Party Like A Rockstar Podcast

Terry Ilous is the singer and founding member of the band XYZ. Ilous was also the lead singer for the band Great White from 2010-2018. Howie Hubberman funded Guns N’ Roses up to the point they were signed to Geffen Records. He managed Poison. But perhaps he is best known as one of the top vintage guitar sellers in the world while the owner/operator of Guitars R’ Us on the famous Sunset Blvd.

Taff Barrett has worked for Collin Raye, Diamond Rio & Aaron Tippin. Doug Larsson has worked for Gwar, Diana Ross, Sammy Kershaw, & Aaron Tippin

The Georgia Thunderbolts are an American rock band from Rome, Georgia. Formed in 2015, the band released their debut album Can We Get A Witness through Mascot Records in 2021. Logan Tolbert is a guitar player and TJ Lyle is the singer of the band.

Bruce Sudano is an American singer-songwriter, He was a member of the Brooklyn Dreams and is noted for creating songs for artists such as Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and his wife… the Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer. He’s recently released two new albums Spirals volume 1 & 2. AJ Smith is an indie/pop Singer-Songwriter. He’s going to be opening for Billy Joel and The Eagles. He’s the winner of the Abe Oleman Scholarship from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Alan Hewitt has performed with the Moody Blues as a keyboard player since 2010. He’s worked with Warrant, Earth Wind & Fire, Donny Osmond, & John Waite. Felix Cavaliere has a 50-year career that includes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame & Musicians Hall of Fame. He’s best known as being in the group The Young Rascals.

Kevin 'Batty' Walsh has worked for Weapon of Peace, Ruby Turner, Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Metallica, Slayer, Tesla, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, T’pau, Bad Company, Soundgarden, Motorhead, Zuchero, & Men at Work. Tommy ‘T-Bone’ Caradonna is a bass player. He’s toured with Lita Ford, Alice Cooper, White Lion, Razor Bliss, The Reaganomics, & The Beat Angels.

Daniel Joseph Courtney Dawson is the LD for Black Label Society. He’s toured with Pantera, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, & Lamb of God. Marcos Pena played in various bands including a band named Deuce, a favorite opener for the Ramones. As an audio engineer he’s worked for The Rolling Stones, Frank Marino, Mahogany Rush, and Jefferson Starship. In addition to being an audio engineer he’ a solar, wind geothermal engineer, & environmental scientist.

Eddie Meade has been a touring drum tech since 1998. He’s worked for Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Steel Panther, Rob Zombie, Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, A Day to Remember, Gojira, Hinder, Saving Abel, Survivor, Arch Enemy, & Opeth Ray Gronvall is a tech and sound guy he has worked for Hammerfall, Hinder,Venom, Opeth, Starship, Adam 812, Amon Amarth, RATT, Thin Lizzy, Survivor,Bad Company, Morbid Angel, WASP, & Arch Enemy

Rick Fagan is a tour manager and tour accountant. He’s worked for Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Motley Crue, Boston, Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses, Audioslave, Limp Bizkit, Stone Temple Pilots, Puddle of Mud, Peter Frampton, Macy Gray, Richard Marx, Foreigner, Meatloaf, and Duran Duran. Don Foose is the singer of The Spudmonsters and American thrash metal, hardcore and crossover band from Cleveland Ohio and One Life All In a positive hardcore band. He wrote a book titled "Raw Life" that supports living a healthy lifestyle.

Glenn Kaufman has worked as a production manager, stage manager, tech, and as a rigger. He’s worked for Night Ranger, Godsmack, Wyclef Jean, Type O Negative, Quiet Riot, Rick Derringer, Bette Midler, Marilyn Manson, Steely Dan, Third Eye Blind, Carly Simon, David Lee Roth, Fleetwood Mac, Run DMC, Smokey Robinson, Black Sabbath, Michael Bolton, Julian Lennon, Annie Lenox, & Blondie. Paul Spriggs is a tour manager, road Manager, & production manager. He’s worked for Babyface, Beastie Boys, Blondie, The Cult, Debbie Gibson, Diana Ross, Foghat, Joss Stone, INXS, Michael Bolton, Prince, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Run DMC, Motley Crue, Jurassic 5, Lauren Hill, Train, Yes, & Whitesnake

Thomas O’Keefe played with Antiseen from 1988 to 1995 playing Bass. Before that he was the guitar player for Judas Bullethead. He’s been the tour manager of Train, Sia, Dashboard Confessional, Mandy Moore, Third Eye Blind & Weezer. He’s the author of "Waiting to Derail, Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, Alt-Country's Brilliant Wreck." Glenn Rupert has toured with Soundgarden, WCW wrestling, Blink 182, Greenday, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, KISS, Taz Bentley, & the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

In addition to being a founding member of Blessid Union of Souls, Eddie Hedges has toured with Sheila E, Bell Biv DeVo, Shanice, & RuPaul. Charly Roth is also a founding member of Blessid Union of Souls. In addition he has toured with Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Siouxsie and the Banshees, & Ozzy Osbourne.

Chad Olech is a front of house engineer. He’s worked for Lincoln Park, Puddle of Mud, Survivor, Thin Lizzy, Flogging Molly, Chevelle, Anthrax, Daughtry, Deftones, Weezer, Panic at the Disco, Shinedown, Peter Frampton, Jason Bonham, Disturbed, & Fall Out Boy Jim Runge is a Co-host and co-producer of Tour Mgmt 101. He’s worked for The Black Keys, Lil Dicky, Major Lazer, Imagine Dragons, Lucinda Williams, the Replacements, & Chase Rice

Emilio Castillo is a saxophone player and composer. He’s best known as being the founder of the band Tower of Power. Angelo Christopher Moore AKA Dr. Mad Vibe is the lead singer and Saxophonist of the band Fishbone.

Glenn Wright has worked doing Lasers, Pyro, and effects for Five Finger Death Punch, Nicki Minaj, Hillsong, Travis Scott, The Eagles, Roger Waters, Will Smith, Chris Brown and Gloria Estefan. Nate Tanner has worked for the Black Eyed Peas, LMFAO, DJ Kaskade, Foreigner, Whitesnake, the Rolling Stones, KISS, Chris Brown, Kanye West, CeeLo Green, and Five Finger Death Punch. Living in Vegas he’s worked on Cirque Du Soleil and the Star Trek Experience amongst other shows.

Erik Eldenius is currently the drummer for Billy Idol. He’s worked with Cher, Donna Summer, Royal Machines, Venice, Dilana, LeAnn Rimes, Five For Fighting, Anastacia, Jackson Browne, Vanessa Carlton, Mandy Moore, & Low Millions Jon Evans is a bassist who’s worked for Tori Amos, Ben Folds, Cher, Third Eye Blind, Vanessa Carlton, Elton John, Paula Cole, Linda Perry, Chris Cornell, Sarah McLachlan, Bozz Skaggs, & Rita Moreno

Ruth McCartney is an Internet, digital and new media entrepreneur. She is the CEO of McCartneyMultimedia, co-founder of fan management software company iFanz and President of ConnectCode.mobi. She also just happens to be the stepsister of Paul McCartney and Mike McGear. In 1973 Ms. May Pang accompanied John Lennon to Los Angeles to promote Mind Games and thus began an 18-month relationship, which John affectionately and publicly referred to as his “Lost Weekend.”

Mark O’Shea was the Tour Manager/Road Manager for NIN on their first two tours. He’s toured with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy, Catherine Wheel, Butthole Surfers, Gravity Kills, Godhead, Sister Soleil, GusGus, and Pigface. He’s currently running the Wonderbus Music Festival and is the production Manager at the Goodyear Theatre. Trent Weller has worked as a tour manager, amongst various other positions, for Avenged Sevenfold, Lamb of God, High on Fire, Kittie, Mushroomhead, Dope, Shadows Fall, and Spudmonsters. He's been a journalist, magazine editor, and owner at US ROCKER MAGAZINE in Cleveland Ohio. In addition, he helped open and then actually worked at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Frank Meyer is the author of… On the Road with the Ramones, When the Wall of Sound Met The New York Underground, Van Halen: A Visual History 1978 - 1985 (Chronicle) & From Dude to Dad: The Diaper Dude Guide to Pregnancy. As a vocalist he’s worked with James Williamson (Iggy and the Stooges), The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, The Anti-Virals, Blind House, Thor, Warrior Soul & with Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti. He directed the film Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith and worked as Sr. Content Producer at Fender Musical Instruments from 2016 to 2020. Ahmet Zappa is an entrepreneur, NY Times Best Selling Author, film and television screenwriter, director, producer, musician, inventor and the radio talk show host of Rocktails on SiriusXM.

Doug Carrion has played Bass in Punk bands The Descendents, Doggy Style, Dagnasty, The Humble Gods, For Love Not Lisa, and Field Day. Andy Shernoff is a founding member of New York Punk band The Dictators, The Resistance with Joey Ramone, The Master Plan, and Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom. He performed on Joey Ramone’s posthumously released first record titled "Don’t Worry About Me."

Bruce Reiter has toured with Dragonforce, Five Finger Death Punch, Fear Factory, Static X, Ozzfest, Family Values, Lords of Acid, Megadeath, Limp Bizkit, Ladies Night in Cambodia, Social Distortion. Rancid, Stabbing Westward, Hatebreed, Type O Negative, Powerman 5000, Dope, Slayer, Slipknot, & The Deftones. Christopher Pou does front of house sound for the cover band Electric Ave. and has worked for the band Like Machines.

Tana Douglas has toured with AC/DC, Elton John, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Iggy Pop, INXS, Lenny Kravitz, Neil Diamond, Ozzy Osbourne, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santana, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, The Police, The Runaways, and The Who. Her book Loud was released by Harper Collins in February. Tana is known throughout the industry as the very first female roadie. Danny Zelisko is my second guest he is the author of the book ALL EXCESS Occupation: Concert Promoter. A concert promotor he has organized or promoted more than 12,000 shows.

Steve Creep is a tech. and has worked for the bands Tesla and Moist. While employed at Maddie’s place in Montreal he’s worked for Foreigner, Quiet Riot, The Beach Boys & Lynyrd Skynyrd. Keith Robert Warcholak is also a tech and has worked for Twisted Sister, WASP, Lita Ford, Bernie Williams (NY Yankee All Star), Dilana, & Scotty Moore [Elvis Presley’s guitar player.]

Jeff Ousley is a guitar tech who has toured with David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Georgia Satellites, Jason & the Scorchers, Heart, and Pearl Jam. Keith Meaux Windhorst is a front of house engineer who is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has toured with Journey, Debbie Traylor, Deana Carter, Heart, and Lauren Hill.

Corey Glover is the singer of the band Living Colour. You may also recognize him as the character, Francis, in Platoon. Stephen Huss is a sound engineer, production manager, & a tour manager. He’s worked for bands such as Anthrax, Jewel, Usher, Government Mule, Living Colour, Michelle Branch, Better than Ezra, RATT, Warren Haynes, and the Fabolous Thunderbirds. Dennis McGivern is a musician and tech who’s worked for System of a Down, NERD Pharell Williams, Living Colour, The Damned, Pennywise, The Plain White Tees, Demi Lovato, Kottonmouth Kings, Smashmouth, Cypress Hill, Tears for Fears, and Sugar Ray.

Ari Nagel AKA The Sperminator is a New York College professor. He has 84 children born so far and has over 20 women currently pregnant. Myron Cotton wrote to me telling me he “can play guitar and sing entire songs while doing the splits , behind the neck and the leanback position.” He started playing the guitar at 22 and he is still learning today. By day he is a plumber and at night he’s a hard rockin’ solo artist in Alberta Canada.

Bob Daitz worked 18 years for Sammy Hagar and Van Halen, he was the first tour manager for Poison, He tour managed Green Jelly, he was a road manager for the Ike & Tina Turner Review in 1969, he was the production manager for The Outlaws, he’s worked for The Rolling Stones, and he now owns a limousine company. Bobby Schneider is a production manager. He's worked for Rush, J Geils Band, David Bowie, Ricki Lee Jones, Judas Priest, Metallica, Third Eye Blind, Jay Z, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, & Beyoncé.

Patrick Karnahan & Jim Nelson are members of the Black Irish Band out of Sonora, California. The Black Irish Band write, produce, and perform historically-accurate original and traditional songs and ballads. They perform both old and new music in many styles, including Celtic, Sicilian, Spanish, railroad, Gold Rush, and maritime. Founded in 1989, the band has delivered 27 albums, more than 100 original songs, and 199 videos.

Ernie Iniguez has toured and recorded drums for Quietude, Salimus, Suicide Silence, and Whitechapel. He’s also toured as a drum tech for the bands Emmure, The Mirage Theory, Chelsea Grin, and Jinjer. Wes Youngblood has worked for Zoogma, The Bluff, Static X, and is currently both the LD and video tech. for Jinjer and Devildriver.

Tony Moon has toured for 37 years working as a tech, production manager, Stage manager, Carpenter, Rigger… He’s worked for Ozzfest, Boston, Foreigner, Shinedown, Kid Rock, Megadeath, Shawn Mendes, Neil Young, Matchbox 20, Whitesnake, Velvet Revolver, Rob Zombie, Bill Ward, Rick Allen, Rikki Rockett, The guys in three Dog Night, Tommy Aldridge, Franki Benali, Jonathan Moffett. Keith Marks first tour was in 1977 with Burt Bacharach and Diane Warwick. He has worked for Night Ranger, Survivor, Berlin, & Enuff Z'Nuff. In addition to touring with Styx for over 20 years.

Martin Popoff is a Canadian music journalist, critic and author. He is mainly known for writing about the genre of heavy metal music and is the senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, he has written over 100 books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history. Richard Waddell has been a co-host on the Focus On Metal Radio show for 8 years.

This album holds 170 handwritten pages from both the hand of Michael Kamen and Bob Ezrin. Check out the full episode featuring Martin Popoff and Richard Waddell!

Peter Moll has toured as a Video Director with Elton John, James Taylor, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Kid Rock, Billy Joel, Metallica, Nicki Minaj, Matchbox Twenty, Enrique Iglesias, and The Weeknd. Rob McShane is a concert tour video director and engineer He's designed and produced live video presentations for Green Day, Jack White, Korn, Lady Gaga, Elton John, the Jonas Brothers, Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Motley Crew, and Blink 182 Bill Callison has been the video director for Leonard Cohen, Alan Jackson, Fall out Boy, Paramour, Taylor Swift, and Janet Jackson. Notably, he's taught video at Perdue University.

Kevin “Batty” Walsh has worked for Weapon of Peace, Ruby Turner, Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Metallica, Slayer, Tesla, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, T’pau, Bad Company, Soundgarden, Motörhead, Zucchero, and Men at Work. Ken Barr toured with KISS, Alice Cooper, Stone Temple Pilots, The Bangles, Rainbow, Debbie Gibson, and Air Supply. In 2014 he released a short film called Hollow Ground. He’s written multiple books including “We Are the Road Crew.”

Michael Grais has written/produced films that have grossed over 1/2 a billlion dollars and written screenplays for 7 academy award winning producers. His credits include POLTERGEIRST 1 and 2, MARKED FOR DEATH, Great Balls Of Fire, STEVEN KINGS SLEEPWALKERS, COOL WORLD, and Death Hunt. Joe Moe is a copywriter and editor for the Profiles in History auction catalogs. Profiles in History was the leading movie memorabilia and historical document auction house in the industry and recently merged with Heritage Auctions. Joe is a partner in Mad Monster Company editing Mad Monster magazine, screening horror films at historical TCL Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood and promoting Mad Monster Party conventions nationally. He is the senior editor for retro-issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. Tony Timpone edited Fangoria magazine for decades. He’s been Co-Host/Producer, on FANGORIA RADIO for Sirius XM. He’s helped bring such Fangoria/Sony films to the screen as MINDWARP, CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT and SEVERED TIES. He is currently working on ELI ROTH'S HISTORY OF HORROR for AMC. He was a Co-Producer of the FUSE/FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS and a Consulting Producer to the HORROR HALL OF FAME. He is the author of MEN, MAKEUP AND MONSTERS and edited FANGORIA: COVER TO COVER, FANGORIA’S 100 BEST HORROR MOVIES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN, FANGORIA VAMPIRES, FANGORIA MASTERS OF THE DARK and FANGORIA’S BEST HORROR FILMS.

Lisa is a former Special education teacher, a novelist, and was married to Dizzy Reed, keyboard player for Guns N' Roses, for over 20 years. Kim Williams works in artist transportation. Her 15 person passenger van, lovingly called "Kim's Rock Ride," has been signed by a who's who in Rock N Roll.

David Morgan is a singer, songwriter and keyboard player. As a singer/keyboard player, he has worked with the Association, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, He’s recorded with Jim Messina, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Hornsby, Little Richard, Leonard Cohen, Tom Wopat, Chuck Negron (of Three Dog Night), Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Tyler, Kenny Rogers, and Dodie Stevens. He worked for years with Mike Post, as well as with George Martin, Ray Charles recorded his song, “Now I Don’t Believe That Anymore.” Sonny Mone sang and wrote most of the tracks on the Crazy Horse album Left For Dead. As a solo acoustic artist, Sonny has shared the bill with Roger McGuinn from "The Byrds", Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi from "Traffic", Leon Russell, The Tubes, and Tears for Fears. He’s recorded with Matt Malley from Counting Crows, Victor Bisetti from Los Lobos, and Dean Dinning from Toad the Wet Sprocket.

Sonny Mone sang and wrote most of the tracks on the Crazy Horse album Left For Dead. As a solo acoustic artist, Sonny has shared the bill with Roger McGuinn from "The Byrds", Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi from "Traffic", Leon Russell, The Tubes, and Tears for Fears. He’s recorded with Matt Malley from Counting Crows, Victor Bisetti from Los Lobos, and Dean Dinning from Toad the Wet Sprocket.

T. Ryan Mooney has been nominated for 4 Screen actor awards with the most recent being for Ford Vs. Ferrari. He performed stunts in Bill and Ted film, Superman, Walking Dead, Spiderman, Hunger Games, Goosebumps, Ant Man, Entourage, Terminator, Ozark, Flags of Our Father...

Howie funded Guns N' Roses up to the point they were signed by Geffen Records. He managed Poison. But perhaps he is best known as one of the top vintage guitar sellers in the world. He's worked with Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Robin Trower, Rick James, Sam Kinison, C.C. Deville, Eddie Van Halen, Tom Petty, Lou Reed... Gary Ballen toured with Air Supply and Lita Ford. In addition he worked with both his cousin, Jerry Heller, and Eazy-E running Ruthless Records.

Franks a front of house sound mixer who's toured with Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, the Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryant, the Goo Goo Dolls, the Moody Blues, Linda Ronstadt, Soundgarden, Megadeath, the Sex Pistols, Pantera, Stone Temple Pilots, and Iggy Pop. Maxie Williams a monitor mixer has toured with Dolly Parton, Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson, Megadeath, Guns N' Roses, Seal, Staind, Tonya Tucker, Journey, and 5 Finger Death Punch.

Frank is a front of house sound mixer who has toured with Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, the Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryant, the Goo Goo Dolls, The Moody Blues, Linda Ronstadt, Soundgarden, Megadeath, the Sex Pistols, Pantera, Stone Temple Pilots, and Iggy Pop Maxie is a monitor mixer who has toured with Rob Zombie, Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson, Megadeath, Guns N' Roses, Seal, Staind, Dolly Parton, Tonya Tucker, Journey, and 5 Finger Death Punch.

Kenneth Crouch is a Keyboard and Musical Director. He's worked with such artists as Eric Clapton, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Lauren Hill, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Babyface, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Williams... Trevor Lawrence Jr. is a drummer and has recorded with Dr. Dre, Macy Gray, Boys II Men, Ashanti, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dog...

Kenneth Crouch is a Keyboard and Musical Director. He's worked with such artists as Eric Clapton, Lauren Hill, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Babyface, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Williams... Trevor Lawrence Jr. is a drummer and has recorded with Dr. Dre, Macy Gray, Boys II Men, Ashanti, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dog...

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Bobby Leigh is a tour manager and sound guy. He's worked for Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, KISS, Skid Row, 4 Non Blondes... Kathleen Leary works in band and crew hospitality and is currently working for Dave Matthews Band

We celebrate with singer/songwriter Jonny Polonsky on the day he drops his record celebrating the 25th anniversary of his "Hi my name is Jonny" album. Phil Brewster worked as an engineer for Death Row Records and at Sound City. Since those early days, he has worked on hundreds of films as a mix tech.

John Mahon has been in the Elton John band since 1997. He was voted the #3 Percussionist by Modern Drummer Magazine 2010 Readers Poll. John has also performed with Peter White, Al Stewart, Rita Coolidge, Helen Reddy and with Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron. Peter Finestone was the drummer for Bad Religion from1981-1982 and again from 1984 to 1991.