Talkin‘ the Talk With Don

It was such an awesome time talking to Craig Goldy. The guy is pretty much an unsung legend in my opinion. He played and co-wrote Dream Evil, my fave Dio album. He was also Ronnie’s longest running guitarist and was a great friend of his for many years. While Craig and I did have a […]

Johnny Gioeli is a true veteran metal vocalist.  Why this guy isn’t a household name I will never understand but in my opinion he sits up there with best of them.  From this early days (and current days) in Hardline to his long running stint as lead vocalist for legendary German guitar god Axel Rudi […]

Welcome to Episode 20 of Blowin’ Wind with The Great Southern Brainfart.  This episode is going to be quite a surprise for y’all because it’s not a hard rock or heavy metal episode.  Today we’re going to be talk to, what I consider to be, a modern jazz icon. 22 years ago a friend of […]

It’s hard to believe that 27 years ago, a little band out of Florida would release a song that would catch my ear and make me a life long fan.  The band was Saigon Kick and the song was “What You Say.”  With their spot on two part harmonies and the versatile arrangements of their […]

For nearly 3 decades, Thomas o’ Keefe was known in the NC Triangle area as the bassist for punk rock legends Antiseen.  When Thomas decided to put the bass down for just a bit, his life took him in a totally different direction. Currently out on the road as the tour manager for Weezer, Thomas […]

Welcome to Episode 17!  This time around I had a great time talking to guitarist Scott Moughton.  You may know Scott for his role as Geoff Tate’s right hand man for the past few years.  From his debut on Geoff Tate’s first solo album through the Trilogy of albums released under the Operation: Mindcrime moniker, […]

From The Oath to the latest chapter of her band Lucifer, Johanna Sadonis has been on a personal and artistic roller coaster for the past 5 years or so.  Rising from the ashes like the phoenix she is, Johanna Sadonis returned unscathed turning all of that pain and suffering into what we now have has […]

37 years.  That’s how long vocalist/singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Geoff Tate has been in the game.  From his 31 years as leader of Queensryche to his six years releasing an amazing solo album and a trilogy of albums under the Operation Mindcrime moniker, Geoff Tate is a man that stays artistically busy. The Operation Mindcrime album is celebrating […]

Having been doing interviews now for nearly 10 years, it’s always awesome for me when a connection is made.  Sometimes, and interview is just an interview.  It’s a Q&A, it’s fun, but it’s very much a “thanks for talking, see ya later” kind of thing.  I’ve been lucky enough to have some pretty amazing moments […]

Gods bumble bees, Stryper, are back and in 2018 they have delivered their strongest, hard hitting album to date, God Damn Evil.  I had yet another opportunity to talk with lead singer/guitarist Michael Sweet which is always a treat.  Michael is a fan of the blog and so even though he’s used to my “f” […]