Podcast Updates

Hi everyone. We're currently at work on a one-off special of the Insomnia Cafe podcast to be made available towards the end of May. A full series may follow later in the year.

In the meantime, here are a few updates:

Eilen Jewell, our guest on Season 2, Episode 1 has a new album out entitled 'Sea Of Tears', on Signature Sounds. Visit www.eilenjewell.com for more info.

Sharon Robinson appeared on Season 2, Episode 3 and can currently be seen/heard on the critically acclaimed Leonard Cohen DVD/CD 'Live In London'. She continues to tour with Leonard (see leonardcohen.com for details) and her solo album 'Everybody Knows' is currently available now on iTunes and will soon be re-released in stores in the UK/Europe. Visit sharonrobinsonmusic.com for more info.

Finally, Patti Russo (our guest on Season 2, Episode 4) has had her Cher ambitions mentioned in the show both fulfilled and excelled! You can currently catch Patti onstage with Cher at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. Head to cherworld.com for dates, and Patti-Rocks.com for the latest news on Ms. Russo. Congratulations, Patti!

Remember, these episodes and more are currently available for free on our iTunes page.

More news soon!

PLAYLIST: Insomnia Cafe: Season 2, Episode 4: Patti Russo Special

Originally posted on the old site, November 2008.

Yes folks, our long-awaited new episode is finally available (or should be within a few hours of this post), and we've devoted the whole episode to one of my favorite women in all of music - known for her powerful, gutsy singing and equally knockout stage prescence, star of We Will Rock You, Queen collaborator, and Meat Loaf's leading lady for close to 15 years in his touring band The Neverland Express, the one and only Miss Patti Russo!



It was a real treat to be able to interview Patti earlier this year at Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall, following an excellent performance from Meat and The Neverland Express as part of the Casa De Carne tour. She's every bit as warm, funny, insightful and ballsy as you'd expect, and the interview (originally intended to be 15 minutes) absolutely flew by. In fact, I decided that rather than including it as a section of a regular show, we'd bookend the conversation with a couple of her solo songs and put the whole thing out on its own.

The two songs of Patti's included in the podcast are:

Bring Me A Bible And A Beer (currently available to hear on her myspace - see below) and

Here We Are (available to purchase on iTunes)

My apologies for the poor sound on the actual interview. I made the mistake of thinking that the 120 euro digital recorder from Philips, bought especially for the occasion, might have some sort of quality surpassing my 15 year old micro-cassette dictaphone. I was wrong. Hopefully that won't spoil your enjoyment of what is, in my opinion, a very lively and fun interview. We discuss everything from her work with Meat Loaf, the time she met Cher, her favorite Queen songs, bibles, beer and much more.

Head over to our iTunes page right now to download the full episode for free!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=208833379

For more info on Patti, check the following links:

Patti-Rocks (fan site)

Patti Russo's myspace

If you enjoy this episode, please consider making a small donation to Insomnia Cafe via Paypal at locusceruleusmedia@gmail.com - Insomnia Cafe is, and always has been an ad-free, non profit making blog and podcast. All travel expenses, equipment costs, etc. come out of my own somewhat thinly lined pockets. Donations will go towards helping us buy our own server space for the podcasts, a dot com domain, and yes, a functioning, decent quality digital-recorder.
- Michael