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Beth Riley chats with Canadian singer/songwriter Cory M. Coons on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, his late parents, bands he has been a part of, his solo music that includes his debut album that is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. They also chat about his awards that he has won, the owner of the label he is on (Michael Stover at MTS Management), Cory's label mate and fellow Canadian, Darren Michael Boyd and working with legendary producer Ron Nevison. There are stories from his younger days up to current life with his wife, Leighann and their 10 year old daughter Charleigh who also joins the conversation briefly. Cory picks his desert island discs, talk about a time period he would like to go back to, his new song "White Picket Fence", more music in the works and so much more!
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Mark Malibu spends some time with James and Beth Riley for this new episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series in their quest to become honorary Wasagas! They chat about early musical influences, The Monkees, “Canada’s Original Surf Punk Instrumentalists”, the early period of The Wasagas when there wasn't a surf scene, reuniting and a 2nd phase of the band 30 years later, the current surf scene, a certain Scooby Doo character that we think he sounds like, Surfin' Kitty Xmas compilations (and if there will be a volume 5 this year), record collecting, desert island discs, a time period he would go back to if a time machine were possible, requests for our radio shows, what's on the horizon and so much more!
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James and Beth Riley had a chance to chat with legendary surf guitarist Bob Berryhill! Bob is the sole remaining original member of The Surfaris and tours with his wife Gene and sons Deven and Joel. A variety of topics were discussed including the story of how "Wipe Out" happened, various covers of that iconic song, surf influence on punk rock, touring with his family, playing with Surfer Joe and his Surfer Joe Festival last year, playing the Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender this year, requests for our radio shows, desert island record picks and more!
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James and Beth Riley recently spoke with Nicole Damoff from The Surfrajettes! They talk about her influences, the members of The Surfrajettes, recent tour (and trying to pack for all seasons), headlining vs being an opener, looking to bands like The Ventures as inspiration, record store finds, cover tunes, writing originals, being on a couple of The Beach Boys cruises (and what they learn from playing with icons like that), working on their new album, requests for our radio shows, desert island discs, our time machine question of what time period she would like to go back to...Oh, and they also chat about Jim Babjak of The Smithereens who had commented "Cool" on a Facebook video that Beth shared of The Surfrajettes live. All of that and so much more!
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Beth Riley chats with guitarist Jim Suhler on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, bands he is a part of (Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat, George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Texas Scratch), having Billy F Gibbons play a big role in his 2002 wedding and meeting some of his idols. They also chat about Jackson Browne and his music, as well as The Kentucky Headhunters. Of course, the infamous time machine and desert island disc picks are talked about. They chat about Jim Suhler's band Texas Scratch's debut album from 2009 finally being released 14 years later, as well as his thoughts on his bandmates, Buddy Whittington, Vince Converse, Jeff Simon and Jim talks about the loss of Nathaniel Peterson. Not a dull moment on this episode and there are so many good stories. If you ever wondered what Jim would pick between "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" (the song pre dated his time in The Destroyers but it had to be asked), his answer might surprise you. All of that and so much more!
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Beth Riley chats with guitarist Bryan Bassett on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, various bands he's been in (including Molly Hatchet and Wild Cherry). They talk about how he joined Foghat and their new album "Sonic Mojo"that was released on November 10, 2023. Bryan picks his favorite track off of the album and his favorite from his entire career. He also talks about the late Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown and his influence on Foghat and him personally. Of course, Beth had to talk about Jackson Browne and Bryan talks about his love of Jackson's songwriting. Bryan tells his favorite memories from each band he has been a part of, as well as talking about his time teaching in college and how difficult it was to answer to Professor Bassett. Current influences and bands that Bryan listens to are also on this episode. Beth mentions a surf band called Froghat and Bryan talks about a piece of Foghat merch that was a frog head made for babies to wear as a hat...making it a frog-hat. Lots of laughs on this one, and, as always, there's the time machine question and Bryan's desert island disc picks....all of that and so much more.
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Beth Riley chats with Todd Bradley on this episode of the Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. Join the conversation as they chat about Todd's beginning stages of music, his short time at Berklee College of Music, bands he has been in including Delroy Rebop, Indirect Object, The Essentials, The Salamanders and of course, his current band: The Hi-Risers. They also talk about his friends and bandmates (both past and current) including: Jason Smay, Greg Townson, Trevor Lake, Eddie Angel, Jim Symonds and others. The Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers (that Todd does with his brothers Mark and Scott) is talked about too... including upcoming shows for them. Todd speaks highly of his wife of nearly 3 decades and their 2 wonderful kids and he also speaks highly of Lou Whitney and D.Clinton Thompson of The Skeletons/The Morrells....as well as the owners of Hi-Tide Recordings: Vincent and Magdalena Minervino. We didn't forget about the famous desert island disc question either....find out which albums Todd picked! All that and so much more!
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Beth Riley chats with legendary guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Mark Farner on this episode. They chat about his influences, various bands he's been in (including Grand Funk Railroad and Ringo Starr's & His All Starr Band), a new project in the works, their shared admiration of Thomas Jefferson, our military and veterans, his parents, the secret to a long lasting marriage (since he and his wife Leisa have been married for over 4 decades). Of course, they had to talk about Jackson Browne and what song Mark inspired of his. They also chat about his love of The Beach Boys harmonies, as well as The Ventures impact on music. As always, there's the time machine question and Mark's desert island disc picks....all of that and so much more.
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Beth Riley chats with Andrew Himmler of The Delta Bombers on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about The Delta Bombers upcoming album "Neon Sounds", due to be released on April 2. They chat about working with producer Mark Neill and a well kept secret of his. They also chat about the history of the band, influences, their style, Jim Morrison and Jackson Browne, being away from family and places they have seen Delta Bombers merch. Let's not forget about the time machine question, which includes Andrew's love of history and Beth's fascination with Thomas Jefferson. All of that and so much more!
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Beth Riley chats with singer/songwriter Bryan James on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, family life, lyrics from his songs, a fun story about Ben Haggard (son of Merle Haggard), his buddies T.J. Hernandez, Jeb Brown and Dallas Moore, the potential of working with Lyman Ellerman, recording and touring. Bryan also talks about his desert island disc choices, favorite time period and a lot more!
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Beth Riley chats with Deven Berryhill of The Surfaris and The Tourmaliners on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about Deven growing up with his Dad, Bob Berryhill of the legendary surf band The Surfaris, playing music with his Dad, Mom and brother, as well as his own kids and how music has been passed down to them too! Also, there is talk of The Tourmaliners brand new album "Surfidia" released on December 20, 2022! Several cool guest artists on there including a Riley household favorite: Eddie Angel of Los Straitjackets! More topics discussed include the influence of Bono from U2, desert island discs, influences, members of The Tourmaliners and how they met, how he feels to be a part of The Surfaris with his Dad and maybe he'll answer the difficult question that Beth asked him: The Surfaris or The Tourmaliners....which is the better band? Spoiler alert: he doesn't really say one is better than the other, but, he does talk about how they are different. All that and so much more in this fun episode. Grab your surfboard and don't "Wipe Out"....we're gonna get a little "Swanky"!
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Beth Riley chats with Chris Impellitteri of the metal band, Impellitteri on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about Chris losing his parents at a young age, being raised by his grandparents (and ultimately naming the band as a tribute to them), an AC/DC tribute band Chris was in called QT Hush, Deep Purple, Kiss, desert island discs, his daughters, his lovely wife of 31 years, Roni, skipping ahead to the future and lots more. Oh, and of course Impellitteri's new Anthology "Wake The Beast" that was released on September 30! Lots of laughs, good stories and some serious moments in this conversation too!
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Beth Riley chats with Abbey of the Australian folk rock band, Little Quirks on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about influences of the band, cover songs, the Little Quirks new single, "The Rain", time travel, desert island discs and what's next for her and Little Quirks.
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Legendary Grammy and Dove Award winner Russ Taff chats with James and Beth Riley on this new Artist Spotlight Podcast. They talk about the early days of his career, Beth telling Russ that James had a mullet too, Russ joining The Imperials (and how nervous he was for that first concert), some of his classic albums, joining the Gaither world when the CCM market was drying up for him, overcoming alcohol addiction, new opportunities in the CCM world, his "desert island discs", what's on the horizon, granting Beth permission to play an unreleased version of "Abraham, Martin & John" (that Russ did with Dion and John Hiatt) for an upcoming episode of her Boppin' With Beth and more! There's lots of laughter (and James geeking out) and serious conversation too!
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James & Beth Riley recently chatted with record producer, audio engineer (and wearer of more hats) Mark Linett! Join in the conversation to hear about Mark's amazing music biz journey, artists he's worked with, upcoming projects of The Beach Boys (including the always tough question...favorite album by them) and so much more! The newly remastered 80 track version of The Beach Boys' "Sounds Of Summer" releases June 17th so we were excited to hear about his involvement on this and other releases. Tune in for all the fun (fun, fun)!
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Beth Riley recently chatted with English blues-rock singer, Deborah Bonham (who is the sister of the late, great drummer of Led Zeppelin, John Bonham). They talked about her band Bonham-Bullick that she formed with her husband, Peter Bullick, their new self titled album, guest musicians on the album including John Baggott (Robert Plant, Portishead, Massive Attack), Paul Brown (The Waterboys, Ann Peebles, Bobby Rush), John Hogg (Magpie Salute, Moke), and Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, John Cale). They also talked about her late brothers, John and Michael, Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant mainly), her nephew Jason Bonham, a time she'd like to go back to, desert island albums and so much more!
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Beth Riley recently chatted with 5 time Grammy nominated blues infused rock'n roll artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. They talked about Kenny's 45th Birthday celebrations with Samantha Fish, The Ally Venable Band and Shemekia Copleland on June 11 and June 12, 2022. They also chatted about the inaugural KWS Backroads Blues Festival set for August 13, 2022 featuring Buddy Guy and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Of course, there was mention of "Blue On Black", from his sophomore album "Trouble Is...", which Kenny Wayne and his band are currently out on tour for, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the album! Other key points from the chat include Noah Hunt from the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band (who has been the lead singer for 25 years), Kenny's influences, desert island discs, a time he'd like to go back to and his favorite decade of music.
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Beth Riley recently chatted with CA native, Sara Shiloh Rae of Sara Shiloh Rae & Bluebird Junction. They talk about where Sara was born and raised, her time in Europe during the pandemic, meeting her fiance Max (who is also her banjo player), their debut album (Sara Shiloh Rae & Bluebird Junction) and also her favorite songs by The Beach Boys and James Taylor. Sara also gets educated on Jackson Browne, who she sadly didn't have a favorite song by due to not knowing his music very well.
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Beth Riley recently chatted with singer/songwriter/professor/ honorary doctor, Livingston "Liv" Taylor. Liv is the younger brother of musicians James Taylor and Kate Taylor. Hear Liv talk about his over 5 decade long music career, his book, his late brother Alex, little brother Hugh, Desert island discs and so much more!
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James & Beth Riley had an awesome chat with Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds recently to chat about a wide range of topics. Join in to hear about their latest album Dig (and all the versions available) which really showcases a lot of their influences, recent work on the Jem Records Celebrates projects on John Lennon and Brian Wilson, their House Of Vibes studio, upcoming projects, desert island discs, time period he'd travel back to you if available and lots more!
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