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Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels talks mental health awareness and helping troubled kids: ‘If you remove guilt and shame, you remove the pain’ By

Run-DMC’s Darryl “DMC” McDaniels chats with me about his children’s book, Darryl’s Dream, and about overcoming his own struggles with mental health and substance abuse. (Warning: This video contains frank...

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The Totally ’80s podcast: Music of 1981! By

Believe it or not, it’s been 40 years since Duran Duran, Journey, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, and of course MTV made their debuts, all in 1981. Join me and John Hughes...

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Yusuf looks back on ‘Harold & Maude’s’ music and message: ‘I don’t think anything like that can be done today’ By

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Hal Ashby’s dark coming-of-age comedy about a romance between a death-obsessed man in his early twenties and a fun-loving 79-year-old woman. Legendary singer-songwriter Cat...

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She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward talk ‘Elf’ origins and ‘soft cancel’ of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ By

The folk-pop duo of singer-songwriter/actress Zooey Deschanel and indie musician M. Ward talk about ow one of the most beloved holiday movies of all time, Elf, led to She &...

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Kenny G sets the record straight about his haters and that infamous Miles Davis photo: ‘If you’re around long enough, quality is always going to rise to the top’ By

Since the story behind the smooth-jazz saxman’s viral snapshot with Davis isn’t included in his new documentary, Listening to Kenny G, he takes a moment during our delightful and wide-ranging...

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The Totally ’80s podcast: Comebacks with Michael Des Barres! By

Tina Turner! Nile Rodgers! Cher! The Monkees! Join me and John Hughes of Rhino Records as we discuss the biggest comeback stories of the ’80s with our special guest: the king of reinvention,...

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Nikki Sixx talks memoir ‘The First 21,’ the sister he never knew, and learning to ‘maybe have some empathy’ for the father who abandoned him By

The Mötley Crüe bassist and songwriter opens up to me about his new memoir The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, sobriety, his difficult childhood, forgiving his parents, and...

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Steven Van Zandt recalls leaving the E Street Band to be ‘the political guy’: ‘It occurred to me that I’d blown my life’ By

Van Zandt just released his autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations, and Springsteen fans will no doubt enjoy reading all about Little Steven’s adventures with the Boss. But the book’s most fascinating sections...

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Elvira Peterson opens up about hiding her 19-year relationship with a woman, a childhood accident that left her scarred for life, and more By

Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, talks with me about her fascinating life and her new autobiography, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark....

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The Totally ’80s podcast: Powerpop! By

Join me and John Hughes of Rhino Records) as we welcome author, musician, and podcaster Paul Myers (Record Store Day Podcast, Go All the Way: A Literary Appreciation of Powerpop)...

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