Jeff Whalen's guest appearances

Jeff Whalen

Rare Bird Radio

Bombshell Radio

Bringin' it Backwards

Best Song I Ever Wrote 

Jeff Rougvie

Spencer Brown

David Cook

Kurt Baker

Josie Cotton

Frank Meyer

Gretchen Peters

Steve Greenberg

AJ Jacobs

John Hanrahan

Ken Murray

Scott Harrison

Brett Kissel

Stephen King

Stephen Graham Jones

OwlTail

Dj Gil and DJ BK ask Jeff Whalen, solo artist and frontman for Tsar and Brothers Steve to pick the "Best Song I Ever Wrote." We had such a great time talking to Jeff about his song and music. 

Dj Gil and DJ BK ask Jeff Whalen, solo artist and frontman for Tsar and Brothers Steve to pick the "Best Song I Ever Wrote." We had such a great time talking to Jeff about his song and music.

Best Song I Ever Wrote - Jeff Whalen from Tsar and Brothers Steve

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Whalen from the Maya Hotel in Long Beach!This interview was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemicAs the guiding member of the glitter punk band Tsar, Jeff Whalen was well known to connoisseurs of bubblegum-flavored power pop. The band released two records in the 2000s before the music industry chewed them up, then after some recovery time (and a brief reunion) Whalen went solo. His debut album, 2019's 10 More Rock Super Hits, was a poppier version of the already sticky-sweet sound of Tsar.Whalen first hit the music scene as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Tsar, a quartet from Los Angeles who formed in 1998. Along with guitarist Daniel Kern, bassist Jeff Solomon, and drummer Steve Coulter, Whalen concocted a sound that was equal parts Cheap Trick, the Monkees, and Guns N' Roses. His knack for writing bubblegum melodies, then singing them with a knowing wink as the band thundered along caught the ear of record labels, and after a bidding war the group signed with Hollywood Records. After enlisting the production skills of Grammy winner Rob Cavallo, the band delivered their self-titled debut in 2000. The album was an exciting, hook-filled modern power pop record that nobody bought, despite (or perhaps because of) the band's subsequent opening slot on a Duran Duran tour. The group released a promo-only EP in 2001 (King of the School) and then, due to label politics, nothing.They continued writing songs and recording, finally winning their release from Hollywood in 2004. After some lineup changes (Chuck Byer replaced Steve Coulter in mid-2004, Derrick Forget replaced Jeff Soloman in early 2005), Tsar released Band-Girls-Money for new label TVT in June 2005. It was a spikier, more hard rock-influenced record and it met the same fate as their first album. The band decided to take a break and it wasn't until 2010 that the original lineup got back together to play some shows and record an EP, The Dark Stuff, which was released in 2012. They also released a split 7" with the band Killola that year.It wasn't until 2018 that Whalen re-emerged as a solo artist. Working with producer Linus of Hollywood plus a small cast of musicians including the Dollyrots, Tsar drummer Steve Coulter, and Os Tyler of the Aahs, Whalen recorded a batch of songs that took Cheap Trick at their power poppiest as a guide. The recording process was crowdfunded and the resulting album, 10 More Rock Super Hits, was going to be self-released in 2018, but the Supermegabot Music Concern label stepped in and issued it in early 2019.Artist Biography by Tim SendraWe want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen &amp; Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter!--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/supportThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4972373/advertisement

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Whalen from the Maya Hotel in Long Beach! This interview was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic As the guiding member of the glitter punk band Tsar, Jeff Whalen was well known to connoisseurs of bubblegum-flavored power pop. The band released two records in the 2000s before the music industry chewed them up, then after some recovery time (and a brief reunion) Whalen went solo. His debut album, 2019's 10 More Rock Super Hits, was a poppier version of the already sticky-sweet sound of Tsar. Whalen first hit the music scene as the singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Tsar, a quartet from Los Angeles who formed in 1998. Along with guitarist Daniel Kern, bassist Jeff Solomon, and drummer Steve Coulter, Whalen concocted a sound that was equal parts Cheap Trick, the Monkees, and Guns N' Roses. His knack for writing bubblegum melodies, then singing them with a knowing wink as the band thundered along caught the ear of record labels, and after a bidding war the group signed with Hollywood Records. After enlisting the production skills of Grammy winner Rob Cavallo, the band delivered their self-titled debut in 2000. The album was an exciting, hook-filled modern power pop record that nobody bought, despite (or perhaps because of) the band's subsequent opening slot on a Duran Duran tour. The group released a promo-only EP in 2001 (King of the School) and then, due to label politics, nothing. They continued writing songs and recording, finally winning their release from Hollywood in 2004. After some lineup changes (Chuck Byer replaced Steve Coulter in mid-2004, Derrick Forget replaced Jeff Soloman in early 2005), Tsar released Band-Girls-Money for new label TVT in June 2005. It was a spikier, more hard rock-influenced record and it met the same fate as their first album. The band decided to take a break and it wasn't until 2010 that the original lineup got back together to play some shows and record an EP, The Dark Stuff, which was released in 2012. They also released a split 7" with the band Killola that year. It wasn't until 2018 that Whalen re-emerged as a solo artist. Working with producer Linus of Hollywood plus a small cast of musicians including the Dollyrots, Tsar drummer Steve Coulter, and Os Tyler of the Aahs, Whalen recorded a batch of songs that took Cheap Trick at their power poppiest as a guide. The recording process was crowdfunded and the resulting album, 10 More Rock Super Hits, was going to be self-released in 2018, but the Supermegabot Music Concern label stepped in and issued it in early 2019. Artist Biography by Tim Sendra We want to hear from you! Please email <a href="mailto:Tera@BringinitBackwards.com">Tera@BringinitBackwards.com</a>. <a href="http://www.BringinitBackwards.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.BringinitBackwards.com</a> #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetwork Listen &amp; Subscribe to BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/bringinbackpod/support</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4972373/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4972373/advertisement</a>

Interview with Jeff Whalen

Jeff Whalen—Lead singer and guitarist for the rock group Tsar, and soon to be a solo artists with his new record "10 More Rock Super Hits." Books discussed on this episode include Eleanor &amp; Park by Rainbow Rowell, Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group by Ian Svenonius, and many others.

Books On The Bus Episode 1: Jeff Whalen