The Taking the Lead Media Podcast

GC Records celebrated 20 years last year with a 1 day event. Back in February they released their 20th anniversary LP featuring live tracks from the show. Also on the show, I play tracks from all the new releases from last year. Playlist for today's episode: 1. The Rifleman - This is Anarchy (Don't Laugh, This is Serious) [0:16] 2. Lipstick Pickups - Black Cherry Soda Pop (Collection) [06:45] 3. E...

The song is Ragged Town by the band Second Player Score, a 3 piece nerd rock band based in Vancouver, Washington. It comes off the album, Glorified.  Website: https://www.secondplayerscore.com/ YouTube: Second Player Score Podcast: Second Player Speaks SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Takin...

On this episode is a track from Slave Hands, sludge/doom metal 3 piece from Finland. The song is Malignant Filth Vessel off of their latest LP, No More Feelings. Check it out through Dry Cough Records . It's co-released w/Gate of Deliria, Minor Obscure, and Sewer Prison.  Slave Hands on BANDCAMP - https://slavehands.bandcamp.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://tw...

Back on the podcast is guest and friend of the show, Tom, of 18th & Addison. A lot has happened since Tom was on the podcast, almost 2 years ago. And a lot has happened since I last spoke with Tom, just a few weeks ago for this episode (!!!). But we catch up for a bit, talk about the bands new EP, Old Blues / Modern Love, their signing with Wiretap Records, and the new blink-182 album - all the im...

On this episode I talk about more favorites of 2019. On this playlist: 1. Jocko - Best of Me (Expression) 2. Shin Guard - You Will Be Held Accountable For Your Actions (2020) 3. Post/Boredom - Limb Alert (Ritualistic Time Abuser) 4. Florida Man - Holy Roller (Tropical Depression) 5. Glassing - Sleeper (Spotted Horse) SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttl...

Welcome to the first episode of 2020! This podcast will turn 10 years old in June! HOLY COW!. On this episode I play tunes from some of my favorite records released in 2019. Lots of gems.  1. Much the Same - You used to have a garden (Everything is Fine) [0:16] 2. St. Plaster - Figurehead (St. Plaster) [7:09] 3. Ramona - Is this Emo? (Deals, Deals, Deals!) [11:19] 4. Adrenalized - My Three Compani...

It's a Snubbed Records themed show! Most of the band's on this episode will be playing Snubbed Fest this weekend. Check it out. Playlist below: 1. The Alements - Kill them with Fire (Best Foot Forward) [0:16] 2. The Handsome Scoundrels - Off the Map (Ooh La La) [5:39] 3. The Subtastics - 8-Bitter (BetaMales) [9:05] 4. Ninety Six Ghosts - Across the Divide (Know the Pattern) [11:00] 5. The Xiles -...

Some punk rock on this episode. Songs and bands on this episode are as follows: 1. Statues on Fire - Time Stand Still (Living in Darkness [0:16]  2. Adrenalized - Engravings In Stone (Operation Exodus) [5:19] 3. Give You Nothing - Reflections (Give You Nothing) [10:40] 4. Ghost Police - To Myself (Out to Dry) [12:58] 5. The Latter Day Skanks - Don't go getting soft on me (Under the Boner of Heaven...

I share tracks from some of my favorite releases of 2018. Heavier stuff than the last episode.  1. Sulaco - Disguise (The Prize) [0:16] 2. Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean (I Carry My Awareness of Defeat like a Banner of Victory) [8:20] 3. Tyrannosaur - Creep Paralysis (Tyrannosaur) [16:21] 4. Outright - Lessons Earned (Holler) [22:07] 5. Vaulted - Drown Our Fears (Distaste) [27:12] SOCIAL MEDIA...

I play tracks from some of my favorite records of 2018.  PLAYLIST: 1. The Gutz - Bro Culture (Femina Vipera) [0:16] 2. October Bird of Death - Vices (Assemble) [6:00] 3. The Hi Fi Ninja - Tattered and Torn (Tattered and Torn) [8:56] 4. exhalants - Latex (exhalants) [13:42] 5. Space Camp - Righteous Dollar Bills (Inevitable Demise) [19:04] SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: h...

On this episode I have guest, John Sava. His projects include, Enemy of the Sun, Amish Electric Chair, and Red Season. Links to these projects:  Enemy of the Sun Amish Electric Chair Red Season Playlist 1.Enemy of the Sun - Subterranean (Darker Days EP) [0:16] 2.Red Season - Ancient Travelers [4:37] 3.Enemy of the Sun - It's All or Nothing (Darker Days EP) [10:54] 4.Enemy of the Sun - Darker Days...

On this episode I talk about the upcoming GC Records 20 year anniversary show. Details about the show are HERE I also play tracks by bands performing at the show. Tracklist below: 1. Gasoline Kills - Memo1 (Give Up Chorus): 3:04 ( Making the CD ) 2. The Dirty Little Bettys - Lounge Singer (Backyard Carnival): 18:19 3. Kill the Scientist - Computer (malfunction?) (Fall of Mankind): 10:52 4. Illicit...

On this episode are guests, Chad and Chelsey, of Perennial, the 3-piece avant-garde rock band, based in Connecticut. We get into top 5 favorite albums, our personal "island" albums, LP2, shows and movies. I ask the tough questions in this interview! And it was a blast! Check out Perennial on BANDCAMP and HOWLING FREQUENCY Songs on this episode are as follows: 1. The Symmetry of Autumn Leaves - The...

On this episode are tunes by Stolas (Thief & the Hourglass, off of, Losing Wings), Beau Navire (Thumbreaker, off of, Life Moves), Conveyer (New Low, off of, No Future), Life Sentence (Under Siege, off of, Marked for Death), and Yotsuya Kaidan (Flight over a transparent city, off of, Tiny Comet).  SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: http...

From the Vault: Episode #11 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 11/18/2010.  On this episode: 1. Ninjaspy - Circle Pity (Pi Nature) 2. Eken is Dead - Condition (amendment) 3. Prize Country - Slick Your Hair Back (split w/Traindoge) 4. Abandon the Raft - Pendulum (Concept Paradox) 5. Pacifica - We Consider Everything (The Process of Illumination) SOCIAL MEDIA Website:  http...

On this episode, Emily Whitehurst of Survival Guide, joins me on the show. You may know her from past projects such as Tsunami Bomb and The Action Design. This conversation was recorded back in May and I'm glad to finally release it. We touch base on her latest album, Live and Alone, future work and projects, tour plans, music formats and streaming services, and food! It was a fun chat and an awes...

On this episode are tunes by Mara (Infectious Hate, off of, No Free World), Journal (Unlorja, off of, Unlorja), Helm (Dust, off of, Void of Light), Outer Heaven (That Which Was Taken, off of, Diabolus Vobiscum), and Skinharvest (SICK).  SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media

We have a Ska themed show and a guest too! On the episode is Taylor Morden, director of an upcoming documentary on the popularity of ska music titled, Pick It Up! Ska in the 90's. We touch base on his music background, the film and campaign, and all things Ska.  Check out the Kickstarter campaign HERE Visit the official website of the film HERE Music on this episode is as follows: 1. No Doubt - To...

Another GC Records themed show! Label head, Shahab, joins me on the show again, to talk about all things GC, film, and the upcoming 20th anniversary event for GC Records, happening exactly one year from today, June 29, 2019. We play some awesome music too.  Music on this episode includes: 1. Gasoline Kills - For a Friend (Give Up Chorus) [5:07] 2. ESL?! - Alien Abduction (M.I.O.K?) [19:41] 3. The...

This is the 8th anniversary show! Damn, 8 years have gone by since the first episode. One hundred twenty episodes later huh? Thanks for listening! On this episode are tunes by Ditches (Losing Touch, off of, 1000 Elephants), Overjoyed (Downer), Ours Blond (Dirty Cats Know What's Good for Them, off of, Nightly Revenge), Sammy Heck (Just Pretending, off of, Stop Wasting Time), and abolitionist (The M...

From the Vault: Episode #10 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 11/13/2010. On this episode: 1. Peccadilloes - Rebirth (The Awful Truth) 2. Mistermeaner - Patemptkin (Mistermeaner) 3. Generic - Anarchyland (Victim of Society) 4. Up the Fury - Get Fully (Behind Every Mind) 5. The Revision Plan - Heart of a Lion (Single) SOCIAL MEDIA Website: https://takingtheleadmedia.com T...

From the Vault: Episode #09 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 10/31/2010.  On this episode: 1. Go Jimmy Go - Mama Bird (Soul Arrival) 2. The Rudeness - While Waiting (The Rudeness Demo) 3. The Sidewalks - On Empty (Better Late than Never) 4. Big D and the Kids Tablet - Been Wishing On (Fluent in Stroll) 5. La Muñeca y Los Muertos - Los Muertos (Estrella) SOCIAL MEDIA Web...

From the Vault: Episode #08 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 10/19/2010.  On this episode: 1. The Quintessentials - Speciman 32 (Brain Intact) (Legends from the Grave) 2. Social Concern - Red (Exodus) 3. Raised by Apes - Den for Men (Destination Nowhere) 4. Crookedhook - Size Zero (Breathe Pollution) 5. Mayflower - Worst Case Scenario (Second Best Sunsets) SOCIAL MEDIA...

On this episode are tunes by Penny Arcade (Sound Asleep, off of, Oliver), Brave Monster (Better Get Better, off of, Brave Monster), Neaux (LUV, off of, Chain up the Sun), Brunswick (Promise, off of, Brunswick), and Secretary Legs (Nursing Home, off of, Cooly Myths).  SOCIAL MEDIA Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com...

On this episode are tunes by She Likes Todd (Storybook Endings, off of, A Story Still Untold), The Unlovables (I've Cried 4 U, off of, Crush. Boyfriend. Heartbreak), Mr. Orange Undercover (Is This What You Came For?), The Barren Marys (Nothings Gonna Change, off of, Political Party split w/Teenage Bigfoot), and Slick Shoes (Hold it Down).  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumb...