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We Started an Internet Radio Station in 1999 — Before Podcasts Were a Thing | Ep #14

In this Episode On October 1, 1999, we launched MFNRocks.com, an internet radio station at a time when most people were still trying to figure out what the hell internet radio even was. In this episode, I go back to the beginning of MFNRocks—how the business started, what we were trying to build, some of

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The Time I Had a Drink With Al Pitrelli – Stories From Berserkerus | Ep #13

In this Episode I took a trip to the Poconos for the Berserkerus Festival and somehow ended up having a drink with Al Pitrelli—guitarist for Trans-Siberian Orchestra and former member of Megadeth, Savatage, and Alice Cooper’s band. Not a bad way to spend a road trip. In this episode, I get into the festival, the

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I Turned 50 and Found My Old Radio Photos — The Stories Came Flooding Back | Ep #10

In this Episode Turning 50 will apparently make you start digging through old shit. I found an old photo album, and suddenly I was right back in Roanoke, Virginia, working at 96.3 WROV and remembering stories I hadn’t thought about in years. In this episode, I take a trip back to my radio days at

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I Bought Another Guitar… Yes, I Know I Have a Problem | Ep #9

In this Episode I bought another guitar. Yes, I know. I have a guitar problem. But in my defense… actually, screw it. I don’t have a defense. In this episode, I get into the latest guitar that’s caught my attention, why I apparently needed another one, and the completely reasonable mental gymnastics guitar players use

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Seeing The Rolling Stones Live — Are They Still the Greatest Rock & Roll Band? | Ep #8

In this Episode I finally got another dose of The Rolling Stones live, and in this episode I get into the show and whether Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and company can still claim the title of the greatest rock & roll band in the world. But there’s a shitload of music to talk

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I Interviewed Steve Vai at His House — And Talked David Lee Roth | Ep #7

In this Episode I interviewed Steve Vai several times over the years—including once at his home—and in this episode, I tell some of those stories while looking back at one of the greatest rock records of the ’80s: David Lee Roth’s Eat ‘Em and Smile. I get into “Yankee Rose,” Dave’s incredible post-Van Halen solo

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