Collecting the past week’s podcasts of interest.
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101 Part Time Jobs — Ep. 39 and Ep. 40. — Giles Bidder talks with Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners about the road that lead him to the band including meeting two of his band mates in Kindergarten and how that blossomed into an 18 year friendship both in and outside of music, the high costs of starting and maintaining a band, life on Fat Wreck Chords, and Chris’ work with Cut Loose Merch and the importance of maintaining independent record stores in Canada. On Ep. 40, Giles speaks with Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs about his surprising early career which included playing first division baseball to working as an assistant to a Hollywood screenwriter/director, solidifying tour routines, and what it’s like to have your music considered a commodity and the hard decisions bands are forced to make both early on and how it doesn’t necessarily get any easier once established.
Chris DeMakes a Podcast — Ep. 10 — Ryan Key of Yellowcard joins Chris to talk about their 2003 mega hit “Ocean Avenue,” surprising Chris with the story of how the song, is not actually a love song and about the band’s move to California. Key details the full experience from the song’s opening riffs to his struggling to finish the song’s ever-so catchy chorus, how working with producers had totally changed how Ryan’s approach to songwriting, and what it’s like to go from garage band to being everywhere on the radio overnight.
The Mike Herrera Podcast — Ep. 319 — Fueled by Ramen & Paper + Plastick co-founder, original member and primary lyricist of Less than Jake, and all around punk rock-trepreneur Vinnie Fiorello joins Mike to discuss nearly everything he’s had his hands on since the early 2000s, including the story behind the major label acquisition of Fueled by Ramen which would launch the careers of bands like Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, and Panic! At the Disco. Vinnie touches on growing up in Gainesville with Chris DeMakes of Less than Jake and what life’s been like since leaving the band, his toy company, his tattoo shop, and his comic book and children’s books endeavors.
That One Time On Tour – Ep. 117– Frank Turner talks with Chris Swinney about the current COVID situation in the UK, what effect the pandemic had on plans for 2020 including a tour that was cancelled, and what it’s like to reestablish routines in order to not lose focus. Frank discusses his approach to tackling the NOFX songs he covered for the brand new split release West Coast vs. Wessex (out now on Fat Wreck) and the process behind choosing the songs and putting his spin on it. Chris plays tracks from Frank’s earlier band Million Dead, the current Frank Turner ensemble, and NOFX.
