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#031 - Drum Circles? Mar 24, 2025

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Another short one! This time we gain Nate but lose Lou, Nate shares his magical moment with Tyler the Creator in San Diego, and we take voicemails and contemplate joining drum circles after hearing a special message from Ben's sister.

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#030 - Connor Denis (Beartooth) Mar 17, 2025

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We bond with Connor over being Floridians, Nick Cannon is solely responsible for Connor’s drumming career, he explains the dynamics of playing in Beartooth and with pyro, getting drum lessons from Aaron Gillespie of Underoath, thriving on drum solos, his Three Levels of On-Stage Mistakes (copyright pending), why you only need one type of crash cymbal, and regrettably having a 20” floor tom.

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#029 - Short and Sweet? Mar 10, 2025

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We catch Nate for a couple minutes while he's on tour and then we lose him to poor reception (sponsored by a telecom provider?), Ben and Reed panic and bring in Lou to keep the energy up, and then chaos ensues.

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#028 - Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) Mar 03, 2025

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Another singer! We talk to Adam about being a gearhead, his prized Wurlitzer collection, implementing vocal pedals, moving from North Carolina to join Taking Back Sunday as their bassist(!), finding confidence in becoming the lead singer, Nate thought Adam was cool AF with a shaved head and cigarette, Adam discusses making music with Ben in Fucking Whatever and the creative freedom that side projects can bring, he talks about Fred Mascherino joining Taking Back Sunday on stage for the first time in 17 years, and we consider staging group cry sessions.

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#027 - Living In A Band Van Down By The River? Feb 24, 2025

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Buckle up! We share plenty of stories about the beloved band van, we answer listener voicemails, Lou delivers with an extended "A Lil' Lou'll Do Ya" segment on why we should go on a cruise and buy Everclear merch out of pity, and Lou and Ben recount their magical evening with Eddie Vedder.

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#026 - Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) Feb 17, 2025

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Our first metal drummer! We go deep with Matt to discuss his home practice space, drum teaching and his new Double Bass Master Class (coming soon!), Nate and Reed bond with Matt about being homeschoolers and share stories about when they met him, Matt shares his childhood epiphany about playing drums, his method for removing mental blocks, writing drum parts and recording, he describes his signature Zildjian blast bell, playing double bass at church, growing up on a farm, and he shares his perspective in watching Nate impale his eye with a drumstick live.

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#025 - Hey DJ! Play Our Songs? Feb 10, 2025

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We look back at our respective catalogues and pick the songs/drum parts we are proud of, we consider self-editing and self-awareness, Reed talks about being a competitive gymnast, the pressure of performing solo, and how it can relate to drumming, we fear playing drum parts not written by drummers, we consider the endless hustle of the music industry, and we close with "A Lil' Lou'll Do Ya."

To hear some of the songs mentioned on this episode go to: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4B7uXj7KNQjYin6oa1Sctt?si=HAt0vXa4SECp13dPwvzHjw

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#024 - Josh Wills (Story Of The Year) Feb 03, 2025

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Back to drummers! We babble with Josh Wills about how Story Of The Year got their start and their career ever since, his early days as an air drummer, the golden age of limitless drum customization, Josh has known Nate since he was a wee lad, we never feel like the best drummer on any tour, John Feldmann tried to kick Josh out of the band, and we consider using catheters until the day we die (get it?) to save time on bathroom breaks.

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#023 - We Don't Have a Problem? Jan 27, 2025

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This week we talk about the wonders of non-alcoholic beer, cursing, subtitles, spinnin' on the Zyn, the placebo effect, teaching drums, Nate wants to use two sets of hi-hats, Zach Bryan is a fan of Reed’s old band Tallhart, we beg for any sponsors we can get, then we take voicemails and debut our new segment, “A Little Lou’ll Do Ya” with Louis DeFabrizio.

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#022 - Matty Mullins (Anberlin, Memphis May Fire) Jan 20, 2025

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Our first guest singer! We chat with Matty Mullins about being organized on and off the road, the pursuit of not waking up to Rick and Morty in the front bus lounge, mental health and sobriety, shopping at Ross and expressing your style, how he went from falling in love at an Anberlin show to eventually becoming their new lead singer, why Christians hate the new Anberlin, and he makes a case to go broke for pyro.

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