Talkin' Rock With Meltdown Podcast

It's another great conversation with a truly beautiful person. Today, Janet Gardner talks about her upcoming album, "Synergy", some of the singles that were already released, working professionally with your spouse, "Decline of the Western Civilization: The Metal Years" and lots more. Thank You for listening! -Meltdown- https://www.janetgardnermusic.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anyone who knows me knows I love Yes. It was a thrill to talk to Jon and ask him questions about his latest album, 1,000 Hands, Chris Squire & the Rock Hall induction. He talks about dreams he's had, playing again with Yes and more. It's a quick hit, but very fun conversation with Jon.  Thanks for listening! -Meltdown- https://www.jonanderson.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is just another instance of where I'm lucky to do what I do. Rik Emmett is a music legend and the singer/songwriter and guitarist for one of Canada's greatest bands, Triumph.  On this episode we discuss all he has going on including the digital release of his solo stuff, the upcoming Triumph documentary, the passing of Rush's Neil Peart, success in the states and tons more. This is a great conversation with a really good guy.  Thanks for listening! -Meltdown- http://www.rikemmett.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The legendary Roger Glover swings by the podcast today to discuss Deep Purple's upcoming album, "Whoosh". He talks about the impact meeting Bob Ezrin had on the band and how it helped them to focus on writing. He talks about getting into the Rock Hall, "Smoke on the Water", putting the band back together in the mid-80's and more.  Don Jamieson is second as VH1 has reissued the episodes of "The Metal Show" online. He talks about doing his own show, "That Jamieson Show" on the Compound Network and interviewing rock stars. We share some stories, talk vinyl, concerts and music. Check out this link to order his latest album on vinyl, but hurry because there's only 100 of them. https://experiencevinyl.com/ Thanks for listening! -Meltdown- https://deeppurple.com/ https://www.donjamieson.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I recently saw an Instagram post from Brad with him behind a microphone in a studio. It was captioned "I can't wait for y'all to hear what we're makin' today". Well, I can't wait, so I got Brad on the podcast and he told me. Plus, we discussed his almost 5 years of sobriety and the legend who helped him quit the booze, life in Nashville and lots more.  Thanks for listening!  -Meltdown- https://www.facebook.com/3DoorsDown/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rob has a lot to say on today's Talkin' Rock podcast. He tells us what's been going on during the pandemic from his point of view, he talks about Sebastian's feud with Chris Jericho and his thoughts on backing tracks and what he thinks should be done when bands use them. Plus, playing with Joan Jett, Helmet, following in Pete Way's bass playing footsteps and questions from Spread Eagle front man, Ray West, "JD" from Black Label Society and Johny Chow from Stone Sour and lots more..  Hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed talking to Rob. -Meltdown- https://spreadeagle.us/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Another great conversation on today's episode of Talkin' Rock. JD and I talk a lot about his time playing with Zakk Wylde, his influences, great bass players, and even some submitting "fan" questions from some of his friends. He give me an update as to what the band is up to and more.  Thanks for listening!  -Meltdown- http://blacklabelsociety.net/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lots and lots to talk about today with drummer, Johnny Kelly. His time in Type O, Vinnie Paul stories, what Peter Steele was like, playing for Danzig, auditioning for other bands, where Type O Negative fit in during the 90's and TONS more.  This is a fun conversation, I hope you guys like it. If you do, toss down a 5 star rating and write a review on Apple and iTunes. Thanks for listening! -Meltdown- https://www.facebook.com/silvertombmusic/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You might remember Nick Perri from Silvertide, or perhaps his small stint in Shinedown. Well, now he's got his band Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves and their new album is out called Sun Via. We discuss the new album and some tricks he used on the recording, his record collection, time in other bands and why he left them and tons more.  Thanks for listening!  -Meltdown- https://www.nickperrimusic.com https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode, Tommy Shaw of Styx joins me to talk about their cover of "Going to California", meeting members of Led Zeppelin, what's going on with Styx and some talk about the Rock Hall. I've never met Tommy in person, but the few times I've talked to him he's always been first class. This is just another example of that.  Enjoy! -Meltdown- https://styxworld.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.