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PODCAST

Rock & Roll Nightmares

Staci Layne Wilson

Hosted by Staci Layne Wilson and based on the Rock & Roll Nightmares horror and true crime book series, this irreverent podcast on rock, punk, grunge, etc., features interviews with musicians, writers, photographers, artists, and filmmakers. It"s only rock & roll, but we like it!

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27:18

Sophia Dilley: Executive Producer, "Billy Preston:...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/04/25

Sophia Dilley joins Staci on this episode. The music-loving exec who launched "Concord Originals," Concord’s Film and TV division, has produced projects such as the Billie Holiday documentary "Billie," Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, Let the Canary Sing, a documentary about music icon Cyndi Lauper, and has a new project about Billy Preston, which will be premiering soon – they talk about all that, plus Sophia shares her advice and wisdom with aspiring music

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33:51

Tim Jackson: Director, "When Things Go Wrong"...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/04/25

Staci chats with Tim Jackson, the drummer of The Chartbusters (the 11th band ever broadcast on MTV in 1981), and whose hit “When Things Go Wrong” is also the name of a documentary film about the frontwoman, Robin Lane. Tim directed the film, and he’s got some interesting stories to tell—including one about being a kid in the audience of the Ed Sullivan Show when The Beatles made their American television debut.

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35:53

Darren Paltrowitz: Author, DLR Book, How David Lee...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/03/19

Staci’s guest is Darren Paltrowitz, an award-winning author, popular podcast host, and private investigator with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Darren’s newest endeavor is DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World, published by Backbeat Books. Darren dishes on all things Dave, including his latest Roth Show rants and way back to Van Halen’s symbiotic rise with MTV. They also discuss Dave’s influences, such as Jim Dandy, The Ventures, and even vaudeville.

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29:02

Laurie Kaye: Confessions of a Rock N Roll Name...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/03/12

Staci is joined by Laurie Kaye, the author of a new book called “Confessions of a Rock N Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview.” It’s a fascinating memoir about Laurie’s life in radio and growing up in the music world of L.A. in the late '60s and early '70s. She talks about all that, plus seeing David Bowie premiere his Aladdin Sane tour and interviewing him, plus being among the first to break the news of Elvis’s unexpected death in 1977.

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50:45

Timothy Connolly: The Hard-Rockin' Ukulele Hero

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/03/10

The only and only “Ukulele Hero” Timothy Connolly joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. Timothy has a repertoire of a thousand songs, covering a wide range of music from The Beach Boys to The Clash. He believes that we are all embodiments of music, with our very existence harmonizing in the symphony of life, and as such, he offers some incredible advice learned through his own adversities—with the unique perspective of being a deaf musician. Timothy talks about

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30:33

Renee S. DeCamillis: Horror Author & Metal Musician

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/03/10

Staci’s guest is Renee S. DeCamillis, a talented author whose latest metal-infused short horror story is in the "Dethfest Confessions" anthology, an intriguing collection set against the backdrop of a grim and bloody event at a fictional music festival. Renee is also the lyricist, singer, and rhythm guitarist of a band named Scars Aligned. She talks about all that, plus discusses her career as a professional editor and offers advice to other writers—and, of course, shares her own personal “rock

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50:25

Stephen B. Armstrong: Author, of "The Ramones & Rock...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/02/19

Author Stephen B. Armstrong joins Staci to talk about his new book, "I Want You Around: The Ramones and the Making of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School". He delves into his research process, interviewing the film’s star PJ Soles, and discusses how things might have been different in cult film history if a certain other band had been brought on as the symbols of musical teenage rebellion.

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50:17

Josh Malerman: Author, Birdbox & Musician, The High...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/02/12

Staci’s guest on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast is Josh Malerman, the bestselling, award-winning author of Birdbox, Malorie, and the upcoming Incidents Around the House. He’s also in the long-running rock band, The High Strung, whose song The Luck You Got can be heard as the opening theme to the Showtime show "Shameless." Josh shares not only his own personal “rock and roll nightmare” but a killer song, insights to his creative process, influences, love of The Doors, making

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22:09

Eva Hassman: Filmmaker, "Willie & Me" on Willie...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/02/05

Eva Hassman, writer, director, producer, and star of the new feature film "Willie and Me", joins Staci to talk about her long journey from script to screen. It’s about one woman’s determination to see Willie Nelson’s Farewell Concert in Las Vegas—the film co-stars Willie Nelson himself, the late Peter Bogdanovich, and Blaine Gray as a kind-hearted Elvis impersonator. Although Willie Nelson isn’t rock, he definitely has crossover appeal as one of the pioneers of outlaw country!

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26:54

Pamela Des Barres: the Bestselling Author & Raconteur...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2024/01/29

Pamela Des Barres—proud rock and roll groupie, accomplished writer, musician, and raconteur—joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. She of course talks about her bestselling memoir, I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, which details her experiences in the L.A. music scene of the 1960s 70s, when she frolicked with the likes of Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, and Jimmy Page… but she also gives us a glimpse into her next book, which is bound to be a doozy

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65:17

Adam Steiner: Author, Darker With the Dawn: Nick...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/26

Staci takes a deep dive into everything Nick Cave with Adam Steiner, the author of an exhaustively researched and beautifully written new book, “Darker With the Dawn: Nick Cave’s Songs Of Love And Death.” The tome examines all of the dark troubadour’s music, but especially focuses on Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen. Adam is also the author of biographies on David Bowie, and Nine Inch Nails—he gives us a glimpse into his methodology and research process and explains why he avoids interviewing his

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44:08

Rob Ruckus: The Vermin Band, Punk Rock Museum, and...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/22

Rob Ruckus joins Staci on the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast to talk about Las Vegas’s Punk Rock Museum. Ruckus is a fixture on the music scene who’s done everything from cohost a TV show (Bad Ink) to create a line of clothing (Hardcore Las Vegas), run events and tours at the PRM, and, of course, played bass in several bands—most notably, The Vermin. Ruckus shares insights from an insider’s POV about some of the amazing events at the PRM, telling stories about everyone from The Circle Jerks to

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39:50

Jim Berkenstadt: Author, “Mysteries in the Music,...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/21

Jim Berkenstadt is the author of “Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed” and “The Beatle Who Vanished.” He’s known as the Rock & Roll Detective and he joins Staci to talk about everything Beatles (he acts as an archivist for the George Harrison Estate), including a fascinating story about a rare, unique, and very mysterious John Lennon guitar. Jim, whose background as a trial attorney helps him gather hard-to-find facts, also discusses the stories in “Case Closed”—including a “viral” story from

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38:17

Freddie Katz: From Hell’s Kitchen to Center Stage

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/21

Staci’s guest is Freddie Katz, an NYC-based guitarist, songwriter, producer, and engineer—to name just a few of the things he does in the world of music. He’s been immersed in the punk music scene his whole life, and he’s seen it all from Max’s Kansas City’s heyday to working with new and emerging rock artists—we get to listen to some of his recent collaborations with Michael Imperioli (Zopa), Jonathan Spottiswoode (“Chet & Johnny”), Donna Destri (her new single dedicated to Anne Rice), and

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41:00

Gina Katon: Little Miss Nasty

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/21

Gina Katon (the “t” is silent, btw) is the founder of Little Miss Nasty, a heavy-metal all-female dance troupe that’s raising eyebrows in L.A., Las Vegas, and New York City (and everywhere else they tour!). Staci and Gina chat about shock rock, stage diving, bands from Paleface to Pantera, Little Miss Nasty’s opening act Sizzy Rocket, Gina's sexiest number, and we play a song from her Gina and the Eastern Block upcoming EP, “P*ssy Gon’ Eat You.” Gina also reveals her rather gory “rock & roll

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25:44

Audrey J. Golden: Author, I Thought I Heard You Speak...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/21

Staci chats with arts and culture writer Audrey J. Golden. Audrey has a new, unprecedented oral history book out called I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records. She is also the station manager of Louder Than War Radio, where she's also a DJ and presents the weekly show ‘Breaking Glass’ that highlights women in music. Audrey touches on her interview techniques, gives the scoop on the challenges she faced in writing a book that involved dozens of interviewees from the defunct Factory

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17:34

Denny Tedesco: Director of the Music Documentary,...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/08

Staci talks with The Wrecking Crew director Denny Tedesco about his much-anticipated music doc, Immediate Family—the “immediate family” of the film are seasoned session musicians Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Waddy Wachtel and Danny Kortchmar. The film highlights their essential work on some of the biggest hits by James Taylor, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Carole King, and Phil Collins, to name just a few. Denny gives the scoop on how he got the bulk of the film done during the Covid-19 lockdown, as well

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34:58

Janiss Garza: Co-Author, "Lemmy: White Line Fever"

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/06

Janiss Garza joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares Podcast to talk about her 7-year stint as an editor at RIP magazine, which covered the rock and heavy metal scene, her collaboration with Lemmy of Motorhead to write his autobiography "White Line Fever," plus her early coverage of bands like Pantera and Guns N’ Roses. She's also a rock photographer and is currently busy with new endeavors, which you'll hear about.

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38:07

Patti Quatro & Kristen Glasgow: Rock & Roll Survivors

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/06

Staci’s guests are Patti Quatro Ericson and Kristen Hillaire Glasgow, hosts of a new podcast, Rock ‘N’ Roll Survivors, which covers Patti’s career as a musician from the ’60s right up to now. Patti was on this podcast last summer talking about Fanny, Cradle, and growing up in a musical family, but there is plenty more to discuss! They dish on women in rock, the entertainment biz vs academia, Kristen's dad Roy Silver, and spill the beans on some very cool upcoming projects!

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50:19

Nathan Carson: Witch Mountain Drummer, Author, &...

Rock & Roll Nightmares ·

2023/12/06

Nathan Carson is a musician, writer, music journalist, and DJ. He’s the co-founder and drummer of the doom metal band Witch Mountain, and he hosts an FM radio show called Heavy Metal Sewïng Cïrcle, on which he's interviewed Rob Halford of Judas Priest, among others. Nathan talks about the evolution of metal music, going on a club tour with Candlemass, and he gives us a glimpse into his processes as a musician, author, and DJ.

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