Robo Robb

This was my first interview with a Jazz group. I’ve interviewed Jazz singers who have their own take on Jazz but this was the first time I had a legit jazz group come through and bless the airwaves in front of me. Their name is Rare Standard and I had the pleasure of meeting their sax player a few months ago. He nonchalantly told me he was just starting a jazz group. Now when I hear “just starting a band” I automatically think “OK I’ll see these guys in a few years…. Nope. These guys were like ready to rock out of the gate. There is a live performance at the end of the interview so take a listen and as always enjoy!

Saxaphone: Timothy Gay, Drums: Doug Austin, Bass: Damon Warmack, Keys: Daniel Meinecke

I was dropping off my work one day at FedEx, this past spring, and ritualistically went to Biggby to get myself a Teddy Bear Latte as a reward. I walked in and there was this dude sitting with a home computer, not just any home computer, this was like a 27 inch display. So I sparked up a conversation with him and found out he was a musician making a benefit project for autism. I told him I had an opening on my radio show if he would like to come by and speak with me about the project. Without a further question I had thrown it in my calendar, just like that. This interview turned out to be really insightful and not only was I further educated on autism, I think many of my listeners got a lot out of it too. 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!

My interview with Peter Nowak the author of “Sex, Bombs and Burgers” is one of my more insightful interviews to date. We talk about everything from technology to baseball. Take a listen and 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.

Come on, dude, you didn’t think I was going to interview Jon Connor for the third time? Jon is more than a dude I perform with in Flint he has become a friend and I think you should become familiar with him as well.

What can I say this was one of the freshest interviews of my whole trip to Austin. Literally, the conversation was fly. I guess they really do live up to the title “Flying Without Wingz”. Much like the picture posted below we sat on the ground for the entire interview, in a dried up puddle of urine… gross.

This was also unexpected. I was able to speak briefly with Danny Brown. If I had the opportunity again I have a million more questions I would ask him.