Ray Cole is the embodiment of walking softly and carrying a big stick...in fact he walks so softly one can only imagine how big of a stick he carries. Anyway Ray has been bringing the art and tradition of Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) to the US for the better part of 3 decades. This is not cardio kick boxing, but the sometimes brutal and always beautiful art known as Muay Thai. We talk about his time training and fighting in Thailand, the evolution of the local school Tampa Muay Thai and what the ...
May 21, 2021•45 min
The world has a funny sense of humor sometimes. I've been asking Keith Ulrey to come on this show since day 1 but either schedule or Covid concerns have made that difficult, until n....no wait a minute, throw technical difficulties into the pot. Keith and I just had a super fun conversation and now it lays at the feet of show producer, Michael Sinclair to save me (no pressure Mike). Anywho, Keith Ulrey holds many posts in the local music scene as member of the band POHGOH, owner/operator/curator...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Well that settles it...Matt Burke is the coolest dude ever! His band, Have Gun Will Travel, is one of the, if not THE most successful bands from the Bay Area. We get into our shared worship of The Cure's Disintegration, Mike Valleley and Will Quinlan. We get into the little known history of Daddy Kool Records and references to Jerk Dog Records in popular culture. We deep dive into the role that religion and skateboarding play in his music, and the journey he's taken with his brother and brothers...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Jay Turner is a giant in the local skate community. Cutting his teeth riding street and vert on both sides of the bay, Jay has had his hands in virtually every possible facet of the continued growth of the art, sport and culture of skateboarding. An early contributor to Skatepark of Tampa, Jay went on to run Central Skate Park in Clearwater (later 688 Skate Park), created and managed competitions throughout the southeast and east coast under the moniker Skateboarding Association of America and e...
Apr 09, 2021•45 min
Frank Lacetena is a big old Punk Rock Teddy Bear! Leading local punk rock staple Slap of Reality for the past 30+ years, he's seen a thing or two. We get into tours of Germany and Brazil, playing hockey with the Hatrick Swayzes and rubbing elbows with the 7 Seconds, ALL, Fugazi and Green Days of the world. He's a survivor and stopped by to drop some knowledge.
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Independent Film and Music Video Director and Barely Legal Podcast Producer, Michael Sinclair, dropped by the studio today to discuss what he's been working on and what's up next. I can't say enough good things about this extremely talented artist. Now more than ever, people are content starved and that's what Mike does...want to put out a podcast, call Mike...want to put out a music video, call Mike...want to produce a streaming live music event, call Mike. The dude has got his indie Tom DeGeor...
Mar 24, 2021•51 min
81Bay's Sam Otis Salgado stopped by today to chat about his passion for craft beer, the evolution of craft brew in the Bay Area, South Tampa's Premier Craft Brewery & Event Center and growing up in France, San Francisco & Ruskin. A super great guy and another chapter in the Barely (né Barley) Legal Podcast craft brew journey. Stay tuned!
Mar 19, 2021•31 min
Personal Trainer to the stars, Angelea "Wewa" Waygood stopped by to discuss the plight of the Italian American in Tampa Bay, cheering for the Bucs, her life in fitness and personal training, the evolution of the fitness industry and she's able to juggle that with marriage and motherhood. Wewa (my wife's cousin) is a superhero and badass to boot. Stay tuned!
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 24 min
They don't make them much cooler than Joe Kiser...my hands are shaking so much right now from music nerd shock. Where should I begin, playing shows with Fugazi, almost having Green Day open for his band Slap of Reality, touring Germany and running into Down By Law, vintage Les Pauls, the finer points of Clair-Mel v. Palm River, training/teaching Judo & BJJ, his rad doom band The Path he started with his son Joey...this one was an embarrassment of riches. Definitely check this one out!...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min
We had Travis Kruger & Chris Fairchild from Tampa Bay Beer Week and Tampa Bay Ale Trail in today to talk about their involvement with this years event from March 6-14, as well as their premier Tampa Bay Ale Trail Passport. If you're a fan of the show you've heard me ask the question of where you can find the definitive list of Tampa Bay Craft Breweries...and by all accounts their passport book is it. These guys are good dudes and they've got me even more stoked on the local scene. Grab the T...
Mar 03, 2021•46 min
Got the opportunity to have an after hours hang with Sun Signs and Florida Ave. Brewing Co.'s Jeffrey A. Dominguez. We chatted about what behind us, beneath us, and both literal and metaphorical deltas. He's a deep dude and talented dude, but always with a smile on his face. We coulda probably talked a lot more about his music and brew, but he promised not to be a stranger.
Feb 26, 2021•43 min
Magananimous Brewing FOR THE WIN! Setting aside these guys look like Game of Thrones extras, love metal and wrestling...they also happen to have started one of the raddest brew labels in the Tampa Bay Area. Michael Lukacina and Charlie Meers are studs plain and simple and despite an insane start up, have succeeded in creating and offering one of the coolest experiences around. Also stop by mornings to check out Magnanimous Coffee. These guys are destined for big things! Check out Magnanimous Bre...
Feb 24, 2021•49 min
Clay Parkinson from New World Brewery was nice enough to pop by the studio today for a short and sweet chat about the history of New World, the move to their new location, opening and putting on live music in the face of Covid, the Safe & Sound initiative, the local brew scene etc. Apologies to Clay as I literally had just stepped out of a crazy deposition seconds before we started the interview and so I was a little off my game. Hopefully bequeathing Mike Raimondi's via Keith Ulrey's via my...
Feb 18, 2021•30 min
Super excited for this one...JEWISH SPACE LASER stopped by the studios to discuss Zoom Cat Filters, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jewish SciFi History and why you can never have enough Tabbouleh at Thanksgiving.
Feb 12, 2021•10 min
And we're back! And for chrissakes maybe y'all will stop bitching about the beard...would you look at that face...looks like a bowl of oatmeal! ANYWAY, BLADE OF SURTR's Andrew "Achilles" DiMestico came back by to play us his new single "Thrown of Ice" off his new album VIOLENT NATURE, and to talk about the other 4 albums he's putting out through his Blade of Surtr and Achilles projects. Andrew is as talented and heartfelt as he is prolific. A great dude putting out amazing art. I just love him. ...
Feb 05, 2021•48 min
The pride of Hawaii/Long Island, Mike Raimondi, stopped by the show today to discuss sharing roots with Tony Soprano, breakdancing, Madonna, growing up in a record store...as well as playing in The Avenue, In The Wake Of, Macramé Owls, Empire Cinema...and his current outfit, Hi Beam! Super great dude and talented musician.
Jan 12, 2021•55 min
The birthday boy, Scott Lavan Miller, stopped by today, his birthday, to discuss mistaken identity, hot rods, Alex Van Halen, Mexican food and why everything you've heard about that one time at bandcamp is true. He keeps himself busy being a husband, father and in his cadre of amazing acts, Ghengis Flan, The End of Daisies, Swampus, Rototiller and The Holy Terror..and may even do the solo thing in 2021. Scott is just an all around good dude and we had a great talk.
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Another BLP exclusive! Twisted Tea stopped by the studios today to discuss his recent notoriety, he and Snapple's plan to educate maskless racists everywhere "by any means necessary" and why he thinks Coke Zero gets a bad rap. This is gonna be good!
Dec 31, 2020•19 min
St. Pete musician and host of the bay areas premier streaming music talk show "The Sunday Sesh", Ken Apperson stopped by today and we had a blast. Ken is not only an amazing musician who hosts a killer show featuring local talent, but he's also a believer in our scene. This one goes long but we had so much to talk about. Check out his show and music in the link below. https://www.sundayseshshow.com/...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Gracie Tampa South Black Belt, Kevin Gallagher, stopped by the studio today to talk about the religion of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The first thing you notice about Kevin is that he has no ego and lost all pretensions ages ago. The next thing you notice is this old grizzly bear is battle tested and not to be trifled with. The consummate professor, student and gentleman, Kevin has devoted his life to the pursuit and promotion of the gentle art. What a great guy and great chat!
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
IT'S A BARELY LEGAL CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Friend of the show Gabe Echazabal stopped by the show to give us his picks for the hottest Christmas Albums and Songs on record. Gabe is always a ton of fun and TIS THE SEASON
Dec 08, 2020•41 min
SURPRISE GUEST ALERT!!!! The Monolith stopped by the studio this morning to discuss his recent travels, the Georgia Run-Off, why he quit doing drugs in the 90s, Transgender politics, Biden's first 100 days and whatever else pisses him off!
Dec 04, 2020•23 min
The Alec Baldwin of Barely Legal Podcast, Shawn Kyle, came back to add to my historical understanding of our beloved local music scene as well as to hypothesize on how current events may be a blessing and a curse to the longevity of local music. Always colorful, always eloquent and always interesting...Shawn is always a good time. Plus I think we need a cleaning crew to sweep up all the names we collectively dropped.
Dec 03, 2020•55 min
Tyler Coy, or "Pandapaws" as you might know him is somewhat of a polymath...between his beginnings in theater, teaching music, web marketing, his old band New Fang and his current project Pandapaws...Tyler's reach is vast, but earnest and heartfelt, and you only need to listen to his performance during our show of his song "L’appel Du Vide"...BLOWN AWAY is all I can say. Follow this guy and listen to our interview...you won't regret it!
Nov 25, 2020•37 min
Joey Redner has been a bucket list guest and man did he exceed expectations. If you grew up locally you know the name and more recently the empire he built with Cigar City Brewing. Joey is self made and self educated which has made his unique skill set highly sought after. Even though he's sold CCB, he still sits on the board as well as running any number of new ventures, including a new one with Coffee. People who've never heard the podcast always ask me what a good episode to start with would ...
Nov 24, 2020•51 min
Celebrity tattoo artist and rising star in the world of Computational Theory of the Mind, Walter Lopez stopped by to discuss his early days as a Honduran Morman Skateboarder, his adventures in psychedelics, his work with the world renowned REDLETTER1 tattoo collaborative and striking out on his own. If you're a Rogan fan, this is THE most "Rogany" episode to date. Walter is super smart and an amazing artist. Stay tuned!!
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Damn Spoon Douglas is cool! One of the chillest easiest conversations I've had in awhile. It doesn't hurt that he's a ridiculously gifted artist, guitarist, bassist, etc. Between his projects Pilot Jonezz, Unknown Vices and Actual Tree he gets to scratch a lot of different itches artistically. Check out his work on SoundCloud and check out this episode next week. Peace & Love.
Nov 17, 2020•49 min
Our second guest today is Brewmaster and lead singer for The Path of Increased Indifference, Tim Ogden. Hailing from Maine and a huge fan of the Boston Hardcore Scene, Tim picked up a guitar at 15 and never looked back. Along the way he became somewhat of a local celebrity in the craft beer world, working with Cigar Bity Brewing, and is now set to begin his new venture with Deviant Libation which will have a presence at The Peninsularium when it opens. Tim is good people and he's following his d...
Nov 13, 2020•48 min
I've been so excited about getting Ricky Roberts III on the show to talk about his new book Thank You Skateboarding and coming up skating in The Burg. Ricky is a deep dude with an amazing heart and he shreds. I'll be posting some of his videos throughout the day and this episode will air this afternoon. Check him out and pick up all of his books on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Skateboarding-Ricky-Roberts/dp/0578626233
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Widely regarded as one of the most important political thinkers of Northeastern Pinellas County; Kennedy Family Scholar, Attorney, Basketball Enthusiast and Barely Legal Political Correspondent, Joe Hobson, stopped by today and I fed him tuna on rye. We also discussed his brief career in politics, doing post conviction relief for famed serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, and why he thinks Trump is gonna fall victim to a thrashing tonight. Hopefully this one ages well since it'll air 2 days after the ...
Nov 05, 2020•39 min
