Episodes
A new episode of Striking A Chord and today we are being joined by honorary member of the team singer/songwriter Ryan Kinder and singer songwriter Luke Sheets. Discussions about the songwriting process, dealing with working over Zoom, inspirations, and some fun stories. You may even hear a guitar picked up in this episode. Thank you...
Published 03/17/21
Published 03/17/21
On this episode of Striking a Chord, Manda and Richard dissect the early 200s pop/rock genre. Which songs made their list as some of the best crossover songs. Plus, the two looks at the recent influx of murder shows on social media sites and which one blew our minds. All this and more including wearing...
Published 03/09/21
On this episode of Striking A Chord, Manda is joined by Ryan Kinder for round two to discuss his latest projects. His latest release “Tired of Flying” featuring Brandy Clark and Jerry Douglas will be dropping worldwide on Jan. 29th. Ryan is an amazing human being and while he may have been losing his voice...
Published 01/27/21
Striking a Chord is back to start the new year. On this episode Manda is joined by Jay and Brian from the Tunestiles Podcast. The topic for this show, our favorite albums of the last decade. See if we picked some of your favorites or did we snub one of the great albums? The only...
Published 01/21/21
What albums defined the year of 2020? On this episode of Striking A Chord that is the topic at hand. Manda and Richard talk about their favorite albums of the year and even get into a heated debate over where the ranking of Taylor’s Swift latest albums should be on the list. All that and...
Published 12/24/20
Striking A Chord is back with a brand new episode. Tonight, a debate over the state of music and who should be the target audience. Is the music from when we were younger better than the music today? Listen to Manda And Richard deep dive into this subject. Also, new music, the new ticketmaster policy,...
Published 11/25/20
Country artist Ryan Kinder joins Manda for a very special and fun episode of Striking A Chord. Ryan discusses new music, musical influences, how he is dealing with Coronavirus as an artist. And we even discuss what the star is streaming musically and entertainment wise. A very fun interview in which we hope you can...
Published 11/02/20
Striking a Chord is back after a long hiatus and we are excited to be back. On this episode, we have a surprise for you, and we hope you enjoy what we have on deck. Plus, new music, Music news, Albums that turn 20 years old, and more. Try to shake it off and enjoy...
Published 10/27/20
The show by music fans for music fans is back to try to make some sense of the music world during this odd time. On this episode, Madd Manda takes a look at all the new music we have missed. More bands and artists have canceled or postponed, find out the latest on the newest...
Published 05/20/20
We want to take this time to say thank you and talk about why our shows have been scarce over the past week and a half. But we are back and we have a really cool announcement we want you to hear.
Published 05/15/20
Yes, you read that title correctly. Manda and Richard take a look at some of the best and worst of the music that would make you want to take off your clothes. Plus, we take a look at the music section of That 90s Tournament. And we recap the Masked Singer, Look at all the new music, and discuss all the news and we get emotional about the passing of Joe Diffie. All that and more.
Published 04/07/20
On this episode of Striking A Chord, we take a look at all the new music and music news from the past two weeks. Artists are doing performances on social media to give their fans a relief during this time. We discuss the surprising reveals from the Mask Singer. And we have two featured segments on this episode, our next tournament will revolve around the 90s. We discuss songs that our essential to the decade and what is the criteria each will have to face to make the tournament. And we take a...
Published 03/25/20
Today, Madd Manda and Richard sit down to discuss their own personal WOW Moments from the world of music. Some of those moments stopped the world of music, personal concert experiences, artists that we have had the pleasure to meet and more. Plus, we discuss the latest new music, music news and cancellations of concerts and festivals. And we talk about the last two weeks of the Masked Singer.
Published 03/11/20
Video Killed The Radio Star, that is the topic of today’s episode. Manda and Richard discuss the best and worst of music videos. Which videos will we love and which videos will we love to rip apart. Also, music news, tour announcements, and a recap of week three and four of The Masked Singer.
Published 02/26/20
On this very special Valentine’s Day Edition of Striking a Chord, Madd Manda and Richard take a look at their favorite love songs since the year 2000. So, if you need a song to set the mood we have you covered. But don’t worry, if you experienced a bad break up, we have you covered too. Also, new music, music news, Tour announcements, plus a recap of episode 2 of The Masked Singer.
Published 02/13/20
On this episode of Striking a Chord, Manda and Richard discuss what albums coming out in 2020 have us excited. Plus, music news, we take a look at the Grammy Awards, Tour Announcements, and a new segment recapping the first episode of the Masked Singer.
Published 02/07/20
2019 is in the books but one chapter will have people talking for generations to come, music. On this episode of Striking a Chord, we countdown our favorite albums of the past year. And a few that even left us shocked. Plus, of course, we discuss new music, music news, and one host continues to eat crow.
Published 01/23/20
Striking A Chord is back. On this episode, Manda and Richard take a look at some of the hottest music news that broke over the past few weeks including the announcement of the Alanis Morissette Tour. Also, we take a look at some new music, rant about award shows, Post Malone is a national treasure, and in our feature segment, we break down Billboards Greatest artists of all time list and why it is complete bs.
Published 12/11/19
On this special Halloween edition of Striking A Chord, We breakdown all of the new music for the month, take a look at music news, discuss why do people keep saying rock music is dead. And in our feature segment, Manda and Richard pick rock songs that would accompany the soundtrack to their horror experiences.
Published 10/31/19
Manda interviews Lead Singer of Joyous Wolf Nick Resse.
Published 10/25/19
On this very special episode of Striking A Chord, Madd Manda sits down with the lead singer of the rock band Saint Asonia, Adam Gontier. Adam discusses the bands upcoming sophomore album; Flawed Design. Also, Adam open up about battling his addictions and overcoming them. And, there may even be some news for Saint Asonia fans for the future. This interview is one of the most powerful interviews you will ever hear and it was an honor to get to interview Adam.
Published 10/16/19
On this very special episode of Striking a Chord, Manda sits down with up and coming country artist Jacob Bryant. During this must listen to interview, Jacob discusses what it is like being on the road, becoming a Dad, influences, outlaw country, and more.
Published 10/10/19
On this episode of Striking a Chord. New Music, music news, which album from the vault you need to be listening to, and in our featured segment, the hosts discuss the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. The good, the bad, and the Abba. And we ask the question if any of the bands from the 90s make it into the hall of Cleveland.
Published 10/04/19
On this very special episode of Striking A Chord, Manda is joined by one of the fastest rising stars in music, Kalie Shorr. Kalie discusses what she went through emotionally to put together her latest album “Open Book” which drops on Friday. Kalie goes into great detail about love, losing a loved one, and more. Share this interview with your friends and family.
Published 09/26/19