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Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, Maynard James Keenan, who may be best known as the vocalist for the progressive metal band Tool, but today we are going to hear from Maynard James Keenan, owner and operator of  Arizona ‘s Caduceus Cellars. What are the unique challenges of growing grapes in Arizona?  What is involved in being a pioneer in  Arizona's winemaking landscape?
Also, during our "round-table" discussion you will hear from Caduceus National Sales Manager Calvin Arnold, Brand Manager Joel Rosenthal, fellow somm Paul Koster, and Erika  Altosaar. I will also be joined by my regular "Five for Thursday" co-host Sheila Flaherty. 

Liner Notes: 

This time on Text Prose & RocknRoll, Kris welcomes back Metal Expert Martin Popoff to talk about the latest book in his trilogy on the band RUSH: LIMELIGHT: Rush in the 80s.

Martin has been called heavy metal's most widely recognized journalist" with 75 books on hard rock, heavy metal, and classic rock. He holds the unofficial record for the most music reviews with more than 7000 and counting. Now, he uses his metal expertise to tell the complete story of fellow Canadians in LIMELIGHT: Rush in the 80s. It is the second in the Rush Across the Decades series (ECW Press), and a must-have for any Rush enthusiast. 

Anthem: Rush in the 80s is available in Nook and Hardcover

Visit Martin online  

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‘TEXT PROSE AND ROCK N ROLL’- is the only podcast dedicated to the written account of musicians. From artist memoirs to band bios, and anything in between. You'll hear first accounts from those who lived the lifestyle; a Book Club that rocks - literally. 

It was Created, Hosted & Executive Produced by Kris Kosach. 

It was Produced & Edited by Charlene Goto of Go-To Productions. 

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David Ellefson , bassist, songwriter, record producer, author He also bassist of thrash metal titans MEGADETH. As a member of MEGADETH, he has been awarded 10 Grammy nominations, countless gold & platinum records and toured the world for the better part of 3 decades.Outside of Megadeth,  David has lent his playing and writing abilities to several other recording and touring projects including Soulfly, F5, Temple of Brutality, Altitudes and Attitude (With Frank Bello of Anthrax) and Metal Allegiance, Dave is also the president of the record label EMP Label Group (Ellefson Music Productions), and with his own coffee brand Ellefson Coffee Co. 

Dave has been busy the last few years with his Band Ellefson who he formed with his business partner Thom. I caught up with Dave from his home in Scottsdale and we talked about his work outside of Megadeth with his band Ellefson getting signed to ear music, their latest album no cover, his philanthropic work with the David Ellefson youth music foundation, The ellefson coffee co,  . We also spoke about touring , what the future  of the music business might be post covid and a whole lot more

David Ellefson , bassist, songwriter, record producer, author He also bassist of thrash metal titans MEGADETH. As a member of MEGADETH, he has been awarded 10 Grammy nominations, countless gold & platinum records and toured the world for the better part of 3 decades.Outside of Megadeth,  David has lent his playing and writing abilities to several other recording and touring projects including Soulfly, F5, Temple of Brutality, Altitudes and Attitude (With Frank Bello of Anthrax) and Metal Allegiance, Dave is also the president of the record label EMP Label Group (Ellefson Music Productions), and with his own coffee brand Ellefson Coffee Co. 

Dave has been busy the last few years with his Band Ellefson who he formed with his business partner Thom. I caught up with Dave from his home in Scottsdale and we talked about his work outside of Megadeth with his band Ellefson getting signed to ear music, their latest album no cover, his philanthropic work with the David Ellefson youth music foundation, The ellefson coffee co,  . We also spoke about touring , what the future  of the music business might be post covid and a whole lot more

Vocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Glenn Hughes is a true original. Known popularly as the voice of rock , Glenn started his career with Trapeze in the early 70’s and then went on to join Deep Purple. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Glenn made countless guest appearances as a vocalist, bass guitarist or songwriter on other artists' albums including a stint with Black Sabbath. Glen was also a part of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION with guitar star Joe Bonamassa, keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre) and drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham. In 2020 Glenn was set to become the new vocalist of The Dead Daisies. I caught up with Glen at home in LA and we spoke about the new Daisies single bustle and flow, Deep purple, Black Country communion, a possible collaboration with Tony Iommi, sobriety and what the future might hold.

Vocalist/bass guitarist/songwriter Glenn Hughes is a true original. Known popularly as the voice of rock , Glenn started his career with Trapeze in the early 70’s and then went on to join Deep Purple. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Glenn made countless guest appearances as a vocalist, bass guitarist or songwriter on other artists' albums including a stint with Black Sabbath. Glen was also a part of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION with guitar star Joe Bonamassa, keyboard player Derek Sherinian (Dream Theatre) and drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late Led Zeppelin legend John Bonham. In 2020 Glenn was set to become the new vocalist of The Dead Daisies. I caught up with Glen at home in LA and we spoke about the new Daisies single bustle and flow, Deep purple, Black Country communion, a possible collaboration with Tony Iommi, sobriety and what the future might hold.

Today’s guest on the podcast is the guitar extraordinaire and legend John Petrucci. John is best known for his work with Dream Theater AND Liquid Tension Experiment. I caught up with John who was home in NY and we spent time talking about his new album Terminal Velocity, how the album came together, what it was like working with Mike Portnoy and Dave La Rue. John spoke abut how writes songs, his creative process and his work with Dream Theater.

Today’s guest on the podcast is the guitar extraordinaire and legend John Petrucci. John is best known for his work with Dream Theater AND Liquid Tension Experiment. I caught up with John who was home in NY and we spent time talking about his new album Terminal Velocity, how the album came together, what it was like working with Mike Portnoy and Dave La Rue. John spoke abut how writes songs, his creative process and his work with Dream Theater.

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We recommend you take this call. And if you missed it, don’t worry because this isn’t a call centre trying to sell you insurance/loans/subscription. This is a call to the best indie music coming out of Delhi, Manipur, Roorkee, Bangalore & Bombay. We have Kashmiris singing about their existential crisis, Frappe rap, a song about astrophysics and more. 

Song: 

Gumbal - Born Under The Second Law (01:14 - 04:07)

Parvaaz - Harf

Parvaaz - Mastaan (11:14 - 16:44)

Sabu ft. Ramya Pothuri - Find Another Man (17:29 - 20:02)

Frappe Ash - Surma (21:09 - 25:15)

Meewakching - Khallui (25:57 - 30:47)

Prabhtoj Singh - Fool For Your Loving (32:28 - 37:09) 

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Producer: Jaanam Dewan

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

At long last, prog/post-rock band aswekeepsearching have landed in our Maed in India lap to play you a stripped down session of their hardcore songs. We talk about how they started out as a bedroom project in Ahmedabad, their tour antics, nearly breaking up and how you keep band members together by writing a song about them in the next album. 'Tis true. Let the heartbreak be your muse.

Set List:

In Circles (00:35 - 05:47)

Reminiscence (20:31 - 24:40)

Rooh (47:01 - 51:24)

B-303 (55:59 - 01:01:03)

Musicians:

Uddipan Sarmah - Vocals / Guitar

Shubham Gurung - Keys 

Robert Alex - Bass

Sambit Chatterjee - Drums

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Audio Editor Post: Arvind Sundar

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha

Studio: Island City Studios

Keeping the flame of Malayali lovin alive on the show, this week we have two lads who hail from Kerala - one is the beard and the other is the harmony - who make up acoustic prog rock duo, Beard of Harmony. They’ve released their debut EP in Jan this year and we chat about cheesy album artwork, emo lyrics, girl talk, and their latest tour that’s taken them to Nepal, Sri Lanka and even a yacht in Kochi.

Set List:

Beautiful Dream (00:24 - 05:38)

Kuliru (15:49 - 21:53)

Manasinde Vingal (29:08 - 35:10)

Perception (40:44 - 44:43)

Musicians:

Sreejith ‘The Beard’ Nair 

Ruben Simon

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All the way from Shillong, on Maed in India this week, it’s progressive rock band Sky Level. Now don’t be fooled by their shy-guy demeanour, these fellows play you some hardcore instrumental prog and math rock that will blow your pants off. Also on the show, they chat about the indie scene in the North East, organising a DIY tour, who was cool and not cool for school, Friday Jams and a whole lot more.

SET LIST:

Friday Jam (00:27 - 06:07)

Indigo (13:33 - 20:36)

The Doorway Beyond (27:46 - 36:35)

Time (41:02 - 46:46)

MUSICIANS:

Sonny Taba

Meban Lyngdoh

Pynshai Kharshandi

Denzil Swer

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Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode

Camera Operator: Dinkar ‘Bone Broke’ Dwivedi: 

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha 

Studio: Island City Studios 

Celebrating their 10 year anniversary on the show, Mae is talking to Hindi progressive rock act Paradigm Shift. Out with their second album, Sammukh, they chat about being a band from the east side suburbs of Bombay, working with British mixing engineers who sing along to their Hindi prog, how important a violinist is, and... if you can believe it, this prog rock band actually performed their hardcore tunes as a stripped down session at Island City Studios for Maed in India.

Set List:

Khwabon Mein Teri (00:40 - 06:59)

Deedar (26:29 - 32:21)

Wajah (47:03 - 52:42)

Khoye The Hum (01:07:53 - 01:15:33)

Musicians:

Kaushik Ramachandran – Vocals

Chinmay Agharkar – Guitar

Desikan Gopalan - Guitar

Ajay Jayanthi – Violin

Ariel Samson – Bass Guitar

Aamir Ismail Shaikh – Drums

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Recording Engineers: DJ JJ 

Audio Editor Post: Vijay Doiphode

Video Directed/Edited: Jishnu 'Short Round' Guha 

Studio: Island City Studios 

On this week’s episode, we have Alternative Urdu Rock act Parvaaz. They talk about their Kashmiri roots, forming the band in Bangalore, their 7-8 mins long songs, their recent Canada tour and more. Opening the episode is a song by hindi rockers The Yellow Diary who featured on Episode 102.

The Yellow Diary ‘Sada'

Parvaaz ‘Ab Ke Subaha’ ‘Colour White’ ‘Itni Arse Ke Baad’

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