by Ken Calcaterra | Nov 18, 2020 | Podcast
“There is no time to go over songs because they (Darren Vorel and Tom Higginson) literally drop them on me at the last second. So I gave up on learning the songs and found that just going into the studio is like F you guys. You’re going to get what you get. –...
by Ken Calcaterra | Oct 28, 2020 | Podcast
“People will give me a recording of a show but I don’t listen. Once I do I’ll realize how bad I am at this.” – Javier Mendoza on Conversations with Calcaterra “Because of Covid I don’t think I’ll ever want to play a show without a drummer anymore…because of...
by Ken Calcaterra | Oct 20, 2020 | Podcast
“There’s an old Disney joke...if you don’t want to work on Saturday, don’t even bother coming in on Sunday.” – Phil Johnston on Conversations with Calcaterra “I suspect Stay Puft (Marshmallow Man) has references back to King Kong also. We’re all fishing in the...
by Ken Calcaterra | Oct 13, 2020 | Podcast
“Eddie Van Halen…he never did anything that didn’t sound like EVH. His voice was so unique.” – Jimmy Griffin on Conversations with Calcaterra “He’s the Bill Murray of guitar players.” – Eric Grossman about Eddie Van Halen randomly hanging out with fans....
by Ken Calcaterra | Oct 7, 2020 | Podcast
“It’s the only band I know that had jazz fusion guys come into a metal band and that set them apart.” – Randy Burns about Megadeth on Conversations with Calcaterra “Dave (Mustaine) looked at my credentials and said if he did Suicidal tendencies he’s okay.” –...
by Ken Calcaterra | Sep 30, 2020 | Podcast
EP67 – Jason McEntire (Music Producer, Engineer – Sawhorse Studios ) – EXPLICIT – Conversations with Calcaterra “Rock and Roll is not dead it’s just seemingly hard to discover. It’s hard to find now because there is so much else out there. It’s not just...
