Tom Keifer’s latest album Rise couldn’t be anymore appropriately named.  Like a phoenix, Keifer has risen above numerous obstacles.  From multiple vocal chord surgeries to endless legal battles over his creative output, Keifer has overcome things that would have just about anyone throwing in the towel.  I was honored to once again talk with Tom […]

Drummer, songwriter, producer, and all around amazingly nice guy Tiger Barlet has been one of my favorite people for a few years now.  As a founding member of the German based psych rock trio Kadavar, Tiger was very excited to talk about the release of the band’s latest album, For the Dead Travel Fast.   […]

Stephanie Jensen is someone I connected with a little while back via social media.  While social media can be flooded with useless shit garbage, every now and then I find someone who I can really connect with.  Stephanie and I connected through our love of metal music and I was also excited to see that […]

Lawrence Gowan is another one who is no stranger to The Great Southern Brainfart.  For some reason, he always seems more than welcome to come back for more and I’m always more than happy to have him back.  This time around we didn’t just concentrate on Styx.  We discussed the return of Gowan (Lawerence’s solo […]

Dream Theater keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess is no stranger to being a part of The Great Southern Brainfart.  As many know, in addition to being the wizard of keys for Dream Theater, he is an accomplished app creator and a solo artist in his own right.  Not only is Jordan a busy dude on the […]

February 9th, 1993 is the day that one of the greatest overlooked rock masterpieces of all time was released.  Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk is hands down one of the most creative and flawless albums of their generation yet it went almost completely overlooked.  Even with three singles and videos on MTV, Jellyfish just never seemed to […]

One might think you can get no more evil than the satanic/occult brutality of bands like Behemoth, Watain, or the sludge of black metallers Goatwhore.  Well, what if I told you that you could be just as satanic and wicked with a female vocalist with a beehive hairdo, a male guitarist playing 50’s inspired guitar […]

It’s not everyday a musician gets to actually play with their favorite band.  It happened to Richie Faulkner in Judas Priest and it also happened Jamie Holka.  From playing in bands that covered Captain Beyond, Jamie Holka became legendary Captain Beyond drummer/songwriter Bobby Caldwell’s right hand man.  This new incarnation of Captain Beyond is nothing […]

This is the 2nd time this year I’ve interviewed Dangerous Toys frontman Jason McMaster.  The last time we focused so much on Dangerous Toys, their appearance at Rocklanta and what not yet there were moments where I felt a connection with Jason and I wanted to get to know more about this guy.  This time […]

2019 marked the 37th anniversary of the tragic death of Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads.  I was trying to think of something special to post.  Then I remembered that I had this bootleg of a Randy Rhoads guitar clinic (which was only the 2nd and last one he would ever give) and I thought that […]