toddcastcleveland Episode 8: ROGER D. LINDER INTERVIEW

toddcastcleveland's podcast

Apr 14 2020 • 40 mins

This episode we interview Roger Linder of TR CONNECTION!!!!

Having been a fan of Todd Rundgren's music since the early 1970s - after surveying the early web in the 90’s, our guest today, Roger Linder, initially found sources of TR & Utopia information in internet chat rooms and forums but decided to start his own webpage, TR Connection. Accounting for tour info, memorabilia, discography content, lyrics and much more; the site has grown with millions of visits since its inception in the mid 90’s. Todd Rundgren himself has endorsed the page as an "authorized fan site".
As well as being the webmaster for a prolific TR fan site; he has authored books and speeches, co-created Toddfest West and proudly raised his family in California. Roger, himself a life-long musician that has composed dozens of pieces of music including 2 rock opera’s, does note that it’s been fan participation that has contributed a large part of the site’s success. And that’s what we’d like to discuss today.

The Toddcast Cleveland started in 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Zack Wolfe and James Barney are both young, dedicated, and loving Todd Rundgren fans for all of the beautiful things he’s produced throughout his career. From his solo albums, music production work, his band Utopia, and his innovative progress in the music business. We decided to do this because we spent so much time discussing Todd and all of his work that he’s done and figured it would be cool to document it and share with all other Todd Rundgren fans around the world that might be interested. This podcast is just for fun and we hope you enjoy our thoughts and opinions on Todd’s expansive career. If you have any questions please contact us at toddcastcleveland@gmail.com or if you are interested in being part of the show, we welcome anyone. Lastly, We would like to thank Todd Rundgren for all the work he’s done throughout his career, the artists involved, and how much joy he has brought us. Todd Rundgren is a very special person and we are very thankful to share it with you. We intend on bringing many episodes featuring Todd’s career. -Album reflection (Solo, Utopia, Nazz, and production work) -Misc. episodes about certain aspects of his career. Hosts: Zack Wolfe and James Barney Contact: toddcastcleveland@gmail.com - Lastly, we would like to thank Dan Podolski with his array of Todd covers we use in our intros