By Chyrisse Tabone, Rock At Night Editor Interview: Author/Director & Rock At Night Columnist John Clay John Clay is a longtime RAN columnist who is on the pulse of the underground scene in London, having introduced us to such notables as Starsha Lee, Stash Magnetic, Grace Solero, and most recently, Kill the Icon!  Rock At Night caught up with him in London to find out “Who is John Clay?” We have been collaborating with him for almost seven years—and even interviewed him in October 2015--however, he is an 'enigma' as one mutual friend described him.  We felt it was time to speak to him again! Meeting at a coffee shop in Brixton, John discusses his experience performing in a band; doing “ambush” interviews with musicians; his entry into the filming business;  the origin of his moniker “Clark Kent”; and interest in politically-influenced music. Listen to this fascinating interview with one of London's beloved music journalists! Rock At Night’s Podcast Channels–Listen to the iTunes Audio Interview Here   or   Google Podcast or PodBay.FM or PODCHASER PHOTO GALLERY   SOCIAL MEDIA JOHN CLAY   Rock At Night's theme song is "Get On Down If You Feel Up To It" by Billy "Bass" Alford

By Chyrisse Tabone, Rock At Night Tampa Interview: Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas of The Dollyrots One of Rock At Night’s favs is pop punk band The Dollyrots. We’ve been following them in both the US and UK for the last five years.  We spoke with musician/songwriters Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas today via Zoom about their latest album, current projects, and plans for 2022.  On January 21st, the band is releasing a two-CD package called “Down the Rabbit Hole”.  The album is chockful of covers, B-sides, and never-released songs—and you can see our review HERE. Cabezas explains, “It is a retrospective of a ton of stuff that never ended up on an album, for some reason. It doesn’t fit the feel for the rest of them. It just doesn’t fit the album for some reason.  Some of the songs haven’t been heard.” The newest song on the album “Too Fun for My Health” was coincidentally written pre-COVID. There are punk versions of classics that span several decades, including “Earth Angel”, “Da Doo Ron Ron”, and “Do You Love Me”.  Ogden explained she grew up listening to her parent’s music and has an appreciation for 60s bands like The Chiffons and Shangri-Las. She notes, “We try to do covers that bring a song to people that they haven’t heard in awhile. There’s a lot of younger fans that might not know some of these covers.” She finds it important to introduce songs to a new generation, in the vein of Nirvana introducing bands like Bikini Kill or Black Flag. A pleasant surprise on the album is Lisa Loeb’s song “Stay”.  Apparently, both Jaret Reddick of Bowling for Soup and Drew Carey suggested the song.  Ogden says, “It’s weird when you do a cover. It’s harder than doing original songs in a lot of ways.  We like to do a cover in a way that people know what it is but we don’t want to change it completely—we want to put our own spin on it.” Listen to the audio interview for the full story. The Dollyrots discuss their touring experience in the UK; Kelly’s voicing of Stevie Van Zandt’s new station “Coolest Songs in the World” (Channel 721); the manufacturing shortage of vinyl pressed albums in the U.S.; new music that is in the works for 2022; and their August 2022 Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Sea Cruise with the Buzzcocks, The Dictators, The Stranglers, and more! Rock At Night’s Podcast Channels–Listen to the iTunes Audio Interview Here   or   Google Podcast or PodBay.FM or PODCHASER   FOR MORE ON THE DOLLYROTS & UPCOMING EVENTS. Little Steven’s Underground Garage very first GREAT ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SEA CRUISE, along with Graham Parker, The Dictators, The Stranglers, Buzzcocks and more. The cruise departs from Athens, Greece and will visit the ports of Mykonos, Greece and Izmir, Turkey from August 18th through August 23rd, 2022. Pre-sale going on now and get more information by going to Underground Garage. Check out Kelly’s Sunrise Surprise radio show weekday mornings from 4 a.m. EST to 8 a.m. EST on Sirius XM’s Underground Garage (Ch. 21). Also, check out Kelly voicing Stevie Van Zandt’s “Coolest Songs in the World”, a brand new station on Sirius XM (Ch. 721).  www.siriusxm.com/streaming The Dollyrots 2021 Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 22nd! 5:00 PM PST - 8 PM EST - 1 AM GBT - 30 Min Show - Pay What You Can December 22, 2021—Live Event—StageIt Link to A Very Dollyrots Christmas Album TOUR DATES 2022 w/ The Von Tramps Thursday, March 10                Reggie's Music Joint                              Chicago, IL Friday, March 11                     Uptown VFW                                          Minneapolis, MN Saturday, March 12                X-Ray Arcade                                          Cudahy, WI Sunday, March 13                  Beachland Ballroom & Tavern            Cleveland, OH Monday, March 14                 Rumba Cafe                                            Columbus, OH Tuesday, March 15                 Melody Inn

By Vlad T, Rock At Night Detroit Interview: Terry Burns of TB and the Detroit Holiday Rockestra and Mike Skill of The Romantics   TB and the Detroit Holiday Rockestra has a new release out, “A Holiday Mixer!”, an irresistible collection of holiday tunes done in traditional swing and lounge style. Joining us to talk about this release are two Detroit classics in their own right—Terry Burns, the project’s big kahuna and celebrated frontman of the local celtic rock institution the Corktown Popes, and Mike Skill, the principal songwriter and lead guitarist of the Romantics. Rock At Night’s Podcast Channels–Listen to the iTunes Audio Interview Here   or   Google Podcast or PodBay.FM or PODCHASER "ZOOM INTERVIEW" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezeN_268yYg SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS MIKE SKILL-WEBSITE MIKE SKILL-LATEST RELEASES MIKE SKILL-YOUTUBE TB & the HOLIDAY DETROIT ROCKESTRA-WEBSITE TB & the HOLIDAY DETROIT ROCKESTRA-FACEBOOK TB & the HOLIDAY DETROIT ROCKESTRA-INSTAGRAM

Clink on arrow above to listen to audio By Vlad, Rock At Night Detroit Interview: Mike Skill (The Romantics), Wayne Kramer (The MC5), and Chuck Alkazian (Pearl Sound Studios) Rock At Night's Podcast Channel--Listen to the iTunes Audio Interview Here   or   Google Podcast Rock At Night recently had the privilege of hosting a panel of some Detroit legends who have left a major mark on modern rock music, including Mike Skill (songwriter and co-founder of the Romantics) and Wayne Kramer (co-founder and guitarist of the MC5, film composer and social activist). Joining in the fun was studio stalwart and producer of Skill’s recent ‘67 Riot’ single (and Rock At Night friend), Chuck Alkazian. If you catch our video or podcast, you’ll experience a lively and illuminating conversation on topics ranging from the origins of Skill’s new single to social injustice to Detroit musical influences—both familiar and obscure—that helped shape the panelists’ musical direction. Be sure to look for it on one of the links below.     Complete Video of Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBxO54721CU&t=2421s Social Media Links: Mike Skill-WEBSITE Wayne Kramer-WEBSITE Jail Guitar Doors Chuck Alkazian-Instagram   Rock At Night's theme song is "Get On Down If You Feel Up To It" by Billy "Bass" Alford

Clink on arrow above to listen to audio By Vlad, Rock At Night Detroit Interview: Music Producer Chuck Alkazian of Pearl Sound Studios--Metro Detroit Rock At Night's Podcast Channel--Listen to the iTunes Audio Interview Here   or   Google Podcast In some ways, producer Chuck Alkazian is like the “Zelig” of modern day music in Metro Detroit, having worked with a wide array of artists and genres spanning Soundgarden, Pop Evil, Eminem, Madonna, and even techno legend Derrick May. But he’s no anonymous background figure—he’s built many relationships by personally understanding and motivating each of his clients, both famous and inspiring. Rock At Night had the opportunity recently to chat with Alkazian, who regaled us with his philosophy on production (hint: It’s the song that matters) and entertaining stories of artists and friendships that endure as long as the memorable sonic moments he’s conjured in the studio. Join us for a fascinating, wide-ranging conversation. Pearl Sound Studios-FACEBOOK   Rock At Night's theme song is "Get On Down If You Feel Up To It" by Billy "Bass" Alford

TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO INTERVIEW CLICK ON THE ARROW ABOVE By Joel Barrios, Rock At Night Miami Correspondent Greek melodic Power metal masters FIREWIND have announced the release of their long awaited new album Immortals next January 20th, 2017 via the band’s longtime label partner Century Media Records in Europe & AFM Records in North America. The first band recording in four years, the band works for the first time ever with co-producer Dennis Ward and brings Henning Basse to the fold as the new singer. Rock at Night had the pleasure of speaking with Firewind's mastermind Gus G about the lyrical theme behind "Immortals", how the experience of working with Dennis and Henning influenced the recording, what the band's fanbase could expect from the new album, what is in store in terms of future touring in the United States, what music impacts Gus not only as a guitar player but as a musicians overall, what are the chances for him to record a purely instrumental album and what is going on with the heavy metal scene in Greek. OR LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ON iTUNES HERE FIREWIND LINE-UP: Henning Basse - Vocals Gus G. - Guitars Petros Christo - Bass Bob Katsionis - Keyboards Jo Nunez - Drums Firewind Website Twitter FACEBOOK You can read Rock At Night's review of Gus G in Orlando, Florida (September 2016) HERE  Rock At Night's theme song is "Get On Down If You Feel Up To It" by Billy "Bass" Alford

TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO INTERVIEW CLICK ON THE ARROW ABOVE By Joel Barrios, Rock At Night Miami Correspondent Progressive metal has been an evolving sub- type of metal since the eighties and Fates Warning is widely revered as the true creators of the genre. On the scene for more than 3 decades now, the band has built a massive international following as well as released 12 full length records over that period. Last July 1st their last discographic effort entitled Theories of Flight saw the light of day, and it's been garnering rave reviews from critics and fans alike, many calling the album the best in the band's catalog. We recently published a review I wrote about the record (You can read it here) and now I talked on the phone for a half hour with Fates Warning’s bass player Joey Vera, discussing several topics like what he would do if taken back in time to the moment he was asked to join the band, how stoked they are about the reception Theories of Flight have received, how he manages to separate his musical duties in two so different bands like Fates Warning and Armored Saint; what is going on with the other musical projects he’s involved with, what drives bands like Fates to keep moving forward despite the shortcomings in the music industry nowadays, and how the album was conceived with the band members working bi-coastal. OR LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ON iTUNES HERE Website Twitter: @FatesWarning FACEBOOK  Rock At Night's theme song is "Get On Down If You Feel Up To It" by Billy "Bass" Alford

TO LISTEN CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE By Chyrisse Tabone, Tampa Correspondent Members: Greg Moir - Guitar/Lead Vocals, Dick Wisby - Guitar, Robert McGregor - Bass, and Keith Harris - Drums; Genre: Melodic Death Metal; Home Town; Melbourne, Florida, USA Rock At Night had the pleasure of hearing self-proclaimed Viking death metal band play at Venue 578 in Orlando, Florida on November 28th.  Withering Earth was the support band for GWAR that evening and played a tight set to much fanfare, cheering, and circle pits during what was their second gig (although one would never know it).  I was able to chat with them in the parking lot (we needed a quiet spot) about the origin of the band's name, their musical influences, unusual facts about individual members, shapeshifting, Viking lore, wolf "snuggies", and even their opinion of Swedish death metal band (my new fav'), Ghost. It was really a fun and entertaining interview so click on the link above to listen or click below for the iTunes. Listen on iTunes PHOTO GALLERY   VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqiN4KyJ0II   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58uNMFMbAQk FACEBOOK   The images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission to Rock At Night and the photographer. Use of any image is a violation of the United States and International Copyright laws.

By Jason Michaelsen, Tampa Correspondent Venue: Sacred Grounds, Tampa--August 4, 2015 Every band wants to be famous. The Stolen, coming out of Old Bridge, New Jersy, is no exception. They are well-known throughout the Northeast and parts of Canada, playing with bands like The Offspring and All American Rejects, plus playing at Vans Warped Tour--but want to reach out more. What do you do in a case like that? Well, you book a tour going down the East Coast! Members: Dom Cuce - Vocals Rob Chiarappa - Guitar/Vocals Kevin Smart- Bass Mikey McDonald - Guitar Mike Chiarappa - Drums, Genre: Pop Rock / Alternative, Home Town: Old Bridge, New Jersey I was able to sit down with them in Tampa and catch their show. We talked for a while and here is what they had to say: LISTEN on iTUNES: THE STOLEN "Chardonnay"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwbFBFNj24k   WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER The images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission to Rock At Night and the photographer. Use of any image is a violation of the United States and International Copyright laws.