Stay ConnectedA New York Podcast hosted by George Reynolds and Sam Hoyos.
This is a podcast where these two musicians are on a mission to find out the philosophy behind how and why their guests do what they do. Guests include musicians, authors, comedians, actors and essentially anyone in the Arts community with a story to tell.
Kevin Caputo is a one man Army. Through relentless promotion of his musical project Stereo Assassin, hes gained an enormous following on social media in America and all over the world. We sat with Kevin to discuss how his operation works and to clear up some of the rumors that surround him because of his political views and how he handles people who troll him. Some of the highlights include: -His history in the legendary Disciplinary Action -His true feelings on Trump, Conservatism and politics -Past bands and affiliations with NYHC -Tips on growing and audience on Social Media -Hilarious stories of Kevins often rough-and-tumble life in Music -Clearing up some of the rumors behind his political views -The story behind his appearance on IMPRACTICAL JOKERS -His view on religion and being a "militant atheist" -How he explains his unique style of mixing Drum-n-bass and metal music -He explains the back storoes of some of the origins of some of his controversies with other DJs and misconceptions Here on IF I RULED THE WORLD, we like guests who aren't politically correct, are great storytellers and can have an honest dialogue with people of different viewpoints. Kevin was all three of these and more. We found him to be open, funny, honest and entertaining. https://open.spotify.com/artist/23l6n6h8R7x4dygTFHKZl4?si=eAM29a8AQL62ALcJEsDd8A https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/stereo-assassin/371341441 https://www.facebook.com/stereoassassin
We sat with Vinnie and his wife Laura in their apartment in Greenpoint brooklyn on a snowy monday evening to discuss his life in and around Music. Vinnie was soft spoken, polite and comfortable in his own skin as he shared his experiences in his more than 20 years of playing. Highlights include: -Relationship with Brandon Reilly -Doing Shows in his living room with Stage-it. -Speaking on how the Van Crash withTheMovieLife has affected how he tours. -What its like Playing Music full-time -Re-starting TheMovieLife -The difference between being in a band and playing solo -Evolution of playing acoustically -Growing up in the Long Island Hardcore Scene -His Love of V.O.D. (Vision of Disorder) -Playing in the original version of Head Automatica and why he left. -Breaking Straight Edge with Daryl Palumbo -Being detained at the Border with Maroon 5 -State of I am the Avalanche -Songwriting for different projects. -His foray into songwriting for other Artists -Vinnie explains song publishing -Working with Melissa Cross -Why you should never eat Hipster Popcorn(Artisan Mini Kernels) -Vinnie breaks down what "Emo Nite" is and why he has retired from doing it. https://www.facebook.com/themovielifeofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/vinniecaruana/ https://www.instagram.com/iamtheavalanchenyc/ -
"To be a proficient teacher, you constantly have to be ready to learn. " -Gavin Van Vlack We met up with our guest on a snowy Sunday morning at his gym, Physical Culture Collective in Bushwick, New York. Gavin fed us some strong Caveman coffee as well as stories and his inspiring philosophies on what, how and why he does what he does. Some of the highlights include: -The philosophy behind his gym, "Physical Culture Collective" -His writing Process -Why he left Burn many years ago -Tour stories with Chino and the Deftones -Growing up in the NYC punk/hardcore scene -working with Producer Martin Bisi -working w Producer Kurt Ballou -working w producer Joel Hamilton -Discovering martial arts in the 80s -Current projects and the state of DIE 116 and BURN -The best way to "Netflix and Chill" (seriously....) Gavin vacillates in between states of coaching and being coach-able, teaching and learning, performing and writing, producing and being produced. He does all of this and more and with a sense of urgency that is infectious. Join us for an interview that'll leave you inspired, interested, infected and urgently ready to get- your- shit- together all before your second cup of Caveman coffee. https://www.burnnyhc.com https://www.facebook.com/BurnNYHC/ https://www.instagram.com/burnnyhc/ https://www.instagram.com/gvvstrong/ https://www.instagram.com/physicalculturecollective/
We sat down with Tim Williams in the basement of his home in the Bronx, N.Y. Our purpose of this interview was to document two things; Tim's personal history in his bands and to gain an insight into his incredible and unique voice. Ever since he was a kid, Tim always wanted to be a singer. From singing Doors covers in the earlier days to screaming VOD songs in arenas and festivals all over the world, Tim has a unique and often surprising perspective on his life in music. Tim was generous with his time and storytelling as he detailed his role in his bands BLOOD SIMPLE and VISION OF DISORDER. He explained the history behind the signings, the tour stories and some of the reasons behind hiatuses, new records, new bands and the inevitable resurrection of V.O.D..... 2.0. Alot was covered in this interview. Some of the highlights include: -Recording with PHIL ANSELMO Touring on the first Ozzfest and Family Valus Tour. -Touring and tour stories w/SLAYER, MUDVAYNE, SICK OF IT ALL, MADBALL,PANTERA, LIFE OF AGONY, KORN -Being in Europe on 9/11 -Singing for and touring with ALICE IN CHAINS -Singing for and working with DUFFMCKAGAN (Guns &Roses) - Working w Vocal Instructors Don Lawrence, Ron Andersen and Melissa Cross. -Walking us through his experience recording with various producers such as Dave Sardy, Garth Richardson, Zeuss and Machine and the differences between them all. -Contrasting his different experiences on signing with GO-KART, SFT, ROADRUNNER , TVT and CANDLELIGHT In the more than 20 years of Tim being in successful touring acts, incredibly hes only been in 2 bands. But, it becomes clear that he's lived more than several life times compared to your average musician. In this incredible interview we get to hear about the highs, the lows , the hits, the misses, the good, the bad, the bliss and the devastation. "Into the brink, I will rise...." -Tim Williams https://www.facebook.com/VisionOfDisorder/
Chris Enriquez came out to Long Island on Black Friday and sat with us to do what he loves to do, talk shop with friends. If you dont know Chris then you'll quickly find out that "talking shop" means talking about music. This is a topic that he lives and breathes. From his long, impressive musical career to his current day job, hes immersed in music in a way that would exhaust most people, but its the fuel and the outlet that keeps our guest most happy and growing as a person. Chris shared some personal stories about being in ON THE MIGHT OF PRINCES and the changes in himself and his outlook on being in a band that came from his time in OTMOP. He spoke on the untimely death of their singer Jason Rosenthal and what exactly happened with the reunions and everything leading up to the point. We got a lot of great stories about him working at REVOLVER magazine and LOUDWIRE and what its like to work at Award shows, do Podcast Interviews and balance being on both sides of the music industry. Chrs fills us in on all of his past bands including Gracer and Villa Vina, as well as bringing us up to speed on his current projects, PRIMITIVE WEAPONS and SPOTLIGHTS. And of course we had to find out what it was like to tour with the DEFTONES and THE REFUSED. Wether its sitting behind the drums in SPOTLIGHTS, or sitting behind a mic interviewing DAVE MUSTAINE, Chris is the type of person we love around here, a genuinely great guy, with a shitload of great stories to tell. So, sit back, relax and enjoy this episode. And just think, whatever it is that you're doing right now, Chris Enriquez is most likely busier than you. https://www.instagram.com/powerchild/ https://www.instagram.com/spotlightsmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/hardtimesnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/twinsunsdeli/ https://www.instagram.com/revolvermag/ https://www.instagram.com/Primitive_Weapons/
Sitting in a closed ST, VITUS BAR, Arthur talks about the full spectrum of his life in music. The show starts with our guest speaking on how St. Vitus works as a "Live Music Venue" and also the beginnings and the philosophy behind NYC's best place to play. We get to hear about some of the incredible moments of their 7 year history including Rock-Star book signings, behind-the-scenes on the bookings and what its like to deal w the artists vs. their management. We hear stories about MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, THE DESCENDENTS and more. We even got the backstory of how it came to be that NIRVANA played a set at his venue at 2am after The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and what its like to keep that secret. Arthur continues to give us the details of playing in all of his bands from smaller independent bands such as MIND OVER MATTER and ERROR TYPE 11, to eventually get signed to a major label with INSTRUCTION. We get some highlights of what it was like playing with his musical hero Walter Schreifels ( QUICKSAND), in the short-lived WORLDS FASTEST CAR. Artie speaks on helping produce SILENT MAJORITY as well as other things hes done in the music industry outside of being in a band all while managing expectations. https://www.facebook.com/PrimitiveWeapons/ https://www.saintvitusbar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/automanipulation/
"Mimic and Revenge" is the theme that runs through this very first episode and interview with Daryl Palumbo. This was done in late 2016 with George Reynolds in a quiet living room in Selden, NY. Daryl talks about his inspirations, band dynamics w Justin Beck, favorite front-men, musical approaches and all while trying to balance the inevitable birth of a new baby and a new record. (Being that the interview is a little older, the baby has since been birthed...but we are still waiting on that new record Daryl..) Find out all of Glassjaw's information here https://glassjaw.merchdirect.com/
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