The Chop Shop Guitar Show

22/09/2018

The Sound Of…Band Names and German Robots (Season 2 Episode 26) Segment One: The Sound Of…Band Names (Origins) Time: 22:35 Steve, Anne and The Rev look into the origins of where bands get their names including White Zombie, Greta Van Fleet, Black Sabbath, Kiss, and The Black Keys. Segment Two: T...

28/03/2018

Hello all, please join me this week along with my special guests Steve and Dylan from I Prevail along with Josh Hammler of Shaman’s Harvest. I’ll also feature plenty of guitar inspired rock from Nothing More, Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy, STP, White Stripes and Dio.
I’ll connect P.O.D. to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back to the 90s to talk with Peter Klett back in his days with Candlebox and this week’s All-Star Salute honors the Marty Friedman era of Megadeth.
We will close the show with our selection of guitar #7 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For this week's classic rock show, I’ll talk shop with John Lodge of The Moody Blues. You can expect music from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dire Straits, Cream, Def Leppard and Rush.
The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1975 for a Jeff Beck masterpiece album. Foreigner has an acoustic song we’ll use for my Unplugged Pick of the Week and we’ll close the show with song #38 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

- SB

22/03/2018

Join me in the shop this week along with my special guests Nita Strauss from the Alice Cooper Band and David Ludlow from Ded. Plus plenty of guitar inspired rock from the likes of Pop Evil, Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Eric Johnson, Shinedown and Greta Van Fleet.
I’ll connect Billy Idol to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back to the 90s to talk with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam about his time working with Layne Staley in the band Mad Season and this week’s Hall of Fame Salute honors the Ace Frehley.
We will close the show with our selection of guitar #8 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

This week on the classic rock version we shall focus on the somewhat understated guitar work of Steve Miller as the Featured Guitarist. Along with a few songs from the Steve Miller Band you can expect music from Aerosmith, solo David Lee Roth, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Starship and the Rolling Stones.

The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1976 for the biggest album of Thin Lizzy’s career. Heart has an acoustic song we’ll use for my Unplugged Pick of the Week and we’ll close the show with song #39 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

FHL - Steve Black

08/03/2018

Join us this week along with my special guests Blake Allard from Joyous Wolf and Brock Richards from Starset. Plus guitar infused rock & roll from Pearl Jam, Guns N’ Roses, Greta Van Fleet, Stone Sour and Godsmack.
I’ll connect Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back to the 2006 Ozzfest to talk to Syn Gates from Avenged Sevenfold and this week’s Hall of Fame Salute honors the guitar work of Joe Perry and Aerosmith.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #10 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

ON the Classic Rock side; we’ll focus on Jimi Hendrix as the Featured Guitarist. Along with the music of Hendrix I’ll play guitar driven songs from Rush, Rainbow, Whitesnake and Queen.
The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1975 for the release of Alice Cooper’s 1st official solo album. Eric Clapton will play an acoustic song for my Unplugged Pick of the Week and we’ll close the show with song #41 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

28/02/2018

This week's shows feature special guests Mike Portich and Ryan Williams of Red Sun Rising along with guitar master Bumbblefoot. Plus guitar infused rock & roll from Avenged Sevenfold, The Glorious Sons, Jane’s Addiction, Seether and Nirvana.
I’ll connect The Black Keys to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back in time for a 2008 interview with Robert Trujillo of Metallica and this week’s All-Star Salute honors the guitar work of Jake E. Lee (Ozzy).
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #11 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For the Classic Rock side, we talk to Michael Schenker (Scorpions/UFO/MSG) about his first ever Michael Schenker Fest Tour of the US. I’ll also play guitar driven songs from the Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, The Who, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Cream.
Van Halen will play an acoustic song for my Unplugged Pick of the Week and we’ll close the show with song #42 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

15/02/2018

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Barry Stock from Three Days Grace and Dale Stewart from Seether.
Expect additional guitar music from Rival Sons, Red Sun Rising, AC/DC, Myles Kennedy and Greta Van Fleet.
I’ll connect Sponge to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back in time for a conversation with Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and Mike Mushok of Staind is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #13 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For Chop Shop Classic; we talk to both Def Leppard guitarists; Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen as the band has announced their summer tour plans with Journey. I’ll also play guitar driven music from George Thorogood, The Eagles,.38 Special, Boston and the Rolling Stones.

Lynyrd Skynyrd will play my Unplugged Pick of the Week and we’ll close the show with song #44 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

10/01/2018

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch and Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka.
Look for additional guitar music from Myles Kennedy, Papa Roach, Highly Suspect and Dream Theater.
I’ll connect Stone Sour to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. The interview archive takes us back to one of the top selling albums of the 90s with Kid Rock guitarist Jason Krause and Eddie Van Halen is the focus of this week’s Hall of Fame Salute.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #18 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

This week’s Featured Guest for Chop Shop Classic is Ted Nugent who recounts the story of recording one of his signature songs “Stranglehold”

You can also look forward to guitar rock from AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Rolling Stones, Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Will enter the Chop Shop’s Interview Archive for a past conversation with George Thorogood. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1973 as Deep Purple becomes the best-selling hard rock back of the entire year and as always we’ll close the show with a song ( #49) from our Top 50 list. This season in honor of Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary it’s the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Zeppelin songs of all-time.

25/12/2017

Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas (at least here in the Midwest), and that means its time for the 14th Annual Chop Shop Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Special! As in past years, Steve Black sits down with his friends from The Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery, Angus C...

25/12/2017

Our gift to you is now posted...check out this year's Chop Shop Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Special! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you from all of us at The Chop Shop!

Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas (at least here in the Midwest), and that means its time for the 14th Annual Chop Shop Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Special! As in past years, Steve Black sits down with his friends from The Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery, Angus C...

21/12/2017

I’m Steve Black, please join me this week for the Chop Shop’s 14th Annual Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Special. Recorded in Iowa during the band’s rehearsals with all 4 TSO guitarists, Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli, Angus Clark and Joel Hoekstra.
It 2 solid hours of Trans-Siberian Orchestra music along with conversations on all of the events that surrounded the band in 2017 and what the future looks like moving forward.

06/12/2017

Join us this week along with my special guests Jerry Horton of Papa Roach and TSO guitarists Chris Caffery and Joel Hoekstra.

Look for additional guitar music from Godsmack, Volbeat, Clutch, Highly Suspect and Pop Evil.
I’ll connect Filter to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic song from Sick Puppies and this week’s Hall of Fame Salute looks at Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

We will close the show with a song played on guitar #22 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For Chop Shop Classic, our featured guitarist is Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and I’ll play guitar rock from The Doors, Free, Robin Trower and Eric Clapton.

In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Billy Squier to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1976 as The Eagles release their biggest album and as always we’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who will be named guitarist #3 on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

16/11/2017

Join me this week along with my special guests Vernon Reed of Living Colour and Marty Friedman.
Look for additional guitar music from Royal Blood, Cimino, Greta Van Fleet, Thrice and The White Stripes.
I’ll connect Metallica to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic song from Puddle of Mudd and this week’s Hall of Fame Salute looks at the amazing Yngwie Malmsteen.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #25 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For the Classic Rock version of the show the featured guitarist is Robby Krieger of The Doors. Along with The Doors’ music I’ll happily include guitar rock from ZZ Top, Neil Young, Aerosmith, Def Leppard and Led Zeppelin.

In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Jethro Tull to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1973 as ELP release their most commercially successful album. As always we’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who will be named guitarist #6 on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history. - Steve Black

03/11/2017

Join me Steve Black this week along with my special guests Joe Satriani and Mike Kerr of Royal Blood.

Look for additional guitar music from Foo Fighters, All That Remains, Guns N’ Roses, Nothing More and Audioslave.

I’ll connect Stone Temple Pilots to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic song from Shinedown and this week’s All-Star Salute looks at Mick Mars and Motley Crue.

We will close the show with a song played on guitar #27 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

For the Chop Shop Classic our Featured Guitarist for the week is Slash. In addition to digging into all the Guns N’ Roses goodies, I’ll also feature guitar rock from Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Montrose, Aldo Nova, Santana and Rush.

In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect the Allman Brothers Band to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1978 as The Police are introduced to the world and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who will be named guitarist #8 on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

06/10/2017

Join me this week along with my special guests John Cooper from Skillet and Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters.

Look for additional guitar music from Greta Van Fleet, Metallica, Bobaflex, Van Halen and The Glorious Sons.

I’ll connect Audioslave to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic song from Red Hot Chili Peppers and this week’s All-Star Salute looks at the guitar work of Vernon Reed of Living Colour.

We will close the show with a song played on guitar #30 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

On Chop Shop Classic, my week’s special guest is Ricky Phillips from The Babys and Styx, who completed the work on the new album from Ronnie Montrose 10 X 10. Along with Montrose music I’ll play tracks from Aerosmith, Doobie Brothers, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jethro Tull.

In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect George Thorogood to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1970 to look at Led Zeppelin’s 3rd album and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who will be named guitarist #11 on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

16/08/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests guitar master Marty Friedman and Jerry Horton from Papa Roach.
I’ll also play guitar music from The Black Keys, Nothing More, Metallica, Greta Van Fleet and Pop Evil.

I’ll connect U2 to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic track from Van Halen and I’ll deliver 2 songs from Wes Borland and Limp Bizkit with our All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #37 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

On the classic rock side, this week’s Featured Guitarist is Pete Townshend. Along with 4 selections from The Who I’ll also have guitar rock from Black Sabbath, The Romantics, Aerosmith and Heart.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Kiss to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1979 for the final album recorded by John Bonham and Led Zeppelin and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who guitarist #18 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

09/08/2017

join me Steve Black, this week along with my special guests Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 and Jake Kizska from Greta Van Fleet.

I’ll also play guitar music from Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, Highly Suspect, Audioslave and Van Halen.

I’ll connect Live to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic track from Staind and I’ll deliver 2 songs from Peter Klett and Candlebox with our All-Star Salute.

We will close the show with a song played on guitar #38 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

On the Classic Rock version .38 Special guitarist/singer Don Barnes who checks in to talk about the release of his lost solo album from the 1980s.

I’ll also feature guitar rock from ZZ Top, Rush, The Eagles, Queen and the Joe Perry Project.

In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Fleetwood Mac to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1971 for an iconic album from The Who and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who guitarist #19 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

26/07/2017

join me this week in the Chop Shop along with my special guests James Hetfield from Metallica and Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies.
I’ll also play guitar music from Blacktop Mojo, Ozzy, Filter, Nothing More and Soundgarden.
I’ll connect Seether to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic track from The Black Crowes and I’ll deliver 2 songs featuring the guitar work of Jim Root (Slipknot/Stone Sour)for our All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song played on guitar #40 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

On the Classic Rock version of the show my special guest is long-time Eagles guitarist Don Felder. I’ll also provide guitar rock from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, The Kinks and ZZ Top.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Peter Frampton to Purple in 6 moves or less.
The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1979 for AC/DC’s final album with Bon Scott and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who guitarist #21 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history. - Steve Black

31/05/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Jerry Horton from Papa Roach and John Cooper from Skillet.
I’ll also play guitar music from Joe Satriani, Mastodon, Thrice, Slash and Yngwie Malmsteen.
I’ll connect Five Finger Death Punch to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less in our exclusive 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic number from Chris Cornell and I’ll deliver 2 songs from Green Day as Billy Joe Armstrong is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from played on guitar #48 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 list of the best Electric Guitars in Rock.

On the Classic Rock version of the show my special guest is Paul Rodgers. That means music from both Bad Company and The Firm plus guitar jams from The James Gang, Black Sabbath, Boston, Alice Cooper, and we’ll say goodbye to Gregg Allman.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Loverboy to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1977 to check out the biggest album from the Alan Parsons Project and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who guitarist #29 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

10/05/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Shaun Morgan from Seether and Mark Vollelunga of Nothing More.
I’ll also play guitar music from Starset, Jet, Judas Priest, Highly Suspect and All That Remains.
I’ll connect Alter Bridge to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less, feature a Guns N’ Roses song as my Unplugged Pick of the Week and play 2 songs from John Frusciante and Red Hot Chili peppers who is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #1 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

On the Classic Rock show our Featured Guitarist is Steve Miller, so along with 4 songs from the Steve Miller Band I’ll have tracks from Joe Perry, Rolling Stones, The Who, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Foreigner in just 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1978 to check out Joe Walsh’s 4th solo album and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who #32 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

05/05/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me for The Chop Shop Guitar Show On The Road #15: Recorded live back-stage at the Fort Rock Festival.
I’ll be joined on-site by members of Seether, Alter Bridge, Mastodon, Starset, Three Days Grace, All That Remains, Papa Roach and Nothing More.
We will also close the show with a song from band/Artist #2 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.
on the Classic Rock show the featured guest is Jimmy Page. I’ll feature 2 songs from Led Zeppelin as well as guitar tracks from U2, The Eagles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steppenwolf, Aerosmith and Neil Young.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Judas Priest to Purple in 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1975 as the Rolling Stones welcomed their new guitarist Ron Wood to the band and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who #33 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

26/04/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Frank Hannon from Tesla and Mike Einziger of Incubus.
I’ll also play guitar music from Volbeat, Metallica, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Van Halen and Mastodon.
I’ll connect 3 Doors Down to Deep Purple in 6 moves or less, feature a Foo Fighters song as my Unplugged Pick of the Week and play 2 songs from the fingers of Buckethead who is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #3 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

On the Classic Rock Version our Featured Guitarist will be Ritchie Blackmore. That means I’ll have plenty of music from Deep Purple and Rainbow as well as guitar tracks from Yes, Eric Clapton, Billy Idol, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
In our 6 Degrees of Deep Purple segment I’ll connect Boston in just 6 moves or less. The Vintage Vinyl Review drops us back in 1977 to check out an under-rated album from Alice Cooper and I’ll close the show with a song from our Top 50 list. Tune in to find out who #34 is on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

29/03/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me in the Chop Shop this week along with my special guests, Munky from Korn and Merritt & Nick from Stitched Up Heart.
I’ll also play guitar music from Highly Suspect, Clutch, The Pretty Reckless, Dio and Slash.
Godsmack will pay tribute to The Beatles in the Founding Fathers, while 3 Doors Down has my Unplugged Pick of the Week. I’ll also feature 2 songs from Nirvana as Kurt Cobain who is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #7 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

on the classic rock version our featured guitarist is the amazing Brain May from Queen. Along with plenty of Queen music ,I’ll also share guitar rock from Rush, The Doors, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and Robert Cray.
In the Founding Fathers segment Extreme will pay tribute to Kiss. My Unplugged Pick of the Week is an acoustic track from Aerosmith and I’ll close the show with Artist #38 on The Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 Rhythm guitarists in classic rock history.

09/03/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Mike Einziger from Incubus and Dale Stewart from Seether.
I’ll also play guitar music from Alter Bridge, Judas Priest, Through Fire, STP and Thrice.
Motley Crue will pay tribute to Brownsville Station in the Founding Fathers, while Theory of a Deadman have my Unplugged Pick of the Week. I’ll also feature 2 songs from Foo Fighters as Dave Grohl is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #10 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

01/03/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Oli Herbert from All That Remains and Rob Caggiano from Volbeat.
I’ll also play guitar music from Halestorm, Pearl Jam, Citizen Zero, Shinedown and Audioslave.
Steve Vai will pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix in the Founding Fathers, while The Black Crowes have my Unplugged Pick of the Week. I’ll also feature 2 songs from Candlebox as Peter Klett is the focus of this week’s All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #11 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

04/01/2017

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge and Mike Portich & Dave McGarry of Red Sun Rising.
I’ll also play guitar music from Royal Blood, Pink Floyd, Devour the Day, Metallica, Seether and Badflower.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd will pay tribute to the Allman Brothers in the Founding Fathers, while the Foo Fighters supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week. I’ll also feature 2 songs from the fingers of John 5 with our All-Star Salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #19 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

20/10/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests John Cooper of Skillet and Johnny Stevens of Highly Suspect.
I’ll also play guitar music from Metallica, Theory of a Deadman, Van Halen, Volbeat and Like A Storm.
Judas Priest will pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac in the Founding Fathers, Shinedown has my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from the Marty Friedman era of Megadeth with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #28 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

13/10/2016

for Chop Shop Classic: This week’s featured guitarist is Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. I’ll also play music from The Doors, Boston, The Grateful Dead, ZZ Top, Neil Young and 707.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd will pay tribute to the Allman Brothers Band in the Founding Fathers and I’ll close with Song # 10 on the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 studio guest appearances in classic rock history.

13/10/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Monky from KoRn and DJ Ashba of Sixx:AM.
I’ll also play guitar music from Highly Suspect, Tool, AC/DC, Halestorm, Citizen Zero and Dokken.
Disturbed will pay tribute to Metallica in the Founding Fathers, Papa Roach has my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from Jerry Cantrell and Alice In Chains with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #29 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

05/10/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Kirk Hammett from Metallica along with Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge.
I’ll also play guitar music from Thrice, White Zombie, Iron Maiden, Stone Sour and The Cult.
Velvet Revolver will pay tribute to Cheap Trick in the Founding Fathers, Pearl Jam will supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from The Edge and U2 with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #30 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

29/09/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week along with my special guests Rob Caggiano from Volbeat along with Dan Donegan of Disturbed.
I’ll also play guitar music from Guns N’ Roses, Pop Evil, Alter Bridge, White Stripes and Citizen Zero.
Apocalypse Blues Review will pay tribute to The Doors in the Founding Fathers, Stone Sour will supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from Matthias Jabbs and the Scorpions with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #31 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

15/09/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week and my special guests Tommy Maxwell from Hellyeah and former Godsmack and Apocalypse Blues Review members Tony Rombola & Shannon Larkin.
I’ll also play guitar music from Metallica, Volbeat, Soundgarden, Alter Bridge and Red Sun Rising.
Dream Theater will pay tribute to Deep Purple in the Founding Fathers, Zakk Wylde will supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs featuring Mick Mars and Motley Crue with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #33 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

10/08/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week and my special guests Mark Tremonti from Alter Bridge and David Lowy of The Dead Daisies.
I’ll also have guitar music from The Black Keys, Pearl Jam, Muse, Nothing More and Red Sun Rising.
Rage Against the Machine will pay tribute to the MC5 in the Founding Fathers, Metallica will supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from the fingers of Dime Bag Darryl Abbott our Hall of Fame salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #38 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.

03/08/2016

on the Classic show this week my guests are Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who will give us an update on the health of guitarist Gary Rossington, and Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special. The two brothers have a new live album out called “Red White and Blue Live”. I’ll also include music from Sammy Hagar, Steve Miller, Aerosmith, Van Halen and Rolling Stones.
Gary Moore will pay tribute to Otis Rush in the Founding Fathers and I’ll close with Song # 20 on the Chop Shop’s list of the Top 50 studio guest appearances in classic rock history.

03/08/2016

I’m Steve Black, join me this week and my special guests Dan Donegan from Disturbed and Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies.
I’ll also have guitar music from Alter Bridge, Audioslave, Red Sun Rising, Guns N’ Roses and Papa Roach.
Lenny Kravitz will pay tribute to Kiss in the Founding Fathers, The Temperance Movement will supply my Unplugged Pick of the Week and I’ll feature 2 songs from Kenny Wayne Shepherd with our All-Star salute.
We will close the show with a song from band/Artist #39 from the Chop Shop’s Top 50 Bands of the 90s list.