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Talk About the Passion is a podcast where I will be talking with folks about their passions in creativity. There’s a slight slant towards people from the punk and hardcore scenes, but of course I’m open to anyone. Nominated for Best Music Podcast - Boston Music Awards - 2019.
Episodes
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Episode 16: Georgia On My Mind (A Conversation With Christopher DeBari)
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Episode 16 is a conversation with my friend Christopher DeBari. You may know Chris from his time in Today is the Day, recording the epic Sadness Will Prevail record, which he talks about in this episode, as well as how he joined that band. Chris also tells some intense stories about times music and life collided to create some powerful memories and emotions. I had a great time hanging with Chris and hope to have him on again.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Episode 15: Candy Girl (A Conversation With Angie C. Shaw)
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Episode 15 is a conversation with Boston area DJ Angie C Shaw. Angie is a close friend of mine so of course it was a natural conversation. Her lifelong love of music and the enthusiasm to talk about the stuff she loves made her an obvious choice for the podcast. We cover a lot of ground from her early days in radio through the current state of terrestrial radio. Angie is a great story teller and there are some good ones here, including some cool behind the scenes stories with some big name musicians. Angie was on WFNX in the early 90's right as Nirvana broke and into the early 2000's, she now can be heard on the classic rock station WZLX 100.7 FM. Enjoy!
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Episode 14: Ace of Spades (A Conversation With Keith Bennett)
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Episode 14 is a talk with Keith Bennett. Keith is a veteran of the Boston hardcore and metal scene and has played in multiple bands, most notably Wrecking Crew in the 80's and currently PanzerBastard. Keith talks in length about getting into music as a kid, his stories are intense and hilarious. Keith speaks from his heart and gets into some pretty heavy subject matter at times, and yes there is some salty language on this one. All said, this 90 minute episode is packed with a ton of great stories and I definitely hope I can get him back on for another one.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Episode 13: Definite Choice (A Conversation With Mark McKay)
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Episode 13 is a conversation with my friend Mark McKay, founding member of Slapshot. Mark and I talk about all different types of music from The Clash to Kiss and Dead Can Dance, how Slapshot came to be and their role in hardcore history. We share similar stories of meeting a grumpy Henry Rollins, his love of reading and he talks about some amazng writing endeavors he's involved in right now. This was a great chat, Mark has some great stories and any fan of 80's hardcore will enjoy this episode.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Episode 11: Something for Nothing (A Conversation With Breaux Silcio)
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Wednesday Dec 13, 2017
Episode 11 is a conversation with my friend and former bandmate Breaux Silcio. Breaux and I talk about him growing up in Louisiana. Him moving to Massachusetts and his journeys through different genres of music. This episode is a long one at almost ninety minutes. Breaux is an intersting and smart guy and we talk quite a bit about Rush, Kiss, Sabbath and everything in between.
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Episode 10: Baggy Trousers (A Conversation With Kevin Patey)
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Episode 10 is a conversation with Boston area musician Kevin Patey. Kevin played in the rockabilly band Raging Teens, and now performs under the name Jittery Jack performing rockabilly/50's inspired rock and roll. He talks about growing up in England and discovering music on the radio, moving to the United States as well as a comprehensive story about how the Raging Teens formed around the rockabilly scene in Boston in the 90's. Kevin is yet another hilarious guest and his stories are filled with anecdotes and details that make him a great guest I hope to have on again.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Episode 9: Out In the Street (A Conversation With Tommy Hardy)
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Tuesday Nov 28, 2017
Episode 9 is a conversation with my friend Tommy Hardy. He's sometimes called Tommy Somerville, here he's my friend Tommy Hardy talking to me about music, comedy, the band Kiss, growing up in Somerville, Massachusetts, the infamous "Rosalita Man" video, more Kiss as well as more personal stories. Tommy is a great story teller, an all around hilarious guy. Check it out.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Episode 8: Light My Fire (A Conversation With Richard Guerin)
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
A long conversation with my friend Richard Guerin who works for Orange Mountain Music, the company that releases the music of Philip Glass as well as other artists. Richard is also part of Salem Classical, bringing live classical music to Salem Massachusetts.
Richard is from the classical music world with little knolwedge of the hard rock music world I come from and I know little about classical music, so this episode explores some of the differences as well as some of the similarities within both worlds.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Episode 7: Red Shoes (A Conversation With Gretchen Shae)
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
Episode 7 arrives a day late and a little shorter than all of the other interviews I've posted. Regardless, this was a great conversation with my friend Gretchen Shae of the Boston based band The Knock-Ups. She talks about the role her mother and godparents played in her musical development, getting back into playing music after a break for a few years, getting to play on stage with U2 in Boston in front of thousands of people, teaching at Berklee as well as being on the board of directors for New Beginnings Re-Entry Services which helps incarcerted women re-enter society after prison.
Gretchen is an extremely driven person and was a perfect guest for the podcast, enjoy!
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Episode 6: Easy Livin (A Conversation with John Brookhouse)
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Episode 6 is a talk with John Brookhouse, vocalist and guitar player from Worshipper, a great metal band out of Boston, MA. John talks about getting into music as a kid in Maine, through college as well as some of the other musical projects he's been involved in throughout the years. John talks about how they recordd a Pink Floyd cover for an upcoming tribute to The Wall, as well as his involvement with the new internet radio site Gimme Radio. This is a music nerd heavy episode that is great and covers a lot of different genres and artists, enjoy!