Mix Tapes

On today's episode I'm happy to have my long time friend, Reid Walley, on the show. Reid is a super intelligent, must know guy and here are a few things we talked about in the episode.   -Graphic Design -Public Speaking -Merch and how to go about getting into that game -NFT's and why they are important to the future of artists and sooooo much more. If you want to follow Reid, here is his cont...

I had such a great time catching up with Spike on this episode. This is a great listen, especially if you are musician.  Here are some of the things we talked about -Smart things to do on tour to stay safe -How to run a record label -The DIY lifestyle and why it's important to support local musicians and so much more. Go to https://loudasfolk.com/ and become of a member of the record club Tha...

I had a great time interviewing John Corabi on the show. He was so generous with his time and I really enjoyed our conversation. Some of the things we talked about: -His time in the Crue and his vision how he would have released  the 94' album -How he got into music -Being a solo artist in the day and age of this new music landscape and how he navigates through it -His new book called Horsesh...

Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of the great Edward Van Halen. I wanted to do something special so I gathered up some of my guitar playing friends and asked them to talk about what Eddie Van Halen means to them. There's a lot of good stuff in the episode and I hope you enjoy hearing these stories. Thanks to Vince Gates, Tom Madera, Jerry Tomlinson and Eric Rezac for sharing. If...

This was a fun one. I've known Mark forever and we got to talk about a lot stuff musically, as well as important issues like mental health. in this episode - kiss is the gateway band - How Rush's subdivisions helped with anxiety - Touring Europe with December -Weight of the Tide And so much more... Mark was gracious enough to give us a Weight of the Tide track called, "Years Like Days" Find Weight...

This was a really fun conversation about the music biz and what can be done to put the power back in the musicians hands. We also get to learn a lot about Ethan and the amazing story that he has. This is an episode that you don't want to miss, I promise you. To learn more about Ethan, check out the following https://tonicaudio.com/ You can donate directly to the pod but clicking the "support" butt...

My friend Ben and I discuss the new Iron Maiden album, Senjustu. We talk the album in detail and even talk a little history of Maiden and what Iron Maiden means to us. This was a ton of fun and it was great catching up with an old band mate who knows more about Iron Maiden than anyone I know. Please support the pod if you dig it. There's a link to donate to the pod and if you are listening on Appl...

This episode was a ton of fun! Jason and I go a long way back, we used to play in a band together and Jason was nice enough to give us a world premiere of the new Steve Satchel song. Hear it here first. Thanks Jason for the great conversation!

Part two is upon us. Much thanks again to Tom Gordon for being so gracious with his time that we had to break up the pod into two episodes. So many great stories in this episode and we got an Eat At Joe's track at the end of the show so make sure you listen all the way to the end. You can donate to the show  by going to https://anchor.fm/eric-stangeland and clicking the support button. Here i...

I grabbed a couple friends from all walks of life and music backgrounds and asked them to be on the show today to talk about the Rolling Stone top 500 greatest songs of all time. We just talked about the top 20 and I think this episode is one you are going to really enjoy. If you like the show, please consider hitting the donate button on the anchor link or just writing a quick review on Apple pod...

This episode was a great one and a tough one because we talk about a mutual friend who is no longer with us. Music heals in a big way and SpaceHead is doing that with his music. It was great to understand the meaning behind the project and get more in depth with it. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the show, I'm really enjoying releasing these pods and getting the feedback from you guys....

On Today's episode I had the pleasure of sitting down and interviewing Tom Gordon. Tom is a USC graduate and has a ton of experience in recording. On this episode you'll hear stories about -Tom getting into music and recording -His mom and the Queen of England -Sammy Davis Jr - and many more great stories. This is part one of two because we talked about so much great stuff, that I wanted to break...

Today on Mix Tapes I have my friend, Brado, on the show and we discuss the Metallica Black album, which is 30 years old.  We talk about -where we were when we first heard Enter Sandman -Does the album still hold up? -Would we get rid of any songs and so much more. This episode was so much fun and I'm glad my friend came on the show to discuss a truly landmark album of 1991.  If you enjoy...

In this Episode my guest Tony and I discuss Pearl Jam Ten and the impact it had on us when it first came out and does the album still hold up today. I can't believe this album is 30 years old already and we do a deep on all things Ten on this episode.

Great talk with Eric Henry Andersen. We talk about such things as  - being a musician - how to navigate through the pandemic as an artist - songwriting - and so much more... Eric was also gracious enough to give us his track "Holding Space" for us to play at the end of the episode. Please subscribe and spread the word about my podcast, Mix Tapes You can read Eric's great blog here: https://er...