PipemanRadio Interviews A Doll's House

0:04 Hey, you love them too? Censure Wow, crazy you Whycoume America. It's time for the Adventures of pipe Man on W four C why dot Com West Palm Beats is number one Internet radio station. Here's your host, the pipe Man. This is the pipe Man here on the Adventures of pipe Man W four C Y Radio. And I'm excited to talk to our next guest.

0:58 You're gonna love their mute and man, they are cool. So let's welcome to the show. Seth from a Doll's House. How are you? Hey, I'm good. How you doing that? I'm doing phenomenal. One of the things right off the bat I'm going to talk about is you give people like me hope, because like I'm in my fifties and in my teen years I sang thrash metal and was very involved in the Sunset strips scene. And then by time nineteen hit, I was like, yeah, I'm going in a different direction because you know, of all the obvious reasons that you've experienced, I'm sure yourself. And then I got in my fifties, I'm like, you know, I see all these bands nowadays and people that I've met, and I'm like, you know what I could just put a mask on start a band and nobody would know. I'm fifty something years old, right right exactly. So I am inspired though, because like you were doing this way long ago, also in la and now you know, doing stuff again at this stage. I just think it's cool as hell, and I think probably it makes you a better musician than when you were younger. Well, I think that's definitely, definitely true. I mean, we've had a long time to get a lot better at you know, playing in terms of just our individual instruments in the band, and certainly our songwriting I think has

2:32 gotten much better over the years, as you would expect. And you know, we were in the same age you're talking about, you know, teenagers into our early twenties and you know, really just learning how to play and how to write songs, and you know, at the earliest stages of that, and so yeah, certainly we're much better players. And I think you know, obviously there's some degree not a whole lot, but some degree of maturity that has taken hold over the years as well that that certainly helps the process. And you know, to your point, the one of the things I think that's been really interesting about you know, trying to do this at you know, in our fifties. Is I also think though, I think in large part because technology that I think people are much more open to hearing music kind of from anywhere. And I've been really encouraged that, you know, people much younger than I think we thought would have interest in our music seem to have been taking some interest. And I think, you know, I have we have kids in the band. Everybody's got kids. We've got kids ranging from you know, fourteen to their mid twenties. And I know, for example, you know, my older son who's twenty is he is really well versed in music from any decade, you know, when we're talking about the rock or pop genres, you know sort of largely writ and I include everything in that from you know, heavy metal thrash to you know, mainstream in the alternative rock, and he just knows a lot about music from from every decade. And I think because you know, of the ability to

4:06 access music from anywhere and from all the streaming platforms, there's just a lot more openness to hearing new music and not being put off by the fact that, oh, you know, this band is from you know, a country, a world away from us or these guys are in their fifties, and that that alone has been really really refreshing insight. That's been part of this whole thing. Yeah, that is pretty cool when don't things I think is cool nowadays and somebody that also has kids and grandkids. I mean, I can share my music with my kids and my grandkids. That didn't happen when we were younger. It's like my dad was listening to stuff like Frank Sinatra.

4:47 It wasn't even like he was even listening to Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. You know, it was it was like it was so far apart from each other, like interestal sound like noise. And nowadays parents and kids go to shows together because the music has become like a commonality. Absolutely, and it is. And I think, man, think you're exactly right because it's that shift. And I think we're particularly people probably in our age range, and you know, give or take a little on either side. You know, it's really because we're at the right age where a lot of our parents were listening to music really before what we really think of as modern rock and roll got started, and you taught a safe Sinatra of things like that, you know, it's before the British the first British invasion and all that, so that now the stuff you know that we listen to and our kids look at us, it's just cool because it is rock and it's been part of that sort of post rock revolution, so that you know, people it is.

5:46 It is great music, and not that things like Sinatra aren't, but it certainly has. There's certainly more to have in common, I think, and and I know what you're talking about when you see people at different you know, shows with with their kids and everybody's enjoying it well. And you know what blows my mind too to your point of what you said before, is so I was at the first Metallica show ever and I was just at Metallica Download, and when I was saying I just said this, you know, to somebody else too, because I was doing radio. I do radio coverage at all the like major festivals. But when I was sitting there watching metallicat Download, and like they're a few years older than me, you know, but we're pretty close in the same age. And they had like I don't know, one hundred thousand people there to see them. And when I saw them at you know, in La it was like twenty five of us, and there certainly wasn't going to be anybody that was older than you know, twenty maybe, you know, and and it just kind of blows my mind. Nowadays, I'll be at like a Misfit show, and I'll see kids at a Fit show digging it. But then of course the average Misfits fan is going to be our age, you know, and it's just so wild to me, Like I think about now, I'm like, I don't remember anybody my age at all the gigs I went to in the eighties,

7:18 right right, And you know, hopefully it's one of those things that that you know, helps everyone feel feel young and good about themselves, both both the people going to the shows and the bands themselves. You know, yeah, yeah, you know, age, age really is just a number, and it doesn't mean, you know, you can't love the music anymore. And I think it's awesome that bands like you know, the Misfits are still still doing it, and you know, and obviously people that are going and enjoying it, and obviously Metallica is just you know, that's amazing that you were there, you know, lay back then to see them, you know, with twenty other people or so much credible, I know, right, And you know, I also think about the fact that if Metallica was fifty something years old, then me and my bros probably would not have been at that show, you know. But now now these kids love all these bands like it's It just kind of blows my mind. There's so many bands that are in our age group that just have huge followings. So that's you know, that's why I wanted to bring that up from the beginning, because I think the greatest part about twenty twenty three is that there is no age discrimination when it comes to music at all. Yeah. Yeah, And I think you're right, and it's you know, it's very encouraging to us that, you know, band with I think the median age in our band is probably fifty two or fifty three. And you know, we we you know, it's a self financed album. Then our first singles bout and you know,

8:52 for a band, you know, not that we're setting the world on fire, but for a band you know, kind of coming out of nowhere. You know, we're we're getting some airplay on radio in different places around the country and seem to be doing well on the streaming platforms, and I think it just confirms what you're saying, that there is that that openness and that hopefully if the music is good, which you know, help people like it. That yeah, people are receptive to it, and as I said before, there's so many ways to get it that I think that helps break down some of those barriers too. Yeah, one hundred and then so I also think this is cool. Okay, So I hate genre labels because they always box artists in and it's like, it's kind of ridiculous nowadays how many genres there are. But I saw you guys described as chill rock, and if I was going to pick to name a genre, that is a great name for a genre, and you guys totally are like the poster child for that name of chill rock. I get. Well, it's the first I completely agree with you about, you know, having that knee jerk reaction to genres because I just think, you know, nobody wants to be put put in that box as a you know, put in the box as a person or as you know, any kind of artist or whatever. But you know, they are useful to some extent, and I think it's funny. So I'll tell you the chill rock thing is best that I can recall. That came from our producer, who's Brian Wheet from the band Tesla and a great band,

10:26 and we were very fortunate to have him produce and mix our first album, and he really kind of coined that term is kind of saying, you know, I don't know how else to describe it, because it's definitely rock, but it's not really soft rock, but it's you know, it's not There is kind of a mellow vibe to some of it, and and yeah, I think it's a great I love the label, right, It's like, I'm so anti label, but I saw that, Like, man, that's the perfect label. See, labels like that are cool because what does it really say? Does it say you can't experiment as an artist? Does it say you can't like just be creative? Now, it's not like that specific. It just it's a vibe, that's it. Yeah. Yeah, And I think one of the things I like about it too that I think can note and maybe this is what part of what you're responding to too, is that there's an element of, you know, this might be worth listening to more than just a song, right, You might want to listen to the album or a set of songs from the album, because it kind of is a mood and and I really love that about music, And you know, I think that's one of the challenges with all the the great things that come with the technology. I do think one of the things that it started to get lost is the concept of a really good album. It just seems like so much of new music is coming at people as you know, a single or yeah, you kind of know there's an album out there, but it doesn't seem to have the same grab that at least you know, where

11:56 I was growing up, you really were looking forward to the whole album. And I think there's something about that that chill rock kind of vibe that lends itself to thinking a little bit more about And we certainly approach recording our album as an album. We want people to listen to it as an album, and we get not everybody will, but that's certainly part of who we are as a band. You know, you were saying all that stuff, and I was like so on point with it, because I mean that is what the chill rock does kind of describe. It brings me back to sitting on my balcony and Marina del Rey headphones on listening to an album looking at the album cover and like gain lost from everything, and that that to me just describes chill rock is like just being able to chill and get away from all the insanity of the world and go on a journey, you know. And it's like your time music. It's just like you couldn't just listen to one song on Dark Side of the Moon, like you got to listen to the whole album, right right exactly, So how do people connect to you guys on socials on the web, check out your music, anything you want them to know about you, and certainly stream the new song hey wait, yes please? So you know, hey wait, you'll find on all the streaming

13:28 platforms Spotify, Apple, Pandora, et cetera. There's a nice video for it on YouTube. You can get to all that stuff from our website at dolfhousemusic dot com and find out more information about the band. And really appreciate you talking with me today, and I'm glad you're enjoying the song as well. Well, you know what, thanks for giving us great music and also giving us great music at this stage because again, like to me, that is the coolest thing. And I think, you know, take a lot like that whole sunset strip days. There's probably bands that I was friends with that we've been way more successful now in their fifties than they were then, because then it was just kind of a shit show a lot of the time, you know. Yeah, and that's where yeah, and you may know, I mean that's where we were. You know, we were on the on the strip and playing a lot of those clubs. And you know what, I realized, I think your point's exactly right. I think what was really missing for us back then was we we just didn't have really an adult in the room with us, right, we didn't have somebody to say, Okay, here's what you here's what you should actually be thinking about doing next, or you know, just just any of that, right, any kind of guidance or management to think about how do you sort of try to take this thing to the next level. Whereas now, obviously, you know, with age hopefully comes a little bit of wisdom, and you know, now we're actually working with people who know, you know, know what they're doing and all these different aspects of the music business. And so it's really great,

15:00 it's very enjoyable. We're learning a ton and it's a great time to be trying to do it. You know, it's so funny what you said, too, because I think back of like hanging out with all those bands in the eighties and the Sunset Strip days, and you're so right. I was like fifteen sixteen, and the adults were the eighteen year olds. That's who we thought the adults were, right, right, right. I mean, it's the time in your life where you think thirty is ancient, you know, right, yeah, yeah, but it's no, it's very, very, very true. And it's interesting because since the singles come out and we've been talking with folks who've had a lot of conversations about this, and I've talked to a lot of people who've also said had similar experiences to what you're describing from your experience, but also saying which I can relate to, is you know, I think it's probably a good thing we didn't meet with much more success than because number one, I'm not sure how long it would have lasted, and number two, I'm not sure how prepared. You know, a lot of people really are at that point, and there's sort of squander opportunities or just you know, screw up your life. I think there's a big reason for that whole twenty seven thing, you know, where the artists, you know, diet twenty seven, probably because of what you're saying, because like it is too much to handle, you know, at such a young age, and especially during those times where they were throwing women at you, drugs at you, and money at you and taking everything else away

16:30 from you, right right, So yeah, it's very interesting. Yeah, totally. Well it's badass that you're here now creating new music and that's also badass. And thanks for being on the Adventures of pipe Man. I appreciate it. It's great talking to you. Thank you for listening to the Adventures of plate Man on w for CUI Radio.