Sentimental Illness

I dig Mac Gollehon so much. He's back for a second show in less than a year, simply because he has such interesting stories to tell. Obviously, when you have 3000+ recording credits, chances are you've seen some crazy stuff. When you hear the new album, , you know that crazy stuff burrows deep into your artistic psyche.

During our conversation, we did have a few cell phone drop outs, so this interview is heavily edited, but we did our best and trust me.... it's a doozy. Mac makes an incredible guest.

Without further ado, this is my chat with my buddy, Mac Gollehon, the notorious brass master, on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

1:40 Mac is the coolest thing ever
3:40 Musicians are an odd group of people
7:50 Doesn't play well with others
11:40 The money in the early days
15:30 The music business is not luxurious anymore
19:00 The way things sound compared to how it comes out
23:10 Mac's trumpet was available from day one
27:40 Figuring out what his style and level was
31:50 Learning as much as possible then shedding it
36:20 Playing the music out into the street
40:00 At the top of the game even with Live Aid
44:00 Creeped out shit
48:00 Mac's music isn't necessarily music for others
52:00 Duran Duran and Power Station
55:00 The feel and the vibe of Prince
59:00 Tom Erak, Barry Manilow, and Randy Meisner
1:03:20 Selling out and the lie of legacy

"The End is the Beginning' is provided courtesy of Mac Gollehon and Nefarious Industries, copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved.

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There's only so much I can say about my conversation with thrash legend ,Tim Tymo.

I did get quite a bit out of him today, but I wish I could just sit down with him for a day or two and pick his brain. Tim knows so much about music. He's insanely passionate and filled with joy over the silliest things, and he's a genuinely lovable guy. What a mensch.

Tim is currently promoting the new album 'The Art of a Maniac,' and it sounds like the title suggests. It's raw, unfiltered, pinpoint accurate, thrashy and trashy and utterly awesome in its purview. It's a bonkers record and one that you need to let wash over you like toxic sludge, because that's the only way you're going to get the point.

This is my excitable interview with the man himself. This is Tim Tymo on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

2:00 Being a huge fan when you just discovered the band
5:00 Metal fans never leave
8:45 The album covers your parents hated
11:30 Marilyn Manson was Satan
15:00 Drop tuning is all you need
19:00 Influences are obvious
22:30 Thrash is a weird genre
26:00 The era of the guitar hero
31:00 The Art of a Maniac
35:00 Marty Friedman is a Japanese man
38:00 Trading solos with Marty on TV
42:00 Coping with alcohol, drugs, food, sex, and video games
45:00 Hung over and listening to Sodom and Kreator
49:00 Tim has created a spectacular all in recording

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Today's show comes with a word of warning. Sure, I'll be catching up with my old friends from Norway's stellar progressive jazz metal outfit, YAWN but we'll also be discussing immensely technical music terminology pretty much the entire time.

In other words, if you like to hear about guitar reamping and production techniques, today's show was made for you. Especially when you toss in the inevitable weird reference that this interviewer is known for. Fortunately, for all involved, it was old hat. For you, the listener, I apologize on behalf of everyone.

This is our weirdly offbeat conversation about the creation of the stunning new album, Materialism, and another funny talk with one of the most unique bands in the world. This is YAWN, on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

2:25 The new album, Materialism
5:00 Positive energy from the work flow
9:40 Kansas, Rush, and Styx
13:00 Exploring more melody and new directions
17:00 Balkan wedding music
20:50 Unrelated tempos and click tracks
24:30 Sharing the program for the masses
26:45 The stress on the drummer
31:00 Nobody was doing this years ago
36:00 Music education and programming
40:00 Dividing up the work to get the most from the band
45:00 Materialism tells a musical story
49:00 Torfinn can't produce
53:00 The story behind most time consuming aspects
58:00 Playing difficult music and the message behind it
1:01:00 The compelling aspect of Yawn
1:03:40 The festival circuit and the deserving audience

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Mike Reno, the super powered singer of Canada's Loverboy came back to my show, just in time for the one year anniversary of his last appearance. He's my first 2-fer, and of course I had a blast.

Mike and the boys will be on tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon, doing the outdoor amphitheater tour and rocking the socks off the old fans while creating new ones. You know it's going to be good.

The new single, Release, found its way to YouTube and radio recently in celebration of this new tour, so make sure you check out the full track, which will be linked to the show today.

Until we meet again, thanks to Mike Reno for making this fan a happy camper and here's to Loverboy, the hard hitting power pop machine...... on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

1:25 Actually meeting Mike
3:00 Getting to Penticton
5:00 Watching Mike play drums
7:00 Writing better songs with his brother
9:00 New songs, old style
11:00 Recording over the internet
13:00 When we were young
15:25 American Bandstand
17:30 Solid Gold and Marie Osmond
20:00 Touring over new records
22:00 Pat Benatar and Journey
24:00 The Neil Peart story
25:00 The Bruce Springsteen story
27:00 The tour with Styx and REO Speedwagon

The song, 'Release' is graciously provided by Loverboy for this interview. Release, copyright 2022, Loverboy, All Rights Reserved.

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Kirk Windstein is a legend in the heavy music business. He founded Crowbar, the monstrous sludge metal factory way back in 1990. I've been a fan since the beginning, so having a chance to connect with Kirk was a dream come true.

The new album, Zero and Below, drops on March 4th and it's fully formed. Recorded 2 years ago, the pandemic has kept its power from us, but no more. The music will bring a smile to your face as that classic sound pours into your eardrums and soul. It's great stuff.

Crowbar tours with Sepultura, beginning in March as well, so you can get your Crowbar fix and watch another legendary band tear up the stage. It's an amazing bill and one I hope to see.

All said, it's time to rumble. This is Kirk Windstein, the bearded myth and legend from Louisiana's Crowbar, on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

1:30 Heavy on the promo trail
3:00 The new album finally drops
5:00 Going back to square one
7:30 The next step into Crowbar's evolution
10:00 Growing up in the Louisiana culture
12:30 Celebrity and fame is all bs
14:50 Losing reading glasses on tour
17:00 The Melvins influence
19:30 Kirk and Jimmy creating a new thing
22:20 New collaborations and being satisfied
25:00 Playing by ear
27:40 Not interested in being a rockstar
30:00 Changing the temperature in the room
32:20 COVID and coughing and respect

'Chemical Godz' graciously provided by Crowbar, from the new record, 'Zero and Below,' copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved.

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Will Benoit has a voice and style that fits squarely into the uniquely complex post metal, alternative dream/doom band, SOM.

SOM will be releasing the new album, The Shape of Everything in a few days, and will be out by the time you hear this interview. It's massive in scope, sound, and vision. It's a singular gargantuan album and it's my great hope that it won't get lost in the myriad of musical releases that happen this time of year. It's already on my Album of the year list, and I don't see how it can be bested. It's just that good.

Will was kind enough to give me a some time in the middle of his press run for the new album release, so I honor his attention to this experience and I'm deeply honored. His voice is impeccable and if I didn't make it obvious, the music could be the best thing ever.

This is my conversation with the man himself, vocalist Will Benoit, of the atmospheric SOM, on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

2:20 Being passionate and annoying about the new album
3:20 What does it feel like to create amazing material
6:00 Will's early life
8:40 It's about the heart
12:15 The fun challenge of creating with a band
15:00 The melody and the heavy
18:00 The idea of tension and complexity
21:00 Relating to true human emotion
24:00 The open heart approach of experience
27:00 Stairway to Heaven and the beautiful accidents
30:30 As simple as they can get
33:40 Beach Boys, Metallica, and Peter Gabriel
37:00 The dense dissonance of flying
40:00 Leaving the mark of creation
42:40 COVID and touring

The song 'Animals' from the 2021 Album, The Shape of Everything, has been graciously provided by the band SOM, Copywrite 2021, All Rights Reserved.

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This is a seriously big deal.

Discussing mental health and the stigma surrounding it is quite important, don't you think? How can we overcome? How can we deal? What is it like from the musician's perspective? What have we seen around us? Why are there so many suicides? Why are so many people quitting on life?

Light overcomes darkness. Knowledge overcomes ignorance. Let's talk about this and let's make sure we do it again, okay?

Featuring the following talents and influencers, with our grateful thanks:

Vidi / Davidavi Dolev / Subterranean Masquerade
Dany Soucy / Nova Spei
JR Bareis / Love and Death / Korn
Jon Sinfield / Memorist
Oliver Welzen-James / Sunfall
Nathan Biddles / InRetrospect
Chris Hathcock / The Reticent
Jon Asher / Asher Media

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The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.

The Rockstar Superhero Radicals podcast was created to connect you directly to people, professional and private, who have lived lives worth discussing and offer solutions to our listeners, one heart at a time. If you are seeking truth and purpose beyond yourself, the Radicals podcast is for you.

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Esjay Jones came to the United States, and specifically to Los Angeles, in pursuit of a dream. This dream wasn't apparent, but she knew in her gut that a destiny waited for her. Was it fame? Was it some other sort of perceived importance? Who knew?

Today, Esjay is not only an influencer in the music business, but a confident connected in all things rock and roll. She has instincts that most of us wish we understood and a drive that is unrelenting. She will never stop, never cave in, and never quit on her friends, her family, or the world. She is what they call in super hero movies, inevitable.

Our conversation was brimming with energy and a sense of humor that is rare in my world and our talk was one of my favorite experiences ever, so hang on to your hats because this is about to get as real as it gets.

This is Esjay Jones, the creator of We are Pigs, on Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

1:50 Little Esjay and grandma
3:00 Weird Americans and joy
5:40 Cutting heads off for belief
8:00 Expanding the photo
10:50 Married 25 years
13:30 Perspective and leaving it behind
17:00 Elevating energy
21:00 Strengths as a multi-instrumentalist
25:00 The spiritual thumbprint
29:30 Everyone in Los Angeles
33:30 Bandwidth for We Are Pigs
37:30 Christian and Secular
41:00 KIDS, Brian Welch, and JR Bareis
45:00 Elevate to become better
49:00 We Are Pigs new guitarist and touring
51:50 The inspiration of Esjay

'KIDS' provided graciously by Esjay Jones/We Are Pigs for use in this broadcast, Copyright Esjay Jones/Brian Welch/JR Bareis, 2021 - All Rights Reserved

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The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.

The Rockstar Superhero Radicals podcast was created to connect you directly to people, professional and private, who have lived lives worth discussing and offer solutions to our listeners, one heart at a time. If you are seeking truth and purpose beyond yourself, the Radicals podcast is for you.

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I'll say it out loud right now. Atlas, the darkly melodic Finnish powerhouse, is one of THE best bands in the world. Their new album, UKKO, has an un-mistakeable sound and an intense vision that must be experienced to believe. It's a revelation and one I cannot shake.

I had a chance to talk to both Tuomas and Patrik for roughly an hour, and it was a most personal affair. The guys shared the truth behind the words and the pain behind the music and we all left better men for it.

I love these guys so much that I almost want to move my entire family to Finland, just so we can spend more time together. It was that special to me.

Now, I know I'm known for exaggeration and speaking in glassy tones about the bands and music I love, but this one WAS different. After listening to the show, I hope you feel the same way too.

There's not much else to blabber on about, so let's get to it. This is the sound of Northcore. This is ATLAS, on Rockstar Superhero

Time Codes:

1:50 The accidental discovery of Atlas
3:40 Traditional vs extreme metal
6:00 Taking the best influences
9:00 Dealing with a father's passing
12:20 The concept and inspiration of grief
15:40 The meaning of the music
19:00 You know how much they love you when you have children
23:00 Portraying feelings on the album
26:00 The distilled nature of Northcore
29:00 The subgenre vs metalcore
32:00 Winter makes it hard in Finland
35:15 Not enough burning for Paganism
38:30 Defining a person based on names
41:50 If God is real
42:30 Names mean something
46:00 Locked into the visuals
49:00 The energy in the room
51:20 The Holy Moment

The music from UKKO, the album and single, has been graciously provided by Atlas use in the podcast and video production. Copyright 2021 Atlas, SPV Entertainment, and Long Branch Records - All Rights Reserved.

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The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.

The Rockstar Superhero Radicals podcast was created to connect you directly to people, professional and private, who have lived lives worth discussing and offer solutions to our listeners, one heart at a time. If you are seeking truth and purpose beyond yourself, the Radicals podcast is for you.

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Man, I think I wanted to talk to Kyle Thomas from the legendary groove metal band, Exhorder more than anyone in a long time.

Kyle has been a influence in the music scene for as long as I've been listening to heavy music, and his vocal style has been ripped off for years. Some of the biggest bands ever copped his sound, but we can't complain about that.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

The band is back together again, and are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their seminal debut, Slaughter in the Vatican. They are taking the show on the road, and will be playing a venue near you in December, as well as key dates and festivals coming up in the new year.

I was able to snag Kyle for a few minutes before our connection went to pot. After 10 days, we tried again, but our connection was still rough, so we cut it short and I cobbled the audio together for this release. I apologize, but sometimes the fates don't allow, and they definitely didn't this go around.

With that, I hope you'll check out the band on tour, buy their latest release, Mourn the Southern Skies, and get into this iconic group so they jump past mythic status and into the realm of legend where they belong.

This is my conversation with the man himself, Kyle Thomas, from Exhorder, on the Rockstar Superhero Podcast.

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Time Codes:

1:50 Praising Kyle through stories
3:00 Z-Rock, Judas Priest, and Stryper
4:30 Slaughter in the Vatican
6:00 Starting to see hypocrisy in church
7:30 The album cover they wanted to do
9:00 Being a target in the rock biz
10:30 Chief influences
12:40 The feeling about the musical message of Slaughter
14:00 Ozzy and the church
15:20 Kids stuff
17:00 Why did the band get back together
18:30 Why is the band in the music business
19:30 Touring an album is expensive

"My Time" provided by Exhorder, from the release, Mourn the Southern Skies, courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records, copyright 2018. All Rights Reserved

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The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.

The Rockstar Superhero Radicals podcast was created to connect you directly to people, professional and private, who have lived lives worth discussing and offer solutions to our listeners, one heart at a time. If you are seeking truth and purpose beyond yourself, the Radicals podcast is for you.

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