Back Stage With Spike

In this episode I sit with Residual Rex from the New Haven band Residual Self! Rex is an amazing man and is the vocals and bassist for the group, as well as the driving force behind this amazing power trio. We talk about the local club scene as well as the U.S. release of their latest album. Rex talks about recordings, his favorite venues in Connecticut and some of his guilty pleasures! Shout out...

In this episode Spike sits with Mr. Lonnie Hammer from Hammer Down Hard! Great show with lots of Hammer Down Hard music. Lonnie talks about his past, present and future projects we also learn about the ins and outs of owning your own tour bus and the "joys" of being on the road. We talk about his many musical accomplishments and Lonnie even goes a round in The Choose Game! Spike and Lonnie talk ab...

So this episode has after the show drunk talk, miss cues, outtakes and general conversation that didn't make it into the show it was intended for over the past year! Some very funny and often misunderstood moments. These After The Show episodes are filled with extra indie music so give it a listen you might even find out some secrets from your favorite indie band or host! In this episode we have T...

Spike and Dennis talk about the D.R.S. Production's show featuring Rock and Metal acts from across the country. Dennis also has his own Metal band that is reforming to break out by this summer of 2022! We talk about social media, Dennis' show and The Baltimore Ravens. Shout outs to Trey from SinSeer, Peter Damleson and AJ Nemesis! We also talk about our favorite guitars and play The Yes or No Game...

I sit with Twitter personality Laura @itsmetmudder4! We had a blast talking about food, horror movies and bathroom habits! We play some awesome music from one of Laura's favorite indie bands; Chokesetter. Laura plays The Choose Game and we talk about what its like to be a dog groomer. Laura is a huge supporter of indie music and helps bands when ever she can. A fun episode you got to check out! Mu...

Spike and co host Trey Saucillo sit with Adam Albright from Dopesick! Adam is the founding member and guitarist for the band. Adam started this amazing project almost 20 years ago after leaving Skin Lab and touring with Sebastian Bach. We talk about funny touring stories and past members of the band. We talked about trends in music and where it is going these days. We play three awesome songs from...

Amazing episode with my co host Count Draven. We sit with Ed Mahalick and his lovely wife Alyssa who make up Dead Drunk Cinema. They are responsible for the incredible video they made for Insidious, the Honey Bone Rush song that was released a few months ago. We talk about Ed's background in film, his partnership with friend and fellow film maker Bo Whittle of 8th Ward Entertainment. This is a mus...

I hang out with David Hk of Ninth Revival and Alpha from House Made Of Dawn, together with Bliss they make the band called Grimcrow. We cover a wide range of topics including the background of HMOD, how they connected with David, equipment and recording techniques and their writing process. We cover many popular guitarist from today and yesterday, talk about ordering guitars online and the problem...

I had a blast talking with the lovely Abby K and her killer guitarist Diego Vargas. Abby talks about the bands big move to Nashville and their plans for touring. We talked about Abby and Diego's equipment preferences and play a great game of Choose! We also talked about recording, management and secret projects on the horizon. We play two of the bands awesome songs and talk about the meanings behi...

WOW! What an episode. I sit with Suzanne and Rye from The Metal Byrds and we had a blast! Rye and Suzanne talk about how they started the band, where the name came from and how it all got started. We play an awesome round of The Choose Game! What a funny and informative episode this one was. Big shout out and happy birthday to Johnny Fusco from Honey Bone Rush, and big shout out to Spitfire Pete!...

I sit with SW Florida boys 45-70! We talk and joke about smoking, favorite equipment, influences, and where they came from as a band and where they're going. The boys play a great round of The Yes or No Game too. We listen to one of their tracks and one that's not even out yet! Opening song by Count Your Dead!

I once again I sit down with my good friend David HK from Ninth Revival. David is a multi talented artist from New York and is the driving force behind many indie bands. We talked about Spotify algorithms, Social media stupidity, our kids and listen to some killer new tracks from Ninth Revival and Grimcrow! David plays The Choose Game! Intro music by Residual Self! Big shout outs to Justin Leo Nug...

Big tech talk episode with GR Eerie and Ewen Lyons from Valar Morghulis! Co hosted by Joe from 45-70 Band! Guest appearance by Patrick Shipley and Adam Reed from Faith Head! We talk about it all, guitars, amps, speakers the rise and fall of brands. Shout out to David Hk! Intro music by 45-70 and lots of Valar Morghulis tunes!

I sit down with the founder and Bassist, Patrick "P Funk" Shipley of Faith Head. Awesome group of guys from Chattanooga Tennessee who are tearing up the local scene there. Patrick and I talk about the music scene in general and the Christian based positive message the boys bring to the Hard Rock/Metal music scene. Patrick plays a mean game of Yes or No and I have a blast listening to some of the b...

I continue my discussion with Patrick Shipley of Faith Head. We play Wait and See and talk about social media etiquette.

What a show. I sit with Bill Metz from We are Legion Live! An amazing music promoter and an incredible person. I have known Bill and his work for the past couple of years. Bill has helped so many up and coming artists. Bill shares with us how he got started in promotion. We talk about the ups and downs of helping artists get on the map. We also talk about some of the negative attitudes of some and...

Ep 29 Um, yea Trey and Spike part 2 of their bender, part 2 with David HK! Everyone else passed out or just faded away.

Spike and Trey drink, smoke and wisecrack their way through all night interviews with Jeff from Dead Eye Doll and Fred Baliad. Killer music tracks, great conversation and lots of laughs in this off the cuff and irreverent show! Part 1 of 2 and possibly a new series!!

Spike chats with English poet Justin Leo Nugent! Justin tells us how he got started in poetry, what his favorite subject is to write about and his favorite bands for lyrics. We talk about social media and play The Choose Game! Other topics include Justin's relationship with vocalist Jimmy Armstrong and Justin's collaboration with Honey Bone Rush. Intro music by The Sex Pistols! Featuring music by...

What an episode! I am joined with my boy Trey Saucillo from Sin Seer to co-host the show with me. Trey and I interview Joe Little from Braincell out of Lynchburg Virginia. We spoke with Joe about the bands origins, what's happening now and where the boys are going from here. We spoke about the Metal scene in the state and the club scene as well. Joe played a mean game of Yes or No! Stay until the...

In episode 24 Spike sits with Kay Trust founding member of Last Snow from St. Paul! We had a lot of laughs talking about todays music scene and social media. We also talked about Kay's amazing side project! Intro music by 3mind Blight!

Spike is joined with Martha Ruman for an incredible interview with Golden Robot Record's Eric Jayk of the NYC based band Wildstreet! Eric was kind enough to sit with us in between tours, to talk about the bands simultaneous video and album release for today, June 25th. We had a blast talking about the Brooklyn music scene, ins and out of touring and subjected Eric to an intense round of the choose...

In episode 23 Spike sits down with Orlok from Countess! All the way from the Netherlands we talk about the 30 year run for the Black Metal group including their 16 album catalogue! Countess was the first Metal band to release songs in Dutch. We talk about recording, playing live shows and internet etiquette. As the founding member, main song writer and bassist for this Black Heavy Metal Band, Orlo...

In this episode Spike sits down with Felix Forsberg from Carmilla! What a gentleman drummer from Sweden. We talk about recording techniques, equipment, and the upcoming tour! Felix tells about what its like to be the youngest member of this Swedish Heavy Metal Monster that is Carmilla. We also discussed past and future members and play some killer tracks from the band. Opening music by AJ Nemesis!...

Wow! My first episode with a co host (Martha Ruman) and this happens!! What a crazy time this was with our special guest Nicky Nicole! I defiantly earned an "E" rating on this one! What a blast, not much music talk but we played some great music from Motley Crue, Wildstreet, Led Zeppelin and Richie Sambora! Tune in but first clear the room, close your door and make sure the windows are closed!!&nb...