James and Beth Riley had a chance to chat with legendary surf guitarist Bob Berryhill! Bob is the sole remaining original member of The Surfaris and tours with his wife Gene and sons Deven and Joel. A variety of topics were discussed including the story of how "Wipe Out" happened, various covers of that iconic song, surf influence on punk rock, touring with his family, playing with Surfer Joe and his Surfer Joe Festival last year, playing the Surf Guitar 101 Festival Weekender this year,...

James and Beth Riley recently spoke with Nicole Damoff from The Surfrajettes! They talk about her influences, the members of The Surfrajettes, recent tour (and trying to pack for all seasons), headlining vs being an opener, looking to bands like The Ventures as inspiration, record store finds, cover tunes, writing originals, being on a couple of The Beach Boys cruises (and what they learn from playing with icons like that), working on their new album, requests for our radio shows, desert...

Beth Riley chats with guitarist Jim Suhler on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, bands he is a part of (Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat, George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Texas Scratch), having Billy F Gibbons play a big role in his 2002 wedding and meeting some of his idols. They also chat about Jackson Browne and his music, as well as The Kentucky Headhunters. Of course, the infamous time machine and desert island disc picks are talked...

Beth Riley chats with guitarist Bryan Bassett on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, various bands he's been in (including Molly Hatchet and Wild Cherry). They talk about how he joined Foghat and their new album "Sonic Mojo"that was released on November 10, 2023. Bryan picks his favorite track off of the album and his favorite from his entire career. He also talks about the late Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown and his influence on Foghat and him...

Beth Riley chats with Todd Bradley on this episode of the Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. Join the conversation as they chat about Todd's beginning stages of music, his short time at Berklee College of Music, bands he has been in including Delroy Rebop, Indirect Object, The Essentials, The Salamanders and of course, his current band: The Hi-Risers. They also talk about his friends and bandmates (both past and current) including: Jason Smay, Greg Townson, Trevor Lake, Eddie Angel, Jim Symonds...

Beth Riley chats with legendary guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Mark Farner on this episode. They chat about his influences, various bands he's been in (including Grand Funk Railroad and Ringo Starr's & His All Starr Band), a new project in the works, their shared admiration of Thomas Jefferson, our military and veterans, his parents, the secret to a long lasting marriage (since he and his wife Leisa have been married for over 4 decades). Of course, they had to talk about Jackson Browne and...

Beth Riley chats with Andrew Himmler of The Delta Bombers on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about The Delta Bombers upcoming album "Neon Sounds", due to be released on April 2. They chat about working with producer Mark Neill and a well kept secret of his. They also chat about the history of the band, influences, their style, Jim Morrison and Jackson Browne, being away from family and places they have seen Delta Bombers merch. Let's not forget about the time...

Beth Riley chats with singer/songwriter Bryan James on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They chat about his influences, family life, lyrics from his songs, a fun story about Ben Haggard (son of Merle Haggard), his buddies T.J. Hernandez, Jeb Brown and Dallas Moore, the potential of working with Lyman Ellerman, recording and touring. Bryan also talks about his desert island disc choices, favorite time period and a lot more! 

Beth Riley chats with Deven Berryhill of The Surfaris and The Tourmaliners on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about Deven growing up with his Dad, Bob Berryhill of the legendary surf band The Surfaris, playing music with his Dad, Mom and brother, as well as his own kids and how music has been passed down to them too! Also, there is talk of The Tourmaliners brand new album "Surfidia" released on December 20, 2022! Several cool guest artists on there including a Riley...

Beth Riley chats with Chris Impellitteri of the metal band, Impellitteri on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about Chris losing his parents at a young age, being raised by his grandparents (and ultimately naming the band as a tribute to them), an AC/DC tribute band Chris was in called QT Hush, Deep Purple, Kiss, desert island discs, his daughters, his lovely wife of 31 years, Roni, skipping ahead to the future and lots more. Oh, and of course Impellitteri's new...

Beth Riley chats with Abbey of the Australian folk rock band, Little Quirks on this episode of Artist Spotlight Podcast Series. They talk about influences of the band, cover songs, the Little Quirks new single, "The Rain", time travel, desert island discs and what's next for her and Little Quirks. 

Legendary Grammy and Dove Award winner Russ Taff chats with James and Beth Riley on this new Artist Spotlight Podcast.  They talk about the early days of his career, Beth telling Russ that James had a mullet too, Russ joining The Imperials (and how nervous he was for that first concert), some of his classic albums, joining the Gaither world when the CCM market was drying up for him, overcoming alcohol addiction, new opportunities in the CCM world, his "desert island discs", what's on the...

James & Beth Riley recently chatted with record producer, audio engineer (and wearer of more hats) Mark Linett!  Join in the conversation to hear about Mark's amazing music biz journey, artists he's worked with, upcoming projects of The Beach Boys (including the always tough question...favorite album by them) and so much more!  The newly remastered 80 track version of The Beach Boys' "Sounds Of Summer" releases June 17th so we were excited to hear about his involvement on this and other...

Beth Riley recently chatted with English blues-rock singer, Deborah Bonham (who is the sister of the late, great drummer of Led Zeppelin, John Bonham). They talked about her band Bonham-Bullick that she formed with her husband, Peter Bullick, their new self titled album, guest musicians on the album including John Baggott (Robert Plant, Portishead, Massive Attack), Paul Brown (The Waterboys, Ann Peebles, Bobby Rush), John Hogg (Magpie Salute, Moke), and Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, John...

Beth Riley recently chatted with 5 time Grammy nominated blues infused rock'n roll artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. They talked about Kenny's 45th Birthday celebrations with Samantha Fish, The Ally Venable Band and Shemekia Copleland on June 11 and June 12, 2022. They also chatted about the inaugural KWS Backroads Blues Festival set for August 13, 2022 featuring Buddy Guy and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Of course, there was mention of "Blue On Black", from his sophomore album "Trouble Is...",...

Beth Riley recently chatted with CA native, Sara Shiloh Rae of Sara Shiloh Rae & Bluebird Junction. They talk about where Sara was born and raised, her time in Europe during the pandemic, meeting her fiance Max (who is also her banjo player), their debut album (Sara Shiloh Rae & Bluebird Junction) and also her favorite songs by The Beach Boys and James Taylor. Sara also gets educated on Jackson Browne, who she sadly didn't have a favorite song by due to not knowing his music very well. 

Beth Riley recently chatted with singer/songwriter/professor/ honorary doctor, Livingston "Liv" Taylor. Liv is the younger brother of musicians James Taylor and Kate Taylor. Hear Liv talk about his over 5 decade long music career, his book, his late brother Alex, little brother Hugh, Desert island discs and so much more!

James & Beth Riley had an awesome chat with Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds recently to chat about a wide range of topics.  Join in to hear about their latest album Dig (and all the versions available) which really showcases a lot of their influences, recent work on the Jem Records Celebrates projects on John Lennon and Brian Wilson, their House Of Vibes studio, upcoming projects, desert island discs, time period he'd travel back to you if available and lots more!

James and Beth chat with indie rock artist/guitarist/composer Darren Michael Boyd.  They chat about his influences, how he's spending time in the pandemic, his latest album (Last Seen In Canada), desert island discs and a whole lot more!

Beth Riley chats with longtime drummer of The Yardbirds, Jim McCarty, who is the sole remaining original member and longest running member with nearly 60 years in the band. They chat about his other bands, his solo career, life during the pandemic, the loss of his wife to cancer and how it lead to his new memoir, "She Walks In Beauty", his desert island discs, his favorite period of music, being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and what's next for him and his career.

Beth Riley had a chance to chat with a great blues man, Joe Louis Walker.  They talk about his new album "Eclectic Electric" (30th album since his debut album in 1985), covering iconic songs such as "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon and having Waddy Wachtel who was the original guitar player on that song be a part of his cover and "Hotel California" by the Eagles. Also, having Keith Richards blessing to cover "Make No Mistake" complete with an awesome impression of Keith by JLW. We also...

Ray Benson from Asleep At The Wheel joins us on the latest Artist Spotlight Podcast Series.  We talk about their brand new album (Half A Hundred Years), recent passing of "Commander Cody" George Frayne, living in Texas, what keeps the band going, desert island discs, a time period he would go back to if he was able to and lots more!!

Author Joel Selvin joins James and Beth Riley on Artist Spotlight Podcast Series to talk about his amazing new book, Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise.  It bookends between Jan Berry, Dean Torrence and others harmonizing in the showers after football practice at University High School in 1957 through "Good Vibrations" and Jan Berry's car accident in 1966.  It was only a short period but it changed the landscape of music forever.  There was...

Beth and James Riley's guest this week is Bad...and Nationwide!  Billy F. Gibbons talks about his new album, Hardware, surf music, his Whisker Bomb hot sauce and lots more!  Billy shares some great stories and just a blast to chat with.