Ted Stryker welcomes Nicholas Petricca from Walk the Moon to the Tuna on Toast studio. Make sure to check out the new Walk the Moon album! It was released on November 12th and it's titled HEIGHTS...it's a great album! This episode begins with Stryker reading a tweet he sent to Walk the Moon back in 2012, it was all about the song "Anna Sun" and their concert way back then at The Echo Plex. Nicholas tells the history of the song "Anna Sun" and how it helped propel them to the next level, Stryker ...
Dec 14, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ted Stryker welcomes Davey Havok to the Tuna On Toast studio to celebrate life and 30 years of AFI! For this episode, it's the Avocado on Toast studio :) Stryker and Davey cover so much ground, from AFI, Blaqk Audio and Dreamcar, to funny late night Hollywood stories and a ton more! Davey tells Stryker how he injured his throat during quarantine, what the diagnosis eventually was, and how it's healed. The guys talk about the big New Years Eve Blaqk Audio Show coming up and Davey...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Stryker welcomes Bishop Briggs to the Tuna on Toast studio. Bishop Briggs surprises Stryker by letting him and the world know she is engaged to Landon Jacobs from Sir Sly! This episode is filled with so much emotion! It starts out with Bishop Briggs talking about new music, the album is done, she's been working with Zakk Cervini! Bishop Briggs talks about how tough the last year has been, the toughest anyone can imagine after losing her amazing sister Kate McLaughlin to cancer. ...
Nov 30, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Ted Stryker welcomes punk rock legend Lars Frederiksen to the show. Stryker and Lars discuss Rancid, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, U.K. Subs, and of course his new solo project "To Victory" and a whole lot more! Lars talks about his last two non music jobs he had before he joined Rancid full time, and the day when Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman came to his work to ask how much money he needed to leave his current job. Lars discusses his childhood which includes how his Mom w...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Stryker welcomes Palaye Royale to the Tuna on Toast studio. Emerson, Sebastian and Remington discuss all things past, present and future including revealing for the first time, the name of their upcoming 4th album, Fever Dream . In this interview with Stryker, Palaye Royale talk about fighting amongst themselves, what lead to it, and how they have resolved the tension. The guys talk about playing early shows with Stone Sour and touring non stop city to city for very little money...
Nov 16, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ted Stryker welcomes to Tuna on Toast, one of the greatest frontman and songwriters of all time, Dave Gahan. The episodes begins with Stryker telling the story of how this interview almost never happened as a result of Stryker not having his glasses on and misreading an email. When Dave joins the episode, he reveals to Stryker that he loves Seinfeld and watched and watches quite often when he's not on the road (Depeche Mode or Soulsavers). Dave reveals why he chose the 12 songs on the Imposter a...
Nov 12, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold joins Ted Stryker for another episode of Tuna on Toast. It starts with M. calling Stryker on his way to the house to let him know that he's 5 minutes away. In this interview, M. Shadows discusses the early days of Avenged Sevenfold, including playing the Warped Tour and creating the very famous Deathbat logo. M. talks about how much an influence Southern California was on their music. M. Shadows also shares the great story of meeting their manager many many year...
Nov 09, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is an amazing education on the history of Bad Religion, Epitaph Records, the punk rock scene and the man himself Brett Gurewitz. Before Brett joins the show, it starts off with Stryker explaining why he thinks he's going off the deep end (mostly because of his old dog and old pillows) When Brett Gurewitz joins Stryker, they talk about the forming of Bad Religion in high school and how Brett, Jay Bentley and Greg Graffin met. Brett discusses everything from how they got their first r...
Nov 02, 2021•48 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Before Upsahl arrives, Stryker answers the most popular Instagram questions he's received lately...Do the artists arrive alone or have a big group with them, and, do all the guests arrive on time? Stryker gets very excited about the snack selection he has for his guests just before Upsahl walks in. The interview starts with Upsahl talking about growing up in Phoenix and being the daughter of a punk rocker! Upsahl talks about all the different bands that would stay at her house and crash on the f...
Oct 29, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Tuna on Toast, Stryker kicks it off telling a story of what Mike Shinoda concocted in Stryker's kitchen after the interview. Mike calls out Stryker right away in the beginning of the chat for being nervous! Mike tells great stories about the early Linkin Park tours traveling in a van while opening up for other bands and not being able to soundcheck. Mike and Stryker also talk about Linkin Park going from somewhat obscurity to the biggest band in the world! Mike and Stryker dis...
Oct 26, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Stryker talks about his last 7 days being more active than the previous 1.5 years combined, 3 big concerts in 5 days. From Dave Grohl to System of a Down and KORN to The Rolling Stones. Stryker welcomes 8x Grammy winner Finneas to the Tuna on Toast studio for a very fun audio ride. They discuss his new album called Optimist including the song called "What They'll Say About Us" which was inspired by the story of Amanda Kloots and her husband Nick Cordero. Nick was an actor and pe...
Oct 19, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before The Record Company joins in, Stryker is enthused over his giant boxers and xxxl T Shirt from Target while bursting with joy as he is about to head to Vegas to see System of a Down. In this episode, Ted Stryker starts out with an apology to the band. Chris and Marc join the show, discuss their upbringings, early musical endeavors and their journey to Los Angeles. Once in LA, they talk about how the three of them came together (Chris put an ad out on Craigslist), touring with Brian Setzer a...
Oct 15, 2021•40 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This episode starts with Stryker telling the story of the night he picked up Woody Harrrelson hitchhiking! Tom Delonge joins Stryker as they discuss Angels & Airwaves and how the new album LIFEFORMS came together...Tom opens about about operating on the fringe for such a long time and the public questioning all is professional moves, from his departure from Blink 182 to "chasing aliens" to working with the US Government. In this interview Tom also discusses with Stryker his contract with the gov...
Oct 12, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode starts with Stryker detailing his departure from KROQ and the circumstances that lead to his calling it quits after 22 years. Tom Morello joins Stryker to discuss his new album, The Atlas Underground Fire. In this Tom Morello interview, they also discuss his time at Harvard, his job as a juggler in The Renaissance Fair, his first rock star sighting in Los Angeles, and, the time when Tom was in his band Lock Up, he dressed up as Dave Navarro from Janes Addiction and actually played a...
Oct 05, 2021•40 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast I appreciate you more than a lizard sunbathing on a heat square. It's happening!
Sep 21, 2021•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast A random married couple I met in person told me they were going to send two million dollars my way! What do I have to do for THEM? How did this all go down? Do I have the two million?
Sep 14, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's happening! This is the preview of who and what's to come on my brand new podcast which debuts Tuesday October 5th. Thanks for the support and hit that follow/subscribe button!
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