For our final interview of the year, we decided to bring in friend of the show + Tulsa royalty Chad Malone. This dude has done time in:

Self Destruct

Concept Of Nonsense

The Kids Who Never Learned How To Color Inside Of the Lines

Brother Inferior

Assembly Of God

Welfare

The Leveling

Raparee

Larkin

Bring Down the Hammer

The Shame

Local 630

Senior Fellows

Union Of a Dying Sun

He goes over all of his bands, what the scene was like in Oklahoma when we was first getting involved, his influences (and his influence on other bands) and just about everything else. For a guy with a musical career going back over thirty years, Chad has some unique experiences and stories and he is willing to share it all.

He was an amazing guest and an amazing human and you definitely won't want to miss this one.

https://unionofadyingsun.bandcamp.com/album/union-of-a-dying-sun

https://audioblasphemy.bandcamp.com/album/anthems-94-97

https://seniorfellows.bandcamp.com/

Bringing it back to the Midwest for a very special conversation with Daisy Caplan, the man behind the bass (and sometimes guitar) for Ayin and Foxy Shazam and then the drummer extraordinarie for Lung.

We discuss his early days in Louisville, how he got into the scene, the gradual evolution of Ayin and how the band changed once he joined, then to him doing double-duty once he joined Foxy Shazam up to the hiatus / breakup (depending on who you ask) of Foxy to his permanent residence in Cincinnati and the formation of Lung.

Daisy has been around and has a ton of good stories and experiences to share and he's not afraid to hold back. We hope you enjoy!

Both songs used in this episode are Lung songs:

"Brock" taken off the "All the King's Horses" LP

"The Swimmer" taken off the "The Swankeeper" LP

Get you some Lung music here:

https://lunglunglung.bandcamp.com/

Or here:

https://www.lungtheband.com/

Some Ayin here:

https://ayin.bandcamp.com/album/fear-of-tigers

https://brightskull.bandcamp.com/album/ayin-nothing-islands

Some Foxy Shazam here:

https://www.foxyshazam.com/merch

We're staying in the Northeast to bring you Grant Johnson, the man behind such bands as:

Blood Jinn

Set In Motion

Easter Rising

Eternal Youth

Herman Dekalb

Spark Lights the Friction

The Funeral

AWOL

Knife Fight

Dirty Girls

Broken Patterns

Night Owls

Missing Skull

Difficult

Bent Limbs

And he's STILL going with music. That's an impressive pedigree.

Anyhow, Grant was kind enough to come on and talk music and Syracuse and just about anything. He was insightful and knowledgeable and this was a fun episode.

Get you some Grant music at all these links:

Night Owls:

https://nightowls.bandcamp.com/album/rapture-ep

https://hexrecords.bandcamp.com/album/night-owls-s-t-ep

Bent Limbs:

https://bntlmbs.bandcamp.com/album/soft-mind

The Difficult:

https://difficult.bandcamp.com/album/tea-with-the-times

https://difficult315.bandcamp.com/album/to-heal?label=2983238955

The Funeral:

https://hexrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-funeral-discography-2001-2004

And follow his current project - Bent Limbs on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/bntlmbs?igsh=ZGwzeWwyY3Q1azZz

Randy Larsen was kind enough to come back to discuss everything there is worth knowing about how the Cable - "Gutter Queen" album came to be. Randy was brutally honest about the internal struggles the band was facing around this time. In addition, we discuss how Clinton St. Blues (Eric's favorite off this album) came to be an inflection point and a start of a new chapter for the band's sound.

Randy has a lot of fond memories as well as a lot of conflicted emotions around this era of the band but it was a great and informative conversation. You won't want to miss this one at all.

Both songs from this episode were taken from Cable's "Gutter Queen" LP (duh):

"Clinton St. Blues"

"Human Interest Story"

We're traveling way into the Northeast for this one to bring on the legendary Randy Larsen who has done time in:

Cable

Empty Flowers

Isis

Slow Death

Tombs

Come To Grief

Randy's stories of his attempts to focus entirely on bass and shift away from vocals through some of the more turbulant times of Cable make this episode truly special. Of special note is his story for how Cable came to be parted from Hydra Head and you will definitely want to hear this one!

Hope you enjoy this one - it's definitely worth the listen!

The two songs featured in this episode are both Cable bangers:

Time Big Rock - from "Northern Failures"

Gulf Of Texaco - from "The Failed Convict"

Get all your physical Cable music from Translation Loss here:

https://translationloss.com/search?q=cable&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

Bandcamp for all your digital needs:

https://cable3.bandcamp.com/music

Find him at ALL THESE LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/cabletheband

https://www.facebook.com/cabletheband

https://www.instagram.com/translationlossrecords

Ryan comes back onto the show to discuss all things Coliseum's 2004 Self-Titled Debut. When this album first dropped it was like an explosion in the heart of Louisville and 20+ years and two milestone reissues later this album is still just as strong as it was back then.

You'll learn about everything that went into the original album, the original line-up, how the remasters came together (and Ryan's opinions on them) and so much more.

Both songs from this episode were taken from Colseium's Self-Titled LP (duh):

"This Mind Locked Inside This Body"

"Give Up and Drive"

We're staying in the Midwest but traveling a bit south to Louisville to discuss all things music and art with Ryan Patterson who has done time in:

Fotocrime

Mirrorless

Aon Brasi

Coliseum

Black God

Black Cross

Whips/Chains

The National Acrobat

The Enkindels

Along with his label work with Initial Records and Auxiliary Records, plus Shirt Killer and Cat Magic Punks. Basically, if this man graces your band with his presence, it's a stamp and a seal that the music is going to be good.

Hear about Ryan's absolute commitment to art and making his pursuit of art into his life's passion and (spoiler alert) this one turns out to be a happy ending. I have no idea the size of the well from which he draws his inspiration, creativity, and drive from, but I'm glad it's there.

Hope you enjoy this one - it's definitely worth the listen!

The two songs featured in this episode are:

Fotocrime - Cautious from the "Cautious / Crack Up" EP Mirrorless - Ultraviolent from "Mirrorless" EP

Order that Mirrorless EP here:https://equalvision.com/products/mirlmirlpw-lp (if you like purple)https://equalvision.com/products/mirlmirlgb-lp (if you're more into green)Music links:https://fotocrime.bandcamp.com/https://mirrorlessband.bandcamp.com/Find him at ALL THESE LINKS:https://www.instagram.com/ryanmichaelpattersonhttps://www.instagram.com/thehouseoffoto/https://www.instagram.com/fotocrime/https://www.instagram.com/coliseumband/https://www.instagram.com/aonbrasi/https://www.instagram.com/catmagicpunks/https://www.instagram.com/shirtkiller/https://www.instagram.com/mirrorless.band/

One of Eric's favorite bands of all time is Chicago's very own Stabbed By Words so it was honestly exciting and rewarding to bring Jay back to discuss everything there is to know about the band. We discuss their approach to songwriting, Dave's contribution to guitar, how the band evolved over time, and where the road might have taken them if not for their untimely break-up.

You'll learn about the revolving road trips for band practice and how the band was able to overcome the challenges of having everyone in the band spread out to still write and practice and record.

This is one for the storybooks and we truly hope you enjoy it.

Both songs from this episode were taken from Stabbed By Words' Self-Titled LP (duh):

"Sing! Sing!"

"Pills We Sell"