Category Archives: Monday Rock City

Monday Rock City: Interview with Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine sits down with the one and only Bill Medley. Do we need to say anything else? Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Beatles, Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield, Dirty Dancing, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, Righteous Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr. | 1 Comment

Almost True: The Real, Realer and Realest of the Music Movies

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Hard-touring bassist Robert Burke Warren celebrates a selection of movies that capture the authentic essence of life in a working band. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged bass, biographies, movies, Music, musicians, robert burke warren, rock and roll, rock movies, touring | 2 Comments

Monday Rock City: Get in the (Mini)Van: Interview with Canadian Rock Scribe Brent Jensen

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine talks to Canadian rock journalist Brent Jensen about his self-published memoir, his wince-inducing encounter with Gene Simmons and his cross-country drive with a former roadie for Poison. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged books, Brent Jensen, canada, drugs, gene simmons, JM Blaine, KISS, Krokus, Malice, memoirs, Music, Poison, roadtrips, rock and roll, Rock journalism, rock n roll, self-publishing, Sex | 2 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview With Jonathan Segel of Camper Van Beethoven

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Linda Roy

Linda Roy interviews Camper Van Beethoven’s Jonathan Segel about the new Camper Van Beethoven album, fan love-ins and the exquisite joys of relocating to Sweden. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged 90s, alt-rock, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, crossover, David Lowery, interviews, Jonathan Segel, Linda Roy, Music, rock and roll, ska, Sweden, Take the Skinheads Bowling | 2 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: The Revenge of Eddie Trunk

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joe Daly

Music Editor Joe Daly brings Eddie Trunk back to discuss whether it’s possible to separate Ted Nugent’s politics from his music, which new band is poised to be the next Metallica and whether certain rock legends should consider hanging it up. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Avenged Sevenfold, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Eddie Trunk, Five Finger Death Punch, Guns N' Roses, KISS, Metallica, monday rock city, Motley Crue, Music Television, radio, Television, That Metal Show, Van Halen, Vh1 | 4 Comments

Angels Pacing Gently Placing Roses Round Her Head

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin channels a heaping dose of his angsty 16-year-old self in order to analyze the Greatest Album of All Time. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Sean Beaudoin, Zen Arcade | 4 Comments

Victory and Sorrow: Bright Moments from Three Masters

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy gives you three compelling reasons to drop what you’re doing and to tune in to some new sounds that will change your views of the smoky underworld of jazz. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Blues, booker little, Eric Dolphy, Jazz, Music, passion, rahsaan roland kirk, reward, Sean Murphy, soul | 1 Comment