Couch Riffs

Our guest this episode is Kyle Wolfe of Moon Guitars. Like many folks, Kyle started his career in guitar work as a repair tech and slowly worked into making custom builds. His designs are visually striking and very cool! Also, a very fun and funny guy to talk with who, generally speaking, isn't afraid to speak his mind and we get into a little trash talk in this episode. I hope you enjoy this as m...

Our guest this episode is Marcus Farrar of Antibalas and we had an amazing time learning about his musical history. Marcus was recently introduced to Couch Riffs through mutual friend Timo Ellis of Netherlands and sang beautifully & played shakere on a cover song episode. He's also a crushing drummer! Marcus has been with Antibalas for nearly 20 years and the band was nominated for their first Gra...

Our guest this episode is Andee Blacksugar. Andee is one of the most talented and under-appreciated guitarists you'll find in the world today. Insane chops and ability to perform so many styles and with incredible form and character. Andee has been playing guitar in KMFDM since their Hell Yeah tour. Andee has released or performed on a total of 13 albums since the pandemic lockdowns began in early...

Our guest this episode is Justin Sullivan, the frontman, founder and leader of New Model Army for some 4 decades now. Justin's story is one a life well-lived and I had a wonderul and inspired time speaking with him. He'll be releasing his 2nd solo album this month (May 2021), his first in nearly 20 years. New Model Army will surely be releasing more material in 2022 and will commence touring Europ...

This episode features my conversation with the legend, Pete Anderson. Pete has a long and storied career which we cover a lot of here. He is most well-known for being Dwight Yoakam's guitarist and producer for 2 decades of tours and albums. He continues to write, play, perform, and produce bands and is currently working on a book with an accompanying video called "How To Produce A Record" which I'...

Our guest this episode is the incredibly talented Tim Quick, guitarist for The Bacon Brother, Gloria Gaynor, and numerous Broadway shows. Tim recently released the first single, Out The Door, from his forthcoming debut solo EP, Comin' Home. The EP showcases his diversity and firepower as a guitarist but also his strong song writing skills. Be sure to check it out and put an eyeball on the Couch Ri...

Our guest this episode is Joe Plummer, extraordinary drummer for so many great bands and host of the Tour Stories podcast on Ruinous Media, which he co-operates and produces a number of podcasts. We had a great time talking about his musical past and his great success in getting enviable gigs time after time. He also dropped a hint on a new podcast coming from Ruinous, so stay tuned! I hope you en...

We are pleased to have Matt Muckle as our guest this episode, our most recent for Drummer Awareness Month. Matt thoroughly impressed me when he delivered his drums for our video performance of When Will I Be Loved (feat. Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson and Jeff Rouse). I immediately started following him on socials and watching with much delight as I revealed more and more depth to his playing, nailin...

Our guest this episode is Ryan "Go Time" Moore, a fella I've traveled more miles with than most other humans and a person I love deeply. Go Time is an enormously talented drummer and crushes it in Portland's Hippie Death Cult. The band has 2 releases coming in May '21, a full-length and a split, and you can pre-order it through their website HERE.  Thank you so much for listening to Couch Riffs! I...

Very excited to have Frank Ferrer as our guest for this episode. In addition to being a great drummer Frank is one of the coolest guys you'll meet in rock 'n roll. Genuine, open, and friendly: I like him right away when I met him in 2011. Frank has had an interesting musical road leading up to his joining G'nR and we cover a lot of ground in this conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!...

Our guest this episode is the incredibly talented Ilan Rubin, drummer for such notable artists as NIN, Angels & Airwaves, Paramore and more. Ilan also fronts his own band, The New Regime, singing and playing guitar and also writes and performs all the music on the recordings. His 2020 album, Heart Mind Body & Soul, is a masterpiece of rock music and an incredible display of his talents on all leve...

Our 2nd guest for Drummer Awareness Month 2021 is our close friend and former bandmate in Duff McKagan's Loaded, Geoff Reading. Geoff is the kind of guy you want in your tour bus cuz he's always down to get into some fun and he isn't restricted to a bunch of shallow superficial conversation. As a fella you just can't do much better than Geoff and we're excited to be getting him in a video soon, as...

Our guest this episode is none other than Greg Gilmore, former drummer of Mother Love Bone, The Living, 10 Minute Warning and many other bands. I'm quite happy to have Greg as the first guest of Drummer Awareness Month! Please go check out the upcoming release of The Living's album, "1982". We had a great time talking about adventure travel, prog rock and a variety of musical and non-musical topic...

My guest this episode is Dusty Bo, a singer/songwriter from Louisville KY who straddles the line between the worlds of country/roots music and hard & classic rock. He has new music coming out on 4/8/21 and you can find it on all streaming services. Be sure to follow him on social (@dustyvox)!  Thank you so much for listening and for your support. If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast and/or our v...

Our guest this episode is Lisa Molinaro of Modest Mouse, Talkdemonic and who has played and toured with The Decemberists and The National. Lisa is a talented multi-instrumentalist with classical training focused on viola but her early attraction to punk rock music kept her busy with basses, guitars, and keyboards in front of her. I had a great time speaking with her and hope you enjoy this as much...

Our guest this episode is Bryan Ewald who I met during my time with PRS Guitars a few years back. Bryan is an incredibly talented musician and does a number or live and recording gigs in addition to being a featured demo player in most all of PRS' new product videos. I had a great time learning some of Bryan's backstory in this conversation and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Be sure to ch...

Our guests this week is UK-based drummer Ciara Chinniah. We talk about her discovery of drumming and later schooling and touring. But, then we get into the REALLY good stuff at the end. I hope you like Ancient Aliens and sci-fi level mind bending weirdness cuz we boldly went there! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did because I had a blast!  If you're enjoying the podcast or our videos please su...

Our guests this episode co-authored a book that is soon be be release, Nothin' But A Good Time , an oral history on the 80s hair metal scene. The pair, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, have collectively written millions of words for a number of music oriented publications over the years and this is their first book project. There's a Couch Riffs cover song video of Motley Crue's Dr Feelgood fea...

Our guest this episode is Jade Devitt , former drummer of one of my favorite Seattle bands, Lucky Me, as well as Engine Kid. He has been living in LA for years now and fronts his own band, Gale Forces . He walks us through his musical development in the Tricities of Washington and his move to Seattle, his experience playing, recording and touring in bands there before his eventual move to LA. I ho...

Our guest this week is Acey Slade , a guitarist and bassist that has played with the likes of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Dope, Murderdolls and some other legendary bands we all know and love. Acey also started Catfight Coffee in 2020 along with his wife, Mei-Ling, and has focused much energy toward that during the downtime of Covid. Check them out! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I...

Our guest this episode is Janet Robin and we couldn't be more happy to share our conversation with you. Janet has had an amazing life in music beginning with 6 years of training with none other than Randy Rhoads. She was lead guitarist in 80s glam metal band, Precious Metal and later went on to play with with LIndsey Buckingham. Currently she leads an all-guitar quartet called The String Revolutio...

Our guest this episode is Rusty Willoughby , one of Seattle's hidden treasures and more under-celebrated songwriters. Dating back to the pre-grunge climate of Seattle's 80s scene Rusty has been writing and putting out great, catchy and memorable music. I had a great time hearing his story in this conversation and I hope you do, too! Attention: I had a fire call in the middle of our first conversat...

Our guest this episode is Jon Wurster , an incredibly talented drummer who has had more cool drum gigs than your average Joe (Superchunk/Bob Mould/The Mountain Goats/Nick Cave/The Pretenders/REM and more) and is co-creator and comedy writer of The Best Show. We had a fun time talking and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Thank you so much for listening and for your continued sup...

I had a great time speaking with Aurelien Budynek in this episode of Couch Riffs. Aurelien has a wonderful story, a host of amazingly varied gigs to talk about, and is as humble as he is talented. If you're interested in getting guitar lessons with him you can reach out to him at his INSTAGRAM or through his WEBSITE . I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!  If you are enjoying Couch...

Our guest this episode is bassist/vocalist Alicia Vigil who fronts her own band, Vigil of War, as well as holding down the bass duties for legendary power metal band, Dragonforce . We had a great time talking and I loved hearing her story from the earliest years of school band and School of Rock to touring with the Misfits to forming her band quickly to make a gig she committed to. Please go check...