Directing Guns N' Roses' first 5 videos - Nigel Dick (Part 2) | Ep. 581

"Welcome to the Jungle," "Sweet Child O' Mine," "Paradise City," "Patience," and "It's So Easy." Seminal songs with memorable music videos. Nigel Dick directed all five for Guns N' Roses. He returns for a longer chat about each one, his new memoir, feelings toward "November Rain" and more! More info: https://www.nigeldick.com/ Part 1 with Nigel: https://youtu.be/sFj_LIFGHcw Our website: www.afdpod.com

Guns N' Roses, Metallica, and John Lennon are just the tips of the iceberg of artists that 7x Grammy Award winning producer, arranger, mixer, re-mixer (and lots of other titles), Steve Thompson has worked with. Steve tells how he first started his legendary career, making music with iconic artists like Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page, and focus on his famed mixing of GNR's landmark debut, "Appetite for Destruction." More info: https://stevethompsonproductions.com/ Our website: www.afdpod.com

"Music Video Mischief: Ozzy to Britney, Oasis to Gn'R, McCartney to Cher: a lifetime of rock and chaos" is the new memoir from director Nigel Dick. With us, Nigel focuses on his legendary Guns N' Roses videos, relationship with the band, original concept for Sweet Child O' Mine, and more! Part 2 coming soon? More info: https://www.nigeldick.com/ WEBSITE: www.afdpod.com

We're joined by "The Pigeon Master," aka David MacPhee. David worked at the famous Record Plant during the Use Your Illusion sessions as a runner/2nd engineer. His stories feature a "menacing" Steven Adler, carrying drunk Slash & Duff, Axl's piano demands, accidentally scaring Izzy, and more! Our website: afdpod.com

Triumph, one of Canada’s most revered and influential rock bands, returns with Leg 2 of the "Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour." Legendary drummer Gil Moore joins to discuss the band’s 50th year, working with Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz from Slash's band, his Metalworks Studios where Use Your Illusion was recorded, and more! More info: https://www.triumphmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TriumphTheBand/ https://www.instagram.com/triumphtheband Our website: www.afdpod.com

The iconic frontman of Testament gets candid in his new memoir, "Holding My Breath: The Two Testaments of Chuck Billy." Chuck joins to discuss the book, 40 years of thrash, Del James friendship, Guns N' Roses, and more! More info: https://chuckbillybook.com/ https://premierecollectibles.com/holdingmybreath https://www.testamentlegions.com/site/ https://www.facebook.com/testamentlegions/ Our website: www.afdpod.com

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years with a landmark release, "Teutonic Titans 1976–2026." Wolf Hoffmann joins to discuss the star-studded album, reflect on a half century of riffs, if he considers himself a "Slash or an Izzy," and more! More: https://www.acceptworldwide.com/ https://www.instagram.com/acceptworldwide/ Our website: www.afdpod.com

Eric Stenman of The Barbarians of California joins. Eric talks their AWOLNATION roots, new "Megatons" album, losing drummer Isaac Carptener to Guns N' Roses, opening for GN'R, Duff McKagan in AWOL, and much more! More info: https://www.thebarbariansofcalifornia.com/ https://www.instagram.com/barbariansofca Our website: www.afdpod.com

Funk legend Bootsy Collins has teamed up with Buckethead, Robert Truilljo, Billy Sheehan and more to create "Metal Health," a guitar-heavy rock album with a focus on your mental health. As I shift from radio producer to podcast host, we're joined by Bootsy and his wife, Patti, for an important (and fun!) conversation. More info: https://bootsycollins.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bootsy_collins/ Our website: www.afdpod.com

Guns N' Roses performed live in Saratoga Springs, NY on July 26th. We relive our experiences: from Baby Brownstone to Public Enemy, a run-in with Tommy Stinson, honesty about Axl's voice, VIP from Richard Fortus, and more! Guest co-host: Brad Smith Contact Brad: https://www.instagram.com/paradisesmitty/ OUR WEBSITE: www.afdpod.com Video podcast: https://youtu.be/pdU-QjpwazA