Ep 68: Interview - Danko Jones (2017)

Danko Jones Thinks Grammy Awards Should Drop Rock, Metal Categories as Treats Genres as a Joke Minneapolis, MN (2/27/17)- Danko Jones, in an interview by the podcast Cobras & Fire, discusses the band's new album Wild Cat, recording the track "Black Rose" with Volbeat, financial challenges of touring in the US and fiascos at the Grammy Awards in the rock and metal categories. Topics include: Recording New album Wild Cat State of Rock in North America Grammy Awards: Clueless how to handle Rock, Metal Financial challenges of tour support in US vs. Europe Sharing a dressing room with Steel Panther Not being well received opening on 2013 US Volbeat tour Recording the track "Black Rose" with Volbeat and announced as 3rd single New Side Project “Iron Magazine” About Danko Jones (per bio): DANKO JONES has never felt more vibrant or hungry than they are on "Wild Cat". The 11-track album is out Worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. Celebrating 20 years in the rock n'roll game in 2016, DANKO JONES have an impressive resume to show for the past two decades. In addition to sold out headline tours across Canada and the European continent they have also toured the US, Brazil, Japan, Australia and South Africa and done extensive collaborations with a vast number of great artists. The Canadian trio has spent months on the road with GUNS N ROSES, MOTÖRHEAD and VOLBEAT and opened up for THE ROLLING STONES and OZZY OSBOURNE. The band's frontman and namesake was recently featured as a guest vocalist on the VOLBEAT track "Black Rose", one of the most streamed songs on their latest album and he also joined Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES), and Barrett Martin (SCREAMING TREES) for a session with THE LEVEE WALKERS where he sang on two tracks. The "Wild Cat" world tour starts off with two shows in Finland in February and a series of shows in Europe in March and April. A Canadian tour and more European dates will be announced shortly, with other territories to follow About Cobras & Fire Cobras & Fire is a rock podcast with a silly name focused on sharing new music from bands that have the hooks, melody and attitude of classic rock bands. Cobras & Fire is part of the growing Decibel Geek podcast family and hosted by Loose Cannon and Bakko, writers from DecibelGeek.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices