As the guitarist for Bon Jovi, Phil X brings all the classic licks from your favourite songs. With his solo band Phil X & The Drills he brings a punchy, rock infused groove with their new album POW! Right in the Kisser. And as a guest here of the We Talk Music podcast he brings energy and humor while telling us all about his life and music, so check it out.

For so many people the music of Singer/Songwriter Russ Ballard is a soundtrack to their lives. As the author of such hit songs as "New York Groove", "You Can Do Magic", "Since You Been Gone", "I Surrender", "Liar", "Winning", "I Know There's Something Going On", "Can't Shake Loose", "So You Win Again" and "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", the odds are you've been listening to his terrific tunes performed either by him or by one of the many artists who've covered these songs over the years such as Kiss, Ace Frehley, Three Dog Night, Hot Chocolate, Roger Daltrey, Hello, Santana and America.

A prolific prolific songwriter since his early days as the singer and guitarist for Argent, Russ Ballard continues to produce amazing music to this day, as his upcoming Songs From The Warehouse/The Hits Rewired double album shows. In addition he has a world cast website and a terrific podcast called Voices of Russ Ballard talking to other musicians. There's so much to cover here it'll leave you speechless, so check it out.

Legendary Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Tyson is on the latest episode of We Talk Music to discuss her fantastic final solo studio album At The End Of The Day.

From her days with Ian Tyson as Ian & Sylvia, to her solo years, career as an author and her time in the all female super group Quartette, this is a woman with a long list of incredible accomplishments equal to her fantastic talent. Join us for this interview with her as we discuss her iconic life well lived.

It aint' music, but it sure is funny! Comedian Jeremy Hotz is on the show, and it's guaranteed to make you laugh. One of the funniest men on planet earth, Jeremy Hotz represents a change of pace from what we usually give you, but it's worth it as we discuss the creative process of creating a comedy set and have more than a few chuckles along the way. Check it out!

With a combination of great, extremely heavy melodic metal and absolute perseverance through personal obstacles the story of the Fraxures and their lead singer Travis Neal needs to be heard. Check out this great interview and discover a terrific band that deserves as large an audience as their considerable talent allows. Check out the interview and the Fraxures new single Blackheart Serenade!

Our friend Danny Vaughn is finally back again after a way too long absence from the We Talk Music podcast and it's a great discussion with him as always.

Danny has a whole heck of a lot on the go. His band Tyketto has a new album due out towards the end of the year, and he's also working on a new solo project. This, plus he's doing music for media such as TV and movies. We talk with him about all of this, the creative process, doing concerts for people at their homes and much more. It's loads of fun so check it out!

One of the best young heavy metal bands out there is Wings of Steel, who we originally talked to in Sept of 2023. Made up of guitarist Parker Halub and vocalist Leo Unnermark, it's amazing to hear the bands progression musically in their new album Live in France, as well as their continued maturity and understanding of the industry they're in. It makes for a fascinating conversation, so check it out!

J.J. Garcia has worn many hats in the music industry, but his passion is drums and the benefiter of that experience and passion is the group Katfish, who has done a extremely cool southern rock version of the Gnarls Barkley classic Crazy, known as I've Always Been Crazy in their version, that you absolutely have to check out!

Symphony North's own website sums it up what they do better than we can, "Symphony North is a symphonic rock/metal band that produces Christmas music in the tradition of Trans-Siberian Orchestra."

Led by the band's mastermind singer Peter Orullian, it's a collection of amazing musicians telling a passionate tale in their first album The Bell Ringer, and they have many more plans for future products including tours, new music and books (Peter is a published author himself).

Check it out and enjoy and share the episode wherever you can!

Robin McAuley has a new album titled Soulbound, which opened up the opportunity to have him back on the We Talk Music podcast to talk all about it.

A frequent show guest with a long and storied career gets into the filming of his fantastic "Till I Die" music video, his need to tie stories into his music, what's going on with the new upcoming music from his supergroup Black Swan, and how the LA fires have affected him and those around him.

It's fascinating and great stuff, so check it out!