Barstool Rockers

Barstool Rockers is hosted by two life-long music fans. Both passionate Classic Rockers and avid talkers, their love of the music gives them the fuel to dive in and debate the topics that effect the music they love. Whether it's pure Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Prog Rock or even a little of today's Rock, the guys' goal is to keep you informed and maybe even entertained. Jim hosts mid-days and Dan is on afternoons for Classic Rock 92.1, WMEQ right in America's heartland, in Eau Claire, WI.

56: Brian Beebe 01/08/2020

56: Brian Beebe The Robin Zander & Family shows are this weekend in WI Dells and Brian Beebe is getting ready to play some songs with his longtime friend. Finn, being the Trick fan he is, took some time to chat with Brian about their time together. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/12656663

55: Mike Levine 01/06/2020

55: Mike Levine Mike Levine is the bassist and keyboard player for the Canadian trio, Triumph. The band was inducted into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame in 2007, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008, and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2019. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/12631301

54: Desmond Child 11/11/2019

54: Desmond Child Grammy-winning and Emmy nominated songwriter - producer Desmond Child recently eleased DESMOND CHILD LIVE on BMG, a new live album showcasing his global mega-hits recorded at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City. Chronicling his monumental career, Child takes the stage with his dynamic band and featured guests as they perform his biggest songs including “Livin’ On A Prayer,” “You Give Love A Bad Name,” “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” “Dude Looks Like A Lady,” and “Livin’ /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11984435

53: John Lodge 11/04/2019

53: John Lodge John Lodge is bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the iconic Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2018 inductees, The Moody Blues. Songwriter of such mega Moody Blues hits from “Ride My SeeSaw,” to “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band),” “Isn’t Life Strange?” and many more. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11887991

52: Gregg Rolie 10/21/2019

52: Gregg Rolie Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gregg Rolie joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about his new album Sonic Ranch. It’s his first album in quite some time, and he spent a few minutes with us chatting about it. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11697638

51: Robbie Robertson 10/15/2019

51: Robbie Robertson Inspired by his decades of creating and composing music for film and filled with an enthralling set of songs exploring the darker corridors of human nature, Robbie Robertson’s aptly titled, evocative new solo album Sinematic was released on September 20 via UMe. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11645213

50: Shaun Murphy 10/07/2019

50: Shaun Murphy It seems appropriate that we publish our 50th episode featuring a singer/songwriter who is celebrating her 50th year on stage. That’s right… She started when she was TWO at the Ann Arbor Blues Fest in 1969. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11484002

49: Robert Berry 09/30/2019

49: Robert Berry It’s been awhile since we had a chance to chat with Robert Berry, and he’s been BUSY since last we spoke, to say the least. 3.2 is on tour now, crossing the country and paying tribute to the musical genius of Keith Emerson.. During the conversation we touched on everything from Carl Palmer to what bass strings he uses, to breakfast cereal! /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11405933

48: David Ellefson 09/23/2019

48: David Ellefson David Ellefson is one of the coolest guys in Rock & Roll. Aside from being the bass player in Megadeth, he’s also an author and entrepreneur. After his 2013 memoir “My Life With Deth” was so successful, he followed it up with “More Life WIth Deth” picking up the story after his departure from Megadeth in the mid-2000s, through his triumphant return in 2010, giving you an inside look at the continued saga of one of the World’s biggest, and most enduring, Heavy Metal bands. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11351183

47: Steve Hackett 09/16/2019

47: Steve Hackett We pay tribute to Eddie Money in the intro, recorded on Friday the 13th. Then it’s on to a chat with Steve Hackett in which he talks about his coming tour of the US and gives us his views on the potential of a Genesis reunion. Will we see one? He doesn’t say no… /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11262401

46: Lita Ford 09/12/2019

46: Lita Ford Here’s someone else who has SEEN IT ALL. Lita Ford was first recruited by Kim Fowley to join the all-female band the Runaways and in 1979 she headed out on her own. In 1980, after the breakup of the Runaways, she signed with Mercury Records and released her solo debut: Out For Blood. From there, she continued until 1995, when she went on a hiatus. In 2008, she came back with a vengeance and hasn’t let up since. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11216120

45: Denny Laine 08/28/2019

45: Denny Laine Denny Laine was a co-founding member of the Moody Blues. He left the band in 1966 to form the Electric String Orchestra. From there it was Ginger Baker’s Air Force. Along the way, he got to know Paul McCartney musically and personally and after some other projects, it was on to help form Wings with Paul and Linda. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/11017847

44: Dave Clark (on Freddie Mercury) 08/15/2019

44: Dave Clark (on Freddie Mercury) If you haven’t seen Bohemian Rhapsody, see it. This story picks up mere months after Queen’s iconic performance at Live Aid, when Freddie Mercury was recruited by his dear friend, Dave Clark (Dave Clark 5) to record a track for a star-studded concept album based on “Time”: A sci-fi, rock musical written by Clark. A few months later, Freddie Mercury returned to Abbey Road studios to record a second song: ‘Time.’ /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10888455

43: Lou Gramm 08/05/2019

43: Lou Gramm There’s not a lot we can say about Lou Gramm that you don’t already know. As part of Foreigner, he and Mick Jones were responsible for a long string of hits but, with chemistry comes combustion. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10780847

42: Corky Laing 07/08/2019

42: Corky Laing Corky Laing started his life in 1948 as the youngest of five siblings in Montreal, Canada. His early bands enjoyed a good local following, opened for many of the popular British invasion acts and, ultimately, got a record deal with Atlantic Records in New York. In September 1969, his life changed for good when Mountain happened. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10426298

41: Alice Cooper 07/01/2019

41: Alice Cooper Alice Cooper is one of the main-stays of rock music and the godfather of shock. You're just as likely to see him spending time with a guillotine as you are with a pet snake or playing 9 holes of golf. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10335653

40: Ed Roland / Collective Soul 06/24/2019

40: Ed Roland / Collective Soul 2019 is proving to be a bright and shiny 25th anniversary year for Atlanta multi-Platinum rockers COLLECTIVE SOUL, and they’ll be celebrating their ongoing legacy in all-out style with a little bit of the old and a lot of the new. They’re in it for the long haul and are gearing up to keep the party going. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10267661

39: Chuck Garric 06/17/2019

39: Chuck Garric Chuck Garric is one of the hardest-working bass players in rock music today. Not only has he toured and played a key role in Alice Cooper's band since 2002, he also fronts his own band, Beastö Blancö, alongside Calico Cooper. He has also co-written songs for Alice Cooper. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10180052

38: Begin the Begin / Robert Dean Lurie 06/10/2019

38: Begin the Begin / Robert Dean Lurie Begin the Begin is the first biography of R.E.M. wholly researched and written since they disbanded in 2011. It offers by far the most detailed account of the group's formative years--their early lives, their first encounters with one another, their legendary debut show, early tours in the back of a van, initial recordings, their shrewdly paced rise to fame. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10076234

37: Rick Nielsen / Cheap Trick 06/03/2019

37: Rick Nielsen / Cheap Trick If Rick Nielsen weren’t one of rock and roll’s most colorful and accomplished characters in real life, there’s no way to have dreamed him up. A homemade cartoon figure who is also a down-to-earth family man. A superlative guitarist who makes it look like a goof onstage. An inveterate joker whose best-known song is a sincere request for love. You think it’s all an image, a pose? Spend a few minutes with the man and you’ll find out just how wrong you are. (From RickNielsen.com) /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/10027826

36: Mick Box / Uriah Heep 05/06/2019

36: Mick Box / Uriah Heep A “proper rock show” is what Mick Box is promising on the upcoming Uriah Heep tour, as they support Judas Priest through mid 2019. The band’s 25 album / 50 year path gave us SO MUCH to talk about with Mick and the whole time, it felt like we had known him for years. We chat about writing, touring, balancing family with rock & roll, recording ‘old school’ style, performing with Earth Wind & Fire, and how to deal with an audience that’s so drunk, the police pull the plug on the show. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9672728

34: Don Felder 04/22/2019

34: Don Felder He played a role in one of the most epic guitar solos EVER. His double-neck guitar is in the New York City Metropolitan Museum’s Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll exhibition. He took a little time out while he was in New York City for the opening of that exhibition to chat with Finn about his new album, American Rock ‘n’ Roll, his legendary guitar and teaching Tom Petty. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9479204

33: Michael Schenker 04/16/2019

33: Michael Schenker Michael Schenker is a changed man. With a career stretching back to 1969, the German guitar virtuoso is an artist for whom the term ‘volatile’ has sometimes seemed invented. Recorded with singers and musicians associated with Michael in previous decades, the aptly-titled Resurrection sees Schenker embracing his past to build something fresh and exciting. We had a brief window of time to chat with the legendary guitarist about where he draws inspiration from, the new project and more. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9409088

32: Uli John Roth 04/16/2019

32: Uli John Roth Uli Jon Roth is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar players ever. He is one of the last greats who is still around to present his magical style of playing which he already forged in the late Sixties when he was still in his teens. He had some time to chat with us recently during an extended visit to a truckstop in Canada.... /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9408359

31: Jesse Colin Young 04/11/2019

31: Jesse Colin Young With songs like Darkness, Darkness, Lightshine, Sunlight, Sugarbabe, Songbird and The Youngblood's version of Get Together, Jesse Colin Young has influenced and shaped the character of American music for over 50 years. Jesse Collin Young has a new album out called Dreamers, and spent some time chatting w/ Finn. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9347687

30: Jim Breuer 04/08/2019

30: Jim Breuer Jim Breuer had some spare time on his hands so he spent a few minutes talking with Finn. His new album, "Jim Breuer: Live From Portland" just arrived. It was recorded at Helium Comedy Club and features 14 brand new tracks, were Breuer shares stories from his recent tour with Metallica, aging, and the best part about getting a colonoscopy. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9303368

29: Danny Goldberg / Serving the Servant 04/05/2019

29: Danny Goldberg / Serving the Servant “Serving The Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain,” an amazing read from Danny Goldberg is out today on the 25th anniversary of the passing of Kurt Cobain. The Nirvana manager from 1990-1995 had a chance to spend a few minutes talking to Finn In the book he shares his memories of his brief but momentous time with Kurt and the band, with candor, honesty and empathy. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9285050

28: Carl Palmer's Prog Rock Camp 04/02/2019

28: Carl Palmer's Prog Rock Camp Carl Palmer took a few minutes to chat with us about his upcoming Prog Rock Camp in November, along with some chatting about Asia, ELP, and other projects he’s been involved with over his illustrious career. The camp takes place in November and you can find out more about it by visiting the episode page at barstoolrockers.com. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9233825

27: Rock Hall '19 Induction w/ Sal Cirrincione 04/01/2019

27: Rock Hall '19 Induction w/ Sal Cirrincione Our buddy Sal joined us on the podcast this morning after attending the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony over the weekend. We got his perspective on how things went and what folks have to look forward to when they see select portions on HBO. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9224477

26: Robin Trower 03/28/2019

26: Robin Trower There are legends and then there are legends. Robin Trower is BOTH. He played with Procul Harum and fronts his own power trio that will be visiting the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee on April 14th. He has a new album out too called Coming Closer to the Day on which he plays all the musical instruments (sans drums) and provides the vocals. /episode/index/show/barstoolrockers/id/9172169

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