As we begin to reflect back on the rollercoaster year of 2026, the Grateful Dead said it best in ‘Truckin” when they posited-“What a long, strange trip it’s been”. Luckily for us music lovers, we’ve had some great single drops to guide our way. Two such tracks from the Grammy-winning trio, The String Revolution, “West of Spaghetti” and their recent effort “Bad Zombies” provided sophisticated instrumentation along the year’s journey. Fortuitously coming across “West of Spaghetti” earlier this year, I knew I needed to reach out to its mastermind, Janet Robin, to learn more about its inception.

I first chatted with Janet at 2025’s NAMM Show about her unique career, having Randy Rhoads as a teacher, meeting Donald Trump and recording at Cash Cabin, feeling Johnny’s spirit there (check out the soundclips HERE ) and unsurprisingly Janet’s been busy ever since. Dropping a phenomenal cover of West Side Story’s “America” featuring Lakecia Benjamin, Luis Conte and Byron House, reuniting with producer John Carter Cash later that year, Janet’s now also produced for artists like Erinn Alisa and participated in this month’s Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy Camp featuring Belinda Carlisle, Kate Pierson, Lisa Loeb and Cherie Currie. Always a fascinating woman, listen to us chat about these experiences, swap cool Grammy night stories, her relationship with her guitars and find out what we’d be surprised to know about Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and revisiting her meeting Tina Turner backstage below! To get more info about The String Revolution’s single, click HERE!