Podcast appearances and mentions of Slim Jim Phantom

32.027 Feels GREAT to be back on the airwaves of WCBN! Enjoy a big 3 hour rockabilly program with the Aztec Werewolf™, DJ Del Villarreal broadcasting LIVE from the Motorbilly Studios! It's "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" on a Tuesday nite, bring a superb selection of both vintage & modern roots rock'n'roll sounds: dig the world-wide radio debut of Toronto's Bad Fortunes 45, "Bad Fortune," hear hot music from Nashville's Marcel Riesco ("Wild Kisses"!), rev your engine to J.S. & The Lockerbillies latest "Rev It Up!", crash the beach with Untamed Youth and their haunted hit "The Lonely Surfer," dig the East Coast hillbilly action of the Rover Boys Trio and get gone with "Real Gone Yvonne", flip out with Linda Gail Lewis as she rakes her 88's with Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom on "Flipsville", shed some salty tears of joy with Murray Robe's cool new single "Cry Myself To Sleep", coax that locomotive just a little bit further along with The Goose Bumps' "Number 9 Train" and scream at the night sky with Helltown Sinners' hot bopper, "Howlin' At The Moon"! It's a real rockin' party when the Aztec Werewolf™ is in the air chair on "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" -good to the last bop!™Please follow on FaceBook, Instagram & Twitter!

Passing the thermometer of conversation over the rock and roll news to see where the mercury rises, which this week includes … … the new Barbra Streisand duets album. Duets are ‘playlets', small intense dramas that depend on human interaction, but so many are recorded separately (including, tragically, Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell). … but … duets you HAVE to hear! eg Cash & Carter, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Ray Charles & Betty Carter, Siouxsie & Morrissey, Nick Cave & Kylie, Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush. … the extraordinary story of the rebirth and Indian Summer of Mississippi John Hurt after 40 years of invisibility.   … blues lyrics that now seem unimaginable. … Frank Zappa as a drug dealer? Miles Davis as a pimp? Cyndi Lauper as a trophy wife? Real or made-up Miami Vice rock star cameos.  … great opening lines – “We got married in a fever …!” … how you always learn something you never knew about someone from their obituary - like Mike Peters' involvement in the highest altitude concert ever performed (on Everest with Glenn Tilbrook and Slim Jim Phantom). … where people listen to the Word In Your Ear “poddy” – eg in the bath, in court, at wedding receptions, by the Allman Brothers' graveside. Plus birthday guest John Montagna on rock stars who should be in a TV series.Help us to keep the conversation going by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Passing the thermometer of conversation over the rock and roll news to see where the mercury rises, which this week includes … … the new Barbra Streisand duets album. Duets are ‘playlets', small intense dramas that depend on human interaction, but so many are recorded separately (including, tragically, Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell). … but … duets you HAVE to hear! eg Cash & Carter, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Ray Charles & Betty Carter, Siouxsie & Morrissey, Nick Cave & Kylie, Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush. … the extraordinary story of the rebirth and Indian Summer of Mississippi John Hurt after 40 years of invisibility.   … blues lyrics that now seem unimaginable. … Frank Zappa as a drug dealer? Miles Davis as a pimp? Cyndi Lauper as a trophy wife? Real or made-up Miami Vice rock star cameos.  … great opening lines – “We got married in a fever …!” … how you always learn something you never knew about someone from their obituary - like Mike Peters' involvement in the highest altitude concert ever performed (on Everest with Glenn Tilbrook and Slim Jim Phantom). … where people listen to the Word In Your Ear “poddy” – eg in the bath, in court, at wedding receptions, by the Allman Brothers' graveside. Plus birthday guest John Montagna on rock stars who should be in a TV series.Help us to keep the conversation going by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great balls of fire! On this VERY Hot Jazz Network Podcast, host George Cole talks with international Rockabilly star, Darrel Higham. Endorsed by Gretsch Guitars and Peavey Amps, Darrel Higham has worked with Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Jools Holland, Imelda May, Billy Lee Riley, Rocky Burnett, and more. Listen to George and Darrel wind their way through the intersecting paths of musical interests and discuss guitars, great guitarists, and the music that makes them "tick"!ABOUT Darrel Higham: Born in Bedford, England in 1970, Higham grew up listening to the music of Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran. Through the influence of these artists, Higham took up the guitar in his early teens and joined his first band whilst still at school. In 1992 he spent 6 months living in the USA; touring and recording with Eddie Cochran's original backing band, The Kelly Four. His first solo album was released in 1995 on Nervous Records, entitled Mobile Corrosion. Higham played lead guitar in the West End production of Elvis: The Musical in 1996. He co-wrote the first biography on his musical hero, Eddie Cochran for Mainstream Publishing in 2000. Along with solo albums and records released with his Rockabilly band, The Enforcers, throughout the 90s and 00s, Higham also played lead guitar and produced many other artists. He co-owns Embassy Studio in Hampshire and oversees a great many sessions there. In 2007, Higham started work with Stray Cats drummer, Slim Jim Phantom. Together they recorded 2 albums and toured Europe, even making an appearance on BBC's Later With Jools in 2012. In 2011 he shared the lead vocal duties with Imelda May on the Jeff Beck DVD and subsequent CD, A Rock 'n' Roll Party. He has played guitar for Robert Plant, Jools Holland, Imelda May, Sharon Shannon, Shakin' Stevens, Jeff Beck, Billy Lee Riley, Rocky Burnette, Bono, Paul McCartney, to name but a few. Darrel is endorsed by Gretsch guitars, Peavey amplifiers and TV Jones pick-ups. Darrel also helped design The Rockingham semi-acoustic guitar for Peavey.LINKSWebsite: darrelhigham.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Darrel-Higham/100044555554168/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrelhighammusic/X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/DCHighamPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/darrelhighammusicStrings Darrel Higham Rockabilly Signature Strings newtonestrings.com Latest Recording: Darrel Higham, a Tribute to Gene Vincent. https://www.musicking.co.uk/collections/foot-tapping-records/products/darrel-higham-a-tribute-to-gene-vincent-cd A Superb salute to the great Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps. The vast majority of the songs included here are from the glorious 1956 to early '57 period, they capture the spirit of these monumental recordings, all the instruments recorded by Darrel himself.Darrel Higham PERFORMANCES: November 2, 2024; Spain. Gene & Eddie Show with Cliff Edmonds.November 16, 2024; France. Rockin' Gone Party, RockaRocky. Near Lyon.

Drummer of the band Stray Cats discusses his life and career with Frank Mackay on this weeks episode of The Frank Mackay Show!

The Midnight Cowgirls recently burst onto the scene with their debut single "Giddy Up."  The recently stopped by our studio to chat and brought special guest Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats with them! 

Chaz and AJ spoke to Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats about their show next weekend, and how they were ahead of the game with music videos when MTV first hit the air. (0:00)  Rage and anger abound, as the Tribe is reeling from increases to their electric bills. (5:01)  Former Hartford Police Detective Brian Foley was on the phone with Chaz and AJ this morning to talk about the arrest of a man who was wanted by over a dozen police departments, and had attempted multiple strangulations. (18:06)  Throat and neck injury stories. Chaz and AJ took calls from the Tribe, and shared some stories of their own. At least two different stories involved a stripper. (28:36)  Boss Keith's Top 5 this week was concert hot takes, after going to see Green Day, Creed (kinda) and the Struts. (50:47) 

The Mighty Manfred's guest this week is Mark Dutton, aka Muddy Stardust! Mark is a veteran musician, as well as the engineer on our Coolest Song in the World this week, Slim Jim Phantom's version of “Off The Hook”. Join the Mighty Manfred and Muddy Stardust for this week's Coolest Conversation, presented by Hard Rock

Jeff Slate and Earl Slick first met over 15 years ago. In that time they have performed and recorded together many times. Jeff is a guitarist, producer, frontman, journalist, regular guest host on SiriusXM. and ASCAP songwriter. Earl is a legendary guitarist, most known for his long association with David Bowie, his work on the Double Fantasy album with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and his collaborations with Robert Smith, Slim Jim Phantom & Lee Rocker, John Waite, David Coverdale, and more. Our conversation focuses on Jeff's new album The Last Day of Summer (on which Earl played guitar), and Earl's new biography called Guitar (co-written by Jeff). We also get some great stories about how they became friends, touring with Bowie, working with Dave Stewart, journalistic integrity, selling real estate, what music greats they'd love to work with, and a whole lot more! https://jeffslatehq.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EarlSlickOfficial/ We hope you enjoyed our interview with Jeff Slate and Earl Slick as much as we did! Email us at modernmusicology1@gmail.com  and tell us all about it, or leave a comment wherever you find our episode and let us know! And don't forget to rate us on your favorite podcast app!  Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernMusicology  Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernmusicologypodcast/  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ModrnMusicology  Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-MlcGy5u3fK1j4bVty1Kw  Modern Musicology is part of the ESO Podcast Network. https://esonetwork.com/  Find more about us: Rob Levy: https://kdhx.org/shows/show/juxtaposition  Stephanie Seymour: www.therearebirds.com   R. Alan Siler: www.kozmiccreative.com   Anthony Williams: https://watchers4d.podbean.com/

5:15:15 – Frank in Las Vegas, Nevada, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Day 3 in Las Vegas to see Phish at Sphere, heading over to The Punk Rock Museum for a guided tour by Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, sitting on a couch Kurt Cobain spent a lot of time on, Nacho Daddy Downtown, What […]

5:15:15 – Frank in Las Vegas, Nevada, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Day 3 in Las Vegas to see Phish at Sphere, heading over to The Punk Rock Museum for a guided tour by Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, sitting on a couch Kurt Cobain spent a lot of time on, Nacho Daddy Downtown, What […]

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up listening to his parents' jazz records and began playing drums by the age of ten. He took lessons with Mousie Alexander, who played with Benny Goodman, studying jazz and working through books by Jim Chapin and Ted Reed. By the late 1970s, he was playing in bands with his childhood friend, bassist Lee Rocker. They soon joined forces with guitarist Brian Setzer to form Stray Cats.[ When performing with Stray Cats, Phantom did not sit behind a standard drum kit like most drummers, but instead opted to play in a standing position with a minimalist set-up of bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, and crash cymbal. During downtime from Stray Cats, Phantom played in swing, rockabilly, and jump blues combo The Swing Cats with Rocker and ex-Polecats guitarist Danny B. Harvey,[6] as well as rockabilly and glam rock project Phantom, Rocker & Slick with Rocker and guitarist Earl Slick.  In 1985, he appeared with Carl Perkins and a host of other musicians including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Dave Edmunds and Rosanne Cash for Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session in London, England. Phantom also played with Jerry Lee Lewis. He later formed Col. Parker with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, releasing the album Rock n Roll Music in 2001.[ Most recently, he has been involved in the eponymous roots-rock band Slim Jim's Phantom Trio; rock-and-roll supergroup Dead Men Walking with Kirk Brandon and Mike Peters, and Captain Sensible;[ and rockabilly supergroup The Head Cat with Danny B. Harvey and the late Motörhead vocalist and bassist Lemmy.  He also hosts the Rockabilly Raveup show on Little Steven's Underground Garage. In March 2023, Barnes announced the supergroup The Barnestormers, featuring Barnes, Cheney, Phantom with Jools Holland and Kevin Shirley. A self-titled album was released on 26 May 2023.     Some Things That Came Up:   -2:35 45 Years of The Stay Cats -3:30 Studying with Mousey Alexander  -3:50 Ted Reed and Jim Chapin books  -8:30 Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley, Eddie Cochran, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Luis Jordan are           the roots -10:12 Origins of The Stray Cats  -14:00 Moving to London at 19 years old -16:00 Lemmy, Joe Strummer, and Chrissy Hyndes   were early believers -17:30 Ray Davies  -17:50 The Rolling Stones front row at a show helped the Stray Cats make national news -18:40 Arista Records and Dave Edmunds -19:00 A Top 10 hit!  -22:20 5 nights at The Roxy -25:45 Opened for The Stones in 1981, for FREE!  -29:20 Always creating with longtime friends  -32:00 Working with Harry Dean Stanton and Jules Holland -37:45 Getting the job on Little Steven's Underground on Sirius XM, every Sunday at 5 pm  -44:00 Climbing Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro -54:00 One Man Show  -56:20 Jennie Vie with Courtney Love and Eagles of Death Metal -56:45 New drummer is Leah Bluestein    Follow:  www.slimjimphantom.com IG: @officialslimjimphantom       The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich's exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Lenny Kravitz dévoile "Human", un nouvel extrait de son album ‘'Blue Electric Light'', qui sortira le 24 mai, sur lequel il a joué de la plupart des instruments aux côtés du guitariste Craig Ross. A l'occasion de la tournée pour l'album ''Wild God'', les billets pour le concert des Australiens de Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, au Sportpaleis d'Anvers le 30 octobre se sont littéralement envolés ils ajoutent une date supplémentaire pour le lendemain le 31. Elton John et son collaborateur de longue date Bernie Taupin ont reçu le prix Gershwin de la Bibliothèque du Congrès, lors de la cérémonie animée par Billy Porter où Metallica leur a rendu hommage en reprenant deux de leurs titres. A l'occasion spectacle hommage au Carnegie Hall de New-York organisé en mémoire de Sinead O'Connor et de Shane MacGowan, le chanteur des Pogues, la fille de Sinead, Roison Waters, a repris à son tour ‘'Nothing Compares 2 U'' et a ému toute la salle. Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Stevens et Billy Morrison font équipe sur la nouvelle chanson "Crack Cocaine", tirée du prochain album de ce dernier, The Morrision Project. On retrouvera aussi Ozzy dans un livre ‘'No Remorse : The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motorhead''mais aussi Slash (Gun's N'Roses) et de Dave Grohl des Foo Fighters. Mots-Clés : Jimmy Fallon, musicien, ambiance, célébration, vie, humanité, amour, sexualité, sensualité, spiritualité, sessions, enregistrement, tickets, vente, greenhousetalent.com, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile, évènement, spécial, équipe légendaire, auteurs, compositeurs, single, clip, mise en scène, Paris Jackson, décor, industriel, graffitis, démons, noir et blanc, préface, post-face, roman, Lars Ulrich, Lita Ford, Chrissie Hynde, Dee Snider, Dave Navarro, Phil Campbell, Mickey Dee, Slim Jim Phantom, contribution. --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, en Belgique et partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 7h30 et 18h30. Merci pour votre écoute Pour écouter Classic 21 à tout moment : www.rtbf.be/classic21 Retrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Slim Jim Phantom is the Stray Cats' drummer, host of “Slim Jim's Rockabilly Raveup” on Little Steven's Underground Garage and a cool-cat storyteller. He takes us through the Stray Cats' formation, with bassist and elementary school classmate Lee Rocker and singer-guitarist Brian Setzer, and their early days as a “rockabilly bar band” playing New York clubs like CBGB before they relocated to London. The band had recorded two British albums by the time a U.S. label released the compilation Built for Speed, which, powered by the hit singles “Rock This Town” and “Stray Cat Strut,” turned the Stray Cats into unlikely early '80s stars. Why did the band split after the follow-up album—and reunite after solo projects? What's happening with the Stray Cats now? And who is on Phantom's rockabilly Mount Rushmore?

Hello Cave-Dwellers! Welcome to the the launch of The Cavern Podcast, with our guest Earl Slick. Slick is is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Robert Smith. He has also worked with other artists including John Waite, Tim Curry and David Coverdale, in addition to releasing several solo recordings, and two records with Phantom, Rocker & Slick, the band he formed with Slim Jim Phantom & Lee Rocker (both from Stray Cats). And most importantly. He's a big friend of The Cavern! **************************** THE CAVERN CLUB, LIVERPOOL - THE MOST FAMOUS CLUB IN THE WORLD. THE PLACE WHERE THE BEATLES PLAYED NEARLY 300 TIMES AND THAT CONTINUES TO HOST SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC. WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ICONIC MUSIC VENUES, THE CAVERN CLUB IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CONVERSATION. BUT WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE CLUB THAT CONTINUES TO ATTRACT VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC ? IN THIS SERIES, HOST JON KEATS DELVES INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE CAVERN CLUB AND ITS CONNECTION WITH SOME WELL-KNOWN SPECIAL GUESTS. ********************************************************** Thanks The Cavern HQ Team

When you see Rachel Stacy perform, you are struck by the extreme confidence that she exudes. Whether she is belting out a rocker, a heartbreaking country ballad, or absolutely mesmerizing the crowd with her show-stopping fiddle chops, Rachel Stacy commands attention. Her hard-earned confidence belies the real-life experiences that have brought her to today. A veteran entertainer who has performed with a "who's who" of the music business, Rachel spent years not only trying to claw her way to the top of the heap as a woman in a male dominated business, but she also spent years with the negative effects of the abuse she dealt with as a child, and battled drug and alcohol addictions in her later years that would have taken a lesser person out. "I'm a victor, not a victim," Rachel says. "I was always told to NEVER talk about these things. I am vulnerable and not always comfortable sharing my story. But it is my story to tell. If I can help someone who is struggling with my words or my songs, that's what I'm going to do." To understand Rachel's determination, you have to understand the path she took to get here. Born in Marion, Illinois she was raised in Oklahoma City and moved to California in her mid-twenties and landed at UCI - University of California, Irvine where she studied dance and drama and graduated at the top of her class. She then moved a few towns over to Hollywood where she became a regular act at Slim Jim Phantom's (from the band Stray Cats) legendary Cat Club on Sunset Strip. That opened doors for her to be booked at The Viper Room, Whiskey A Go Go, The Roxy, The Gig on Melrose, and many more. In that heady rock 'n roll environment Rachel began to find her voice, her sound, her crowd pleasing stage show. She began touring across the country opening for ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Keith Anderson, and others. During that time Rachel began focusing hard on her songwriting and recorded her sophomore album at Radio Recorders in LA. She released the lead single “Damn You Look Good” to radio and it caught the attention of programmers in the Texas/Red Dirt genre and received airplay across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas. She began performing regularly in the region and was encouraged to relocate to be closer to the fan base she was courting. “I was very excited about the reception my music was receiving, and I felt at the time that Texas is where I needed to be.” Rachel recalls. “I sold everything I owned and loaded my jeep with my instruments and two cats and moved to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.” Rachel Stacy is at a point where she is very excited about the future and is not wasting any time in moving the ball forward. But that comes as no surprise from someone who has shared stages with Maren Morris, Willie, Merle Haggard, Tanya Tucker, and many of the greatest artists of our time. You see, it takes not only extraordinary talent, but great self-confidence to stand toe to toe with legends. Clear-eyed and sober, Rachel is up for the next phase of her career and more sure of herself than ever. That confidence is front and center in her latest single, "Empty Glass," a sad ballad that sounds like the life Rachel battled to escape. She wraps her smokey vocals around every single lyric of this classic country heartbreaker and makes it herown. When she sings about closing time with only an "Empty Glass" for company, you believe her. It's because she's lived the story. Rachel has spent much of her life entertaining in dance halls, honky tonks and on concert stages. Those experiences have allowed her to forge a unique style that has made her an in-demand entertainer in the neon bathed world that lives in "Empty Glass." Pull up a bar stool and join her there. #rachelstacy #musician #songwriter #singer #fiddler #nashvillerecordingartist #livewithcdp #talkshow #chrispomay #barrycullenchevrolet

This week we offer up the 11th installment of our series called, “Degrees Of Separation…” where we discuss side projects and solo releases from artists we love. It also happens to be your favorite co-host Robert's birthday… So, what better way to celebrate his 32nd b-day than by listening to some music from one of his all-time favorites: Ian Fraser Kilmister. Lemmy!!! Not much more to say about the man, the myth, the legend. A rock n' roll icon that deserves the praise.New to InObscuria? It's all about digging up obscure Rock n' Punk n' Metal from one of 3 categories: the Lost, the Forgotten, or the Should Have Beens. While we may be talking about an artist that many of you know in this episode, perhaps you are not aware of the depth of side projects and duets he had over his career. Our hope is that we turn you on to something new!Songs this week include:Hawkwind - “Lost Johnny” from Hall Of The Mountain Grill (1974)Slash - “Doctor Alibi” from Slash (2010)Headgirl - “Please Don't Touch” from St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP (1981)Probot - “Shake Your Blood” from Probot (2004)HeadCat - “Something Else” from Walk The Walk… Talk The Talk (2011)Lemmy & Wendy O. Williams - “Stand By Your Man” from Stand By Your Man EP (1982)Lemmy - “Tie Your Mother Down” from Dragon Attack: A Tribute To Queen (1997)Ozzy Osbourne & Lemmy - “Hellraiser” from Hellraiser (30th Anniversary Edition) - single (2021)Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uCheck out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

The Mighty Manfred's guest this week is English guitarist Darrel Higham! Darrel played guitar on Slim Jim Phantom's new single “Skinny Jim.” Join the Mighty Manfred and Darrel Higham for this week's Coolest Conversation, presented by Hard Rock

"Middle-Aged and Older Patients Report Improved Health with Medical Marijuana"Larry Mishkin discusses a recent study from the University of Florida which shows that medical marijuana use can lead to lower pain levels and reduced dependency on opioids and psychiatric prescriptions among middle-aged and older chronic pain patients. Participants in the study reported improved physical and mental functioning, better sleep quality, and reduced anxiety. The research adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis for pain management..Produced by PodConx  Deadhead Cannabis Show - https://podconx.com/podcasts/deadhead-cannabis-showLarry Mishkin - https://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkinRob Hunt - https://podconx.com/guests/rob-huntJay Blakesberg - https://podconx.com/guests/jay-blakesbergSound Designed by Jamie Humiston - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-humiston-91718b1b3/Recorded on Squadcast  Grateful Dead, October 16, 1989, Melk Weg Club, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsGrateful Dead Live at Club Melk Weg on 1981-10-16 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive Second of two night stand at this famous hash bar that only held about 500 people in the room in which the Dead performed.  Very cool and famous club in Amsterdam, one of the best known hash bars.  Went there one time in 1988 with good buddies Mikey and H.  A highlight of our trip. Another good buddy, Freddie Burp, was spending the school year abroad in the fall of 1981 and was one of the lucky ones who were present for this show.  He's a tough guy to get a hold of, but maybe some day I can get him on the show to talk about this concert.  INTRO:                  The Race Is On                                Track No. 8                                1:10 – 2:24                 Show had an acoustic first set and an electric second set.  Many of the songs in the acoustic set we featured a few weeks ago from the September, 1980 show at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco as part of the recordings for the Dead's Reckoning album.  So I went with this one which has always been one of my favorites ever since my good buddy Mikey (who took me to three of my first four shows) used to play it for me as we drove through the northwoods of Wisconsin on nights out from the summer camp where we were spending the summer in 1981. "The Race Is On" is a song written by Don Rollins[1] (not to be confused with the Don Rollins who co-wrote "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" for Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) and made a hit on the country music charts by George Jones and on the pop and easy listening charts by the unrelated Jack Jones. George's version was the first single released from his 1965 album of the same name. Released as a single in September 1964, it peaked at number three on the BillboardHot Country Singles chart and at number 96 on the BillboardHot 100 in January 1965. Jack's version topped Billboard'sEasy Listening chart and reached number 15 on the Hot 100 the same year. The two recordings combined to reach number 12 on the Cashbox charts, which combined all covers of the same song in one listing and thus gave George Jones his only top-40 hit. The song uses thoroughbred horse racing as the metaphor for the singer's romantic relationships.                 Rockabilly artist Dave Edmunds, in collaboration with the Stray Cats, whose debut album Edmunds had recently produced, recorded a version for his 1981 album, Twangin.... Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom recalled Edmunds' affection for the song when he was courting the band to produce their debut album: "We met with Edmunds at his house. He had a little pub in his basement. He had a finished basement, outside of London. Edmunds had a jukebox, a little jukebox. He had 'The Race is On' and 'Rockabilly Boogie' by Johnny Burnette. He had those records in his jukebox. We all looked at each other and said, 'This is it.'"[3] Phantom also recalled that the song took "one or two takes" in the studio.[4]Thank you.                 Covered by:        Jack Jones                                                Loretta Lynn                                                Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 1965 album, “Chipmunks a Go Go”                                                Waylon Jennings                                                The Georgia Satellites from 1965 debut album, “Keep The Faith”                                                Elvis Costello                                                And others                                                 Dead played it 60times in concert                                                First:  December 31, 1969 at Boston Tea Party in Boston                                                Last:  May 20, 1995 at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas  SHOW #1:                           Ripple                                                Track No. 9                                                1:50 – 3:06                                 We prominently featured this song form the Warfield show and talked about how it was last played ever on Sept. 3, 1988 at the Cap Center.  What makes this version we just listened to so special is that this was the last Ripple played by the Dead until the Cap Center show, a seven year gap, and that that was it, no more Ripple.  So this is the last accoustic Ripple ever played since the Cap Center was electric.  Maybe the most famous Dead tune ever, from American Beauty, Hunter's lyrics and Jerry's music mesh together in a way to make this tune not just one of the best Dead tunes ever, but one of the best tunes ever, IMHO!  SHOW #2:                           Hully Gully                                                Track No. 12                                                0:15 – 1:38                                 "(Baby) Hully Gully" is a song written by Fred Sledge Smith and Cliff Goldsmith and recorded by The Olympics, an American doo-wop group formed in 1957.  Released in 1959 on the album, “Doin' the Hully Gully”, it peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1960[2] and sparked the Hully Gully dance craze.                         Covered by:     Buddy Guy                                                Chubby Checkers                                                The Ventures                                                The Beach Boys                                                Many others                                                Peter Pan Peanut Butter add jingle in the 1980's                                                 The Dead's version of this song from this show is the only time they played it in concert.  SHOW #3:                   Gloria                                    Track No. 15                                    2:15 – 3:45                         "Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of "Baby, Please Don't Go” on December 2, 1964.  The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.                         According to Morrison, he wrote "Gloria" while performing with the Monarchs in Germany in the summer of 1963, at just about the time he turned 18 years old.[6] He started to perform it at the Maritime Hotel when he returned to Belfast and joined up with the Gamblers to form the band Them. He would ad-lib lyrics as he performed, sometimes stretching the song to 15 or 20 minutes. After signing a contract with Dick Rowe and Decca, Them went to London for a recording session at Decca Three Studios in West Hampstead on 5 April 1964; "Gloria" was one of the seven songs recorded that day.                         Alan Henderson (guitar) contends that Them constituted the first rock group to use two drummers on a recording.[7] Although some sources claim that Jimmy Page played second guitar, other sources deny this.                         Covered by:                 The Doors –   The Doors performed the song several times in 1966 and 1967, with one recording released on Alive, She Cried (1983). It was also released as a single, which reached number 18 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 71 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.[18] The song is included on Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003) and The Very Best of The Doors (2007).                                                             Patti Smith - Patti Smith recorded it for her album Horses in 1975. Based on the Van Morrison tune, the lyrics had been adapted from an early poem, 'Oath'.[5] Smith's band had started to play the song live and merged it with the poem by 1974, so the song contained half of Smith's own words.[5] For the recording of her debut album, Smith and her band recorded the song live and, after mixing, chose it as the album's opener.                                                            In 1993, Van Morrison recorded a version with John Lee Hooker, which reached the Top 40 in several countries.                                                                        For the Dead, this was the first time they played it live in concert.                                    They wound up playing it only a total of 14 times                                        Last played on June 30, 1995 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh                                                   I was lucky enough to catch it on June 25, 1992 at Soldier Field.  SHOW #4:                   Turn On Your Lovelight                                    Track No. 16                                    1:03 – 2:33                                     "Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was both an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs. A variety of artists have recorded it, including the Grateful Dead, who made it part of their concert repertoire.  was written by band leader and arranger Joe Scott (with an additional credit given to Duke Records owner/producer Don Robey aka Deadric Malone). Scott's brass arrangement "upped the excitement ante"[2] with "the groove picking up momentum as the horns and percussion talk to each other" and Bland's vocal "riding on top".                                     In 1967, "Turn On Your Love Light" became a staple of Grateful Dead concerts, sung by Ron McKernan: a 15-minute rendition is on their 1969 double live album Live/Dead. McKernan's final performance of "Love Light" – complete with extended vocal raps – occurred at the Lyceum Theatre, London, during the Europe '72 tour. Versions with McKernan were often very long due to long vocal raps, instrumental jams, and drum solos throughout. A version performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival lasted more than 45 minutes.[8] The Grateful Dead later revived the song in the early 1980s with Bob Weir singing.                                     Before this show at the Melk Weg, the last time the Dead had played it in concert was on May 24,1972 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London at the very end of the Europe '72 tour.  In other words, this was the Dead's first performance of the song without Pigpen on lead.  Dead went on to play it a lot after this show right up until the end.  Bobby played it well, but never even tried the rap that Pig made famous in his extended versions.  No Box Back Knitties when Bobby sang it.                         Dead played it 355 times in concert!  Originally part of the Dark Star>St. Stephen>The Eleven>Lovelight suite of songs that the Dead played constantly during the primal Dead years in the late ‘60's.                        First played on August 4, 1967 at the O'Keefe Center in Toronto                        Last played on June 19, 1975 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey                                     When my good buddy Marc started seeing the Dead in 1984, we joked that every time he went to a show they played Lovelight.  Not a bad thing to be associated with.  Always fun to hear it in concert even without Pig.  OUTRO:                      Sugar Magnolia                                    Track No. 20                                    6:30 – 8:05                                     One of the best Dead tunes of all time and the ultimate show closer.  Always nice to add a little Sunshine Daydream to your day! The boys jam the hell out of it here, a 10+ minute version to close out a remarkable one of a kind Dead show.  Either you were there or you missed it.  What being a Deadhead is all about. 

256. It's your Aztec Werewolf™ host with the most, DJ Del Villarreal on the #1 rockin radio program "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" Keep your boots stompin' as we enjoy some of the freshest platters of 2023 so far: The Katmen return with Darrel Higham & Slim Jim Phantom, get goin' with Marcel Riesco, get high with Lojo and the Mojos, wake up to the incredible Blue Dawn & The Day Breakers, rock all night with Buddy Lee, cry in your Swedish beer with The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam, rip it up with the Stray Cat's Brian Setzer brand new disc "The Devil Always Collects," kick up to the high voltage of Dylan Kirk's incredible piano track, get crazy with Canadian Murry Robe, fly fast with The Barnestormers and mess around with Miss Mozzy Dee Fuentes "Orale" on tap here on "Go Kat, GO!" Plenty of the finest vintage cuts from your favorites including Pat Cup & The Flying Saucers, Benny Joy, Link Wray, Little Jimmy Dickens, Buddy Holly, Rick Nelson, Brenda Lee and even Carl Perkins makes a welcome visit to the decks of the Motorbilly Studios! All of this and MORE packed into one amazing 3-hour rock'n'roll party called "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" -good to the last bop!™Please follow on FaceBook, Instagram & Twitter!

Slim Jim Phantom is the legendary drummer for the Stray Cats known for leading the rockabilly revival, pioneering his stand-up drumming style, and being one of the coolest drummers in rock-n-roll. He shares how the Stray Cats made it big, how he decided to go sober, and how he lives the rockabilly lifestyle. On this episode, Jim talks to Matt about: Growing up on Long Island and spending his time practicing music with his friends How discovering rockabilly music changed his life and influenced his style and sound Forming the Stray Cats and moving to London with hardly any money and no place to stay Gaining buzz by hanging around popular London pubs and earning the attention of big names like Motörhead, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Pretenders, The Damned, and The Rolling Stones Recording an album and discovering it was a hit back in the US Quitting drinking after deciding partying and getting drunk for several nights in a row was a hard way to live Going to meetings all over the world and supporting other peoples' recovery journeys His close friendships with rockers like Lemmy Kilmister and Earl Slick and how real friendships don't rely on substance use Climbing Mount Everest for Hope Love Strength Foundation and his other charitable work The drummers that inspired him and the welcoming community among drummers And More! This episode is sponsored by The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers – one of the oldest residential drug and alcohol rehab programs. ARC is a non-profit and was hit hard financially as a result of COVID. For more information, and to donate or sign up for their quarterly newsletter, visit thechanceto.org. About Slim Jim Phantom As the legendary drummer for the Stray Cats, Slim Jim Phantom, alongside bandmates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 80s. With a love for 50's Rock and Roll, the Stray Cats took inspiration from that bygone era and mixed with their youthful energy and aggression to produce the updated hard-edged rockabilly sound that saw them conquer London, Europe and later the U.S., gaining fans among the likes of Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, and Robert Plant along the way. In addition to the Stray Cats, Jim has worked with some of the world's top artists. He has played a part in many successful groups – notably Phantom, Rocker and Slick (featuring long time David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick) which produced two popular albums; and Dead Men Walking, an all-star affair which has boasted original members of The Sex Pistols, The Cult and Big Country among the rotating line-up. Jim also enjoyed a stint playing with the rock-n-roll originator, Jerry Lee Lewis, and even performed in a now-mythological band called The Cheap Dates with acting legend Harry Dean Stanton, one of Jim's longtime pals. Jim has worked on numerous other projects, including his own explosive self-named roots-rock trio, and HeadCat, co-starring Lemmy Kilmister and Danny B. Harvey, and Jim's musical project The Jack Tars, a band co-founded with old friends, and former Dead Men Walking bandmates Captain Sensible and Mike Peters and SJP's long time true rockabilly pal Chris Cheney of Australia's top rockin' band The Living End. He is also deeply committed to charitable works, too: he climbed both Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro for Love Hope Strength Foundation (an organization co-founded by Mike Peters of The Alarm that benefits cancer research).  Jim hosts Rockabilly Rave Up on Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM. He is known as "The Honest Mechanic," where he features new rockabilly acts and the classics. Jim also hosts Slim Jim Phantasy on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, where he shares his other passion, baseball, and fantasy sports in general.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calling all ZOMBIE GIRLS and GHOULISH GUYS: Phantom Rockers, Creepin' Cadavers, Bathearse, and The Coffin Nails are just a few of the bands included on DJ cypher's PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR this week, so if you like your rock'n'roll ***from beyond the grave*** then this is the show for you! Also, if you are the sort of person who REALLY likes music and likes to have fun, then I invite you to check out the facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/psychobillyfamilypowerhour. Also Also SUPER AWESOME MERCH!!! https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/DJ-cypher-s-PSYCHOBILLY-FAMILY-POWER-HOUR-by-cypheractive/147449114.IJ6L0 DJ CYPHER'S PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR Broadcast #15 (11 July 2023) The Zipheads, “Unrequited Love” 13 Cats, Danny B. Harvey, and Slim Jim Phantom, “Snap, Crackle, and Hiss” Coffin Nails, “The Dead Don't Get Older” Ro and the Skullboys, “Psychobilly in Love” Phantom Rockers, “Mexico” The Dry Tortugas, “Meanwhile” Bathearse, “Slide Into My Web” The Witchdoktors, “No Pain No Gain” Jeroen Haamers & the Zorchmen, “Return of the Zorchmen” Creepin' Cadavers, “Once Bitten” Frantic Flintstones, “Sweet Baby Doll” Frantic Vermin, “Right Now!” Brent Loveday & the Dirty Dollars, “Light a Candle” Wolftones, “Hod Rod Car” Evil Daltons, “Psycho Dad” Thee Gravemen, “Haunted” Tiger Army, “The Past Will Always Be” The Raters, “Phantom Hot Rod” DJ cypher's PSYCHOBILLY FAMILY POWER HOUR: 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 9 PM EDT on sorradio.org. Contact: darknationradio [at] gmail [dot] com Playbacks http://www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive Downloadable http://www.hearthis.at/cypheractive Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/groups/psychobillyfamilypowerhour

Jimmy Barnes and Chris Cheney are in the house! They are flying the flag for The Barnestormers! A brand new supergroup also consisting of Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Jools Holland and "Slim Jim Phantom" from The Straycats.We dive into the recording of this album made completely remote (they still haven't been in the same room together), plus we revisit some gigs Chris and Jimmy have played together that involves, homemade cocktails backstage at festivals, partying with Madonna and sleep overs at Jimmy's House! The self titled Album from The Barnestormers is out now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Barnes and Chris Cheney are in the house! They are flying the flag for The Barnestormers! A brand new supergroup also consisting of Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, Jools Holland and "Slim Jim Phantom" from The Straycats.We dive into the recording of this album made completely remote (they still haven't been in the same room together), plus we revisit some gigs Chris and Jimmy have played together that involves, homemade cocktails backstage at festivals, partying with Madonna and sleep overs at Jimmy's House! The self titled Album from The Barnestormers is out now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's another supergroup on the scene! Roo, Ditts & Loz chat with Jimmy Barnes & Chris Cheney on their new project "The Barnestormers" Picture Jimmy Barnes on vocals, The Living End's Chris Cheney on guitar, Stray Cats' Slim Jim Phantom on drums, producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley on bass, and UK music legend Jools Holland on piano!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Slim Jim Phantom – Legendary Drummer for The Stray Cats and The Slim Jim Phantom Trio. We learn all about Jim's first trip to the UK which saw his band make their name overseas and ultimately break The Stray Cats on a world wide scale. We hear all about his experiences opening and running the notorious Cat Club on Hollywood's Sunset Strip which saw some of the world's most famous rock musicians take to its small but hallowed stage and we also get to chat about the new album from The Barnestormers. Following on from supergroups such as The Head Cat and Dead Men Walking, Jim continues to work with rock royalty like himself and has assembled a new line-up featuring Jools Holland, Chris Cheney, Jimmy Barnes and producer Kevin Shirley. Jim continues to be a force in the music world proving that nice guys don't always finish last.  Presented in association with Affinity Photo - The hottest photo editing software on iPad, Mac & PChttps://affinity.serif.com/photoIntro Music by Johnny Monacohttps://www.johnnymonaco.com/ Incidental Music by Night Fires Please visit The Straight To Video Patreon Page to find out how you can help grow this show. https://patreon.com/stvpod

We're not done talking drummers! There was so much to cover that we broke this discussion into two parts! Join host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) as she welcomes back legendary drummers Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Kenny Aronoff to talk the best and the most underrated drummers of the '80s decade, their thoughts on drumming and singing at the same time and The Muppet Show's Animal and his place in the pantheon.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats.  Billy and Jim's conversation tells the origins of the band, who was credited for bringing the Rockabilly vibe back into the mainstream and then taking it to another level, the era of the MTV days, his solo music and non-music projects, how he became known as “the king of the sunset strip,” and more. Enjoy!  For more, in 2015, Jim wrote a book titled “My Life As a Rockabilly Rebel: A Stray Cat Struts,” and he's currently hosting a radio show on Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM. He also shares his passion for baseball on an additional show on SiriusXM called Fantasy Sports Radio. 

Check out Dr Greenthumb aka B-Real as he sits down with VERY SPECIAL guest SLIM JIM PHANTOM from Th Stray Cats. Join B-Real, BOBO, Cali-Blaise,EZONE. and the Tree House Crew as they hang, chat, and of course smoke. Roll one, smoke up, and enjoy the show!

Rockabilly drummer extraordinaire Slim Jim Phantom made his name in the Stray Cats in the 80's when he also first met Lemmy. His friendship lasted on for years and they formed a band to play the rock n'roll they love, Headcat. Here he reminisces about his lifelong friendship with the great man. Hosted by Howard H Smith. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we have our first Podcast guest, Writer/Director Rob Cohen. Rob has written and directed for shows like The Simpsons, Wonder Years, The Ben Stiller Show, MAD TV, SNL, Just Shoot Me, Maron, Big Bang Theory & Black-ish. Join Michael Jamin and Rob Cohen as they discuss their careers, breaking in, and what it means to have a long, fruitful career in Hollywood.Show NotesMichael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistRob Cohen on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169712/Transcripts are Auto-GeneratedRob Cohen:Just shoot Me was in the nineties. And if you said NBC in the nineties had so many comedies, some were good, and some were terrible. But now, if you look at NBC, are they doing any comedies? Like maybe two?Michael Jamin:Yeah, maybe. Yeah.Rob Cohen:Yeah. So, so it's the same place, but it's the, the tide is clear. So for somebody to aspire to working on wacky old-timey NBC comedies, it's very foolish. However, if they are a self starter and, and determine what their roadmap is, nobody will stop them. You can't guarantee success, but at least you've tried it and you might be successful trying it and pursue what you like.Michael Jamin:Right. You're listening to Screenwriters Need to Hear This with Michael Jam. Hey everybody, welcome to Screenwriters. Need to hear this. My name is Michael Jamin and Phil is not here with us today, but I have a special guest. This is our first time ever having a guest on, on our podcast. And I'm absolutely thrilled that it's, you know, in Hollywood. People say this is my good friend, My, but it's true. Rob, you're my good friend and thank you.Rob Cohen:You're my goodMichael Jamin:Friend. Yeah. . And so it's nice to actually have a good friend kick off my guest on the show. So let me introduce you. This is Rob Cohen, Writer, Director, and I'm gonna scroll through some of your credits so people know who you are. And and I'm sorry, I'm, I'm only gonna do some of the highlights that I think I'm gonna leave out. Probably the someone's I, because you had, Rob has a huge resume and you're a writer and a director, but you started andRob Cohen:Some of it is good.Michael Jamin:And for, for those of you wanna make a, a visualization. Rob also worked on one of your early jobs was The Simpsons and the character of Millhouse was Rob modeled after him. So Rob is picture Millhouse now older and sadder. So, and also Rob's Canadian. So I wanna talk about how a Canadian breaks into the business. Sure. The whole language barrier, how you learned English. Right. I wanna learn how weRob Cohen:Figured out Yeah. How the machines work so we could Yeah.Michael Jamin:I know you drove a dog sled growing up and now, now you drive a car. So stuff like that. Thank you.Rob Cohen:Thank YouMichael Jamin:Thank you. So let's begin. Rob's, I guess your first staff job, I guess was the Naked Truth, your big one?Rob Cohen:No, my very first staff job full time was the Ben Stiller show.Michael Jamin:Oh, right. Will you go back even further than that? Bend Stiller. Right. And you also did Mad tv. Hold on. Your credits are crazy good. Like you have a huge list of credits. Naked Truth work with me, I met you on, well I think I knew you before that, but just shoot me work. You work together, right? Bet, bet. Midler show. Yes. According to Jim. Mm-Hmm. , according to your credits, you are on, According to Jim. Right. the Jamie Kennedy experiment. Was that a show or an experiment? Rob?Rob Cohen:That was an experiment. That became a show on the wv.Michael Jamin:See Dots? I don't know what that is. It'sRob Cohen:A amazing, That was a pilot for nbc. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Oh, Pilot. How did you get that in there? Father of the Pride? You remember that, that animated show American Dad? I've heard of that one. Yep. Big Bang Theory. Heard of that one. Mm-Hmm. , 20 Good Years. Mm-Hmm. , our friend Marsh McCall created that show. Mm-Hmm. Emily's reasons why not. Mm-Hmm. fascinating.Rob Cohen:You're really combing through all theMichael Jamin:I'm on IMDB.Rob Cohen:Yeah, of course.Michael Jamin:There's more Life In Times of Tim, which was a riot that, that animated show Maron, which we brought you back. We hired you to be a writer and director on that. We're gonna talk about that. Yeah, sure. Lady Dynamite with our friend Pam Brady. Mm-Hmm. I don't know companies. I don't, I don't know. So I'm skipping over the, But you also have your own show called Hanging with Dr. Z. We're gonna talk about that. And then, But directing credits are also crazy. I mean, really I'm all them. Well, well you're, you're, you're good looking. Thanks. Let's go over some of them. Sure. Obviously you did a, you did a bunch of Marons. Yeah. Mystery Science Theater, 3000. You did some Lady Dynamites. Yeah. You did Blackish. Mm-Hmm. Stand Against Evil, Speechless. Bless this Mess. Superstore, you directed mm-hmm. The Goldbergs, you directed. Mm-Hmm. Interesting. told that Mo You are, And then most recently, somebody somewhere, which I, I talk about that a lot cause I love the pilot of that. And I just love that show. You directed five episodes of thatRob Cohen:Damn right. Seven,Michael Jamin:Seven. We have to update your IMDB. Yeah,Rob Cohen:Yeah.Michael Jamin:Let's start at the beginning. Cuz a lot of people ask me this and I have no answer. How does a Canadian start work in this country? Like, there are lawsRob Cohen:There are laws and I mean, I know that Americans are all about purity. So I will say that Canadians, they're almost like Americans. It's almost like we live next door to you guys,Michael Jamin:South or north of us.Rob Cohen:I, I don't know, , I don't know. But I didn't have any aspirations to get into showbiz or even come to the United States. So I didn't know that it was a, it was all a fluke. The whole thing was a fluke. I can certainly condense the journey.Michael Jamin:Let's hear it.Rob Cohen:The fast version is I was a bit of a scam as a young man and was encouraged to live on my own at a young age. And so I lived on my own and I was just a complete screw up. And I grew up in Calgary and had no future whatsoever.Michael Jamin:You were encouraged to live on your own at what age?Rob Cohen:15.Michael Jamin:Why? You were, you were a handful for your parents.Rob Cohen:I was a handful because my dad had gotten remarried and the mix was not the greatest mix. So there were two opinions on how things should work in that situation. I was of one opinion andMichael Jamin:TheRob Cohen:Back was of another.Michael Jamin:But looking back on it, do you realize, Do, are you, do you feel like you were wrong as a 15 year old? Or do you like No, I was right.Rob Cohen:You were right. I was absolutely right. Interesting. Absolutely. Right. and so I just, You,Michael Jamin:You were on your own at 15, Dude, I, I couldn't imagine.Rob Cohen:Yeah. I had an apartment. I, I mean, it's not like I suddenly got, was living on my own and figured everything out. I was still a disaster. I just had my own apartment and I was so stupid that for the first month I was like, Oh, this is awesome. My party pad. And I had all my buddies over and we were just doing stupid things. And then I got the, basically realized I had to pay rent and gas and electric. And I was like, Oh my God. Like, I actually have to pay these bills to live here. And I was delivering pizzas at night, and that was certainly,Michael Jamin:You're gonna school during the day and delivering pizza.Rob Cohen:Yeah, I delivered pizzas. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I was a comp, I was a disaster. I had a 75 Dodge Dart that I would deliver pizzas in whatever the weather was and would like steal gasoline from car lots. So I could put gas in my car to deliver pizzas. I was a complete idiot.Michael Jamin:Have you tried pitching this as a show?Rob Cohen:No. it's just, it's so, it's, it's interesting in hindsight, but it's also, you know, you could call it, you know, like it's like Don portrait of a team runaway. It's like Rob portrait of a complete disaster because every choice I made was wrong. That'sMichael Jamin:Mind's a good show.Rob Cohen:. Well, maybe at some point, but I think I sold a pilot once about my parents' weird divorce and how they lived a block away from each other, but had the same address through it, some flute. But anyways, I was just drifting around for a while, just doing nothing. And sort of speeding up to your question. My cousin lived here in LA in the Valley, and I, because I was doing nothing in Calgary and had, I was not gonna college, I did not have enough credits or interest to go to university. And just got my car one day and left my apartment in Calgary and just threw a bunch of stuff in the car and drove down here to LA to visit my cousin who lived in Vaneyes. And again, like speeding through the boring stuff. I was just gonna visit for a couple days and crash on his couch.Rob Cohen:And I met this girl that he was going to school with, and we, she and I hit it off and I'm like, I'll stay another week mm-hmm. and then I'll stay another week. And then I sort of had this, if you want to use the word epiphany incorrectly realized like, I could go back to Calgary and do nothing, or I could stay here and do nothing with this girl. So I decided to like stick around for an you know, excuse me, undetermined amount of time. And then realized I'm kind of living here. But I was, I lived here illegally for many years.Michael Jamin:And you were like 17.Rob Cohen:Yeah.Michael Jamin:How old were you? And you were living here illegally?Rob Cohen:Yes. For many years. Interesting.Michael Jamin:Yeah. And, but you were working, How did you work then?Rob Cohen:I worked under the table. I got a bunch of jobs. I think the statute of limitations is over, but I worked at different restaurants and Right. The, I was a security guard at a mall. I sold shoes, I fixed yogurt machines.Michael Jamin:You know, I worked at a yogurt store. I wonder if you fixed Humphrey yogurt.Rob Cohen:You fix, did you fix them? I worked at a place called I can't believe it's Yogurt. And then they opened up a second store that said, Yes, it's yogurt . So they basically, they opened up a store that answered a question nobody was asking. No. Was asking . Yeah. And I still remember how to, you know, you unscrew those four bolts and you pull out the assembly and you take the O-rings off and you clean them and then you lu the O-rings and then you put the thing back in. But it was all the reality was because I looked and mostly sounded like an American people never asked. And this was pre nine 11 and pre all that stuff. And they just thought I was American. And no, not one person asked me for any validating id. Wow. And I, I made up a fake social security number and got hired and they, a lot of 'em just paid me cash under the table.Michael Jamin:This is perfect. Yeah. Now, and then at some point, well, but maybe I'll skip. So how did you, how did this whole Hollywood thing happen? When did you decide, how did that, when did you decide you wanted to be a, I guess, a writer? Right.Rob Cohen:Well, I never decided it. I, I, it's such a boring story and I may actually do it as a pilot, but cutting to the chase, I was delivering food for a, a deli that is no longer in business in LA Right. And had a lot of clientele that were in show business. And this one guy took a liking to me and basically said, you know, if you ever wanna get outta the exciting world of late night sandwich delivery, gimme a call. We need PAs. And I didn't know what a PA was. And he explained what it was. So I, I, this is how dope I was. I was like, Yeah, sure. So I'll, I called him up and went over to the Fox lot and he explained what a PA was Uhhuh and I thought it paid more than working at thisMichael Jamin:Deli. And he, he was a producer. What wasRob Cohen:He? Producer? for, I mean, he's still a producer, but producer of The Simpsons, Tracy Elman show. Oh, okay. This, he's an amazing guy named Richards guy who I, I literally owe everything to. And he hired me because I was nice to him when I would deliver food as a PA on the Trace Elman Show. And that was the very first time I was exposed to anything in show business whatsoever. And I was assigned to the writer's room, so I was in charge of getting them food and cleaning up. And And that's a queen. Yeah. And it was an amazing writer's room. And that was it. That was the first exposure to it.Michael Jamin:And then when did you decide you wanna start? When did you start writing?Rob Cohen:I didn't start writing. I was there for the last two seasons of the Tracy Elman Show. And then on the last season I didn't even, I still don't really know how to type. I started hunt and peck, but I would stay late at night. And they were, it was a great writer's room and they were really nice to me. And I just thought these guys seemed to be having fun. And one night they were stuck on a joke and that meant they were sticking around, which meant I had to stick around because I had to clean up after them. And I just decided like, I'm gonna write down a couple options for this joke. And sort of meekly slipped it to one of the writers, this guy Mark Flanigan, who was an incredible, and I'm like, you know, I don't mean to step on eight toes, but I just, I wanna go home.Rob Cohen:Ideas. Yeah. And that was literally, I wanna go home. And he, they used one of the jokes. And so I got to go home . And then I was like, Okay, well I'll try this again. So I, I started to very quietly with months in between side sort of pitch ideas. And then I went in at night after work and Red Scripts and sort of taught myself how a script is visually structured. Right. And then on the computer would type fake scripts just to physically format a script. And then, because it was a sketch show, I had this idea for a sketch and I just typed it up and it took like a month for me to type up a six page sketch cuz I was terrified. Right. And they ended up buying it and Wow. It was like $1,600. And I got an agent at caa, but I was still a pa at the Tracy Elman show. Right. And, and then I thought, again, showing my lack of planning for my life it was like, this writing things seems kind of fun, like maybe I'll try it. And that was, that was when I had the first inkling that perhaps that was something I may want to try to pursue. But there was no guarantee of success.Michael Jamin:And then you just continued writing specs scripts and your agents started submitting you places.Rob Cohen:I wrote a bunch of spec stuff and then by that point to Tracy Mond show was canceled and they switched. It was the same production company as The Simpsons, which was just starting. So they switched everybody over to The Simpsons. And then because everybody there was so great when The Simpsons took off, you know, it just was huge outta the gate. They had all these weird assignments that they needed help with. Like can you come up with 50 grant calls for Bart? Can you come up with a promo for this? Do the Bartman video that's gonna be on mtv. And I'm actually looking, the, my very first check sort of professional check over on the wall was for writing the intro that Bart Simpson was gonna say on MTV for the Do the Bartman video that had Michael Jackson on it. Right.Rob Cohen:So I got $300 and then just started sort of you know, writing weird things. And the, the first actual job that I got was I was recommended by one of the writers to these producers named Smith Heian. Mm-Hmm. And they were doing a 50th anniversary Bugs Bunny special for CBS. And they needed a writer that knew a lot of stuff about Bugs Bunny. So I had a meeting with them, they hired me for $2,600 to write this whole special, And that was like my first professionally produced credit of something that was, I, I was involved in from the beginning to the end. Right. But I'm still a paMichael Jamin:And none of this see, people ask me like, Well, do I have to move to Hollywood to work in Hollywood? AndRob Cohen:Like, Right.Michael Jamin:I mean, this wouldn't happen if you were not in Hollywood.Rob Cohen:Oh yeah. And it was, everybody says this, but it was absolutely a different time. And I also think that because it was the late eighties, early nineties and things were, there were way more jobs. And also because sketch shows were so popular, they needed people needed little bits. And also being around The Simpsons from the beginning, it was great like that. The Do the Bartman thing I sweated over that for a week and it was probably four sentences. Right. and I would write like top 10 lists for Letterman and try to send them in like naively thinking here's, here's 20 top 10 lists, Maybe you guys will like them. And I was just, I would stay there late at night in the office on the Fox up by myself with, you know, feral cats giving birth under the trailer just writing weird stuff and kind of figuring out the job as I was doing it.Michael Jamin:And then how did you get the Ben Stiller Jo Show?Rob Cohen:This has gotta be also boring.Michael Jamin:I think it's fascinating.Rob Cohen:Well, the way I got the Stiller show was The Simpsons had taken off and I was still working for Gracie. And I had an idea for an episode and it was season two of The Simpsons. And so I went and just wrote this episode on spec on my own. And it was basically a diehard parody cuz Diehard had come out just like a couple years before that about the power plant where Homer works getting taken over and he inadvertently becomes a hero and saves a power plant. Mm-Hmm. . So I wrote this whole spec, I turned it into Sam Simon who was running the show and was just great and he loved it. But what I was told sort of off the record is at that time, Gracie Films had a rule where they could not hire writers that were already working for the company in another capacity.Rob Cohen:It was like this weird archaic rule. So being a Ding Don I was like, Oh yeah, well screw that. I quit. So I walked over to the main bungalow and spoke to Richard Sky and I was like, You know what? I think that rule's terrible and Sam likes my script and I just think I'm gonna try this writing thing. And, and I quit. And they're like, Well, we're sorry to have you go. And then as I was walking back across the parking lot to get my stuff, Sam grabbed me and he is like, I heard you quit. And I said, Yes. And he goes, Well now you don't work here anymore, so now we can hire you, but we can't use your idea because you pitched it to us when you're an employee. And I was like, That's weird. But cutting to the chase.Rob Cohen:They took me upstairs to the writer's room and they had an index card that just says Homer invents a drink and most deals it. And so they said, We would like you, we loved your script and you've been here since the beginning. Like, we'd love you to write an episode. And I was like, Absolutely. I was freaking out. And I said, like a, an arrogant idiot. I was like, But I wanna be involved in the entire process. Cause I knew the process cuz I was working on the show. And they're like, You got it. And so we broke the whole story and it ended up being the episode flaming mosMichael Jamin:Flaming. I know you wrote Flaming Mo. Wow.Rob Cohen:So I wrote Flaming Moose, and then time went by and, and it got produced and it was on the air. And the way that I got the Stiller show was I was doing punch up on this terrible movie for Morgan Creek and met this other writer there named Jeff Khan. And Jeff and I hit it off and he's like, Hey, they're shooting this weird pilot at my apartment, you wanna go check it out? And I was like, Sure. So we went over and it was the pilot for the Ben Stiller show. Mm-Hmm. . And Ben was there and he and I hit it off and he was asking what I'd worked on and I said, this episode that had just come out for The Simpsons called Flaming Mos. And he was like, I love Flaming Moes, you wrote that. So he said, if his pilot ever became a show, he would love to hire me because we, he and I had so many similar references in our life. We love disaster movies and all this other stuff. So we really clicked. And then a couple months later, the show got picked up and he called me and said, I wanna hire you. And that was my first staff job.Michael Jamin:Wow. What itRob Cohen:Entail? What it entail. IMichael Jamin:Not it is, No, I think it's so cool. I I've known you all these years. I didn't even know that dude.Rob Cohen:And then it's all flukes. It's all flukes,Michael Jamin:It's all Yeah. But it's also you putting yourself out there and I don't know. That's amazing.Rob Cohen:Yeah. I mean, I'm very fortunate these flukes happened because, ButMichael Jamin:You also Yeah. I hadn't but you put yourself in a position to have these flu happen too. Yeah. AndRob Cohen:You were put if I hadn't, but I was prepared. But if I hadn't met Jeff that day and we hadn't gone to his apartment, I would not have met Ben and that wouldn't have led to the show. Right. WhichMichael Jamin:Led. But you're also, I mean, honestly, and I mean this in a compliment, like you're one of the be better connected, more most connected writers. I know, you know, a lot of people like, you know, you're friend, you're a friendly guy, you, you know, a lot of people I guess maybe cuz you leave your houseRob Cohen:No, but you're, you're connected, you know, a lot of people, it's just,Michael Jamin:It's just I know, but I'm always, I'm always surprised by who you like you seem to know more people .Rob Cohen:Yeah. But it's only because I just think I hate this term, but I think the alt comedy scene was starting when you and I were starting off in LA Yeah. And because, especially because of the Stiller show, that whole crew were so important. Like Janine and David Cross and all those guys were so important to the alt comedy scene. And then that's where Jack Black and Tenacious D started and all these other people Will Ferrell. Like they were all coming up that way. I just think it was timing of an, an era that was happening. So wereMichael Jamin:Just, Were you involved in that? Like did you do like, what do you mean? Did you go to those shows and stuff? Like IRob Cohen:Oh yeah. The Diamond Club. Yeah. I mean it was, that was the whole scene. Like big intel books, the Diamond Club. IMichael Jamin:Didn't even know about it back then.Rob Cohen:Really? Oh my God. Yeah. That was where everybody hung out. Like I even performed in some of those dopey shows just because it was, it was a group of friends that were not famous yet that we're just doing these weird shows at this place, The Diamond Club in Hollywood, which is gone mm-hmm. . And you could tell it was like, you know, Jack and Kyle, you knew they were amazing, but they were not tenacious to you yet. Right. And, and Will was not Will Fiery yet. He was a guy from you, the Groundlings and people were just, you know, Janine and David and Pat Oswald and all these guys that were justMichael Jamin:Right. So let's talk about those guys. So they were, you know, these are people putting themselves out there. It's not like Absolutely. They're not saying, Hey, I put me in my movie. They're just putting themselves out there. They're doing shows. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, that's just how you do it. And so is they're not asking to start at the top, they're starting at the bottom.Rob Cohen:Yeah. Well I think that's a great point. And I think using the, the Diamond Club shows, The Diamond Club was this horrible, horrible dumpy club. A club is a loose term that was owned by one of the the Stray Cat was it Stray Cats?Michael Jamin:Yeah, I know the band. TheRob Cohen:Band The Stray Cats. Yeah. It was like Slim Jim Phantom, I think was the guy who owned the club. Okay. So it was this horrible, decrepit theater that was near LaBrea and Hollywood and it was kind of a you can do anything you want kind of place because it was just soaked in like old piss smell and booze. But the good thing was a lot of friends of ours, like this friend CJ Arabia, started to put these shows together. And so she would ask everybody in our little group that all hung out and travel together and dated each other and whatever. It's like, hey, we can do these shows at the Diamond Club. And I'm not a performer, but it would be like, we would build entire sets out of corrugated cardboard and paint them because the Diamond Club didn't care. They just wanted to sell alcohol to people that came to the shows . So there would be like, you know, shows where you look now at the lineup, you're like, Holy crap, that's the, that's like a lineup of insane comedy hitters. Right. But at the time they were not, they were just young weirdos.Michael Jamin:It's so, because you know, I moved here in 92, I lived right in West Hollywood. I lived right on the corner and I'm just, it's amazed how like we just didn't know each other then, you know? Yeah,Rob Cohen:Yeah. But you and I actually in Seavert sort of weirdly intersected with the Wonder years unbeknownst to us.Michael Jamin:I well sever wrote on that. I didn't he sold number years.Rob Cohen:No, but you guys, and you're credited on my episode.Michael Jamin:I'm no, I I didn't work in the Wonder Years. Si sold ans sold an episode of Freelance episode of Wonder Years, my partner becauseRob Cohen:Yeah. But it's so weird because on screen, it's you two and me credited on the episode. I pitched to Bob Brush. He tried to ripMichael Jamin:Up. Not me, dude. I don't have any credits on Wonder Years. You gotta, I Oh,Rob Cohen:You know, Seavert and his old partner?Michael Jamin:Yeah, his old partner. Yeah. Yes.Rob Cohen:Sorry. It was Sivert and his previous partner.Michael Jamin:I'm surprised he got credit though. Okay.Rob Cohen:Wow. Wow. The whole thing was Bob Brush was just stealing ideas left and right. But wow. That's interesting. But that's SivertMichael Jamin:And I But you never wanted to I'm well, I'm sorry I cut you off. GoRob Cohen:Ahead. No, no. I was gonna say, I didn't know you were Seavert yet. Right. But on that episode, Seavert and I share credit even though at the time we were complete strangers. And then I really met him when I met you on just shootMichael Jamin:Me. Right, Right. Now, did you, you never wanted to perform, I mean, it's funny cause you have performed but you never wanted to.Rob Cohen:I have performed reluctantly. I hate it. And it was like, whether the Diamond Club show or if I've been like an emergency fill in at the Growlings, it's, before I do it, I'm like, Hey, this is cool. It's gonna like sharpen my brain and it's gonna be a great thing. Just jump off the cliff and try. And then in the middle of it I'm soaked in sweat and hate myself. And then at the end I, I am so relieved it's over and I absolutely loathe it. I wait,Michael Jamin:I'm just shoot me. I remember we had you play the dirty bus. The dirty bus Boy was your character. Dirty Dirty bus, and you hit it outta the park.Rob Cohen:. Well, all I had to do is sort of wiggle my eyes. Lasciviously while it was clear the older waitress and I were messing around.Michael Jamin:Oh my God.Rob Cohen:Cause Andy called me in and said, Can you, He's done that so many times where it's like when he had True Jackson, he's like we need somebody to be the hobo king. Can you be a paramount an hour? I'm like, .Michael Jamin:Okay.Rob Cohen:But it's not. Cuz I love it. I, I hate it, but it's also, it sounds so goofy that if I don't have any lines or something that I'm fine doing it. But I ended up on so many shows I worked on as a writer, being an emergency go to that.Michael Jamin:IRob Cohen:Truly, I truly hate it. IMichael Jamin:Truly hate it. As mentioned, Rob was talking about Andy Gordon, who's a writer we worked with a number of times. Yeah. A great guy and hilarious writer, butRob Cohen:Hilarious and so funny. Like just as a personMichael Jamin:It really witty, really making laugh. Yeah. And you just had dinner with him. Yeah. It's so fa Okay, so then you were okay. Then we worked together and just shoot, We, for many years, we, we used to sit next to each other. Yeah. Sometimes at least. Yeah. And then, and then what happened was years, I remember years later we were doing a pilot. We were helping out a pilot. I don't remember whose Do you, do you remember? We were, I remember I pilot, I don't know, might have been, might have been a CBS Ratford pilot, but, but what happened? So people don't know. So when someone makes a pilot, it's very, at least back in the day, it was very common for the person who created the show to call in their friends as a favor. Hey, can you guys help, you know, sit a couple days and help me, You know? Right. Pitch on jokes or do the rewrite or whatever. And as it's courtesy, you always say yes. I mean, you just never, never say no. And CauseRob Cohen:You also hope, if it's a success, you'll get a job.Michael Jamin:Yeah. But sometimes you have a job so you don't even care. But Sure. But, but absolutely. You always say yes. And I remember being there on the state floor, and I hadn't seen you in a while, and I was like, Rob, what are you up to? And then you said, I was like, so I was thinking you were gonna, you know, you had written on a bunch of shows, but you were like, Yeah, I'm kind of done. I'm done writing, I wanna directRob Cohen:Mm-Hmm.Michael Jamin:. And so what happened there? What was the, what made you wanna stop writing and start directing?Rob Cohen:I feel like I, I'm gonna continue to take long, boring stories and compress them, but the, the quickest answer is I'm so appreciative of the, the fluke that come into writing. And I, I was a writer on TV shows for 18 years. Right. And I, I greatly appreciate the opportunity that it provided in all areas. But what was happening would be I would be on a show and they would need somebody to go supervise, like a shoot on, like at, you know, the Radford lot. There was that fake New York Park. So they would need somebody to go film a scene that's supposedly Central Park. Right. Also, if they were doing any exterior shoots, I would volunteer to do that. And there's people we know that are writers that hate being around actors and they just wanna stay in the room. . And I was, I was realizing I wanted to get out of the room mm-hmm.Rob Cohen: and go where the action was. And then I would direct some, some friends of mine would do low budget music videos and I would do it for free. And then I was kind of building this weird little real sort of unknowingly. And then other friends of mine that part of those Diamond Club crowds that were now becoming well known comedy performers were doing movies. And they would ask me if I would help write the promos, you know, the commercials for the movies. And foolishly or otherwise, I would be like, Yeah, if you, if you arrange for me to direct these promos, I'll definitely, I'll write it and I'll do it for free. And they're like, Okay. So because they had muscled with the studio, they would be like, Rob's the guy and he's also gonna direct it in the studio's. Like whatever you say.Rob Cohen:Right. So I realized that I was really enjoying it. I'm not saying I'm good at it, but I was really enjoying it. And then building this sort of very weird real. And then when the writer strike happened 2007, 2008 I was walking the picket line and kind of had this feeling in my head, like, if I go back into the room, I'm going to stay on the path of being a TV writer probably for many, many, many years. And this is an opportunity. I was pretty honest with myself. It's like, what I really, really want to do is be directing, like, to make the stuff instead of write the stuff. Right. So, so I decided on the picket line that I would kind of hop off the writing train and just try to keep cobbling together these weird little directing jobs. AndMichael Jamin:That's,Rob Cohen:That was when I made the term.Michael Jamin:But I remember being on the floor with you on this stage and say, I remember this conversation really well. I was like, Wow, you're gonna be a director. And I said, like, So is your, because you know, Rob's a big shot writer. I said, So is your agent helping you out with this?Rob Cohen:Right.Michael Jamin:And what was your answer?Rob Cohen:Not at all. They wouldn't not at allMichael Jamin:Discuss it. And why not didn't discussRob Cohen:It because I was making money for the agency as a writer, and they did not want to go through building me up as a director because they were and it wasn't evil, It was just, those were the facts.Michael Jamin:That's exactly right. And that's, it's not, it's because that's a hard sell. They're not gonna push that rock up the hill. They already have directors and Rob's a no one is, he's said, no one is a director. Correct. And so you, you were literally starting your career over, and the way you did it was by working for free, you know, by just doing it and not asking for permission. You just did it. You know, figure out what you can do. And I say this all the time on my podcast, on my social media, like, and I use this, I use as an example, you know, you did it. And then I, so we were at one point we were running Maron, and that's, and I use you as another example of how to get work there. So I don't remember who contacted who, but we were, Maron was our low budget show, really super low budget show. And I guess, and how did, how did we get, I don't remember. I don't remember details, but we came in contact again.Michael Jamin:Hey, it's Michael Jamin, if you like my videos and you want me to email them to you for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You could unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michaeljamin.com/watchlistRob Cohen:In what I think it was, I emailed you guys to congratulate you on the show and we just started a dialogue. And then you guys very generously asked what I was doing. And I think that's how we loosely started this conversation.Rob Cohen:Right. But it was you Sivert, Mark, who I'd known a bit in the past. And then was it Erco or was it yeah,Michael Jamin:Probably Pi Cerco.Rob Cohen:Yeah. I can't remember. I mean, you guys went way out of your way to let me have a meeting.Michael Jamin:But what's what I, IRob Cohen:Remember is in Glendale.Michael Jamin:Yeah. And what I remember about that meeting was how prepared you were. You came, we met with a lot of directors and we needed directors who were cheap, can do low budget. Who, And you, you had, you were all that I could do low budget cuz you do low budget, you do no budget. Right, Right. And you came in super prepared, and I've talked about this before as well. I, I think on my podcast, we on social media is like, you blew us away. So what you did, as I remember, you watched the presentation, which is already shot, and then you, you blocked it. You, you, you drew diagrams and you said, this is where I would've, this is how I would've shot the presentation. This is where I would've put the cameras. And see, by doing it this way, you have less setups and you don't have to move the cameras much.Michael Jamin:And because you do, because you're being efficient with your setups, you can make your day, you can get all the shots that you need because I'm not getting a ton of coverage. I'm just getting exactly what I need and I'm getting it fast. And the fact that you took all that time to draw those drawings, you, you know, you proved to us, and I remember you walked out and we were like, He's hot. You know, he's the guy, he knows how to do it. Mm-Hmm. , you know, you blew us away. So it wasn't like we did you a favor, you came in, you were prepared. You know,Rob Cohen:We, Yeah. But I really, I mean, again, I remember that meeting so clearly because I was, I, I, I loved you guys. I thought the presentation was awesome and the show had all this great promise, but I loved the vibe of what the show could be and really, really wanted that job for those reasons and to work with you guys again. But also because I knew there was a way, and it was my old writer sort of producer brain thinking like, there's limited time, there's limited money. How can you maximize the writing and the, the humor opportunities, but your production schedule is so crazy tight. How can mathematically you do both things? And that's, I remember leaving that meeting and just like, I, I didn't know what else I could've said, but it was really my experience as a writer and a producer, just like, this is how I would make this more efficient. Not that you guys were inefficient, but it was just how my brain had worked from the writing side.Michael Jamin:And that's, and I, and that's what we appreciated most about you as a director, is that you came from a writer, you were a writer, you understood the writing, you understood how to be true to the script, how to service the script. And I gotta say, it was always very easy working with you was never, you had never had any ego attached. You were like, Hey, is this, how do you like this? Oh, you don't like that? Maybe you like this. It was always, you know, course pleasing the client basically. ButRob Cohen:You guys were not only were you my friends, but you guys were the bosses along with Mark and I I would say just, it's not even from a Canadian standpoint. It's like you are hired to visually capture the script that has been written mm-hmm. . So if somebody's coming in thinking like, here's how I'm gonna put my stamp on it, or this is gonna be for my real, it's a mistake because Right. What I, what I love doing, and you guys were great show runners, was if you got Guy, if there was an idea I had, I would happily run it by you because it made it easier if you liked it. And if you said, Well, we actually thought about it this way when we wrote it, it's like, that's cool. My job is to visually capture it. Yeah. And, and also it's like this scene's running over, so here's a, here's an idea how we can pick up that time.Rob Cohen:Right. Or Mark has an idea. So it's like, okay, let's honor what Mark is saying and Right. That's to me, it's your number one goal is to take the blueprint and build a house. And it was so easy because you guys, we all knew each other, but we all came from a writing background. Yeah. And it was, it was like, well, you know, this B story's never gonna pay off this way, so what if we just save some time and just make this like a joke instead of a B story or whatever was going on. ButMichael Jamin:I remember right. I was always relieved when you, when you were directing, I was like, Oh, this is gonna be a good fun week. It's gonna be easy. It's gonna be yeah, we'll get what we need.Rob Cohen:Oh, I loved it.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Rob Cohen:I love that show.Michael Jamin:Yeah. That was, we had a blast. But it was, yeah, it was low budget. And then, so what do you say to, because it's so many people, you know, they do ask me like, Well, how do I, how do I become a director? Mm-Hmm. . And so how would you tell people, young people just starting out, I would do what you just did, but go, let's hear what you would say. No,Rob Cohen:I, I would say you know, again, to sound like an old man, times have changed mm-hmm. . and I would say that the number one thing is to show somebody that you have directed something and that can be directing it on your phone or making a short film. There's so many ways to do it inexpensively now with technology. There's no excuse. Right. My second answer would be it's to show the people that have written the show or have the script that you can not only be trusted to run the set and get all the scenes and get some options e editorially, but that you also aren't literally just filming the script that you are gonna mind some more humor. Right. Or you have a style that's appropriate and that's established in the first part that I said, which is make your own real.Rob Cohen:You know, like there's a music video I did the total budget out the door before, way before that was $2,000. Like everything. Right. And we were able to, you know, we had three minutes and 25 seconds or whatever it was to do it, but we were able to get some funny stuff within the video and it was for Virgin Records. And the one letter I got back from was like, We love this video because there's so much funny stuff in it. It wasn't about the song, but it's finding a way to sort of add, without putting the spotlight in yourself because the spotlight should be on the script.Michael Jamin:But once you have your reel, like okay, how do you, who do you show it toRob Cohen:You? If I was doing it today? I think you show it to I mean YouTube is a great example of somewhere that for free, you can exhibit your wares mm-hmm. , I would say the going, showing it to an agent is a, is an older route that I think is gonna be more frustrating because you can now start a website of yourself and send it around to people with a click. I think, you know, the great thing about short films is there's so many festivals and a lot of 'em are online that even if you make a three minute short film for a, a very inexpensive amount of money, you could literally have people around the world see it after you're done editing it. And so that's what I would do today is write something, because if you write it, it gives you extra juice.Rob Cohen:Mm-Hmm. . And then you're also not paying a writer. Right. And you, and then the way that you saw it as a writer, writers basically direct stuff in their head when they're writing mm-hmm. . So then take the initiative to film what you saw in your head originally and put down on paper. And then there's so many people that would do favors. Your friend might be an editor and he needs something for his reel. So you make a deal. It's like, if you edit this for me we'll have a finished product, then both of us have something. So I, I would say it's, it's, it's it's hustle, but it's not like that lame thing of you gotta hustle. I think it's an iPhone will make something so beautiful. And with an iPhone and a tripod, your costs are gonna be your phone and a $10 tripod.Michael Jamin:And I, I say the, I Go ahead. Continue. Right.Rob Cohen:Well, no, I just think there's no excuse to not make stuff. Yeah. But you want to, you, you want to use the internet you want to use film festivals that a lot of 'em have free submissions and start a website you're on webpage and people will find it like they, somebody's gonna see it. And as long as you keep adding to it on a fairly regular basis, it's the same as when you and I were starting, you would have to send out a packet and to meet writers for staffing meetings, they would want to either read your spec half hour or your writing packet. So this is the same thing, it's just your directing packet.Michael Jamin:Right, Right. I say this all the time, I think people think I'm nuts, but Yeah. It's just like, stop asking for permission and just do it. Yep.Rob Cohen:Absolutely.Michael Jamin:A Hundred percent. And stop and stop thinking about starting at the top. How do I sell my, how do I direct for Twentieth Century Fox? No. How do I direct for my neighbor? Yeah, That's, that's the question. Yeah.Rob Cohen:But that's what I loved about those music videos. Not to keep referencing 'em, but you're, the, the greatest thing is when the artist said yes, because I was like, Oh, this is great. I'm gonna have a music video in my real, And then you realize like that $2,000 pays for catering, pays for editing, pays for a dp, pays for lighting, pays for location, and you very quickly realize you have no money. But the challenge of that is so great and has so much value, these little jobs that people can take because when you do show it to somebody, they go, You made that whole thing for $2,000. That's ex or damn, or you made this short film for a hundred dollars and you could, I you could, if you have a Mac and an iPhone, you can make a film.Michael Jamin:I said, so funny you say, cuz I said the same exact things. Like the less money you spend, the more impressive it is because you're saying aRob Cohen:Hundred percent,Michael Jamin:You know, and, and by the way, no one's gonna be impressed by the Dolly shot or the special effects you put in because you're not gonna, you know, the Marvel movies are gonna do that a thousand times better than you can ever dream of doing it. Yeah. So it always comes down to the script and Yeah. And, and how little you can spend. That's the impressive part.Rob Cohen:Yeah. And I will say, not to over compliment you, but whenever I have meetings for directing jobs that every, the shows that they bring up almost every time that they're really curious about are Marin mm-hmm. standing against Eva, which is another Iffc show. And somebody Somewhere, which is the Bridget Everett show, which is an incredible group of people that do that, but on a fairly low budget. Yeah. And nobody wants to talk about how you pulled off some amazing big budget production because they know you had a big budget, but if you can show them that you can work lean and mean and you were involved from the ground up it has so much cred with everybody that to this day, like it happened the other day, people were talking about Marin, they did not believe what that schedule was like. Yeah. And when I explained it to 'em, their minds are blown. Yep. They, they can't believe it's possible. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Right. Yeah. FastRob Cohen:And it is possible.Michael Jamin:Yeah. It was like two or two and a half days for a shoot,Rob Cohen:Which is two and a half days for an episode.Michael Jamin:Yeah. And ordinarily, it's like five. Right. Or how do you, have you ever directed an episode that was more than five days?Rob Cohen:I've done one that's six. Okay. but you know, me, the thing that I would say in these meetings is like basically a, a regular work week, you will have completed two episodes where most shows are barely getting one for a way bigger budget. Yeah. But the great thing about the Iffc model was they don't give you notes, they stay outta your way. They're supportive and they appreciate that you're delivering a television show for peanuts. But then everybody benefits because they've agreed to embark on a journey where everybody has skin in the game. And that, that I think also will help people get writing or directing jobs.Michael Jamin:I see. I, I think sever and I, we prefer, you know, we take whatever work we get, but we prefer working low budget for that reason. They leave you alone and you can actually be more creative. But how do you feel when you're like, I would imagine directing a high budget piece would be more stressful and, and and terrifying.Rob Cohen:It is, but because there's more writing on it. But I would say the larger budget stuff that I've directed, and it's not like major movies or anything like that. The, the pace of things is a lot slower mm-hmm. because people have more time and more money. And to me, I love going fast and lean and mean because you still have the amount of money, but why not get five takes at a scene instead of two takes. Right. And, and so if you have more money, it doesn't mean you get lazy, you keep your foot on the gas, but you just get more options. Right. And so I think learning anything, writing or directing anything from the ground up with no resources will make you be more creative and more efficient. And people, when they're hiring you, certainly for directing, appreciate how efficient you are. Because you're basically saying, Give me the keys to the bank and I will take care of your money and you'll have five choices instead of two choices. Right. And that's what it comes down to.Michael Jamin:You say choices, do you mean coverage or do you meanRob Cohen:Coverage?Michael Jamin:CoverageRob Cohen:Takes coverage? You know, Maron, we would rehearse it as we blocked it. You know, like it was, it's not like we had these long, lazy rehearsals. It was like, Okay guys, we have three hours in the living room. Let's,Michael Jamin:Do you have more rehearsals, more rehearsal times on your other shows? Yeah. We had no rehearsal time.Rob Cohen:Yeah, sometimes, but I also think that's built into the larger budget. So if it's a network, single-camera show, people can walk away to their trailers and you call him back when you're ready and then lighting director gets everything perfect. And again, like with Joe Kessler, who is our awesome DP on Marin mm-hmm. , that guy works so well just like running gun, Running gun. Yep. And there's ways to make stuff look great. And also Mark, who's not a trained actor, was delivering some really heavy stuff mm-hmm. and people are finding it as they go. Because I think that team mentality, if you're writing or directing, everybody's on board. They, they've signed up understanding what the job is and once people chip in it's gonna make it a better experience in every area.Michael Jamin:Now you, I'm changing gears here, but you also do a lot of like this Dr. Show. Like you do a lot of, like, you do commercial work, but you also do like bizarre passion projects on the side. Mm-Hmm. , Right? So talk about like that. Like what, what's, what'sRob Cohen:WellMichael Jamin:Hanging with Dr.Rob Cohen:Yeah. It was during the Pandemic and Dana Gold, Pete Aaronson and I are friends and we just, everybody was stuck inside and a lot of work had gone away because of the pandemic. And we just started talking and kind of came up on the fly of the show and realized we could make our own YouTube channel and if we put the money together ourselves, then we're the studio. So nobody's gonna stop us because we're paying for it. Right. So Dana does this incredible Dr. Zs impression and we were like, what if Dr. Zs hosted the Mike Douglas show? But he was sort of like a cheesy Sammy Davis Jr guy, and we would call in favors with friends of ours who would be real guests, shoot them remotely and make 10 episodes. Right. And it was truly a fun project during Covid. And we ended up, you know however you could describe having a small but interested following making season one of Hanging with Dr. Z. And we used the internet and Instagram and, and all that stuff, which led to us having a really successful Kickstarter campaign for season two. And the budget, I wouldn't even use the word shoestring, I would say it was like a photocopy of a shoestring, but I love doing weird, silly stuff. And a lot of it it improvised and it just tapped into all of our favorite ways to do stuff. Right. But it was working with friends, you know, during a pandemic.Michael Jamin:Right, Right. People have friends and you do project with your friends, right?Rob Cohen:Yeah. And we ne we, we have not made one penny on that show. We, we have lost money on it, but willingly because it going, what I said earlier, we could guarantee it would exist because we were creating it and paying for it. So there's nothing stopping us. Why not? Like why not do it?Michael Jamin:People often say to me like, you know, they want, or they want me to read this, they want me to make their career. And it's like, you don't need me to make your career. You need three funny friends. There are three friends with a similar vision. Yeah. Do something with them. And that's exactly how you, that's how you started. That's how I started. Yeah. And so that's why I say stop asking for stop begging for permission to just start, you know, doing it. Just do it.Rob Cohen:The thing that, like using hanging with Dr. Z as an example, and only because it's something that I was involved in that came out of some friends of ours who were politically active when the elections were happening, the 2020 elections mm-hmm. . And there was a group that had reached out to my friend Colin to make a campaign to stop Mitch McConnell. And so they asked Dana and I like, Could you guys help us out? And there's zero money involved, but are you guys interested? So Dana and I just started to shoot the breeze and we thought, let's just shoot Dr. Zs basically talking about why Mitch McConnell should be stopped. We shot it in his backyard and his girlfriend at the time played Nova and he played Dr. Zs and we did it in front of a, a green screen sheet and we knew we were gonna put the Statue of Liberty from Planet Apes behind them and shot a political ad in two hours.Rob Cohen:Right. And then we had so much fun with that and the, this little weird ad kind of did well enough within the small circle of people that love Dr. Z's political ads, that that's what led us to talking about the talk show. But again, it was just homemade. And my point is, I think whether people call it a passion project or whatever they wanna call it, if they have an idea and they write it or they direct it, or they do both, you immediately eliminate people saying, You can't do it because you did it. But more importantly, the people that could give you other opportunities respect the fact that you did it and didn't wait around for somebody to give you an opportunity. Right. Cause you will get the opportunities by creating your own opportunities.Michael Jamin:And that's, that's one thing I always admire about you, is you're, you're very entrepreneurial that way. And it's like, Yeah. You follow your heart.Rob Cohen:Yeah. But I'm also convinced, like as flukey as my career started, I'm convinced that it's gonna end. Every job will be my, my last. So I'm trying to keep more plate spinning Uhhuh. But I also love, you know, like whether it's, you know, somebody somewhere is such an amazing experience because of Bridget and Hannah and Paul who created, and Carolyn Strauss and hbo. And it is the nicest group of people and the most enjoyable environment where you can, every single person on that show in rural Illinois is there because they want to be there. Mm-Hmm. . And that energy drives that show where people watching it on TV can feel that vibe. Right. And, and whatever people think of that show, it's like summer camp where every year you get together and people are so excited to take very little money to be part of this experience.Rob Cohen:Right. And that the same thing can happen with person X deciding they want to make a short film or they wanna make fake commercials or whatever, because they're gonna set the tone and they're gonna create the vibe. So I think it's a mistake if somebody's like, I only wanna do cool stuff, or, you know, nobody's gonna let me do my ideas. It's like, Yeah, you're not letting yourself do your ideas. So when you told me you were starting your course, I'm like, the biggest obstacle to somebody making anything these days is the person who's bitching about it.Michael Jamin:Yeah. That was me. Yeah.Rob Cohen:No, but, but it's all doable. Can you guarantee success? No. But you will gain amazing respect and opportunities by having it be tangible instead of complaining about it.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah.Rob Cohen:And that's just a fact.Michael Jamin:That's just a fact. Well, where do you see, where do you, because the industry has changed so much since we started, What? I don't know. What's, what's your prognosis for the future? What do you see? People ask me this, like, I don't know.Rob Cohen:I think, what doesMichael Jamin:The present look like?Rob Cohen:Well, I don't know, but I think it's quite obvious that streamers of the future and broadcast networks are not the future. Mm-Hmm. . So you and I were lucky enough to start in sort of part of the glory days of the nineties when mm-hmm. , you know, you had multiple staffing meetings, you know, you would just, it would be that sort of dating circuit for a few weeks where you would bump into people going in and out of offices. And you started off like having four offers. And then it would be two offers, and then it would be one offer. And then it goes from you hoping you do get an offer, or hoping you get a meeting and you could see the tide is turned. So to me, the future is definitely streaming and smaller budget, shorter orders mm-hmm. . And if somebody is expecting it to go back to people paying you a lot of money to do 22 episodes of a TV show a year, I think that is very foolish. Yeah. In my opinion, because it'll never go back to that.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah.Rob Cohen:But it shouldn't go back to that.Michael Jamin:Well, it is what it is. But, but no,Rob Cohen:But there's no more musty tv. Like Right.Michael Jamin:YouRob Cohen:Know, look at the Emmys. Like, it's the, the show with the biggest amount of TV stars on it that just aired, had the lowest ratings ever. And it's not because of one person, it's because they've lost their viewership. Right. It's, they, they're not gonna get it back. People aren't gonna wake up one day and go, Gosh, I can't wait to watch this award show on broadcast. Like, those days are over.Michael Jamin:Right. And so it's always about, it's about hustling, it's about getting work, looking for the next job. Mm-Hmm. about doing your own stuff. Right. Yeah. And, and at the end of day it's gotta be, it's also has to be good. Whatever you're working on, like, you know, has to be great. Right. Well, IRob Cohen:Mean, look, I've done more than my share of crap and largely in my own hand. And I think that an opportunity is an opportunity. You know, there's a lot of credits I don't have in my IMDB page because the show was either a deeply unpleasant experience, or it's such a crappy show. You would spend so much time explaining it to people that they would fall asleep. And so the reason that I've called those credits is because it's, I'm grateful for the experience, but it was a stepping stone to what, what I wanted to do. And if I hadn't taken crappy show X, it wouldn't have led to a more positive thing. And, and I think like what you're doing is encouraging people to pursue an idea that they really believe in and learn the basics of how to write it and shoot it. Mm-Hmm. and just that small amount of initiative, even if you never show your project to anybody, you've made it, It's, it's an immense amount of satisfaction. Mm-Hmm.Michael Jamin:. That's right. Incredible. Exactly right. And I, I said that as well. And if you didn't enjoy it, then this Hollywood thing is not for you. Cuz if you're not enjoying it for free, you're not gonna enjoy it when someone's banging, you just, you, you're just gonna get money for it. That's it. Yeah.Rob Cohen:And there's people that do that, and they make a fortune. But it's also, you know, like, not to keep talking about when you and I started, but mm-hmm. just shoot movie was in the nineties, and if you said NBC in the nineties had so many comedies, some were good and some were terrible. But now if you look at nbc, are they doing any comedies? Like maybe two?Michael Jamin:Yeah, maybe. Yeah.Rob Cohen:Yeah. So, so it's the same place, but it's the, the tide is clear. So for somebody to aspire to working on wacky old timey NBC comedies, it's very foolish. However, if they are a self starter and, and determine what their roadmap is, nobody will stop them. You can't guarantee success, but at least you've tried it and you might be successful trying it and pursue what you like.Michael Jamin:See Rob Cohen is Rob Cohen. Everyone is, is there something where, is there something, What, what, Is there something people can do to follow? What do you, what what do you wanna, Can we plug something about what you're doing? Can we No, no. Can,Rob Cohen:No, I mean, I'm not on social media. I, I'm I just, I I'm genuinely appreciative of the projects that invite me to be a small part of it. And those happen, you know, here and there. And there's nothing to really follow. But I, I just think I'm excited to see this on your, your podcast. You've built a great following.Michael Jamin:I'll say this, when I need a pick me up, when I need a little encouragement, I call you mm-hmm. to kick me in the ass. Right. So I, you're just a great dude, and I appreciate you so much and for coming on and for sharing, but you thought was what was boring, but it was not boring at all. I, I learned some things about you.Rob Cohen:Yeah. I was a disaster as a young man, and now I'm an older disaster.Michael Jamin:, that's soRob Cohen:What you're, what you're doing, I know you're wrapping it up, but IMichael Jamin:Well, that's okay. I I don't wanna take more of your time, but go ahead. No, you'reRob Cohen:Not. That's, you're not, I'm, you've got as, as long as you want. I, I really think that if somebody wants to be a writer or director or producer or an editor, then do it. Like, again, you don't have to show it to anybody, but if somebody writes something really great, you can show it to people and someone will recognize that you have talent, but nobody's gonna be able to know anything about what you want to do if you haven't, if you can't manifest it. Right. So you know, again, like when you guys gave me that opportunity on Marin, unbeknownst to me, it, it was a huge help in me getting my next directing job because it, it legitimized me as a director, and then the next thing and the next thing and the next thing. But if I hadn't had that opportunity, it would be a struggle until there was another opportunity. Right.Michael Jamin:So you wanna It would happen eventually.Rob Cohen:Yeah. But you wanna be prepared for those opportunities. Right, right. So I just think that's just common sense. But what you're doing now, like if I told you you're gonna be doing this five years ago, you would, you would laugh.Michael Jamin:I would've said absolutely not. Yeah. Yeah. Of course. Yeah. Wisdom, Rob. Hustle. Hustle muscle. That's it. I can't thank you enough for coming on, coming on the show time, man. Thank you for being my first guest. I, I didn't, I'm surprised I let you talk so much. I thought maybe I'd be doing all the talkingRob Cohen:. No, I'm surprised I talk so muchMichael Jamin:. I'm surprised. I'll let you get a word edgewise. Yeah. I dog a lot. Dude, thank you so much again. AndRob Cohen:Anytime. I love it.Michael Jamin:Don't go anywhere. We're gonna, we're gonna have a post more to wrap up after this, but Sure, sure. Thank you, everyone, for listening. And until next time,Phil Hudson:This has been an episode of Screenwriters Need to Hear This with Michael Jamin. If you'd like to support this podcast, please consider subscribing, leaving your review and sharing this podcast with someone who needs

Mark “Muddy” Dutton Interview: Tons of stories, getting sober, connecting with Slim Jim Phantom, Tracy Guns, Chris Robinson, Marc Ford, Chris Shiflett… top 3 musical experiences...playing with Bob Weir & Phil Lesh… becoming more balanced… being sensitive & learning what's important in life. GREAT, honest convo: Cool Guitar & Music T-Shirts!: http://www.GuitarMerch.com   Mark Dutton's either played with, produced, engineered, or co-written with artists like Chris Robinson in The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Mark Ford, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Go's, Dwight Yoakam, LA Guns, Gilby Clarke, Jessica Simpson, Brian Jonestown Massacre & Chris Shiflett. He and his partner also run a company that specializes in developing young talent Subscribe & Website:  https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe Support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support

Movie Meltdown - Episode 584 This episode we are coming to you “live” from Character Fest as we talk with actor Sy Richardson. And as we realize our unlimited capacity for twinkly lights, we also bring up… The State Theater, a family reunion, Tim Robbins, came to California, Slim Jim Phantom, Straight to Hell, I had no place to stay I had fifty dollars in my pocket, taking me to the nightclub, Charles Bronson, this bubble of love, I didn't wanna be a movie star, Alex Cox, a nonagenarian, driving the city bus, you think there'll be swear words, Fishbone, dropping off pizza, Repo Man, the center of the universe, don't allow money or names to get in the way, The Cheap Dates, Drama-logue, Emilio Estévez, Chicago, you don't have to be the star, Lil' June and The January's, it's very ornate, a gospel group, John Cusack, be willing to work with your friends, Harry Dean Stanton, six naked women and Lee Rocker.  “You see… I came to California to be a character actor. I didn't wanna be a movie star.”  For more on Character Fest, for now, check in with: harrydeanstantonfest.org For Sy by Sy The Journey of a Character Actor: lulu.com/spotlight/syrichardson1 For more on The Kentucky Theater: kentuckytheatre.org

1981 The Stones turn up to see The Stray Cats in London!Slim Jim meets Siouxsie and Budgie.Lol sees The Cats strut their stuff at the Marquee.They're the greatest band in the world but, they have No name!This is how they startedNew Hair Cuts! Got all the Gear! Hello Blue Cats!Any new haircut was cool.Lot of cross-over in punk-era London.Stray Cats - the most British, US new wave band on MTV.They thought Terry Thomas and Ringo Starr would greet them at the airport in London.Floors we have slept on! An 18-yr old Jennie Vee, made pilgrimage to London, took up bass and guitar and convinced John Peel she had a band.The truth: There's no band without a sick drummer!Budgie did his 10,000 hours at Eric's Club Liverpool. Budgie's secret? he sings all his beats and sang himself to sleep to the Beatles. We All love Ringo getting inside the song and the pure joy of drumming. Drumming as a bloodsport!Lol and Tony Kanal share a moment at The Greek with all Jim's pals! Jennie Vee says, the greatest feeling is just to rock . Don't do no crazy riff, just the joy of the moment is all.The county clerk married Jennie and Jim on Zoom. We plan The big wedding party all star gig!Lol was married in Vegas. Dick Smothers was next in the line. Budgie got married in Hong Kong.Ronnie lane bumped into the Cats .Gave them the space in his house to be the band they became .. A hybrid of Punk & New Rockabilly. An emotional moment for Budgie . Still singing the songs. All roads lead to Eddie Cochran! CONNECT WITH US:Curious Creatures:Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.comFacebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficialTwitter: @curecreaturesInstagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficialLol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.comFacebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuWhit2whooInstagram: @budgie646Slim Jim Phantom & Jennie VeeWebsite:https://www.slimjimphantom.com/our-storyFacebook: @officialsjp, @jennieveemusicInstagram: @officialslimjimphantom, @thejennieveeTwitter: @officialslimjim, @thejennieveeCurious Creatures is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network. For more of the best music storytelling follow @DoubleElvis on Instagram or search Double Elvis in your podcast app.

The Stray Cats reawakened the love of Rockabilly in so many people who were "too young" to know the music in its first iteration! Their drummer, "Slim Jim" Phantom joins The Imbalanced Brothers this week for a chat about the music, his podcast ("Rockabilly Confidential available via his web site, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get podcasts), AND his role as "your honest mechanic" on satellite via Little Steven's Underground Garage (Sundays, 8pm on Sirius/XM Ch. 21)! Our mutual love of Eddie Cochran sparks the chat, and away we go!!! Talking about Lemmy (and their project, Head Cat), Carl (Perkins), "Georgie" (Harrison), Bob Dylan's advice, and so much more fun in this week's episode! For all things Slim Jim, including some cool merch, check out his web site SlimJimPhtantom.com All of OUR episodes are available, any time, on-demand via our website: www.imbalancedhistory.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stray Cats reawakened the love of Rockabilly in so many people who were "too young" to know the music in its first iteration! Their drummer, "Slim Jim" Phantom joins The Imbalanced Brothers this week for a chat about the music, his podcast ("Rockabilly Confidential available via his web site, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get podcasts), AND his role as "your honest mechanic" on satellite via Little Steven's Underground Garage (Sundays, 8pm on Sirius/XM Ch. 21)! Our mutual love of Eddie Cochran sparks the chat, and away we go!!! Talking about Lemmy (and their project, Head Cat), Carl (Perkins), "Georgie" (Harrison), Bob Dylan's advice, and so much more fun in this week's episode! For all things Slim Jim, including some cool merch, check out his web site SlimJimPhtantom.com All of OUR episodes are available, any time, on-demand via our website: www.imbalancedhistory.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stray Cats reawakened the love of Rockabilly in so many people who were "too young" to know the music in its first iteration! Their drummer, "Slim Jim" Phantom joins The Imbalanced Brothers this week for a chat about the music, his podcast ("Rockabilly Confidential available via his web site, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get podcasts), AND his role as "your honest mechanic" on satellite via Little Steven's Underground Garage (Sundays, 8pm on Sirius/XM Ch. 21)!Our mutual love of Eddie Cochran sparks the chat, and away we go!!! Talking about Lemmy (and their project, Head Cat), Carl (Perkins), "Georgie" (Harrison), Bob Dylan's advice, and so much more fun in this week's episode!For all things Slim Jim, including some cool merch, check out his web site SlimJimPhtantom.comAll of OUR episodes are available, any time, on-demand via our website: www.imbalancedhistory.com

The Stray Cats reawakened the love of Rockabilly in so many people who were "too young" to know the music in its first iteration! Their drummer, "Slim Jim" Phantom joins The Imbalanced Brothers this week for a chat about the music, his podcast ("Rockabilly Confidential available via his web site, Apple, Spotify and wherever you get podcasts), AND his role as "your honest mechanic" on satellite via Little Steven's Underground Garage (Sundays, 8pm on Sirius/XM Ch. 21)!Our mutual love of Eddie Cochran sparks the chat, and away we go!!! Talking about Lemmy (and their project, Head Cat), Carl (Perkins), "Georgie" (Harrison), Bob Dylan's advice, and so much more fun in this week's episode!For all things Slim Jim, including some cool merch, check out his web site SlimJimPhtantom.comAll of OUR episodes are available, any time, on-demand via our website: www.imbalancedhistory.com

Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom guests on this brand new Fake Show podcast with host Jim Tofte...enjoy!!!

Legendary Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom returned to the show after 6 years for a lengthy chat about his new podcast, "Rockabilly Confidential."  Plus: his relationship with George Harrison, recording with Dave Edmunds, going to baseball games with Johnny Ramone, and lessons in stand-up drumming!

I've been fortunate enough to interview so many rock and roll icons throughout the history of the show, and being a drummer myself, it's always so much fun for me to chat with true drumming legends.   In this special episode, we feature my interviews with three all-time greats.From August 24, 2016:  Slim Jim Phantom from The Stray Cats joined me for a chat about his book And a Stray Cat Struts: My Life As a Rockabilly Rebel.From January 14, 2015:  Marky Ramone called in to talk about his book Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone.From February 10, 2021: John Densmore discussed his book The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists).This episode is brought to you by paradiddles, flam taps, and gated reverb.

Bakotunes welcomes Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom! Straight outta Brooklyn, he and bandmates - guitarist Brian Setzer and bassist Lee Rocker helped reintroduce American rockabilly to the world in the middle of the punk and new wave eras of the late-70s and MTV 80s. Their immense popularity would ultimately reignite the neo-rockabilly movement still going strong around the world today! Recorded during his tour with rockabilly supergroup The Whammy. 2012. Previously unreleased. Includes music. Legend! Info: mattomunoz@gmail.com 

Join the Patreon family for bonus content, discounts and more - www.patreon.com/drumforthesongEpisode 32 of Drum For The Song podcast featuring Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats and HeadCat.In this episode we talk about the origins of the Stray Cats, with himself (drums), Brian Setzer (guitar and vocals) and Lee Rocker (upbright double bass) forming in high school and mastering their craft playing 5 nights a week in their home of Long Island, migrating over to England and eventually becoming part of the London scene, playing shows and getting noticed which resulted in getting signed and having Dave Edmunds record their debut album!We also talked a lot about his great friendship with Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead who he also had a rockabilly side project band with called HeadCat with Danny B. Harvey. He describes how the band ended up forming after a recording an Elvis Presley track for a tribute album. He also explains how he and Lemmy became neighbours which helped their friendship grow over the years and how he was with Lemmy when he sadly passed away on 28th December 2015 at the age of 70.We also talked about Jim's favourite rockabilly drummers, living with actual cats, his favourite and most memorable moments with Lemmy, his drum endorsements Gretsch, Zildjian, Vic Firth, blues shuffle stick techniques, his upcoming rockabilly documentary and more.Please subscribe to the podcast via your podcast provider & YouTube, like and review where you can and share with anyone else who might be interested.If you've enjoyed any of my episodes, please consider joining my Patreon community via Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/drumforthesong/ for access to exclusive content, group video calls, competitions, giveaways plus 20% discount at http://www.motorhead-beer.comI'd like to give a special thanks to my top-tier 'Groove Master' Patrons for their extended support. Cheers to Dean S Monahan, Rudi Pauly, Dan Hurst, Gareth Richards, Steve Hancock, Paul W. Grasmehr, Charley Farley, Kenny Kendrick, Jari Väisänen, Paul Hutchings, Mark Porter, John Lang, Andrew Mansell & Mark Porter.You can also support myself and the podcast by making a donation via Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RMXSZGD7CTXY4Facebook:www.facebook.com/drumforthesongInstagram:www.instagram.com/drumforthesongTwitter:www.twitter.com/drumforthesongYouTube:www.youtube.com/channel/UCYC9-5tKYIdBSTB0mwVesegwww.drumforthesong.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/drumforthesong. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Danny B Harvey in conversation with David Eastaugh DANNY B. HARVEY was born in Killeen, Texas and at the age of 6 moved to Catlettsburg, KY. where he first picked up and started playing the guitar. At the age of 15 after moving to Canyon Country, CA. he was fortunate enough to receive his first formal lessons with the great JOE PASS. Feeling out of place (after all he had only moved away for rural KY. two years earlier) and anxious to make a name for himself he moved to England with LEVI DEXTER after only years of study. Danny soon developed a finger picking guitar style that is very unique and based on his idol MERLE TRAVIS, CHET ATKINS, JOE PASS and his classical-technic he learned at USC. As a guitarist, producer and composer Danny has played and recorded with such great artists as Levi Dexter, Tim Polecat, Johnny Ramone, Nancy Sinatra, Lemmy Kilmister, Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom and Wanda Jackson

While many bands of the 80's were focusing on the synth-heavy New Wave or screaming guitars of Hard Rock, one band was taking their inspiration from the 50's roots of Rock.  The Stray Cats came out of New York  in 1979 and developed a devoted following quickly, but moved to the UK after hearing of a revival of the 50's subculture there.  Inspired by the Sun Records artists of the 50's, the Stray Cats combined Rockabilly and Punk genres to form their sound.The Stray Cats were a trio with Brian Setzer on guitar and lead vocals, Lee Rocker on double bass, and Slim Jim Phantom on drums.  They continued to tour and record in the UK, and released two albums there in 1981 before turning their interest back to the States.  Their debut American album, Built for Speed, was comprised of songs selected from their first two albums released in England, plus the previously unreleased title track.The group benefitted from having both a unique sound and air play on the then-new MTV.  Unlike most music of the time, songs were short and tight, without synthesizers or more modern sensibilities.  Also, unlike the music of the time, everything was stripped down to the bare essence in this group.  Phantom's drum set consisted of just a few pieces, worlds away from the massive sets fielded by prog rock groups like Asia and Rush.  Brian Setzer wrote most of the songs, and had the distinctive look that would become associated with the group. Unfortunately, Setzer also tired of the group quickly, and the Stray Cats broke up in 1984.  Setzer would go on to be the concert guitarist for the Honeydrippers (with Robert Plant as front man).  The group would reunite frequently over the years, and each member continued to tour either with their own bands or in support of other musicians.The group continues to tour off and on today, and released a new album in 2021. Built for SpeedThis is the title track and the only song on the album previously unreleased.  It is about cars, and hot rodding on the road.  “Well I'm cruising low and I'm cruising mean, well I'm cruising slow in my dream machine.  You're my hot rod mama and you're really built for speed.”Rock This TownAn easily recognizable hit, “Rock This Town” cracked the top 10.  This song was the introduction to Rockabilly to many people.  It is about hitting the clubs at night, dancing the night away.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists this song as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.  “We're gonna rock this town, rock it inside out.”  Baby Blue EyesA deeper cut from the album, this tells the struggle of a guy in love with a pretty girl he just doesn't trust.  While in England, the Stray Cats attracted the attention of many famous artists including members of the Rolling Stones, the Who, and Led Zeppelin.Stray Cat StrutThis track is the most famous of the Stray Cat's tunes, and received significant airplay on both radio and MTV.  It reached number 3 on the charts.  “I'm flat broke but I don't care.  I strut right by with my tail in the air.”  Setzer's songs are original but carry the sound of a 50's cover. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Flying Theme from the motion picture “E.T. the Extraterrestrial”The film that made Steven Spielberg a household name was released this month. STAFF PICKS:Space Age Love Song by A Flock of SeagullsRob's staff pick peaked at number 30 on the Billboard charts.  This New Wave group is out of Liverpool.  When they couldn't come up with a name for the track, guitarist Paul Reynolds suggested the name because he thought it sounded like a space age love song.  Mike Score's well-known hairdo was the result of a mistake after his hair was accidentally pushed down in the center before going onstage.Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? by Soft CellBruce features the first hit from vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, better known as Soft Cell.  Tainted Love was originally recorded as a B-side in 1964 by Gloria Jones, but it didn't chart.  Almond heard it when working in a cloakroom, and the duo started performing it with synthesizers instead of guitars.  It was a big hit in the U.S. as part of the Second British Invasion.  The extended dance version combined Tainted Love with the Supremes' hit “Where Did Our Love Go?”Wake Up Little Susie by Simon and GarfunkelBrian's staff pick hearkens back to the early days of rock with a cover of the Everly Brothers song recorded at Simon and Garfunkel's live concert from Central Park.  The song did well and was part of the inspiration for Simon and Garfunkel's tour in 1983.I Want Candy by Bow Wow WowWayne's staff pick features a cover originally performed in 1965.  Bow Wow Wow's version had both a rockabilly and punk feel to it.  The lead singer was underage at the time, and the risque pictures on the album created considerable controversy. COMEDY TRACK:She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft) by Jerry ReedJerry Reed's cautionary tale reminds us that it is better to learn how to cook than to marry for food as we close out the podcast.

is best known as the drummer for , the band he started with childhood pals Lee Rocker and Brian Setzer.  They spearheaded the rockabilly movement in the 80s and have kept the torch burning for vintage American rock and roll ever since.  Their modern take on the throwback style gave new life to a beloved but almost forgotten musical sensibility, and their execution made them undeniable.  Jim sits down with Jon and Mark to talk about his book, , and some of the friends he's made along the way. This episode is hosted by Mark Valley and Jon Leon Guerrero Other notable drummers who've visited the Break It Down Show are:     Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.  

Thrilled to co-host the annual "All Christmas" show with my lovely wife, Beth Riley (heard here weekly on her "Beth's Blues Break" as well as her own syndicated show called "Boppin' With Beth").  She has a Christmas edition of Beth's Blues Break and a great tune from Keb' Mo', we have an instru-Mental Breakdown courtesy of Hi-Tide Recordings with new tracks from The Volcanics and Slowey & The Boats, we'll take a stroll to the Doo-Wop Corner AND drop a coin in the Christmas Jukebox for a track from JD McPherson!  Hear NEW tunes from Dion, The Shootouts, Dallas Moore, Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys and April Mae & The June Bugs as well as classics from Elvis Presley, Dwight Yoakam, Slim Jim Phantom feat. Jennie Vee, Dale Watson, Brian Setzer Orchestra and Two Tons Of Steel!! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy- "Rockabilly Christmas"   Two Tons Of Steel- "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" Brian Setzer Orchestra- "Here Comes Santa Claus" Dion (with Mike Aquilina, Joe Bonamassa)- "You Know It's Christmas"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Slowey & The Boats- "O Christmas Tree" The Volcanics- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"   Elvis Presley- "Winter Wonderland" Dwight Yoakam- "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" The Shootouts- "Look Out The Window"   Beth's Blues Break: (Music bed: Buddy Guy- "Slow Blues") Keb' Mo'- "Merry, Merry Christmas" Follow Beth's Blues Break HERE   Buck Owens- "Home On Christmas Day" Dallas Moore- "Honky Tonk Holidaze" Dale Watson- "Christmas Without You" Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys- "Drag Racing Santa"   Doo-Wop Corner- The Four Imperials- "Santa's Got A Coupe DeVille" The Drifters- "White Christmas"   Christmas Jukebox selection of the week: JD McPherson- "Hey Skinny Santa"   Slim Jim Phantom feat. Jennie Vee- "Have A Rockabilly Christmas" April Mae & The June Bugs- "It's Gettin' Kinda Chilly"   Outro Music Bed: Los Straitjackets- "Jingle Bell Rock"

Pat welcomes iconic drummer Slim Jim Phantom to the Zoom Room to discuss his career in the Stray Cats and Phantom, Rocker and Slick.

Legendary Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom joins the boys to talk about bringing rockabilly music back into the mainstream during the rise of MTV, joining Jerry Lee Lewis on the road, hanging out with longtime friend (and rock God) Lemmy Kilmister and how he and a bunch of his showbiz friends have kept their shared love of Strat-o-matic and fantasy baseball alive.

Entraba el verano de 1980 y en un club de Londres había muchos patrones de pesca dispuestos a hacerse con los servicios de unos chicos muy jóvenes que querían actualizar el rock and roll fijándose en los maestros de la etiqueta Sun y darles un aire actual. Fue Dave Edmunds el que les fichó y hasta quien les bautizó. Si nos vamos al año 73 "That´ll be the day" es el tìtulo de una película británica que tiene canciones dentro (y músicos actores como David Essex, Ringo Starr, Billy Fury o Keith Moon) pero que no es un musical y que tuvo una secuela un año más tarde con "Stardust" en donde aparece una banda de ficción, de mentira, llamada Stray Cats. Así les cambió el nombre Edmunds al grupo que había tenido un antecedente en The Tomcats. Y como Stray Cats grabaron un primer disco con su nombre Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker y Slim Jim Phantom. Luego vino "Gonna ball" y el tercero fue "Rant n rave". Hemos escuchado temas de esa triada de álbumes que junto a una colección de fetiches compusieron la caja "Runaway boys" de septiembre del año pasado. ..Y nos hemos acordado de aquella primera visita en concierto (mil pesetas costaba la entrada) a Madrid (Teatro Barceló o Pachá) el 15 de febrero de 1982. Escuchar audio

In The Music Real Episode 15, Manny from The Pushworth Group and Nicki from Music Means Business check in with International Rockabilly Rocker Super Star, Slim Jim Phantom, in lockdown in LA. Mr Stray Cat Stuff himself, was scheduled to tour Australia this June however like other events around the globe, it's all about the reschedule. Watch out 2021 when Slim returns to Australia – fingers crossed! Slim has been super busy in Lockdown with his podcast Rockabilly Rave Ups. https://themusicreal.com.au/2020/06/03/slim-jim-phantom-unlocked/

“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This weeks throwback dates back to late 2018 to Manfred's interview with the legendary Glen Matlock. Glen opens up about his history with the Sex Pistols, accidentally interrupting a Queen recording session and his most recent album 'Good To Go', which featured our very own Slim Jim Phantom! Join Glen Matlock with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground Garage. www.undergroundgarage.com/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undergroundgarage.com%2F&token=270c5c-1-1586355374252) www.facebook.com/undergroundgarage/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fundergroundgarage%2F&token=42b1df-1-1586355374252) twitter.com/littlesteven_ug (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Flittlesteven_ug&token=5ffde4-1-1586355374252) www.instagram.com/littlesteven_ug/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flittlesteven_ug%2F&token=1d20b7-1-1586355374252)

Welcome to episode 2 of Soft Pass! This month we talk to Sandy Ficca, the longtime drummer for Firefall, and Michael Ramos, who has played with such greats as; John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, BoDeans, Charlie Sexton, Robert Plant, David Grissom, The Rembrandts, Violent Femmes, Los Lonely Boys, Ani DiFranco and many more. We talk about life on the road, and what we’ve found on VHS tapes left on the bus. Michael talks about his time working with Robert Plant, and Sandy tells us about the time he played with Jaco and some stories surrounding him. Michael relates a classic story about something John Mellencamp made him do on tour, as well as his time recording at Paisley Park. Sandy counters with his Ginger Baker experience and talks about Slim Jim Phantom and Skunk Baxter at a classic rock fest in Mexico. Sit back and hear some great stories from a couple of road scholars this month on Soft Pass!

Hey! This is a cool episode with legendary drummer of the legendary rockabilly band from New York, the Stray Cats! We only talk sports in this episode, so get that helmet outta your closet that holds two beer cans with straws coming out of them and enjoy. Songs Played: Sloan - Other Man Stray Cats - Rock this Town

“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This week Manfred’s guest is Jennie Vee. She collaborated with our very own Slim Jim Phantom on this weeks Coolest Song ‘Have a Rockabilly Christmas’ She tells us all about her Rockabilly Christmas, how the Coolest song came to form, touring with Death Eagles & her solo work. Join Jennie Vee with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground Garage. www.undergroundgarage.com/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undergroundgarage.com%2F&token=a3c91-1-1577546898155) www.facebook.com/undergroundgarage/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fundergroundgarage%2F&token=cf72b2-1-1577546898155) twitter.com/littlesteven_ug (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Flittlesteven_ug&token=98c9f1-1-1577546898155) www.instagram.com/littlesteven_ug/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flittlesteven_ug%2F&token=502405-1-1577546898155)

Al Stewart [00:31] a side: "Year of the Cat" b side: "Broadway Hotel" Janus Records J-266 1976 Scotsman Al Stewart penned this Alan Parsons-produced classic, which made it all the way up to number 8 on the Hot 100. Definitely sounds like the mid-70s to me ear. Fun fact: Janus Records was originally extension of England's Pye Records. Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames [09:00] a side: "Yeh, Yeh" b side: "Preach and Teach" Imperial Records 66086 1965 This toe tapping classic originally started as an instrumental originally recorded by Mongo Santamaria in 1963, and then shortly thereafter had lyrics added by Jon Hendricks of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Then in 1965 Englishman Georgie Fame. Birds of America [14:18] a side: "Yes! I Know I Am Free" b side: "Untitled" Isota Records sody001 2001 The very first Isota Records release, featuring a fantastic letterpress sleeve by Nathaniel Russell printed at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley CA. Loretta Lynn [23:31] a side: "You Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)" b side: "You're Lookin' at Country" MCA Records MCA-53576 1966/1971 An MCA Double Play! The a-side features Loretta's 1966 smash hit "You Ain't Woman Enough", her eighth single to make it into the top 10, up to number 2. The flipside features her 1971 single that made it up to number 5 on the country charts. Jun Mayuzumi [29:06] a side: "You and the Sun" b side: "My Love, My Love" Capitol Records CP-1040 1969 Another fine single from late 1960s Japan, the a-side in A minor for those of you playing along at home. I have it on good authority that a-side "Fushigina Taiyou" directly translates to "Strange Sun" but "You and the Sun" works fine to. Bongwater [35:39] a side: "You Don't Love Me Yet" b side: "The Porpoise Song" Shimmy Disc Records shimmy 7-98 1988 All killer no filler on this Shimmy Disc single featuring Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick & Kramer bringing us a Roky Erickson tune on the a-side and Goffin-King-by-way-of-The-Monkees b-side The Porpoise Song. Harry Dean Stanton [46:42] a side: "You Don't Miss Your Water" b side: "Across the Borderline" Rx Remedy Records RXR 015 1993 The late great Harry Dean Stanton joined by pals Jamie James, Skunk Baxter, Slim Jim Phantom, and Tony Sales. Etta James [57:29] a side: "You Got It" b side: "Fire" Cadet 5620 1968 The follow-up single to her super hot rendition of "I Got You", somehow "You Got It" only made to number 113. What gives? Music behind the DJ: "Audrey's Dance" by Angelo Badalamenti.

Here's a cheeky bonus episode of Life In The Stocks with Slim Jim Phantom from The Stray Cats. We were scheduled to speak with Jim for an hour, but sadly London traffic threw a spanner in the works and we only got 20 minutes with him in the end, but consider this a taster round of what to expect when we manage to lock in a feature length episode with this rock 'n' roll legend at a later date.Follow Matt Stocks on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdjCheck out the Life In The Stocks Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/lifeinthestocks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Dutton’s either played with, produced, engineered, or co-written with artists like Chris Robinson in The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Mark Ford, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Go’s, Dwight Yoakam, LA Guns, Gilby Clarke, Jessica Simpson, Brian Jonestown Massacre & Chris Shiflett. He and his partner also run a company that specializes in developing young talent Tons of stories in this one about getting sober, getting connected with Slim Jim Phantom, Tracy Guns, Chris Robinson, Marc Ford, Chris Shiflett… top 3 musical experiences...playing with Bob Weir & Phil Lesh… becoming more balanced… being sensitive & learning what’s important in life. GREAT, honest convo:   Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar 

We spin the TOP 2 songs in our Stray "Cats Countdown" this hour PLUS we hear 2 more NEW tunes from their album, 40.  Slim Jim Phantom talks about Carl Perkins in our Five Year Flashback as well.  We also hear NEW tracks from Nick Lowe, Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues), Pepita Slappers, McKinley James, Bat! and our instru-Mental Breakdown has the latest from Los Straitjackets and Bloodshot Bill.  Plus, we've got rockers by Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats), Gene Vincent, Ritchie Valens, Deke Dickerson, John Fogerty and JD McPherson!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Lucky 757 (with Matt's Blues)- "Enough To Make A Grown Man Cry" McKinley James- "On The Run" Stray Cats- "Three Times The Charm" Gene Vincent- "Git It" Dave Edmunds (with Stray Cats)- "The Race Is On"   #2 Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut"   JD McPherson- "I Can't Complain" Bat!- "Villain"   instru-Mental Breakdown: Los Straitjackets- "The Fishin' Hole" Bloodshot Bill- "Shark Tank"   Stray Cats- "I've Got Love If You Want It" John Fogerty- "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" Pepita Slappers- "Playing Hard To Get" Nick Lowe (with Los Straitjackets)- "Raincoat In The River" Deke Dickerson- "I'm Getting Your Message Baby"   Five Year Flashback: Slim Jim Phantom on playing with Carl Perkins Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shows" (w/ Slim Jim & Lee Rocker)   #1 Stray Cats- "Rock This Town"   Ritchie Valens- "Framed"   Outro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Pickpocket"

MITCH MARATHON MONTH continues with the Stray Cats' 'Slim' Jim Phantom. We discuss the band's great new album 40 as well as the importance of the Stray Cats to keeping Rockabilly alive, working with & remembering Lemmy, their current tour, why make new music, his recent book, his drumming style, and much more.  Get your MITCH MERCH here: https://loudtrax.com/Mitch  Help support the show. Please consider a donation: https://www.paypal.me/MitchLafon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom speaks to Kyle Meredith about the band's reunion album, 40. He shares how the album lines up with their 40th anniversary and the way they recorded it live. Phantom also explains how "everything traces back to Eddie Cochran. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, Motorhead, none of them exist without Eddie Cochran." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

On this episode of Cantore + YEW!, Cantore talks to a stray cat and a dog. Specifically, legendary drummer of The Stray Cats, Slim Jim Phantom, and Jason Gann, star and creator of the critically acclaimed Wilfred. Rockabilly legends The Stray Cats have reunited to celebrate their 40th anniversary with a new album and world tour.  It's the band's first San Diego show in 27 years. The Stray Cats tour wraps up at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay on August 31st.  Drummer Slim Jim Phantom talks to Cantore before tickets go on sale. First, Jason Gann, Australian-American comedian, actor and creator of the critically acclaimed stoner comedy Wilfred, checks in with Cantore + YEW! to promote his upcoming appearance at March and Ash in Mission Valley on 4/20.  His first time showing up to a dispensary in the ACTUAL Wilfred dog costume, Gann is introducing San Diego to his line of joints, aptly called Wilfred Cannabis Pre-Rolls.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Cantore + YEW!, Cantore talks to a stray cat and a dog. Specifically, legendary drummer of The Stray Cats, Slim Jim Phantom, and Jason Gann, star and creator of the critically acclaimed Wilfred. Rockabilly legends The Stray Cats have reunited to celebrate their 40th anniversary with a new album and world tour.  It's the band's first San Diego show in 27 years. The Stray Cats tour wraps up at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay on August 31st.  Drummer Slim Jim Phantom talks to Cantore before tickets go on sale. First, Jason Gann, Australian-American comedian, actor and creator of the critically acclaimed stoner comedy Wilfred, checks in with Cantore + YEW! to promote his upcoming appearance at March and Ash in Mission Valley on 4/20.  His first time showing up to a dispensary in the ACTUAL Wilfred dog costume, Gann is introducing San Diego to his line of joints, aptly called Wilfred Cannabis Pre-Rolls.  

Darrel Higham is guest on the show this week!  We chat about early influences particularly Eddie Cochran (and playing with The Kelly Four), playing with Slim Jim Phantom in the Katmen, his Hell's Hotel album and Robert Plant who appears on the album, brand new singles and a special request for The Jets!  We also spin tunes from recent collaborations with Jittery Jack and Rocky Burnette as well as a live track from Jeff Beck featuring Darrel on vocals as they cover Gene Vincent! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Jeff Beck with Darrel Higham- "Double Talkin' Baby" Interview segment 1 Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "I Don't Like You No More" segment 2 Darrel Higham with The Kelly Four- "C'Mon Everybody" Darrel Higham with Jittery Jack- "Frankie's Back In Town" segment 3 Rocky Burnette with Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Rockabilly Boogie" segment 4 Katmen- "When The Drink's Dried Up" Darrel Higham- "Shirley Lee" segment 5 Darrel Higham- "Hank Williams And Me" segment 6 Darrel Higham with Robert Plant- "Please Give Me Something" segment 7 Darrel Higham- "Bop Machine" segment 8 (request from Darrel) The Jets- "Yes Tonight Josephine" Darrel Higham- "That's The Way"   Outro Music Bed:  Darrel Higham & The Enforcers- "Walk Don't Run"

Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats joins us on Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour as we talk about his career, playing with icons like Carl Perkins, the amazing and emotional feeling of Stray Cats reuniting at Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender and other shows as well as his new live project, The LOW Road.  Lee sent over some tracks from this new project so be one of the first to hear them this hour!  And just when you though it couldn't get better, his special request song is for Dave Edmunds!!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed: Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys" (live) Interview segment 1 Stray Cats- "Rebels Rule" segment 2 Stray Cats- "Everybody Needs Rock 'n' Roll" Elvis Presley (with Lee Rocker, Slim Jim Phantom, Danny B. Harvey)- "Baby Let's Play House" segment 3 Carl Perkins & Friends (including Lee Rocker)- "Boppin' The Blues" segment 4 Lee Rocker- "Drivin' My Life Away" Lee Rocker- "Memphis Freeze" (live) segment 5 Lee Rocker- "Ophelia" segment 6 Lee Rocker- "Bulletproof" Lee Rocker & Big Blue- "Call Me The Rocker (Good Rockin' Daddy)" segment 7 Stray Cats- "My Baby Left Me" (live with lead vocals by Lee Rocker) segment 8 Dave Edmunds- "Crawlin' From The Wreckage" Outro Music Bed- James Wilsey- "El Dorado"    

Original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, whose 45-year career includes a wealth of experience with countless other bands and artists, will release his solo album Good To Go on Mighty Village Records.The project was recorded in London and New York, and features his longtime friends and collaborators Earl Slick, best known for his work with David Bowie, and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats.Matlock was only 16 when he joined the Pistols, and co-wrote such iconic punk songs of theirs as Pretty Vacant,Anarchy In The UK and ‘God Save The Queen. By the release of their seminal Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols album.Matlock went on to work with an extraordinary array of musicians including Iggy Pop, the Dammed, Primal Scream, Mick Jones, Midge Ure, Gary Kemp, Ronnie Wood and such punkn contemporaries as Rusty Egan, Mike Peters, Tom Robinson and Kirk Brandon. When it comes to music, I like some actual music in the music!” says Matlock of the album. I’m pleased with it, It’s Good To Go.  It’s quite personal, but there are some tongue-in-cheek funny bits in it. I didn’t set out to write a Sex Pistols album and fail miserably. In my live show I do a bit of everything to keep everybody including myself happy. On record I’m a long way from that.”

Slim Jim Phantom grew up listening to his parent's jazz records and started playing drums at the age of 10. By the late 1970s he was playing in bands with his school friend and bassist Lee Rocker. They soon joined forces with guitarist Brian Setzer to form the band "Stray Cats." The band spearheaded a rockabilly revival by blending the 1950s Sun Studio sound with modern punk musical elements. Jim often performed standing up, using only a bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat and a crash cymbal, rather than a full drum kit. Their high energy shows shows brought an updated heavier sound to traditional Rockabilly music. Their hit, "Rock This Town" is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 most important songs in the history of rock and roll music. Jim is also an active member of the Love Hope Strength Foundation, a charitable organization which raises funds for cancer units. Find out what he’s up to now, on Drummer Nation. This episode is audio only. www.slimjimphantom.com Website             Newsletter         Become a Patron

Chris Casello stopped by the studio for an hour of tunes and conversation on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour.  We talk about growing up in Ann Arbor, MI, guitar influences, The Starlight Drifters, the Chris Casello Trio and his time in Nashville, winning the Ameripolitan Musician Of The Year and playing with artists like Johnny Powers, Sue Moreno, Celine Lee, Slim Jim Phantom, Kent Rose and Bo Diddley.  Lots of great tunes to keep things rockin' as well. Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Chris Casello Trio- "All Messed Up"  Interview segment 1 Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie" Interview segment 2 The Starlight Drifters- "Live Fast, Love Hard" Interview segment 3 Chris Casello Trio- "The Stinger" Interview segment 4 Johnny Powers- "Fly Farm Blues" Interview segment 5 Sue Moreno & Chris Casello- "Mr. Sandman" The Sabres- "Nutrocker" Interview segment 6 Chris Casello Trio- "Rawhide" Interview segment 7 Celine Lee- "Don't Let The Screen Door Hit Ya" Interview segment 8 Kent Rose- "Jungle Jaguar Pants" Interview segment 9 The Starlight Drifters- "Cold Fish"   Outro Music Bed: Chris Casello Trio- "Lookin' Good"

This week on TSCS, we talk to Slim Jim Phantom, former drummer for the Stray Cats, about his love of vintage baseball cards, NY Yankees, Rockabilly music, and Lemmy.

On this episode - Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns joins Mitch to discuss the band's brilliant new album (The Missing Peace), the new lineup and looks back at the band's storied career. Also, drummer Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats discusses the band's significance, playing the Wacken Festival, Lemmy, The Head Cat, Keith Richards, Van Halen, the US '83 Festival, his book: A Stray Cat Struts: My Life as a Rockabilly Rebel and much more. In our Rock Talk segment - publicist Simon Fauteux of Six Media Marketing Inc. explains the job and how to get started in the industry. Help support the show. Please consider a donation: https://www.paypal.me/MitchLafon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of LET THERE BE TALK my guest is the great Slim Jim Phantom drummer for The Stray Cats and Author of the book A Stray Cat Struts. In the 80's The Stray Cats absolutely exploded onto the scene with a kick ass Rockabilly Sound and Look. The song writing was fantastic and the live shows were next level. Sit back and enjoy Slim Jim's stories all about the early days of The Stray Cats and also his love of Music,Baseball and LA     

MAN IN THE CAMO JACKET is the story of iconic musician Mike Peters of the Welsh rock band The Alarm. The film traces his rise to fame, battles with cancer, and inspiring climb back as he enlists some of the world's top musicians to help save the lives of cancer patients around the globe. Ultimately though, the life he saves may be his own. Filmed over the course of eight years, the film documents Mike's journeys to the summits of the world's tallest mountains and to the depths of his regular chemotherapy treatments and features one-of-a-kind performances from legendary rock musicians. MAN IN THE CAMO JACKET won Best Music Documentary at the 2017 Arizona International Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Music at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival. Mike Peters was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 2017 American Documentary Film Festival. MAN IN THE CAMO JACKET features Mike Peters of The Alarm, Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Billy Bragg, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Richard Blade, Martha Quinn. Director Russ Kendall joins us to talk about his rousing, life-affirming new film. For news and updates go to: maninthecamojacket.com

Actress/Tv Personality/Sex Symbol Frenchy Morgan and Multi-Platinum recording artist Slim Jim Phantom from The Stray Cats join us on this episode of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell broadcast live from the W4CY studios on Wednesday July 5th, 2017.This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 3PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Actress/Tv Personality/Sex Symbol Frenchy Morgan and Multi-Platinum recording artist Slim Jim Phantom from The Stray Cats join us on this episode of The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell broadcast live from the W4CY studios on Wednesday July 5th, 2017. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-jimmy-star-show-with-ron-russell9600/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Slim Jim Phantom says he’s always loved the drums and that the instrument chose him. He grew up on Long Island and after taking up the drums took lessons from jazz great Mousie Alexander, who had played with Benny Goodman. He met Lee Rocker in high school and later they formed the Stray Cats with […] The post Slim Jim Phantom appeared first on Sound Distractions.

Michael Harrison interviews legendary Stray Cats drummer, Slim Jim Phantom about the Rockabilly influence on Rock n Roll.

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Iconic Rockabilly Drummer Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats, Phantom Rocker & Slick) discusses his new autobiography, "A Stray Cat Struts." Learn how a hard-working kid from New York stayed grounded during sudden world-fame and riches. Jim is the real deal, a true rocker and a rock fan at heart. Pick up his book wherever you get your books See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We have all heard Disturbed’s version of “The Sounds of Silence” with its continuous radio play.  But no one really knows how they landed on remaking the iconic Simon and Garfunkel tune?  We sit down with Dan Donegan and he tells us how the song came to be… and its not what you think!   Tom McBurnie of Thunder Ranch known for his Ferrari Daytona replicas, that graced the many episodes of the hit  television series “Miami Vice” talks no holds barred.  Tom fills us in on the ups and downs of the 90’s complete with law suits, death threats and arson. If you love mystery and intrigue this segment will get you thinking “who did it”.  Iconic drummer Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats talks about how they spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement in the ’80’s.  His biography states their love for 50’s Rock-N-Roll they mixed their youthful energy and aggression and produced a hard edge rockabilly sound.  Here is a rare chance to hear Jims story.   Season 3 of Skidmarks Show brings you twenty four 30 minute bi-weekly Automotive and Rock-n-Roll radio shows broadcasting all year long. With your hosts Jeff Allen from CNBC’s “The Car Chasers” and owner of Flat 12 Gallery and Ethan D. host of the morning radio show “The Rock Show” on FMX.   SKIDMARKS SHOW is on iTunes, Podbean, Soundcloud and SkidmarksShow.com plus new for 2017 you can also find us on Castbox and Podcastcharts.com.   #SkidmarksShow

DISCLAIMER: There were technical difficulties in the first 18-19 minutes of this interview. The dialogue is a little choppy but listenable. At 20 minutes it reverts back to normal and is a great interview with a iconic figure in music. Steve Cooper interviews Slim Jim Phantom. Slim Jim is best known for being the drummer for the legendary rock trio the Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 80s. He continues to play music with very respected artists, heads up the Slim Jim Phantom Trio and just released his autobiography A Stray Cat Struts: My Life As A Rockabilly Rebel.

Hot new tunes hit the playlist this week from The Slapbacks, Maryann & The Tri-Tones, Hoodoo Tones, Ramblin' Bandits and Lucky 7.5.7.  Plus, we hear Slim Jim Phantom talk about his standing drum style and rockin' tracks from Hot Rod Lincoln, Red Sovine, Bill Kirchen, The Bellfuries, High Noon, Buck Owens, Dale Watson and more! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Hot Rod Lincoln- "Lonesome Train" Maryann & The Tri-Tones- "Got You On My Mind" Leroi Brothers- "Hip Hip Baby" Red Sovine- "Juke Joint Johnny" Restless- "Travellin' Man" Hoodoo Tones- "Northern Style" Bill Kirchen- "Rockabilly Funeral" High Noon- "Let's Go Daddy-O" Buck Owens- "Sweet Thing" The Blasters- "Real Rock Drive" The Slapbacks- "Take It Easy" The Bellfuries- "Why Do You Haunt Me" Slim Jim Phantom on standing drum style Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut" Ricky Nelson- "If You Can't Rock Me" Ramblin' Bandits- "Why, Why, Why" Lucky 7.5.7.- "Do You Remember" Dale Watson- "You're Humbuggin' Me" Rosie Flores- "It Came From Memphis"   Outro Music Bed:  Di Maggio Brothers- "High Speed Pickin'"

Slim Jim Phantom declares that the Stray Cats were more country than anyone!  Plus we talk about his new book, "A Stray Cat Struts: My Life As A Rockabilly Rebel," his love of jazz and prog, and all things rockabilly.

Slim Jim Phantom joins us for part 2 of our interview this week.  We discuss more of his book, A Stray Cat Struts, touring with Jerry Lee Lewis, appearing in a Clint Eastwood directed film, special relationships, Lemmy, Darrel Higham, Johnny Ramone, special requests and more! Plus, we hear tracks from Robert Gordon, Hank Mizell, Carl Perkins (with Slim Jim) and more!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro music bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues" Robert Gordon- "The Worryin' Kind" Hank Mizell- "Jungle Rock" Slim Jim Phantom interview: Stray Cats- "She's Sexy & 17" Segment 1 Slim Jim Phantom- "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" Stray Cats- "Please Don't Touch" Segment 2 Head Cat- "Say Mama" Segment 3 Katmen- "When The Drink's Dried Up" Phantom, Rocker & Slick- "My Mistake" Segment 4 Johnny Ramone (w/ Slim Jim & Danny B. Harvey)- "Viva Las Vegas" Segment 5 Dead Men Walking- "Song For Eddie) Stray Cats- "Fishnet Stockings" Segment 6 & requests Gene Vincent- "Cruisin'" Elvis Presley- "Mystery Train" Carl Perkins- "Glad All Over" (w/ Slim Jim, Lee Rocker, Dave Edmunds, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, etc.) Outro:  Stray Cats- "Sleepwalk"

Slim Jim Phantom is our guest for part 1 of our interview this week.  We talk about his new memoir, A Stray Cat Struts, as well as early influences, early days of The Stray Cats, connecting with The Rolling Stones, playing with Carl Perkins and more!  We also hear tunes from Eddie Cochran (appropriately titled "Skinny Jim"), Dennis Herrold, Ronnie Dawson & Crash Gordon!   Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey Intro music bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"   Eddie Cochran- "Skinny Jim" Dennis Herrold- "Hip Hip Baby"   Slim Jim Phantom interview Stray Cats- "Rock This Town" Segment 1 Stray Cats- "Gene & Eddie" Katmen- "You Can Go Now" Segment 2 Stray Cats- "Stray Cat Strut" Elvis Presley (with Slim Jim, Lee Rocker & Danny B. Harvey)- "Baby Let's Play House" Segment 3 Stray Cats- "Runaway Boys" Segment 4 Stray Cats- "Baby Blue Eyes" Segment 5 Carl Perkins- "Blue Suede Shoes"   Ronnie Dawson- "Bobwire Betty" Crash Gordon- "Lies Lies Lies"   Outro music bed:  Danny B. Harvey- "Hell Cat Stomp"      

This week we spin tunes from some of the artists performing at the 2nd annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender!  We'll talk with festival owner Jason Galaz and hear tunes from Wanda Jackson, Reverend Horton Heat, The Blasters, Chris Isaak, a new track from Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, Deke Dickerson, Dale Watson, James Intveld, Dibbs Preston, Levi Dexter, Rosie Flores, Slim Jim Phantom (with The Stray Cats) and so much more on this week's Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour! Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey   Wanda Jackson- "Let's Have A Party" Dale Watson- "Good Luck N Good Truckin' Tonite" Stray Cats (with Slim Jim Phantom)- "I Fought The Law" Deke Dickerson- "Mexicali Rose" Reverend Horton Heat- "Please Don't Take The Baby To The Liquor Store" Dibbs Preston & The Detonators- "Quit This Big Old Town" Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys- "Fine Fine Superfine" James Intveld- "Modern Don Juan" Planet Rockers- "Whatcha Gonna Do" The Blasters- "Marie Marie"   Jason Galaz interview Segment 1 Chris Isaak- "Keep Hanging On" Segment 2 Marcel Bontempi- "Shag Rag"   Woody Pines- "Walkin' Stick" Levi Dexter & The Ripchords- "Jitterbop Baby" Rosie Flores- "Wrong Side Of His Heart" Alton & Jimmy- "I Just Don't Know" Doel Brothers- "Kissin' Bug Boogie" Go Getters- "Hot Rod Roadeo" Outro:  Chris Casello- "Chris' Guitar Boogie"

  Although best known as the Guitarist for the super group HeadCat (a band he formed with Lemmy from Motorhead) and Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats) and his dynamic "Whitestripes of Country” duo THE LONESOME SPURS. Danny has also produced, recorded and performed with Wanda Jackson, Sky Saxon, Nancy Sinatra, Johnny Ramone, The Rockats and Levi Dexter. 2014 saw the release of "69 Cats" , his Rock'n'Roll collaboration with Jyrki 69from The 69 Eyes.  Recently Danny B has been touring the world and recording with his wife Annie Marie Lewis and mother in law Linda Gail Lewis (little sister of Jerry Lee Lewis). Look for a brand new CD from Danny'n'Annie on Lanark Records in 2016 As a film composer, Danny B has produced , composed and recorded 6 film scores including the number one box office film THE RAGE: CARRIE ll for MGM in 1999.    

Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing, standing on, spinning and rocking his giant upright bass in the legendary music group The Stray Cats. ‘The Bass King' will join Halli at her table on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show for an interview you won't soon forget. Grammy-nominated, The Stray Cats have sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum certified records worldwide. Founded by Rocker, Brian Setzer, and Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Catsremain a radio staple, were music video pioneers at the infancy of MTV, and repeatedly brought rockabilly music to the top of the charts. Not one to rest on his laurels, Rocker continues to astonish audiences touring, talking (Rumble & Twang Radio Show with Lee Rocker), sharing his animated videos and releasing new music his “Night Train to Memphis” disc featuring classics from the early days of rock– classic rockabilly done like only Lee Rocker can. He has appeared on in the Broadway hit musical “Million Dollar Quartet.”A conversation with legendary bassist, Lee Rocker on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show Podcast. For more information visit http://goo.gl/tMuVJc