TRIGGER WARNING, THIS EPISODE CONTAINS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SELF HARM/SUICIDE RECOVERY. Join Rachael and I for this wild conversation as we share some stories finding our way through the world of alcohol and the bar/service industry. Rachael's evolving career being a sommelier. We also get into Rachael's adventure for living life due to her thinking she wouldn't live to see certain age millstones. We discuss if even in death Rachael tries to take control of how she experiences that, how she's rec...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Join Matt and I as we chat about his recent tour with Keith Buckley, finding meaning in doing our respective podcasts, working in the bar industry and the reconnection of people though communication. Matt also shares how he has learned to be happy being alone, and if he's potentially self sabotaged his relationships to allow for his nomadic vagabond lifestyle, as well as us talking about weird societal norms of conversation in the work place and if one informs the other, and how a lot of these c...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 333
This is a SUPER loose and all over the place chat, as we talk about working for Shipt, how JT got into photography and film, and what avenues within that field he'd like to pursue. We also talk about how JT dealt with the pandemic, what we each learned about ourselves in this time of isolation and divisiveness amongst so many people. We also talk about cover songs, how the band landed on the covers they did for the deluxe edition of their self titled album, Kanye and Donda 2, horror movies and s...
Mar 20, 2022•2 hr 1 min
Tyler joins me to catch up since the last time he and his band were on the show, about 3-3.5 years ago, and how much has changed for the band in that time. We talk about getting to tour with some of your favorite bands, how it was doing one of their first "big boy" tours and in a pandemic no less. The growing pains of finding your way through being a local band to being a nationally touring band, and really trying to be in the moment and taking advantage of the opportunities they have. Tyler als...
Mar 13, 2022•2 hr 4 min
So I've been sitting on this chat I did about a year or so ago with one of the owners and head brewer of Vandestreek Brewing out of the Netherlands about their involvement with Run The Jewels "No Save Point" Hazy IPA, and how they came up with what became their final version of the No Save Point beer from the. base they were given to work from. I explain in the intro about how the idea of putting together a documentary about the No Save Point beer world tour came about, how far we got in the pro...
Mar 11, 2022•41 min
Steve joins me as we discuss how he got into carpentry, the lessons he's learned from that profession and how he's applied it to other faucets of his life. We also touch on family life, how he finds time to spend with his wife, his kids and time to still write music, as well as being in a "christian metal" band and how tough it can be to live up to the expectations from fans as to how you are supposed to be as a person, the trappings of social media, as well as talking about what it will be like...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Jason Boyd, singer for Audiovent, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! Join us as the two of us talk about the formation of Audiovent, how his parents were when they had two kids starting bands and touring. What Jason's been up to since the band went on hiatus, and the subsequent reunion shows and what's next for the band. We also get into some talk about self exploration through therapy, psychedelics and wanting to learn more about yourself as you get older. Maintain...
Feb 20, 2022•2 hr 18 min
This was a fun chat with Nicky from Nekrogoblikon where we talked about a fun melody that's on their latest album, and what happened to bands using more movie samples and doing 7" splits. We also get into the success of the band since we last talked, what it was like to hear their band mentioned by Post Malone on the Joe Rogan Podcast, and what a possible collab with Posty would sound like. We also discuss Nicky's work ethic in creating music, where one of the weirdest sources of inspiration str...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Adam Chrisco, recently announced head coach for the Pennsylvania Kings is the guest on this episode the BREWtally Speaking Podcast. Adam joins us to talk about his life and career playing basketball. Hear about his ascent playing for a JUCO (junior college) team, how some bad choices lead to him spending time jail. Getting out and finding purpose playing basketball again, as well as how he started a team here in Grand Rapids that would eventually become our G League affiliate team. What he hopes...
Feb 07, 2022•2 hr 40 min
This is a WILD chat with Robert Meadows, vocalist for A Life Once Lost and Mind Power. I catch up with him after he worked a shift helping out a local bar who was short staffed in the midst of covid, and we talk about the state of things in the world and how its affected some of our favorite local businesses. This conversation honestly goes all over the place I don't even know how to sum it up, and the way it ends is also very fitting, enjoy this in all its glory. Intro Music: “Remember “This Ni...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Will Putney, guitarist for Fit For An Autopsy and END, joins me to talk a bit about the bands new album and how cinematic the whole thing feels and if scoring films is in the cards for Will in the near future? We also talk about Will's producing career, and how he's able to work with so many bands who are constantly pushing the boundaries of a somewhat confining scene. The relationship he has with his bands to create these albums, and how he's quickly become one of the IT producers who's putting...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Michael is one of my favorite guests I've had on for our ability to hit it off so quickly and have a great conversation about life and music, this one was no different. Join us as we discuss what the future holds for musicians and the music industry If another shut down were to happen. How some of our mutual friends are killing it in other avenues outside of the music business, but have taken what they've learned from the road and applied it to their new endeavors. We also get into artists that ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Join Brian Fair, vocalist of Shadows Fall, and I as we talk right after a rehearsal for the bands upcoming reunion shows, which lead to us needing out on music and sports and how similar the two worlds really are. We also talked about how steeped in nostalgia Brian is being in 2 bands that fans look back on so fondly and want to reunite in Overcast and now Shadows Fall, and if the process of the reunion shows for Overcast helped him leading up to this SF reunion. Brian and I go a little deep and...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Sean Zatorsky of DAATH, Chimaira and a slew of other bands joins me for this wild chat as we talk about my favorite city in Atlanta, and how I love the melting pot of cultures there and how it comes out in the music of the area as well, and how it has informed him as a musician since living there over the last 20 years. We also get into some heavy topics, such as how American culture seemingly does away with any of it's past in favor of "new" and "better" while other countries seem to take pride...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 54 min
Lena, vocalist of Infected Rain, joins me as we discussed some of the bigger lyrical themes of their upcoming record, which gave way to us talking more about mental health and our journeys through therapy and coming out the other side better equipped to handle life. We talk about Lena and the band being from Moldova and how that was trying to be in a metal band in an area that wasn't the most supportive of the arts due to its roots firmly in the old way of life, and how the band was able to over...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Vicky Psarakis, vocalist of The Agonist, is the guest on this episode of BREWtally Speaking Podcast. Vicky joins me as we discuss a lyric on the bands upcoming ep, Days Before the World Wept, that gets us on a tangent about time and mortality and when we as people notice a shift in perspectives about our own lives and taking ownership of our lives versus life happening to us. We also talk about the Twitch community and how it's more inclusive and inviting of the various sub genres versus the met...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Matt Musty, current drummer for Train and countless other studio projects, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast. After years of trying to get longtime friend Matt on the show, it finally worked out to where we could sit down for an hour and catch up. You'll hear about our experiences touring with one another in Sun and Flesh on a tour I booked over a decade ago helped expand Matt's drumming styles and appreciating the touring situation he's in now. We also share the sto...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Jamie joins us as we run through a gamut of topics from his tireless work ethic and growing his own empire within Twiztid AND their label MNE. We also touch on the early days of Colombia House and if it was actually a pyramid scheme or not, as well as maybe a way to bring something similar to expose people to new music. We also talk about taking risks and knowing when to bet on yourself, growth as people and put over a close friend of ours. Definitely a fun inspiring chat. Intro Music: "Introduc...
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Enjoy this chat with Malxolm Brixkhouse from ex Unlocking the Truth as we dive into this heady chat about being a young kid who loved playing metal with his friends and being discovered and lauded as the next saviors of metal, and how that effected him as a young man and as an artist. We also dive into Malxolm's extensive drug use, and how that has allowed him to learn more about himself and his surroundings, while also became a detriment to his own well being. We also touch on this melting pot ...
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Phil Labonte, vocalist of All That Remains, returns as a guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! \\ Phil returns to wax nostalgic about 15 years of their album, The Fall of Ideals. Although it deviates into us talking about video games, issues we have with some of our favorite games, and talking about Internet culture and the impact it's had on our lives. We do eventually get onto talking about The Fall of Ideals and what it was like recording that record with Adam D, and the h...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 316
Brian VanderArk singer/guitarist of The Verve Pipe is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast. Brian and I talk about the longevity and diversity of his career, what keeps him motivated to continually push the boundaries of what The Verve Pipe or his solo albums etc are. We also talk about being a Michigan musician and why he has stayed here in Grand Rapids when he could've gone elsewhere, and his take on Mustard Plug covering "The Freshman" and an interesting story with that...
Nov 07, 2021•35 min
Join me as I chat with the frontman of Avatar, Johannes Eckerstrom, where we discuss being one of the first bands and international bands to be touring after almost 2 years off the road due to the pandemic. We also touch on wrestling, how it has inspired his on stage persona and what he's learned about himself from doing a podcast with his wife and being on the other side of media things when interviewing guests and more. Intro Music: "Introduction To BREWtality" by Tom Smith "Pretty Lights" by ...
Oct 31, 2021•52 min
Cody Quistad, vocalist and guitarist of Wage War joins me on an off date of their Beartooth tour. We talk a bit about the show I saw in Atlanta, various venues around the US and talk about being one of the first bands to tour back from the pandemic has been, and if people have reached out to him for advice on how to do it without having any cancelations. We also discuss how he spent his downtime from the road and if there will be any solo material from him in the future, grilling out with friend...
Oct 24, 2021•53 min
Marko DeSantis, guitarist of Sugarcult, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! Marko joins us to reflect on 20 years of their debut album Start Static, but really this is just a fun chat about being a music lover and collector of things that curate your life and memories Marko intersperses that with stories about the writing and recording of Start Static and more over the bands career and more. Intro Music: "Introduction To BREWtality" by Tom Smith "Pretty Lights" by He...
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Joe Cotella, vocalist of DED, returns for this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! Joe Cotella joins me as I talk a bit about my experience seeing the Kanye West Donda event in Chicago a few weeks back and my thoughts on the effects the events could have on how the music industry releases music, which leads us to discussing our mutual love of hip hop and how during the pandemic we have both gone backwards and started exploring music we hadn't previously. That lead us to talking about our...
Oct 10, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Sal Giancarelli, drummer of Staind, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast! Sal joins us for a quick chat as the band were rolling through for the inaugural Upheaval Festival here in Grand Rapids MI. We talked about the band playing their first few shows back since the pandemic and how that had gone. If there was any trepidations about being out on the road in front of fans and other bands. Sal also shares a fun story of getting to play golf with Alice Cooper, as well as ...
Oct 05, 2021•34 min
Eric Martin, vocalist of the legendary Mr. Big, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! In this chat we talk about the 30th anniversary of the bands landmark album, Lean Into It. Some of the demo versions that are on the box set, and how it was writing some of these now iconic songs. We also get into Eric's involvement writing for the Spider Man video game for the Sega CD way back in the day, his involvement with writing songs for movies/tv and films, like the Power Rang...
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Justine Jones, the vocalist of Employed to Serve, is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! Justine joins us to talk a bit about the bands name itself and the deeper construct behind it. How the bands upcoming album, Conquering, has really resonated with me in its themes of overcoming self doubt and adversities. We also touch on the differences in the importance of furthering ones education here in the States verus over in the UK, learning how to find boundaries in your wo...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Shaun Cooper, bassist for Taking Back Sunday and Straylight Run is the guest on this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast. Shaun joins us to sort of talk about Straylight Runs upcoming live album that was recorded back in 2000. We also get into talking about our thoughts on how schooling has changed since we went through it and if we were really taught or prepared for life at all versus how Shaun's kids are learning now. We get into this rabbit hole of Internet culture and how technology ha...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Andrew Michael Wells of Eidola and Dance Gavin Dance returns for this episode of the BREWtally Speaking Podcast!! Andrew joins us as we talk about some of the themes, lyrically and conceptually for the latest Eidola album, and how this was written during a tumultuous time in his life, but how the pandemic and the album being sat on for a bit allowed him to go back and find his way through the music and create something bigger than originally thought of. We also touch on the current state of tour...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 27 min
