George Dionne interviews vocalist BRADLEY SCHULTZ of THE CORRUPTED HEARTS. Schultz discusses the band’s latest singles “We Dug a Ditch & Laid Down and “Skunk”, their upcoming full length album LONG WINTER BLUES, filming music videos without a plan, how the band formed out of his early retirement at age 40, trying new material live, the local Ohio music scene, and much, much more.

George Dionne interviews AARON, IZZY, and TAYLOR HEART of BLACK ROCK CANDY. The group discusses how they formed, their latest singles “Trouble” and “Honey”, standout stops on their summer 2023 tour, opening for 80s pop star TIFFANY, their songwriting process, working with producer MICHAEL ANDERSON, and much, much more.

*Live photos by Joe Schaeffer

George Dionne interviews vocalist NICK WORKMAN of the UK Hard Rock act VEGA. Workman discusses the band’s latest album BATTLELINES, co-writing with drummer/producer PETE NEWDECK (ex-EDEN’S CURSE), new bass player MART TRAIL, why they no longer have a keyboardist, how they originally signed with Frontiers Music, whether he gets asked to join the label’s ‘supergroups’, and much, much more.

*Photos by Steve Christie (Darklight Device)

George Dionne interviews vocalist JOHN CONNOR of DOG EAT DOG about their latest album FREE RADICALS. Connor also discusses how a lyric video turned into a MMA / Wrestling event, why original music wasn’t in the cards for so long, their upcoming touring plans, the 30th anniversary of ALL BORO KINGS, memories of founding guitarist SEAN KILLKENNY, being roasted by Beavis & Butthead, collaborating with RONNIE JAME DIO, and much, much more.

George Dionne interviews guitarist DEAN ROLAND of COLLECTIVE SOUL. Roland discusses the band’s 2023 summer tour, their 2022 studio album VIBRATING, what to expect next year for their 30th anniversary, sitting on three albums worth of new material, his MAGNETS & GHOSTS side project, and much, much more.

*Photos by David Abbot & John Fulton

George Dionne interviews DANKO JONES about his latest album ELECTRIC SOUNDS. Jones also discusses playing historic concert venues, his fondness of classic metal artists DEATH ANGEL, signing with AFM records, why the group doesn’t tour the US much, why he’s not nostalgic about anniversary milestones, the song he can’t stand to play live, and much, much more.

*Photos by David Berbig

George Dionne interviews vocalist & guitarist ERIK MÅRTENSSON of the Swedish Melodic Hard Rock act ECLIPSE. Mårtensson discusses their latest album MEGALOMANIUM, the stories behind the singles, their co-headlining tour with H.E.A.T., opening for DEF LEPPARD, MOTLEY CRUE, and the SCORPIONS, the future of his side project NORDIC UNION with RONNIE ATKINS, the next W.E.T. album, and much, much more.

*Photos by Jacob Dahlström & Takumi Nakajima

George Dionne interviews solo artist and WANG CHUNG vocalist Jack Hues about his latest single “Since 2017” from his upcoming solo album. Hues also discusses his recent boom in solo material, his “lost” solo album, experimenting with his Folk/Jazz/Jam ensemble JACK HUES & THE QUARTET, touring with WANG CHUNG, their upcoming 40th anniversary reissue campaign, and much, much more.

George Dionne interviews keyboardist VIKRAM SHANKAR of SILENT SKIES about their latest album DORMANT. Shankar also discusses the musicianship between him and project mate TOM S. ENGLUND (EVERGREY), their unique takes on IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, and LINKIN PARK, the possibility of live performances, and much, much more.

*Photos by Patric Ullaeus

George Dionne interviews PERFECT PLAN vocalist KENT HILLI about his sophomore solo album NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE. Hilli also discusses he new songwriting team, touring with PERFECT PLAN, his upcoming album with GIANT, and much, much more.

*Live photos by Carola Harnesk