BREWtally Speaking Podcast

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 s...

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 h...

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 h...

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 take...

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 o...

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 seemin...

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 supp...

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 a...

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 exp...

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 o...

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 s...

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.   ...

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 gon...

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 thi...

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 s...

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...

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 ha...

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 o...

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 Se...

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 furtherin...

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 S...