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In the Spotlight - Season 3 - Ep. 5 with Trashed Ambulance - A Powered By Rock Podcast Short Aug 19, 2022

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Hey there, it’s Isaac from Powered By Rock here to bring Josh and Ozone from Trashed Ambulance into the spotlight for a few minutes, and make them sweat with some on-the-spot questions.

Welcome, guys. Are you ready to be put in the spotlight?

1 - Canada is known for its ice-based sports like hockey and curling. Punk music is known for its heavy influence on skateboarding, even creating a genre called “skate punk.” So, I have to ask you guys, have you guys ever thought of becoming the first ice-skate punk band?

2 - As born and bred Canadians, I am sure you take some pride in some of the food delicacies of The Great White North. So, I am going to offer you a bit of a “fuck, marry, kill” scenario for food. Your three choices are Poutine, Donuts, and Caesars. What are you fucking, marrying and killing in that scenario?

3 - If Canada was going to go to have a civil war, I imagine it emphasizing the CIVIL part. So, as polite Canadians, how would the rest of Canada handle the CIVIL War with the Quebecois separatists?

4 - Other than punk music influences, what bands did you guys listen to growing up that shaped your musical tastes and style?

5 - Ozone, this question is for you, how has climate change affected your abilities to play punk music since scientists suggest that you will soon be depleted?

6 - If you could put together the greatest band solely created from Canadians, who would be in the band?

I want to thank Josh and Ozone for stepping In the Spotlight and answering these hot seat questions.

Make sure to go to the show notes below this episode for links to the music and watch our full podcast interview as well!

Rock on!

Full Podcast Interview: https://linktr.ee/PoweredbyRock

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Trashed Ambulance's Links: https://linktr.ee/trashedambulance

Season 3 - Ep. 5 - Canadian Punks Trashed Ambulance Talk About New Album and Their Sonic Evolution Aug 15, 2022

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Today we are going to be speaking with the Canadian punk rock band Trashed Ambulance today.

These guys just put out their third full-length album Future Considerations after releasing 2 EP’s and 2 LP’s since 2014. This one is much different in my opinion for many reasons that we will get into, but suffice it to say, I absolutely love the album, and I wanted to bring Josh and Ozone onto the show today to talk about the band, the music and whatever else these polite Canadian gentlemen want to discuss.

We’ll get the sap straight from the maple tree right after this!

Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Trashed Ambulance's Links: https://linktr.ee/trashedambulance

Make sure to Check Out Trashed Ambulance's Recommendations: Bring on the Storm, The Morons, Sessions, Strike Again

In the Spotlight - Season 3 - Ep. 4 with Charlie Whittle from Breaklights - A Powered By Rock Podcast Short Aug 12, 2022

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Hey there, it’s Isaac from Powered By Rock here to bring Charlie Whittle from the Austin-based punk band Breaklights into the spotlight for a few minutes, and make him sweat with some on-the-spot questions.

Welcome, Charlie. Are you ready to be put in the spotlight?

1 - What was the first song or album you heard where you thought, “I need to start playing music now?”

2 - Do you have a favorite lyric from a song or one that you can think of that is something you think of as good life advice?

3 - You're from Austin, what do you think is better there, the BBQ or the tacos? And why does Austin think their tacos are so good?

4 - The band is about 6 years old now. What do you foresee another 6 years down the road?

5 - Imagine that there are advanced lifeforms in the universe that also play stringed instruments like we do. What crazy technique do you think they would have invented that would blow your mind upon them playing a bass or guitar in front of you?

I want to thank you, Andrew, for stepping In the Spotlight and answering these hot seat questions.

Make sure to go to the show notes below this episode for links to the music and watch our full podcast interview as well!

Rock on!

Full Podcast Interview: https://linktr.ee/PoweredbyRock

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Breaklights' Links: https://linktr.ee/breaklights

In the Spotlight - Season 3 - Ep. 3 with Eric Hausser from Counterpunch - A Powered By Rock Podcast Short Aug 12, 2022

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Hey there, it’s Isaac from Powered By Rock here to bring Eric Hausser from the Chicago-based punk band Counterpunch into the spotlight for a few minutes, and make him sweat with some on-the-spot questions.

Welcome, Eric. Are you ready to be put in the spotlight?

1 - I am pretty sure you are about my age, and as such, you probably remember the claymation Celebrity Death Matches on MTV back in the day. If you could pick two real life celebrities for a death match knowing that at least one was going to die, who would you pick and why?

2 - What is the one thing you miss from the quarantine lockdown?

3 - As a Chicago guy, are you ready to jump in on the great pizza debate and say once and for all that Chicago has the best pizza? If so, what’s the best kind of pie and best pie shop in Chi-town?

4 - What was the best thing and worst thing that ever happened to you at a show or while on tour?

5 - If you could either write a song FOR another artist or co-write a song WITH another artist, who would be your dream collaboration?

I want to thank you, Eric, for stepping In the Spotlight and answering these hot seat questions.

Make sure to go to the show notes below this episode for links to the music and watch our full podcast interview as well!

Rock on!

Full Podcast Interview: https://linktr.ee/PoweredbyRock

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Counterpunch's Links

Rewire available on Thousand Islands Records: https://thousandislandsrecords.com/product-category/counterpunch/

Counterpunch Website: https://www.counterpunchrock.com/

Counterpunch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counterpunchrock/

Counterpunch on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/counterpunchrok

Counterpunch on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/counterpunchrok

Counterpunch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Counterpunchrock

Season 3 - Ep. 4 - Breaking Down Punk Rock Band Breaklights's New Album Wind Down Aug 08, 2022

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Today we are going to be speaking with Charlie Whittle of the Austin, Texas punk rock band Breaklights today.

Breaklights just put out their debut album Wind Down after releasing 2 EP’s over the past few years and playing together. It’s a really rad album that has an old-school pop-punk sound.

After loving the music and chatting a bit with Charlie, I figured I may as well bring the man on for a full conversation to get the low down on the band and see what’s going on with Breaklights!

That’s what I aim to find out right after this!

Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Breaklights' Links: https://linktr.ee/breaklights

Make sure to Check Out Breaklights's Recommendations: Dan Vapid & The Cheats

Season 3 - Ep. 3 - Counterpunch's Long Punk Journey and Their New Album Rewire Aug 08, 2022

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Today we are going to be speaking with Eric Hausser from the punk band Counterpunch.

Counterpunch has been around the skate punk scene since about 2006, and they released their 4th studio album Rewire in June 2022 after an extended break of about 8 years since their last release.

I thoroughly enjoyed the new album, and I wanted to dig into it and other great conversations with Eric about Counterpunch and find out how the 8 year gap shaped the new songs.

We’ll dig into Eric’s brain like a neurosurgeon right after this.

Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Counterpunch's Links

Rewire available on Thousand Islands Records: https://thousandislandsrecords.com/product-category/counterpunch/

Counterpunch Website: https://www.counterpunchrock.com/

Counterpunch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counterpunchrock/

Counterpunch on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/counterpunchrok

Counterpunch on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/counterpunchrok

Counterpunch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Counterpunchrock

Make sure to check out Counterpunch's Recommendations: Pulley, A Wilhelm Scream

In the Spotlight - Season 3 - Ep. 2 with Andrew Patrick of The Carolyn - A Powered By Rock Podcast Short Aug 05, 2022

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Hey there, it’s Isaac from Powered By Rock here to bring Andrew Patrick from The Carolyn into the spotlight for a few minutes, and make him sweat with some on-the-spot questions.

Welcome, Andrew. Are you ready to be put in the spotlight?

1 - What are 3 of your favorite bands right now? - Okay, now gun to your head, you have to stop listening to one of them forever, which one are you cutting out?

2 - Your music is often on the punk side with an emo style, did you ever play in different styles before eventually landing on this style? Or was this the go to genre since day one?

3 - Being from Atlanta, do you have a favorite waffle house or go-to comfort food in general? And do you like peaches?

4 - What’s been your favorite part of being in The Carolyn so far?

5 - What’s the worst part about being in a rock band so far?

I want to thank you, Andrew, for stepping In the Spotlight and answering these hot seat questions.

Make sure to go to the show notes below this episode for links to the music and watch our full podcast interview as well!

Rock on!

Full Podcast Interview: https://linktr.ee/PoweredbyRock

Donate to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

The Carolyn's Links: koji.to/thecarolyn

In the Spotlight - Season 3 - Ep. 1 with Chris Ballew - A Powered By Rock Podcast Short Aug 05, 2022

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Hey there, it’s Isaac from Powered By Rock here to bring Chris Ballew into the spotlight for a few minutes, and make them sweat with some on-the-spot questions.

Welcome, guys. Are you ready to be put in the spotlight?

1 - For those who don’t know, you had a pretty successful 19-album run as a children’s song performer known as Caspar Babypants. I always thought it would be cool if The Presidents had like a kids show where your songs were animated and stories were built around them. Have you ever considered actually doing a children’s television show?

2 - You covered the song “Cleveland Rocks” for the theme song for The Drew Carey show. Looking back, that show had a really stacked cast of funny people. Did you ever watch the show, and if so, who was your favorite character or actor from the show?

I am personally a fan of Dietrich Bader (aka Oswald) in anything and Ryan Stiles (aka Lewis) is also a legend

3 - What were some of your favorite bands from back in the 90’s?

4 - It seems from what you have mentioned in interviews in the past, that you have never really enjoyed touring, but I remember you played a show for MTV at Mount Rushmore for President’s Day in 1996. Other than it being South Dakota in February, I always thought that was super rad. What was your favorite gig that you ever played?

5 - You are a self-described minimalist who has a lot of spirituality through the teachings of Ram Dass. What do you make of humans place in the cosmos - why are we all here?

I want to thank Chris Ballew for stepping In the Spotlight and answering these hot seat questions.

Make sure to go to the show notes below this episode for links to the music and watch our full podcast interview as well!

Rock on!

Please consider donating to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Go check out ALL of Chris Ballew's music (except PUSA) at www.chrisballew.org

Chris Ballew on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JPSt71D5tANogYpzaVOrb

Chris Ballew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeowtPi90koOUtD5-Sz66Dg

Caspar Babypants: https://babypantsmusic.com/home

Season 3 - Ep. 2 - The Carolyn Talk About New Album, German Tour and First Time at Fest Aug 01, 2022

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Today, I am going to be speaking with Andrew Patrick of the Atlanta-based punk/emo rock band, The Carolyn.

The Carolyn have put out an EP in 2016 titled Keepsake, and 2 full length albums including their brand new album Rhythm of My Own Decay which was just released in June of 2022.

I have been jamming to it for months now, and Andrew has come on to talk about all things The Carolyn.

We will find out more about what’s cooking with these rocking dudes right after this!

Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

The Carolyn Links: https://withkoji.com/@thecarolyn

Rhythm of My Own Decay on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/34FSTXUhz8nZR8se1Mdaat?si=i-qNGIK9TTujTSBLovu7zg&nd=1

Rhythm of My Own Decay U.S. Vinyl Link: https://www.59xrecords.com/products/rhythmofmyowndecay

Rhythm of My Own Decay E.U. Vinyl Link: https://gunnerrecords.com/produkt/the-carolyn-rhythm-of-my-own-decay-lpmp3/

Season 3 - Ep. 1 - Former Presidents Of The USA Singer Chris Ballew Talks About His New Solo Career And More Aug 01, 2022

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I am going to be speaking with the an alternative rock legend, a Seattle icon, formerly of the band The Presidents of the United States of America, the man himself, Chris Ballew.

This is one bad man when it comes to the world of rock n roll with multiple hit tracks, a multi-platinum record, and about 50 albums attributed to him over the last 30 years. That’s almost two albums a year for 30 years.

I am endlessly fascinated by Chris, and I can’t wait to discuss everything from his newest solo albums to his second career as a children’s song creator to…well, whatever the hell he wants to talk about, because I am here to listen to it all.

We’ll crack the egg of his knowledge and drink the musical yolk right after this!

Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters

Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper

Please consider donating to keep the Powered By Rock Podcast alive and well: https://anchor.fm/poweredbyrock

Go check out ALL of Chris Ballew's music (except PUSA) at www.chrisballew.org

Chris Ballew on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JPSt71D5tANogYpzaVOrb

Chris Ballew on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeowtPi90koOUtD5-Sz66Dg

Caspar Babypants: https://babypantsmusic.com/home

Chris Ballew's Musical Recommendations: Marlo Mudd, Junip, Spacemen 3, Loop, Moon Duo, The Stooges, Jose Gonzalez