Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz

Episode #009: Marc Summers, Engelbert Humperdinck & Ted Nugent

For this edition of the Paltrocast, I spoke with 3 different fun and inspirational people with interesting new projects. Marc Summers first achieved fame as a host of game shows, like Double Dare, then found success as a television producer. Summers is the host of the Thanksgiving Movie Feast this week on HDNET MOVIES.Engelbert Humperdinck is a legendary singer with a career spanning almost 50 years. He has generated sales in excess of 140 million records -- including 64 gold albums and 23 platinum -- and 4 Grammy nominations. His latest album is Warmest Christmas Wishes.Ted Nugent is a guitar hero known for classics like “Cat Scratch Fever,” “Free For All,” “Wango Tango,” and “Little Miss Dangerous.” His latest album is 2018’s The Music Made Me Do It. And The Nuge gave me one of the best interview experiences I have ever had.More info on these new titles can be found online at www.marcsummerstv.com, www.engelbert.com and www.tednugent.com.

Episode #008: Greg Holden, Dee Snider & Greg Behrendt

For this edition of the Paltrocast, I spoke with 3 different fun and inspirational people with new albums. Greg Holden is an Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter, originally from England, who recently released a new single through BMG called "The Power Shift." Greg also did a lot of touring this year alongside Butch Walker, who I asked about within our chat. Dee Snider is more than the famed frontman of Twisted Sister, having found success as a radio host, actor, filmmaker, author, reality TV star, and podcaster. Dee's latest album is For The Love Of Metal, a true metal album which he worked on with Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta. Greg Behrendt is a popular stand-up comedian, who has also written best-selling books and written for major television shows. His new comedy album Why Are You In Here? was released through Audible last month.More info on these new titles can be found online at www.gregholdenonline.com, www.deesnider.com and www.gregorybehrendt.com.

Episode #007: Andrew W.K., Monster Truck & KEN Mode

For this edition of the Paltrocast, I spoke with 3 different fun and inspirational people with new albums. Jeremy Widerman plays guitar in the Hamilton, Ontario band Monster Truck, which released True Rockers last month. Jesse Matthewson is the singer of the Winnipeg group KEN mode, which just released Loved. The one and only Andrew W.K. recently put out You're Not Alone, his first full-length in almost a decade.More info on these new titles can be found online at www.ilovemonstertruck.com, www.ken-mode.com and www.andrewwk.com.

Episode #006: Mark Stepro, Victor Indrizzo & Wolf

Changing up the format of Paltrocast... I spoke with 3 different drummers, each of whom in-demand and working steadily. This includes Mark Stepro (Butch Walker, Keith Urban, Panic! At The Disco), Victor Indrizzo (Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Beck), and Wolf (Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus).Mark Stepro can be followed on Twitter and Instagram via @MarkStepro, Victor Indrizzo keeps a home online at www.indrizzodrums.com, and Wolf can be visited at www.wolfedelic.com.

Episode #005: Mike Love of The Beach Boys

Mike Love co-founded The Beach Boys over 55 years ago alongside Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine. Last year, Love released a double album through BMG titled Unleash The Love, his first solo album in decades. One year prior to that, Love released an autobiography, Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy. Meanwhile, The Beach Boys remain active as ever, performing over 170 shows in 2017 alone. Simply put, Mike Love shows no signs of slowing down, and I spoke to him about that by phone last December.More on Mike Love can be found online at www.mikelove.com.

Episode #004: Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho has millions of fans around the world for a variety of reasons. Within the world of professional wrestling, he has been a world champion and is almost certainly a future WWE Hall Of Famer. As a musician, he is the frontman of Fozzy, which released its seventh full-length album, "Judas," last year. As an author, he has written four best-selling memoirs (including 2017's "No Is A Four Letter Word"). And all of this is without factoring in Jericho’s success as an actor, podcaster, television host, or "Dancing With The Stars" contestant. Coming up in October 2018, Jericho will be hosting the inaugural cruise known as Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager. I spoke with Chris Jericho in September 2017 by phone, and highlights from that chat can be heard on the Paltrocast.More on Chris Jericho can be found online at www.chrisjericho.com.

Episode #003: Rob Grad

Rob Grad is an in-demand visual artist based in Los Angeles. But before his art career took off, he played bass in the band Kik Tracee, which inked a record deal before Grad’s 21st birthday. During days off on tour, while his bandmates were sightseeing or at local malls, Grad visited museums. In other words, he was not your proto-typical “hair-band” guy. Grad showed during Art Basel, Switzerland and at SCOPE Miami last year, and his work hangs in San Francisco International Airport, The Avedis Zildjian Company in Boston, and the Griffin Club in Los Angeles. I spoke with Rob Grad in August 2017 while visiting Los Angeles.More on Rob Grad can be found online at www.robgrad.com.

Episode #002: The Police’s Andy Summers

Andy Summers first achieved worldwide fame as one-third of the legendary rock band The Police. However, The Police was only one chapter of Summers’ successful career as he was a prolific sideman before joining the Sting-fronted power trio.After The Police disbanded, Summers became an in-demand composer for film projects (e.g. Weekend At Bernie's), beyond recording solo albums and presenting dozens of shows featuring his photography. The latest solo effort from Summers is last year’s Triboluminescence, and I had the pleasure of speaking with the guitar great by phone in September 2017.More on Andy Summers can be found online at www.andysummers.com.

Episode #001: Fred Stoller

Fred Stoller is an acclaimed comedian, actor, and writer. I had the pleasure of interviewing him on August 6, 2017 at The Grove in Los Angeles, where many regard him to be "the mayor." His latest book is Five Minutes to Kill, an e-book on the HBO's 1989 Young Comedian Special, which Stoller appeared on alongside David Spade, Rob Schneider, Warren Thomas, Drake Sather, and Jann Karam.More on Stoller can be found online at www.fredstoller.net.