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John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar)
John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar) has a new song out called “The Land of Hatchy Milatchy” recorded for the comic book series, “Sweetie Candy Vigilante”. John also manages The Misfits and talks about the “Dr. Demento Covered In Punk” sequel in the works. – Forrest
Joe Gatto from Impractical Jokers
Comedian Joe Gatto is on his “Night Of Comedy” tour in 2024. He is the co-host of the podcast “Two Cool Moms” with comedian Steve Byrne & his children’s book, “Where Is Bearry?”, is coming out September 3rd.
Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Lead singer Dicky Barrett from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones has a new supergroup called “The Defiant” with the album “If We’re Really Being Honest” out now. The band also features Pete Parada from The Offspring on drums and guitarist Greg Camp from Smash Mouth.
Robby Krieger from The Doors interview
Guitarist Robby Krieger from The Doors has a new group and album out now, “Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages“. We talk to Robby and keyboardist Ed Roth about the songs, the 60th anniversay of the Whiskey a Go Go and The Doors.
Dusty Slay Interview
Comedian Dusty Slay has a new 1-hour standup special, “Working Man” on Netflix. It’s first week it reached # 2 of all TV shows on Netflix. He is part of the “Nateland Podcast” with Nate Bargatze, Brian Bates, and Aaron Weber. He also hosts the “We’re Having A Good Time” Podcast witth his wife Hannah. – Forrest
Bob Cowsill Interview
Phone interview witl Bob Cowsill from The Cowsills. The Digital EP, “A Christmas Offering From The Cowsils“, includes two original holiday songs plus a new version of “Winter Wonderland.” – Forrest
Comedian Lisa Liao
Stand-up comedian, actress, and writer Leslie Liao is on Netflix’s “Verified“. She talks about her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and still holding down a full-time job while doing comedy. – Forrest
Interview with Don DiPetta
Actor, writer and comedian Don DiPetta with a new film out now, “A Place In The Field” where a battle-shocked veteran goes on a road trip to fulfill a promise to a fallen comrade. Check out his plant-based flossers, “Floss Guys“, on Amazon. Don was also the voice of Sam in the video game Mafia. – Forrest
Arenacross driver interview
Arenacross driver Rylan Smith talks about his start in dirt bikes, his most brutal injury and thoughts on electric dirt bikes. Mention this interview or 96.9 The Eagle at the Ford Idaho Center box office and get a freeT rack Party passs with the purchase of any standard ticket. AMA Arenacross Fan Party – walk through the track, see the motorcycles up close, meet the riders, take photos, and get autographs. The track party begins at 6pm and ends at 6:45pm. Racing starts at 7:30 both Friday and Saturday night in Nampa, Idaho.
Rachel Bolan from Skid Row
Rachel Bolan is the bassist, co-founder, and main songwriter for Skid Row. The new album, “The Gang’s All Here” is out now with the new lead singer, Eric Grönwall. “The Gang’s All Here Tour” runs through March 2024 with Buckcherry. – Forrest
Gary Hoey
Gary Hoey calls in every year to play his guitar & talk guitar. Gary is known for his rock take on classic Christmas songs. This year he’s released “The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum Fairy) which you can download here. Gary has recorded over 20 albums including with Lita Ford in 2012 and auditioned for Ozzy Ozbourne in 1987. – Forrest
The Fab Four Interview
Ardy Sarraf performs as Paul McCartney with The Beatles tribute group, “The Fab Four“. He talks about why he plays left-handed, what guitars he owns, playing private gigs for Paul Stanley & Dave Grohl plus his thoughts on the newest Star Wars movies and shows. – Forrest
Wendy Dio Interview
Wendy Dio talks about the newest Dio boxset, “The Studio Albums 1996-2004”, Dio’s relationship with Jack Black, Ronnie writing lyrics for Black Sabbath instead of Geezer and the upcoming Bowling For Ronnie celebrity tournament. – Forrest
Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)
Felix Cavaliere from The Rascals on his relationship with The Beatles, how the voting works now that he’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and his new release, “Then & Now”. – Forrest
The Titans of Soft Rock!
Philly Ocean is the lead singer of Yächtley Crëw, the nation’s #1 Yacht Rock Band. From tattoos, to playing the Viper Room and Disney, to celebrities that love the band, Philly Ocean talks everything yacht rock.
Fortune Feimster (comedian)
Comedian Fortune Feimster calls in to talk about working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on “Fubar“, her new special on Netflix, “Good Fortune”, coming out to her father as the age of 25 in North Carolina, plus her love for Chili’s & Hooters. – Forrest
James “J.Y.” Young interview
Guitarist and singer James “J.Y.” Young from Styx talks future plans of the band, the passing of his wife Susan and some of the iconic music acts he’s seen and opened for. He’s often called “The Godfather Of Styx”.
Comedian Aaron Weber
Comedian Aaron Weber talks about what it feels like to storm a football field at Notre Dame, how he organizes his baseball card collection, his 1st show at The Comedy Store in LA and being a part of The Nateland Podcast. – Forrest
Gianmarco Soresi
New York based comedian Gianmarco Soresi on working with Tracy Morgan, appearing on The Late Late Show With James Corden and doing comedy through the pandemic. His podcast is called, “The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi” and his special, “Shelf Life” is posted below.
Have You Got It Yet?
Interview with the director of “Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd”, Roddy Bogawa.
Ahmet Zappa
Ahmet Zappa, son of Frank Zappa, talks about one of his favorite bands, Kiss, and his friendship with Ozzy Osbourne. Ahmet helped put together the lost Frank Zappa album, “Funky Nothingness” out now. It’s the sequel to the iconic “Hot Rats” (1969). The 2LP set comes on black 180g audiophile vinyl. Order online here. Ahmet is also the host of the podcast, “Rocktails“.
Blues Traveler interview
Ben Wilson is the keyboard player for Blues Traveler, on tour now with Big Head Todd & The Monsters on the “Blue Monsters” tour. Ben talks about being nominated for a Grammy, seeing the Grateful Dead & The Allman Brothers Band, the new album on the way plus which is bigger, “Hook” or “Run-Around”. – Forrest
Zachary Williams (The Lone Bellow)
Zachary Williams is 1/3 of the Nashville based group, “The Lone Bellow”. He is on “The Williams Family Cabin” on Max where he and his wife fix up a cabin. He shared stories about Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and Roy Orbison’s house. “Love Song For Losers” is available now and his debut solo album, “Dirty Camaro” is out too. zwilliamsmusic.com – Forrest
Warren Hayes (Gov’t Mule/Allman Bros)
Warren Haynes from Gov’t Mule and The Allman Brothers Band talks about his connection with Dave Grohl, Johnny Cash, how Billy Bob Thorton got on the new album and playing with Paul Rogers (Bad Company), Slash (Guns N’ Roses) and Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top) at the CMT tribute to Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd). “Peace…Like A River” is out now. – Forrest
Drummer Tyler Stewart from Barenaked Ladies
Drummer Tyler Stewart from Barenaked Ladies on knowing rock band Rush, how big “One Week” was, writing the theme to “The Big Bang Theory” and the next Barenaked Ladies album. This summer they are headlining the “Last Summer On Earth Tour” – Forrest
Piff the Magic Dragon
Piff the Magic Dragon is a comedian and magician seen on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and “America’s Got Talent”. Piff talks about his friendship with Penn & Teller, working with Howie Mandel on AGT and seeing Carrot Top in Vegas, He currently has a residency at The Flamingo in Vegas and his special, “Reptile Dysfunction”, is on YouTube.
New Foo Fighters Drummer
I was kind of hoping the Foo Fighters would announce Rufus “Tiger” Taylor as their new drummer. He’s the son of Roger Taylor from Queen & Roger was vague when asked if Rufus would take over for Taylor Hawkins. Rufus also played with the Foo Fighters before
He then played at the Hawkins benefit.
Rufus even has a Taylor Hawkins tattoo but is in the studio with The Darkness and touring with them this year.
Josh Freese is known as the drummer for hire and can hop into a band with almost no notice. He’s played with Nine Inch Nails, DEVO, A Perfect Circle, Guns N’ Roses, Rob Zombie, Static-X, 3 Doors Down, Bruce Springsteen and recently was the drummer for The Offspring. Last week The Offspring kicked off a tour with a new drummer, not Josh Freese.
Josh made no mention that he had left The Offspring and was quiet on social media which he usually is actively on. Then yesterday the Foo Fighters announced he was the live drummer for them.
I don’t know if they’ve announced him as a full “member” of the Foo Fighters or as the drummer for this tour. Dave Grohl played drums on the new album out June 2nd but for now it looks like he is a member of the band. He plays with so many artists it’s tough to see him in just 1 band. You can stream the entire jam session here but you need to create an account.
In the announcement they give 2 Josh Freese easter eggs. 1) The P.F. Changs mention from Tommy Lee references Josh mentioning the restaurant on Instagram all the time.
The 2nd one is Danny Carey from Tool with the poodles, Josh owns poodles and not Grohl. – Forrest
Leanna Morgan interview
Comedian Leanna Morgan has a new special on Netflix now, “I’m Every Woman”. – Forrest
Dwight Twilley (singer)
Here’s my interview with singer Dwight Twilley, it’s not my best work. I asked him about working with Tom Petty & Leon Russell but he gave me nothing. His wife was also answering questions in the background & making fun of my name. I tried my best. “The Best Of Dwight Twilley: The Tulsa Years 1999-2016 – Vol 1” is out now – Forrest
Stylin’ In Sturgis 2023
Click here to sign up for the “Stylin’ in Sturgis” contest where 2 people will win:
One Harley Davidson Motorcycle – provided by RideNow
Cabin & VIP package – provided by Glencoe Camp Resort
Custom products – provided by Magnum Research
Complete LED Light Kit – provided by Letric Lighting Co
Jewelry Shopping Spree – provided by NightRider Jewelry
Performance Transmission -provided by Baker Drivetrain
Travel Credit to and from the Rally – provided by Law Tigers
Embellished Print – provided by Scott Jacobs
Greg Harris RRHOF President & CEO
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President and CEO Greg Harris announces the class of 2023. – Forrest
Greg Warren interview
Greg Warren is a comedian heard on the Bob & Tom Show. Greg’s new special, “The Salesman”, is out now on YouTube. Greg talks about this time as a salesman for JIF and Pringles, knowing Larry The Cable Guy for 20+ years & going to the same high school as Nikki Glaser. – Forrest
Dave Davies – The Kinks
Guitar player Dave Davies from The Kinks talks about the new release, “The Journey – Part 1“, how he became friends with filmmaker John Carpenter, knowing Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones and he talks about his son Daniel Davies from the band, Karma To Burn. “The Journey – Part 2” comes out September 29th and his autobiography, “Living on a Thin Line” is out now. – Forrest
Elton Dan & The Rocket Band interview
Dan from Elton Dan and the Rocket Band – a tribute to Elton John. 8000+ shows played across the US and overseas. Dan talked about how he got into the piano, Elton John, playing cruise ships and the pianos at dueling piano bars aren’t real pianos. Live in Boise at the Egyptian Theatre on Tuesday, April 25th. – Forrest
Colin Blunstone – The Zombies
Colin Blunstone is the lead singer of The Zombies with a new album, “Different Game”, out March 31st. Colin talks about going to Elvis’s house, how Boise, Idaho made them famous and ZZ Top pretending to be The Zombies. – Forrest
Monster Jam Interview
Colt Stephens drives the ThunderROARus truck for Monster Jam and has driven Brodozer, Doom’s Day and been a commentator for Monster Jam on NBC. The Texas based driver talks about the future of monster truck driving, going to the bathroom as an underwater welder and how many hats he owns. Monster Jam is at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa March 11 – Forrest
Foo Fighters pinball
My 1st thought, what about Taylor Hawkins? If you pause the trailer, you can see him on the graphics.
Pro Edition: $6,999 Premium Edition: $9,699 Limited Edition: $12,999. Details on how to order here. I want to buy 2 shipping containers and connect them with a roof & a patio in the middle. One is for guitars; one is for pinball machines and motorcycles on the patio.
I’d love to get to add the GNR and Rush pinball games to my pinball shipping container. – Forrest
Michael Starr from Steel Panther
Lead singer Michael Starr on Steel Panther’s new album, “On The Prowl“, Van Halen, Axl Rose, working with AFI and Butch Vig and what was so good about the year 1987. Listen and text to win the new album this weekend (2/25-2/26) on 96.9 The Eagle – Forrest
Steve Shippy – Paranormal Investigator
Paranormal investigator Steve Shippy on the new show, “Shoc Docs: Michigan Hell House” on The Travel Channel and Discovery+ this Sunday at 9 PM. Steve investigated a house in Michigan he claims is more haunted than the house from Amityville. He goes through some of what he found while investigating and some of his experiences from his past. – Forrest
Comedian Steve Byrne
Comedian Steve Byrne has a new stand-up special out now, “The Last Late Night” on Amazon Prime. – Forrest
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Rock and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on the 25th anniversary of “Trouble Is”, touring with Bob Dylan, Mel Gibson’s private island and moving from California to Louisiana. – Forrest
Craig Gass in town this weekend
Comedian, actor and impressionist Craig Gass stopped by to do voices of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Lars Ulrich, Sam Kinison, Morgan Freeman, out of breath Mark Wahlberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger in a car accident.
Steve-O in Boise Jan 13th & 14th
Steve-O from Jackass talks about his Bucket List tour plus Mick Mars from Mötley Crüe being replaced by John 5 on the road, why he hates Pantera, going to clown college, getting sober and what he thinks happens when we die.
Gary Hoey interview
Guitarist Gary Hoey on working with Lita Ford on her new album, trying out for Ozzy Osbourne, quitting coffee, his Christmas traditions and what he has coming in 2023. – Forrest
Interview with author Bob Beatty
Interview with Bob Beatty, author of “Play All Night!: Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East“. – Forrest
Bob Cowsill from “The Cowsills”
Bob Cowsill from The Cowsills talks about their version of “Hair” that made them famous, inspiring the TV show “The Partridge Family”, Knowing John Stamos and hanging with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. “Rhythm Of The World” is out now. – Forrest