On this episode of Switchback, we talk to Blue Man Group actor and a spokesman for Renegade Kitchen, Daniel Kohler. Daniel performs from time to time at Blue Man's Astor Place Theatre, but has focused a lot of attention on his new Renegade Kitchen project which focuses on healthy eating, food allergies, living with these disorders and making recipes that taste good and are good for you, no matter what allergy you may have.

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On this episdoe, we talk to senior blue man and captain of the Orlando, FL venue at the Sharp Aquos theater, Anthony Parrulli. We discuss in depth many of the amazing moments in his own life which led him to become a drummer, performer and actor. This interview was recorded for the drum community site at DrummerConnection.com. The full video and more can be seen there.

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Switchback interviews Bethany Hamilton from Hawaii. Bethany was in the news a few years ago after a shark attack claimed her left arm. Now, long after the incident, she is back in competition, with an autobiographical book, documentary film and future feature film in the works. Faith, hope and inspiration is what makes this determine soul never give up.

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Once he had a taste of success with his 1972 masterwork, Something/Anything?, Rundgren chose to abandon stardom and, with it, conventional pop music. He began a course through uncharted musical territory, becoming a pioneer not only in electronic music and prog rock, but in music video, computer software, and Internet music delivery as well. We talk about Todd's upcoming album "Arena" and discuss the new tours.

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Born in Chicago, Illinois, 16-year-old Rebecca Brown showed her interests in music at a very early age, when she was 18 months old she would hum the whole entire Nutcracker Suite. Now, a few years after the release of the feature film, "School of Rock" featuring Jack Black, Rebecca talks with Joe Burke on Switchback about music, acting, life and current projects.

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We talk to singer/songwriter and top 10 chart veteran from 1971 Tom Shipley from the duo group, "Brewer and Shipley." We discuss a little about how their hit song, "One Toke Over The Line" excelled them into overnight fame with Vietnam Veterans, and later how the song was pulled from the airwaves due to some controversy over the lyrics. We also talk about Tom's passion for film making and documenting in all the areas of interest that bring him joy.

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On this episode we talk about the series of upcoming Blue Man Group fan meets being held world wide this year, and share some other blue man related news. We also talk to the official executive producer and interview manager of Switchback, Mike Dowler from Santa Clarita, CA.

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We talk to Angelica and Athrylis Hodgetts, two ladies who were in the fan documentary Trekkies 2. We dive into their background of being in the Star Trek fan community, and living the life as a Trekkie. Angelica and Athrylis are two of many fans who are classified as filk performers. Filk is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom.

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On this episode we talk to Blue Man Group performing director and film maker Jeffrey Doornbos on his new company Alpha Rat Productions. George Griffith and Jeffrey Doornbos started Alpha Rat Productions as a platform to create and distribute film and video projects. After several successful collaborations in New York City, George decided to take it to the West Coast, while Jeffrey stayed in New York to work with Blue Man Group as a performer & director. Now they both live in Los Angeles, and have joined forces once again.

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On this episode, we talk to 13 year old child fiddling prodigy, Ruby Jane Smith, who has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Big and Rich, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent and many more. Ruby Jane has even been the youngest fiddler ever invited on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Special thanks to Mike Dowler for arranging this interview.

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