WELCOME BACK!
THE SESSIONS' APRIL 2022 EDITION IS THE SNAP! CRACKLE! & POP! WAY TO BRING IN A NEW PHASE!
FOUR OF THE FIVE SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE APRIL EDITION OF "THE SESSIONS" ARE MAKING RETURN APPEARANCES TO THE NETWORK.
REPUBLICA's SAFFRON, REAL LIFE's DAVID STERRY, DR. ROBERT OF THE BLOW MONKEYS, AND WIRED, OF SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME, ARE ALL MAKING ANOTHER STOP BY THE PROGRAM TO CHAT WITH THE RESIDENT DJ.
MAKING HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IS DJ RUSTY EGAN OF THE ICONIC 80s BAND VISAGE!
WIRED
SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME
THIS VIDEO IS FROM THE APRIL 2022 EDITION OF "THE SESSIONS w/ DJ D-PHOENIX".
THIS IS POSSIBLY THE 5TH OR 6TH APPEARANCE BY WIRED ON THE GROOVE ZONE SHOWS. THE RESIDENT DJ AND THE AUDIENCE LOVE S.O.M. AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN THEIR INVASION LITERALLY HITS THE U.S. SHORES, AND WILL GIVE AMERICAN FANS THEIR FIRST LIVE LOOK AT THE HIP-HOP TRIO FROM NEWPORT, WALES U.K.
WIRED
SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME
THE ULTRA-TALENTED RAPPER FROM WALES, U.K. IS A FAN FAVORITE, AND THE GROOVE ZONE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HIM.
THOMAS WARD, AKA WIRED, IS ONE-THIRD OF THE SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME; HE'S STYLING IN HIS LYRICS AND SMOOTH WITH HIS DELIVERY.
LIKE HIS BANDMATE, LO-RYDER, HE STRUCK UP A GOOD FRIENDSHIP WITH THE DJ SOON AFTER THE ASSOCIATION WAS MADE, AND S.O.M. BEGAN RECEIVING REGULAR AIRPLAY IN 2021.
THE SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME ARE RELEASING NEW MATERIAL ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE BEST PLACE ONLINE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS HIP-HOP TRIO IS ON THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
SAFFRON
REPUBLICA
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, DURING THEIR FIRST CONVERSATION IN 2021, REPUBLICA'S LEAD SINGER SAFFRON AND THE RESIDENT DJ TOTALLY HIT IT OFF.
IN BEHIND-THE-SCENES UNAIRED FOOTAGE OF THE TWO PRIOR TO THE FIRST INTERVIEW'S START, SAFFRON MADE IT KNOWN THAT THE DJ HAD AN ADVOCATE IN ANY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WERE ALREADY IN PLACE, OR STILL TO COME.
IT CREATED AN INSTANT BOND BETWEEN THE TWO.
SO WHEN HER SCHEDULE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO FIT IN A SECOND VISIT TO THE PROGRAMS, D-PHOENIX WAS THRILLED TO KNOW WHE'D BACK AGAIN!
SAFFRON IS A SPOKESPERSON AND HANDS-ON WORKER IN THE MNETAL HEALTH FIELD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND BETWEEN HER BAND AND THE MENTAL HEALTH WORK, IT KEEPS THIS POWERHOUSE VOCALIST MORE THAN BUSY.
ADD TI THAT THE FACT THAT SHE WILL BE PERFORMING THE BULK OF TOUR DATES ON THE "ELECTRIC LADIES" FESTIVAL TOUR, ALONGSIDE BRITISH NEW WAVE ICONS LENE LOVICH AND TOYAH WILLCOX THIS SPRING. THE TOUR IS A BENEFIT EVENT TO HELP WITH THE MEDICAL BILLS FOR FELLOW ICON HAZEL O'CONNOR, WHO IS DEALING WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.
GIRL POWER IS ALIVE AND WELL, THANKS TO ARTISTS LIKE SAFFRON.
DAVID STERRY
REAL LIFE
WHEN AUSTRALIA'S REAL LIFE BURST ONTO THE SCENE BACK IN 1983, THEY BROUGHT YET ANOTHER VIEW OF THEIR COUNTRY'S WIDE VARIETY OF SOUNDS AND STYLES.
THE DEBUT ALBUM "HEARTLAND" SAW MEDIOCRE SUCCESS IN THE U.S. BUT DID EXCELLENT IN OTHER MARKETS, SUCH AS THE U.K. AND ELSEWHERE.
"SEND ME AN ANGEL" AND "CATCH ME, I'M FALLING" WERE THE TWO SINGLES RELEASED OFF OF IT, AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF THE AMERICAN MUSIC-BUYING COMMUNITY.
WITH A NUMBER OF ALBUMS BEHIND THEM, REAL LIFE IS STILL TOURING AND RELEASING MUSIC NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL.
THIS IS THE SECOND INTERVIEW WITH FRONTMAN DAVID STERRY, AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THIS INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN!
DAVID STERRY
REAL LIFE
"SEND ME AN ANGEL" IS ONE OF THOSE CLASSIC STAND-OUT NEW WAVE SONGS FROM THE 1980s THAT MOST EVERYONE WALKING THE PLANET HAS HEARD AT LEAST ONCE.
THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ICONIC ANTHEM IS DAVID STERRY, AND THIS IS HIS SECOND APPEARANCE.
TAKEN FROM THE APRIL EDITION OF "THE SESSIONS".
DR. ROBERT
THE BLOW MONKEYS
THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT MOST AMERICAN AUDIENCES PROBABLY DON'T REALIZE THEY HAVE A BLOW MONKEYS SONG IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
IF THERE IS A COPY OF THE "DIRTY DANCING" SOUNDTRACK IN SOMEONE'S RECORD, TAPE, OR CD COLLECTIONS, THEN THEY HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY HEARD THE BLOW MONKEYS' COVER OF "YOU DON'T OWN ME", WHICH MADE IT ONTO THE SOUNDTRACK'S LINEUP IN 1987.
THE VIDEO HERE IS FROM THE APRIL 2022 EDITION OF "THE SESSIONS"
DR. ROBERT
THE BLOW MONKEYS
ON HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE SHOWS LAST YEAR (2021), THE RESIDENT DJ FOUND THE BLOW MONKEYS' FRONTMAN DR. ROBERT TO BE EXTREMELY CHARMING AND ENGAGING.
IT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ROBERT WOULD BE MAKING A RETURN TRIP TO THE GROOVE ZONE.
NEARING THE 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THE BLOW MONKEYS ARE STILL TOGETHER, AND TOURING, AND RELEASING RELEVANT ROCK MUSIC.
DJ RUSTY EGAN
VISAGE
THE SECOND MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY NEW ROMANTIC BAND VISAGE TO VISIT THE GROOVE ZONE IS RUSTY EGAN. FORMER BANDMATE BILLY CURRIE MADE HIS APPEARANCE A YEAR OR MORE PRIOR TO EGAN'S SEGMENT.
RUSTY WAS THE DJ AT BLITZ, THE INFAMOUS LONDON NIGHTCLUB THAT SERVED AS GROUND ZERO FOR THE NEW ROMANTIC MOVEMENT IN THE EARLY 1980s. AMONG THE WORKERS AT BLITZ WERE A YOUNG BOY GEORGE, HIS BEST PAL MARILYN, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER WHO'S WHO IN THE POST-PUNK PLAYGROUND OF THAT ERA.
TOGETHER WITH FRONTMAN STEVE STRANGE, EGAN HELPED DRIVE THE VISAGE SOUND INTO THE MINDSET OF THE PLANET 40 YEARS AGO, AND HE HAS BEEN RELEASING HIS DJ WORK FOR YEARS.
RECENTLY RELEASED FROM THE GROOVE ZONE VAULTS...
OUR PAST SPECIAL GUESTS FROM 2021!
MICHAEL QUERCIO
(THE THREE O' CLOCK/
PERMANENT GREEN LIGHT)
AND NOW FOR A VISIT WITH THE MAN WHO COINED THE TERM "THE PAISLEY UNDERGROUND" BACK IN THE EARLY 1980s!
COMING OUT OF THE LOS ANGELES PUNK/NEW WAVE SCENE OF THE EARLY EIGHTIES, THE SALVATION ARMY BECAME THE THREE O' CLOCK. ALONG WITH THE BANGLES, THE DREAM SYNDICATE, AND THE RAIN PARADE, MICHAEL FRONTED THE BAND THAT WOULD BECOME AN ICONIC FIGURE IN THE BOOMING ALTERNATIVE SCENE.
FEE WAYBILL
(THE TUBES)
THE TUBES FORMED IN THE LATE 1970s AND WERE CONSIDERED A NOVELTY ACT IN MANY WAYS, CAUSING A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF MUSIC FANS TO DISCOUNT THE MUSICIANSHIP OF THE BAND ITSELF.
AS THE NEXT DECADE ARRIVED, HOWEVER, THE BAND'S STYLE AND SOUND WOULD BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE AS IT EVOLVED INTO A MORE STREAMLINED NEW WAVE/ROCK UNIT.
HOT FUN IN THE GROOVE ZONE SUMMERTIME
THE SUMMER OF 2022 IS SHAPING UP TO BE ANOTHER GREAT LINEUP OF UNIQUE AND OUTRAGEOUS SPECIAL GUESTS!
ROSBOROUGH Returns!!
Airdate TBA
DJ D-Phoenix first discovered the Irish singer/songwriter when he was still one of the DJ staff at Free Radio Olympia, back in 2019. It was shortly after finding out about this awesome performer that the DJ raised the courage to approach Rosborough about an interview.
The singer granted the request, and the interview happened around the same time as the Eric Howk interview, taking place at the underground radio station on the eastside of Olympia, Washington. It took over 2.5 years and at least a dozen different messages over that time, to get a second interview lined up.
Rosborough, as of this writing, has just started back to working on an upcoming album. He had taken a break around the time that the COVID pandemic hit the globe, but is gaining momentum again in his career.
He has become a favorite of both the DJ crew as well as the audiences who were introduced to him and his music a couple of years prior.
ROSBOROUGH
DERRY, IRELAND
THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN AND SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE RISING IRISH STAR IS AVAILABLE HERE.
ROSBOROUGH
INCREDIBLE SINGER/SONGWRITER FROM IRELAND
IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT.
SHE WANTS REVENGE
JUSTIN WARFIELD
PART 1 ORIGINAL AIRDATE 7-10-22
JUSTIN WARFIELD
SHE WANTS REVENGE
PART 2 ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 7-10-22
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BELLATOR MMA CHAMPION
NATHAN "SUPERMAN" STOLEN
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE HARDEST-HITTING FIGHTERS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. NATHAN STOLEN IS ONE OF THOSE WHO ROSE ABOVE TO WIN THE TITLE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS IS STOLEN'S SECOND APPEARANCE ON THE GROOVE ZONE NETWORK.
NATHAN "SUPERMAN" STOLEN
ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON
WITH JUST LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL HIS TITLE FIGHT ON AUGUST 6 IN BOISE, IDAHO, STOLEN TOOK SOME TIME ASIDE TO REVISIT THE GROOVE ZONE.