Tim Durling is a music fan and writer and with his book Red on Black, he looks at the music of Sammy Hagar throughout his whole career. We sat down with Tim to talk about cats, Van Halen and, of course, the Red Rocker himself.

Plus, we say goodbye to Bob Weir.

This week we get to visit again with John McCutcheon and Tom Paxton about their second album featuring their songwriting collaboration.

If you like hard rock and heavy metal, you love Bullet. The band's newest album, Kickstarter is available January 9th, wherever you get your records. For more information, check out the band's website.

Pearl Jam has built a reputation as a world-class live act and, a new book by Selena Fragassi explores the band's life on the road.

Pearl Jam Live! is available right now from Epic Ink.

Brian Wilson was a musical genius. And a new re-issue highlights his brilliance in live performance. And if there's anyone who can talk about Wilson's work it's David Leaf. He's literally written the book (well, 2, actually) as well as made the movie about Brian. Brian Wilson- Live at The Roxy Theater is available right now wherever you get your music.

Plus, we discuss a few other books that came out this year that are worth your time and attention.

You only need to hear the music of Leanne Binder to fall in love with her voice. With her new EP, Leanne is making a splash. I Got Something to Say is available right now wherever you get your music.

For more information, you can check out her website, or you can follow her on Facebook.

Guitar legend Steve Cropper passed away yesterday at age 84. In tribute, we listen back to our 2021 interview with him, promoting his most recent solo album.

Ben Arnold's new record, XI came about by the best of situations... it just happened. What started as a plan to record a few songs turned into a full album. XI is available right now wherever you get records. For more information, check out Ben's website and you can follow him on Facebook.