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  • David Fleming revisits a conversation with Clifton Eddie, AKA "Fou Fou," who passed away in his sleep the morning of February 14th 2022.In quite an incredible career, Fou Fou played with Tommy Hunt (The Flamingos), Pattie LaBelle, Betty Evrette (The Shoop Shoop Song), The Dells, and more. He hung out with Adam West, was with Don Johnson at Melanie Griffith's 16th birthday party - when Johnson announced their engagement.When he had travelled to LA to be with a band... and the band then broke up... he ended up in film and TV - including La La Land.Hear these stories and more, and of course - just where did he get a nickname like - Fou Fou???
  • David Fleming speaks with Paul Brett – author of “Finding Fretless – The Story of George Harrison’s Mad Guitar." That guitar originated in Riverside, and the book is FILLED with Inland Empire people and locations. We’ll also hear about an event coming up soon celebrating Bartell Guitars, The house of Note, and memories from this region.
  • David Fleming speaks with John Cafiero, founder and lead singer of Osaka Popstar, and the man responsible for Dr Demento’s Covered in Punk. Osaka Popstar recently re-released their debut album, with some bonuses to it, and also have a new EP JUST out. There’s one original tune, and several wonderful, fun covers.
  • Ben Stewart AKA Benjiphonik speaks with David Fleming about music and videos from the latest EP, "I Got Old." The EP was set to be released in tandem with the end of the episode of KVC-Arts.
  • David Fleming welcomes back Riverside guitarist Peter Curtis. In the past, we heard about Christmas With Your Jewish Boyfriend, and mid-last year, Steele In Love. Now – a hint at what’s to come, and an in-studio performance of a tune FROM his next release.
  • David Fleming speaks with Charles A Kelly, a professor on the campus of Valley College, and a musician, on his way to a new album soon. We’ll touch lightly on new single from the album and, we’ll be talking about some of his PAST works. We’ll also hear from Megan Jamerson in conversation with Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii about HER recent BOOK.
  • David Fleming speaks with Alex Bernstein, a freelance writer who in the past gave us Miserable Love Stories, Miserable Adventure Stories, and now - Miserable HOLIDAY Stories. More at alexbernstein.net
  • Riverside guitarist Peter Curtis talks about LOVE U - The Grad School Musical. He wrote the lyrics and music, and it'll be performed at RCC April 27th through May 1st.
  • David Fleming continues his conversation with Abdur-Rahman Muhamad, the man responsible for the documentary series, Who Killed Malcolm X, on Netflix.We'll also hear from Steve Vai. In a couple weeks we'll hear a close reading of Steve Vai’s most recent release, Inviolate. Beyond the album, a few shows back we heard Andy Timmons talk about Steve Vai wandering the audience, and handing the guitar off to him. I asked Vai to tell of this moment from HIS perspective. Also with Vai, the time he replaced Yngvie Malmstein with the band Alcatrazz... that was out here in Riverside... But the crowd clearly didn't know Yngvie had been replaced, as they were chanting "YNGVIE, YNGVIE, YNGVIE - and then Vai walked on with the rest of the band, after learning the material just two days prior.
  • David Fleming speaks with Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, the man responsible for the documentary series, Who Killed Malcolm X? This is a series or six episodes, each running around 45 minutes, give or take. It began as an item of personal interest. The reported "facts" and events surrounding the assassination of Malcolm X just didn't sit right. "Who Killed Malcolm X" is the culmination of over 30 years of research, and every minute is something to let soak in.
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