RRBG Podcast

EP288 is with special guest Chef Brian Tsao. He is the guitarist for the band Loss Becomes, he is also known for his Pro Chef Reacts videos on Youtube and he recently opened up his own brick & mortar sandwich shop Mission Sandwich Social. We talk sandwiches, opening up a business, beating Bobby Flay, new music from Loss Becomes and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/VWoWT79cSGo Follow him:...

EP287 is with special guest, Javier Reyes of Animals as Leaders. Javi & I go back a few years and decided to go catch up over lunch. I brought my gear and we got to talking about the new Animals as Leaders album "Parrhesia", potential new Mestis music, his writing process, anxiety, mental health and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/NrVyap8ntKk Follow him: @jjavierreyess Follow Animals as...

EP286 is with special guest Jasan Radford of Centershift and formerly Onesidezero. We talk about the new Centershift EP titled "A Different Shade..." which is part 1 of a 3 part series. We talk about the writing behind it, lyrics, the music video for "And So...", mental health, his sobriety, the social media algorithm and much more! Cheers! https://youtu.be/Tj-Z7ySvwH0 Follow him: @jasanr4d Follow...

EP285 is with special guest Lawrence Gowan of the legendary band Styx! Their newest album "Crash of the Crown" is out now. We talk about the album, touring with REO Speedwagon & Loverboy, how he maintains his health, energy vibrations and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/brKgXlInEck Follow him: @gowan Follow Styx: @styxtheband For all things Styx: styxworld.com PLEASE check out the Patreon pa...

EP284 is with special guest Jesse Hubbard. He is the author of the book "Punk Rock & Cocktails" and founder of Saint Russell Productions. We met in NY during the live Stoke the Fire show and immediately connected over our love for Punk Rock, Cocktails and Pro Wrestling. We talk about his book, his production company, mental health, his favorite albums and of course pro wrestling. Cheers! Video: ht...

EP283 is with special guest Aric Improta of Fever 333 & Night Verses. We talk about Fever 333 opening up for Slipknot in an arena, Night Verses writing new music, his art and design company HexWave, performing with 1000 musicians at once and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/sZAA1N-EmsU Follow him: @aricimprota Follow Fever 333: @fever333 Follow Night Verses: @nightverses Follow HexWave:...

EP282 is the return of Chris Enriquez! Known more for drumming for Spotlights this is his first solo project under the name Light Tower. We talk about the creation of the project, the writing, Spotlights, mental health, DIY, NYHC scene, shared stories from our hang in NYC recently and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/8WDP1nudlGA Follow him: @chrisenriquezdrums Follow Light Tower: @lighttowerm...

EP281 is with the band Hellgrammites from Denver,CO! They have a new album coming out "I Am Omega" on June 14th. We talk about writing that album, how they all met, influences, making music videos, touring and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/-aPggoYZpwg Follow them: @hellgrammitesmnusic To pick up the album: https://hellgrammites.bandcamp.com/merch/i-am-omega-vinyl-pre-order Watch the video...

EP280 is with special guest Frank Godla. He is the company Director & Host of @metalinjection & @metalsucks, organizer of the @slayathomefest and drummer for Meek is Murder. We talk about his start with Metal Injection, putting together a digital music festival during the pandemic, mental health, dealing with anxiety and depression and much more. Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/kkuKAZRGhIA Follow...

EP279 is the return of Adam McGrath & Stephen Brodsky of Cave In! They talk about their new album "Heavy Pendulum" which is out May 20th, their writing process, collecting vinyl, pro wrestling, their Kendama hobby and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/wn62fJB3FBM Follow Adam: @adamcmcgrath Follow Stephen: @stephenbrodsky Follow Cave In: @cave_in_boston To pick up the album and for all things C...

EP278 is with special guest, John LaMacchia. His debut solo album "Thunderheads" is out May 20th featuring special guests like Kelli Scott of Failure, Maro Quintero of Spotlights and more. We talk about the album, his time in Candiria, the car accident that nearly took his life, spiritualtity, art and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/-ay4SNQdacE Follow him: @lamacchiamusic Follow Candirira: @...

EP277 is with the homie Hank Selva! Bassist for The Human Abstract and now touring bassist for Protest the Hero. We talk about how that opportunity came about, having to learn to play their song, share some touring stories, we talk mental health leading into touring during these times and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/RQf5BchIQ5s Follow him: @hankselva Follow Protest the Hero: @protes...

EP276 is with special guests Colin H. van Eeckhout & Mathieu van de Kerckhove from Absent in Body and Amenra. Absent in Body's debut album "Plague God" is available now on Relapse Records. We talk about the writing of the album, getting together with Scott Kelly of Neurosis & Igor Cavalera for it, the Church of Ra, having their music on National television with AEW's Malakai Black & The House of B...

EP275 is with special guest Pat Mccrory of Turnstile. We talk about the band's latest smash album "Glow On" and the success they are experiencing, touring, mental health, pro wrestling, video games and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/dgt6avZU6cw Follow him: @patwk Follow Turnstile: @turnstileluvconnection For all things Turnstile: www.turnstilehardcore.com RRBG Theme written, performed,...

EP273 is with Dean Tompkins founder of Thunderking Coffee. Dean founded Thunderking back in 2015 and since has been providing some of the best coffee in Southern California and collaborating with the likes of Violent Gentlemen. He also plays in the band Mammoth Thunderpower and has his own prop company called RDT3 Creative. We talk about their recent collaboration beer with Gunwhale Brewing, start...

EP273 is with Jason & Justen Parris of Wake Brewing. We talk about their careers in the beer industry, building up Wake Brewing from the ground up, tying the brewery to music releases, the craft beer scene, favorite bands and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/QzoNgwhMFcE Follow Wake Brewing: @wakebrewingcvlt For all things Wake Brewing: https://wakebrewing.com/ RRBG Theme written, performed, r...

EP272 is with special guest "The Top Dog" JONAH! He is a professional wrestler known for his time as the North American Champion of WWE's NXT and has since appeared on Impact, NJPW and this weekend at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 8. We talk about his Bloodsport debut, his departure from WWE, his diet, we even found out who his favorite band is! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/2lAyGPYu8LQ Follow him:...

EP271 is with comedian Josh Potter! He has his own show the "Josh Potter Show" which releases every Tuesday. We talk about stand-up comedy, The Comedy Store, being on the road with Tom Segura, dealing with mental health, moving across the country from NY to LA, we even talk about The Batman. Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/I4bh_oOx45o Follow him: @josh_potter Subscribe to the Josh Potter Show here...

EP270 is the return of Steve Brooks of Torche and Floor! We talk about him moving out of the big city life, new Torche music, possible tours, future plans and we do a deep dive on mental health. Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/ffiLoIYx5pc Follow him: @steve__brooks__ Follow Torche: @torche_band For all things Torche: https://www.torchemusic.com/ For all things Floor: https://officialfloor.bandcamp...

EP269 is the return of Brian Cook! Bassist for bands like Sumac, Russian Circles, Botch & These Arms are Snakes. We talk about the new release from TAAS which compiles some b-sides and rarities, we talk touring with Russian Circles opening for Korn & System of a Down, hitting the road with Sumac, thoughts on a Botch reunion, beer and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/svJ3jkrMEaw Follow hi...

EP269 is the return of Brian Cook! Bassist for bands like Sumac, Russian Circles, Botch & These Arms are Snakes. We talk about the new release from TAAS which compiles some b-sides and rarities, we talk touring with Russian Circles opening for Korn & System of a Down, hitting the road with Sumac, thoughts on a Botch reunion, beer and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/svJ3jkrMEaw Follow hi...

EP268 is the return of Danny Walker. We talk about the many projects he is currently involved with including Avitus, Arötis, Circuit of Suns and more. We also talk about his departure from Intronaut and everything surrounding his that story as well as his journey back to redemption, cancel culture, live tours with Cephalic Carnage and more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/k_Z9ipRkt3c Follow him: @...

EP267 is with Jason Baker of Callosum Studios. He is a special effects specialist working in the monster factory that is Callosum Stuidos with Tom Savini. We talked about what it was like working with the WWE, creating "The Fiend", working with bands like Code Orange & Slipknot and now with Ethan Hawke in the new film "The Black Phone" and much more! Cheers! Video: Follow him: @bakingjason Follow...

EP266 is the return of Thomas Giles of Between the Buried & Me. He has a new solo EP titled "Feel Nothing" available now. We talk about the writing process for that, working on a Colors II with BTBAM, what he did during the pandemic, mental health and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/lc87Z2BmrZQ Follow him: @thomasgilesmusic Follow BTBAM: @btbamofficial Pick up the album: https://www.tho...

EP265 is the return of Tristan Shone of Author & Punisher. We talk about his new album "KRÜLLER" which is out Feb.11th on Relapse Records. We also talk about how he's changed his tour presentation by bringing a live guitarist for the first time, starting to produce instruments for other people to use, mental health, sneaking into the San Diego dump and much more! Cheers! Video: https://youtu.be/03...