Steven Van Zandt on Rock and Roll Forever Foundation

Steven discusses adding a different dimension to the Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul tour in 2018. The Teacher Appreciation Tour is a combination of The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation and the band. This is their way of celebrating the teaching profession and expressing solidarity. At each stop of the tour, the foundation will host a free TeachRock Professional Development Workshop. The best part is the teachers are all coming to the show for free. THE ROCK AND…

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“Excuse Me” by Cocktail Slippers JULY 21, 2018

“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program. 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 Rocket Queen from the Cocktail Slippers. A longtime favorite here on SiriusXM 21, those intoxicating Nordic nymphs are back with a brand new single “Excuse Me” available from Wicked Cool Records. Of course, it’s this week’s COOLEST SONG...
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Brian Wheat of Tesla

Brian Wheat of Tesla first gravitated toward music when he heard Revolver by the Beatles. His older brothers were always playing records by Cream & Humble Pie, so he really took an interest in rock music. His mom bought him a guitar when he was twelve, but six strings was too many for him, and because he was such a fan of Paul McCartney, he wanted to try the bass. At the age of fourteen he traded his bicycle for a bass.…

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Bebe Buel

Bebe Buell looks through the second issue of Rock Scene Magazine, published in May of 1973, featuring Ray Davies of The Kinks on the front cover. The magazine includes articles on Alice Cooper, Todd Rundgren, Roxy Music, & many more. Bebe credits magazines for being a big inspiration for many kids today who pride themselves on knowledge of the music and pop culture of the 70’s. “We had a lot of choices in great magazines back then. Everybody read all…

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Joe Perry

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry reads through the third issue of Rock Scene Magazine, originally published in July of 1973. The magazine features his future Hollywood Vampires band mate, Alice Cooper on the front cover. Joe reflects on the days before the internet where magazines were the place for people to read up on all their favorite music. “If they could get one copy for a town, just about everybody who was into rock and roll would get a hold of…

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Kelly Hansen from Foreigner

Kelly Hansen’s first musical memories go back to riding in his mom’s convertible ’68 GTO and hearing the contemporary pop music of the times on the radio. “I accidently got into singing,” he says. A family friend that played guitar and always carried an acoustic asked Kelly to sing a song with him one day at the beach. He then asked Kelly to join his band playing in rec centers and school dances. He started making a living playing in…

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Jason Bonham

Jason Bonham was the first-born child of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. During Jason’s childhood, having guests like Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck & Bev Bevan over was the norm. “They were just friends of dad," he says. Growing up in the Led Zeppelin family “wasn’t as wild as one would think,” he says. The exception was when Ozzy would come over to hang out with John, which one day resulted in “two drunken men with shotguns shooting trees.” When Jason…

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Bebe Buell

 Bebe Buell talks about the impact of seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show when she was in fifth grade, and how the British Invasion and bands like The Rolling Stones really "sealed her fate" and made her realize that these were the kind of people she wanted to be around. She developed a love for records at a young age, and eventually became romantically involved with artists including Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, & Steven Tyler, with…

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