Ep 216: A Conversation with Mike Ciprari, co-founder of SJC Drums
In episode 181 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche) and Brian McTernan (Producer, Battery, Be Well) to discuss 20 years of The Movielife - ‘Forty Hour Train Back to Penn’. We ta...
In episode 180 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by Sean (Vocals) and Seth (Bassist) of the Portland, ME funk metal band, Trawl. We talk their new EP release, Cosmic Aquatic, opening for Black Stone Cherry and Polkadot Cadaver t...
In episode 179 of the podcast, we’re joined by Ira George, guitarist of the band Movements. We hit on Ira’s come up briefly, then dive into the bands stellar new album, ‘Ruckus!’, out this Friday 8/18/23 on Fearless Records. ...
In episode 178 of the podcast, we’re joined by legendary promoter/talent buyer Scott Lee. We talk Scott’s start talent buying for Mass Concerts/ the Worcester Palladium, the lineage of great heavy music from the northeast, an...
In episode 177 of the podcast, we’re joined by Casey Iodine, founder of Iodine Recordings. We talk early days of the label, sneaking into Warped Tour, shutting things down in 2003, what it’s like to run an independent record ...
In episode 175 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by a familiar face: Damien Moyal of As Friends Rust, Damien Done, Caskette, Ekstasis, and many, many others. We talk TV watching habits, being ok with starting something and maybe...
In episode 174 of the podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Robbins, photographer and moderator of the nu metal subreddit. We hit on the moment nu metal is having, why we think it’s happening and if we think it’s here to …
In episode 171 of the podcast, we’re joined by Austin (vocals/guitar) and Mickey (drums/vocals) of the band NVM. We chat about how we found them organically, their killer new EP ‘Burning Halos’, their creative process and wha...
In episode 169 of the podcast, we’re joined by the founder and owner of Bridge Nine Records, Chris Wrenn. This conversation surrounds 5 of our favorite Bridge Nine releases. We talk what led up to each release, the circumstan...
In episode 168 of the podcast, we’re joined by vocalist/front man of Buckcherry, Josh Todd. We talk about when Josh first knew music was his calling, how he writes songs, Buckcherry being a touring machine and their new album...
In episode 167 of the podcast, we’re joined by Tom Higgenson, frontman of Plain White T’s, and owner of independent record label Humans Were Here. We talk Tom’s come up in the Chicago area, hitting it huge with songs like …
In episode 166 of the podcast, we’re joined by Brian Wille, vocalist of Connecticut metalcore band Currents. We talk heavy music in New England, Brian’s ability to handle both clean singing and screaming in Currents, their aw...
In episode 165 of the podcast, we’re joined by Dan Lomeli, drummer of Long Island hardcore band Incendiary. We talk Dan’s come up, the band’s formation back in 2007, Incendiary’s process writing music, and their phenomenal ne...
In episode 162 of the podcast, Rob rejoins us for some of our favorite collaborations in the music world. We each bring our own interesting twists to this topic. From Tom Petty to Nas, we’ve got you covered! What are …
In episode 161 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by Phil Lipscomb, bassist of Taproot. We last spoke with Phil on episodes 76 and 77, and things in the Taproot camp were…..quiet. A lot has changed in nearly 2 years. New …