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 59 – Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires talks Western Swing, balancing parenting with touring, & how showing up with gear that works sometimes is all you need to land a gig, on this week's episode of Walking The Floor!
Episode 58 – Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller once had a heart attack onstage while playing a gig, but lived to tell the tale on this week's episode of Walking The Floor.
Episode 57 – Michaela Anne
Michaela Anne talks us through growing up as a military kid, discovering bluegrass in New York City, and the lack of representation for women in country music on Episode 57 of Walking The Floor.
Episode 56 – Whitey Morgan
Flint, Michigan's Whitey Morgan holds forth on the honky-tonk highway, opening shows for Bob Seger, and of course, GM!
Episode 55 – Dave Cobb
Producer Dave Cobb welcomes Chris into legendary RCA Studio A for a conversation ranging from topics such as Shooter Jennings advice to embrace his roots, to being a stranger on the town in Nashville, to his love of classic guitars like the Kramer Baretta.
Episode 54 – Cody Jinks
Cody Jinks stops by Walking The Floor world headquarters this week to chit chat about firing band members, discovering Black Sabbath in his mom's record collection, and of course, Texas...
Episode 53 – Jack Ingram
Among other things, singer/songwriter Jack Ingram discusses taking a break from the mainstream business end of country music in Nashville to return to his native Texas, and the role that played in creating his latest record, Midnight Motel.
Episode 52 – Wheeler Walker Jr.
Wheeler Walker Jr. declared war on mainstream Nashville country music earlier this year when he released his debut record, Redneck Shit. Over the course of this interview he makes a giant tour announcement, starts a beef with Margo Price, and explains the virtues of a pussy snorkel to Chris.
Episode 51 – Old Dominion
Chris chats with the group Old Dominion about touring life in a van, the songwriting culture of Nashville, and the inspiration found from a Huey Lewis & The News concert. Listen in for a live performance of the band's song "Not Everything's About You", featured at the end of the episode.
