Rockcast 290 - Attack of the Killer Bassists!

You would know Dicky Barrett as the lead singer and founding member of the legendary Ska-Punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but now he and some friends got together to form this "90s punk rock supergroup" called The Defiant. The Defiant is Pete Parada on drums (The Offspring), Greg Camp on guitar (Smash Mouth), Johnny Rioux on bass (Street Dogs), Joey La Rocca on guitar and keys (The Briggs), with Dicky Barrett front and center (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.) Together the five create a rock n roll pedigree that culminates into a riot of melodic punk.

Dicky was also the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! for almost two decades and in this conversation, we found out he even gives tours of the punk rock museum in Las Vegas.

Surprise! The band Fame on Fire today (Feb. 23rd) released a killer brand new song called "Nightmare (The Devil)" Our old friend Bryon Kuznitz, lead singer of Fame on Fire stops by to tell us all about it and what the future looks like for Fame on Fire. Plus I had a bangover from being at the Pantera concert the night before we talked.

At the time of this conversation (last week) Daughtry's latest single and by far his heaviest song to date, was sitting at number 2 on the rock charts. As of the posting of this conversation, that song has officially gone number one and as we found out in this conversation, it sure means a lot to him to have a number-one ROCK song. As you may or may not know Chris's story starts with a finalist finish on American Idol almost 20 years ago, and for a while he wasn't doing the type of music that was close to his heart. In 2020 that changed and he ain't looking back. Now with the song "Artificial" having this success, a duet with Papa Roach, tours with Shinedown and Creed, a new tour later this year with Breaking Benjamin, Daughtry have cemented themselves amongst the rock elite.

The name (hed) PE is as synonymous with the nu-metal genre as Korn is. While they may not have gotten to the same popularity heights (hed) PE and their style of music embodies everything we love about the genre. Jahred Gomes formed the band in Huntington Beach, CA in 1994 and found huge success a few years later with songs like "Bartender" and "Blackout." In late 2023 they put out a new album called Detox and it might be their best complete body of work in decades. It's probably been that long since I've talked to Jahred and I'm happy to catch up with the outgoing frontman of Higher Education Planet Earth.

He truly is the madman of rock and roll, a legendary frontman, an avid supporter of bikers, and a bourbon maker. You know Jesse James Dupree as the lead singer of Jackyl, but when inspiration struck during a surprise visit from his son Nigel, the boys Dupree got to work and wrote a straightforward, no-nonsense rock record called Breathing Fire. Featuring songs co-written by the legendary Brian Johnson of AC/DC, they truly have something special on hand.

Texas alt-blues-rock songwriter and bonafide rockstar Austin Meade pops on to say hi. Drinking a beer and talking rock and roll, the way it should be. Honestly though has his new song "Blackout" continues to rise up the charts I thought it was a good time to get an introduction to a guy who's breathing a breath of fresh air into the modern rock landscape by doing it his way and "not giving a f***" what anyone thinks.

By the time 2024 is over there's a real good chance that Beartooth will be the biggest rock band of the year. Their new album The Surface is incredible and it features their first ever number-one rock song "Might Love Myself" and a song that features country music's biggest star of 2023 Hardy called "The Better Me." Their current headline tour is almost completely sold out and they are putting on the best show of their lives. I first met Caleb Shomo backstage at the music festival Rock on the Range (now called Sonic Temple) in his hometown of Columbus, OH and to see his rise to greatness brings me great joy. Now it's time to dig further in and get in introspective look at Beartooth.

The name Oxymorrons for this band isn't just a clever coincidence. These are some of the most thoughtful musicians one could meet. This is a band in touch with the universe around them and wanted to bring a higher meaning to the music. Sure rap-metal has been done, but not like this. Dave and Jafe from this Queens, NYC band bring the power, the introspection, and the fight for inclusion of the band to the scene of rock, metal, and yes, hip-hop.

Who doesn't love a little philosophy with their rock and roll? We'll dive into that, the truth, and the music with one of my favorite newer bands Dead Poet Society. Lead singer Jack Underkofler will even disclose his Christmas plans.

Elias returns to the Rockcast as they are in the middle of short Holiday tour that including a bunch of sold out dates and wrapping things up in the midwest. We touch on their latest Heartless E.P. being an indy band, and how to follow the music media trends. Nonpoint is always on the road and I'd highly reccomend seeing a show as soon as you possible can. One of the best and most consistent rock bands of the past two decades.