Jun 9, 2022
For over a decade Jared Scharff was the lead guitarist for the
Saturday Night Live Band, as he still was when we did this
interview during the freewheeling, pre-pandemic Before Times. He
has since left the show and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a
career as a songwriter, a session musician, and a solo...
May 2, 2022
Alan Light is an
insightful journalist who has been editor in chief of Vibe, Spin
and Tracks. He is a consultant for the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
whose writing has appeared in Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Alan has authored and co-authored a number of books including Let’s
Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of...
Apr 15, 2022
In our latest Bonus
episode, we sit down with Elle Rodriguez a native Los Angeleno wine
influencer who goes by the Instagram handle @themodernpour. Anthony
and Elle discuss their mutual love and appreciation of indie rock
darling Jenny Lewis, pairing her 2019 album On the Line with a
complex, aromatic and acidic bottle...
Apr 2, 2022
Alex Skolnick has been a guitar hero since the age of fifteen when he became lead guitarist for the Berkley, CA thrash metal institution Testament. It’s no wonder: his teacher was none other than virtuoso Joe Satriani who, in his years as an instructor, also taught Steve Vai, Charlie Hunter, and Metallica’s Kirk...
Mar 21, 2022
Doug Quint is the co-founder of Big Gay Ice Cream, a why-not idea that began as a food truck in 2009 and is now a chain in NYC and Philly as well as widely available in retail stores like CVS and Vons across the country. Doug discusses his former life as a professional bassoon player, his deep love of INXS, his dear...