Music Buzzz Podcast

ABOUT JIM McCARTY: Jim McCarty is the legendary leader/drummer/singer/co-founder for The Yardbirds (a band who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992), Renaissance and other bands. Since the Yardbirds' birth from 1963 to 1968, and then its 2003 reformation, the group has been heavily influential and over the years has had many household names serve as a member of the group including the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and more...

ABOUT KEVIN MARTIN: Kevin Martin is the lead singer of Candlebox, Le Projet, The Gracious Few and The Hiwatts. Kevin's voice is AMAZING..... Live it sounds exactly like it does on record. Kevin is a founding member of multi-million selling platinum hard rock band Candlebox who burst onto the scene in the early 90's with the self titled debut album that exploded on rock radio...

ABOUT RICK RICHARDS: American guitar slinger Rick Richards is best known for his work with The Georgia Satellites and Izzy Stradlin & the JuJu Hounds and also the Western Sizzlers, Desperate Angels and TheHellhounds. As Rick says......It's all about the tone. Rick Richards is unique. There is no other. If you're looking for that raw, rocking, edgy sound of the Georgia Satellites, you've found your man...

ABOUT ROGER JOSEPH MANNING JR: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. has enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a touring keyboardist, session player, arranger, and producer. His latest project is the band The Lickerish Quartet. Roger's arranging career began as early as 1989 when he began arranging string, brass, wind and vocal ensembles for his first band, Jellyfish, which he co-founded...

ABOUT NILS LOFGREN: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nils Lofgren is a virtuoso rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. His resume is absolutely mind blowing as he has recorded and performed with Bruce Springsteen as a member of the E Street Band since 1984, and has also served as a member of Crazy Horse, a member of Ringo Starr's All-Star Band, is the founder/frontman of the band Grin, and has recorded and toured with Neil Young, Lou Reed and others...

ABOUT DON BARNES (38 Special): Don Barnes is the consummate musician. He is a gifted singer, songwriter, performer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and producer. However, his talent is not merely the result of inherent genius, but of years of persistence, determination, self-discipline, sweat, and good old-fashioned hard work.  After more than three decades together, 38 Special continue to bring their signature blast of Rock to over 100 cities a year...

ABOUT BRUCE KULICK: Bruce Kulick became a guitar hero when he was asked to join KISS in 1984. As their lead guitarist, Kulick was featured in the band from ’84 until ’96, performing around the world in addition to his recordings and videos with the iconic band which during that time included "Tears Are Falling," "Forever," "Crazy, Crazy Nights," "Who Wants To Be Lonely," "Domino," "Unholy," "God Gave Rock and Roll To You," "Reason To Live," "Rise To It" and many more...

ABOUT STEVE HACKETT: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Steve Hackett is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up that included Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, who produced six acclaimed studio albums and an EP during Steve's tenure from 1971-1977...

ABOUT KYLE COOK: Kyle Cook has spent the bulk of his musical life as the lead guitarist of matchbox twenty. A multi-Grammy nominated band that has sold nearly 16 million albums and toured the globe and is one of the most popular American rock bands from the past 20+ years. Cook released his debut solo album Wolves in 2018. He has also recorded with Mick Jagger, John Waite as well as The New Left, Rivers & Rust and more...

ABOUT LAWRENCE GOWAN: Multi-Platinum, JUNO Award-winning artist Lawrence Gowan has been delivering the hits for decades. Now a lead singer in the legendary rock band STYX; performing, writing, and playing keyboards with the band since 1999, Gowan saw great success in his early days as a solo act, with the release of notable hits like “Moonlight Desires”, “Strange Animal”, “Dancing On My Ground” and the Platinum hit “A Criminal Mind”, all of which have received the prestigious Classic Status...