Well, you asked for it, folks…. she’s back, and TOTALLY uncensored. I had to break this into two parts, because you can’t handle the scandal in just one sitting! For members of ALL ACCESS LIVE with KEVIN RANKIN, you’ll get to know the legendary Ginger Lynn Allen like no one ever has. Her amazing history with Charlie Sheen, Billy Idol and more, she’s got stories for days. We get behind the magic in her creative space, both in her uniquely special jewelry and inimitable paintings. JOIN and BECOME A MEMBER NOW to get closer to Ginger!
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One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has the unique ability to play with the finesse and lyricism of Jim Hall, the driving swing of Wes Montgomery and the turbulent, overdriven attack of Jimi Hendrix. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, Stern revered all three of those guitar immortals, along with such potent blues guitarists as Albert and B.B. King. Aspects of those seminal influences can be heard in his playing on the 18 recordings he has released as a leader or in his acclaimed sideman work for Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, the Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Steps Ahead, David Sanborn, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Joe Henderson and the all-star Four Generations of Miles band.
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For over two decades, Mike Collins has been one of the busiest and most sought after drummers and percussionists in the Pacific Northwest.
He’s a graduate of the Musicians Institute of Technology and has studied independently with drummers Michael Shrieve (Santana, George Harrison), Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, Sean Lennon), Graham Lear (Santana, Reo Speedwagon) and world renowned instructor Chuck Silverman.
He’s played venues throughout North America sharing the bill with artists such as Little Richard, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, Cake, Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, George Clinton, Sara Mclachlan, Jason Falkner, Gin Blossoms, Sebastian Bach, Veruca Salt, Soul Asylum and many others. His drumming and songwriting has been featured on local, national and international television and radio. Mike was also the featured drummer on Portland’s American Idol knock-off “Gimme The Mic”.
Collins has recorded and/or performed with notable artists such as Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X), Cy Curnin (The Fixx), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, R.E.M.), Tim Smith (Sheryl Crow, Jellyfish), Freedy Johnston (Rolling Stone “Songwriter of the Year”), David Paton (Pilot, Alan Parsons Project ), Lisa Germano (John Mellencamp, Jewel), Danny Peyronel (UFO, Heavy Metal Kids), Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network), Dilana (The Voice, Rockstar Supernova), Gil Assayas (Todd Rundgren, T-Pain), Keith Slettedahl (The 88, Ray Davies) and a who’s who of local artists including Jon Koonce, Terry Robb, LaRhonda Steele, Stephanie Schneiderman, Thrillbilly, The Nowhere Band, Throwback Suburbia, Ants In The Kitchen and many more.
Collins has also recorded with acclaimed producers Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John Lennon, Cheap Trick), Mark Plati (David Bowie, Prince, The Cure), Jonathan Plum (Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains), Marc Desisto (U2, Pink Floyd), Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Death Cab for Cutie), Gregg Williams (Dandy Warhols, Sheryl Crow), Duane Scott (ELO, Heart), Brian David Willis (Brad Paisley, John Fogerty), Chris Manning (Jellyfish, Santana), Kelly Gray (Candlebox, Queensryche), Kevin Hahn (Scorpions, Paul Gilbert) and Rob Daiker (Katy Perry, Dan Reed Network) to name a few.
Mike is not only a phenomenal drummer, but will be debuting his brand new Rooftop Screamers single “Souvenirs” (feat. Randy McStine)! Can’t wait to catch back up with this talented buddy of mine! As promised, here’s the video of this gorgeous tribute to his grandmother Penny:
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A musician, sound engineer, and producer, Jim Brunberg is probably best known to music fans around Portland as the founder and co-owner of two iconic venues: Mississippi Studios and Revolution Hall.
A podcast project, undertaken with his twin 8-year-old daughters, also gained attention a few years ago. Brunberg and the children hit the road to interview everyone from Oregon’s governor to gun shop owners to Big Foot experts as they explored issues like death, the Second Amendment, fear, memory, and more. Their guiding principle? “Let’s go find out.”
While each episode of Roam Schooled is centered around questions posed by Brunberg’s young daughters, the podcast is for adults. It was named one of the “10 Oregon-Made Podcasts You Have To Hear” on opb.org.
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Andrew Paul Woodworth was signed to Sony Records in 1995. The first on the new roster of Jeff Ayeroff’s and Jordan Harris’ The Work Group, Woodworth led his band Elephant Ride into the studio with legendary bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. While the result was a beautiful and sweeping arrangement of angsty, melodic rock, it failed to capture the attention it deserved.
Woodworth, along with Elephant Ride guitarist Dave Martin, then formed Los Angeles staple Virgil. The band was one of the pioneers of the DIY movement and quickly built a large following based on high energy rock shows and well crafted songs. They could have played LA forever but Woodworth longed for something more, something new.
One drunken night produced an ominous re-imagining of the Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right” recorded in a home studio above The Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Music supervisors selfishly scrambled to get permission to use the track. The teen drama, One Tree Hill, won out, despite The Beasties being notorious placement naysayers.
Woodworth now had a solo career on his hands and he wasted no time in putting together a complete album of disparate tracks ranging from electro-grunge to desert country pop, yielding the album I Hate Music.
After showcasing his new material at MuseExpo Los Angeles at The Roxy, Woodworth signed with German label, Rodeostar Records and he toured extensively throughout Europe and Australia.
With his marriage falling apart, and his label crumbling under the weight of a collapsing music industry, Woodworth retreated back to his home town of Portland, Oregon.
Here, Woodworth would find bits of salvation in shared experiences with his musical family.
He quickly thrust himself into the Portland music scene and he had songs featured on 94.7 FM KNRK and on KINK FM’s Homegrown collection.
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Highly sought-after conference speaker, bestselling author and social media evangelist Kelly K is in the final stages of finishing his book, Think About THAT for a Minute! Vol. 2: 40 Day Devotional for a Fresh Perspective, which is slated to be independently released before Christmas. The devotional follows the remarkable, 30,000-plus copies sold of the author’s first volume of the book after it was revealed on his socials in March of this year. Sharing the hope of the gospel though “I bet you didn’t know” type stories, Kelly K works to bridge culture, generational and societal gaps by offering a message of love, faith, joy and hope in Jesus Christ.
Before coming to faith in Jesus, Kelly K was part of the management team for Nickelback, Richard Marx, Stryper, Candlebox, Wang Chung and many others, as well as stage-managed the Warped Tour. After a near death car crash while out on tour with RED, Kelly gave up everything and turned to Jesus. Never looking back, he has been in full time ministry for 10 years, traveling the world with a different purpose: to see the lives of everyone he encounters changed through the reckless love and amazing grace of Jesus.
Offering a new perspective on how to reach a world that is often used to tuning out anything even slightly “religious,” Kelly K reached out to his social media followers with a Bible study / devotional unlike anything they had likely read before. His followers, now over 547K of them on TikTok alone, responded to this Think About THAT for a Minute! devotional, driving the book to the top of the Amazon Christian Church Growth sales chart, which is where it is still in the Top 2 today.
Inspired by the success of this first volume, Kelly began writing Think about THAT for a Minute! Vol. 2. This next 40-day devotional reveals new stories and messages meant for everyone from a brand new Christian to a pastor of 50 years. It includes a new scripture lesson, life application and daily prayer with each day’s reading, which is likely to take less than five minutes to complete. Like the first volume, this book is meant to challenge the reader’s thinking and draw them closer to God with fresh perspectives on scriptures they may have heard all their life.
“My hope is that this book encourages and strengthens you, and maybe even causes you to laugh at times,” says Kelly, who hopes to see people set free from the chains of depression, addiction and the mentality of, “I’ll never be good enough.” “I hope it also helps you step into the promises that God has given you, and that you live a blessed life by simply ‘thinking about that for a minute!’”
For all the latest Kelly K book, speaking, daily posts, video sermons, Bible studies and more details, go to www.kellykministries.com
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Carl (SOLOVOX) is a dynamic synth artist and music director highly sought after in the Pacific Northwest for his unique approach to sonic exploration. I’m excited to discover his new quadrophonic live sound for his show with Floydian Slips Pink Floyd tribute forthcoming in Eugene September 21.
A producer, composer, and one-man synthesizer attack squad, Solovox is the sound of Earl Carlton Tietze III. He combines his original compositions of nasty future-funk, electro-house, and melodic downtempo with his remixes of other artists’ tracks to create a sound that is his and his alone…and he does it live, by hand.
His keyboard chops remind one of Herbie Hancock smashing head-on into the Chemical Brothers. Mayhem usually ensues, and he consistently delivers one of the finest live electronic shows available anywhere.
He has remixed three tracks for Vokab Kompany including ‘Shine’ featuring Souleye, ‘Gunslinger‘ for their album ‘Quit Sleep,’ and ‘Let It Fly’ featuring The Grouch and Souleye. He has done full video game sound design and composition, as well as tracks for Burn Notice and A&E’s Biography. He is a sought-after instructor for Ableton Live, Reason, Cubase and electronic music production.
In July of 2009 he became the first-ever all-electronic act in the history of The Oregon Country Fair for their 40th Anniversary. He also headlined San Diego’s Elysium Festival, Mexico’s Fuente Eterno festival, Nexus in Los Angeles, and almost killed 2,000 revelers on top of the Hawthorne Bridge in 2010 for BridgeFest, causing the bridge to sway 2 feet up and down.
He has shared the bill with Orbital, Bassnectar, Beats Antique, Ott, Tipper, and countless others. In 2012 he was a featured performer at Inspire:Truth, Threshold, WhiteOut, and the inaugural What The Festival in Oregon. In October 2012 he was featured on OPB’s ‘Oregon Art Beat.’
In 2013 he performed in Southern California, Idaho’s Sun Valley, as well as numerous shows in the Northwest at festivals like Human Nature and What The Festival. 2014 saw the release of his CD ‘Daring Feats Of Leisure,’ highlighting the best moments from his Friday Afternoon Concerts…a live podcast most Fridays at 3pm (Pacific) where he improvises and performs live from his studio to an online audience.
Whether improvising heavily with a downtempo acid jazz set or laying down dance tracks for the dancing crowds, Solovox is not a DJ…he is one of the most exciting electronic performers to be found anywhere.
As mentioned in today’s episode, here’s footage of the entire 1975 Pink Floyd album ‘Wish You Were Here’ performed in its entirety by The Floydian Slips. April 13, 2024 at Revolution Hall, Portland Oregon:
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From conception to the current day Dan Reed Network, Kerry Bechtol has been the Lighting Director behind the scenes. In the biz, we know that dynamos like Kerry rarely get the credit they deserve, helping those amazing artists look larger than life through the power and imagery of lighting magic. Kerry’s been the visionary man behind the curtain for many other artists including Tesla, Meredith Brooks, Shock and more. Come share some fun recollections of a man who’s seen it all!
Check out the lighting in the original “Ritual” video that we discussed in the show:
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Go backstage with the best of the 80s: Lost 80s Live Tour 2024! Production Manager and professional Cat Wrangler Jason Fowler reveals what it’s all about, running a smooth tour with 11 bands all sharing a stage in one night, featuring:
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
WANG CHUNG
THE ENGLISH BEAT
THE VAPORS
THE ESCAPE CLUB
MISSING PERSONS
STACEY Q
ANIMOTION
MUSICAL YOUTH
DRAMARAMA and
BOYS DON’T CRY.
Jason wears many more hats, and has a good handle on how to make a successful tour work with multiple facets. Jason’s words: “I have had excellent success in taking long shots and making them winners.”
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Back in January 2023, PANTERA and ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante performed “Walk” and ANTHRAX’s “Indians” with the Seahawks Blue Thunder drumline at Lumen Field as a guest of Blue Thunder’s Director Keith Rousu. In turn, PANTERA was joined by the Seahawks Blue Thunder drumline for a performance of the song “Walk” during the band’s August 30 concert at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington as the support act for METALLICA. We’ll chat about this historic event, as well as explore Keith’s dedication to Seattle sports franchises for two decades.
Seahawks Blue Thunder is the heartbeat of the fans. This high-energy entertainment drumline was established in 2004 at Lumen Field, performing throughout the stadium before, during and after games.
Not your typical drumline, Blue Thunder uses a variety of rhythms and visuals, incorporating rock and roll drumming alongside drum corps style, endearing them to Seahawks fans of all ages. Blue Thunder is also available for parades, parties and corporate event appearances.
Blue Thunder features Guest Drummers at rehearsals and game days as well as an occasional joint performance on a big stage! Some of the more prominent Guests include: Alan White (YES/John Lennon/George Harrison), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Will Calhoun (Living Colour), David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Byron McMackin (Pennywise), Mike Derosier (Heart), Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche), Steve Smith (Journey/Vital Information), Yuri Ruley (MxPx), Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam / Soundgarden), John Tempesta (The Cult / White Zombie), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater / Avenged Sevenfold), Tim Alexander (Primus), and Ray Luzier (Korn).
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