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Season 6 Ep. #11 - Pile - Rick Maguire Feb 08, 2024

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Boston legend Rick Maguire has been writing and recording music under PILE for nearly two decades now. With the projects '07 debut entitled "Demonstrated" initiating Maguire's distinctive career, the musician has gone on to to release an outstanding body of work with titles such as "Dripping", "Magic Isn't Real", "A Hairshirt of Purpose", "Green and Gray" and 2024's "Hot Air Balloon - EP". On this episode of the podcast we explore Maguire's youth and how he got into music, Weezer's "Blue Album", recording PILE's groundbreaking "Dripping" on Exploding in Sound, touring with the band as well as solo, Nashville and back to Boston, Covid, 2024's plans and much more.

Season 6 Ep. 10 - Wand - Cory Hanson Feb 02, 2024

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Born and raised in Pasadena, CA, Hanson grew up with a very influential mother, who is also a songwriter, making this the perfect base for a career in music himself in the years to come. With the growing skateboard scene at the time, Hanson soon found himself gravitating towards the arts and the creative individualism that comes with the territory. He would later go on to form Wand, releasing titles such as the band's 2014 debut "Ganglion Reef", "1000 Days", "Perfume" and "Spiders in the Rain". In 2016 Hanson released his solo debut "The Unborn Capitalist From Limbo" and has since released two more albums with 2023's "Western Cum" putting a particularly interesting light on the musician. Hanson, along with Wand, have a very productive year planned as they gear for a tour with the legendary RHCP, which Hanson says is just insane to fathom. I have no doubt the guys are working on new material and have something up their sleeves. Enjoy!

Season 6 Ep. 9 - Iceage - Elias Bender Rønnenfelt Jan 26, 2024

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Born and raised in Coppenhagen, Ronnenfelt grew up with his classmates and future bandmates of Iceage before setting out on a music journey that has since launched an incredible career dating back to 2008. On this episode we explore Ronnenfelt's youth and early infleuences, the 2006 riots in Ungdomshuset, traveling the world at an early age as well as an early stage in the band, releasing groundbreaking albums such as "New Brigade", "You're Nothing", 2018's "Beyondless", the 10th anniversary of 2014's "Plowing Into The Field of Love", his recent book "Sunken Heights" on Anthology/Mexican Summer and much much more.

Season 6 Ep. #8 - F.J. McMahon Jan 19, 2024

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Born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA, McMahon immediately fell in love with music once Elivs. hit the scene and years before The Beatles and the rest of the British Invasion took over the world. Having played in bands during his school days, McMahon, like most men in our country during this time, were afriad of being drafted into the Vietnam war, so McMahon inlisted in the Air Force. Stationed in San Fran, McMahon saw the greats of his generation during their humble beginings and quickly realized somethig deepley spiritual was taken place in America. Having spent 11 months in Asia, it wasn't until his return to the states that he felt lost and isolated from his community. Thus the dawn of his legendary album, "Spirit of the Golden Juice". Recorded live in studio in 1969, McMahon shopped his record all over town for the next couple of years before realizing that a career in music wasn't in the cards. Nearly 50 years, his legacy and audience has only grown and now McMahon is a legend among legends and celebrated all over the world.

Season 6 Ep. #7 - The Bevis Frond - Nick Saloman Jan 11, 2024

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Born and raised in the UK, Nick Saloman saw the rising influence of the psychedelic movement first hand and it forever changed his life. Having first formed a variation of The Bevis Frond back in '68 called "The Bevis Frond Musuem", Saloman was in the middle of one of the most influential times in music and was eager to be a part of it all. Influenced by groups such as The Pretty Things/Twink and The Creation, Saloman would later form his long-lasting legacy of music under the now revised titled, The Bevis Frond in the 1980s. Since then he has released a prolific body of work and more recently a new LP on Fire Records entitled "Focus on Nature" out March 1st.

Season 6 Ep. #6 - Rain Phoenix Dec 08, 2023

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This week's episode of the podcast is a great pleasure to share. The very talented and incredibly inspiring Rain Phoenix is our guest this week. A prolific artist, founder and host of the Launch Left podcast and musician in bands suchs as Aleka's Attic with late brother River Phoenix, Venus and the Moon and most recently Escape Artist Lovers with fellow musician Kirk Hellie. Rain is a courageous person and a determined artist. Carrying a torch through the darkness, lighting a way forward, Phoenix is a truly dedicated person in her craft, community and relationships in her life. For further deets on the happenings of Escape Artist Lovers follow them here on the socials for all their dates and announcements.

Season 6 Ep. #5 - Skyway Man - James Wallace Dec 01, 2023

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On this episode of the podcast we explore Wallace's youth, early inspirations from bands like Pink Floyd, discovering gospel music, moving to Nashville, TN where he spent well over a decade honing in on his craft and the deadly dedication it takes to be an artist, getting his first break with YK Records and in recent years relocating to California. Wallace just released his most highly anticipated album entitled "Flight of the Long Distance Healer" back in November and his since then gained some successful momentum. Wallace doesn't plan to stop there even if the road moving forward is daunting and bare with little to future insight for himself and musicians/artists everywhere. He's a veteran and soldier of the arts and will continue on!

Season 6 Ep. #4 - Josh Harmony Nov 24, 2023

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Pro skater for companies such as Toy Machine and RVCA, husband and father to three boys, Harmony is a special cat in the skateboarding world. Born and raised in California, Harmony relocated on a few different occassions with his family before relocating back to the west coast for good. It was then he met his long-time friend and boss man, the great Ed Templeton. With classic parts in vidoes such as "Good and Evil" and "Suffer the Joy", Harmony made a name for himself in the skate world, but that comes with a price for some. After a serious hip injury, Harmony found himself focusing more on music and art to get him through the healing process and has since released a number of albums. On this episode of the podcast we talk about youth, inspirations in as well as outisde of skateboarding, faith, working for Vans, hope, family and so much more. Enjoy!

Season 6 - Ep. #3 - Tim Presley - White Fence Nov 17, 2023

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Born and raised near the Bay Area alongside his brother, Presley was influenced by a plethora of different moments in culture, music and the arts. From hip-hop to punk and hardcore, it was in the mid to late 90s that Presely began his career in music with early outfits such as Model American and The Nerve Agents. Wanting to shape-shift, in the mid 2000's he put a new band together called Darker My Love and from there White Fence was born. Presely is also an acclaimed visual artist and poet and can be found demonstrating his craft in various exhibits all around the world. Enjoy!

Season 6 Ep. #2 - John Andrews Nov 04, 2023

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Andrews has been making beautfiful and unique music for quite sometime now with earlier outfits such as Quilt. Now occupying his very own band, John Andrews and the Yawns, on this episode of the podcast we explore Andrews' youth growing up in Yardville, NJ, his love and passion for illustrations and visual art, becoming a mutli-instrumentalist, writing and recording music in New Hampshire with a collective of friends and like minded musicians, meeting and eventually joining Woods and the Woodsist family, recording his most recent record "Love For The Underdog", relocating to New York, touring with Max and the Cut Worms crew, the ultimate balance and reality of what it takes to be an artist and so much more. Enjoy!

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