The Peer Pleasure Podcast

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode 128 with John 5! John is one of the greatest guitar players out there today playing with some of the biggest acts around. What an awesome dude. This is a short episode due to cell service cutting off while John was driving to a gig and we have not had the chance to follow up and finish the conversation but it was time to just put it out for you all to get into...

Episode 127 is up and live now with the amazing Tatiana Shmayluk from the mighty Jinjer from Ukraine! This was a short but meaningful chat we had here in Portland at the Hawthorne Theater while Jinjer was touring. It was actually the last night of the tour before returning to Ukraine for a short time off. We discussed her love of dreams as well as growing up in Ukraine and finding her voice. Don't...

Well folks we are on our way to two weeks of your daily dose of Peer Pleasure with Episode 126. My man Juan Alderete from The Mars Volta and most recently Marilyn Manson. What a prolific and talented dude he is. Juan recently was in an awful bike accident and is currently in a coma. We are all pulling for Juan to fully recover and so please send all healing thoughts and energy his way as you liste...

Episode 125 with the always wonderful Jen Razavi from The Bombpops is out now! Go check out the new single, "Notre Dame" off the new record Death in Venice Beach coming out on Fat Wreck Chords. Jen and I talk about all kinds of topics from nasty DM's to her interestingly positive perspective on living in LA. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello one and all! This week on the program we have the amazing Joe Lally from Fugazi! This was a fun one to do guys. Joe is now the 3rd of 4 members of Fugazi to come on the program. Joe and I talk early Fugazi, Gear and early life growing up and discovering music. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one is a great one folks. One of my musical hero's does his first ever long form podcast interview with me right here on Peer Pleasure. Mr. Jim Ward from the legendary At the Drive-In and Sparta! What a wonderful chat we had. Go check it out now! Sparta has a new record coming out called "Trust the River" on Dine Alone Records. Don't miss it! Don't forget to rate and subscribe! Learn more abo...

Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode 122 with the man himself, Mr. Sonny Kay. Visual artist, record label owner (GSL) and musician from bands such as Angel Hair, The VSS and now Mind Rider. Sonny also has contributed to a new book called "Colorado Crew" about the Colorado punk scene. This was a fascinating chat with one of the most crucial figures in underground music. Strap in and learn. Don't forg...

Good morning one and all and happy new year! Let's kick off 2020 with my main man, Zach Blair from Rise Against, Only Crime, Hagfish and GWAR! This dude is a force and has one of the greatest jobs in the world. He has a fascinating world view and an amazing story. Don't miss this one y'all. Rate and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Welcome to the end of the century episode of Peer Pleasure with our most requested guest of the show's history. Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory joins me to talk about all things fatherhood, mindfulness, music and therapy. This was an excellent chat with one of my favorite dudes and you won't want to miss it. Say goodbye to 2019 with style and grace. Rate and subscribe wherever you listen to podca...

Merry Christmas folks, here is my 2 hour chat with the always amazing Cove Reber from Dead American and ex vocalist for Saosin. We go all over the place in this chat as it flows naturally through so many topics and will give you something to sink your teeth into while you travel for the holidays! Be safe out there and tell your family and friends about the show this Christmas. Make it great! Learn...

Join Dewey as he speaks in length with Fred Mascherino of Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred and Terrible Things about his life in music, his time in and out of Taking Back Sunday and where he is now moving forward in music once again with new music from The Color Fred. Don't miss this chat! Rate and Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Calling in from her trip to Boston, Brenna Red joins Dewey on the phone for a chat about her early life and developing world view and growing up in the OC and discovering punk rock. Don't miss out on this chat and check out her band The Last Gang on Fat Wreck Chords right now if you are unfamiliar. Don't forget to rate and subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a long and far reaching search, Dewey and Nate Barcalow from Finch come together to chat about all kinds of things. From Light Sabers and hilarious chance meetings to depression and growing up before the internet ruled our lives. This is a great chat you won't want to miss so make sure you are subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss a beat! Learn more about your ad choices....

On this weeks installment of Peer Pleasure, Dewey sits down with Jennie Cotterill from Bad Cop/Bad Cop and has a wonderful chat about all kinds of things from interviewing Ian Mackaye on one of the early episodes of the podcast to Creed, Baking Cakes, Art and the hustle behind being an artist today. They walk through her childhood years and discovering music as well as so many other topics. This w...

On this episode of Peer Pleasure, Dewey gets in the van (literally in the front seat) with Vinnie Caruana on his solo tour in Portland Oregon at the Hawthorne Theater for a chat. They had not met before this so this is a very genuine conversation that goes from hello to the very deep personal connection you have all come to love on Peer Pleasure. They chat about his relationships and distance as w...

Hello one and all and welcome to episode 113 with the most ferocious frontman in metal today, Robert Meadows. You know him from A Life Once Lost, Left to Vanish and now Mind Power. Robert is one of Dewey’s favorite metal singers and absolutely ferocious. He has a very interesting story to tell and we go deep into his thoughts and struggles with meditation, redemption and getting back to normal lif...

Listen to Part 2 of my conversation with the incredible Yvette Young from Covet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s guest is a self proclaimed “podcast freak”, but you may know him from a little band that started up in the early 2000’s called, The Starting Line. Ken Vasoli!  Dewey and Ken dive right in, recapping the fascinating “Fat Mike” episode. Dewey shares a little behind the scenes of that initial first call with Fat Mike, what we didn’t hear in the interview. Ken reveals that he is in fact a...

Set at the Proofreader at Downtown Marriot in Portland, Oregon Jon Heder and Dewey Halpaus jump right in to conversation with the possibility of Jon starting up his own podcast. “Everybody and their dog has one” he states. They discuss how movie trailer making is truly an art form, and how deceiving they can actually be. Dewey connects with Jon on the fact that he is LDS which is that is the way D...

This episode of The Peer Pleasure Podcast is a special two-part crossover with Josh Toomey from the Talk Toomey podcast and Primer 55. Be sure to listen to part 1 of the conversation HERE! Dewey and Josh dive right into the podcaster talk with how their shows’ guests are basically their CD collections come to life to share with all. Talk Toomey has a primary focus on classic rock and metal, while...

This is my chat with the one and only Dave Knudson from Minus The Bear! Listen in as we discuss the final days of touring, what life is like now at home, and what he has in store for the future.  09:08 Get Botch Back Together... 10:13 That’s The Connection 14:29 Levels of Finality  19:30 Professional Time Killer  22:01 The Reflective Period  26:50 That’s so Botchy  29:45  A Good Spectrum  34:54 Ad...

This is my chat with the one and only Leah Wellbaum from Slothrust! What an awesome chat that went so many places from DMX and Cameo, to deep thoughts on water and bruising. I flew down to LA and met up at her home studio for this in person visit and what a great time it was. Check it out, tell a friend and don't forget to rate and subscribe! http://peerpleasurepodcast.com/leah-wellbaum-slothrust-...

Website Link: http://peerpleasurepodcast.com/justin-sane-anti-flag-episode-106/ Set in the Punk in Drublic greenroom in Portland, Oregon, Justin Sane sits down with Dewey and shares intimate parts of his childhood growing up in a large family, and being grandfathered into punk and activism. Justin explains how punk is a vital part of who he is at his core, and the impact it has on his songwriting...

http://peerpleasurepodcast.com/marisa-dabice-mannequin-pussy-episode-105-the-peer-pleasure-podcast/ Interviews can be done here, there, or anywhere…this one remotely takes place in a bath tub! Dive in and relax as Marisa shares her journey into the music industry and gives us an inside look at where her personal fire is fueled from. With unique views and an inspiring outlook on life Marisa submerg...

http://peerpleasurepodcast.com/fat-mike-nofx-episode-104-the-peer-pleasure-podcast/ This weeks interview takes place at two different times, in two different parts of the country, and quickly escalates into one of the craziest conversations that has ever dawned on The Peer Pleasure Podcast. The first portion of this journey begins with the raw initial over the phone introduction of Dewey and Fat M...