Venice, with their enriching harmony filled sound, has just release a new double album: Stained Glass - and they recorded it in their backyard.
Release Date: 03/13/2024
Marc Bonilla, guitarist, composer and producer, discusses his many roles in the music, TV & movie industries
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Marc Bonilla is a renowned guitarist, composer, and producer whose dynamic career spans decades across the worlds of rock, film, and television. He first gained recognition touring with Warner Bros. recording artists Toy Matinee and later released three critically acclaimed instrumental guitar albums on Reprise Records: EE Ticket, American Matador, and Celluloid Debris. A versatile and south-after collaborator, Bonill has performed, recorded and produced with an impressive roster of artists including Asia, Ronnie Montrose, Gamma, Glenn Hughes, Eddie Jobson, Slash, Little Richard, Peter...
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Iron Maiden’s 50th is celebrated with Daniel Bukszpan’s new book "Iron Maiden At 50"! Featuring 50 iconic milestones in the Iron Maiden's career!
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Few Metal bands havwe achieved Iron Maiden's enduring success - across popularity, musical integrity, and live performance power. Daniel Bukszpan's new book, Iron Maiden At 50, captures this extraordinary five-decade journey in full. Equal parts biography and anniversary tribute, the book chronicles Maiden form inception to global metal juggernaut via 50 pivotal moments that shaped the band's influence and legacy. They story is told indepth, via the landmark albums, historic tours, line up shifts and behind-the-scenes decisioins through the decades. Daniel's book is more than a timeline...
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Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads hosts new screenings of Stop Making Sense + Getting the rights to the Us Festival footage and new solo album?
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X's Exene Cervenka rare interview regarding the band's final album, final tour and going from a Catholic school girl to the Queen of Punk!
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Glenn Hughes, bassist & vocalist for Deep Purple & Black Sabbath, talks new album, Cal Jam 1 fiasco, and loosing Ozzy
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Paul Rappaport, new book: “Gliders Over Hollywood” is full of stories from his days at Columbia Records, featuring Pink Floyd, The Stones, Elvis Costello & many more. PART 2
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Former Columbia Records VP of Rock Promotion, Paul Rappaport has a new book that highlights his relationships with artists like, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Springsteen and more. PART ONE
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Heavy Metal author Martin Popoff's new book: "Guns N' Roses at 40", which features 40 key pivotal points in GNR's Career.
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JR Richards, former Dishwalla singer, guitarist and songwriter talks about his new solo album: " My Darkest Hour" + performing in fans homes
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This episode is with the band Venice. We were able to reconnect with the band at this year's NAMM show. Venice is known mostly for their amazing harmonys, ones you might hear from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Eagles or Steely Dan. But they have made a mark for themselves in the music world. Following their sisters (and Aunts) the Lennon Sisters, this band has been together since the 80s, impressing the likes of Jackson Browne, David Crosby & Steely Dan. They have worked with such great as Cher, Stevie Nickes, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Sting & Phil Collins. Infact they were chosen as the backup vocals for Roger Water's The Wall tour from 2010 - 2013. The band has a new album titled "Stained Glass" which features 16 new songs written by the band and recorded in Micahel Lennon's backyard during the pandemic. We were lucky enough to get all 4 members on this interview: Marky, Kipp, Michael & Pat! Please enjoy, and if you do like it, find two previous episodes - a two part with Kipp Lennon back in 2020.
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