The Corona Files - Part #5

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 5 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as what artists are doing to keep fans involved.  Judas Priest's Ritchie Faulkner, for example, is getting fans involved by having them add to his riffs etc...  Also, with new releases pushing, will we be inundated with a plethora of music, when the pandemic ends, or will record label shelve them?  Lastly, do ticket companies deserve a goverment bail out?  Tune in to hear our thoughts.  Next the boys welcome back, Dynazty vocalist Nils Molin to discuss how he's coping, in Sweden, during the pandemic.  Nils also discusses Dynazty's new release The Dark Delight.  Nils talks about the power of the video on Youtube as well as the possibility of live streaming a concert during the pandemic.

Ragman's Beer of the show:  Spindletap - Heavy Hands  Beer Rating:  3.5

Featured Tracks:  Darker Half - Thousand Mile Stare, Dio - Night Music, Haken - 1985, Narnia - Inner Sanctum, Avantasia - Maniac, Dynazty - The Human Paradox, Presence of Mind, Sound to Silence, Hologram, Apex, The Grey

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Blood Divisions - Hot n' Ready

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  My Sleeping Karma - Agni

-Ragman is itching for a live show.  Arghhh!!!!

The Corona Files - Part #5

The Corona Files - Part #4

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 4 in this series where we discuss our current status as well as what could be the next live platform.  Is live streaming the next generation of the live experience.  Will live experiences ever return to normalcy?  Next the boys welcome back, friend of the show,  Mr. Big vocalist Eric Martin to discuss how he's coping during the pandemic.  Eric also talks about the possibility of new Mr. Big music as well as the possibility of a proper Mr. Big farewell tour.  He also talks about his involvement in Avantasia and what his thoughts are on the impending tour this summer.  Lastly Eric and Ragman discuss hygiene and how to make the most of what's in your refrigerator, at the moment.

Video of the Show:  Van Halen - Right Here, Right Now

Ragman's Beer of the show: Great Heights Brewery - Lupulin Starship  Beer Rating: 4

Featured Tracks:  Killswitch Engage - Unleashed, Van Halen - Spanked, Deadland Ritual - Broken and Bruised, Deep Purple - Throw My Bones, Firewind - Rising Fire, Ellefon - Simple Truth, Mr. Big - She's All Coming Back to Me Now, Eric Martin - All Cried Out

Ragman's Pick of the Show:  Shattered Skies - The End and the Rebirth

Genghis' Pick of the Show:  Lemur Voice - Akasha Chronicles

-Ragman had a blast talking to E-Rex...

The Corona Files - Part #4

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