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Brad Arnold co-founded 3 Doors Down in 1996.  Every album they've released has landed on the charts, in the Top 20.  From those albums, 19 singles have valuted towards the top of the charts, too!  As humanitarians, the band launched The Better Life Foundation with a goal in mind to give as many children as possible a better life.  In our September of 2017 interview, multi-award winning program director, Ray White, sat down with Brad in his tour bus to talk about their music in the movies, playing for our U.S. troops, their latest studio album - Us In The Night along with much more!  In our showcase segment, we feature future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Foo Fighters, whose latest effort is Medicine At Midnight and also 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Cheap Trick, who just released In Another World.  Hold on tight, we're rockin' here on the CAT!!

It was the time of BIG hair, shoulder pads & skinny ties, glam make-up, MTV and some of the best music that ever came across the radio. In fact, a new trend in music was making its way across the pond from a variety of English & European artists... their hits made a big splash with American audiences.  Welcome to New Wave and Alternative Rock.  Many of these groups dabbled in holiday music. So take a listen to this chat with Mister West, and discover an alternative look at Xmas music with some under-rated, lesser-known gems you'll want to add to your holiday playlist.

Miles and Brett chat about combating hecklers, bar brawls on tour, playing the long game and how to survive the apocalypse.

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Miles Nielsen guests! He is the frontman for Rockford, IL rock band Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts. He is the son of Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. Miles has toured the planet and plays over 100 shows per year. He also has a band with his father called "The Nielsen Trust".

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Alice Cooper’s longtime guitarist / collaborator Ryan Roxie is doing plenty to keep creatively active - from hosting his own podcast and livestreams to launching the System-12 Guitar Method. So what inspired him to finally launch his own guitar lesson project? Plus, how did Alice Cooper influence his passion for golf? And what was it like to meet his guitar hero Rick Nielsen and favorite band Cheap Trick for the first time?

Find out what Ryan reveals in “There Goes My Hero” - an interview series where Matt and Zach talk to their favorite artists about the first time they met their idols. Hear our guests relive every glorious (and possibly embarrassing) moment from encountering their musical heroes, and how that experience impacted them for the rest of their lives. 

Stay tuned for Part 2 of our chat with Ryan, plus visit www.RyanRoxie.com to learn more about the System-12 Guitar Method, his “In the Trenches” podcast and livestreaming efforts.

Brian Beebe's Facebook biography describes himself like this:

Average guitar player...Pedantic piano player...Good singer...Great memory for pop songs of all kinds.
Played in Florida 20 years
Worked with Robin Zander of Cheap Trick for 4 years before there was a Cheap Trick.

The Robin Zander & Family shows are this weekend in WI Dells and Brian is getting ready to play some songs with his longtime friend.  Finn, being the Trick fan he is, took some time to chat with Brian about their time together.

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If Rick Nielsen weren’t one of rock and roll’s most colorful and accomplished characters in real life, there’s no way to have dreamed him up. A homemade cartoon figure who is also a down-to-earth family man. A superlative guitarist who makes it look like a goof onstage. An inveterate joker whose best-known song is a sincere request for love. You think it’s all an image, a pose? Spend a few minutes with the man and you’ll find out just how wrong you are. (From RickNielsen.com)

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