talk about the sudden and heartreaking loss of her beloved dog Frankie and the miracle dog Nana she found on the side of the highway in New Mexico two years ago. 

Singer-songwriter Mark Erelli joins the show this week to talk about his Lab-Weimaraner mix rescue dog Leo and how he helped Mark navigate a life-changing diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa which is a degenerative eye disease that leads to blindness.

Mark's stirring new album Lay Your Darkness Down, written in the wake of his diagnosis, was released on February 3rd via Soundly Music.

This week's guest is singer-songwriter Matt Sucich who joins us to talk about his 6 year old German/Australian Shepherd/Husky mix Mabel.

Matt's new single Let Me Die (Before They Find Me Like This) was just released on January 20th and his album Holy Smokes will be out April 28th.

Jeremy Popoff of the band Lit visits the show to talk about his dogs Gambler and Dolly while fondly paying remembrance to his previous dogs Darlin', Ace and Chewy. 

Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13 comes on the podcast to talk about her dogs Lavender, who's become a minor Philly celebrity after being found in a park starving with facial trauma, and Buster, her 12 year old pit bull mix who was her first foster fail. 

Glen Phillips from Toad the Wet Sprocket joins the Rocker Dog podcast to discuss the complexities of his rescue dog Rilke. Glen just released his latest solo album There Is So Much Here in November.

Brendan B. Brown and Gabrielle Sterbenz of Wheatus join the podcast this week to talk about their two radically different dogs Buddy and Cosmo and what it's like taking a dog on tour.

Wrapping up 2022 with singer Doug Robb of the multi-platinum selling band Hoobastank who introduces us to his dogs Wally and Penny while sharing the life lessons his dearly departed dog Ringo taught him and his kids. 

One-time Ringo Starr mananger and Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp founder David Fishof joins the Rocker Dog podcast to discuss how his love for his new family dog, Brady, was a game changer for him.  Larry is celebrating the release of the book Rock Camp: An Oral History, 25 Years of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp.