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Kavus Torabi Interview, Gong, Knifeworld, UtopiaStrong - From MISFIT to LEAD MAN! Jul 15, 2023

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On this Kavus Torabi interview: Why where there is choice, there is misery and where there is clarity, there is no choice. Kavus' insatiable obsession with and respect for music, and how this has guided him. Cool stories about being influenced by Stray Cats, Iron Maiden. Voivod, Gong and Cardiacs… Top 3 Musical Experiences, going mental during Covid… How he once literally emptied a festival, humility, his cool hobbies, and why… once you can fake sincerity, you've got it made. Awesome convo, open and honest with a lovely guy. Great vibes on this one!

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Kavus is a multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the popular progressive group Cardiacs, and is currently the lead guitarist and frontman for the current lineup of the legendary psychedelic band Gong, as well as his own projects including Knifeworld, and the Utopia Strong. Kavus frequently collaborates with other artists in the prog and avant-garde genres, and he is co-author of the book Medical Grade Music, along with Steve Davis, a well-known British Snooker player, DJ, and Kavus' band mate in the Utopia Strong. This is a fun, and incredibly well-written autobiography of both men. In general, if you like unconventional psychedelic rock and avant-garde music, Kavus is your man - go out and listen to everything he's involved with. He also has a solo LP out called Hip To The Jag, which is an awesome record. And if you want to hear a couple of cool tracks on there, check out the songs You Broke My Fall, and Radio to Their World - where his vocals actually sound like Syd Barrett!

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Tom Britt Interview - Leon Russell, Vince Gill - How he BEAT CANCER... TWICE! Jul 12, 2023

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On this Tom Britt Interview: Stick around till the end of this to see Tom's "Emmy-winning performance" - a first and only on this show! Tom talks about getting cancer (twice) and his recovery... moving to Nashville and the focus which helped him succeed… lessons learned from Leon Russell & Vince Gill, taking Sonny Landreth's place, being a maverick, playing with Vince Gill & Sting, his latest record, Elevator Man, helping underprivileged kids in his neighborhood, why "third time was NOT a charm" and more. TOTALLY cool guy, great convo, first guest peeing live on the air!

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Tom Britt's been a successful studio and touring Nashville picker for over 40 years. He recorded and played with Vince Gill (18 years), Leon Russell & Patti Loveless (4 years each), Kenny Rogers & Dottie West. Along the way, he also got to play with Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Sting, John Oates, Amy Grant & others.

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Joshua Ray Gooch Interview - Beth Hart, Shania Twain - Does it make SENSE to FORCE GROWTH? Jul 05, 2023

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On this Joshua Ray Gooch Interview: One of the most focused and committed professionals I've met, Joshua has achieved quite a lot in a very short time. At 16, he connected with legendary producer Johnny Sandlin and became his studio "go to" guitarist (great story behind this)... playing his first professional touring gig in front of 15,000 people in Japan… his killer work ethic, the upside and downside of being tough on yourself, dealing with a long-term illness and making it work, "forcing" yourself to grow and adapt, and loads more really cool things that connect us all. Great guy with a brilliant future ahead of him:

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Tom Brechtlein Interview - I've NEVER TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE… Jul 02, 2023

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On this Tom Brechtlein interview: Seeing Chick Corea on TV and just knowing "I'm going to play with him some day." GREAT stories about working with Chick, Al DiMeola, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Loggins, Joe Farrell, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Natalie Cole and more… Turning lemons into lemonade during the pandemic, why there's no upside to victimizing yourself, Scientology and how it changed his life, becoming more observant, and when "being a ho" isn't so bad. Cool convo!

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For close to 5 decades, Tom Brechtlein's been an in-demand session drummer who's worked with some of the most demanding artists of this era. Artists like Chick Corea, the Manhattan Transfer, Wayne Shorter, Joe Farrell, Jean Luc Ponty, Kenny Loggins, Robbie Kreiger Christopher Cross, Eric Johnson, and a number of former guests we've had here on the show, including guitarists Mike Miller, Al DiMeola, David Grissom, Greg Koch, and Robben Ford - Tom was a member of Robben Ford & The Blue Line.

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Dudley Taft Interview - From ZERO to BLUES HERO! Jun 28, 2023

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On this Dudley Taft Interview: Signed by 2 major labels as a band member earlier on, Dudley started his career playing in Seattle and had great success. Unfortunately, band and label problems caused things to not work out. Instead, Dudley picked himself up and started his own blues trio. 7 Solo LPs later, he's successfully toured around the world and currently has the #2 Blues Rock single, "Give Me A Song"

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Great conversation about early disappointments and why they all worked out… starting his own band, the making of his most recent LP, struggles he had to deal with as a kid and how this impacted him, other low points and bouncing back, using weed for creative inspiration, becoming a pilot, having more confidence and loads more cool stuff. Really genuine guy:

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Ross James Interview - BEING PRESENT with the ONES YOU LOVE Jun 21, 2023

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On this Ross James Interview: Starting at the bottom, opportunities always seemed to find Ross - and he seemed to find them, as well. Playing with Warren Haynes, Nicki Bluhm, Phil Lesh, John Scofield… getting involved with youth music programs, losing his mom at a young age and what he learned from this, being present with the people you love, moving from Detroit to California, and why he's "Gotta Serve Somebody." Really sincere convo:

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Ross James has been a staple in the Phil Lesh / Terrapin camp since 2012. He's shared the stage with players like Warren Haynes, Phil, Bob Weir, John Scofield, Dave Schools, Stanley Jordan, John Mayer & others

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Richie Faulkner Interview - SURVIVING a NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE Jun 18, 2023

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On this Richie Faulkner interview: Surviving a near death experience and the changes he's made as a result… Why it's EASY to share joy on stage, the almost-missed opportunity to join Judas Priest, working with Sir Christopher Lee, his TOP 3 Musical Experiences (VERY cool!), Being able to see the good in everything, Backstories to the songs on his latest Elegant Weapons LP, Horns for a Halo… Saying "YES" in Glenn Tipton's kitchen over a cup of tea, an interesting hobby of his… and why OPPORTUNITIES come and go & YOU'RE EITHER READY for them… OR NOT. Lovely, relaxed guy!

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Richie's most well-known for being one of the guitarists in Judas Priest. He replaced KK Downing after he left the band in 2011. Richie has a new project of his own, called Elegant Weapons, and the band just released their first LP called Horns for a Halo. I listened to the LP and it's fantastic - it's a great representation of what I'd call original British heavy metal music of the 80's and 90's. High energy yet melodic songs you can actually sing and hum along with. If this is your first introduction to Richie's playing, you're going to find him to be an intelligent and extremely creative player whose technical skills are equally matched by his sense of melody. Other things I'd encourage you to watch and listen to, to check out Richie is the track You've Got Another Thing Coming from the Judas Priest DVD, Epitaph - which is actually on Apple Music. Richie performs a 3 minute solo on stage all alone and it's freaking awesome. Like, "goosebumps" awesome.

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John Carroll Interview, Pat Green, Chris Caigle, Joe Nichols - John comes "CLEAN" with HIMSELF Jun 14, 2023

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On this John Carroll Interview: John opens up and talks about playing the national anthem at the recent American League Championship game in Houston, moving between Texas and Nashville… playing with Pat Green, Chris Cagle, Cory Morrow, David Kersh and Les Paul… getting sober, dealing with some demons, following his faith and how it's helped him, happiest moment in his life, coming clean with himself, and loads more cool stuff:

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For 30 years John's toured, played and recorded with some of the most successful regional, national, and international country acts. He was also one of the 2 people Redd Volkaert will allow to sub for him, at Redd's former standing Continental Club gig.

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Bruce Soord Interview, The Pineapple Thief - BEST DECISION He Ever MADE! Jun 07, 2023

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Bruce Soord Interview: Founder, guitarist, main songwriter and lead singer of The Pineapple Thief opens up about loads of cool stuff: Starting The Pineapple Thief & the maturing of the band over the years, mixing friends and music and what happens when it doesn't work, top live gigs TPT has played, best decision he's ever made, loads more cool stuff

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The Pineapple Thief is one of the most successful and well-respected prog bands in England, with 12 studio and 6 live LPs since 1999. Bruce's second solo LP, All This Will Be Yours, has just been released, and we talk about it, in depth:

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Dan Mongrain Interview - Overcoming CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & FINDING JOY Jun 04, 2023

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On this Dan Mongrain interview: How music and guitar allowed Dan to deal with childhood trauma and led him to finding joy in his life. Finding the resilience to create his own opportunities for his first band, Martyr. How Voivod became part of his musical DNA, the beauty of Japan, dealing with career burnout and stress (twice!), the joy of doing new things musically, like directing an orchestra and creating string arrangements, The Shoelace Incident! Opening for Metallica in front of 100,000 people, becoming inspired to achieve better mental & physical health… foraging mushrooms and the freedom of being outdoors, mellowing and becoming more easy going, the MOST FUN thing he's ever done… and persevering. AWESOME conversation with an intelligent, classy, sincere guy - a MUST listen!

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Dan is most well known as the guitar player of the Canadian prog-metal band Voivod. Voivod has released 15 LPs, winning back to back Juno awards for their last two records, The Wake & Synchro-Anarchy (great LPs), both for best Metal LP of the year. He's also the co-founder, guitarist & vocalist of the prog-death metal band MARTYR, which he co-founded with his brother at age 14 (1990-2012)

A well-respected session & touring player in Canada who's played with over 80 bands & artists in a wide variety of genres including Blues, rock, hip-hop, classical, prog and metal, Dan's latest cover band project is a tribute band to progressive music from the 1970s - called Jurassik Rock. Check out Dan playing covers of Deep Purple and the song Focus, on YouTube - great stuff.

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