The master of the Sledge-O-Matic, Gallagher, performed live at The Back Bar in Janesville. Before the show, the meet and greet with the VIP fans and his smashing watermelon...he visited the Hog studio to talk with Josh Golberg on The Ride Home Show about redeeming social value, observations and the history of the Sledge-O-Matic.
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Midnight to Twelve @ The Back Bar
The guys from Midnight to Twelve swung through the Midwest on a tour with a stop at The Back Bar on their schedule. The Los Angeles-based group dropped by the Hog studio to talk about their formation, music, the road and anything else. (Part 2 includes one of their singles)
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L.A. Guns @ The Back Bar
Tracii Guns was bringing his band, L.A. Guns, back to The Back Bar for the second time in 2009. Members Jizzy Pearl and Chad Stewart stopped up to the Hog studio to hang and chat it up with Josh Golberg during The Ride Home Show a few hours before they took the stage.
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Papa Roach @ The Rockford MetroCentre
Huge concert announcement was made for Rockford: Shinedown and Papa Roach coming to the Metrocentre along with Halestorm. A day before the tickets went on sale, Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix called in to chat with Josh Golberg on The Ride Home Show!
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Royal Bliss at The Back Bar (10/13)
Jake, Chris, Neal, Tommy and Taylor...otherwise known as Royal Bliss...all stopped up to the Hog studios on Tuesday the 13th before they took the stage that night at The Back Bar. The guys talked about their beginning, Salt Lake City, injuries, the new album, touring...and even about appearing on adult film soundtracks (although we can't tell whether they were kidding about that). And they played an acoustic version of their tune "Save Me." 1st file = interview, 2nd file = Save Me. Enjoy.
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Nigel Dupree drops by the Hog (10/2)
The Nigel Dupree Band came up to Janesville for a live show at The Back Bar on Friday, October 2nd after playing a gig in Indiana. Before taking the stage that night, Nigel himself came up to the Hog studios to talk about his early music interests, chicks and the history of his name.
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The Answer in studio
Heading down to Chicago to open up for AC/DC on the "Black Ice World Tour" stop at the United Center, The Answer stopped into The Hog studios to chat it up with Josh Golberg and play a few acoustic tunes as well. (1st file = interview; 2nd and 3rd = songs)
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Mike Reno from Loverboy
Loverboy played the Rock County 4-H Fair in Janesville on Saturday, August 1st. Band member Mike Reno dialed in two weeks prior to the show and talked with Josh Golberg on The Ride Home Show.
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Comedian Kris Shaw Interview
Comedian Kris Shaw recently performed at the Armory in Janesville and talked with Paul Michaels the day of the show.
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Tom Fuller Band "Keeping Time"
Tom Fuller stopped by the Hog Studio and played an acoustic set in preperation for Beloit Riverfest.
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Battle Of The Bands
105.9 The Hog is sponsoring the Battle of the Bands competition at Riverfest in Beloit. Battle of the Bands coordinator Brittnay Wittnebel talked with Paul Michaels about this years expanded event.
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Alex Grossi from Steven Adler's Appetite
Adler's Appetite performed live at The Back Bar in Janesville on Thursday, June 25th. Former Quiet Riot member and current guitarist for Adler's Appetite, Alex Grossi, dialed in the afternoon before the show to chat with Josh Golberg about life on the road, dedication to music, his other hobbies and one of the greatest band names of all time: Hookers and Blow. (2 parts)
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Mike Stone in studio
Mike Stone, lead singer/bassist for his current band Speed X and formerly of Queensryche, stopped into the Hog Studio to chat it up with Josh Golberg on The Ride Home. Mike's a born and bred Wisconsin guy who has a ton going on in his life. He talked about it all. (2 parts)
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Geoff Tate from Queensryche
Queensryche released their new album, American Soldier, at the end of March. Geoff Tate dialed in to The Hog and chatted with Josh Golberg about his experiences, the album and other topics.
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Faces For Radio
Jamie and Todd, members of the band Faces For Radio (who played at our 2nd Annual Listener Apprecation Party), stopped up to the Hog studio on Friday the 20th to promote their show that night in Madison. We learned a bit about the band and gave away a few pairs of tickets as well.
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Travis Meeks from Days of the New
Travis Meeks brought his talent to the Back Bar in Janesville on March 7th. A few days before the show, he chatted with Josh Golberg during the Ride Home about his perceived nature, recording music and how he relaxes.
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Boobies in Boise?
The Hog's afternoon drive host, Josh Golberg, will be vacationing in Boise, ID (a true hotspot) come early May. One of his destinations while he's there? A new restaurant called "Boobies." It's not what you think. An old college buddy of his, Pete, lives a mere three blocks down from this establishment. Josh figured it would be a good idea to have Pete check things out and do some research about what this place is about. Here's what transpired...
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Talkin' Underwear
A recent survey found that over 50% of men have kept (and worn) pairs of underwear for five years or longer. Women...not so much. Although, Josh did bring up that there are some parallels women have between their underwear...and shoes. Apparently, he was dead on in his assessment. Listen in as Arielle in Janesville confirms some of Josh's beliefs on women and their underwear.
