CreatiVity Talkin'
🎸 Creativity Talkin – Your podcast for guitar-based music, rock, blues, hard rock, heavy metal, and creative conversations!
Join V & Jason Clarke, best friends with 35+ years behind the scenes in music and entertainment, as they chat with artists, musicians, and entertainers from around the world.
Discover the stories, inspiration, and laughs behind the music we love — from guitar riffs to creative breakthroughs. Whether you’re a musician, guitar lover, or rock & metal fan, this is your hub for music, creativity, and entertainment.
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Episodes
258 episodes
Kieran Robertson Operation Mindcrime 3 Interview
Our friend Kieran Robertson is back as co-writer of Operation MIndcrime 3, turning in a new chapter of one of the most powerful stories in music. We talk about the writing and recording process as well as his double duty playing for Geoff tate ...
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Geoff Tate OPERATION MINDCRIME 3 Interview
Geoff Tate sits down with V and Metalhead Fred to talk all things Operation Mindcrime 3 and more! From songwriting philosophy, to how people interpret his art that is his music. V starts off the show thanking Geoff for giving him a song that sa...
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30:07
DAZR Returns!
The guys from Dazr returns to the show to talk about the upcoming album and their brand new video for "Another Lie" with V, Jason and Metalhead Fred! Check it out with your HORNS UP!
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41:22
V's Birthday Episode with Justin Erb from Lost Psychonaut!
Our good buddy, Justin Erb from one of our favorite bands,
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1:26:31
Pat Catalano Returns with new album, Paper Crowns
Pat Catalano Returns with new album from The Pat Catalano Project entitled Paper Crowns! Check out the message Pat wants people to hear and take to heart. Tune in as we catch up with Pat who also hosts The Beard Speaks Podcast. Check it out wit...
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1:13:25
Eric Martin: The Metal Desk Interview
Eric Martin joins V and Metalhead Fred in the studio for a fun and hilarious interview. From Eddie Van Halen stories, Mr Big touring moments ,vacationing with Geoff Tate and Fred to Eric calling Jeff Scott Soto halfway through the show which bl...
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Season 5
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1:18:52
Best Albums of All Time: Blizzard of Ozz
🤘 Best Albums of All Time: Blizzard of Ozz 🤘Join Vince and Rob on Best Albums of All Time as they break down Ozzy Osbourne’s legendary debut, Blizzard of Ozz. From iconic riffs to timeless so...
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One on One with Jeff Pilson
🤘 ONE on ONE with Jeff Pilson 🤘Join V as he goes One on One with the multi-talented Jeff Pilson! The guys dive deep into Jeff's career and of course the brand-new Black Swan release, PARALYZED available for pre-sale now, out Feb 13th.
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Season 5
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30:22
The Extraction Livestream
General Conversation with the guys as V makes fun of Jason and tries to extract information from ole Knuckledragger! HORNS UP!
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Season 4
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39:50
Rozario Returns with Fire and Ice: The Metal Desk Interview
In-studio today: ROZARIO returns to The Metal Desk! V and Metalhead Fred are joined by vocalist David Rosario and guitarist Stein Hjertholm for an explosive deep dive into the band’s new album. The guys talk songwriting...
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Season 4
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1:06:27
V and Metalhead Fred's Top FIVE Tuneages and Top FIVE METAL of 2025
V and Metalhead Fred's Top FIVE Tuneages and Top FIVE METAL of 2025! Fred fills in for Jason this episode as they breakdown the best they have covered (in no particular order) over the last year. They also discuss bands to watch and whats comin...
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Season 4
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53:56
Metal Church RETURNS!
V and JAson react to the new F.A.F.O. fro Metal Church! This iconic band returns in a thunderous way with a new line up featuring founding guitarist
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Season 4
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45:55
Turkey Day Weekend
V and Jason talk about Thanksgiving weekend and whats going on in music as the year starts to wind down. Come hang out with your HORNS UP!
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Season 4
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48:33
TAILGUNNER Interview
V and Metalhead Fred welcome TAILGUNNER to The Metal Desk!In this episode, we sit down with one of the fastest-rising bands in modern metal to talk about their upcoming album — produced by the Metal God himself, KK Downing of Judas Priest f...
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Season 4
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55:03
Will AI be the Death of Popular Music as AI gets first Number 1 hit
🎙️ ONE on ONE with V | Guest: Rob Armstrong | The First #1 AI Country Song on Billboard 🎶In this groundbreaking episode of ONE on ONE with V, host Vincent Kustush sits down with Rob Armstrong, the creative mind beh...
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Season 4
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1:01:30
One on One with Toby Rand of The Fell
🎙 One on One with Toby Rand of The Fell V sits down with the incredible Toby Rand of The Fell for a deep and energetic one-on-one conversation about their brand-new EP featuring Billy Sheehan, Mike Krompass, and Nick Chiarore. The t...
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Season 4
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1:30:01
A World Without Ace Frehley
The guys talk about Ace's influence on guitar players and musicians of all brands and genre's who have paid tribute to the Spaceman! Ace's influence may have been broader than Eddie Van Halen or Jimmy Page's.Stories about Ace continue t...
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Season 4
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51:40
Stone Cold Returns!
V and Jason the Knuckledragger are back tonight with Saturday Knights LIVESTREAM as our buddies in
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Season 4
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1:01:10
Wings of Steel Take Over the World!
Our good friends in Wings of Steel return to the show ahead of their new release "Winds of Time" Oct. 17th! Looking forward to catching up with the guys as they pull up a chair to the Metal Desk! See you there at 4pm CST with your HORNS UP!...
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Season 4
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51:11
Rick Hughes Interview (Sword/Saints and Sinners/Solo)
Hard rock fans, this one’s for you! 🎸 V and Jason sit down in-studio with the legendary Rick Hughes — frontman of Canada’s iconic band Sword, powerhouse behind Saints and Sinners, and a solo artist with one of the premier v...
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Season 4
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1:17:01
David Feinstein Talks The Rods, Elf & Ronnie James Dio
🔥 On this episode of The Metal Desk, V & Metalhead Fred sit down with the legendary David “Rock” Feinstein — guitarist, vocalist, and founding member of The Rods, as well as a key part of Elf alongside his cousin, the one and only Ronnie Ja...
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Season 4
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1:05:53
Casandra Carson Interview | One of Rock & Metal’s Top Vocalists
🎙️ In the studio today we welcome back a good friend of the show—the multi-talented Casandra Carson! Easily one of the top rock and metal vocalists performing today, Casandra brings her powerhouse voice, insight, and personality to the mic in t...
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Season 4
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