SLAM: Music Survival Guide

53 - The Guy who Invented the MP3

Jack Mangan and Eric Haley visited the Brandenburg Labs booth at NAMMShow 2026 to speak with legendary musical inventor and Internet Hall of Fame Inductee: Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg, about his latest innovation: Okeanos Pro Headphones. His biggest claim to fame is co-inventing the .mp3 file format. Topics covered: -Augmented Reality Immersive Headphones. The sound changes as you walk around the rood. It’s wild to experience. -Listening to Rush on the Atari 800. -Impact of the .mp3 format. SLAM Bumper: Rich Catino. Full disclosure. The room around us was seriously noisy. Some of the audio is rough. We know. The second half of the video is better. Yes, we did run Noise Reduction. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

52 - Positive Attitude, Positive Attitude

An 8-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Chad Leon, singer and guitarist of the mighty Kings of Thrash . Lyrics reference: Megadeth. SLAM Bumper: Jason McMaster -Be humble -Forming your neuro pathways. -Practice thinking positively Camera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

51 - Every Day I Move Forward

A 10-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Joel Hoekstra, hyper-talented guitarist with Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Revolution Saints, and numerous other projects, including Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Lyrics reference: Whitesnake. -Making 10 cents an hour. -You’re treated like a king and then you’re a bum and then you’re a king. -Try and look at it logically. Camera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

50 - Hot Girl Walk

Iconic singer, Lorraine Lewis (solo artist, ex-Vixen) talks to Support Life And Music hosts Mark Pruett and Jack Mangan about sexuality in Rock n’ Roll, being selective about her band, David Lee Roth, Rikki Rocket, waitressing at Bob’s Big Boy, her OnlyFans page, ways to cope and deal with it all, and much more. Lyrics quote: Lorraine Lewis SLAM Bumper: Sam Saltman 1. I'm not that different. My trajectory has always been sex. 2. I believe in manifesting, I believe in frequency. 3. drama and arguments before you're getting ready to go on stage - - so not cool. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

49 - The Business of Silliness

Professor Elemental - “The preeminent Rap (Chap Hop) superstar of the U.K.” SLAM Bumper: 1 minute Lyrics reference: Professor Elemental. -If you've got other orangutans you want to speak to on your presumably orangutan-themed podcast, you just crack on, mate. -What would I be doing today if I felt on top of the world? How would I treat myself? -The business of silliness is really important. -Loneliness plays a huge part in modern society and how sad people get. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy