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Because people have asked, here is the spot for just the musician interviews I've done on the podcast. I never thought this would be the case, but I love chatting with people. Also, I'll keep the comments open [for now]: let me know if you'd like me to have a guest return, or if you want me to have someone new on the show. Enjoy!
My first band interview. My regret here is that I was using some old equipment so the sound is not great. This was a really fun conversation though and I wish I would have made this the whole episode to feature them a bit more.
My dear friend returned with a different project because I think he wants to appear on my show more than any other guest. How many more appearances does he need to cement that?
I don't know how I pulled this off, but Charlie Saxton (and his dad!) sat in my living room and recorded this wonderful chat for my 100th episode. Fun fact: I didn't know his dad was coming until 15 minutes prior, so it was really fun to scramble and find a way to get his mic set up. I think I did well with it, all things considered!
Danny's first appearance of so many more on the show (but I think this is the only time I actually invited him). I love that we've legitimately become buddies because of this show.
This was the first time I had worked with a PR rep/manager when dealing with a musician. I don't know what that has to do with the chat, but it's a fun fact (right?). I loved having Timmy and it was even more wonderful to meet them a few years later when they were playing with Point North. I would love to have them back for another round.
I "met" Derrick through Ben, the head of the network. I expected this to be 20 or so minutes of my standard questions. Then I learned we're both rasslin fans so we spent probably half of the chat talking about the Royal Rumble. What a great time.
Three members of Mascots called me from their car before going to practice. It's wild to me that people will [seemingly] make themselves uncomfortable to be on my show, but I'm grateful they did. This band is wonderful and I should probably have them back soon.
Wormtooth returned for his third appearance with as many projects. If I remember correctly, we agreed to record at 3PM. The thing didn't happen until at least 6PM. I thought musicians were supposed to be good with timing...
This is one of the most fun conversations I've ever had on the show. I don't know why this one seemed to flow better than even my regular show, but I loved having shallow pools do the thing. They've added a new member since this dropped and we haven't talked about The O.C. yet so it's high time for a part two!
We recorded this the week before I moved out of my apartment. I don't think that had any impact on the chat, but it's worth mentioning. It also really helped that the guys appreciated my super South Boston accent.
Elesa is so wonderful and for some reason I was utterly horrified throughout this chat. I'm not sure why it bothers me because it was a great time, but I think I need a do-over on this one.
It took eight years to get Charlie on my show the first time, so imagine my surprise when he was able to join me so soon. I hope I haven't used up all of his appearances though, because I think we're due for a full MUCH BETTER episode.
When I have musicians on, I generally ask them a few questions and we're done in about 20 minutes. Greg and I went for an hour and I don't even know that I asked him everything I'd planned. What a ride.
This almost didn't happen. We were communicating via Twitter to schedule and said "okay be ready at this time." It so happened that Twitter was down at the time so we were both saying "we're ready" but neither could see that. I'm really glad we worked it out because this was a fun time.
If possible, I like to have my guests record their own audio. Editing takes longer, but it means I get a clean feed for both sides of the chat - which makes it better for listening. I almost didn't get their audio because technology was not cooperating, but I'm happy we worked it out because I love this chat.
I made this chat the full episode that week because we went for 45 minutes and had a blast (even though Thad was dropping in and out every few minutes - damn his creative process).
Every time I think about this, I still can't believe it happened. I have been a fan of 12 Stones for two decades and never did I think I would be able to sit down with their lead singer. Paul was tremendous and I really hope to have him back on the show at some point.
This I think was the first time a band reached out to me about coming on the show. I dug their tunes so of course we did the thing. I wasn't sure how it would sound (no headphones = doublespeak from me), but it came out really well. I'm happy about that because this band is so much fun.
This was my first time working with 25/8 PR. I was also in the middle of building my new desk so the studio was in disarray during this chat. But then we started talking about GTA and Pokémon so it worked out well.
Our signals got crossed so this happened a day later than I thought, but my second 25/8 PR client did not disappoint. I never know how much the guest will share about personal happenings, but NO SHADE did not hold back and it made for a great chat.
My third (and hopefully not final) 25/8 PR clients - this was a fun one. I wasn't sure how it would work with five audio tracks to line up, but everything went smoothly. I wish I could share the picture of Nate's mad scientist notebook here somehow.
Wormtooth returned to the show with another collaborator to discuss a wonderful album that may not even exist. What a shame, because we had fun with this chat.
We were so close to having the full band on this time, but at least no one dropped off the call. I love this band and I can't wait until they return at full force so we can have even more fun.
This might be the longest interview I've ever done, which was great because I had a month to edit it. Lenny Kravitz, The Strokes, songwriting, Mario Kart - we went all over the place with this one and I loved every bit of it.
We recorded this chat in July 2020. Marcos and I each recorded our own audio, and I did not even think to have a backup going (because why would his mic stop recording?). Welp, his mic stopped after seven minutes or so and this is all I have left of the conversation. We did try to get together again, but the timing was never right. Maybe someday we'll redo it, but you get a little taste of us with this until then.
When I interviewed Luke Mathers in 2018, we didn't collect any coins. This snippet was recorded after that chat in an effort to get Luke to swear. Did we do it?
I wanted to have Hope on the show for years, so I'm very happy we did this and I'm grateful that she made time for me. I loved this conversation, even though I think we touched on everything except the song she came on to promote.
Michael Scarabino from QU!ET joined me to talk about the band's new single, the greatness of Jennifer Aniston, giving back, and more. (Don't tell him I've forgotten which movie I'm supposed to watch and have him back on the show to discuss.)
David Michael Frank joined me to promote his new single, and to chat about how short-form video content has changed the marketing game. David appears courtesy of 25/8 PR.
I sat down with Perenna (dood) to chat about fresh cuts, report cards, types of pasta, and more. The bonus question and an extra segment are at the end, so stick around for those!
My first guest from Germany was a great one. Phry joined me to chat about musical inspirations, outsourcing, handling social media comments, and more. He also [a few weeks later] recorded himself working out how to say "crap open a cold one" in German. That was so cool. What a great dude.
Music producer, Roye Robley, joined the show to chat about classical training, what a producer actually does, working remotely vs in person with artists, "girl rock," and much more.
Pat welcomes Kurt from Midfield to chat about AI songs, having the right team, collaborations, and more before Kurt answers the all-important question.
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