Robo Robb

I met Robby a long time ago when he was still a young lad and I was just beginning my undergrad. Last year a friend brought me to an Imagine Nation concert where I was reintroduced to Robby. A few months ago I got a call from him saying he was no longer in his old band and would like to have his new band on my show. Well, we made it happen and Robby and the gang came on my show to speak about their projects. Ladies and Gents I present to you Shotgun Soul, enjoy!

One day I got and e-mail from Rob St. Mary (WDET 101.9FM Detroit) asking me if I would be interested in interviewing Sleigh Bells. I looked them up and took a listen, sure why not they sounded pretty sweet. I wouldn’t say this is my biggest interview, in my opinion, but my listeners have different ideas about that. This was a truly a great experience and the concert was awesome. Take a listen and enjoy!

Recently I took a new job and it keeps me on the road many days a year. Sometimes I find myself in the most boring small towns imaginable. One such town was Mt. Pleasant, unless you are a college kid looking to get drunk there really isn’t much to do in this town. After dinner one night this spring I decided to take a stroll through down town, which shuts down earlier than Flint. I looked down one side street and saw a marquee for a small venue and the name “The Macpodz”, in movable letters, indicated that they were playing that night. Having no way to get a hold of them, seeing as how I have never met them before, I left them a note with the lady tending the bar saying to give me a call if they’d like to do an impromptu interview that night. An hour later back at the hotel I got a call from Brennan of the Macpodz and we made the interview happen. This is what great interviews are made of take an unedited listen to the whole interview here. Enjoy!

It was like 3 AM, and I’m get off the exit to fill up and use the restroom, on my way home from Austin. I run into these guys, who are also coming home from Austin, and we do an interview. This is the second gas station interview of my life and I have a feeling it won’t be my last.

I saw a dude standing on a corner with a pile of instruments. Therefore I interviewed him.

This band, out of San Fransisco, was staying at the same hotel as I. One morning we were walking to the bus stop and I had the pleasure of speaking with them for a super short interview. Enjoy!

John Stirratt is one of the original members of Wilco and is also in Autumn Defense. I randomly met John on a bus stop bench amidst the chaos of SXSW. Our interview was interrupted by 100′s of bicyclists and then he had to leave early to get back to his hotel. Nonetheless I was thrilled to speak with him for a brief unexpected moment! Enjoy!

I met these guys while I was filling up my tank at a gas station in Joplin Missouri. I was on my way to Phoenix and they were headed on tour out west. This was my first interview of my winter road trip of 2011 and the first interview on my new digital recorder. Enjoy!

I had a song stuck in my head when I returned from North Carolina in November. This song started to fade as the months went by and I soon forgot about it. Sugar Glyder is a band from Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been wanting to interview these dudes and dudette since I first saw them perform at the Tremont in Charlotte back in September of 2009. Well I made another trip to Charlotte this past May and finally was able to get them all in one place for a great interview. This interview was conducted at their practice space in the Queen City Underground. When I left the interview I popped in one of the CDs they had given me and voila! There it was the song that was stuck in my head! Take a listen, enjoy and leave some feedback for the group.

Emily, Chris and Daniel playing Scrabble!

Matt Burt was born in America and moved to Norway many years ago. Listen to his experience as a musician and artist living abroad and starting a family. The story behind Dog and Sky’s latest album “Lhasa Express” is very interesting. Have yourself a listen and leave some feedback!