Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Hundred Suns/Ex-Every Time I Die drummer Ryan “Legs” Leger is our guest today! We get into his first drum set, The many joys of fishing, dial up internet and Kate Winslet's boobs, "professional" splash cymbals, Christmas tree stands with hub caps, penny music subscriptions, the Canadian birthright: Hockey, returning to country living & raising his daughters, Attention Deficit, a...

NY native Greg Fox is the multi discipline, multi genre, electro, drumming, sensory percussion playing madman behind Liturgy, Ex Eye, his own solo records and much more. We get into opening for DMX, almost being in Jay Z’s band, what the hell sensory percussion is and how he used it to make a record, making a record by recording heart beats via a stethoscope, the forming of Ex Eye and Liturgy, his...

When it comes to backbeat dropping, beat flipping, spazzy yet groovy, power punk playing Casey Deitz drumming is all that and then some! We caught up to talk about our mutual love for 90’s Rawk including Chavez, Polvo and Shiner and how those influences stand the test of time. We also get into the writing process of the Velvet Teen and Casey’s personal approach to writing a drum part. Lastly we to...

Daniel Davison can presently be seen slaying beats in Buffalo New York’s own Every Time I Die and was previously a founding member of Norma Jean and recorded/toured with Underoath. We get into Daniel’s other gig; video directing and editing! -Plus long tours, how he got the ETID gig as well as the process of acclimating to their furious musical pace and the recording of “Low Teens”, plus the early...

Mason Macias is the glitchy, spazy, beat flipping’ drum-beast of NY’s synth, guitar, bass trio YOINK. We get into Zach Hill’s influence as well as our favorite jazz records, Mahavishnu Orchestra being the gateway band from Rock to Jazz, playing orchestral music, the fine line between improvisation and memorizing parts, plus other crazy projects he’s got going’ on.*Candy Rain @ 40:17 of the Podcast...

I caught up with my drum instructor Wayne Maureaudown in New Orleans for some good times! We touch on German Beer, touring Europe, finding the balance of technique and groove to make something musical, Walter Wolfman Washington’s 30 year anniversary and our mutual fascination with Walter's previous drummer Junkyard Dog. We also get into the challenges of teaching and the importance of self mo...

Coady Willis is the power house drummer of noise groove -duo Big Business who have also been 2-4th’s of the Melvins. With the Melvin’s , Coady found himself playing drums along aside one of his idols in Dale Crover and the two made for one hell of a dual drumming team and incredible phase of the Melvin’s. We get into nightmare gigs in New Orleans, Texas BBQ, learning to play double drums with an i...

Vinnie Signorelli is the heavy groovin’ drummer of NY’s proto-noise rock merchants Unsane. We get into Italian food (of course), gigging at CGBG’s in the early days of Unsane with Helmet in what was at the time called the “Crust Rock” scene, auditioning for Richard Hell & the Voidoids, recording the new record “Sterilize”, his father purchasing him his first drum set to “run the upstairs tenan...

Adam Betts is the propulsive electro-punk drumming maestro behind Three Trapped Tigers, Squarepusher’s live band- Shobaleader One and his own solo record; "Colossal Squid". We delve into the complexities of learning Squarepusher's material, our love for Pantera, rural raves with tractors and ecstasy, early influences and modern idols, playing with Mark Guliana, touring with the Deft...

Hozoji Margullis is the drumming, singing, multi-instrumentalist badass for HELMS ALEE. We get into the formation of the band, the origins of her name and NOT being Japanese, learning to play open handed while singing/drumming at the same time, the effects of Washington state weather, geek out about the Melvins, and recording their new record Stillicide with Kurt Balllou at God City Studios! Check...

Ben Koller slays beats and splits wood in Converge, Mutoid Man, All Pigs Must Die, Kill or Be Killed,and more!!! As one of my favorite drummers, it was awesome catching up with his guy for some drum talk. We get into our favorite 80’s records, initially subbing and ultimately getting the gig, balancing touring with said bands and having a family, the Blues Brothers, Guns n Roses, and what his Germ...

Stanton Moore is one one of the chief drumbassodors of New Orleans drumming and a guy I grew up watching and was always inspired by. Whether it's funk, electronic loops, jazz, or traditional New Orleans rhythms Stanton is always gigging, instructing, recording and most importantly EVOLVING>. We get into legendary NOLA drummers such as Zigg of the Meters, James Black, Earl Palmer, Smokey Jo...

Sam Hutchinson is the drummer of Kansas City's Bummer who are amidst an awesome tour with Whores and Wrong. We get into loving the line up of their present run with Whores & WRONG, Working at C&C Drum Co., his freaky 28x12’ bass drum, not shitting your pants on the gig vs not trying to psych yourself out on the gig, manly Dad’s, Slipknot, and our mutual experience working with produce...

Donnie Adkinson of Atlanta's WHORES. has been rockin' some serious noise-rock pocket both live and on the bands new record "Gold". We talk about his first impressions of NYC, Touring and balancing family life, John Bonham being the impetus for his drumming career, his love for Frank Zappa, literally heavy drum sets, being a country boy at heart, swinging’ hammers & drum sti...

Drummer Drew Thomas has been laying down beats for the last 30 years in bands such as Dead Heavens, Into Another, Youth of Today, Bold, The New Rising Sons and many more! ** We talk about his long relationship with Walter Schreifels (Quicksand/Dead Heavens, Rival Schools, Solo), living in NYC in the late 80’s, drumming with Youth of Today as a kid and his first gig at CBGB’s opening for Agnostic F...

Aaron Hill is the drummer of both New Orleans Sludge Metal pioneers Eyehategod as well as instrumental classic rock/riff rock badasses Mountain of Wizard. We touched on the challenges of stepping in for original EHG drummer of nearly 30 years; Joey LaCaze (RIP), marching bands, classic rock radio, strange gigs, naked "rotund" dudes, stoic Germans, the rare botched setlist, and growing up...

Sebastian Thomson has been the drumming force behind dancy, electronica inspired purveyors of eclectic post rock; Trans Am- and more recently the one and only Baroness whose album “Purple” was one of my favorites of 2015. We get into working with Trans Am for over 20 years as well as the recording process for their newest record record California Hotel as well as touring & recording working wi...

Zach Eichenhorn stopped by to talk about a decade plus of drum work in NYC, playing in the Blue Man Group, train wrecking gigs (and trying to have a back up plan for when said train wreck transpires), acclimating to the sonic force that is the Netherlands and attempting to NOT be disillusioned by the record industry(or lack there of). Plus much more!!!! Crash Bang Boom!!http://netherlandsband.com/...

Drummer Mark Lierly of doom merchants Pallbearer and myself talked about marching bands, teaching drums, trash bag body suits, touring, and the process of recording their new record Heartless which is in stores now! Check it out!!!!https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/heartlesshttp://www.profoundlorerecords.com/https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/pallbearer/id499450846https://www.instagra...

From bus wrecks to burning houses to running on treadmills with your guitar; Kevin Antreassian and I talk about all kinds of good stuff! We also touch upon recording tips for young bands and the physical/mental hurdles of playing in a band as intense as DEP. It's all in there kids! Web: http://www.dillingerescapeplan.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dillingeresc...Twitter: http://www.tw...

Mlny Parsonz is the bassist & raspy, haunting, soul singer of Atlanta’s own Royal Thunder. We talk about keeping a band together with your ex, post cult life and following one’s own path to happiness, cat cafe’s, living the communal rock n' roll life, Megadeth, southern yankees and touring with polar bands such as Wilco and The Dillinger Escape Plan, and much, much more!!! Crash Bang Boom...

Jared Stimpfl has been drumming for the last decade in Pennsylvania’s powerhouse guitar/drums/ vocals/grind/groove-trio; Secret Cutter. SC cranks out heavy/blasty/noisy/grooves that celebrate breakdowns and chaos equally and their shows are always a lesson in bombastic performance. We talked about finding solace in said chaotic music as therapy for loved ones that have passed away, writing/recordi...

Pete Webber is the drum thrashing’ human battery for Colorado's Havok!! We get into how a simple twist of fate landed him with the Havoc gig, adjusting to touring life and the various countries Havok has toured, “poop shelves”, snow skiing, road injuries, and living in Denver, CO. Plus much more!!! http://havokband.com/https://www.facebook.com/Petewebberofficial/https://www.facebook.com/Havok...

Ash is the dragon-slaying drummer for Boston's Revocation! We talked about acclimating to the speed of Revocation’s music, being mentored by legendary drummer Gene Hoglan, playing his fathers Jukebox growing up, warming up prior to shows, calloused hands, teaching lessons on Drumeo, plus a whole lot of Frank/Dweezil Zappa and much more! Check it out y’all!!https://www.facebook.com/Revocation/...

Josh Nee is the drummer of Baton Rouge/New Orleans sludge band Thou who has been serving up their brand of southern doom for the last decade. I was able to catch up with him amidst a brief run of NY shows in which we talked about the dedicated fan base for heavy New Orleans bands, how he got the gig, learning to play super slow tempo’s, Thou's artwork/packaging, some of the musicians we’ve bo...