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Talkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 44: Lawrence Gowan (Styx/Gowan)Lawrence Gowan is another one who is no stranger to The Great Southern Brainfart. For some reason, he always seems more than welcome to come back for more and I’m always more than happy to have him back. This time around we didn’t just concentrate on Styx. We discussed the return of Gowan (Lawerence’s solo […]2019-05-2356 minTalkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 43: Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)Dream Theater keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess is no stranger to being a part of The Great Southern Brainfart. As many know, in addition to being the wizard of keys for Dream Theater, he is an accomplished app creator and a solo artist in his own right. Not only is Jordan a busy dude on the […]2019-05-2335 minTalkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 20: Rebecca Martin (Once Blue)Welcome to Episode 20 of Blowin’ Wind with The Great Southern Brainfart. This episode is going to be quite a surprise for y’all because it’s not a hard rock or heavy metal episode. Today we’re going to be talk to, what I consider to be, a modern jazz icon. 22 years ago a friend of […]2018-08-141h 10Talkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 12: Lizzy BordenWelcome to Episode 11 of Blowin’ Wind with the Great Southern Brainfart. This time around we are featuring legendary shock rocker Lizzy Borden. Inspired by such psychodrama acts as Alice Cooper and KISS, Lizzy Borden hit the LA scene delivering an over the top stage show that made W.A.S.P look like Warrant at times. Many […]2018-06-0757 minTalkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 11: Jonatan Ramm (Graveyard)Welcome to Episode 11 of Blowin’ Wind with the Great Southern Brainfart. This time around we are featuring lead guitarist of Swedish psych/roots rock masters, Graveyard. If you have been a fan of my blog for any time now you will know that, in my opinion, nobody does it like Graveyard. They are a band […]2018-06-0744 minTalkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 10: Roger Joseph Manning, Jr (Jellyfish/Beck)Welcome to Episode 10 of Blowin’ Wind with the Great Southern Brainfart. This time around we are featuring Roger Joseph Manning Jr, former whizkid/singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist for the legendary 90’s power pop rock band, Jellyfish. These days, Roger can be found out on the road and on albums as Beck’s right hand man. This was a really […]2018-06-061h 08Talkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 02: Mike Lepond (Symphony X, Silent Assassins, Them, and many others)Welcome to Episode 02 of Blowin’ Wind w/ The Great Southern Brainfart. This time around I had the pleasure of speaking with Mike LePond, bassist for Symphony X, Symphony X, Silent Assassins, Them, and just about any other fucking band on the planet. Mike was a really great and fun guy to talk to. Mike […]2018-01-3147 minTalkin‘ the Talk With DonEpisode 01: Mike “Blothar” Bishop (GWAR)Welcome to Episode 1 of Blowin’ Wind with The Great Southern Brainfart! As you can see, things are going to be done a bit differently here in the form of interviews. In the past I have done all of my interviews old school. I transcribed them, I edited them, and posted them but many of […]2018-01-0536 min