Ray Coburn, original Honeymoon Suite keyboard player and current Roger Hodgson keys man, is my guest this week on NSTS, and we have a wonderfully giddy chat about our favourite music. 

We cover all kinds of ground in this episode – the genius of Brian Wilson, the peculiar ambivalence of The Carpenters, the spirituality of George Harrison, what it’s like to perform alongside former Supertramp frontman Roger Hodgson, the beauty of musical nostalgia, and so much more. And to close the show, Ray also very graciously asks what my skin vibrating songs are. Highly enjoyable conversation.      

NEW FEATURE! A Spotify NSTS playlist is now available to you so that you can listen to the songs as we discuss them. Here’s the link to this week’s playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5A2fPMtOs5QMo5LQW1yCJO

Coburn’s playlist:

George Harrison – Isn’t It A Pity

Emerson Lake & Palmer – Endless Enigma and Fugue

Joni Mitchell – Court & Spark

The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love

The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up

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Goddo bassist, rock icon, and author Greg Godovitz is my guest this week on NSTS. His new book is called Up Close and Uncomfortable, reaching back to his earlier days before the musical career he describes in his first book, Travels With My Amp.      

Greg shares a few of his stories on the show, including his adventures with the Sinister Scout Master, his friendship with famed producer Eddie Kramer, his exposure to Black Magic in England, and much more. Up Close and Uncomfortable is available at Up Close and Uncomfortable (2020) | shopgreggodovitz. We also talk about his next book project, which I suggest should be called “The Third Verse Is The Same As The First” (Goddo fans will get it). 

Godovitz’s playlist:

The Beatles – Here, There, and Everywhere

The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset

The Beatles – In My Life

The Beach Boys – God Only Knows

The Rolling Stones – Time Is On My Side  

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If you want to have a great chat about music, Montreal-based radio personality, podcaster, and musician Jeremy White is your guy. He’s my guest this week on NSTS, and it was a discussion I thoroughly enjoyed. 

Jeremy touches on all kinds of topics – how Yngwie Malmsteen almost killed him, the bionic ears of Mutt Lange, why Eddie Van Halen should never be called a shredder, how the 80s impacted KISS and Alice Cooper, and so much more. But most importantly, his outlook on music reminded me how important it is to be less critical and to just enjoy music for what it is – that a good song is just a good song.

White’s playlist:

Van Halen – Top of the World

Shania Twain – She’s Not Just a Pretty Face

Def Leppard – Armageddon It  

KISS – Unholy

Bryan Adams – Don’t Drop That Bomb On Me

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I haven’t seen my pal, former VH1 veejay and current Q104.3 New York on-air personality Ian O’Malley, for more than a year. We decided last week we’d catch up via the show, and talk about the songs that have been making his skin vibrate lately given the current times. 

O’Malley can always be relied upon to bring some very compelling conversation, and some great stories too – this time around we chat about John Mayer, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, and an incredible tale about Stevie Ray Vaughn.      

O’Malley’s playlist:

Stevie Ray Vaughn – Life Without You

John Mayer – In Repair

Judas Priest – Tyrant

Extreme – When I’m President

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