Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Happy New Year! Today’s guest is drummer Bob Pantella who splits his time on the throne with Atomic Bitchwax and Monster Magnet. Bob talks about everything from being on the soundtrack of the underground classic “Clerks” to touring with Deep Purple, to drum techs, sharing each others girlfriends in a small town, and touring “delights”-plus many other absurdities(with bass player Chris Kosnik inter...

Danny Grossarth is the drummer of Candiria and stopped by to talk about the big shoes he had to fill this year in original Candiria drummer and metal fusion shaman Ken Shalk, but he has not only made the transition seamless he even managed to add his own flavor into Candiria’s uber diverse catalog. We talk about the challenges of learning pre-existing material, his early years of drumming, our fav...

Rick Smith has been propelling Torche through their own brand of sludgy, melodic, power pop with propulsive drumming that is both slow and spacious, frenetic and explosive or even out-right dance(y). Even with all these dynamics, one thing remains constant, Rick always seems to be in the right place at the right time. We cover his many projects, side jobs, and what has inspired him to continue his...

Kenny Appell has been drumming through out the years with power house acts Goes Cube, Cleanteeth, and White Widows Pact. I was able to catch up with Kenny for Goes Cube’s CD release show at St Vitus where we talked about playing NY shows in the mid-2000’s, the evolution of both Goes Cube and the local heavy music scene, the early years of his drumming pursuits, Goes Cube's new record the Shad...

Drummer extraordinaire of CAR BOMB and co-studio owner Elliot Hoffman stopped by the CBBP. Elliot has been on my radar for quite some time and I’ve been curious to see how the hell these Car Bomb songs were crafted. We were able to shed some light on just that as well as the new record titled “Meta” due out Oct 28, 2016 plus drumming influences, recording techniques, and some other super-nerdy dru...

Mike Albanese is not only the killer drummer of Cinemechanica and Maserati but he is also a producer/engineer. We caught up during his tour with Cinemechanica who is fresh off the new release of their self titled full length record(recorded at God’s City Studios with Kurt Ballou of Converge). We get into the inner workings of the aforementioned bands as well as Bit Brigade-which is a live band tha...

Spotlights singer, guitarist, drummer and general multi instrumentalist, producer & engineer Mario Quintero stopped by the CBBP. Mario and his wife Sarah wrapped up their first record this year which was almost immediately followed up with a tour opening for the Deftness and Refused which is a pretty uncommon trajectory for a new band!! We also talk about said tour, subsequent shows, gear/live...

Tommy Buckley is the drummer of New Orleans’ own Crowbar and previously with Soilent Green. We discuss the up’s and down’s over the last quarter century of his drumming career. Between the murder/suicide of ex-bass player Scott Williams, to two van wreck’s-one of which left vocalist Ben Falgoust temporarily in a wheel chair with two broken legs- to the death of original singer Glenn Rambo in Hurri...

Drummer/guitarist/producer & brewer Mark Gajadhar is today's guest. Mark, who has lived one of the more coincidental lives you could imagine, played guitar and/or drums in the Blood Brothers as well as Neon Blonde, Past Lives, and in his hip hop/electronic pursuits in Champagne Champagne and more recently African Tiger. We talk about everything from the origins of the Blood Brothers, to S...

Guitarist/Vocalist/Drummer Nick DiSalvo is the creative force behind epic stoner psych trio Elder. We discuss the early years of playing, the formation of Elder, early influences, working on their next record, touring Europe, and even living abroad! So without further ado. Crash Bang Boom!www.facebook.com/elderofficialbeholdtheelder.bandcamp.comitunes.apple.com/us/artist/elder/id461077602**Photo:...

Jon Ehlers is the bass player of local mathy spazcore duo Bangladeafy. We delve into the new album coming out this summer called Narco Paloma, the world of pest control, The origins of the band and their influences, playing & composing with a hearing impairment and what Italians do for bee stings. So without further adu: Crash Bang Boom!:http://bangladeafy.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com...

The one and only Eric Moore II talks about his new band Lillake, joining/auditioning for Suicidal Tendencies/Infectious Grooves, competing and ultimately winning the Guitar Center Drum Offs and much, much more!!!http://ericmooreii.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfBirrmLArchttps://www.facebook.com/lillakeband/https://lillake.bandcamp.com/**Photo: https://www.facebook.com/diburome

Today we have Guitarist Damien Paris and Drummer Andrew Totolis on the podcast and we get to talk about the 20 years the Giraffes have been making music, growing up in NY, getting beers thrown at them, influences, and general homoerotic absurdities- and even an appearance from their original bass player and now Manager Tim Kent! http://thegiraffes.squarespace.comhttps://www.facebook.com/The-Giraff...

Today my guest is Nick Lee -the incredibly talented guitarist of Moon Tooth, Riot V and more. We get to talk about everything from Zappa, to classic rock guitarists, Long Island Rock n Roll, touring Europe and South America, plus the new Moon Tooth record Chromaparagon! Crash Bang Boom Mo'Fro's!!!!!AUDIO:https://moontoothny.bandcamp.com/album/chromaparagonhttps://moontoothny.bandcamp.com...

I was able to speak to two of my favorite bands, two of my favorite power trios, two of my favorite ohm pushing purveyors of noisey sonic glory. Philly/Jersey's own Fight Amp & Atlanta's Whores. Both are often described as the new face of modern noise rock and these guys are in my opinion exemplary acts in the often predictable world of heavy music. It was certainly cool to catch up...

I sat down with Jesse Madre who is the frontman of local rock/post hardcore band Tiger Flowers. We covered everything from things that go wrong at shows, kleptomania, dog adoption, mushrooms, plus crazy injury's and/or near death experiences. So sit back and get ready for the absurdity that transpires!!!https://tigerflowers.bandcamp.comTiger Flowers "Cruisin' till the wheels fall of...

Today we have Nick Cageo who is the bass player of Mutoid Man and sound guy at Brooklyn metal institution Saint VItus Bar!. Nick and I touch on early influences, how he got the Mutoid Man gig, our fascination with the band YES, touring with The Dillinger Escape Plan, recording with Kurt Ballou of Converge plus a potential collaboration with Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and much more . It was...

Today my guest is non other than drumming badass Kenny Grohowski. Kenny plays in two John Zorn projects (Abraxis/Simulacrum)as well as Secret Chiefs 3 and an assortment of other projects than run the gambit of musical genres. We got to talk about everything from the evolution in his playing that would lend itself to so many genres-of which quite a few are on the extreme end of the spectrum-to the...

Today we talk to Guitarist, Vocalist, Drummer & Multi-Instrumentalist Timo Ellis. Timo can presently be seen fronting his band Netherlands, and he's also worked with Yoko Ono, Cibo Matto, Spacehog and more. We cover producing records himself, the present state of music plus drugs, sobriety, playing with the aforementioned artists and how Butoh Dance has been a major influence on him as a...

Alex Cohen has dedicated his life to the pursuits of extreme music and extreme independence in drumming. I became aware of him in his previous project Pyrrhon and I was immediately taken by his ability to play very technical sections followed by spurts of improvisation within the context of heavy music. Between the absurdly complex independence exercises he posts on his Facebook page and what I kn...

Today we're sitting down with singer, song writer, saxophonist, multi- instrumentalist, multi-media guru and all around bad ass artist & musician Clint Maedgen. . We talked about his early influences, creating his orchestral space rock project to the theatrical variety show "Bingo!" to his new solo eclectic-electro project Clint Maedgen Radio and to singing/playing sax with New...

I sit down with co-owner/creator of metal website Metal Injection and drummer for Brooklyn band Meek is Murder Frank Godla. We discuss growing up in Brooklyn, the evolution of his website Metal Injection and much more! Meek is Murder's most recent EP entitled "Onward" plays at the end of the podcast as well!! Check it out!!http://www.metalinjection.net/https://meekismurder.bandcamp....

Original Singer/Guitarist Bill Davis of Dash Rip Rock has kept his band up and running for over thirty years. We talk about the trials, tribulations, ridiculous episodes, fishing, swamp people and much more. New album "Wrongheaded" can be purchased on iTunes @: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wrongheaded/id1046179548Photo: https://www.facebook.com/Reverend. Charley

Guitarist John Lamacchia joins the Crash Bang Boom Podcast and we talk growing up in NY, NY Hardcore influences, nearly dying (twice), music as a life force, and the general ridiculousness of committing to your art. Killer!!!!Photo: https://www.facebook.com/graysonhurdmedia/