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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Chris Demakes A Podcast — Ep. 14 — Chris brings in Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and Blink-182 to deep dive into the Alkaline Trio classic “Radio.” Matt explains the power of simplicity within the musicality and the depth of the lyrics, writing a song that went on to become a crowd favorite in fifteen minutes on the back porch of Atlas Studios and the timelessness of three-chords and a melody.
The First Ever Podcast — Tim Kasher — Host Jeremy Bolm (Touche Amore) is joined by the prolific Tim Kasher. Kasher discusses his resume of Omaha bands he has worked with including Cursive, The Good Life, The March Hares, Slowdown Virginia, and of course his solo work. Kasher talks about rumors Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) forming Saddle Creek Records as part of school project, working with Oberst as teenagers in Commander Venus, growing up in Omaha, the incestuous music community of the area and Kasher & Oberst technically sharing a record label with Creed.
No Dogs in Space — The Stooges, Live at Goose Lake — This minisode tells the story of The Stooges‘ infamous show at Goose Lake. Hosts Marcus and Carolina analyze the band’s full set and help paint the picture of what happened that night and what would eventually lead to Dave Alexander being kicked out of the band, thus changing the history of The Stooges forever.
On The Upbeat — Ep. 38 — After a two-week hiatus, the guys come back with an episode focused on the amazing world of ska covers as the duo give votes for their favorites. From the argument about whether Save Ferris‘ “Come on Eileen” cover is the most popular ska cover song, whether its important for people to know a song is a cover (Did you know The Specials covered “A Message to You (Rudy)?” because I didn’t) and showing off some obscure yet amazing covers (specifically Half Past Two‘s cover of The Killers‘ “Smile Like You Mean It”).
One Life One Chance with Toby Morse — Ep. 80 — Mike Bitton from Token Entry and Supertouch get down to business going into Mike’s healthy life choices; yoga, dieting and biking 100 miles every week. Mike discusses how he went from growing up in NYC, getting into and out of the drug game, shootouts and a move to the West Coast.
Punk Lotto — Suffer by Bad Religion — Andrew Verdecchio of Five Iron Frenzy joins the pod to discuss the year 1988 andBad Religion‘s seminal album Suffer.
Punk Rock Classrooms — PRC 08 — This week’s assignment is an interview with Danny Papa formerly of Element 101. Following the breakup of Element 101 and his subsequent tour as a temporary member of Further Seems Forever Danny became a K-12 Supervisor of Social Studies, Art, and Technology Education. Beyond the obvious conversation of how one goes from a touring musician to a school teacher and administrator, Danny also talks more about how he uses his touring experience on resumes, how stage shows prepared him for a classroom setting and of course the punk rock sentiment of “Do it for the kids” and actually getting into “Do it for the kids” in his new district position.
That One Time on Tour — Tim MacMillar of Protest the Hero shares stories from the road and talks about the band’s newest record Palimpsest.
The Punk Rock MBA — Joe Escalante — Co-founder of The Vandals and Kung Fu Records Joe Escalante has done so much throughout his career and its clear host Finn McKenty holds Escalante in extremely high regard. While the main pretense of the conversation may be the 25th anniversary rerelease of Live Fast, Diarrhea it doesn’t take long to evolve into even more. The pair get into all the different hats Escalante has worn, from self-proclaimed TV weasel to lawyer to radio host and label owner and how Escalante gladly took on all those career paths to avoid the entitled approach of many musicians.
The Smokin Word Podcast — Ep. 007 — Toby Morse of H2O is a guest on Madball bassist Hoya Roc’s pod to discuss their history together, their respect for hip-hop/hardcore crossovers like Method Man and Ice-T, and what they’ve been working on now.
This Was The Scene with Mike Doyle — Ep. 108 — Doyle skypes Cris “The Wix” Qualiana to discuss the formation of Hellcats Records, being hung up on while signing Dropkick Murphys and Tim Armstrong giving the belt off his pants.
Turned Out A Punk — This special episode is dedicated to the memory of Riley Gale of Power Trip who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. Hear from those he has influenced and touched over the years.
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
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