Matt Wardlaw and D.X. Ferris are joined by author Greg Renoff to discuss Van Halen Rising, his popular new book that covers the early years of the legendary group.
Matt Wardlaw
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Matt Wardlaw is a music lifer with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry. Of course you all have shoes older than that, but that's okay, Matt realizes that he's still a rookie. His byline has appeared in the Riverfront Times (St. Louis), Cleveland Scene, Blogcritics, Music's Bottom Line and Ultimate Classic Rock, among others. In addition to writing for Popdose, Matt also has his own music blog called Addicted to Vinyl where he writes about a variety of subjects including but not limited to vinyl. In his spare time, Matt enjoys long walks in the park, Cherone-era Van Halen and driving long distances to Night Ranger concerts.
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Popdose presents the exclusive worldwide premiere of Mike Peters’ intimate new version of The Alarm’s classic favorite “Strength.” We spoke with Peters to get the story behind the new version.
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If you’ve been looking for some new sounds featuring kick ass heavy fuzzed out guitars, look no further and wrap your ears around the music of RavenEye, a new power…
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Popdose presents the exclusive video premiere of Michael Sackler-Berner’s “She Loves Love,’ produced by Marshall Crenshaw and Stewart Lerman.
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Richard Marx joins us to talk about his new album Beautiful Goodbye, writing songs with Ringo Starr and why it’s okay to break all of the rules.
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Justin Currie of Del Amitri joins us to talk about his new solo album Lower Reaches.
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Matthew Sweet stops by Popdose for yet another interview! This time, he’s talking tour dates, new music + J.J. Abrams!
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Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman joins us to talk about his new solo album Inferno.
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Gary Cherone is perhaps best-known for being the longtime vocalist of the Boston-based rock band Extreme and after that, the guy who picked up the microphone for Van Halen as…
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Eric Martin stops by the Popdose Lounge to talk about his acoustic tour, possible new music from Mr. Big & his memories of working with Toto.
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Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger joins us for an exclusive interview to talk about the band’s forthcoming new album and the 30th anniversary of their classic Midnight Madness release.
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Extreme bassist Pat Badger joins us to discuss his current PledgeMusic campaign, Van Halen and jamming with Roger Daltrey.
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Susanna Hoffs drops by the Popdose lounge to talk about the latest Under The Covers album, her ongoing collaboration with Matthew Sweet.
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Jim Cuddy joins us to talk about the new Blue Rodeo album, In Our Nature.
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Michael Sweet of Stryper talks about the band’s new album, No More Hell Left To Pay in our exclusive interview.
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Kenny Rogers talks to Popdose about his reunion with Dolly and a planned duet with George Jones that unfortunately didn’t happen.
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After a long drought, Soul Asylum can’t stop making new music and that’s a really good thing. We spoke with Dave Pirner recently about the band’s new EP.
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The debut album from The Rides is in stores this week. Kenny Wayne Shepherd tells us about his new band with Stephen Stills.
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Kenny Loggins and the Blue Sky Riders returned to Cleveland. We were there.
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Caitlin Crosby talks to Popdose about her new EP, Save That Pillow.
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Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton spent the past couple of years on the road celebrating the 35th anniversary of his world renowned ’70s live album Frampton Comes Alive, performing the album…
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At 72 years of age, there’s not much that Jim Horn hasn’t done. While his name might not be immediately familiar, you’ve definitely heard a lot of his work over…
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If Armageddon is indeed lurking anywhere around the corner, at least there will be a soundtrack thanks to Rick Springfield’s newest album Songs For The End Of The World. Better…
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Kevin Eubanks is a guy that you’re probably most familiar with because of his 15 year stint as the bandleader for Jay Leno and the Tonight Show and that’s okay….
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Hearing the stories behind how the new Camper Van Beethoven album came together, we’re not surprised to find out that God is a CVB fan. And as you listen to…
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It’s been more than 15 years now since singer/songwriter John Denver passed away tragically while flying his personal plane. Every year since Denver’s death, former members of his band have…
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With the renewed popularity of female-fronted alternative rock, New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert saw a window of opportunity to bring 90s alt-rocker Lisa Loeb, a noted influence for many…
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The Blue Sky Riders might be the best band you’ve never heard of (featuring a few people you might be familiar with).
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You know that one song, but there’s a lot more that you should also know about Dada.
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In more than four decades in the music business, Jimi Jamison has worn quite a few different hats. While perhaps best known for his work with Chicago-based AOR rockers Survivor,…