SLAM: Music Survival Guide

Jack Mangan and Eric Haley visited the Brandenburg Labs booth at NAMMShow 2026 to speak with legendary musical inventor and Internet Hall of Fame Inductee: Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg, about his latest innovation: Okeanos Pro Headphones. His biggest claim to fame is co-inventing the .mp3 file format. Topics covered: -Augmented Reality Immersive Headphones. The sound changes as you walk around the rood. It’s wild to experience. -Listening to Rush on the Atari 800. -Impact of the .mp3 format. SLAM Bumper: Rich Catino. Full disclosure. The room around us was seriously noisy. Some of the audio is rough. We know. The second half of the video is better. Yes, we did run Noise Reduction. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

An 8-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Chad Leon, singer and guitarist of the mighty Kings of Thrash . Lyrics reference: Megadeth. SLAM Bumper: Jason McMaster-Be humble-Forming your neuro pathways. -Practice thinking positivelyCamera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

A 10-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Joel Hoekstra, hyper-talented guitarist with Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Revolution Saints, and numerous other projects, including Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Lyrics reference: Whitesnake. -Making 10 cents an hour.-You’re treated like a king and then you’re a bum and then you’re a king. -Try and look at it logically. Camera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Iconic singer, Lorraine Lewis (solo artist, ex-Vixen) talks to Support Life And Music hosts Mark Pruett and Jack Mangan about sexuality in Rock n’ Roll, being selective about her band, David Lee Roth, Rikki Rocket, waitressing at Bob’s Big Boy, her OnlyFans page, ways to cope and deal with it all, and much more. Lyrics quote: Lorraine LewisSLAM Bumper: Sam SaltmanI'm not that different. My trajectory has always been sex.I believe in manifesting, I believe in frequency. drama and arguments before you're getting ready to go on stage - - so not cool.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Professor Elemental - “The preeminent Rap (Chap Hop) superstar of the U.K.”SLAM Bumper: 1 minuteLyrics reference: Professor Elemental.-If you've got other orangutans you want to speak to on your presumably orangutan-themed podcast, you just crack on, mate.-What would I be doing today if I felt on top of the world? How would I treat myself?-The business of silliness is really important.-Loneliness plays a huge part in modern society and how sad people get.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

This may be one of the most powerful episodes we’ve done. Chris Hathcock of The Reticent talks to us about their recent album, “please,” which Jack Mangan ranked as a Noteworthy Album of 2025. Chris understands the psychology and reality of music and depression at about five levels deeper than anyone else. Jack is usually pretty stoic, but he gets emotional during the course of this conversation. This one just hits home. Trigger warning: There is frank, open talk about suicide in this episode. If you are aware that you or someone you know may be at risk, call “988” from your phone. You are not alone. You are not without hope. SLAM Bumper: Jason McMasterQuotes: -My first book was just a humor thing, which is extra funny considering how depressing my music is.-The depression may be telling us the truth as it sees it.-When the despair comes, if you can, see if there's a kindness you can dohttps://thereticent.net/homeThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Regiment - Tyler Heath Intranced - James-Paul LunaPersekutor - Vlad the InhalerThree of the best NWOTHM vocalists in the game today talk about the challenges and rewards of the musician life. Lyrics Reference: SaxonHost(s):Jack Mangan, and Mark Pruett (The Whiskey Network)Jack’s T-shirt: FenderSLAM Bumper: Bobby BlitzLead quote: People are eating this stuff up. Everybody who's in the room is in the room for a very specific reason, and it's because of the music.Quotes: It used to be not important to me, and I got kind of in some dangerous situations. . . I used to do all kinds of crazy stuff.The front man needs to be, yeah, hydrated, lubed up, and rested. The main reason I do that, another job, you know, is so I can set aside the time and have the funds to make the tour, to make the recordings of our music and, you know, give the peoples what they want.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Bobby Blitz of OverkillSLAM Bumpers: Doro Pesch Quotes from this episode: it's almost like the secret silent killer, isn't it? I'm grateful to be able to have lived my life in Levi's and motorcycle boots.I was drinking with Pete Steele. I mean, what do you think's gonna happen? This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Keith Roth! Satellite radio listeners hear his distinctive raspy voice on SiruisXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard and Hair Nation, but he’s also a musician who’s worked with too many projects to list, including David Johansen, Bon Jovi, The Ramones, The Dictators, and Frankenstein 3000. Lyrics Reference: The Rolling Stones SLAM bumper: Burton C. Bell and David EllefsonThree Episode Quotes: There you go, let's put that on a poster and sell it.Kids mature a lot quicker in New York. It's just because of a product of surroundings, but it's the greatest city in the world. I get on that treadmill, and by the time I get off it, it is therapeutic.https://www.siriusxm.com/hosts/keith-rothThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Michael Brandvold and Evo Terra return to discuss the pros and cons of music streaming for fans, musicians, performers, and everyone else. Lyrics Reference: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers SLAM Bumper: Sam SaltmanQuotes: -I still buy vinyl, but here's the thing. I don't buy vinyl to actually listen to vinyl. I buy vinyl from artists I love to support the artist. -You can take steps on your own, on your own website, to make it super convenient and dirt cheap for the listener to download your stuff. https://michaelbrandvold.com/ https://simpler.media/ https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Monique Powell, iconic singer of Save Ferris, who were one of the absolute best of the 90s Ska bands, and are still delivering good times and great music today. “I believe that every person that buys a ticket to a Save Ferris show is precious, and deserves our love and respect.”“I cared immensely about them, but they didn't care about me.”“You make your own waffles in the morning.”This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Two of the world’s top media strategists and thinkers join hosts Jack Mangan and Dr. Sheila Unwin: Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR and Megan Matousek of Loco+. Lyrics reference: PrinceSLAM Bumper: 10 voices in 1 minute“He was one of the… he still is one of the most dynamic and sexy performers I've ever seen.”“How can you start a movement, even if it's only 20 people, in your dining room listening to your album?”“They all have their own beautiful art and skill, and they're not getting seen because of the algorithms.”“I worked for George Lucas. . . and George Lucas was the innovator of ownership and IP.”CyberPRLoco+This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Mark Farner of Grand Funk RailroadMark Farner of Grand Funk RailroadLyrics Reference: Grand Funk RailroadBumper: Brian PulidoThe most incredible first-hand Jimi Hendrix story I’ve ever heard.“Come over here and put your hand on the television set.”“That's what's the matter with the world, is corporations.”“When I died, Dude, I was in heaven.”LINKS TBDThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Another author panel! Three incredible Southwest authors talk music, creativity, overcoming the battles, persistence, and other great stuff. Featuring: S.C. Mendes, Jenn Czep, David Lee SummersLyrics reference: Iron Maiden“It's not a cult. It's not a cult.”“Bill and Ted. . . were Wyld Stallyns. . . they had the video they were making, they had cool-looking instruments, they had a logo, but they didn't know how to play, and they probably weren't gonna get Eddie Van Halen to join them.”“I'm just gonna sit here and teach myself the accordion and put out an album of my hot accordion licks.”A spectacular recording SNAFU occurs. We intentionally kept some of it in the episode.http://www.davidleesummers.com/index.htmlhttps://www.bloodgutsandstory.com/www.easalle.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Darryl McDaniels, best known as DMC of Run-DMC joins Jack Mangan to talk about his career, his life, and his struggles with depression and alcoholism. Check out his amazing book, “Ten Ways to Not Commit Suicide.” Lyrics Reference: Run-DMC“The more you front like you're strong and you got it together, your f***ing strength stays back, because they know you lying”“I'm living proof you can beat and defeat whatever it is that you're going through.”“Don’t be Charlie.” Your emotions are yours to have.https://thekingdmc.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Alysen Rowse, author of “We've Got Tonight, The Life and Times of Notorious Groupie, Alysen Rowse,” joins us to talk about life, death, sex, drugs, fun, dangers, highs, and lows in the music world. Lyrics reference: Van HalenYou need the groupies, you need the laughter back. Without them, rock and roll is boring.“And if you feel unsafe, you know, the road is a family. You call the tour manager.”“It’s because the corporate world has taken over. And when that happens, the Rock and Roll dies.” Alycen was with John Entwistle when he died. She talks about that awful situation and the aftermath. Many, many musician names are recalled - - from Hip-Hop, Country, Rock, Metal, Grunge. . . “Did you say ‘Dave Gahan?’”“Not every band can hold the egos together.”Alycen Rowse LinktreeThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Ryah Deines, Ray Van Horn, Jr., Bert Edens, and Mark PruettFor every Stephen King, for every Rush, there's maybe 10 that will be really lucky if they can make a living wage.I think all of us go through these moments where we're on top of the world, we're in possession of our full confidence, and then we're on the flip side.Fixing food for other people is absolutely my love language.What's an influence that we would never expect in your life?Be creative and do it now, you know, and live the consequences, or live the experience, because you just never know what's going to happen tomorrow.https://roadslessertraveled.com/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55207422.R_D_Rivershttps://bert-edens.com/https://whiskeynetwork.net/https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

This week's summit: the immortal author, publicist, musician, music expert, activist, DJ, badass: Nathan Carson of Nanotear. Topics and quotes: Any art that I appreciate, I like knowing where it comes from and what those people's influences are, and so I think it's just a natural curiosity for me to trace all those roots Hole in the Sky, to me, is very much a better Black Sabbath song.You've got people saying, “Well, concerts should be free, or $5. I grew up going to $5 shows, why isn't it $5?” You can see I've got a pretty good, scar across my neck. It looks like I came out of a Highlander movie, successfully. I didn't want to have to wrap up my affairs and sell my records and finish my novel in 6 months. Making a list, or making a call, or making a plan.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Lyrics reference: KornTopics and Quotes:You have to speak a very, very great language, very intellectual, to sing in French.I needed to tell many things that I kept very… for a long, very long time, inside my body, inside myself, my brain.Try to understand that no one will come to knock to your door to save you.Because many people can't understand that, and they don't want to understand, because maybe they're afraid, we don't know.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

All-Star panel: Kevin J. Anderson (Bestselling novelist behind the Terra Incognita trilogy, plus the Clockwork Angels series with Neil Peart of RUSH, and numerous other titles in major franchises, including Dune and Star Wars). Michael Sadler - Founding member of iconic prog band: Saga. Bob Madsen - of The Highlander Company Records, also known for “flippity-flappity bass” Lyrics reference: Rush Quotes: -The record business is broken. We don't know what we're doing. -I really know how to write books, but I don't play any instruments. -I'm quite willing to sing outside of my comfort zone, as it were, with Saga. In fact, I invite it, because I really enjoy doing that and expanding my range. https://wordfirepress.com/collections/terra-incognita https://sagagen.com/ https://thehighlanderco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Chris Caffery of  @transsiberianorchestra  Trans-Siberian Orchestra,  @thisissavatage  Savatage, Doro, his solo band, and others. This features two excerpts from his MetalAslyum interview with Jack Mangan and Rich Catino. Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DetM4JJ3IsU&t=3s Quotes from this episode: There's not a lot of money coming from the sales. So you're going to have to get on the road. It's really important for people to get an identity. Savatage is like a little little anchor in the middle right now that I've been missing. No lyric reference this episode. (What?!) https://www.chriscaffery.com/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

The amazing Doro Pesch joins Jack Mangan for SLAM Summit: Music Survival Guide 32! Lyrics reference: Warlock An amazing story involving lightning. Doro’s Metal Queen Metal Music cruise The “Warriors of the Sea” album. I think our live versions, they are always 10,000 times better than the studio versions because of the fans. It's very hard for musicians to survive only on streaming. Lemmy and Dio, they were my best friends, actually. https://www.doropesch.com/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

David “Rock” Feinstein of The Rods, and formerly of Elf. Lyrics reference: The Rods Topics and quotes: I had to call Ronnie back and say, “Ronnie, as much as it breaks my heart. . .” Lots of amazing stories about his cousin Ronnie James Dio, their time together in Elf, the tragic 1968 car accident, Ronnie’s departure to join Rainbow, Ronnie’s talent. . . The Rods legendary career, plus the new album: “Wild Dogs Unchained” How he got the “Rock” nickname In the 80s, you wrote songs about partying, and girls, and, you know, the whole sex, drugs, and rock and roll type of thing. The actual 40 minutes, 45 minutes, hour, however long you're on stage playing is the actual drug that we are hooked on. 99.9% of all the shows that we've done in the last 15 years have been break-even shows. All it takes is one song. https://therods.com/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Mike Bollenbach of Full Well Studios Lyrics reference: Alice Cooper Quotes: Being in the studio with Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin The music industry is in a sort of depressing state when it comes to compensation for your recorded material As an engineer in the year 2025, you need to be adaptable. You need to be able to embrace the new technology that's coming out. You need to be able to work in all those mediums. The world is so inundated with the amount of people putting out music, that it's really hard to have a charting record in 2025. The days of bands, you know, like, like supergroups. . . There's not gonna be another Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. . . The closest thing we have to that in 2025 would be the Foo Fighters. http://www.fullwellrecording.com/ https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Gabriel Bey - a Phoenix-based musician, entrepreneur, and a major idea slinger for the improvement of culture and community, especially in the arts.  It takes you a lifetime to learn all of these things, so much better when you have someone to show you the way. Hopefully you can find your niche and live a healthy life playing music.If you're a local artist, you're playing in nightclubs. . . the money that you make just barely pays your daily living expenses. For you musicians, all you gotta do is continue to write, continue to create, and we'll put your music in a database and allow those, film companies that hear, listen to itif you're into music, you have to do it for the love, because if you're trying to do it for the money, you'll go down the wrong path every time. https://phxmf.com/https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

The band Rahway are here! Well, ¾ of them are calling in from their cars. Lyrics Reference: Overkill You're definitely in charge of your own happiness, you know? And if you're not gonna be happy, nobody's gonna get you happy.If you're really in that much pain, you don't want to hit up 988, you don't want to, you know, hit up your mom or somebody, hit us up.You gotta leave some kind of light in there. You gotta trust in God, and listen to good music. That pulls people out of bad situations, your head, your mind.Things got a little heated right there, didn't they?We try to provide a silver lining and give energy and uplift people at the same time with it. Like, hey, we're here, we know that things might not be that great in life, but you know what? If there's a will, there's a way.[Re: band manager, Larry Jones]: I've never seen anybody who cared so much, who pushes so much, who fights so much for us, stands up for us. With promoters, for anybody that's trying to screw us around, he's always got our back. He takes care of so much, like, booking and accommodations, the travel. . . He sometimes complains the whole way, but, you know, he wouldn't have it any other way, because he loves doing it, and. . . he's pretty much our fifth member.It's so much harder when it's just one person. That's why before, I was like, yo, I'm grateful that we have 9, 10 people, you know, this Voltron effect with Rahway, because it's part of the reason why we've made it so far.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

SLAM: Music Survival Guide 27 - Neil Giraldo - Stay Locked-Most of the time, when people fall into dark places, there's a part of their being, whether it's an artistic or creative side of them, that's screaming to get out. -12 tapes for a penny.-We're driving, and all of a sudden, we get hit from behind while we're on the freeway, going 75 miles an hour.-I study a lot of philosophy and a lot of spirituality with the I Ching and the Kundalini and the Tao, and all this stuff, right? So, I followed that strongly, and without that, I wouldn't be where I am today.-That's why I stress the spirituality for everybody. . . It's good for the body, it's good for the soul. What's good for the mind is good for the soul. You gotta integrate all those things. Had I not had that, I wouldn't have been able to deal with any of it, any at all, and it kept me grounded.-You gotta live through this world kind of naked. You gotta be. . . not afraid of being exposed- This ain't normal, I know that, but it just happened in this lifetime.-Respect's easy. If you're not confident, and you're not secure, there's no way that's gonna happen. I don't care if in a band, in a relationship, It's not gonna happen.-Just do it and have fun. It's not about a cash thing. In fact. . . money's gonna be going to so many organizations for that it's not about that. It's about the songs and the music.-Find the spirituality, no matter what it is, in the dark - - not the darkest moment. Because the darkest moment is going to be the easiest one to be able to go there, because you're going to be so dark, you're gonna need help. . . Try to go when you're right in the middle.-If you happen to get in a dark place, reading will get you out of it. Read something positive. Find something that you can connect with. . . Pick up a pencil.-Most of the time, when people fall into dark places, there's a part of their being, whether it's an artistic or creative side of them, that's screaming to get out.-Once you lock it, stay locked.-Second chances are good, and they happen, but not threes and fours.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

James Rivera, a.k.a. Vampiro Lyrics reference: Helstar Quotes from the episode: Why do you think Jeff Loomis is one of his biggest fans? Management can either make you or break you. We had a bad management. And so for the younger bands, you know, you're pretty much going to be on your own, and you're going to deliver a record, and you're going to say, “Hey, it's a license deal!” and they're going to give you nothing. But they're going to put you out there in the world. You know what? You should take it, because that's as far as you're going to get now. We're still reeling from the death of Ozzy Osbourne, which I thought would never happen. It just seemed like he was gonna outlive us all. So think about it. If you got a flu... you've got Covid... Do you think you could sing? No, there's no way in the world what you do. It's affecting your body. So that's what a lot of people need to understand. Lead singers don't have it that easy, although everybody else thinks they do, but they don't. And you know what depression is. Yes, I've been there. I thought about jumping off a bridge. I thought about hanging myself, or whatever. But you know what at the end of the day it doesn't do you no good, man. You're gone. You have to outlive that. You have to be very confident in what you believe in. What a lot of people don't believe in is themselves. And you know what? Once you learn to love yourself, you will get over it, and it's not selfish.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

SLAM Summit 25 - Junior Bourcier and Francois Babin of Atomik Train Episode 25 in 2025! Lyrics reference: Red Rider It's a lifetime quest. If we want our lives to change, we have to change. You have to work on yourself. As Francois said, you have to give yourself love.There's a lot of heart in that music. There's a lot of energy. There's a lot of fun, a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. Have a really really good time playing music and inspire people to accomplish their dreams and have fun. So did the hat have to come off at the nudist camp too? We are taking care of pretty much everything. So we have to have a lot of different hats to make sure that the job's done.I don't play that often, but when I do, there's so much music inside me, it has to come out somehow, and when I play, I explode.if you're in trouble, don't, don't, don't run. Stay at the same place. The solution is around you. https://atomiktrain.com/https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/https://givebutter.com/lifeandmusicThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Jack Mangan and Evo Terra spill the details about the newly-available audio podcast version of SLAM Summits though Captivate.fm. And we answer some burning questions about what SLAM actually is. Lyrics reference: Rage Against the Machine ~Do I need an iPod to listen? ~Available on all podcatchers. RSS Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/slam-summit/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Dr. George Musgrave and Dr. Carolyn Cavanaugh-ToftLyrics Reference: Context~”I was Number 10 in the MTV chart. on radio one with Rihanna, the Arctic Monkeys. I was working with Ed Sheeran. . . Mike Skinner. . . I just signed with a subsidiary of Atlantic. and then I just sort of fell out of love from doing it.”~”in a way, I've just swapped one obsession which was like music and trying to get signed on the radio for another, which is publishing and being cited. It's basically the same drug.”~"Getting Paid in Cheese Sandwiches."~”Can Music Make You Sick?” book ~”The word ‘professional’ is meaningless.”~”There's a huge desire to always be enthusiastic when you work in music. Everything's brilliant, everything's wonderful. “~”’Well, yeah, they choose that lifestyle. So they get what they paid for.‘“~”So the question is: What does success mean to you? How do you define it?”~”in a way, I've just swapped one obsession which was like music and trying to get signed on the radio for another, which is publishing and being cited. It's basically the same drug.”~“The myth is that if we ask people about suicide, that it'll make them, you know, it'll give them thoughts of wanting to. And we have to be like, ‘No, the data show that is not the case.’”This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

SLAM Summit 22 - Munsey Ricci of Skateboard Marketing, Jon Freeman of Freeman Promotions, Jon Asher of Asher Media RelationsLyrics reference: GWAR Quotes: ~And when he went off the deep end he trashed all his gear, I was the first guy he called.~A true publicist is somebody who has a good track record and is well known in various circles, has a reputation with industry standards and stuff, not somebody who just says I'm a promo guy.~I’ll send your dog some cookies.~If you have dependencies. . . And there's demons. . . Well, you know, you could pick up the phone and call somebody, and they can get you help. . . And we've all dealt with those artists and those people, whether it was friends, family, or a colleague.~It wasn't the fact that they were missing interviews. It was just how they were acting to me as a person and a businessman~Am I talking shit, or is Michael Brandvold talking shit? (SPOILER: Neither of us were talking shit). ~Jack namedrops John Bambino. . . again. . . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Our Solo SLAM Summit guest today is vocal superstar Andry Lagiou, who is about to embark on a 2025 tour with Yngwie Malmsteen. Lyrics reference: Warlock   Quotes from this episode: ~I think it comes from pain. To be honest, I don't think that there is an amazing musician that hasn't experienced severe pain.~I haven't even put my eyelashes on like I don't know how big of a deal that is.~You have to have balls, bitch. They will judge your face, your body, your tits, your voice, your personality.~You're on tour. You're at work. You're not playing around. You can't be late. ~I'm going to put out the new song that I co-wrote with Ron Wasserman, the great composer that wrote the Power Rangers (the “Go Go Power Rangers” song). ~You are the Karma. You gotta pay back. You gotta fight back.~We say the compliments at the beginning, and then we proceed with all of the hard stuff.~Shoutout to Doug Aldrich~Respect for Ronnie James DioThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

It's a solo summit! - - with the one-and-only Pat Gesualdo - - founder of the Official Metal Hall of Fame AND the D.A.D. (Drums And Disabilities) Drum Therapy program. He's truly a force for good in the music industry. Lyrics reference: Deep PurpleSome quotes:~Hearing that his dying wish was to get his platinum albums, I kind of took it into my own hands to try to help that situation.~I pioneered the healing art of drum therapy, in which we train the synapses and the brains through drumming, which the D.A.D. Program is all based off.~Drumming helped me alleviate my disabilities.~Yeah, I witnessed you playing with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Geoff Tate. . . ~Eddie Trunk's just been great. He's been our host forever since the beginning. And of course, Wendy Dio, Cathy Rankin right? Cathy's awesome.~The Metal Hall of Fame gala is gonna be Grammy Award level. I mean, all the way to the top. It's gonna be huge. ~You may not get a great response. Don't give up. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

This SLAM Summit's featured guests are two great drummers from two great European Progressive bands: Alexander Skepp of Gosta Berlings Saga and Georg Edert of Elder. Gosta Berlings Saga have a new 2025 album called "Forever Now." You MUST check it out as soon as you finish listening to this discussion.  This one is also special on the SLAM side because Jack Mangan is joined by two brilliant SLAM Band cohosts: Mark Pruett, and Sheila Unwin, Ed.D. Lyrics reference: Elder Quotes: ~When times are tough, you look for those moments that you can sort of stay in for a while and just be there. And this album sort of became that for us.~I do struggle with going back to a rhythm of practicing coming from tour when everything's super structured. And then you're at home, and there's no tour manager telling you to get up at 8 and go practice. You have to do that yourself.~Something that I look for everywhere in life really is just being around people who inspire you.~5 cooks alone cooking for the whole crew.~Mark tells a great story about Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (of Aerosmith) getting on each others’ nerves.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Mr. Linden, Miss Min.D - - both of Seattle, and Joseph “DJ Dimension” Mercado of Phoenix, formerly New York and Miami talk to me (Jack Mangan) about the highs and lows and joys, frustrations, and dangers of the DJ music life and club community. Three smart and powerful creators. I learned A LOT. Lyrics reference: M/A/R/R/S ~Bottom line is, we love the music. I remember, I was like, maybe 10 years old, and I had the old tape recorder, black thing, the little buttons on the, you know, and I was recording off the radio, doing the DJ thing.~She's more of a boots. . . cats. . . boots, cats, boots. . . cats. . . boots, cats.~Oh, you're pretty good for a girl. ~The Limelight(NYC) was notorious for some of the crazy shit that went on there.~The problem is that in the clubs, vices are very readily available. So it's super easy. So you just have to be careful.~I didn't know. I just made it because I like the sound, but I wasn't putting a label on it myself. So you know just I'm learning as I go. ~it's important, especially as an older DJ, to understand that the clubbing is really a young person's game. And it sucks to say that, but it's true. Absolutely there is ageism. And there's a reason why fewer and fewer older DJs, that aren't superstar established.~Bottom line is, we love the music. I remember, I was like, maybe 10 years old, and I had the old tape recorder, black thing, the little buttons on the, you know, and I was recording off the radio, doing the DJ thing.~It's so hard to make any movement in the industry now.~Shout out to DJ Esteban. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Dr. Dorian Lamis of Emory University discusses his earthshaking research into musician suicide and musician well-being, conducted by him and Dr. George Musgrave. We're joined by Dr. Carolyn Cavanaugh-Toft of Arizona State.And we also talk about Phish, Ministry , Jonathan Coulton, and lots more. Lyrics Reference: Shakespeare’s Sister. Quotes from the episode: ~“If it was in a Spinal Tap movie or something, it would almost be comical. But you know the fact that it was real, and these were real people who had died.”~“Seeing live music is really one of my favorite things to do. So that's really my passion, which I think is is one reason why I kind of got into this topic and wanted to bridge my 2 passions. . . suicide, prevention, psychology, mental health, and then music and the appreciation for music”~“We really need to protect this profession that does so much for us.”~“There are certain things we know that put people at risk for developing PTSD.”~“Reducing the stigma, and not only mental health but suicide, suicide, prevention.”~“it's not like these large record labels don't have any money, you know. There's resources out there”~“Musicians and veterans often share some of the same unique risk factors. Loneliness. So veterans, when they come back from war, they may feel alone. Some of the relationship strain may also kind of be similar with being on tour versus being deployed to another country. So I think there's some of those risk factors, substance abuse definitely. Veterans are at a higher risk for substance abuse as our musicians. So there's definitely overlap in some risk factors. I think there's a need to help both to help both professions.”This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald of HERFitz PR, a legendary, greatest of all time publicist who started with Warner Brothers and has spent the following decades working with the biggest music stars in the world.   ~She talks about her career working with Slayer, Barry Manilow, The Sex Pistols, Alice Cooper, Jane’s Addiction, Carla Harvey, Anthrax, Ghost, America, Rod Stewart, and more. . . Some quotes and anecdotes: ~“I remember thinking about Michael Jackson at the time, who was, you know, not getting a lot of good publicity, and it was really beginning to hurt him. And that's what really made me concerned about Perry.”~“When I first met them, I went on the bus just to say hello and introduce myself and I was grabbed.”~A Spinal Tap-esque story about a potentially dangerous mishap dropping confetti on a crowd. ~“I have a client who has a background being involved in funerals, in embalming bodies that have passed, and in dealing with the family that has lost that person.”~“I remember thinking about Michael Jackson at the time, who was, you know, not getting a lot of good publicity, and it was really beginning to hurt him. And that's what really made me concerned about Perry.”~“They see he's human, and I think that does create an empathy and a bigger love for him.”~“It would be great if he just wouldn't be taking the stage when he's in that place.”~“There's always going to be people who get really enamored by themselves, but that really doesn't have a whole heck of a lot to do with the entertainment business, as it does with the individual.”~“When I first met them, I went on the bus just to say hello and introduce myself and I was grabbed.”~“Working with the Sex Pistols was definitely interesting. I look back on it fondly.”This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, Watchtower), Sabrina Cruz (Seven Kingdoms), and Farhad Hossain (Shumaun) talk with SLAM's own Jack Mangan about: *Common perceptions of singers as primadonnas. *The pressures on the singer to perform through sickness, fatigue, insecurity, etc. *Warmup rituals and voice care. *Love for: Jack Frost, Todd LaTorre, Municipal Waste, Pat Benatar, Geddy Lee, Elton John, Metallica, David Lee Roth*Wait, are singers burping onstage?? Quotes from the episode: *It looks exactly like a bong, but it's not. *LSD: Lead Singer Disease. *it's that whatever your kung fu is. It's not going to be my kung fu right? And I'm amazed at that that there's just not one way for each of us to get through the day and tomorrow might be different.*I like the weirdo Metal.*This is really awesome and therapeutic for me to talk to you guys about this shit, because obviously it's a thing. *People don't reach out because it means . . . they think they failed. *I'm very introverted, right? So when I'm on stage, it's like a different side of me than how I am like offstage.*I'm a woman. So I get. . . extremely sexualized.https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/https://watchtowerband.com/https://dangeroustoys.us/https://www.shumaun.com/https://screamingmonkeysband.com/https://www.sevenkingdomsofficial.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Amy Sciarretto: award-winning publicist, rescue dog goddess, Jersey Girl. From her storied history with Roadrunner Records to founding her own top-tier publicity firm, Amy is known and beloved across the music industry. She has tremendous wisdom to share about preserving your mental health - - not just in the music industry, but in everyone's day-to-day lives. Some quotes and topics from this episode: ~Amy’s work with bulldogs, and how it relates to mental health.~Jack tells a college radio story involving John Bambino.  ~“Artists are artists. They're insane about their art in the best possible way, and they should be.”~“Let's not pretend that Rock and Roll is sanitized.”~“Sometimes you just need somebody to pull up a chair, just pull up a chair and listen.”~“I know time heals wounds. But what am I supposed to do with all this pain right now?”https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Acclaimed journalist, Steve Rosen, speaks with Jack Mangan of Support Life And Music about his 2024 book, "Tonechaser," chronicling the rise, fall, and end of his close friendship with Edward Van Halen.   Some topics/quotes from this Summit:   Alex Van Halen's book (SPOILER: Steve likes it)"But what do I do now? Do I keep writing the book? People are going to think: 'Edward passes away, and you know you're going to just write a book and cash in on that,' and the thought of that made me sick in my stomach." "And I will tell you that those 1st 2 albums, and the 1st 2 tours is when he was happiest, in my mind. Everything was new to him, you know, and everything was an adventure and an exploration." "Without trying to be glib or anything, I knew that early on the cigarettes were were going to kill him. They're going to kill him before the coke or the alcohol did. . . And you know, that's sadly what happened."". . . and Blackmore was amazing, and I know I kind of say those things about him, and I write about him in the book. That's just who Richie Blackmore was. That doesn't take away one ounce of who he was as a guitar, player and songwriter. My God! The sound of his guitar!"  "I've seen a lot of journalists who have been running for years, and I saw how blase they got. I thought, you fuckers! Do you know how lucky you are sitting in that room?""And Edward would say over and over, 'Yeah, I've never played sober,' you know, and he was terrified to do it. Could he have done it? Yeah, absolutely."   "Could these guys have created without the drugs. I certainly think so. Did they think so? They didn't. And so that becomes part of the process. I don't think it's necessarily self destructive. I don't think that they set out to damage themselves."  Support Life And Music: Fighting back against music industry suicide and self-destruction. https://www.supportlifeandmusic.org/  Tonechaser book: https://www.tonechaserbook.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth, Kings of Thrash, Dieth) and Burton C. Bell (ex-Fear Factory, ex-Ministry, ex-G/Z/R, Ascension of the Watchers) make their first-ever co-panelist appearances together on this Support Life And Music SLAM Summit episode, hosted by Jack Mangan.  David and Burton both dispense wisdom and advice about the music life and the music business with smarts and humor. This may be one of our most quotable episodes yet.   Watch out for those red flags! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Are comic book superstars allowed to participate in a SLAM Summit?  Absolutely.  ‪Coffin Comics‬ titans, Brian Pulido and Sorah Suhng talk with Jack Mangan at the Coffin Comics HQ to talk for a few minutes about their careers and about the tools and mindset to persist. Don't miss it.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Michael Brandvold, Pamela Parks, and Jarvis Leatherby join Jack Mangan to talk about how to survive, stay sane, and safely navigate the dangers of managing artists - - at all levels.And yes, with this group, you know there are some KISS tangents.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

This one hits Closer to the Heart. Two incredible guests joined Jack Mangan for this S.L.A.M. Summit, focused on creatives persevering through grief. ~Kevin J. Anderson. New York Times best-selling author, wonderful human, and close friend and collaborator of Neil Peart. ~Cathy Rankin. Musician, journalist, actress, model, spokesperson, emcee, a damn good writer, and another wonderful human. Hosted by Jack Mangan, founder/Executive Director of Support Life And Music, journalist, podcaster, author, musician, owner of many nice hats. S.L.A.M. interstitial from comics legend, Brian Pulido, of ‪Coffin Comics‬ Topics covered:Neil Peart The Bubba Bash celebration of Neil Peart Cathy Rankin's "Now You've Gone" tribute to Neil Peart:    • "Now You've Gone" | Cathy Rankin (OFFICIAL...  Kevin J. Anderson's "Clockwork Angels" books, co-written with Neil PeartRush The grief journeyLossCoping mechanismsPositive habitsKevin J. Anderson's career Rebecca MoestaWriting You sometimes drive me crazy, but I worry about you. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Jarvis Leathery of Night Demon (@NightDemonHeavyMetal) talked to Rich Catino and S.L.A.M.'s own Jack Mangan in a MetalAsylum.net interview. He delivered some incredibly powerful words on suicidal thoughts, sobriety, sleep, and finding your purpose. You can see the full interview at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3dCe8GTFpIThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

A roundtable discussion with the Support Life And Music (S.L.A.M.) Advisory Council - - the SLAM Band! On the call: Dr. Sheila Dee Jack Frost Sarah Hyde Jack Mangan Evo TerraThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

The incredible YouTuber, journalist, musician, and good guy, Eamon O'Neill of @eonmusicuk , straight out of Ireland! He spoke to Jack Mangan and Eric Haley of  @SupportLifeAndMusic  about the practical realities of making it as a professional musician - - from an Irish perspective.https://www.eonmusic.co.ukThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Words of inspiration from super cellist Paavo Lotjonen of  @apocalyptica , talking backstage with Jack Mangan of  @SupportLifeAndMusic  Many thanks to  @TheMetalVoice  for making this interview happen. See the full interview and article at: https://www.themetalvoice.com/post/we-have-given-metallica-some-courage-inspiration-for-their-s-m-symphonic-metallica-says-apocal-1This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Podcasting and Indie Music superstars George Hrab and Dani Cutler join Jack Mangan to discuss the ups and down of Indie Music. And Duran Duran. And Ringo. We do get into some serious topics, but this discussion is still nonstop fun. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy