Crash Bang Boom Podcast!
310 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsMulti-Artist/Genre podcast with a focus on drumming that extends out to the world of extreme sports!!!! !-_-! Subscribe!: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crash-bang-boom-podcast/id1130523092?mt=2
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110_Shane Mathewson-Kenmode
October 29, 2018 03:17 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBShane Mathewson of Winnipeg noise-rock merchants Kenmode is today's guest! We get into arm wrestling on tour, hockey, accounting, drummer injuries, tour disasters, absurdly long drives, vinyl mistakes, confusion about Canadian football, NOT ice fishing, staying in shape on the road, NOT playing with dynamics, shitty drummers ruining bands, CPA's (Certified Personal Accountants), MMA and its similarities to drumming, the creepy artwork for their new record "Loved", an influential noise rock ...
109_Jesse Bartz-Lo-Pan
October 22, 2018 03:11 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBCaught up with drummer Jesse Bartz of Columbus, OH's Lo-Pan while they were recording their new album in NY with uber-producer/engineer James Brown where we got into acclimating to NY commutes, bizarre subway stories, reflecting on the previous recording experiences for Colossus & In Tension's, getting drum sounds in the big room with his 70's steel Ludwig kit (and the crazy story of how he acquired said kit), his musical family and how his son is picking up the drums, his first concert, h...
108_Clayton "Goose" Holyoak-Every Time I Die, Norma Jean
October 15, 2018 02:04 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBCaught up with drummer Clayton Holyoak of Every TIme I Die where we talked about his first tour at age 18 of two months & other bizarre gigs/“map quest” tours, acclimating to ETID’s punk rock fury, playing/hanging in Russia and Australia, growing up in Utah and his uber tolerant Mother who still loves to hear him play, being self taught and drawing inspiration from local drummers, reflecting on his performances on Norma Jean’s Wrongdoers and Polar Similar, playing boat shows, and more!http:/...
107_Andi Preen-Suplecs_NOLA Drummer Series .12
October 07, 2018 23:38 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBToday's continuation of the #CBBP - NOLa drummer series features Andi Preen of Stoner Rock Power Trio Suplecs! We get into the last 20 years of rocking with Suplecs, some rants about Cozy Powell and his last words (plus a whole lot of additional history I didn't know about him), John Bonham, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, his Father playing in both Vaudeville acts and at a titi-bar, his musical family lineage and wildly talented multi-instrumentalist brother, how his brot...
106_Mike Miczek-The Atlas Moth, Powermad, Broken Hope
October 01, 2018 00:54 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBToday's guest is drummer Mike Miczek who spreads his drumming duties between The Atlas Moth, Powermad, and Broken Hope! We get into first our CD’s, albums, & cassettes, the irony of Motley Crue’s Shout at the Devil record, Ozzy, The Beatles, the various challenges of playing with his three bands, Nicko McBrain, Keith Moon, and Dave Lombardo as drum influences, a rant about Ginger Baker, lugging around monstrous rock kits in your parents car, the first time he heard a blast beat, gig-technic...
105_Doug Belote - Jerry Douglas_ NOLA Drummers Series.11
September 24, 2018 01:33 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBNew Orleans/Nashville drummer Doug Belote is today's guest! We get into balancing studio work with gigging, working with slide guitar-ninja’s Derek Trucks & Sonny Landreth plus Nashville great Jerry Douglas, growing up in Lafayette and witnessing New Orleans drummers such as Russell Batiste, Terrence Higgins and a great story about his first time seeing Johnny Vidacovich, how playing for rednecks and prostitutes lead to a lady pimp helping him get to New York just in time for the Blizzard of ...
104_ Ricky Sebastian - NOLA Drummer Series 10
September 17, 2018 01:08 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBEducator, clinician, player, and all around killer drummer Ricky Sebastian is today’s guest! We get into moving to NY in the 80’s from New Orleans and subsequent observations/contrasts of both cites, the NY scene in the 80’s/90’s and playing gigs with the unpredictable genius in Jaco Pastorius (plus a notorious gig with JP), Rashied Ali, Tania Maria and more, finding the appeal in the NY hustle, New Orleans as the northernmost Caribbean city, playing with Dr. John, his early inclination t...
103_Nick Yacyshyn- Sumac, Baptists, Erosion
September 10, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBUber-shred-tastic drummer Nick Yacyshyn of Sumac, Baptists, & Erosion stopped by the #CBBP to talk about the appeal of more diverse bills, the bizarre process of writing/recording Sumac records, and working said material out as they tour, Baptists cover art and the origins of the band, differences in longer Sumac sets -vs- all-out Baptists sets, his first kit and practicing in the living room, his Dad's record collection, a full-fledged geek-out on Ludwig drums Ian Paice & John Bonham, how A...
102_James May-Black Tusk
August 27, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBDrummer James May of Savannah GA's Black Tusk is today's guest! We get into gig blackouts, touring with Whores (the band)equipment meltdowns, Guns & Roses, The Headbangers Ball, the funny story of how Black Tusk became a band, tour life and tour regimens, regrouping after the loss of original bassist Jonathan Athon, watering holes, to-go cups and street drinking, vampires, odd schedules and surviving when not touring!https://blacktuskterror.com/https://www.facebook.com/BlackTusk/https://blac...
101_Kenny Grohowski_II ; John Zorn, Brand X, Hipster Assassins, Imperial Triumphant
August 20, 2018 02:08 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBJazz-Metal-Fusion chameleon Kenny Grohowski is today's guest!! We get into the many versions of John Zorn projects and the many "hats" one has to wear to navigate such disparate styles of music, the origins of Imperial Triumphant, how he got the Brand X call and the process of auditioning for the band, Hipster Assassins & the many killer players that go through NY's 55 Bar, Burp Castles, Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Cobham, Narada Michael Walden, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, modern man’s dependency ...
100!_Alan Cage-Quicksand
August 13, 2018 02:11 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBCrash Bang Boom hits a HUNDO and what better a guest than Quicksand’s Alan Cage! We get into bus breakdowns, the early years of Quicksand and experiencing punk & hardcore as a young kid, the 90’s scene and incredible year that was 1991 for music, Quicksand creating their own sound out of the absence of what they wanted to hear, Alan missing a monumental Nirvana gig, his first drum set (that he still has), what lead to the original Quicksand reunion(s) plus reconnecting with his love for musi...
99_Joel Willis- Netherlands_Brooklyn Drum Series.11
August 06, 2018 01:21 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBCaught up with drum-pounder Joel Willis of Brooklyn’s - Netherlands prior to their tour with Mastodon & Dinosaur Jr. to talk Netherlands EP “Hope Porn”, drum injuries & NOT canceling gigs, how he originally met Netherlands and ultimately joined the band/relocated from NC to NY, subsequent NY realizations, his first drum set, jazz contrarians, developing stamina to hit hard for 45 minutes, and the bizarre chance meeting that lead to the Mastodon tour!https://www.netherlandsband.com/https://www...
98_Andrew Totolos- The Giraffes!
July 30, 2018 02:19 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBAndrew Totolos of Brooklyn's The Giraffes is today's guest! We delve into Pied Diaper Pipers, adult diarrhea explosions, sex trafficking, the evolution of cell phones, porn mags in the woods, STD’s and Tinder, petri dish genitals, horror movie tits, the benefits of growing up in the South, Indian Casino’s, doing dumb shit in the country, nearly getting shot by the cops, cajun birthday presents and nude acid parties, a truly disgusting story involving a goose, Andrew’s first show he ever playe...
97_Jared Klein- Rivers of Nihil
July 23, 2018 01:29 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDrummer Jared Klein of PA's Rivers of Nihil is today's guest!! We caught up during RON's headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed 2018 release "Where Owls Know my Name” where we got into heat waves in Canada/funny Canadian towns, Engelbert Humperdinck, how he got the call for the gig and the process of learning/rehearsing/writing for the record, playing with his brother and his musical family, his first drum set and most recent drum sets, extreme drumming influences and what l...
96_Mike Dillon-Mike Dillon Band, Garage a Trois, Nolatet, Critters Buggin - NOLA Drummer Series 09
July 16, 2018 15:27 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBToday’s guest is the one and only mad man of the vibes and all around world percussion slayer Mike Dillon! We talk tablas, monks in the Himalayas, festival de Blowsya'load, glockenspiels, marimbas, early Critters Buggin’ shows and the musical illuminati, how he met ubiquitous session drummer Matt Chamberlin, Punk-Funk and his early band Billy Goat, Brown Whorenet, dick percussion and Nolatet's keys player Brian Hass’ retelling of the first time he saw Mike Dillon live as well as a brief app...
95_Scott Key-ASG
July 09, 2018 12:19 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBGroove rock drummer Scott Key of NC's ASG is today's guest! We get into recording their killer new record "Survive Sunrise" on the Texas/Mexico border, touring with hometown boys Weedeater and rap about other NC bands such as COC, Caltrop, and more, dirt bike and mountain bike injuries, fake asses, calf implants, southern metal and paying homage to Vinnie Paul/ Pantera, vinyl collections, Rush tribute bands, air drums, hurricanes, & the continuation of odd jobs!https://www.facebook.com/asgn...
94_Travis Foster-Yob
July 02, 2018 03:04 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBToday's guest is Travis Foster of Oregon’s melodic-doom-power trio Yob!!! We delve into not loosing focus on long songs, Vistalite kits, making Portland weird (again), bearing edges and other gear talk, vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt's near death experience and the subsequent inspiration/new lease on life that filtered it’s way into Yob’s new record "Our Raw Heart”, his fathers influence on his drumming, Jeff Porcaro, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Ian Paice, playing slow tempo’s, hearing l...
93_Jeremy McMonigle - Young Widows
June 25, 2018 13:19 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBToday's guest is Jeremy McMonigle of Louisville, KY's noir- noise rock trio Young Widows!!!! We talked about YW’s new record Decayed: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness, and Pain, the decade celebration of “Old Wounds” and the bizarre process of recording the record with Kurt Ballou, how he got the last minute gig with the band, navigating the disparate worlds of orchestral percussion vs punk rock, how Nirvana was a game changer, the trials and tribulations of fatherhood, Dad’s yelling ...
92_Josh Dion_Paris Monster
June 18, 2018 12:52 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBSimultaneous synth playing, drumming & singing juggernaut Josh Dion stopped by the #CBBP to talk kickball leagues, his band Paris Monster, touring Europe and the US, growing up playing drums with his father, playing with Wayne Krantz and the precarious nature of navigating his live sets, spontaneity being preferable, influential jazz drummers and his general love for jazz plus the crazy list of incredible drummers in NY including JoJo Mayer, Nate Smith, Mark Guiliana, Nate Wood, and so many ...
91_Frank Gilchriest -Riot V
June 11, 2018 12:58 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBToday’s guest is OG drummer of Riot V -Frank Gilchriest! We get into the origins and bizarre history of Riot, how he got the gig, playing with the Good Rats growing up, his work with Virgin Steele and a great “Sword” story, growing up with the players in Dream Theater, the first time he saw drum shredding monster Bobby Jarzombek live, his early music instructors/mentors a Twisted Sister geek -out, hair metal, speed metal, power metal, botching recording sessions, becoming a primary songwrite...
90_Phil Bartsch_Dead Empires_Brooklyn Drum Series.11
June 07, 2018 04:25 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBToday's guest for the CBBP's ongoing Brooklyn Underground series is drummer Phil Bartsch of Dead Empires!! *We get into the process of going from an instrumental band to a four piece with vocals, playing strange bars, early shows we played together , a major Pantera geek-out, industrial street cats, acid dealers, Vinnie Paul snare drums, recording their most recent record, how he got into drumming, the first time he heard a bass drum mic'd up and more!!!http://www.deadempires.comhttps://dead...
89_Brad Rice-Lazer Wulf
June 04, 2018 13:06 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBToday’s guest is drum pummeling prog metal ripper Brad Rice of Atlanta’s Lazer Wulf!! We caught up amidst their tour with Mutoid Man where we talked about unexpectedly filling in for drummer Ben Koller, his original instrument prior to the drums, the process of how he found himself in Lazer Wulf and how the writing process works in the band, early influences, touring life, seeing Tool and Mastodon, and Dillinger Escape Plan early in their careers , day jobs and mo’!!!!https://lazerwulf.band...
88_David Delaney-Them Evils
May 24, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBI caught up with groove rock drummer David Delaney of Cali's Them Evils on a sunny day for a Brooklyn roof top hang where we got into small clubs-vs-big clubs, headlining their first US tour, Vistalite kits-vs-weirdo Peavey kits, how a sound check led to them touring with Zakk Sabbath and stage pranks on said tour, moshing your way to a hospital visit and playing through injuries, embracing the touring life, how he initially got into drums, dangerous day jobs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and a...
87_Dale Crover-Melvins, Solo
May 21, 2018 03:32 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBSomewhere between elasticity, bombast, and raw unorthodox grooves Dale Crover has been the ultimate purveyor of drum thunder for 30 years with Melvins!!! We get into what NOT to eat prior to a show, Melvins first tour in Europe, early years of learning to play the drums, influencing what became the Grunge movement then moving to California pre-Grunge explosion, New Orleans and the Slugs,Crowbar-EHG connection, the Honkey, Butthole Surfers, Big Business connection, Captain Beefheart as an in...
86_Ken Schalk_ Candiria, Fuel, Solo
May 14, 2018 00:58 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBFormer Candiria & Fuel drum slaying bad-ass Ken Schalk is on the #CBBP today! We get into Bruce Lee & martial arts as an influence in drumming, as well as recounting the terrifying Candiria van wreck and subsequent realizations, our mutual fascination with Earth Wind & Fire and a geek out on Iron Maiden & Nicko McBrain, Ken’s early drum instructors, wisdom vs knowledge, “Rim Shot” revelations, seeing crazy shows at the legendary L'amours, New Yorkers and the fine line of sarcasm, and the ...
85_Carter Mclean - Charlie Hunter, The Lion King
May 07, 2018 02:30 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBUber dynamic Jazz-Funk drummer extraordinaire Carter Mclean of Charlie Hunter & The Lion King is my guest today! We get into navigating the nightmare that is Times Square, getting LIME DISEASE!?, the freaky genius of Charlie Hunter and the “fly by the seat of your pants” nature of performing with him live, crazy New Orleans stories, and great New Orleans drummers, Carter’s custom kits and soon to be released signature kit, finding an identity on your instrument and becoming comfortable with ...
84_Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth_ Bent Knee
April 30, 2018 03:01 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBDrummer Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth of Boston eclectic rockers Bent Knee is today’s guest!! We get into the precarious title of “Art Rock” , touring with the Dillinger Escape Plan & witnessing both the infamous NY-Webster Hall show and watching Cult Leader drummer Casey Hansen live during that tour, finding common influences in a musically diverse band, favorite spots around the world for touring, studying at Berklee, drumming influences, studio experiences on the different Bent Knee records , & ...
83_Matt Bowles-Byzantine
April 23, 2018 05:42 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBDrummer Matt Bowles is the rhythm anchor of W. Virginia's groove-thrash merchants Byzantine! We get into how he got the Byzantine gig, and being a fan of them for years prior to landing said gig, the bizarre life cycle of Cicada’s, acid/shroom trips/general stories of getting weird in the woods, UFO’s and bull mastiffs, huffing gas, playing in jam bands, recording their most recent record “The Cicada Tree”, opening for Sacred Reich, West Virginia life, and all sorts of good shit and bizar...
82_Larry Kwartowitz-Cleric
April 16, 2018 14:28 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBFor nearly 17 years drummer Larry Kwartowitz has been at the percussion-helm of Philly's avant-metal/spazzy-soundtrack/ purveyors of controlled chaos; Cleric!! We get into the ups downs, tragedy’s and other madness of Cleric's career, stolen gear & vans, working with John Zorn & touring with Secret Chiefs 3/ releasing Retrocausal on Trey Spruance’s Web of Mimicry label, gifted drum sets, battling crohn's disease, a Pearl Jam geek out, Tomas Haake, Tim Alexander & Ken Schalk as drumming influ...
81_Odd Jobs II !!
April 09, 2018 03:42 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBPart II of a two part #CBBP special series highlighting shit-jobs musicians have had while pursuing music!Mental hospitals, window cleaners, ice cream stand & lumber yards, shitty hotels, factory jobs, janitorial work, music stores & getting fired from them, movie theaters, silly cover bands, a street hustler for titi bars, insurance salesman, bear wrestling, office jobs, dishwashing, bartending, fast food, and more!!!Coady Willis-Big Business, Melvins 02:35Ben Koeller: Mutoid Man, Converge,...
80_Odd Jobs Part 1 !!
April 03, 2018 13:18 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThis is the first of two special installments where I collect the best stories of musicians' odd jobs they've had while chasing the ever elusive dream of playing music!! Porn stores, pest control, septic tank cleaning, scuba diving, break dancing lessons, construction, child hood actors, fast food, fried chicken delivery , real estate, bussing tables, pool maintenance and more!!Brann Dahlor: Mastodon 02:20Rick Smith: Torche 06:05Josh Nee: Thou 07:21Ash Pearson: Revocation 09:12Pete Webber: H...
79_Tucker Rule- Thursday, Heavy Vessel, Ageist. Ex- Yellowcard, My Chemical Romance, Murphy's Law
March 26, 2018 13:34 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBTucker Rule has been the percussive force in such bands as Thursday, Yellowcard, My Chemical Romance, The Wanted, Murphy's Law & many more!! We get into The fairly rapid ascent of Thursday's career and his recent tour with the band in Hawaii & Australia alongside rock-idols Quicksand, punk rock ethos, the roots of “Post Hardcore” and the struggles of identifying oneself as a musician during the absence of music in ones life, the strange world of dance -pop & playing huge shows in English b...
78_JP Bouvet-Childish Japes, Generation Axe
March 19, 2018 14:13 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBDrumming juggernaut JP Bouvet is today's guest! We get into into modern art, funny stories of playing with the uber shred-tastic axe slinger's in Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Via, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi in Generation Axe, plus the concept of memorizing vs learning “beautiful” drum parts for last minute gigs with Animals as Leaders/Periphery, prioritizing important information in the age of rapid information, practicing smart and composing solos, the GC Drum-off/V Drum Comp...
77_Marcus Bryant-Spirit Adrift/Goya
March 12, 2018 13:42 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBI caught up with drummer Marcus Bryant during a one-off show with AZ proggy-doom purveyors Spirit Adrift where we talked Arizona summers, motorcycles, religious upbringings and gravitating towards heavy music, Spirit Adrift going from a one man band to full live band, his stoner-sludge band Goya, connecting with Metallica at a young age, Lars Ulrich as his initial drum inspiration, getting hipped to new music by the local record shop employee, his musical family, & words of wisdom form his ...
76_Sean Saley- The Skull, Pentagram, Bang!, Government Issue, Teamster
March 05, 2018 16:36 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBFor the last 30 years Sean Saley has been poundin' the skins with bands such as Government Issue, The Skull, Pentagram, Bang! and Teamster - to name a few!! We get into giant groundhogs, Neil Armstrong, destroying drum sets, playing with the Skull for their string of shows featuring the self tiled Trouble record in it's entirety, another nerd-out on Voivod /Eric Dolphy (Uber Nerd Alert) & Killing Joke plus Sean’s crazy 8 track collection-from actual players, to 8 track label makers, to tapes ...
75_Sasha Horn- Exhorder, Forbidden, Year of the Tyrant, Russian Girlfriends
February 26, 2018 17:34 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBSasha Horn can presently be seen thrashing the kit with Exhorder, Forbidden, Year of the Tyrant, and kicking some punk rock fury in Russian Girlfriends!! We rap about the sheer awesomeness of Soundgarden, the crazy list of records released in ’91, seeing Nirvana back in the day, moving from Chicago to New Mexico & making long distance bands function, Sasha’s musical family, how he got the Exhorder gig and the process of learning original drummer Chris Nail’s drum parts, his early memories of ...
74_Chris Enriquez- Spotlights, Primitive Weapons
February 15, 2018 20:05 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBDrummer Chris Enriquez is the rock foundation of Shoegazy Ethereal Doom trio Spotlights, Long Island Hardcore band Primitive Weapons, and formerly with Noise rockers Hann! We delve into playing in punk rock karaoke bands, equipment meltdowns, bathroom breaks in front of big crowds, touring with Spotlights and opening for the Melvins and Deftones, some back stories on Primitive Weapons and Haan, his love for Dale Crover and Dave Grohl, hardcore shows in Long Island & NYC, and more!!https://sp...
73_AP Gonzalez- Lump, Universal Congress Of_Alpha Sardine - NOLA Drummer Series 09
February 15, 2018 15:29 - 31 minutes - 22.1 MBAP Gonzalez is my guest for today's continuation of the CBBP New Orleans Drummers Series!!! AP is one of the rare drummers who bridges punk/jazz& funk & was an absolute idol of mine while playing in his band Lump in the early-mid-90’s. We get into his original band Black Problem, being an oddball band in the late 80’s in New Orleans, going out to LA during the 92’ riots to record with SST band Universal Congress Of, the failure and the subsequent victory of learning UCO’s material, forming Lu...
72_Evan Diprima-Royal Thunder
February 12, 2018 04:07 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBEvan Diprima's blend of power and musicality is at the center of Atlanta's psych-indie-stoner quartet Royal Thunder!! We get into sleeping on floors and marathon writing sessions, all kinds of tech geekery including custom drum sets, tuning bigger dimension drums, recording drums solo to click tracks as well as other aspects of studio recording, the complex task of describing Royal Thunder’s music, eating canned food, his musical family growing up, RT’s chameleon like appeal and ability to cr...
71_Pej Mon- Secret Chiefs 3_Girth_Satya Sena
February 05, 2018 15:16 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBMultifaceted drummer extraordinaire Pej Mon of Secret Chiefs 3, Girth, & Satya Sena is our guest today! We get into fractured backs, Frank Zappa & Mr Bungle, The encyclopedic cross-genre melding of mastermind Trey Spruance, studying traditional Indian music and the benefits of learning that vocabulary, rebelling from academia and pursuing extreme forms of music, Dave Grohl & John Bonham, his evolving drum set ups and love for Vistalite Drums plus his teaching of infinite power. Get up on i...
70_Brann Dailor- Mastodon_Arcadea
January 29, 2018 15:16 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBDrum-Wiz Brann Dailor has been ripping, grooving, filling and generally shredding the last 20 years with Mastodon, formerly Today is the Day and more recently with his new synth project Arcadea. As a rare drummer who possess the natural ability to blend proggy fills with metal grooves and agile hand patters I knew it'd be a great convo'! We get into Chris Farley, David Letterman, sitting in with the Seth Meyer’s house band, Grammy nominations and awards, the bizarre twist of fate that led to ...
69_Mike Ogden - NOLA Drummer Series 08
January 22, 2018 01:14 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBToday’s guest was one of my favorite drummers growing up and an absolute character in Mike Ogden who's fusion of proggy weirdness & punk bombast with his 90's band NUT was both a revelation and a monumental influence for me. *We get into wild acid stories, trailer park tramp stamps, favorite New Orleans shows growing up, titi bars, mushrooms and Jimi Hendrix, getting weird out in camps in the woods/swamps, drumming influences plus organ transplants and getting a new lease on life. Holy shi...
68_Dan Caro - NOLA Drummer Series 07
January 15, 2018 20:37 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKicking off today’s continuation of the New Orleans Drummer series is an incredible drummer in Dan Caro, who is a real inspiration not only in the drumming world but in life. Dan is a burn survivor who at just the age of two was involved in an accident resulting in 3rd & 4th degree burns over 80% of his body. This required over 80 surgeries by the age of 18 and caused the loss of his hands. Despite all the odds stacked against him Dan became not just a drummer but an incredible one at that. ...
67_Michael Dahlström_ God Mother
January 08, 2018 14:18 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBDrummer Michael Dalstrum of Sweden's God Mother is today's guest!! After a scorching set at St Vitus where they ripped/blasted/grooved and destroyed various tracks off their last two records and we caught up to talk about G.M. opening for The Dillinger Escape Plan on one of their three final shows, signing with Party Smasher Inc., blast beats, bus wrecks, first time visiting NYC , his amazing grandfather, Michaels work with recording and mixing his own records, plus touring South Africa/Cen...
66_Des Kensel_High On Fire
January 02, 2018 01:16 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBDrummer Des Kinsel is one third of the high-octane, pummeling, viking-stoner- doom, power-trio; High on Fire.We get into spinal fusions, shoulder surgeries, make-up sex, the importance of stretching, 20 years of HOF, The Melvins and Unsane as influences, cassette walkmans, guitar solos, tribal beats, earthquakes, touring advice, German critiques, plus working with Kurt Ballou on the last two records. We even have a few good laughs along the way!!!!http://highonfire.net/https://www.facebook.co...
65_Tony Nozero_Drums & Tuba - NOLA Drummer Series 06
December 27, 2017 14:36 - 35 minutes - 24.9 MBTony is the drum-looping- FX sandwich-eating drummer of now duo and former trio Drums & Tuba. Tony toured, recorded and ripped it up with the band for a decade playing upwards of 260 gigs a year and opening for such acts as Primus, Oysterhead, Ani Difranco, Space Head, Galactic and more. We get into how he first became enamored with the drums, killer shows he saw growing up, moving from Austin to Ny to NOLA, the time consuming task of developing real-time loops/samples then incorporating tho...
64 Brendan Canty_The Messthetics_Fugazi_Rites of Spring & more...
December 18, 2017 14:29 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBNot only is Brendan Canty the uber dynamic, dub pocket, punk rockin' , bell blastin' drummer of such monumental bands as Rites of Spring, and Fugazi he also does soundtrack/film scoring work. We get into his new band with Fugazi bassist Joe Lally; The Messthetics, the evolution of Fugazi’s records and the tough task of acknowledging your back catalogue without repeating it, his love for Gretsch kits (he’s only had two all these years), touring then vs now, reel to reel decks and stop watch...
63_Chris Metcalf; The Life and Times
December 11, 2017 03:46 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBChris Metcalf of The Life and Times dynamic ability to balance groove, chops and bombast were on full display when I caught up with them at St Vitus Bar touring in support of their new self titled record. We get into Sonic fingerprints, marching drums, the rich music history of Kansas City and talk about some of our favorite drummers from that area, as well as nerding out on our favorite 90’s bands such as The Jesus Lizard, Barkmarket and Chavez!http://thelifeandtimes.com/https://thelifeandti...
62_Michael Kadnar_Downfall of Gaia, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Black Table
December 04, 2017 03:49 - 39 minutes - 27 MBDrummer Michael Kadnar splits his time between Downfall of Gaia, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Black Table as well as teaching when not on tour/recording. We get into touring with The Dillinger Escape Plan /getting his mind blown every night by them, how he got the call to do both DFOG and #12LLU, as well as early stories about playing in concert band as a kid, navigating the ever changing music business, playing festivals vs small venues, reminiscing about our first gigs and first re...
61_Cheshire Agusta_Stinking Lizaveta
November 28, 2017 00:25 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBFor a quarter century drummer Cheshire Agusta has been the driving force behind Philly punk/jazz trio Stinking Lizaveta!! We get into pit-bull security officers, touring in the mid 90's vs now, camping out, communal living, playing in a band with two brothers and transitioning from classic piano to drums and finding both a greater physical connection and ultimately a greater creative pursuit. WhamO'!!!https://stinkinglizavetaofficial.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.facebook.com/Stinking-Lizav...