Musically Meditated Podcast

Part 18 of the rock legend series focuses on singer Ozzy Osbourne. We talk about Ozzy's upbringing, Black Sabbath, solo career, funny stories, and his impact on heavy metal. Contact us at  https://instagram.com/ musically_meditated  

Episode 307 features vocalist/guitarist Mike Wolfe of Doused. Mike talks about the bands evolution over the years, singles, tour life, and Doused's new release "sckrpnch". Purchase Doused vinyl/merch here :  https://www.thefuneralparty. com/new-products/p/ ul0ehrnqx28kr5h7l50ucbf37nstq8 Support Doused here :  https://linktr.ee/dousedphl? utm_source=linktree_profile_ share&ltsid=38e20bec-70e6- 42a0...

Episode 306 features Brandon Setta of You Wish, White Lighters, and formerly Nothing. Brandon shares his musical and family background, and we dive into his love for Nirvana, Nu Metal, and Deftones. He opens up about his time in Nothing, sobriety, grief, and mental health awareness. Brandon also discusses his current projects with White Lighters and You Wish. You can support and follow Brandon/You...

Guitarist/Producer Aaron Mowery joins us on episode 305.   Aaron talks about his Texas to Oklahoma City musical journey , his new music production studio Dead Eye Recordings , and his band Money. Make sure you catch Money on tour with Trauma Ray and their most recent release entitled Stovepipe. If you're looking for someone to record your band hit Aaron up at Dead Eye Recordings here:   https://li...

Part 17 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on singer/songwriter Marc Bolan of T.Rex. We talk about Marc's upbringing, musical journey, funny stories, and his impact on glam rock and beyond. Contact us at: https://instagram.com/ musically_meditated  

Episode 303 features vocalist/guitarist Nathan Urbach of Pileup. Nathan shares his Portland Oregon story, musical beginnings, and life with Pileup. We discuss Pileup's new album "Leave The Light On" in depth, with Nathan breaking down the songwriting process for each track. Check out and support Pileup here : If you'd like to support Pileup you can do that here :   https://linktr.ee/pileupband? ut...

Singer/guitarist Cameron Grant from .bill (is a band) joins us on episode 302. Cam talks about his musical upbringing, Florida roots, and his band bill.. Cam talks about the new album in depth from a musical and lyrical perspective & we go through the track list. bill. just released a new album through Julia's War and rope bridge records. The new album is called WIMMER and is available for purchas...

Episode 301 features musician Travis Stone from the band's Cavalera Conspiracy, Pig Destroyer, Nail Bomb, Desolus, Mortuaria ( https://www.metal-archives. com/bands/Mortuaria/ 3540557249#band_tab_members ), and Obsidian Blade. Travis talks about his Maryland roots, musical background, his passion for photography and zines, and how he's able to perform in multiple bands non stop. We also talk about...

Finn & Joe sit down and talk about their Top 10 favorite albums of 2025 in detail. Tune in, chill out, and enjoy the 300th episode of Musically Meditated Podcast. Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/ playlist/ 4yoOcsGZT8dBEsu7SvpmVW?si=_ nDOo3SMTR2s_0QWP-_n0Q&pi= WwhQ4uTqSLOAI

Drummer Steve Hurrley of Soul Blind joins us on Episode 299. Steve and I talk about his New York roots, musical background, his videography project "the content is visual" and Soul Blind's album "Red Sky Mourning".   Soul Blind:  https://soulblind.co/?utm_ content=link_in_bio&utm_ source=ig&utm_medium=social The Content Visual:  https://www.instagram.com/ thecontentisvisual?igsh= dHEwdjR3Z3lscXp6

Episode 298 features guitarist Joel Sandoval of Chicago's very own Carrion Throne. Joel talks about his Chicago roots, musical background, his favorite death metal albums of all time, Shoegaze, and Carrion Thrones new self titled EP. Support Carrion Throne here: https://linktr.ee/ carrionthrone?utm_source= linktree_profile_share

The final chapter of Deftones Private Music review (for the fans by the fans) is finally here. Guest Vince Romero & host Joe Riley sit down and review the new Deftones album Private Music. They go through the entire track list one song at a time, and rate the musical composition, lyrical content, and over all vibe of each song. Sit back, agree, disagree, and tell us what you think in the comment s...

Chapter 5 of Deftones Private Music Review (for the fans by the fans) includes guest Julian Torres. Julian talks about how he discovered Deftones, his favorite Deftones live concert experiences, and his track by track review of the new Deftones album Private Music. This episode and series is brought to you by Black Pond Brews. Black Pond Brews is located at 1001 Hartford Pike Dayville, CT 06241 (8...

Chapter 4 of Deftones Private Music review (for the fans by the fans) includes guest Emma Holyoak. Emma talks about how she discovered Deftones, her favorite Deftones live concert experiences in England, and her track by track review of the new Deftones album Private Music. This episode and series is brought to you by Black Pond Brews. Black Pond Brews is located at 1001 Hartford Pike Dayville, CT...

Chapter 3 of Deftones Private Music review (for the fans by the fans) includes guest Cory Smith. Cory talks about how he discovered Deftones, his favorite Deftones live concert experiences, Black Pond Brews , and his track by track review of the new Deftones album Private Music. This episode and series is brought to you by Black Pond Brews. Black Pond Brews is located at 1001 Hartford Pike Dayvill...

Chapter 2 of Deftones Private Music review (for the fans by the fans) includes guest Anthony Green. Anthony talks about how he discovered Deftones, his passion for hockey, his favorite era of Deftones, and his track by track review of the new Deftones album Private Music. This episode and series is brought to you by Black Pond Brews. Black Pond Brews is located at 1001 Hartford Pike Dayville, CT 0...

Chapter 1 of Deftones Private Music review (for the fans by the fans) includes guest Daniel Wahl of Versaflare. Dan talks about how he discovered Deftones, his favorite Deftones era, Deftones live experiences, and his track by track review of the new Deftones album Private Music. This episode and series is brought to you by Black Pond Brews. Black Pond Brews is located at 1001 Hartford Pike Dayvil...

Singer/Bassist Casper Ostanski of "Seventh Dose" joins us on Episode 291. Casper talks about his Winnipeg roots, musical background and Seventh Dose. Make sure you pick up the new EP on November 5th. We close out the episode with the new track "Yearn". Support Seventh Dose here:   https://linktr.ee/svnthdose? utm_source=linktree_profile_ share

Episode 290 features drummer Nick Bobotas from Trauma Ray. Nick talks about his musical background, other musical projects he's currently working with, the growth of Truma Ray through out the years, and his love and passion for Major League Baseball and other professional sports. Please support Trauma Ray here for tour dates and merchandise: https://traumaray.store/    

Guitarist Michael "Loco" Locascio of "We Weren't Invited" joins us on Episode 281. Michael talks about his favorite bands growing up, the current state of the Chicago music scene, his Mount Rushmore of death, and "We Weren't Invited's" new EP entitled "Not Well".  Support the band here: https://linktr.ee/ wewerentinvited?utm_source= linktree_profile_share

With the help of Vince Romero, we talk about our discovery of Deftones, how many times we've seen Deftones live, and review/rate our most recent experience catching Deftones live on their 2025 arena tour.   We close out the episode reviewing Deftones first single in five years: My Mind is a Mountain. To join us on the upcoming Private Music album review, please email us your contact information he...

Singer/guitarist Rabib Hasan joins us on Episode 279 with Musically Meditated Podcast. Rabib talks about his early musical journey in Virginia/DC, his move to Philadelphia, his time in TAGABOW, his love for The Replacements & Wipers, and The Regulars' new EP that just dropped by Julia's War. Please support The Regulars here:  https://linktr.ee/the_ regulars?utm_source=linktree_ profile_share

Robert "Woody" Nelson of Change in the House of Pods joins us for the third time on Musically Meditated. Woody talks about the Deftones community, the future of his podcast, and For the Song You Saved (A tribute to Deftones). Please listen to this episode to get the full scoop about Woody's awesome musical fundraiser idea, and with Deftones as the inspiration, you know it's cool! Follow and suppor...

Part 16 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist and guitarist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. We talk about Chris's upbringing, musical journey, death, and his impact on the music industry. Follow us at:  https://instagram.com/ musically_meditated Contact:  musicallymeditated@gmail.com

Episode 276 features guitarist, vocalist, audio engineer Max Binet of the band Kaleidoscope Crux. Max and I talk about his Louisiana roots, his musical background, NOLA sludge, gear and new Kaleidoscope Crux EP "Through the Portal". Through the Portal drops August 11 Julia's War, Pleasure Tapes, and Candlepin Records. We close out the episode with a new Kaleidoscope Crux song "Guided Away". Suppor...