The Corona Files - Part #3

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight for part 3 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as the predicted amounts of music that will flood the market, once the pandemic is over.  The lads also talk about how tours could potentially collide due to all of the postponements.  Next the boys welcome back Wolfheart vocalist/guitarist Tuomas Saukkonen to discuss their latest album Wolves of Karelia.  Tuomas also discusses how the Corona virus has affected life in Finland, and what he is doing to pass the time, until things get back to normal.  He also discusses the postponement of the Devastation on the Nation tour as well as their campaign to raise money for the road crew that was impacted by the postponement.

Ragman's Beer of the show: Spindletap - The Stunner  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks:  Kissin' Dynamite - Waging War, Upon A Burning Body - Bult From War, Work of Art - Misguided Love, Robert Palmer - You're Amazing, Between the Buried and Me - The Coma Machine, Jinjer - On the Top, Wolfheart - The Hunt, Hail of Steel, Ashes

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Demons and Wizards - Children of Cain

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Angent Fresco - Destrier

-Ragman is thinking of transfering to another quadrant of the campus.

The Corona Files - Part #3

The Corona Files - Part #2

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight as we discuss our current status as well as the status of some of our favorite live venues and what they're doing to survive.  Also, what are the artists doing to during the lock down?  Tune in to find out.   Next the boys welcome Silverthorne drummer Brian Tichy  (Ex-Whitesnake, Lynch Mob, ex-Foreigner) to discuss his new group Silverthorne, and their debut EP Tear the Sky Wide Open.  Brian also discusses what's keeping him busy while he is on lock down.  Make sure to check his Breaking Down Bonham class.  Brian gives details on the class and what you'll get out of it.  Lastly. Brian talks about his involvement in Lynch Mob as well as a few other projects he working on with George Lynch and Jeff Pilson.

Ragman's Beer of the show: Ingenious - Harvest Haze  Beer Rating: 3.50

Featured Tracks:  Between the Buried and Me - Condemned to the Gallows, Lacuna Coil - Now or Never, Shattered Skies - Born of Solder, Devin Townsend - Quarantine Project - Part 1, Hands Like Houses - Introduced Species, Testament - Night of the Witch, Silverthorne - Roll Me Back Again, Black River Rising, Haunted By the Dawn, Tear the Sky Wide Open

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Vision Divine - Fall From Grace

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Caligula's Horse - The Tempest

-Ragman is diggin' the new format, but wants to have a been with Genghis.

The Corona Files - Part #2

The Corona Files - Part #1

Welcome to the newest format from the Genghis and Ragman Show.  We are titling this series The Corona Files.  This is going to be a different format from the regular show, but will still provide similar content.  We are dedicated to put out more shows, weekly, while we're all on lock down.  Join us tonight as we discuss our current status as well as the effects of the Corona Virus on live concerts.   We have already seen postponements from KSE and The Rolling Stones.  What lies in the wings for bands like Jinjer and Kings X, still remains to be determined. The boys also talk about what they are doing to fill the void of live shows.  Next the boys brought back Zak Stevens (Ex-Savatage, Circle II Circle, Archon Angel) to discuss his latest project Archon Angel, and their debut release Fallen.  Zak discusses what it's like recording and filming videos with a band that is located in a different country.  He also talks about the differences of getting discovered today compared to the way it was back in the day, as well as his early involvement in Savatage.

Ragman's Beer of the show: Station 26 - Tangerine Cream  Beer Rating: 3.00

Genghis' Beer of the show: Shiner - Cold Brew Coffee Ale  Beer Rating:  4.00

Featured Tracks:  Edge of Forever - Promised Land, Killswitch Engage - Take Control, Omnium Gatherum - Rest In Your Heart, Sons of Apollo - Diary of a Madman (Live). Savatage - Handful of Rain, Archon Angel - Fallen, Faces of Innocence, Circle II Circle - So Many Reasons

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Devin Townsend Project - Supercrush!

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Havok - Earthrise

-Ragman can't wait for things to get back to normal.

The Corona Files - Part #1

Podcast Interview - Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem)

Editor's Note:  Dear RTR fans, sorry for the lack of posting.  Ragman's laptop was stolen, with much of the content, that fuels the G & R Show.  We lost a lot of data, interviews etc.., when those assholes broke into Rag's car, but we're back.  We want to apologize to Pete for the late posting of this interview, but luckily the thieves didn't get it!

The boys recently caught up with our friend guitarist Pete Lesperance from Harem Scarem, to discuss their latest album Change the World.  Pete discusses the first single The Death of Me, as well as what can be expected for the rest of the record.  Pete also talks about some select live dates as well as the status of Darren James Smith (Red Dragon Cartel).  This is a sneak peek into what is to come from this new record.  Enjoy!

And hey if you dig Harem Scarem's music as much as we do, then show them some love by purchasing their music from your favorite online store won't you?  HORNS UP!

Featured Tracks:  Harem Scarem - Had Enough, The Death of Me, Here Today Gone Tomorrow

-Ragman was hoping to catch the band in Toronto, but due to Corona, that seems highly unlikely.

Podcast Interview - Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem)

Podcast #263: Overrated

It's time for a super-sized edition of the Genghis and Ragman Show.  Join G & R as they discuss the mystery of the longevity of bands like Tool and Guns and Roses.  Do these bands seem overrated to you? Why do we feel like we have to love these bands, when we really don't?  Next the boys talk Italian metal and give you a list of their favorite bands.  Lastly they touch on the current state of Queensryche and if we should care. Next the guys bring back Animal Drive/TSO/Dirty Shirley vocalist Dino Jelusic for a heart to heart.  Dino gives us the skinny behind the new Dirty Shirley record, as well as what it was like to work with George Lynch.  He also hints of an upcoming project with a major drummer, but will ultimately not spill the beans as to whom it is.

DVD of the Show: The Unguided - And the Battle Royale (Bonus DVD)

Beer of the Show:  Martin House - Columbiana  Beer Rating: 4

2nd Beer of the Show: Weldwerks - Tropical Milkshake  Beer Rating:  4

Featured Tracks: Sifting - Stop Calling Me Liberty, The Unguided - The Heartbleed Bug, Power Theory - Mountain of Death, Sigue Sigue Sputnick - Love Missle F1-11, Labyrinth - The Night of Dreams, DGM - Trust, Anathema - Untouchable Part 1, Sweet Oblivion - True Colors, Hyvmine - Cliffhanger, Animal Drive -Time Machine, Dirty Shirley - The Dying, Here Comes The King, Higher

Ragman's Classic of the Show: Soilwork - The Analyst

Genghis' Classic of the Show: Scar Symmetry - Retaliator

Ragman's Pick of the Show: Beyond the Grey - Overflow

Genghis' Pick of the Show: Ill Nino - Nothing's Clear

-Ragman would love to see this band play live.  C'mon George find some time in your schedule.

Podcast #263: Overrated