12/28: YEAR END UPDATE AND MORE
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a very happy healthy new year. It’s been an incredible 2018 for me and I thank you all for your support. TrunkFest debuted on AXS TV, TrunkNation on SiriusXM Volume made news almost daily with interviews and rock talk, the FM/syndicated show continues to grow, and my podcast is often top 20 on Itunes. Thank you all! Can’t wait to see what’s ahead for 2019. In the meantime here are some things coming very soon:
This weekend on Volume SiriusXM 106 will be my weekend Best Of both Saturday and Sunday 8-10P ET. Monday 2-4 & 9-11P ET will be a special Best Of my 2018 interviews with Steve Perry, Geddy Lee, Slash, Vinnie Vincent, Neal Schon, Joe Elliot and more! Then back live 1/2 2P ET on 106 to hear your top albums of 2018 lists.
New podcast this Thursday will be the full Geddy Lee interview!
I will be at NAMM this year doing my radio show, hosting the Hall Ofd HM History Awards, hosting Ronnie Montrose Remembered and shooting an episode of TrunkFest for AXS. Then Cruise to The Edge, Monsters Of Rock Cruise and more. Lot of other cool things TBA soon.
Have a healthy happy 2019 all! More soon
Top 5 for 2018, tough one:
1. Stone Temple Pilots – S/T (what a great return)
2. Judas Priest – Firepower (Killer!)
3. Godsmack – When Legends Rise. (The Smack purist probably quibble, since it’s a bit more commercial sounding, but I dug 🙂 it).
4. W.E.T. – Earthrage. (I’m a big fan of Erik Martensson)
5. Kissin’ Dynamite – Ecstasy (a gem, check it out)
Honorable Mention:
1. Slash – Living the Dream (Myles, ’nuff said)
….and don’t jump on me for this one, but I also like the Kacey Musgraves album, “Golden Hour.” I know, I know, you can yell WTF at your computer monitor or device now. 🙂