Rock & Roll Nightmares

Staci Layne Wilson chats with filmmaker and special effects maestro Stacy Davidson. They discuss his gore-soaked, music-drenched horror extravaganza, Sweatshop—plus the importance of music in horror …

Staci talks with hard rock and metal guitarist Marc Ferrari, who started in the KEEL band and has worked with Gene Simmons, Pantera, and many others. He’s in the rock & roll comedies, Wayne’s World 1…

Music publicist Mitchell Schneider joins Staci to talk about working with the likes of Tom Petty, David Bowie, Heart, and many others throughout his storied (and still ongoing) career, which began in…

Andy Cahan, the “Most Famous Musician You’ve Never Heard Of” and “One-Man Wrecking Crew” shares stories with Staci on this week’s Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast about Jimi Hendrix, John Bonham, The T…

Staci interviews punk rock drummer and historian, S.W. Lauden. They dig into his newest book, The Oral History of Popsicko, which delves into an up-and-coming 1990s band whose trajectory was tragical…

Journalist, biographer, and expert on all things Elvis Presley, Alanna Nash, joins Staci to chat about The King’s love life via her book, Baby, Let’s Play House. She delves into his complex psycholog…

Staci talks with the effervescent Ron Keel, frontman of KEEL—the hard rock band that formed in the 1980s and had hits with anthems like “The Right to Rock” (produced by Gene Simmons of KISS). Since t…

Staci talks with the eclectic and creative Paul Andre Blom from the industrial rock band, Terminatryx. He’s also an entertainment journalist, a music video producer, and runs several film festivals, …

This week, we have a mini-episode from the press junket for SPINNING GOLD, the true story of Casablanca Records. It's set in the swinging seventies and features the music of KISS, P-Funk, Donna Summe…

Staci has a quick chat with Living Dead Girl’s bubblegum pop goth frontwoman, Molly Rennick—Molly reveals the story behind how the band got their name (hint: it’s not after the Rob Zombie song), shar…

Surf historian and musician John Blair joins Staci Layne Wilson on this week’s Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast to talk about his new documentary, The Sound of the Surf, which features the late Dick Da…

Staci talks with Todd “Dammit” Kerns, an esteemed multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who’s played with several bands, including Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. Todd gives us the s…

Staci chats with George Bunnell, an original member of the psychedelic pop band Strawberry Alarm Clock on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. Strawberry Alarm Clock is mostly remember…

Staci talks to Claire Jane, a guest who truly hits all the Rock & Roll Nightmares sweet spots—she’s worked in the special effects department of some of the scariest horror film franchises and now she…