Appetite For Distortion
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Guns N' Roses talk with the tape rolling.
Appetite for Distortion keeps Guns N' Roses at the center without staying trapped in one lane. Brando talks with guests about tours, deep cuts, memorabilia, family interruptions, and the weird side roads that make rock history feel lived-in.
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Appetite for Distortion is a Guns N' Roses podcast that behaves less like a lecture and more like a rock fan's running conversation with anyone who has a real story to tell. Brando is the recurring voice in the room, and the show keeps his fandom visible instead of sanding it down. That matters. The interviews often begin with a name mix-up, a child wandering into the recording, a memory from an older episode, or a little bit of radio-style housekeeping before the topic finally locks in. Once it does, the show can move from deep-cut speculation to major rock history without changing its clothes. The Trews talk GNR setlists, backing vocals, Axl sounding strong, and the fantasy-baseball logic of adding another singer-guitarist. Carmine Appice brings the conversation toward drum influence, oversized kits, books, reissues, and the strange math of still being active while so many peers are gone. Geoff Harkness frames Use Your Illusion as an era still not exhausted by all the existing band books. Frank Hannon connects guitar instrumentals, family loss, video shoots, and the pride of making something real rather than artificial. Gina Gershon's episode reaches back to Pray for Rock and Roll, Sundance, Matt, Slash, and the pre-Scott search around Velvet Revolver. Steve Vai and Joe Satriani bring the touring-musician rhythm, with the morning-radio awkwardness left intact. Chris Weber's return touches Hollywood Rose, Izzy, Axl, family homes, old photos, and how memory can become its own kind of therapy. Gary Holt's episode starts with a two-year-old on mic before the interview even settles. That is part of the charm, not a flaw. The show knows its subject is mythic, but it keeps pulling the myth back into homes, tour schedules, old records, signed bills, and clips posted on social media. It is especially good when the conversation circles the same old GNR questions from a new angle. Why does one era still feel unfinished? Which songs deserve another life onstage? What does a guest remember that the official histories missed? The answers arrive in fragments, jokes, corrections, and long anecdotes. Appetite for Distortion is for listeners who want classic rock history with the tape still warm.
Made for: For Guns N' Roses fans, classic rock obsessives, and listeners who like interviews with tangents, deep cuts, and personal memory left in the mix. It especially suits anyone who enjoys hearing rock history through lived stories rather than polished summaries.
What sets it apart: The show uses Guns N' Roses as a connective thread while letting guests bring in their own bands, books, records, and odd overlaps. Its looseness is the point: interruptions, corrections, memorabilia, family life, and fan theories become part of the interview texture.
Appetite for Distortion is a Guns N' Roses-themed podcast hosted by a radio veteran. 500+ episodes. Not affiliated with GN’R.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Brando turns Guns N' Roses fandom into detailed conversations about records, touring, musicianship and the memories surrounding the band.
Appetite for Distortion turns deep Guns N' Roses fandom into an interview-driven oral history, with Brando moving easily between records, tours, personnel and the stories that accumulate around a band.
Brando turns Guns N' Roses lore into the afterparty where you actually get the good stories.
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Laid-back, inside-baseball GNR talk that stays specific, energized, and easy to follow.
Colin and John Angus McDonald spend the episode in easy, informed Guns N' Roses conversation with Brando, moving from crew banter to deeper cuts, the current tour, and the idea of expanding the band's setup for more harmony and another guitar.
A loose veteran drumming hang with enough history and personality to stick.
This episode works best as a loose, self-aware hangout built around Carmine Appice correcting the name and then settling in. From there, it moves through drums, influence, longevity, and the blunt fact of still being here, with a few sharp lines about things taken from him and…
A fan-led deep dive into why Use Your Illusion still deserves its own book.
Jeff Harkness comes on to talk about why he wrote a book on Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion era, and the conversation works because it treats that stretch as its own thing instead of just another footnote to Appetite.
A loose rock chat that turns grief, guitar, and old fandom into something intimate.
Frank Hannon starts with easy weather talk and a bit of Guns N' Roses history, then circles into a new instrumental that turns grief into something moody and personal.
A warm memory-lane interview that uses personal detail to frame the early songwriting story.
This return visit stays grounded in memory and lived-in detail, with Brando leaning on old episodes, a signed photo, and a few family details to open the conversation up.
A fan-heavy GNR conversation that keeps returning to Chinese Democracy and its fallout.
Appetite for Distortion stays in the weeds of Guns N' Roses history, with Chris Koulouris, also known as Kaneda, joining Brando to revisit Chinese Democracy, the Best Buy rollout, and the questions that never quite go away around the record.
Road stories, rehearsal detail, and earned Duff McKagan praise keep the conversation moving.
Dan Cleary's turn on Appetite for Distortion plays like a loose, fan-first conversation about time with Guns N' Roses. The most compelling passages come from rehearsal, reading the room, and the sense of how quickly the tour settled once everyone understood the setup.
Colin and John Angus McDonald of The Trews describe opening for Guns N' Roses in Halifax, where their tour manager was told to keep them out of Axl Rose's path and they were later summoned to a party after the show.
The name gets mangled immediately.
Brando opens with the book in hand, then Harkness gets into why the Use Your Illusion years deserved a long, dedicated volume after Appetite had already been covered so thoroughly.
Frank Hannon drops back in sounding loose and bright.
Gina Gershon discusses her experience performing with musicians like Matt Sorum and Slash at Sundance while promoting her movie 'A Rifkin's Festival' on the Appetite for Distortion podcast.
This episode features an interview with guitar legends Steve Vai and Joe Satriani discussing their upcoming Hydra tour and life on the road.
Brando brings Chris Weber back after four years, and the chat opens at home: baby Brownstone nearby, Chris in living-room light, old episodes and high-school memories with Slash close behind.
This episode features an interview with Gary Holt from Exodus, discussing topics like Goliath, Guns N' Roses, and halftime shows, while navigating interruptions from the host's young son during recording.
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Brando starts loose.
Interview with author James Green about his book on the 15-year saga of Guns N' Roses' album Chinese Democracy.
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The host discusses a new Guns N' Roses song called Nothing, reflects on the year, and previews upcoming content.
545, and Brando is still plugging away.
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Host Brando interviews Del James about his comic book and upcoming Guns N' Roses tour, discussing sobriety and lifestyle.
Host Brando interviews former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum about his career and the Adopt the Arts foundation.
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Host Brando interviews Steve-O about his new book 'Ozzy and Me', discussing how Steve-O's friendship with Ozzy Osbourne began.
Host Brando interviews French rock artist Laura Cox about her new album and her connection to Guns N' Roses.
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Host Brando interviews Jess Margera of CKY about the band's new single and upcoming projects, with Guns N' Roses stories.
Host Brando interviews Dan McConomy about his connection to late songwriter West Harkin and untold Guns N' Roses stories.
An interview episode of a Guns N' Roses fan podcast featuring guest Nathan Yochum.
This episode features an interview with John Bush, discussing his career with Armored Saint and Anthrax, upcoming live shows at venues like the Whiskey Go-Go and Arcadia Theater, and nostalgic reflections on music and pop culture.
This episode features an interview with Cynthia McLeod Woodman about her brother Billy McCloud, who co-wrote Guns N' Roses' song 'Yesterdays' and the story behind his songwriting credit.
Host Brando interviews Michael Schenker about Guns N' Roses, with a brief intro of ads and a child in the background.
This episode features a discussion with vocal coach Tony Noice about Axl Rose's voice and singing techniques, with personal anecdotes about teaching music to children.
A Guns N' Roses-themed podcast episode featuring an interview with a music icon, discussing their impact on rock and roll.
This episode features an interview with Max Cavalera of Soulfly discussing his new album 'Chama', his experiences with Ozzy Osbourne and Axl Rose, and casual conversation about NFL and fantasy football.
Host Brando interviews Steve Rosen about his book on Edward Van Halen, discussing rock music history and personal anecdotes.
Host Brando interviews author and documentary producer Stephen Blush about his work in the music scene.
The host interviews Vincent Martella, voice of Phineas from Phineas and Ferb, discussing the show's revival and its connection to Guns N' Roses.
Host Brando interviews author Martin Popoff about Guns N' Roses, discussing the band's history and music.