Reeve Stimpson Is Reinventing the '80s—And This Time, He's in Charge
Written by Tina Houser
Some artists emulate the past. Others repackage it. But Reeve Stimpson? He’s reconstructing the spirit of the '80s from the inside out—and he’s doing it with a clarity and self-awareness rare in a world driven by algorithms and fast fame.
In a recent sit-down with "The Don" and Tina of Press Play Radio Conversations, Reeve opens the door wide to his process, his influences, and his mission: not to be an underground darling or niche retro act—but a full-blown pop force with timeless instincts.
The Look, the Hooks, and the Heart
Hailing from Powhatan, Virginia, and......
Written by Tina Houser with a little help from AI
Some artists leave behind hits. Others leave behind moments. Bill Leverty has done both.
For many listeners, Firehouse isn’t just a band—it’s a memory. A first dance. A prom night. A slow song that somehow felt bigger than the room it was playing in. Love of a Lifetime has lived inside weddings and quiet late-night drives for decades, not because it chased emotion, but because it respected it. That kind of song doesn’t age. It settles in.
What becomes clear in conversation with Leverty is that none of that was accidental. Firehouse’s music—especially its ballads—was built on restraint, control,......
Ana Cristina Cash: Sunshine, Storytelling, and Songs That Carry You Home
Written by Tina Houser
She arrives wearing rose-colored glasses and a Mickey Mouse shirt, fresh off a family trip to Disney, and somehow it all makes perfect sense. Ana Cristina Cash has always lived at the intersection of memory and momentum, joy and gravity, playfulness and purpose. On Press Play Radio Conversations, she moves effortlessly from character breakfasts and Mickey waffles to exile, dictatorship, and the quiet weight of inherited history—all while promoting one of the most cohesive and emotionally resonant records of her career, The Sunshine State.
Cash speaks the way she writes songs:......
Country artist JD Shelburne recently sat down with Don and Tina on Press Play Radio for a heartfelt conversation that showcased the Kentucky native’s grit, humility, and deep-rooted love for country music. The full interview will be available on PressPlayRadio.com at 3pm Eastern on February 17, 2026.
From his beginnings in Taylorsville to milestones that include charting on Billboard and stepping onto the storied stage of the Grand Ole Opry, Shelburne’s rise is defined less by flash and more by relentless work ethic and authentic fan connection.
During the interview, Shelburne spoke candidly about life on the road—often logging nearly 200 shows a......
By Tina Houser
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She doesn’t just wear the bandana—Bandana Cheyenna wears the scars, the grit, and the glory of a woman who’s lived it all and sings it back without apology. In this raw and refreshingly real conversation with Don and Tina from Press Play Radio Conversations, Cheyenna gives us more than just soundbites—she gives us heart.
From living out of a car to headlining her own stage, Cheyenna's story is one of defiance wrapped in denim and steel. She talks about the “get up and do it anyway” drive that fuels her, and he deep roots of......
The band WICKED from Rochester New York has been championing the sleezy, big-hair rock with swagger for a few years now. They were a recent guest on Press Play Radio Conversations and the interview will premier Friday January 30, 2026 on Press Play Radio Conversations.
WICKED is a band that when you see them and hear them, you think you are back in the mid-80s! Well, on January 31, 2026 starting at Noon Eastern, The band is set to bring that swagger when they take part in the Gasparilla Pirate Festival on January 30. As part of the Tampa celebration, Wicked will join the festivities surrounding the famed Gasparilla parade, introducing their brand of......
One of rock's most enduring voyagers, Bob Weir, the rhythm guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has passed away at the age of 78. His family confirmed that he died peacefully after a battle with cancer and underlying lung issues just months after leading the 60th anniversary celebration of the band in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1947 and adopted into a family in Atherton. Bobby Weir was the self-described kid brother of the counterculture. At an early age, he tried piano, he tried the trumpet, but finally settled on the guitar by age 13. And then at age 16, he was out walking around on New Year's Eve, walked into a......
(Editor Update: This concern Press Play Conversations had with Mark Kendall took place one more before he announced publically his cancer diagnosis. We here at Press Play send all of the love and support to Mark and his family as we hope for full remission!)
By Tina Houser
Long before “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” became a permanent fixture on rock radio, Mark Kendall was already chasing something deeper than chart success — a sound that sings through the strings. In this no-holds-barred conversation with Don, Dean, and Tina of Press Play Radio, the Great White co-founder takes us on a full-circle journey: from teenage Santana-inspired......
RAINBOW - THE TEMPLE OF THE KING 1975 – 1976 is the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of Rainbow’s career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The 9-CD set, newly mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham, is housed in Deluxe 7” packaging featuring a 24-page booklet featuring memorabilia, photos and sleeve notes by music writer Rich Davenport.The set spans the band's first two years and includes their debut album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow; their breakthrough record, Rising and the extended German concerts that were compiled as part of the double live album On......
The 10 Years After bassist revisits the remastered 1969 album Shhh and reflects on Hendrix, Joplin, rejected Motorhead tapes, and why music still heals a polarized world.
If anyone deserves to write a memoir called Right Place, Every Time, it’s Leo Lyons. The bassist, producer, and founding member of 10 Years After sits with Don, Dean, and Tina on Press Play Conversations and drops a line that sums up an entire era:“I feel a bit like the Forrest Gump of rock and roll.”
He’s not kidding. Lyons was in Hamburg when the Beatles were just another band hustling onstage; he played San Francisco at the dawn of psychedelic rock; he was onstage at Woodstock; he......
