8 MAY 2014 · In episode 63, May 6, 2014, of the Dropping The Needle podcast we reboot the show with version 2.0. We welcome our new cohost Izzy Presley. In this episode we discuss Sebastian Bach's recent interview where he asked, Why Only Half Of One Percent Of His Facebook Fans Bought His New Album. On his new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", selling around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 72 on The Billboard 200 chart: Sebastian: "I can't complain, because [2011's] 'Kicking & Screaming' came in at No. 72 on the Top 200, and 'Give 'Em Hell' came in at No. 71, so I'm not in a position to complain, but I have to say this, I have go to say the following statement. I have over 800,000 people that like my Facebook page, that read every word I write on my Facebook page — over 800,000 — and yesterday, it said... You know how it has next to the amount of people on the page, it says how many people are talking about the page? 75,000 or 80,000 people are talking about it. I would like to thank the 5,000 out of the 800,000 that got my record, and I would like to ask the other 795,000 people, 'Why are you on my page? Are you there to look at the pictures? Is that why you're there? 'Cause that's simple. If that's what you want, I'll put some pictures up, or whatever.' But I have no clue, when it says 800,000 people and 70,000 people today are talking about this, what are you talking about? What? Like, what are you talking about? [Laughs] I don't get it. Like, what? What? What? 'Oh, he's got a new record out. I've loved him for years. I'm not gonna buy that.' [Laughs] I don't get it. I don't understand. I don't get it. I don't know why you're on my page. Like, for what? Why? What? [Laughs] I totally don't get it. "[The fact that rock albums don't sell a lot of copies nowadays is] way beyond me, bro. Country music fans go out and buy the CD. Rappers go out and buy the CD. Justin Bieber fans go out and get the CD. I've got 800,000 people on my page, and 795,000 of them don't get it. [Laughs] Thanks! Killer! Thank you! I appreciate that. Thank you, rock and rollers. "It's up to the music fans. It's, like, you read rockers [complaining about how], 'Oh, rock is dying,' and everything. Yeah, you're killing it. Unless you're down at Best Buy buying your favorite band's new album, don't talk about rock being dead, because you're the one murdering it. Country music is alive and well, rap music is kicking ass. So I don't know what to say." Read the article here http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/sebastian-bach-wonders-why-only-half-of-one-percent-of-his-facebook-fans-bought-his-new-album/

6 FEB 2014 · In episode 62, February 6, 2014, of the Dropping The Needle podcast we reboot the show with version 2.0. We welcome our new cohost Tommy Sommers. In this episode we discuss Motley Crue's Final Tour. Is it really their final tour? What about those $4000 VIP packages? You only get to meet three of the four band members.

1 JUL 2013 · In episode 61, July 1, 2013, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. Bonfire guitarist Hans Ziller sat down with Mitch Lafon and spoke about KISS, the band's participation on the A World With Heroes KISS for cancer care tribute album, Bonfire's career highlights and place in the North American marketplace, as well as the band's new album LIVE IN WACKEN and his thoughts about fellow German Metal band, ACCEPT.

24 JUN 2013 · In episode 60, June 24, 2013, of the Dropping The Needle podcast. In this episode Mitch Lafon talks with Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie who spoke about KISS, his time with Alice Cooper, his career from the early days including the Electric Angels as well as his Learn To Play Guitar with Ryan Roxie web lessons and his new Ryan Box (box set) available at ryanroxie.com.