The Trap Set with Joe Wong

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011: Bermuda Schwartz (Weird Al) Apr 08, 2015

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Joe talks to Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz about Dr. Demento, his 35 year collaboration with Weird Al, and the meticulous effort that goes into re-creating the sound of the constantly shifting pop landscape.

010: Dale Crover (Melvins, Altamont, Nirvana) Apr 01, 2015

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Joe talks to Dale Crover about innate confidence when approaching the drums, his three decade--and counting--run as drummer for The Melvins, playing with Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, baseball, marriage, and parenthood.

009: John "Drumbo" French (Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band) Mar 25, 2015

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Joe talks to John "Drumbo" French about blazing a singular path with Captain Beefheart, slipping his under tyrannical rule, arranging the seminal album, "Trout Mask Replica" and learning many years later that his work truly meant something to people all over the world.

008: Jeff "Tain" Watts (Wynton/Branford Marsalis, Alice Coltrane, Solo) Mar 18, 2015

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Joe talks to Jeff "Tain" Watts about growing up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, getting suspended from school for fighting, ascending to the top of the 80s jazz world with the Marsalis brothers, and playing in a band with Gus from Breaking Bad.

007: Patty Schemel (Hole) Mar 11, 2015

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Joe talks to Patty Schemel about drumming for Hole, addiction, recovery, and motherhood.

006: Butch Norton (Lucinda Williams, Eels, Tracy Chapman) Mar 04, 2015

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Joe talks to Butch Norton about his philandering father, his positive but limited experience with Scientology, and his career as drummer for Eels, Tracy Chapman, Rufus Wainwright, and Lucinda Williams.

005: Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Brand X, Betty Davis) Feb 25, 2015

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Joe talks to legendary drummer Mike Clark about his time with Herbie Hancock, Buddhism, and how he came to invent his own unique style of drumming.

004: Sandra Vu (Dum Dum Girls, Sisu) Feb 18, 2015

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Joe talks to Sandra Vu about growing up as a first generation Asian kid in the Southern California hardcore scene, working as a drummer-for-hire in Dum Dum Girls, creating music for Sisu, and dating a fellow drummer.

003: Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever, Spiritualized) Feb 11, 2015

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Joe talks to Brooklyn drummer Kid Millions about prep. school, Oneida, Metal Machine Music, tuning drums with Brian Chase, and his solo percussion project, Man Forever.

002: Ndugu Chancler (Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, George Duke) Feb 04, 2015

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Joe talks to Leon "Ndugu" Chancler about his upbringing in Louisiana and Los Angeles, his time with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, George Duke, and the recording sessions for what was to become the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

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