On todays pod Craig talks to an old David Harthcock Known as Little David due to the fact that he starting hanging when he was about 10. A seriously driven Kid who made a world for himself by being into computers at a very young age. He graduated at 16 and was the 1st one of us to have an actual career in the Tech world. Always keeping that DIY spirit alive by doing rad shows in the Ventura/Santa Barbara area with a handful of friends they had a collective that was not concerned about making pro...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 66
On todays pod Craig talks to old friend Graham Clise guitar player of Lecherous Gaze Ex Annihilation Time. Now a Australian citizen he has shifted into a Guitar maker constructing some of the RADDEST guitars on the planet called Biston Stinger. In this podcast we talk about life in Australia, Graham and Craig catch up on the past 10 years. We talk about the AT house in Oakland which was only to be compared to what the Black Flag house must have been like in the 80's, FUCKING WILD. We talk about ...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 65
This podcast is a little different Craig was asked to be a guest on the Local Show Podcast. So we are doing a SWAPCAST You can hear this episode here and on their platform as well. I have never been a guest before and got a real taste for how much fun it could be. We talked about SO many things. Growing up poor in small towns, Magnets and the vaccine, some fun tour stories, we played some games, We talked about Bands and my view on making records/touring in this short attention span climate. You...
Jun 17, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Today I enter into the deep waters of a solo podcast. No guest just a couple topics I wanted to bring up and letting it fly. I talked about the Logan Paul V. Mayweather fight which I ended up watching on Tik Tok. This is a wild world where a Youtube star gets to make more money fighting a GOAT than 99% of all professional fighters to date. I touch on the problem this can create for the UFC and how it reflects on the overall problem with income inequality. I touch on the latest UFO disclosure, if...
Jun 10, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 63
On todays pod Craig talks to Chris Cromelin drummer for The Robot Uprising along with to many other bands and projects to mention. He is another Ventura staple who has been lucky enough to always keep busy playing music and continuing that same passion through out the years. We talk about his obsession with Danzig, fatherhood and how to try to convince your kids you are still cool, his wild upbringing with his mother being a serious Medium/psychic and lastly his run in with Billy the Kids Ghost ...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 62
On todays pod I sit down with a former band mate, Room Mate and Hetro life mate Matt Kelley Drummer for Oaklands Milkbath. Matt has entertained me to no end and also probably made me madder that any human on earth. We talk about the montalvo days where there was 7 different apartments of our friends on 2 streets in Ventura in our 20's, it was a wild time. We talk about some the early tours and shows we played together and the infamous Pissing incident. We talk about many things, life for him the...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Today was a blast from the past I am joined in studio by 2 of my oldest friends Todd and Casey Wisenbaker. Ventura born brothers who have carved an unreal world for themselves starting with Casey and Todd always being killer musicians. Then making their way to LA to play in a band called Whispertown 2000, Casey getting to be heavily involved Hi quality Demin/fashion in Japan and Todd going on to play with an insane bucket list musicians over the years, most famously Ryan Adams among many more. W...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 60
On todays pod Craig talks to Bobby Wilcox, He is the bass player for He Who Cannot Be Named. The Legendary Guitar player for the Dwarves solo band. From Ventura now resides in Oakland. We talk about some early shows in Ventura and how it can get wild. Craig reminds him about a show where he literally blew fire at a guy at a VFW hall which turned into a full out brawl. We talk about how he carried himself in past events and the past regrets that we all reflect on as we get older. We talk about un...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 59
On Todays Pod, Craig sits down with his friend Big J Curran to shoot the shit. Big J has been a Ventura staple for many years now. Jason is one of the new owners of The Garage a bar on the east end of Ventura as they prepare for the Grand reopening he found some time to come hang with us and talk about Lots of things. Mostly parenting, Politics, cancel culture, Empathy, Dogs. Craig Explains how his kids are finding whole new ways to disrespect him as a man, Mostly by taking Gigantic Shits in his...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 58
On todays pod Craig talks to an old friend Daniel, Drummer for many bands, Ancestors, Horse the Band, Silver Snakes, and many more. They catch up on life and talk about, Touring, being old and out of touch with the Kids, Some Politics, and what it is like to be a drummer in bands with people like Craig, No technical skills but lots of ideas. Daniel is literally the nicest person In Doom. Follow all things Daniel @https://www.instagram.com/danieldavidpouliot/?hl=en Email us at: getheavypodcast@gm...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 57
On todays Pod Craig talks to Sacha Dunable Singer and guitar Player for Intronaut and founder of Dunable guitars. We talk about the early days of playing shows together. We talk about what Intronaut is up to now and planning for the future, we talk about the balance between work and music. We talk about early influences. Sacha tells us some fun stories about being on the road and how its not always as glamorous as it seems. We talked about the George Floyd verdict and many other things. Check ou...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 56
In this pod Jon and Craig talked about the possibilities of the music coming back and share some stories about why it is important to remain grateful for having the opportunity to play music, Jon explains why he hates the French. We talk about the Daunte Wright killing and the endless conversation of police brutality, We talk about the kids going back to school and the immediate retort of school shootings coming back day 1. We talk about the Dodgers and we watch a monkey play pong with his mind,...
Apr 15, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 55
On todays pod Craig got to chat with an old friend Mike Wetzel who is now in Owlacid, We grew up playing in some of our earliest bands together. It had been many years since we have talked and boy was it fun, Subjects today are His band and the impossible task of cornering them into a genre. Psychedelic's, Tattooing, fatherhood, Consciousness, PC culture, why we pick sides and general good vibes. These are just a few. Check out all things Mike and Owlacid @ https://www.instagram.com/owlacid/http...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 16 min
On tonight's pod Jon and I talked about the light at the end of the tunnel, Shows are coming back baby!!! We talked about a bunch of movies we have been watching Bad trip, Sound of Metal which hits a little to close to home and the new Q Anon doc that just came out. We talked about How weird its been in the last week maybe the full moon? Lastly we talked about the final show, Death and how it affects families and Craig's Moms last wishes. Email us at: getheavypodcast@gmail.com Listen to audio on...
Mar 31, 2021•55 min
Today on the pod we celebrate our 1 year anniversary with a couple random friends Erik and Ocean Join us from the road on their way back to Ohio and our Friend RJ Lestrange an incredible woodworker and Ventura local badass. We Shoot the shit and answer the hard hitting questions that plague our generation. If you had to fight an animal, What one do you thing you could Fuck up? We talk about getting back to touring and playing shows. Taking on other big issues like, did you spend your stimmy mone...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr
Today We talked to Ra Diaz Bass player for Suicidal Tendencies. He is an immigrant from Chile that made his way to America in 2013 to follow his dream of being in his favorite band S.T. He tells us his origin story and his journey to get to where he is now. He is an incredible bass player and one of the most friendly people on earth. He tells us how he started playing bass for S.T. and what a wild ride its been since. From playing in Church bands to sold out venues around the world. He maintains...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Today on the pod we talked to Pat Pedraza singer for Dad Brains which Craig Plays bass in. We talked about fatherhood and his inspiration for starting Dad Brains, We talked about his time in No motiv and the whirlwind of a band it was to be in. We talked about his band From Satellite and their wild story being signed by a serious big major label and the brief run in with the Massive music industry really is. Lastly we talked about his new career of being a voice over actor and the Voice of Good ...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Today on the pod we have the pleasure of talking to Ron Martinez who plays in Final Conflict, Lower Class Brats and is the Owner of Crawl Space booking. He is an Old School LA punk with endless stories about the early days. We talked about the Shutdown and what its done to his livelihood. We talked about the debate between comparing the Trump era to the Regan Era and its parallels. We talked about How the Punk scene was probably one of the last music scenes that changed culture. We talked about ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Today on the pod we talked to our long time friend Brandon Pierce a Drummer in too many bands to list. We talked about the battle of family and politics, our general Love of music and what inspires us. His battles with sobriety. His Love for Art and trying his hat at creating rad videos for his own bands and his friends. Don't forget about some awesome tour stories and much, much more.The full tour stories are available Exclusively on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GetheavypodcastFollow all...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Today we had the pleasure of talking to our friend Sam James Velde singer of many bands Blue Bird, Night Horse, Obliterations. He is a manager of bands and now a radio host for the new Vans music channel. We talked about how to stay busy with passion, We talked about learning to slow down and enjoy life again during the pandemic. We talked about the DIY path and remembering to be there to help show the kids what is possible when you believe in what you are doing and stay positive through out. He...
Feb 17, 2021•54 min
Today on the pod, John and I talked about Well, Nothing.. kinda. We talked about the Trash wars that happen in Craig's neighborhood. We talked about how nice and boring its been with Trumplestiltskin being back under his bridge. We talk about the GME/Robinhood chaos. We talked about Biden and some of his Roll outs regarding the future of Trade work, We talked about the Super bowl and how Watching the Streaker made Craig believe in America again . It was nice to just Shoot the Shit. Email us at: ...
Feb 10, 2021•54 min
Tonight I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Carl Auge Visual Artist, Painter and Bass Player for my favorite band His Hero is Gone. We talked about his Job as Exhibitions Installation Manager for the New York Public Library. Living in New York raising kids during a pandemic and talked about His Hero is Gone. ( I really tried not to punish him about it to much) and Most his art. As the Artist for most of their Album work and many other bands, we talked about inspiration and the Need to Crea...
Feb 03, 2021•45 min
Today we did the 1st pod with just us, We catch up on the grand opening of Jon's restaurant Fatty Vegan, we catch up on Trumps exit and the celebration of our new Chinese Overload Joe Biden, (that is a Joke guys calm down) We talked about the Stranger Things Drive through going on in LA and how fun it really was. We talked about The Social media ban and what it means for our 1st amendment rights. We had a power outage right in the middle so please forgive us if you notice an edit. Email us at: g...
Jan 27, 2021•59 min
We had the pleasure of being invited to the Sonic City Council Podcast. they are musicians that tour and do studio work. We talked about some fun touring stories, the joys of podcasting and the best way to use our time in this unprecedented lockdown. It was a fun one.Follow all things Sonic @https://soniccitycouncil.podbean.com/Email us at: getheavypodcast@gmail.comListen to audio on all major Podcast formats.Please rate and review.Watch us @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo8wwIF25p2miEG2neoU...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Today on the pod we had the absolute pleasure of the talking to Efrem Schulz singer for Death by Stereo, Manic Hispanic and now Voodoo Glow Skulls and the owner of Programme Skate & Sound. Needless to say he's a busy man. We talked about The Shop getting broke into for the 5th time, we talked about what he's been doing to stay busy during the pandemic, lots of fun tour stories including why Vinnie Paul +5 is always on Death by Stereos guest list. We talked about what it was like to step in a...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Today on the Pod we talked to our friend Jake Kiley lead guitar player for STRUNG OUT. We talked about how his world like all musicians has been morphed and changed to a state of survival, we talked a little about politics and a lot about aliens. We talked about the Love and frustration of being in a touring band. We talked about his writing/recording process for Strung Out. It was a fun talk. Follow all things Jake and Strung out @ https://www.strungoutofficial.com/ Email us at: getheavypodcast...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Today we talked to our Friend Dale Dreiling a Ventura staple and artist of all mediums. we talked about his push for Bernie and absolute disappointment it was to watch him get stepped over twice in the election we talked about how covid has changed his out look on what happening in the world and more importantly we talked Art why he creates and how to keep finding joy while creating.Follow all things Dale @ https://www.instagram.com/daledreiling/Email us at: getheavypodcast@gmail.comListen to au...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Tonight we talked to David Rodriquez singer for The Casualties, Krum Bums and Starving Wolves. He is an Austin native and tells how things have changed in the times of Covid and Politically in the Austin area. We talked about trying to stay creative and navigating life sober in one of the most notorious party bands around. It was a super fun talk and he has a great perspective on life, music and much moreFollow all things David @linktr.ee/davidtejasAlso, Jon my beloved partner in this podcast ha...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 16 min
This week we talked to our friend Roger Camero who just released a record this week with Retaliate a Nardcore alumni band. Roger is a Recording engineer and member of Literally too many bands to list but here are a few, No Motiv, Warriors, The Chinkees, Ill Communication, He Fails Me and many more.We talked about the new record and how interesting it is to be in a band releasing records during Covid. We talked about his writing process with Zack Nardcore and how the songs are made, Also don't fo...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Tonight we talked to my long time friend Darrell May co-creator of Stranger Comics a small publishing company that is pushing the boundaries of the Comic Genre with completely unique and original stories and art. He is a long time Metal head and we spent many years playing music and seeing concerts together. It was awesome to relive some old memories and good times we had together. Check out the kickstarter for their new comic Ruining Christmas at link below https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr
