We break down the most recent Journey drama involving Neal Schon, Avenged Sevenfold and Arnel Pineda asking for a million fans to ask him to leave. We also have a beef brewing between Megadeth and Peter Frampton, but that one doesn’t have legs. We also think Frampton can do no wrong. We talk about how Jeff Beck’s legacy is living on with his wife and guitar tech bringing his guitar to his friends, like John Mayer & Billy Gibbons to play. Today is the 5th anniversary of Steve’s book “Hard...

Steve missed recording our podcast earlier tis week for an epic boat trip, so of course we need to hear about it. But, the real story is all things Jane’s Addiction. Steve gives us his unique take on being in a band that implodes on tour, and we look into recent band break ups, like REO Speedwagon and who’s next? Nikki’s pick is Kansas and Steve’s pick is Foo Fighters.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about how the Oasis reunion has brought Ticketmaster to the conversation again. We have the insider take with Nikki having worked for Ticketmaster and Steve having toured with Oasis. David Gilmour is talking abut selling Pink Floyd’s catalog again and we speculate on what it’s worth after Queen sold for over $1Bil. Did you ever wonder how money changes a musician? Steve talks about an interesting stipulation with his recent interview with Slash about Guns n Roses. As a drummer, as a...

We’re both tired from the weekend, but we can rally to get into our feelings about Nicolas Cage playing John Madden in an upcoming biopic, which leads to football season starting and Steve’s experience sports betting as Nikki takes on a new sports picking endorsement, which of course leads us to Vegas baby! We mourn the loss of Phil Donahue by celebrating his greatest episode “Real Peter Criss vs Fake Peter Criss” and that puts us in the time machine marveling at how we survived a world...

We have been having non-stop thoughts about the Aerosmith cancellation and of course as people who have been on tour, (In Steve’s case- A LOT) we have the insider track on the Journey lawsuits. We’re letting go of the “No original members” grudge in rock, mostly, but we still hold the “Farewell Tour” grudge. We wrap it up with Rock star dads like Metallica & HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reminisce about the last Black Crowes show at The Fillmore in 2010. Ever wonder what it was like for Paul McCartney to be asked non-stop about The Beatles for 50 years? Us too. Sleep is still our drug of choice, and we talk 49ers Super Bowl...again.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get into bootlegs and how record companies should embrace the culture. How video games are the new music industry. We express our skepticism over the KISS Avatars and how we think young people are going to view older music in the future, with the exceptions of Liz Zeppelin and The Beatles, who will always be awesome.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a quickie- Steve updates us on his trip to NYC, where he saw "An Enemy of the People" on Broadway, but failed to get to Murray's cheese shop in the East Village 🤦‍♀️ Fortunately the cheese can be mail ordered. We have feelings abut how awesome NYC is, while also sharing our first concert experiences and how they relate to the long debated battle between Sammy and Dave as the best singer in Van Halen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're excited for Steve's pending trip to NYC, where he's getting the same cheese that Nikki had shipped to SF. Cheese lovers unite! We pass judgement on the two Tennessee Eagles tribute bands who are suing each other. Steve updates us on his eye surge & Chauncey the Wonder Dog's leg surgery. We go over some new binges, like Three Body Problem, Baby Reindeer and Argyle. We also find out Steve is deathly afraid of snakes, while Nikki played with them as a child. Is anyone surprised? 😂 See...

We are talking about Gene Simmons claiming he sold the remaining KISS catalogue to the ABBA hologram team as an act of friendship and not about the money. Steve talks about the secret to a long term relationship with the benefit of his 34 years with his wife. We talk about how angry comic book guys get when a woman is cast as a super hero. We talk about our hypothetical future band names and make a Powerball pact! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are both so very tired today lol Nikki with a post-Green Day hangover & Steve with life in general. Can you believe Steve Gorman has never seen The Matrix?! Not a one...But, we have some shows to recommend and also we really do like Bono...mostly. He's way less evil than Spotify and the recording industry in general. Steve tells the story of seven castaways from Gilligan's Isle, or was it eight people on a cruise ship, who were oilspotted in Africa...We leave you with some valuable...

Steve updates us on his new eyes, while we chuckle over the attempt to cancel 4/20 at Golden Gate Park. We also chuckle over The Who declaring they're done, while also planning a tour to support their "elevated lifestyle." We discuss Timothee Chalamet's pending portrayal of Bob Dylan and Cate Blanchet's past portrayal. Throw in some Baltimore bridge explosion and season 2 of The Wire for good measure.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start off talking about the impending ding black ice apocalypse in Minnesota, but end up talking about an epic party in a soybean field in Indiana. We marvel over the convict who escaped from jail, only to be hit by a car, that left the scene. Steve points out that some countries don't punish jailbreaks and that he's never been to Hawaii. We go all over the place after that, Caribbean, Jerry Seinfeld, Nikki's first car and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve gives us the update on why we live in California...er, rather about how a blizzard is hitting Minnesota, but the locals are unfazed. Chauncey the Wonderdog has a positive prognosis, but will need surgery. We've got the real secret to getting to sleep and the not-so-secret about winning stuff on the radio over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve gives us the update on his dog Chauncey's injury after hitting a bus. We lament not having proper St Patrick's Day meals, while speculating on the Mike Tyson match up with a You Tube boxer. We look into the forthcoming "Poohniverse" & the best gifts for the children in your life. We address the discrepancies in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the invention of Karaoke.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve tells us a bout the new eye procedure that will give him perfect vision for the rest of his life & it's 🤯 Steve's dog Chauncey tries to take down a school bus, but wasn't successful, He's going to be ok, but he'll be in a cast for awhile and might need surgery. We talk about how this was the least annoying Oscar Awards broadcast to date, which is all we can really ask for in an awards show. Nikki has a bad experience with American Airlines after the Monsters of Rock Cruise and we...

In this episode we chat about the Barbra Streisand autobiography as well as Steve's experience recording his audiobook. We marvel at the most unbelievable band story, where a singer decided to dose his bass player with estrogen in a misguided attempt to steal his fiancé. Don Henley's testimony in a recent trial opens a whole new speculation about how much cocaine The Eagles really were going in the early 1980s and wrap with some Neal Schon history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

We start by taking a listener's question from The Bone socials about Aerosmith & the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band movie from the 1980s, where we learn how Peter Frampton was bamboozled into the part. We learn about the bald eagle nest in St3ve's neighborhood. Steve has some advice for the pending nuptials of Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi and we chat about the new (and old) Pear Jam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit Steve's recommendation for "Mr, and Mrs. Smith" on Amazon Prime, before discussing the timing of Foreigner's Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nomination and Mick Jones Parkinson's diagnosis reveal, the fan backlash to Slayer reuniting and the catalogue sale of Queen for potentially double Bruce Springsteen's record-setting amount. Steven Tyler has half his lawsuits dismissed and we wrap up with National Chili, Yoga, Dog Walking and Margarita Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Steve hits the dentist, which sends us off on a bit abut healthcare, before we get back on track with the new Sports Super Streaming service that is on the horizon and the possible gambling implications, before Steve tells us how he blew off an opportunity to buy stock on AOL back in 1992 🤦‍♀️ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are serious about this cheese. we also have thoughts on how the Pro Bowl should be more like Battle of the Network Stars. We have thoughts on Aerosmith rescheduling the Peace Out tour and we take a trip through the Grammy's past & present (Didja know the Black Crowes were nominated for Best New Artist in the way back?) and Steve makes some show recommendations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start out talking about how Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne keep complaining about California, but also keep delaying their move to England. Then we talk cheese...not just any cheese, trust me you don't want to miss a very special episode of The Black Room that goes from cheese to kidnapping, but it's true! Nikki Blakk was once kidnapped and it was a bit different than American Nightmare on Netflix, but still a Bay area kidnapping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know there are songs embedded in the roads? We talk about whether or not Britt Floyd can be considered a Pink Floyd reunion by 2024 standards, with Roger Water's son on board. The Black Crowes lost the Best new artist Grammy in the '90s to Mariah Carey. Remember "Night Tracks" and other video shows before MTV took over? How Supergroups like The Firm happen and what kills them and how to make all of life's decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss the recent missives from David Lee Roth taking aim at Wolfgang Van Halen. How learning an instrument can stave off dementia and the ways to survive living this long.We also talk about the new "We Are the World" documentary and why Prince and Eddie Murphy were there, but declined to participate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.