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Lisa Roth: Fairy Godmother of Rockin’ Lullabies

by backstagechats | Jan 6, 2022 | Episode, Pop, Pop & Electronic, R&B/Hip hop, Rock & Blues

In This Episode: Lisa Roth When you hear our next guest’s last name, you most likely think of her larger-than-life big brother David Lee Roth — lead singer of Van Halen. But did you know that musical prowess ran in the family? Driven to turn her love of music into...

Terri Nunn: From Sex to Transcendence w/ Strings Attached Overview

by Alyssa Viernes | Jan 5, 2022 | Episode, Pop, Pop & Electronic

In This Episode Terri Nunn is the lead singer of Berlin, which many remember from the height of MTV music video days as the sexy trio who brought us “The Metro,” “Sex,” and their runaway Top Gun soundtrack anthem “Take My Breath Away.” The track earned them an Academy...

Kalie Shorr Pt2: Becoming Nashville’s Straight-Shooting Feminist

by backstagechats | Aug 25, 2021 | Country & Americana, Episode, Pop, Rock & Blues

In This Episode Kalie Shorr lands in Nashville where the realities of life and the music scene change her values and songwriting in unexpected ways. If you missed the prequel episode titled “Kalie Shorr: How She Became An Open Book,” LISTEN HERE. In the...

Kalie Shorr: How She Became An Open Book (Part 1)

by backstagechats | Jul 22, 2021 | Country & Americana, Episode, Pop, Rock & Blues

In This Episode Recorded in February 2021 via Zoom, host Thea Wood chats with country music sensation Kalie Shorr in the first of a two-part podcast series. Her debut album “Open Book” was listed at #7 on the New York Times Best Albums of 2019, named one of CMT’s...