Claim OwnershipRock & Roll Nightmares
Subscribed: 5Played: 56
Subscribe
© Rock & Roll Nightmares 2023
Description
Hosted by Staci Layne Wilson and based on the Rock & Roll Nightmares horror and true crime book series, this irreverent podcast on rock, punk, grunge, etc., features interviews with musicians, writers, photographers, artists, and filmmakers. It's only rock & roll, but we like it!
100 Episodes
Reverse
Staci’s guest is Darren Paltrowitz, an award-winning author, popular podcast host, and private investigator with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Darren’s newest endeavor is DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World, published by Backbeat Books. Darren dishes on all things Dave, including his latest Roth Show rants and way back to Van Halen’s symbiotic rise with MTV. They also discuss Dave’s influences, such as Jim Dandy, The Ventures, and even vaudeville.
Staci is joined by Laurie Kaye, the author of a new book called “Confessions of a Rock N Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview.” It’s a fascinating memoir about Laurie’s life in radio and growing up in the music world of L.A. in the late '60s and early '70s. She talks about all that, plus seeing David Bowie premiere his Aladdin Sane tour and interviewing him, plus being among the first to break the news of Elvis’s unexpected death in 1977.
The only and only “Ukulele Hero” Timothy Connolly joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. Timothy has a repertoire of a thousand songs, covering a wide range of music from The Beach Boys to The Clash. He believes that we are all embodiments of music, with our very existence harmonizing in the symphony of life, and as such, he offers some incredible advice learned through his own adversities—with the unique perspective of being a deaf musician. Timothy talks about learning from your heroes (his are Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, and Sun Tzu), as well as techniques you can use to further your own understanding and appreciation of music.
Staci’s guest is Renee S. DeCamillis, a talented author whose latest metal-infused short horror story is in the "Dethfest Confessions" anthology, an intriguing collection set against the backdrop of a grim and bloody event at a fictional music festival. Renee is also the lyricist, singer, and rhythm guitarist of a band named Scars Aligned. She talks about all that, plus discusses her career as a professional editor and offers advice to other writers—and, of course, shares her own personal “rock & roll nightmare!”
Author Stephen B. Armstrong joins Staci to talk about his new book, "I Want You Around: The Ramones and the Making of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School". He delves into his research process, interviewing the film’s star PJ Soles, and discusses how things might have been different in cult film history if a certain other band had been brought on as the symbols of musical teenage rebellion.
Staci’s guest on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast is Josh Malerman, the bestselling, award-winning author of Birdbox, Malorie, and the upcoming Incidents Around the House. He’s also in the long-running rock band, The High Strung, whose song The Luck You Got can be heard as the opening theme to the Showtime show "Shameless." Josh shares not only his own personal “rock and roll nightmare” but a killer song, insights to his creative process, influences, love of The Doors, making spines tingle, and much more.
Eva Hassman, writer, director, producer, and star of the new feature film "Willie and Me", joins Staci to talk about her long journey from script to screen. It’s about one woman’s determination to see Willie Nelson’s Farewell Concert in Las Vegas—the film co-stars Willie Nelson himself, the late Peter Bogdanovich, and Blaine Gray as a kind-hearted Elvis impersonator. Although Willie Nelson isn’t rock, he definitely has crossover appeal as one of the pioneers of outlaw country!
Pamela Des Barres—proud rock and roll groupie, accomplished writer, musician, and raconteur—joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. She of course talks about her bestselling memoir, I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, which details her experiences in the L.A. music scene of the 1960s 70s, when she frolicked with the likes of Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, and Jimmy Page… but she also gives us a glimpse into her next book, which is bound to be a doozy. Miss Pamela shares her own personal “rock and roll nightmare” (another one involving Led Zeppelin! There are so many now…) and tells us about her upcoming appearance at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, and beyond!
Staci takes a deep dive into everything Nick Cave with Adam Steiner, the author of an exhaustively researched and beautifully written new book, “Darker With the Dawn: Nick Cave’s Songs Of Love And Death.” The tome examines all of the dark troubadour’s music, but especially focuses on Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen. Adam is also the author of biographies on David Bowie, and Nine Inch Nails—he gives us a glimpse into his methodology and research process and explains why he avoids interviewing his subjects. This is almost a double episode… enjoy!
Rob Ruckus joins Staci on the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast to talk about Las Vegas’s Punk Rock Museum. Ruckus is a fixture on the music scene who’s done everything from cohost a TV show (Bad Ink) to create a line of clothing (Hardcore Las Vegas), run events and tours at the PRM, and, of course, played bass in several bands—most notably, The Vermin. Ruckus shares insights from an insider’s POV about some of the amazing events at the PRM, telling stories about everyone from The Circle Jerks to CJ Ramone, and Alice Bag to Black Flag. He also shares some fun stories about fans who’ve gone to the Museum’s jam room to play the guitars of Joan Jett, Tim Armstrong, and many others.
Jim Berkenstadt is the author of “Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed” and “The Beatle Who Vanished.” He’s known as the Rock & Roll Detective and he joins Staci to talk about everything Beatles (he acts as an archivist for the George Harrison Estate), including a fascinating story about a rare, unique, and very mysterious John Lennon guitar. Jim, whose background as a trial attorney helps him gather hard-to-find facts, also discusses the stories in “Case Closed”—including a “viral” story from Rolling Stone Magazine back in the ’60s about a supergroup involving The Beatles, The Stones, and Bob Dylan, plus how the FBI spent a fortune trying to decipher The Kingsmen’s “Louie, Louie,” the murder attempt on Bob Marley, plus much more. And, naturally, Jim’s own personal “rock and roll nightmare” involves his beloved Beatles!
Staci’s guest is Freddie Katz, an NYC-based guitarist, songwriter, producer, and engineer—to name just a few of the things he does in the world of music. He’s been immersed in the punk music scene his whole life, and he’s seen it all from Max’s Kansas City’s heyday to working with new and emerging rock artists—we get to listen to some of his recent collaborations with Michael Imperioli (Zopa), Jonathan Spottiswoode (“Chet & Johnny”), Donna Destri (her new single dedicated to Anne Rice), and Marni Kim (“Waves”). Freddie shares his thoughts on The Velvet Underground, Blondie, Johnny Thunders, Lou Reed, and much more.
Gina Katon (the “t” is silent, btw) is the founder of Little Miss Nasty, a heavy-metal all-female dance troupe that’s raising eyebrows in L.A., Las Vegas, and New York City (and everywhere else they tour!). Staci and Gina chat about shock rock, stage diving, bands from Paleface to Pantera, Little Miss Nasty’s opening act Sizzy Rocket, Gina's sexiest number, and we play a song from her Gina and the Eastern Block upcoming EP, “P*ssy Gon’ Eat You.” Gina also reveals her rather gory “rock & roll nightmare.”
Staci chats with arts and culture writer Audrey J. Golden. Audrey has a new, unprecedented oral history book out called I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records. She is also the station manager of Louder Than War Radio, where she's also a DJ and presents the weekly show ‘Breaking Glass’ that highlights women in music. Audrey touches on her interview techniques, gives the scoop on the challenges she faced in writing a book that involved dozens of interviewees from the defunct Factory Records, talks about the women behind the New Order hit ‘Blue Monday’ and the movie 24-Hour Party People. Her “rock & roll nightmare” involves Nick Cave and The Birthday Party.
Staci talks with The Wrecking Crew director Denny Tedesco about his much-anticipated music doc, Immediate Family—the “immediate family” of the film are seasoned session musicians Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel and Danny Kortchmar. The film highlights their essential work on some of the biggest hits by James Taylor, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Carole King, and Phil Collins, to name just a few. Denny gives the scoop on how he got the bulk of the film done during the Covid-19 lockdown, as well as his interview process.
Janiss Garza joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares Podcast to talk about her 7-year stint as an editor at RIP magazine, which covered the rock and heavy metal scene, her collaboration with Lemmy of Motorhead to write his autobiography "White Line Fever," plus her early coverage of bands like Pantera and Guns N’ Roses. She's also a rock photographer and is currently busy with new endeavors, which you'll hear about.
Staci’s guests are Patti Quatro Ericson and Kristen Hillaire Glasgow, hosts of a new podcast, Rock ‘N’ Roll Survivors, which covers Patti’s career as a musician from the ’60s right up to now. Patti was on this podcast last summer talking about Fanny, Cradle, and growing up in a musical family, but there is plenty more to discuss! They dish on women in rock, the entertainment biz vs academia, Kristen's dad Roy Silver, and spill the beans on some very cool upcoming projects!
Nathan Carson is a musician, writer, music journalist, and DJ. He’s the co-founder and drummer of the doom metal band Witch Mountain, and he hosts an FM radio show called Heavy Metal Sewïng Cïrcle, on which he's interviewed Rob Halford of Judas Priest, among others. Nathan talks about the evolution of metal music, going on a club tour with Candlemass, and he gives us a glimpse into his processes as a musician, author, and DJ.
“My Rock Moment” podcaster and adjunct instructor of California rock history, Amanda Morck, joins Staci on this episode of "Rock & Roll Nightmares" to talk about some of her most intriguing episodes as well as California-based bands like Eagles, Love, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. She has fun stories about interviewing women in rock such as Pamela Des Barres and Rita Wild, and also discusses the loss of Sunset Strip landmarks and how that affects music culture.
Christy Alexander Hallberg, the author of a rock music-inspired novel called “Searching for Jimmy Page,” joins Staci to chat about her book, as well as her podcast, “Rock is Lit.” Christy gives fascinating details on traveling to the UK to research her book—she visited all the sacred grounds, from Headley Grange to Boleskine House—and how the Led Zeppelin song “Four Sticks” inspired her. She also talks about interviewing John Fogerty and recommends some of her favorite rock music novels (that are not “Daisy Jones and the Six”!).
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States