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05/26/2026

After the interview, Jon Kanis and Robin Henkel picked up
their instruments and just played. This is what happens
when two lifelong musicians sit down together with no
agenda.

Watch the bonus jam session:
https://youtu.be/zMG-IzZsMAg

Welcome to Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty where musicologist and multi-media artist Jon Kanis takes a deep dive into the lives and care...

05/13/2026

The correct YouTube link. Doh!

Hello music lovers! Welcome back to Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty, where musicologist and multi-media artist Jon Kanis takes a deep di...

05/12/2026

Today we release Episode 103 of Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty. Robin Henkel - San Diego blues legend and guitarist extraordinaire - sits down with host Jon Kanis for a conversation that covers the blues as a living art form, a global fanbase built from the ground up, and what it really means to dedicate a lifetime to the guitar. Plus: blues lessons from the master himself. And on Thursday, May 14 — Jon and Robin pick up their instruments and jam. That's coming too. Laugh, listen, and learn.

Watch the full episode here:

https://youtu.be/7GtxRD
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ckz7Diu3QRnY1Wv6fEMnc?si=e5w9RY47R2e-GjKCfm165w

Frequency 432 kHz The Backstory with Rock's Royalty with host Jon Kanis · Episode

05/07/2026

The Penetrators Have Balls!

Hear the story of the A Sweet Kiss from Mommy album cover! Which led Larry Flynt and Hustler mag to proclaim "The Penetrators have balls!"

Watch the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vzrpcePvP7lEfZByQmmdV
https://youtu.be/UYJfiYhtRyk

05/06/2026

Hey Folks, Jay Allen Sanford wrote a nice piece for The San Diego Reader on our podcast! Check it out!

"I recently sat down with musicologist Jon Kanis for the launch of Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty, and we went deep," says singer-guitarist Rick Sparhawk. "Stories from the road with Johnny Cash, how Montezuma's Revenge is credited for inventing Bionic Bluegrass, and a whole lo...

05/05/2026

Today we release Episode 102 of Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty. Jerry Raney and Chris Sullivan — The Beat Farmers, The Penetrators, The Farmers — sit down with host Jon Kanis for a conversation that covers five decades on the front lines of the San Diego music scene. From Country Dick Montana's legendary pronouncement that birthed the Beat Farmers, to what it actually takes to survive as a working band for fifty years. Laugh, listen, and learn. Go straight to Spotify and YouTube now.

Watch the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vzrpcePvP7lEfZByQmmdV
https://youtu.be/UYJfiYhtRyk

Hello music lovers! Welcome back to Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty, where musicologist and multi-media artist Jon Kanis takes a deep di...

04/30/2026

Reel # 2 from Episode 101 of Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty with Rick Sparhawk and Jim Soldi - “Glen Campbell Was Your Opener?"

Watch the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29wkYpmhjFSi5uabIOzZbI
https://youtu.be/zUgKf1ODnaU

04/30/2026

Glen Campbell Was Your Opener?

That time when Jim Soldi was performing with Johnny Cash at the Royal Albert Hall and Glen Campbell was the opening act.

Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty - Episode 101: Rick Sparhawk and Jim Soldi of Montezuma's Revenge and Picus Maximus.

Watch the full episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29wkYpmhjFSi5uabIOzZbI
https://youtu.be/zUgKf1ODnaU

04/28/2026

Today we are happy to announce the release of our latest project, a video podcast, Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock’s Royalty, where musicologist and multi-media artist Jon Kanis takes a deep dive into the lives and careers of San Diego’s most compelling musicians. Tuned to the stories that matter. Real talks with artists, makers & music insiders. Over the next few weeks we will be dropping our first three episodes.

It's here. Frequency 432 kHz: The Backstory with Rock's Royalty — Episode 101 is live. Rick Sparhawk and Jim Soldi of Montezuma's Revenge and Picus Maximus sit down with host Jon Kanis for a conversation that covers Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell as an opening act, bionic bluegrass, and the real story of how two San Diego musicians charmed the music industry for five decades. Laugh, listen, and learn.

Watch Full Episode Here:
https://youtu.be/zUgKf1ODnaU
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29wkYpmhjFSi5uabIOzZbI

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04/27/2026

Happy Birthday to legendary drummer Jim Keltner, shown here at Matt Sorum's Good Noise Studio for Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe's Raven Drum Foundation benefit in April of 2023.