Whitesnake by Joel Hoekstra

Onslaught were pioneers of a new sound back in the early 80's born from Punk and the NWOBHM they fused together a sound that would put them at the forefront of the thrash scene just as Metallica and Anthrax were emerging in the US.44 years later they are still performing across the globe and recording this month see's them head out on an extensive US tour .Nige Rockett one of the founder members of the band who has been there since day 1 joins us on the show today as we look back at their emergence in teh 80's and come full circle to 2026 and what the future holds.

Sad news today as it was reported that Tommy DeCarlo of Boston had passed away after a battle with brain cancer, Tommy guested on the show a while back when we looked back at his extraordinary story of how he came to front one of the most iconic bands of the last 60 years, we also talked about his solo work. So here is the feature we recorded with Tommy .

Chris Slade's career has spanned 7 decades during which time he has played with nd alongside some of the music industries legends from Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, Manfred Mann and perhaps most famously of all he was the man on the drum stool when AC/DC created perhaps their most famous track "Thunderstruck"

Preview of the show with Billy Sherwood from "YES" talking here about the last weeks with Chris Squire .The full show is available on the website and youtube channel

On this edition of the show Jay Schellen of Yes joins us to look ahead to Fragile Live 2026 and back at some of his career highlights before taking over in Yes full time after the passing of Alan White.The Rock'n'Blues Experience with Tim CapleInterviews and features with musicians who have impacted the music industry over the last 60 years.

On this video edition of the show Lou Gramm one of the greatest voices in rock music joins us to talk about his 56 years in the music businees and we loo forward to the release of his new studio solo album "Released" coming in March

Here is a clip from the show with Dave Ellefson talking Megadeth and Dave Mustaine as the band celebrate the release of the new album . The full edition of the show with Dave is out now on the youtube channel and website

Here is a clip from the new edition of the show available in video format on youtube and the website .Thunders Danny Bowes talking here about how the band got a prestigious slot on tour with Aerosmith i=on the "Pump" Tour .Catch up with Danny on this episode in full on the website or youtube channel www.therocknbluesexperience.com

A Video preview of the show which is available to watch on the website and you tube channels now, Joel here looking back at joining WhitesnakE, touring and recording with David Coverdale.To watch in full head to @therocknbluesexperience on YouTube or www.therocknbluesexperience.com

Welcome into 2026 and to begin the new year here is the audio edition of the latest show and joining us is Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake, Night Ranger and TSO, Joel has a 4th album coming out from his band "Joel Hoekstra's 13" called "From The Fade" it arrives on Feb 27 we look ahead to this and back at a career which has seen him playing with and alongside some of the greatest bands and musicians of the generation.If you prefer to watch this in video form you can over on You Tube and the website www.therocknbluesexperience.com