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Prime 8 PARS601

Prime 8 makes their debut on episode #601 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Featuring music from: SuperMonkey, Neostem, Prime 8, David Hipchen, Moonshine Jasmine Interview Session 1 with Prime 8 Tell us about The Big Break Contest and how you got involved and about the song, video, etc. We talk about Bill’s first impression/meeting with Sean. (haha) Sean tells an funny story about Neostem‘s front man and a stage. Tell me about an embarrassing moment a member of your band had on stage, but you have to talk about someone else in the band. You find a DeLorean, what band do you go back in time to hang out with for a year? What is a non-traditional venue that you’d like to play? What Prime 8 song should survive and apocalyptic event that happens, which of your songs should help re-populate the Earth? What is the best pizza you’ve had because you were in a band? Who is your Dave Grohl? You’re headed to Scranton in 2 weeks for round 2 of The Big Break, what will your sound track during the drive be? Interview Session 2 with Prime 8 If you’re musical idol sat down next to you and said you could only ask 1 question… who and what? What would you sale your soul to the devil for? What is your favorite gig that you played? Where does your mind go when you’re up on a stage? Who has been your biggest supporter as a musician? What is coming up for Prime 8? Where can the listeners listen to your music?

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PA Rock Show 13 Pre-Show with Justin Cali of Divine Tragedy

Justin Cali of Divine Tragedy joins Bill to discuss all things Divine Tragedy and the Pennsylvania Rock Show 13. It should be noted that Divine Tragedy first graced the airwaves of the Pennsylvania Rock Show just over 10 years ago on 11/9/07 where they played 6 live songs during the show. 7:30 The Art of Burning Bridges 8:30 Tilted Shadows 9:30 Divine Tragedy 10:30 A Common Crown 11:30 Homicide Black $5 Members/$10 Qualified Guests Benefits Rock for Life Bill and Justin talk about the show on 11/9/07, the upcoming the Pennsylvania Rock Show 13, and what’s been going on with Divine Tragedy. Justin mentioned that they are working on writing some new material for the new year. I asked him about the percentage of originals vs covers in their set.  We talked about Skid Row and Sebastian Bach. In segment 2, we talk about how many albums they have recorded and moved on to talking about whether or not the scene is dead… we talked about his favorite venue (sidebar). Among other things… also off the air Cali mentioned that he forgot to give a shout out to The Metal Edge… so here’s that shout out!

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