Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter Rick Nielsen of CHEAP TRICK joins Chris DeMakes for a very special Labor Day episode of Chris DeMakes A Podcast to discuss, critique and analyze their mega hit single "Surrender" off of 1978's Heaven Tonight. "Every kid that I knew thought their parents were weird and I was no exception," describes Rick Nielsen....

Punk rock superstar Tim McIlrath of RISE AGAINST joins Chris DeMakes for Episode 7 of Chris DeMakes A Podcast to discuss, critique and analyze their mega hit single "Savior" off of 2008's Appeal To Reason. To date, it has logged over 329 million plays on Spotify alone and holds the record for the most consecutive weeks on the Alternative Airplay music chart (formerly known as Alternative...

Pop punk luminary Anthony Raneri of BAYSIDE joins Chris DeMakes for Episode 5 of Chris DeMakes A Podcast to discuss, critique and analyze his career-defining single "The Walking Wounded" off of their third studio album The Walking Wounded which was released on February 6, 2007 via Victory Records. "This is the first record that we made after we got into our accident," explains Raneri. "It came...

Chris DeMakes, founding member, vocalist and guitarist in seminal ska-punk outfit LESS THAN JAKE has launched an inspirational songwriting podcast Chris DeMakes A Podcast which is now available everywhere. Episode one features Goldfinger front man and renowned producer John Feldmann (5 Seconds of Summer, Blink-182, Panic! At the Disco, Good Charlotte) who has contributed to the sale of over 34 million records worldwide, and nearly 8 million within the last...