Rockstar Superhero Rob Leland

This is Sentimental Illness - Episode #1

My guest this week is Belgium's own Sander Rom. Sander is a fantastic songwriter, guitarist and singer and I love him to death. He's the leader of the Mechelen scene's L'itch and one fifth of the EU supergroup known as Hippotraktor.

Available on Pelagic Records, Hippotraktor features members of L'itch and Psychonaut. The band is known for soaring hooks, technical riffing and earth-shattering breakdowns. Their new album releases June 7th, 2024 and it's progressive metal of the highest order. L'itch is an monster of an alternative band and is Sander's most important pet, with a new record releasing soon. I've heard it and it's unbelievably good. I can't wait to share more when the time is right.

Reiterating, Sander has all the bells and whistles in his musical repertoire and he's a fantastic human. Maybe the best ever. He is so clearly aware of his surroundings, he's inspiring, and above all, he's kind. We could all do better like Sander.

Please enjoy our wonderful conversation, completely unedited and ready for consumption. If you're seeking answers and a connection to the truth, this show will help you find the way.

Thanks for listening!

Time Codes:

3:00 A frustrated moment of release
6:45 Guest: Sander Rom
11:25 Fun stuff 
11:50 The Titanic sunk on this day
17:30 Fan club president is a murderer
20:00 Sander got picked on as a kid
24:00 Kidney donations
32:00 You shouldn't keep veggies after cutting them
39:00 Reacting instinctively
45:20 The priviledge to do the right thing
50:50 Crazy cool collections at The Louvre
56:20 Star Wars and the Mona Lisa
1:02:05 Rob was super interested in drums
1:10:00 Hippotraktor - 'Stasis'
1:15:00 Friends regardless of life events
1:18:00 Weston Super Maim - 'See You Tomorrow Baby'
1:24:00 Sons of Alpha Centauri - 'Ephemeral'
1:28:00 The noise you're feeling
1:34:00 Wanting to know the real person behind the music
1:39:00 People seeing the hidden parts of our heart
1:44:30 Sander's neck injury and future
1:49:00 The purpose of life is to influence others and help them find their own

Theme music, 'Goretex Weather Report' provided graciously by Jørgen Munkeby (Shining NOR).

Other music provided and reacted to by Rob and Sander:

1) Hippotraktor - Stasis
2) Weston Super Maim - See You Tomorrow, Baby
3) Sons of Alpha Centauri - Ephemeral 

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In the music business, there are the normies, there are the crazies, and there are the in-betweens. There also happens to be an unspoken netherworld that aligns with something a little stranger and sits outside the boundaries of pretty much everything you know.

My guest today, Tommy Meehan, dislikes the comparisons to the influences of his youth, but it's hard not to hear the tones that built the man. His absurdist venom-spouting new act, Squid Pisser, is nothing I've ever heard before.. and that means something extra extra to me. The man is already a guitar god of the underworld who also just happens to be an incredibly warm human which seriously belies his altered state of a stage personality.

Squid Pisser's new EP, 'Vaporize a Neighbor' and it's big brother, 'Vaporize a Tadpole,' is out on Bandcamp now and requires listening of a most scrutinous level. It's also recommended that you are looking for something a little confounding, a lot distorted, and that which oozes a bit from a two week old wound. It's disgusting, yet somehow, some way... once you pick the scab off, it's perfect. 

Welcome to the new world order of Squid Pisser.
This is Rockstar Superhero. 

Time Codes: 

2:00 The insane vitality of the band
4:00 Hanging out with GWAR
6:30 Tommy's creative projects
9:40 What if there were 3 Tommy's?
13:15 Tommy will never be bored 
16:10 Being in a band is like polyamory
18:20 How far is Tommy willing to go?
21:00 Turned on by new sounds and the risk it takes
23:40 Tommy isn't worried about the plan 
26:45 When did Tommy become possessed by the magic of music
29:30 Tobi Vail started Riot Grrrl
32:25 New record available via Skin Graft or Squid Pisser Bandcamp pages 
35:00 Ambitious metal punk

Use of 'Liquified Remains' is provided by Squid Pisser and Skin Graft records, copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved. 

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For today's release, I am honored to have met and chatted with Anthony Jones of the significantly fantastic LoveLost from Southwest England.

The band has recently released the mesmerizing single, 'Burnbright,' and the upcoming EP to follow will absolutely erase your brain's expectation of what modern music should sound like.

LoveLost has a lot up their sleeve and this shining collective will prove their value. The near future is a wonderful place where their musical seed has already found a home.

This is my interview with Anthony Jones of LoveLost and you're listening to Rockstar Superhero.

The new single, 'Burnbright,' is graciously provided by LoveLost and Year of the Rat Records all rights reserved, 2024.

Time Codes:

1:15 How Anthony discovered Slipknot
3:20 When bands aren't faking the anger
5:40 What a first name means
7:50 Why Anthony picked up the bass guitar from drums
10:00 Advocating mental health in the music business
10:52 LoveLost - 'Burnbright' - part 1
12:00 The meanings behind the pricelessness of everything
14:00 The requirements of love
15:30 Studying music in college
16:44 LoveLost - 'Burnbright' - Part 2
17:20 No ego behind LoveLost
19:20 Finding democracy in the music business
21:00 Developing a fanbase community
23:00 A discussion around Sleep Token
25:50 When bands hide their identities
28:00 Real fans will follow you to the ends of the Earth

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Scott WINO Weinrich is everything I ever wanted to be when I grew up.

He's a pure soul, a fantastic guitarist and vocalist and boy... does he mean business. It's not often you get to chat with a legend but this was all the things for me.

Listen to the show, buy the incredible new record and go see this electrifying unit on tour. Tell everyone. For real.

Oh and to quote Scott, "Create or die!"

This is Wino of The Obsessed and you're listening to Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:
1:00 What was Scott trying to say with The Obsessed?
3:45 Wanting to prove oneself to the Punks
7:00 The best musicians from 1974
11:00 Finding the right lead singer
13:45 Stealing from the band
15:40 Bringing in the Second guitarist
16:20 The Obsessed - 'Daughter of an Echo'
16:45 Giggling from ear to ear
19:30 The Lifer Brigade and the Military
22:30 Finally finding the bass
25:30 Meeting Dave Grohl to do Probot
27:00 The Obsessed - 'Stoned Back to the Bomb Age'
27:50 Doing press everywhere
30:20 How does Scott weather the storm of life?
33:00 Money is money and art is art - Create or Die
35:45 The new album hasn't leaked yet
38:00 Next tour, next record

'Daughter of an Echo' and 'Stoned Back to the Bomb Age' are tracks from the upcoming 2024 release "Gilded Sorrow," and are provided by Scott Weinrich, The Obsessed, Jeff Keller Management, and Ripple Music, All Rights Reserved 2024. Gilded Sorrow will be released February 16th, 2024.

Interview courtesy of Jeff Keller Management and Purple Sage PR.

Rockstar Superhero Podcast is a Copyright of Rob Leland, All Rights Reserved, 2024.

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Recently, an email arrived from a trusted promotional source in the UK, and much to my surprise it was to let me know about a new band that had risen from the ashes of a legendary metallic hardcore act. I was surprised that a favorite band of mine, Above All, had gone into indefinite hiatus.

However, the same musical pause had birthed a new project that excited me because my buddy, Tony Maddocks, of the aforementioned Above All, had a new thing and he was fronting it. We had to get together to chat about it, so here we are.

Gratefully, we were also joined by Ron D, a monster guitarist and songwriter who has partnered with Tony to create this new metal monster and breaker of souls.

I'm happy to be one of the limited few that get to announce the splash of this coming release! This, ladies and gentlemen, is Fates Messenger, and you're listening to Rockstar Superhero.

Time Codes:

1:00 What is happening with Tony Maddocks?
3:00 After the reunion show
5:00 The legend that preceded him
8:00 Production and technology has improved music
11:30 The confidence in playing the material live
14:20 Fates Messenger - SCARS - part 1
17:20 Ron's musical story and future legend
20:20 Driving around and screaming
24:00 Everyone contributes to the songwriting
27:00 Being distracted while recording
29:20 Fates Messenger - SCARS - Part 2
30:00 Tony's voice has matured over the years
33:30 The purpose of others
36:45 Stepping away from music only to come back around
39:40 How do you explain what you sound like these days

SCARS' provided for use by Ron D., Tony Maddocks, Fates Messenger, and
All Rights Reserved.

Special thanks to Jade Perry and Memphia Music Management for the connection to the band!

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Graham Russell is a true musical icon.

He and his musical partner of 46 years, Russell Hitchcock, formed Air Supply, the song writing super duo, in the early 70's and really never looked back.

Graham's childhood was anything but normal, leaving him without a mother at a very early age. However, these stark beginnings formed in him in a sort of poetry that eventually found its way into the hearts of millions of fans, as Air Supply became a genre unto itself. He is, and will always be, a passionate man, loving his friends and family and especially his fans, with the deepest sense of love and commitment.

This is my interview with a sweetheart of a guy, and the writer of songs that make men and women fall in love over and over again. Please enjoy this very special conversation with Graham Russell, on the Rockstar Superhero Podcast.

Time Codes:


Time Codes:
1:00 The early days in the UK
2:30 Becoming mute
5:10 Air Supply is a rock and roll band
8:00 How to be a professional entertainer
10:15 How Graham got to Australia
14:30 Air Supply is quite sincere
18:00 The beautiful moments with his music
21:30 Graham loves his role in the band
24:50 How Russell and Graham met
28:00 The band that makes babies happen
31:30 Celebrity is a weird thing
34:30 Being on the road forever
37:00 Lunch with Princess Diana
40:45 Another album in the future?
43:30 Never quit. Ever.

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