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Whitethrash PARS591

Cody from Whitethrash joins Bill to chat about the band and all things music scene. Interview Segment 1 with Whitethrash We chat about pirate bands and Johnny Depp. Tell us about your BPM challenge that you put out on Facebook. Starting a battle set? We chat about Six Speed Kill because Cody was wearing one of their shirts. Where did the name Whitethrash come from? Who is your Dave Grohl? If I’m driving the bus on a Whitethrash tour, what music is going to be our soundtrack between cities? We learn about the song, Eviction Notice. Interview Segment 2 with Cody What band would you want to hang around with for a year, at any point in history? Where was your favorite pizza that you have eaten with your band? Bill talks about Buddy Guy’s Legends, again. What would you sell your soul to the Devil for? What is coming up next for Whitethrash?

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9Sundays PARS585

John, David, and Kevin of 9Sundays joined Bill to talk about their band, their upcoming release Face Down, and more on episode 585. featuring music from: Steve Hawk, Modern Welfare, 9Sundays, Gonto, Curtis and the Shakerz 9Sundays Interview segment 1 Where did the name 9Sundays come from? When did Face Down get released? How did the new lineup come together? What musician would you sit with knowing you could only ask them one question? What would the soundtrack be while traveling from show to show on tour? Interview segment 2 What would you sell your soul to the devil for? Who is your Dave Grohl? If you can play with any band at any venue, who would you pick and where would you want to play? How can we find 9Sundays online?

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Supermonkey PARS538

SuperMonkey joins Bill for episode 538 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. SuperMonkey is a recording artist, guitarist, singer, producer, recording studio, and record label owner from Pittsburgh, PA. SuperMonkey was established in 2002. After releasing 7 albums & EP’s with a variety acts and line ups SuperMonkey is currently touring as a stripped down 3 piece band in the vein of Jimi Hendrix & Stevie Ray Vaughn, preforming original songs from all of his recordings as well as a few choice covers like The Beatles, Prince, and Led Zeppelin. SuperMonkey has shared the stage with many acts like members of Guns ‘n Roses, Samantha Fish, White Denim, Quiet Riot, Fuel, Ace Frehley, The Fixx, The Biters, and Robin Trower. Owner of Pittsburgh Rock ‘n Roll Record Label, Record Shop, Concert Production Company- ​SuperMonkey Recording Company, and is the Marketing Partner at Tonic Recording Studios. Where to find SuperMonkey: Segment 1 with SuperMonkey Can you tell us a little bit about SuperMonkey as a whole, I’d almost call it an industry of its own? You have played with a ton of Pittsburgh musicians that I’m familiar with, would you like to do some name dropping to start things off? If you could ask your musical idol just one question, what would it be? If you were on a tour and I tagged along, what would the soundtrack be? You can pick 1 album that you’ve already heard to erase the memories of having heard it, and go back to listen to it like it’s the first time again. What would it be? Segment 2 Can you tell us about the moment you realized that you wanted to be a part of the music scene? Who are your favorite bassist, guitarist, singer and drummer? What is one thing that your fans would be surprised to know about you? What is next for SuperMonkey and where can you be found online? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Y2e2khQbk

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Brian Shaffer PARS483

Brian Shaffer drops in and we get right to discussing what he has been up to before I even introduce the show! I asked him about his current bands to get things underway. Topics covered: Brian’s time with (kaj) and Present Tense. The history of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. We talk about After the Fall and their new single “New S.A.” as well as the great production on it. Brian and I talk a bit about Bill Postle and his influence upon Brian. Brian picks Bill’s brain about how to get music for podcasts and how the music is delivered. We talked about Brian’s podcast, The Weekly Rock Blog coming back from a long hiatus. Make sure you check out episode 12 where he talks to… me. Ace Frehley vs. Tommy Thayer What brought Brian to the podcasting world? We also talk about our recording setups and habits.

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Lou Lombardi – Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone 3QS014

Three questions for Lou Lombardi – Episode 014 Some of my listeners may know you as the host of The Loudini Rock & Roll Circus Podcast, can you tell us about how the show came about and how it affects you personally as a musician? (Joann Quinn Smith’s Positively Pittsburgh Live!) If you could go back in time and spend 1 year following any band around without changing history, which band would you follow and why? I really like it when people talk about their live show memories because I feel like the craziest stuff happens. So I wanted to know, what’s a really great live show memory that you have? – asked by Marina of Echoheart in Episode 013 The Song: Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone? Where Have All The Acid Queens Gone is a song about the days of psychedelic exploration. I wrote it to commemorate that era and also to say that we have lost something. There are some fun Easter Eggs in the song with references like “our merry prankster friends” and “electric cherry Koolaid”. The protagonist is singing to a girl, presumably one of the acid queens. While Tina Turner played the Acid Queen in the film version of Tommy, it’s also a reference to some of the other ladies who rocked that late sixties/ early seventies era; like Grace Slick, Mama Cass, and of course the great Janice Joplin. Musically, the song is straight up hard rock with a singable catchy chorus. The guitar solo has this slightly out of time feel which we intentionally did as a way of showing how out of touch the world is today with that era of mental exploration. About Lou Lombardi Band Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Band Genre: Hard Rock When a teenage Trekker from a devout Christian upbringing realized that he couldn’t join the crew of the Enterprise, he did the next best thing; he picked up a guitar, traded his Larry Norman praise music for ‘real’ rock n’ roll and never looked back. Lou ‘Loudini’ Lombardi has been rocking the Pittsburgh PA area and beyond for over 20 years with his high octane brand of classic hard rock, as a solo artist, with his band Strangelove and as a freelance songwriter and session player for acts including Carly Simon and Billy Joel collaborator Pete Hewlett. He is the host of the Loudini Rock And Roll Circus podcast, broadcasting weekly to a global audience and has conducted extended interviews with a wide roster of musicians, including recent chats with Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss and Nancy Wilson of Heart. And even if he never did fly to the stars, he came close when he opened for KISS’s space-ace Ace Frehley. Find Lou Lombardi Online https://loulombardimusic.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TNjx5p6DowICYKt4CokxK?si=UnvovCboQbuMS5cXYXaMfg https://www.facebook.com/LouLombardiMusic/ https://www.instagram.com/loulombardimusic/ https://twitter.com/LouLombardiRock https://www.youtube.com/user/yourguitarist/ https://music.apple.com/us/album/where-have-all-the-acid-queens-single/1458707295

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