WMMR - MMaRchives Podcast
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Prior to his show with My Chemical Romance at Citizens Bank Park, the legendary Alice Cooper came to the WMMR studios to chat with Pierre Robert. Alice was also celebrating his latest album The Revenge of Alice Cooper which is the first with his original band in 51 years! Alice also divulges tales from his days in the Hollywood Vampires social club, holding a loaded gun on Elvis Presley and a wild story of turning down the adv...
Prior to The Coral Reefer Band's set at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Mac McAnally called into Pierre Robert's show. They discussed life after Jimmy Buffett's passing and how he wanted the band to "keep the party going". Mac also divulged a wild Buffett story that was the genesis for the song 'Boat Drinks'. These stories and many more!
After the passing of original front man Bradley Nowell, it wasn't exactly clear how the band Sublime would continue on. For a stretch they took a detour as Sublime with Rome, honoring the original tunes and making new ones with Rome Ramirez. However original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson have decided to return to the original Sublime name and carry on with Bradley's son Jakob in the lead role.
To get to know his story, Pierre R...
To celebrate the return of The Black Parade to Philly, Pierre Robert flashes back to being backstage of the first Black Parade tour with My Chemical Romance front man Gerard Way. They discuss how Alice Cooper was a major influence on their live shows, being on a label Frank Sinatra founded and how they got Liza Minnelli to provide guest vocals on the record.
To honor the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, Pierre Robert flashes back to a remarkable conversation with The Prince of Darkness in 2001. Ozzy was joined by his wife Sharon and during the chat Pierre got Sharon's first impressions of Ozzy and how she would hide his clothes to curb his drinking (unsuccessfully). Ozzy also remarked how he owed everything to the fans (and about 50 die-hard ones were invited to the interview to bear witness ...
Killswitch Engage are taking over Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden for the Summer Of Loud Tour with Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Beartooth, The Devil Wears Prada, and more. Brent Porche talked with Killswitch vocalist Jesse Leach about this insanely heavy tour, new music from the band, and their mutual love for vinyl and Ozzy Osbourne.
Hear and see more at WMMR.com/Brent
To promote his 2002 "Weapons of Self-Destruction" stand up tour, the comedic genius called into Pierre Robert's program. Robin recounts his excitement of remembering the 3 nights at the Tower Theatre as the last time he was in Philly he was still addicted to numerous substances. Mr. Williams also had Pierre in tears with his theories that TV is just KGB outtakes and how Keith Richard's cells have the cure for all humanity. These st...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary benefit concert Live Aid, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia hosted a conversation between Electric Factory Concerts co-founder and Live Aid Executive Producer Larry Magid and Pierre Robert.
In the second and final portion of the chat, the pair discuss how the immense heat affected the Philadelphia portion of the show and reminisced about a last minute stage announcement was ma...
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary benefit concert Live Aid, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia hosted a conversation between Electric Factory Concerts co-founder and Live Aid Executive Producer Larry Magid and Pierre Robert.
In the first part of the conversation Larry shared some technical aspects of the show like what it was like to work with Bob Geldof and Bill Graham to book the show and how they designed th...
To celebrate what would've been Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere's 77th birthday, we flash back to the year 1991 when the band paid Pierre Robert a visit for a special Work Force Block conversation and performance. They were in town to perform at the Tower Theatre that evening and the band raves about the acoustics in that building. They also reminisce about some of Paul's interesting liner notes on the record Shake Me Up, o...
In an interview with Josh Katz, frontman of Badflower, Brent Porche caught up with the singer about the production of the band's latest album. Following the release of No Place Like Home, Katz chatted with Brent about tour pranks, name twins, guest appearances of mariachi bands, and the reason why there are holes in his walls...
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In an interview with Justin Benlolo, lead singer of BRKN LOVE, Brent Porche got the backstory on the band's latest album, The Program. Justin and Brent also talked about crack-of-dawn performances at ShipRocked, taco stands, getting the opportunity to hold Dave Grohl's guitar, and how amazing Bruno Mars is in concert.
Watch this interview at WMMR.com/Brent
WMMR's Brent Porche had a chat with NASCAR Cup Series driver and Daytona 500 Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. He was in town promoting the upcoming NASCAR races that are set to bring heart-pounding action and excitement to Pocono Raceway June 20th to 22nd, and Dover Motor Speedway July 18th to 20th.
They talk about everything from his early days in racing, to his first and most significant wrecks, and some of his bucket list racing mom...
Yacht rock? ...eh, Tom doesn't really care. In depth conversation with Tom Johnson about The Doobie Brothers illustrious career and recording new music together for the first time in 40 years.
The Doobie Brothers new studio album “Walk This Road” is available now. Catch them this summer at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ on August 13th.
Just two days after their 2025 MMRBQ performance, Mammoth came back to Philadelphia to perform in the very intimate club setting of the Foundry in a Pierre Presents session. Along with playing a set for some very lucky WMMR listeners, Wolfgang Van Halen sat down for a conversation with Pierre Robert in between songs, recorded in front of a live audience full of fans.
The pair discussed Mammoth's latest single "The End," inclu...
J. Geils Band front man extraordinaire Peter Wolf has released his memoir Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses and to celebrate sat down for an in-depth conversation with Pierre Robert on WMMR.
In the second part of the conversation, Peter Wolf discusses how the personalities of the J. Geils Band clashed to the point the band couldn't continue (even so far as to bring a therapist into the mix)...
J. Geils Band frontman extraordinaire Peter Wolf has released his new memoir Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses and to celebrate sat down for an in-depth conversation with Pierre Robert on WMMR.
In this first part, Peter tells Pierre about shaping the book as a set of short stories about the people he has interacted with in his life, like how he met Bob Dylan in a restaurant and interru...
Philadelphia welcomed Disturbed back to the Big Joint in a fiery night that boasted a powerful setlist and live concert coverage on WMMR. In an exclusive backstage interview with Brent Porche, the co-founders of the band, Dan Donegan and Mike Wengren, opened up about their journey over the past quarter century, and what fans can expect in the near future.
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Legendary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell joins Pierre Robert to discuss the release of his memoir Heartbreaker. Mike talks about how the music was made Jimmy Iovine's influence on the Damn The Torpedoes record and how his wife Marcie's voice wound up on the song "Even The Losers". He also recounts the final days with Tom Petty including discussing the final tour and his last moments with Tom befo...
With MMRBQ 2025 fast approaching, WMMR’s Brent Porche caught up with Dorothy Martin, leader of the band Dorothy, who will join us at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Saturday May 10th.
Dorothy’s a longtime friend of WMMR, and now she’s got a new album for us: The Way, her fourth LP out now via Roc Nation. The album delivers 10 powerful tracks, including the singles "MUD" and "Tombstone Town", the latter featuring none...
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