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We talk to Tony Lovato - Singer Songwriter and Frontman for Pop Punk band MEST. Tony shares the back story to the band's brand new single 'When We Were Young' and how it contrasts to the band's early reflective material. We also hear about growing up in Blue Island, Illinois and the early influence of MTV and Heavy Metal before Punk Rock came calling and put him on a lifelong journey from Warped Tours to zero sunlight travels through the UK.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Jamison Newlander - Actor & Writer. Growing up in California during pop culture's most influential time, Jamison has starred in iconic 80s films such as The Lost Boys as Alan Frog, part of Vampire Killing duo The Frog Brothers, through to the classic remake of The Blob and more recently the brutal Bone Tomahawk with Kurt Russell. Jamison is not short of Hollywood memories and shares stories from his time on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk which would become known as Santa Carla - The Murder Capital of The World and his relationships with his many co-stars and Hollywood contemporaries which have continued to this day. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Pat Boone - Legendary Singer & Actor. On the eve of his 90th Birthday we learn that Pat Boone is as busy and creative as ever with new music and acting roles continually adding to one of the most incredible show business resumés of all time. Since beginning his music career in the 1950's things have rarely slowed down and we hear a few stories from this one of a kind career. From embarrassing meetings with royalty, entrepreneurial twists with The Beatles and even strapping on a leather heavy metal waistcost there's very little that Pat Boone has not achieved and he shares them all with a wit and charm that is undeniable. A real entertainment icon. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Jyrki 69 - Frontman of Gothic Rock & Roll band The 69 Eyes. With a career that began in the late 80s and continues strong to their dark rock vision I doubt few had a modern day collaboration with legendary hitmaker Diane Warren on the cards? Jyrki tells the amazing story of their first encounter which led to the release of the bands huge new single Fade To Grey. We talk about the strange coincidences that gave him the confidence to approach the iconic songwriter and also get his thoughts on the new remake of The Crow movie which the 1994 original played a big part in the bands legacy.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to John 'Rhino' Edwards - Bassist for Rock & Roll Legends and Icons Status Quo. Rhino chats all about his new solo album from his band Rhino's Revenge, the guest appearances on the record and his approach to releasing music in today's industry. He then takes us back through his incredible career on the bass guitar which was put in motion after seeing Andy Fraser perform with Free. Along the way we hear about meeting heroes, appearing on classic BBC TV Shows and balancing rock music with family.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Mel Gaynor - Drumming Legend. With a career that has seen him behind the drumkit for many of the most iconic music superstars from Elton John, Robert Palmer and Tina Turner to a multi decade career with Simple Minds, Mel Gaynor is now turning the spotlight on himself with his new solo career. We discuss his upcoming album 'Come With Me' along with tales of growing up in 1970s London, seeing The Sex Pistols and sneaking into the Marquee Club before conquering the pop landscape with Simple Minds.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Klaus Eichstadt - Guitarist and Co-Founder of Ugly Kid Joe. Klaus recalls his very first adventures in the UK and Europe as his band exploded onto the rock scene during the early 90s and the whirlwind of chart success and endless touring that followed. Along the way he dives into his memories of early introductions to Hard Rock, and sneaking into rock clubs and we also learn about struggles with album art censorship, touring with Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and his heroes Van Halen.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Marc Valentine - Power Pop Singer Songwriter. Marc takes us on his full circle journey from the East Coast of the UK, moving to London to chase his rock n roll dreams with The Last Great Dreamers, relocating to the USA and then eventually back home to Norfolk to reignite his music with an incredible solo career. We chat all about his new album, memories of the 80s and early 90s London Rock Scene and we set the seed for a special UFO Inspired album with another of this countries great songwriters!Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Keith Atack - Guitarist and Songwriter. With a professional music career spanning six decades, Keith Atack is one of those musicians who has truly seen and done it all. From early chart success in the 70s with his band Child which saw him and his twin brother Tim as Pop Rock Pin-Ups through to touring as guitarist for the likes of Bonnie Tyler and David Cassidy. We trace some of the experiences that have led Keith to once again cranking up the Marshall Amplifiers with his new band Atack who are set to bring their brand of Classic British Hard Rock to the masses.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Rich Jones - Guitarist, Songwriter & Graphic Designer. Rich takes us on his ever changing and evolving rock and roll journey from moving from the UK to Canada as a young kid, picking up the guitar and heading out on a punk rock touring career with the likes of The Black Halos, Amen, The Loyalties, Ginger Wildheart and Michael Monroe. Our chat takes in early concert memories, the Canadian Music Scene, how London has changed and the infamous and now legendary Dollars for Deadbeats concert back in 2009.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Mike Tramp - Singer Songwriter. Mike talks to us from his home in Denmark all about his brand new solo album 'Mand Af En Tid (Man of a Time)' and the memories attached to the songs about growing up and aspiring to be like his heroes on TV. He recalls his first visits to the USA and specifically New York and the early days and success of White Lion throughout the 80s and 90s. Along the way he shares memories of performing for the first time in the UK and his loyalty to venues and fans all these years later.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Bright Light Bright Light - Welsh musician Rod Thomas who now lives in New York whose music is inspired heavily by 80s/90s pop culture incorporating elements of disco whilst also branching into synthpop, dance and house music. We chat about the struggles and rewards of being an Independent musician in todays industry as well as the experience of touring with Elton John, living and touring in the US as well as a deep dive into Rod's love of 80s Movies and Video Nasties.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Andras Jones - Actor, Musician, Writer and the Host / Creator of Radio8Ball. As Andras gets set to release his brand new studio album 'Recognise, De-Escalate & De-Code' - a series of songs that have been created over a decade of experiences, he takes us on a journey through all his different creative, entrepreneurial adventures from moving to Hollywood in the late 80s and balancing both music and movie careers. Along the way he would see huge pop culture horror success as Rick in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 as well as creating several successful and highly original radio and podcast formats. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Todd Kerns - Bassist for Slash (featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators). On the eve of the band's next world tour Todd checks in to update us on all his recent recording projects as well as a dive back into the early 90s when his band Age of Electric first visited Hollywood's Sunset Strip. We hear tales of his first meeting with his future band boss and how Guns N Roses encapsulated everything Todd wanted from a rock and roll band.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Tommy Henriksen - Multi Instrumentalist and Guitarist for Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires and creator of the epic multi media band Crossbone Skully. Tommy charts his journey through Rock and Roll from early Punk and Hard Rock influences to landing in Los Angeles auditioning for some of the biggest names in Rock and Metal. It's a journey that has brought him to today channelling all his passion into Crossbone Skully, the type of band the young Tommy would have devoured if discovered whilst looking for records in his childhood home of New York. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to  You, Me & The Movies - Uber popular Movie Reaction YouTube Channel. As the last show of 2023 what better way to end the year than to check in with two of our favourite YouTubers to chat all things 80s and 90s Christmas Nostalgia. From Films and Toys to Mall Santas and Christmas traditions, it's all here to accompany you over the Christmas Holidays.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Princess Goes - Electronic Alt-Rock Supergroup featuring Michael C Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under), Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers). With their latest album Come of Age, the band continue to push boundaries of creativity both sonically and visually which sees their fanbase grow not only in the USA but throughout the UK and Europe. We chat about their time touring overseas, performing at previous acting locations, their debut live show and memories and feelings of Manhattan and it's rich history.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Jake West - Film Director and Editor. With a horror pedigree directing the likes of 'Evil Aliens' and 'Doghouse' through to the essential 'Video Nasties - The Definitive Guides Parts 1 & 2', Jake has now turned his attention to one of this countries best kept secrets of the VHS era in Cliff Twemlow. Cliff is the focal point for Jake's new documentary 'Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow' about an obscure figure even by British B-movie standards. A handsome, no-nonsense Manchester nightclub bouncer who attempted to create a Hollywood of the north in the early '80s and '90s. We discuss how this amazing documentary came to be along with diving into Jake's VHS Horror loving past and the films that shaped him into the director he is today.Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Lee Murray - Drummer for 90s Pop Rockers Let Loose. As we head into the 30th Anniversary of the bands huge hit single 'Crazy For You' which dominated the charts throughout the summer of 1994, Lee revisits the road the band took to earn their success in the industry, the highs and the lows of pop success and how today, three decades later the band are back with a brand new line up, new music and getting set to once again hit the road to keep their amazing pop rock anthems alive. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We talk to Miss Velvet - Singer Songwriter. After moving from her hometown of New York City and arriving on the West Coast of California, it's been a rollercoaster few years for powerhouse vocalist Miss Velvet. Becoming a new mother, making a new home and then carving out a brand new music career from scratch, it has all come to fruition in the form of her new album Traveler. We chat about the work that went into this amazing musical document and the events that brought it to life along with early influences, life changing concerts and how her new home is helping take her career to the next level. Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod