PJ FARLEY of Trixter
talks to Mike Derrico about his brand new solo album ACCENT THE
CHANGE. Aside from Trixter, PJ FARLEY is also a member of the band
Ra, has played with Lita Ford, toured with Stained, Seether and
Sevendust, and is currently active with Eric Martin of Mr. Big,
Fozzy and Kuarantine, the new remote Kiss cover project with Chris
Jericho, Luke Bryan drummer Kent Slucher, Joe McGinnes of Klassik
’78 and Bruce Kulick. Going into the recording of this episode, the
sad news of Eddie Van Halen’s passing had just broken, which is
discussed at the outset.
As a rock
and roll podcast, Rock Under Fire makes it a point not to focus on
any one particular artist, band, or genre of music, but with that
comes the reality that the show may not always appeal to everyone
at the same time. The seven decades of rock and roll music along
with its even longer history leaves an extremely broad canvas to
create discussions on, drawing from different areas with each
episode. So there is still always something for
everyone.
In past
episodes we've discussed The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David
Bowie, Prince, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, Judas Priest,
Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, the
Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, Doo Wop, The Beach Boys, Frankie
Valli and the Four Seasons, Steely Dan, The Strokes, Ozzy Osbourne,
Black Sabbath, The Doors, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix,
Metallica, Guns n Roses, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Velvet
Underground, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Cars, Cheap Trick,
Heart, Dave Grohl, Jack White, digital streaming, the state of the
music industry and record labels, the effect of rap and hip hop on
rock, Neil Young, Talking Heads, Counting Crows, Boston, The
Temptations, Bon Jovi, AC/DC, the Smithereens, Suzanne Vega, Van
Halen, Rick Rubin, The Gun Club, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman
Brothers, Eric Clapton, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Mekons,
UFO, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Chuck Klosterman, John Philip
Sousa, Billy Joel, The Wipers, Iron Maiden, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom
Waits, Thin Lizzy, the Bee Gees, Mozart, Beethoven, Puccini, Bob
Marley, 5 Seconds of Summer, Twenty One Pilots, Ed Sheeran, J Geils
Band, Billy Miller, Chris Cornell, Turn Me On Dead Man, the Desert
Trip concerts, aging rock stars, our favorite debut albums,
soundtracks, music licensing, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, disco
vs. rock, Ticketmaster, Tom Petty, and most overrated and
underrated artists. We've also been joined by special guests such
as, author and photographers Bob Gruen, STARZ guitarist Richie
Ranno, Joe Long of the Four Seasons, Lydia Criss, author and pop
culture critic Alice Echols, writer and director Michael Lee
Nirenberg, original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood, author Robert Duncan and
Judas Priest legend KK Downing.
"Bad News"
is written and performed by Live Animals of NJ