Author: Pariah Burke
Hi, I’m Pariah Burke, your host for Hard, Heavy, & Hair. When I’m not kicking out the jams, I do professional voiceover work and teach and consult on such professional creative and publishing subjects as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, epublishing, self-publishing, digital asset management, font license compliance, and more. You can find out about all of that over at my main website, http://iampariah.com. There you can also see my many published books, Pluralsight video courses, and articles on the same topics.
Phil Lewis (LA Guns) Interview
I had a very enjoyable conversation with L.A. Guns frontman Phil Lewis from his home in Las Vegas. After showing me around his house, Phil and I talked about the new L.A. Guns album Checkered Past, Tracii Guns’ offer to Phil of 49% ownership in the L.A. Guns band name, his surprising views on the future of L.A. Guns recording, the up-and-coming painter Mason Storm, and Phil’s work helping to posthumously finish Pete Way’s final album. Read Now
Emissary (Jym Harris & Tim Dahlen) Interview
After 25 years away, Emissary has reunited to re-record and release their underground, fan-favorite demo tape as a fully mixed, mature Metal album. Pariah talks to the band about what happened 25 years ago, where they’ve been, why now is the time to be back, where they’re going, and how a Thrash and Power Metal band wound up opening for the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Read Now
Steven St. James (Rough Cutt, Sarge, Kagny and the Dirty Rats) Interview
Steven St. James has a soulful singing voice that has taken him from Motown’s Hard Rock band Kagny and the Dirty Rats with a pre-BulletBoys Marq Torien, to the band Sarge where he cowrote some of what would become Rough Cutt’s hits with guitarist Chris Hager, to, finally, just in the last couple of years, reuniting with Hager and fronting Rough Cutt itself with a revitalized lineup. His voice brings back to Hard Rock a soulfulness, a vulnerability, but also a street corner toughness, that’s lacking from many bands these days. Read Now
Cassidy Paris (Singer) Interview
Cassidy Paris is a teenager with a voice–and mind–more mature than her years. From Melbourne, Australia, Cassidy has reached across the globe with a Rock N’ Roll signing voice evocative of Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, and Lzzy Hale. She’s also a spokesperson for Metalheads Against Bullying and a woman with a heart almost as big as her amazing voice. Read Now
Ray West (Spread Eagle, Weapons of Anew) Interview
Spread Eagle is the sound of New York Street Metal. Their 1990 debut album is one of the best Glam Metal debuts of all time, right up with Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, and Skid Row. Their 2019 comeback record is equally celebrated. Pariah had a great conversation with original and still Spread Eagle frontman Ray West about the band, their music, and so much more. Read Now
