Chris Shiflett, guitarist for Foo Fighters, Dead Peasants, and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, hosts Walking The Floor, where he engages a wide range of musical guests, writers, athletes, and artists in one-on-one interviews exploring their creative inspirations, struggles, successes, and everything in between.
Episode 75 – Davey Havok and Jade Puget
This Week On Walking The Floor Chris talks with Davey Havok and Jade Puget about their Blaqk Audio project, as well as forming AFI in Davey’s high school days and how the band’s sound shifted when Jade arrived. About The Guest Davey Havok and Jade Puget started writing music for Blaqk Audio around 2001, but they were […]
Episode 74 – Tucker Beathard
This Week On Walking The Floor Chris shoots the breeze with Tucker Beathard on what it takes to make it as a musician and Tucker playing a guitar that’s almost Chris’ signature Telecaster. About The Guest Tucker Beathard is an American country music singer and songwriter. A son of songwriter Casey Beathard, he is signed […]
Episode 73 – Lucinda Williams
This Week On Walking The Floor Lucinda Williams takes Chris through the ups and downs of a long and wonderful career. About The Guest Born in 1953, Lucinda Williams grew up listening to blues, country and folk music. She learned to play guitar and started writing songs in her teens. In 1979, Williams released her […]
Episode 72 – Andrew Leahey
This Week On Walking The Floor Andrew Leahey runs through the ups and downs of his life as frontman of The Homestead (as well as part-time sideman and sometime music journalist) on this weeks Walking The Floor! Stay tuned all the way to the end for a brand new unreleased song. About The Guest […]
Episode 70 – Courtney Marie Andrews
This Week On Walking The Floor From touring in a Greyhound bus and busking on street corners to becoming an emerging singer/songwriter on the Americana scene, Courtney Marie Andrews has packed a lot into her 26 summers. Listen to the end for her acoustic rendition of “Table For One” from her latest record, Honest Life. […]
Episode 69 – Tim Easton
This Week On Walking The Floor Chris and Americana veteran Tim Easton get down to the nitty gritty in this open and honest discussion for the 69th episode of Walking The Floor. About The Guest Easton was raised in Akron, Ohio, forming the band Kosher Spears while at college. He traveled abroad for a time, busking […]
Episode 68 – Slim Jim Phantom
Slim Jim Phantom declares that the Stray Cats were more country than anyone! Plus we talk about his new book, "A Stray Cat Struts: My Life As A Rockabilly Rebel," his love of jazz and prog, and all things rockabilly.
Episode 66 – Taylor Goldsmith
Taylor Goldsmith from Dawes goes deep on subjects like songwriting, growing up in Malibu, and how his band has the most mispronounced name in rock'n'roll!
Episode 65 – BJ Barham
Populism abounds in this conversation with the hardest working man in Americana - BJ Barham!
