Steve Sxaks' Artistic Journey: From Punk Roots to Recording Success

David Barry, @BossFanFIlm, is a lifelong Bruce Springsteen fan and a professional filmmaker with 10 music documentaries released including one about U2 and their fans. He is setting out to do the same thing for all of us Springsteen fans with a film entitled "Tramps Like Us" and he needs the help of all of us on E Street. Please check out the episode and then go to the kickstarter link -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidbarryfilms/tramps-like-us From there you can find more details about the film, and how you can help.  Follow the film on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554848284064  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Tammi 202441min

My guest today, Beate Chelette, grew up in Germany, the daughter of big classical music fans, listening to Wagner overtures on the way to go skiing. She found her love for modern music by discovering the greatness of the Bay City Rollers. We discuss her past life as a photographer, mock aptitude tests and discuss her current role in helping people solve their problems and how that brings her joy. We cover a lot of ground in our discussion and it was a joy to visit with Beate. Find out more about her, her podcast and her business here https://beatechelette.com/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Tammi 202458min

Maria DeVivo is a teacher and a writer, Her books include The Coal Elf Chronicles, the story of the elves on the North Pole who mine the coal for the naughty kids at Christmas as well as The Aestrangel Trinity.. Maria shares how the SE Hinton book, The Outsiders influenced her desire to be a teacher and a writer. We also spend a little time talking about her favorite band Fear Factory. Find out more about her and her books here - https://www.mariadevivo.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Tammi 202453min

As 2023 ends, let's review the year in the podcast and talk a little bit about 2024. Also stay tuned to the end of an announcement on how you can win a copy of Nicki Germaine's book Springsteen: Liberty Hall https://springsteenlibertyhall.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Joulu 202310min

Andrew Bernstein, joins me to talk about his Hall of Fame photography career (a Curt Gowdy Award recipient) and his long love of Bruce Springsteen's music. Andrew shares stories of covering sports in the Los Angeles area, US Olympic teams, and of course music in the LA area. Find out more about his work here - https://www.adbapi.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Joulu 20231h 24min

Jaclyn @JaclynNJohnston returns to the podcast to give us a chance to catch up and for her to share the results of some unofficial Twitter aka X polling she recently sampled. Jaclyn's website is https://themanifestit.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Joulu 202349min

Dom joins me to share his journey of finding his confidence and his passion for books and radio. He speaks about his Christian upbringing, his discovery of reading in middle age, and his newfound love for self-help and non-fiction books. We also talk about his podcast 'Going North', where he interviews authors from across the globe to promote the written word https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Joulu 202342min

Adam Hughes @TheHughezy grew up in Belfast where his mother's love for music influenced his own taste, which predominantly lies in songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. We go into Adam's fandom and discuss on wish for a Western Stars mini tour as a possible Christmas wish. Adam and I had a wonderful discussion with a great deal of laughter. Please check out where I joined him on his podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-161-the-bruce-springsteen-special/id1437800959?i=1000600560992 and please give him some 5 star love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Joulu 202353min