Collecting the past week’s podcasts of interest.
Space Podity is TGEFM’s regular roundup of recent podcasts that bear some relation to the music scene we know and love. Included will be links to the podcasts, and a brief description of who/what they each cover in the episode.
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101 Part Time Jobs – #43 — Alyssa Bognanno of Bully tells Giles tales from life growing up in Minnesota to the road that lead her to Tennessee to get her degree in audio engineering and put her on the right path to a contract with Sub Pop Records. Bully’s new album SUGAREGG was released August 21, 2020.
Chris DeMakes A Podcast — #12 — Chris #2, the bassist of Anti-Flag joins the show to discuss the birth, evolution, and the deep personal connection he has with the track “Brandenburg Gate” from the band’s 2015 album, American Spring.
The Dummy Room — #121 — Legendary Ramones manager Monte A. Melnick joins the Dummy Room to talk history, acting, managing, producing, and oh yeah, RAMONES!
Lead Singer Syndrome — #238 — Fat Mike returns to the show and shares stories from Quarantine on his compound, staying sober and maintaining sobriety under his own terms, what it’s like producing the new Fishbone album, the story behind coming together with Frank Turner to create West Cost Vs Wessex and how Frank Turner’s cover of “Falling In Love” moved everyone to tears, performing “The Decline” with an orchestra, his weight loss journey, and his unwavering support for sex workers.
Metal Priestesses — #2 — On the second episode of this new podcast, Kim McCauliffe of Girlschool joins the conversation to discover her relationship with Motorhead’s Lemmy, her Les Paul Goddess and the passing of Girlschool bandmate Kelly Johnson
The Mike Herrera Podcast — #321 — Nikola Sarcevic of Millencolin about pre/present/and post-pandemic life in Sweden, his beer company, Duckpond Brewing, his roots into music and punk rock, Millencolin’s upcoming itinerary, dealing with the music business in the modern day, and so much more.
Note to Scene — Pop Punk’s Unlikely Major Label Resurgence — This one’s a quickie! The episode discusses the sudden rise of fame for YouTube regulars, MGK, Yungblud, Jxdn, and others who ape the pop punk musical stylings of yore and cater them to the meta-modern ear.
One Life One Chance — #78 –Branden Steineckert of Rancid joins Toby for one of the longest episodes of the series to discuss his life and struggles as a young child in Utah and navigating Mormonism, losing a parent at a young age, enduring abuse and how learning music at a young age helped him survive and form positive mental affirmations to keep in striving for being and better things, roads that led him to both The Used and Rancid.
Punkanormal Podcast — #68 — On this bonus episode, Josh is joined by “Dr. Frank” Portman of Mr. T Experience. Topics covered include Portman’s young adult novels, covering songs he wrote for his own fictitious protagonist in the King Dork novels, MTX Forever and the non-competitive comparisons with The Queers.
Punk Lotto — Hang Ups by Goldfinger — SKAugust continues with a skank down memory lane to Goldfinger‘s 2nd album, 1997’s Hang Ups. Wrestling photographer Zia Hitley joins the pod to talk about the album and the ska-punk explosion led by Goldfinger’s John Feldmann.
The Punk Rock MBA — Why Does the Scene Hate Money? — Finn does a quick deep-dive into the toxic and self-defeating anti-success mentality that holds members of the scene back from making a living to avoid being called a sellout.
The Wasting Time Podcast — #48 — Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids stops by to discuss life during the pandemic, as well as TGUK and Matt’s other projects.
