Rockonomics Podcast
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Rockonomics Podcast
Rockonomics talks to musicians, producers, journalists and others about their personal journeys pursuing their artistic endeavors. It's a fun and engaging glimpse behind the scenes of those who make music their career.
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E64 - Katie Cole - Singer/Songwriter, keyboards Smashing Pumpkins
Australian born Katie Cole is a Nashville based singer/songwriter who currently just wrapped up playing keyboards and backing vocals for the Smashing...

E63 - Steve Fekete - America
Steve Fekete is another Berklee School of Music graduate who made the journey out west and found success playing for the likes of Avril Lavigne, Gwen...

E62 - Brad Hargreaves - Third Eye Blind
Drummer Brad Hargreaves has been with Third Eye Blind since they broke out of the Bay Area in 1997 with their self-titled platinum selling album that...

E61 - Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot formed in 2006 at Syracuse University and has just released their 5th full-length album called Superbloom last week on August 9th. The ban...

E60 - Jim McGorman - Goo Goo Dolls
New Jersey bred singer, songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Jim McGorman has played with a who's who in the music world including the New Radical...

E59 - Matt Musty, Craig Macintyre, Griffin Wright - Train, Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone
Train drummer Matt Musty, Goo Goo Dolls drummer Craig Macintyre and Allen Stone drummer Griffin Wright share the similarities and differences of their...

E58 - Tiffany
Tiffany struck it big with her #1 cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” which occupied the Billboard top ten singles chart for two weeks in November of 1...

E57 - Daxx Nielsen - Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick drummer Daxx Nielsen has been manning the kit for the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers for 10 years now. Before that he was paying his dues play...

E56 - Sean Hurwitz - Smash Mouth, Enrique Iglesias
Guitarist Sean Hurwitz's two most well-known gigs could not be any more different. One has him playing stadiums and arenas around the world with Enriq...

E55 - Michael Devin - Whitesnake
Michael Devin is a New England bred, self-taught musician who’s played with the likes of Kenny Wayne Shepard, Lynch Mob and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppeli...

E54 - Brandon Hinson - Tour Manager
Brandon Hinson has worn many hats in his 20 years in and around music. Starting out as a musician he went on to found his own management company, work...

E53 - Drew Fortune - Author: No Encore
Drew Fortune returns to the podcast to talk about his upcoming book No Encore: Musicians Reveal Their Weirdest, Wildest, Most Embarrassing Gigs which...

E51 - Eva Gardner - Pink
Eva Gardner's professional career began shortly after graduating UCLA with honors when she toured and recorded as the original bassist in The Mars Vol...

E51 - Mark Schulman - Pink
Mark Schulman is an in-demand drummer who’s played for Richard Marx, Simple Minds, Billy Idol, Pink and many others. But it was a blown audition for t...

E50 - Fred Armisen - Trenchmouth
Most of us know Fred Armisen from his decade on Saturday Night Live, 8 seasons on Portlandia and countless other TV shows and movie cameos. But before...

E49 - Jesse Valenzuela - Gin Blossoms
Jesse Valenzuela has been with the Gin Blossoms from their humble beginnings back in Tempe, Arizona before their regional success garnered the attenti...

E48 - Brendan B. Brown - Wheatus
Brendan B. Brown is the mastermind behind the band Wheatus who most of us know for their 2000 hit Teenage Dirtbag and cover of Erasure's A Little Resp...

E47 - Joel Hoekstra - Whitesnake, Cher, TSO
Joel Hoekstra is easily one of the busiest musicians out there today. He currently juggles performing in three extremely successful global acts: Cher,...

E46 - Ashley Reeve & Jason Sutter - Cher
Ashley Reeve is a California born and bred bassist who's played with Cee-Lo Green, Adam Lambert, Ed Harcourt, Money Mark and Filter to name a few. Dru...

E45 - Ocean Park Standoff - Ethan Thompson & Pete Nappi
Ethan Thompson and Pete Nappi make up 2/3 of the band Ocean Park Standoff. Formed in 2016, along with musician/DJ Samantha Ronson, Ocean Park Standoff...

E44 - Bonus 2018 Content
Hear additional interview content from Dokken/Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards, Daughtry Keyboardist Elvio Fernandes,...

E43 - Michael Jerome - Drummer, Richard Thompson, Better Than Ezra
Michael Jerome is a genre-fluid drummer who’s played folk, blues, gospel, pop, ambient and electro-metal with the likes of Richard Thompson, The Blind...

E42 - Chris Shinn - Singer, +Live+, Unified Theory
Singer Chris Shinn is probably most widely known for replacing Ed Kowalczyk in the band Live from 2012-2016. Prior to that Chris has had a rich and di...

E41 - Ryan Roxie - Guitarist with Alice Cooper, Gilby Clark, Electric Angels
Guitarist Ryan Roxie is a veteran rocker who’s played with Candy, Electric Angles, Gilby Clark, Slash’s Snake Pit but is probably best known for his l...

E40 - Sam Farrar - Maroon 5, Phantom Planet
Sam Farrar is a utility musician (samples, keys, guitar, percussion) for Maroon 5 and first appeared on the music scene as the bass player for Phantom...

E39 - Elvio Fernandes - Daughtry
Elvio Fernandes is a keyboardist and rhythm guitarist who's been writing, recording and touring with Daughtry since 2012 when he left his day job as a...

E38 - Sadler Vaden - Guitarist, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Drivin' N' Cryin'
Guitarist Sadler Vaden cut his teeth playing for the South Carolina based rock trio Leslie before joining the seminal Atlanta band Drivin' N' Cryin'....

E37 - Dean Dinning - -Toad The Wet Sprocket
Dean Dinning is the bassist for the band Toad the Wet Sprocket who emerged from Santa Barbara and made a name for themselves in the 1990's with the hi...

E36 - Andy Stoller - Bassist: Tracy Chapman, Ann Wilson & more
Bassist Andy Stoller was a long-time member of Tracy Chapman’s band and contributed to her Grammy winning, multi-platinum New Beginning album. He’s al...

E35 - Matt McGinley - Gym Class Heroes
Matt McGinley is the drummer and founding member of the Gym Class Heroes who have enjoyed platinum success with their unique combination of hip hop, r...

E34 - Elaine Caswell - Songstress
Singer Elaine Caswell enjoys a rich and diverse career. Her extraordinary singing talents has brought her a range of opportunities from dueting with J...

E33 - Alex Nolan - Guitarist Cyndi Lauper
Guitarist Alex Nolan caught the guitar bug at age 5 and was performing as a professional singer and guitarist at 13 around New York’s Hudson Valley. S...

E32 - William Wittman - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Musician (Cyndi Lauper, JoanOsborne, The Outfield)
William Wittman is a Grammy winning producer, engineer, musician and songwriter who’s credits include Cyndi Lauper’s 6x platinum She’s So Unusual, Joa...

E31 - Gavin Edwards - Music Journalist for Rolling Stone, Details and bestselling author
Gavin Edwards is a longtime contributor at Rolling Stone, Details, Billboard and GQ who’s covered a wide variety of artists including Nirvana, Blink 1...

E30 - Jeff Pilson - Dokken, Dio, Foreigner
Jeff Pilson's first taste of success was in the 80’s with the platinum selling rockers Dokken. Since then he’s lent his talents to a host of others i...

E29 - Tom Drummond - Better Than Ezra
Tom Drummond is a founding member and bassist for Better Than Ezra who burst onto the national scene in 1995 with the Number 1 modern rock track "Good...

E28 - Drew Shoals - Drummer Train
Train drummer Drew Shoals has been a professional drummer since graduating college in 2005 but took a break 3 years later to get a law degree at the U...

E27 - Robbie Kondor - Keyboardist, Arranger, Producer
Robbie Kondor is a keyboardist, arranger, producer and synthesizer programmer who’s recorded or performed with an array of legendary artists such as E...

E26 - Jon Altschiller - Live Sound Mixer Phish, Springsteen, Zac Brown + More
Jon Altschiller is an engineer, producer, mixer and masterer. A long time veteran of the NY music scene Jon has become the go-to guy for mixing live p...

E25 - -John Leamy - Drummer, Masters of Reality, Surgery
John Leamy is not only a great musician but an exceptional fine artist and master storyteller as well. John is best known as a long time and current m...