The Powered By Rock Podcast

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"I Love That For You" broadcast with direct consent from Record Year

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Checkout Brian's Recommendations - Microwave, PUP, Hot Mulligan

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00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Segment 1 - Talking with Brian Gonzalez of Record Year about new music and formation and evolution of the band

20:45 - "I Love That For You" by Record Year

23:22 - Reverend Guitars

24:15 - diyrockcareer.com

24:47 - Segment 2 - What are Record Year's plans for 2023 and beyond?

35:18 - Outro

Seas. 4 - Ep. 14 - Fronting Punk Rock Supergroup Fire Sale & Tips On a Music Career with Pedro Aida Jun 05, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock podcast where I am going to be speaking with Pedro Aida of the supergroup punk band Fire Sale.

Fire Sale may be a pretty new band, but the members of the band are anything but punk rock newbs.

The band consists of Matt Riddle of Face to Face, Pulley and No Use For A Name fame, Chris Swinney formerly of The Ataris, Matt Morris and Pedro Aida from Ann Beretta.

I have the privilege and honor of speaking with Pedro who is the lead vocalist for Fire Sale today to talk about the new 2-song EP they just released and to talk about some of the inner workings of working in a punk band these days.

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"A Fool's Errand" broadcast with direct consent from Fire Sale

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Checkout Pedro's recommendation - Crooked Teeth

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00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Segment 1 - Pedro Aida from Fire Sale talks about how the band formed and became a "supergroup" with Matt Riddle, Chris Swinney and other members to start and how the music is created from across the country

28:46 - "A Fool's Errand" by Fire Sale

31:23 - Segment 2 - Pedro Aida from Fire Sale steps into the hot seat to answer questions about his favorite Face to Face albums, crazy rock memories, and who he would put on his Mount Rushmore of Musicians

51:32 - Reverend Guitars

52:25 - diyrockcareer.com

52:58 - Segment 3 - What's on the horizon for Fire Sale and Pedro - tour news, shows, etc...plus some music recommendations

58:48 - Outro

Seas. 4 - Ep. 13 - DIY Rock Career Part 1 - WHY Do You Want to Be a Successful Musician? May 29, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock Podcast!

Today I wanted to block off some time to speak directly to the musicians that listen to the podcast, and use my background in business to help give some good advice on what TO DO and what NOT TO DO in the music industry.

This is going to be part of an ongoing series of topics inspired by my desire to help musicians make money from their music without having to sell their souls to a record label or get screwed over.

This is the DIY Rock Career methodology. You create your own career with your own terms to profit off of yourself and your own work while building a loving, supportive fan base along the way.

These episodes will still be interesting to any of you who are NOT musicians listening as well, because a lot of the concepts I talk about today can not only be applied to music, but to pretty much any business, any career or just to your everyday lifestyle.

In today’s episode, I want to spend some time talking about the topic Why Do You Want to Pursuit a Career in Music?, and how you, as a musician, can apply these ideas to your music career right now to help make progress towards the end goal of making a living from your music without having to work a day job.

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00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Segment 1 - Answering the question of WHY you want to have a career as a musician

20:55 - Reverend Guitars

21:48 - diyrockcareer.com

22:21 - Take action and create your own WHY so you will be committed to your goal

25:55 - Outro

Seas. 4 - Ep. 12 - Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket on How Their Release Cycle Creates Longevity May 22, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock podcast where I am going to be speaking with Ray Carlisle of the sickest punk band around Teenage Bottlerocket.

Teenage Bottlerocket is one of the most well known post-90’s punk bands with 9 full-length albums released since 2003 along with a few EP’s, a live album, a handful of splits and many appearances on compilations over the years all while touring extensively for most of the last 2 decades.

They were actually the first band I saw live post-COVID as well. They are the epitome of punk rock in almost every sense of the word, and I am excited to hear more from Ray about what they have coming up with all the tours that are following a brand new EP that was just released entitled “So Dumb” (also known as “So Dumb/So Stoked”) on top of all the cool stuff they have accomplished over the years.

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"So Dumb" broadcast with direct consent from Teenage Bottlerocket

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Checkout Ray's recommendations - Banner Pilot, Bricheros, Flight Kamikaze, Shock Troopers, The Shiverz, Spliff Tank, and Nobodys

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00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Segment 1 - Ray Carlisle from Teenage Bottlerocket talks about their longevity, leaving a legacy, and their new EP "So Dumb/So Stoked"

23:54 - "So Dumb" by Teenage Bottlerocket

26:35 - Segment 2 - Ray Carlisle steps into the hot seat to answer questions about delicious food from Taco John's, his favorite Midwest punk band and more

36:59 - diyrockcareer.com

38:25 - Segment 3 - What's on the horizon for Teenage Bottlerocket - tour news, shows, etc...plus some music recommendations

46:44 - Outro

Seas. 4 - Ep. 11 - Fat Heaven Are The Champions of Failure, But They Keep Rocking on with Trash Life May 15, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock podcast where I am going to be speaking with the New York punk band Fat Heaven today.

Fat Heaven has just released their third full-length album called Trash Life, and it has some absolute bangers on the album including their first single from the album “Quarter Life Crisis,” and my personal favorite track from the album, “Miracle.”

The music, much like the band seems destined not to take itself too seriously and create fun, anthemic punk rock music with a New York state of mind.

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"Quarter Life Crisis" broadcast with direct consent from Fat Heaven

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Checkout Fat Heaven's recommendations - Codefendants, Waax, Rocket from the Crypt

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00:00 - Intro

00:44 - Segment 1 - Fat Heaven talks about their new album Trash Life, being a band for a decade, and how mistakes fuel their band

28:18 - "Quarter Life Crisis" by Fat Heaven

30:49 - Segment 2 - Fat Heaven gets the spotlight treatment and answers some interesting questions including where's the best pizza and who wins in a fight between band members

43:06 - Reverend Guitars

43:58 - diyrockcareer.com

44:31 - Segment 3 - What's on the horizon for Fat Heaven - tour news, shows, etc...plus some music recommendations

52:38 - Outro

Season 4 - Ep. 10 - Indie Spotlight - Vegas Rock Band Elephante King and Rock Writer Karina Selvig May 08, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock Podcast!

I am excited because today, we have TWO incredible guests on our show as part of our Indie Spotlight series which will be a recurring feature at The Powered By Rock Podcast.

First up, I will be speaking to the Las Vegas based rock band Elephante King about their music, their live performances and some other interesting questions.

You will also get to hear a song from them before the end of our segment.

After that, I will be speaking with Denmark’s own Karina Selvig who is a writer for Dying Scene, Rockfreaks.net, and New Noise Magazine as well as recently becoming a co-host over at Punk Rock Radar.

So, make sure to stick around until the end, because both guests are fantastic.

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"GOAT" broadcast with direct consent from Elephante King

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Checkout Elephante King's recommendations - Pure Sport, Post NC, White Noise

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Checkout Karina's recommendations - Martha, Topsy Turvy's, Belvedere, Water Parks, Pup, Forever Unclean, The Sewer Cats, Mannequin Pussy, Samia

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00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Segment 1 - Vegas-based rock band Elephante King talks about their band chemistry

29:24 - Reverend Guitars

30:17 - Segment 2 - Elephante King talks about their favorite Vegas bands, and their songs "Murder" and "GOAT"

47:59 - "GOAT" by Elephante King

50:05 - diyrockcareer.com

50:38 - Segment 3 - Danish rock journalist Karina Rae Selvig joins the show to talk about her journey and perpsective on rock music these days

1:30:22 - Outro

Season 4 - Ep. 9 - Indie Spotlight - San Diego Rock Band Nights Like Thieves and Alabama's Homebody May 01, 2023

Show notes

Welcome to the Powered By Rock Podcast!

I am excited because today, we have TWO incredible guests on our show as part of our Indie Spotlight series which will be a recurring feature at The Powered By Rock Podcast.

First up, I will be speaking to the San Diego based rock band Nights Like Thieves about their music, their new lineup, and so how much longer it will take before Mario is phased out of the band completely..

You will also get to hear a song from them before the end of our segment.

After that, I will be speaking with a kick ass rock band from Tuscaloosa, Alabama called Homebody who are really, really good, and both bands are within each other’s wheelhouse too. So, if you like either band on the show today, you’ll probably like the other as well.

Get up and get ready, because here we go!

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"This Is My War" broadcast with direct consent from Nights Like Thieves

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"Hindsight" broadcast with direct consent from Homebody

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Checkout Homebody's recommendations - Qualifier, Penny Circus, Odd Polly, Carver Commodore

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00:00 - Intro

01:30 - Segment 1 - Nights Like Thieves talks about their new lineup with newly added singer Angel Flores and how some of the songs are being redone with his vocals

18:48 - EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE - "This Is My War" by Nights Like Thieves

22:22 - Segment 2 - Nights Like Thieves talks about who wins in a fight, what they love and hate, why can't Mario speak Spanish and what they have coming up this year

40:52 - Reverend Guitars

41:45 - diyrockcareer.com

42:17 - Segment 3 - Homebody talks about how they got together during COVID to create the band and new music, and how their newest song "Hindsight" differs from their previous body of work

55:25 - "Hindsight" by Homebody

59:07 - Segment 4 - What's on the horizon for Homebody in 2023 and how will the sound of the band be heading in the direction of "Hindsight"

01:17:19 - Outro

Seas. 4 - Ep. 8 - The World's Greatest Punk Interview with Sam King of Get Dead and Codefendants Apr 24, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock podcast where I am going to be speaking with one of the coolest guys in the punk rock scene in Sam King of Get Dead and the newly created genre-blending punk/hip-hop project Codefendants today.

Get Dead has evolved from an acoustic punk rock band to a more uptempo sound over the last couple of albums sort of like layering some Rancid on top of Social Distortion, in my own opinion, but in the process making something totally new and incredibly hyperactive in a live setting.

Over the last couple of years, Sam also got linked up with Ceschi (Chess-key) Ramos after helping to raise funds to release him from prison and the friendship turned into the new hip-hop/punk sounding style that is labeled “Crime Wave” to form the Codefendants with Fat Mike of NOFX rounding out the lineup.

I am super pumped to talk to Sam today about all of this and more, because he is one of the single most interesting people in the punk scene today.

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"Suicide By Pigs" broadcast with direct consent from Codefendants

Get Dead's Links:

Website - https://www.getdeadmusic.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getdeadmusic/
Facebook - https://facebook.com/getdeadband

Codefendants' Links: https://linktr.ee/codefendants_legal_fund

Checkout Sam's recommendations - Ceschi Ramos, Prof, Oliver Tree, The Mountain Goats, Surf Curse, Goth Babe, AJJ

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00:00 - Intro

01:30 - Segment 1 - Sam talks about Get Dead's music, the forming of Codefendants, working with Indecline, and all the awesome tangents that come up

40:03 - Reverend Guitars

40:55 - Segment 2 - Putting Sam King into the spotlight with some hot seat questions

01:08:19 - "Suicide By Pigs" by Codefendants

01:11:35 - diyrockcareer.com

01:12:07 - Segment 3 - What's on the horizon in 2023 for Codefendants and Get Dead?

01:25:20 - Outro

Season 4 - Ep. 7 - Indie Spotlight - Vegas-based Indie Rock Acts SECOS & Wyatt and the Ashes Apr 17, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock Podcast! I am excited because today, we have TWO incredible guests on our show as part of our Indie Spotlight series which will be a recurring feature at The Powered By Rock Podcast.

First up, I will be speaking to the Las Vegas based rock band SECOS about their music, their live performances and some other interesting questions.

You will also get to hear a song from them before the end of our segment.

After that, I will be speaking with AJ Wyatt of the local Vegas rock act Wyatt and the Ashes to talk about his new music and getting a full band together to play shows again. Stick around to check out both awesome guests.

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"I Wish You Had More Friends" broadcast with direct consent from SECOS

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Checkout SECOS' recommendations - The Dollheads, Los Emptys, Desert Island Boys, Sani Bronco, White Noise

"86 Me" broadcast with direct consent from Wyatt and the Ashes

Wyatt and the Ashes' Links:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wyattandtheashes/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5I3B1nwKjzzrL4DN8AIht5

Checkout AJ's recommendations - Robert Stokes, Detective Frog, Trash Animals

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00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Segment 1 - Las Vegas indie rock band SECOS talks about their music and playing shows as a local Vegas band

32:25 - "I Wish You Had More Friends" by SECOS music video

35:45 - Reverend Guitars

36:38 - Segment 2 - Vegas rocker AJ Wyatt from Wyatt and the Ashes talks about having a diversified sound and the rollercoaster of keeping band members active

57:40 - "86 Me" by Wyatt and the Ashes

01:01:12 - Segment 3 - AJ Wyatt talks about the meaning behind the song "86 Me" and what is coming up for the band

01:08:439 - Outro and thanks

Season 4 - Ep. 6 - Indie Spotlight - NYC Rock Band Warn The Duke and Texas Punk Band New Ends Apr 10, 2023

Show notes

Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock Podcast!

Today’s episode is featuring two of the raddest bands that you may have not heard of right now, and I am excited to bring them both on the show.

First up, I will be speaking to the New York rock band Warn The Duke about their fantastic new album All That’s Solid and what else is in store for the band this year.

After that, I will be speaking with the Corpus Christi band New Ends as well to talk about their awesome album from last year Everything’s Better and their new music as well.

I am pumped that I get to talk to both of these bands today, because they are great.

So stay tuned for both. You won’t regret it.

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"Anniversaries" broadcast with direct consent from Warn The Duke

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"Punch Drunk" broadcast with direct consent from New Ends

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