Brad is a RIAA Certified Gold and Platinum Guitarist. He is passionate about guitars and sharing his over 40-plus years of experience in the music business.

GUEST LINKS:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badbrad

OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:45 What is the next stage of me guitar playing after 5 years?
2:35 Why is singing and playing guitar so hard?
3:45 Does the crowd prefer the lead guitarist and lead singer to be separate people?
5:47 Brad manages to ignore Scottish airport announcement woman
9:32 Forgetting lyrics on stage
26:11 Guitar is a continuing journey
32:03 Brad's advice to me

PODCAST LINKS:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC
Website: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Rudy is a bassist, animal rights activist, author of Off the Rails, mentor and host of Six Degrees of Sarzo podcast.

GUEST LINKS:
Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Off-Rails-Aboard-Crazy-Blizzard/dp/1537437461
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarzo.rudy/
X: https://x.com/rudysarzo
Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rudy-sarzo-the-dash-podcast--2986148

OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:15 How to go through struggles
7:59 Asking God for help in your music career
19:59 Why he loves Ozzy and England
24:45 Bands playing with pre-recorded music

PODCAST LINKS:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC
Website: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/

Steven, a songwriter and guitarist has written for dozens of major publications including Guitar World and Rolling Stone and recorded a treasure trove with classic Rock Stars on his cassette player. Here Steve is hanging with #EVH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyQLuVgKE8

GUEST LINKS:
YoutTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SteveRosenInterviews
Book: https://www.tonechaserbook.com

SPONSORS:
https://playcast.io

0:00 Intro
2:12 Where did the interviewing all begin? First interview with Joe Cocker.
7:56 Passing up one of the first-ever Queen interviews
9:37 Why were you terrified in your first interview?
17:23 Dealing with the growing list of your Rockstar guests that have died
27:06 How Steve became friends with EVH
42:48 EVH smoking in Steve's house
53:56 Reliving their life without fame to have a happy family?
58:00 Rockstars coping coming away from the stage high
1:07:56 Journalism as an outlet for the pain of stars
1:15:19 Steven’s own band
1:22:46 Joe Satriani
1:26:41 Prince
1:29:36 Steven Rosen
1:34:28 Michael Jackson

PODCAST LINKS:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nikos-show/id1240503636
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBlXuaLe1IHkXqG2whQNC
Website: https://show.nikoskatsikanis.com/