“If Beavis & Butt-Head had a music podcast, this would be it.”
Welcome to episode 21 of the podcast Dropping The Needle, October 8, 2012. In this episode we are joined by a very special guest, Don Dokken from the band Dokken.
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Don talks about the brand new Dokken album Broken Bones. He shares stories from the road. He talks about what he plans to record now that this is the last Dokken album. He shares with us for the very first time anywhere a track he is working on with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker. Don talks about working with Elektra Records in the 1980s… and much more!
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Dropping The Needle is the podcast where all music from all genres is discussed. New releases, classic albums, rediscovered music, signed and unsigned. No ass kissing, just two guys talking about music. Dropping The Needle is hosted Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com.
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Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention. Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael’s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com’s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program. Michael has also managed the online efforts for Andy Gibson, Alexa Carter, Greg Kihn, Motley Crüe, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.
Mitch Lafon is a professional music writer located in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). His career started in 1980 when at the age of eleven he interviewed The Demon of KISS, Gene Simmons. In the ‘90s he did studio work with various artists including LA GUNS and worked on an Ace Frehley Tribute album. Over the years, his work has appeared in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles Magazine as well as Metal Hammer (US) and Classic Rock (UK). Currently, PureGrainAudio.com and Roadie Crew magazine from Brazil are where his interviews can be found. He is well-respected by artists who often request him by name (when they are ready to grant an interview).
Hi Mike,
Just a quick note, I am a huge dokken and Ufo fan since 1985 and 1978 respectively, and I had to send you a quick note saying your recent Dokken interview was awesome. I was interested in all the questions you asked and I truly believe Don has finally seen the light. I think he sees life a lot different at 59 than when he was in his 20’s. I believe he was his own worst enemy back in the days and the quote from Peter Mench said it all. I met him a few times as a fan over the years (even gave him a demo package of mine hoping to get him to produce us) and though he was always pleasant , I never thought his decisions were very good.
Anyways, keep up the good work and I will check out some of your other interviews.
Keep Rockin
Tom
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Thank you Tom, we really appreciate your comments… means alot coming from a fan like you.