{"id":838868,"date":"2021-09-20T15:23:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=838868"},"modified":"2021-09-20T15:28:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:28:27","slug":"watch-john-5-interviewed-at-riff-fest-2021-new-album-peter-criss-covering-van-halen-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2021\/09\/20\/watch-john-5-interviewed-at-riff-fest-2021-new-album-peter-criss-covering-van-halen-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"[WATCH] John 5 interviewed at Riff Fest 2021: new album, Peter Criss, covering Van Halen and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>John 5 was in Michigan this weekend to play Riff Fest 2021 with Rob Zombie. 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