Queen 50th Anniversary, pt1- Brian May, Roger Taylor
Meanwhile Brian & Roger give us the backstory on such early Queen songs as "Keep Yourself Alive" and "Doing All Right" from the debut ;"Now I'm Here", "Stone Cold Crazy", and "Killer Queen" from Sheer Heart Attack; and some amazing early live performances from the London Hammersmith Odeon. Queen's golden jubilee, part one, with Brian May and Roger Taylor here In the Studio.
Foreigner- Double Vision- Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Kelly Hansen
The song that ignited the immense popularity of the parent album Double Vision was "Hot Blooded", which boiled over to reach #3 on Billboard and quickly became Foreigner's first million-selling single. In this classic rock interview, Mick Jones recalls that Foreigner was invited to kick off the massive California Jam 2 festival in March 1978, based purely on the popularity of their debut album, and the band interrupted the recording of "Double Vision" to appear.
The Police- Synchronicity- Sting, Stewart Copeland
Arguably the finest, yet the final, fifth studio recording by the Anglo-American trio The Police, "Synchronicity" put the cuffs on an arresting recorded legacy left by the band...Cops of Rock Stewart Copeland and Sting open this Police inquiry with me In the Studio for the definitive classic rock interview regarding the making of "Synchronicity" four decades ago.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's first,"Texas Flood". Included here in these classic rock interviews is my second interview with Stevie in late Spring 1984; legendary bluesman Buddy Guy; Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, singer/songwriter Doyls Bramhall, and biographer Joe Nick Patoski; and the songs "Pride and Joy","Cold Shot", the spectacular Hendrix cover"Voodoo Child", "Look at Little Sister","Life Without You", and two "Big" Doyle Bramhall songs, "Change It" and "Life By the Drop".
Dire Straits- Mark Knopfler
As Mark Knopfler continues to make new music such as "Deep River", we are thrilled to have him as our guest here In the Studio to share the Dire Straits story of how it all started.
Talking Heads- Speaking in Tongues- David Byrne, Jerry Harrison
"I think that Talking Heads were one of the first groups who tried not to be about a fantasy that was bigger than life, but tried to be about being strong within a life that was ultimately real."- Jerry Harrison, In the Studio with Mr "American Utopia", David Byrne, for Talking Heads "Speaking in Tongues".
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Van Halen- OU812- Alex & Eddie, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony
"OU812" by Van Halen topped the US sales chart in Summer 1988, captured like a Polaroid snapshot in this time capsule of an interview featuring Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and Sammy Hagar. A lot of tequila has run under the bridge since then, but even thirty-five year old mescal can't alter the fact that these guys were having too much fun then, fans were selling out football stadiums coast to coast and gobbling up more than 4,000,000 copies of "OU812"...
Joe Walsh- The Smoker You Drink…/ But Seriously Folks
Joe Walsh busts out of Cleveland-based The James Gang and heads west, making rock history along the Rocky Mountain way. Joe Walsh and I are Buckeyes in exile here In the Studio.on the dual anniversaries of "The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get" and "But Seriously Folks".
Rolling Stones- Some Girls- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood
On the 45th anniversary of "Some Girls", Keith Richards is joined in this classic rock interview by Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, and former Faces keyboard player the late Ian McLagan who played on this Rolling Stones #1 Billboard album and single ("Miss You").
The Cars- Greg Hawkes, the late Ric Ocasek
The Cars' co-founder singer/songwriter the late Ric Ocasek goes under the hood with keyboard player Greg Hawkes for the 45th anniversary of their 1978 debut.