Dr. Dorian Lamis of Emory University discusses his earthshaking research into musician suicide and musician well-being, conducted by him and Dr. George Musgrave. We’re joined by Dr. Carolyn Cavanaugh-Toft of Arizona State. And we also talk about Phish, Ministry, Jonathan Coulton, and lots more. Opening lyric: Shakespeare’s Sister. Quotes from the episode: ~“If it was…

Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, Watchtower), Sabrina Cruz (Seven Kingdoms), and Farhad Hossain (Shumaun) talk with SLAM’s own Jack Mangan about: *Common perceptions of singers as lazy, ego-maniacal primadonnas. *The pressures on the singer to perform through sickness, fatigue, insecurity, etc. *Warmup rituals and voice care. *Love for: Jack Frost, Todd LaTorre, Municipal Waste, Pat Benatar,…

Amy Sciarretto: award-winning publicist, rescue dog goddess, Jersey Girl. From her storied history with Roadrunner Records to founding her own top-tier publicity firm, Amy is known and beloved across the music industry. She has tremendous wisdom to share about preserving your mental health – – not just in the music industry, but in everyone’s day-to-day…

Acclaimed journalist, Steve Rosen, speaks with Jack Mangan of Support Life And Music about his 2024 book, “Tonechaser,” chronicling the rise, fall, and end of his close friendship with Edward Van Halen. Some topics/quotes from this Summit: ~Alex Van Halen’s book (SPOILER: Steve likes it) ~”But what do I do now? Do I keep writing…

David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth, Kings of Thrash, Dieth) and Burton C. Bell (ex-Fear Factory, ex-Ministry, ex-G/Z/R, Ascension of the Watchers) make their first-ever co-panelist appearances together on this Support Life And Music SLAM Summit episode, hosted by Jack Mangan. David and Burton both dispense wisdom and advice about the music life and the music business with…

Are comic book superstars allowed to participate in a SLAM Summit? Absolutely. Coffin Comics titans, Brian Pulido and Sorah Suhng talk with Jack Mangan at the Coffin Comics HQ to talk for a few minutes about their careers and about the tools and mindset to persist. Coffin Comics have created a host of iconic characters…

Life can be hard to manage, especially for artists, and especially for those who work with artists. So we assembled another all-star panel to discuss the perils of the music life from backstage, the office, the highway rest stop – – basically everywhere but the stage. Michael Brandvold (Blackie Lawless, KISS, Bravewords), Pamela Parks (David…

Artist Sorah Suhng (Coffin Comics, Marvel, Valiant, Image, Vault, Karnal Sins) delivers this wonderful message of hope and support for Support Life And Music. https://www.sorahsuhng.com

Burton C. Bell is the trailblazing founding vocalist of Fear Factory, whose powerful talent has also shone in projects with G/Z/R, Ministry, Ascension of the Watchers, and his solo material. He was inducted into the official Metal Hall of Fame in January 2025.What follows is an excerpt of Burton’s Metal Hall acceptance speech, reposted here…

This one hits Closer to the Heart. Two incredible guests joined Jack Mangan for this S.L.A.M. Summit, focused on creatives persevering through grief. ~Kevin J. Anderson. New York Times best-selling author, wonderful human, and close friend and collaborator of Neil Peart.https://wordfire.com/series-books-in-order/ ~Cathy Rankin. Musician, journalist, actress, model, spokesperson, emcee, a damn good writer, and another…