Episodes
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Today on the pod Joe talks with Hyro the Hero. Hyro is every musicians favorite artist, and you can tell from the tours that hes done over the past decade. Sharing the stage with everyone from Wu Tang to Mindless Self Indulgence to The Deftones, Hyro has cemented himself as a fixture in the rock community. Hyro tells his story of how he transitioned from hip hop into the rock world while still holding on to his roots in hop hop. Pretty amazing tour stories in this one as well!
@hyrothehero
Hyro The Hero- Fight (feat. Chad Gray)
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Today, Dan Jacobs of Atreyu joins us on the pod. Dan shares some great insight and PLENTY of tour stories on this. His 20+ years of playing music professionally have definitely supplied him with enough ammunition for some great tales, and I suspect that we could have gone on forever swapping stories. Dan also shares some insight on the new album 'Baptize,' writing with co-writers like Mark Hoppus and John Feldman, and the departure of frontman Alex Varkatzas and what its been like moving forward without him. Don't miss this one.
Baptize is out June 4 through Spinefarm Records
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@danjacobs
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Today on the pod- Chad Ruhlig of LGND and For The Fallen Dreams joins us to tell us his story. This one is full of pretty good tour stories. Chad gives us insight on his full music career from playing MXPX covers at 13 years old at bars, joining FTFD, leaving FTFD, starting LGND, and then rejoining FTFD. Lots to cover and Chad keeps it interesting from beginning to end. Stay to the end to hear how a truck ended up in their trailer driving down the highway.
Start- Spite Me- LGND
End- Psychedelic Nightmare- LGND
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@lgndbandofficial
@ftfdband
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Today on the pod, Joe sits down with Johny Reeves from Kingdom Of Giants. Sharing common ground, both Joe and Johnny are the newest members of their bands, bass players, and contribute heavily to vocals. Kingdom Of Giants put out their latest effort in October of 2020 - Passenger. Feels like this talk goes everywhere- from DMB bus mishaps (again) to eating peanut butter ramen sandwiches, a rolling fire on an RV moving, and of course Tom Hanks.
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In a first for That's Awesome with Joe, we have on an entire band as our guest. Yamhaus is Lars Pruitt on vocals and guitar, Seth Blum on lead guitar, Jake Felstow on drums, and Zach Beinlich on bass. They are the best band that you don't know about yet. Their infectious pop songs are only matched by their personalities and drive to succeed. If you're looking to hear what a band's mindset is right before they pop, this one is a great one for you.
Start- The Thrill
End- Pop Game
www.yamhaus.com
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Craig Mabbitt is our guest this week. Craig has been a big name in the music scene for quite some time and has his name attached to three of the most recognizable names in the scene. We cover all of that and more in this one. Craig also gives us some insight on how hes been spending his 2020 and passing the time by using Twitch (@craigmabbitt)
End: Unbreakable- Escape The Fate
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Welcome to Episode 32 of Thats Awesome with Joe. Today, Joe talks with his friend Tuck about anything and everything. Having spent a good amount of time on the road together and starting their respective podcasts at the beginning of quarantine, they have plenty to talk about. Tuck has put out 2 albums with two different bands in the last 12 months, maintained his podcast, and starting a business that's become pretty popular in the music world.
Start- Offroad Minivan- Vampire
End- Fit For A King- Prophet
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Today on the pod Philip Strand joins us from Sweden! Philip is the frontman and producer for Normandie. Josh was lucky enough to stumble across this band on YouTube and lock them in for an interview and they've been on both of our rotations consistently ever since. Philip gives us the bands history from how they started through relationships built by a management company, to playing direct support for Yellowcard on their farewell European tour.
Normandie's new album 'Dark and Beautiful Secrets' is out Friday 2/18/2021
https://music.apple.com/us/album/dark-beautiful-secrets/1539052326
White Flag
Hostage
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Today on the pod we sit down with Elijah Noll / American Teeth. Elijah has been pursuing a solo career for quite some time and his recent signing to Fearless has put him in the spotlight. Joe and Elijah are both from New England and living out in LA so there's a lot to talk about. American Teeth is about to be your new favorite artist.
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Aaron Pauley joins us today! Aaron has been a much requested guest on the pod so hopefully this ones a good one for you. We chronicle all of Aaron's musical history from starting out playing guitar, to fronting Jamie's Elsewhere, to his eventual home as the frontman of Of Mice and Men. OM&M just released a new single 'Obsolete' and releases a new EP via Sharptone Records on February 26
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Welcome back to That's Awesome in 2021 and bearing with us through our winter break! We return with an episode featuring Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin. Keith has had quite a career in the music industry and has lots to share. From starting his band in high school, joining Adelitas Way, and finding a home in Breaking Benjamin, Keith has had his fair share of ups and downs in the industry. Along with being in bands, Keith also writes and releases his own solo material as well.
Keith Wallen- Dream Away
Keith Wallen- Crows
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Today on the pod we sit down with Joey Tyler of VRSTY. VRSTY has recently signed to Spinefarm records and put out their latest EP 'Cloud City.' Joey shares his story that includes playing locally, doing merch for letlive, and starting the band as a solo project. This one may have more tangents than any other. Joey and Joe share a passion for song writing and definitely nerd out on the similar mindset they have towards music. Hang in there for some video game and fashion talk as well!
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Today Jack Underkofler, frontman of Dead Poet Society, joins us to chat about his band. Jack and joe came from a similar scene in Boston and while they maybe have never crossed paths in person, they share a lot of the same acquaintances. Jack shares some interesting stories from his band including how they have been building a fanbase in Mexico, how Youtube has helped their career, and how touring in Mexico gives the band some pretty interesting stories.
Intro- Dead Poet Society- .intoodeep.
End- Dead Poet Society- .CoDA.
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Today we welcome back Sergio Medina to finish his lengthy and diverse music history and to promote his very own podcast 'Sergio Medina and Mama Cecillia' out now on Spotify. His podcasts is a firsthand retelling of his mothers stories of being a first generation immigrant to this country and the chapters of her life since. We also resume discussions on Sergios current projects Eidola, Royal Coda, and Nova Charisma. Full of plenty of tangents and a bonus story of Carlo (Stolas's singer / drummer and touring drummer for Nova Charisma) getting his "ass beat by a 19 year old'
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Today on the pod!
First things first! New intro song! Let us know if you like it or think its really dumb. We think both.
Also- check out the new song written by Donovan Melero and Joe on all streaming platforms now called That City by Donovan Melero
Today Ethan Harrison of Great American Ghost joins us. Ethan and Joe have known each other for the entirety of their teen and adult lives having played local shows together for years and touring in the same circuits. Lots of old school stories in this one- a good background on what these guys in national touring bands were doing for 10 years before that put them in the positions they are in today.
Songs:
Great American Ghost- Socialized Animals
Great American Ghost - Altar Of Snakes
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Andy Cizek of Makari and Monuments joins us this week. Andy discusses starting his musical career on Youtube and how he turned his solo passion into opportunities that led to him fronting two bands in two different genres. Another unique success story!
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Today on the pod, Alex Mungal joins us to talk about his career as a lighting director. Alex has been active in the music scene for the past decade, starting as a performer and moving into the production world, and eventually finding a home as a lighting director. Production is a huge part of what makes a show great, and Alex gives some amazing insight into what it means to be and lighting director, and how to get there.
0:08- How Alex became an LD
0:10- Starting lighting in high School
0:13- Drumming on tour
0:17- Working in theater
0:23- Creating your own opportunities
0:27- Breaking back into the music scene
0:31- Technical questions- programming a light show
0:38-Working one-off shows
0:40- First rock tour- Dying Fetus and Whitechapel
0:51- Summer festivals
0:52- Black Dahlia Murder
1:03- Working with INK
1:06- Horror Movies
1:12- Horror and lighting
1:16- Lighting easter eggs
1:20- 1st tour story
1:23- Last show of 2019- Tom Butwin
1:28- Cancelled DGD/ Animals as Leaders tour
1:30- Quarantine
1:31- Livestream with Pup
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Today on the pod we welcome Tony Cappocchi of Dragged Under. Formerly of Rest Repose. Tony has a long history of touring and has basically made his brain an encyclopedia of knowledge around touring and how to act and gain the respect of the bigger names in the industry. He also has his own business helping YouTubers grow and manage their sponsors. This was a super interesting one, and what what was supposed to be 60 minutes turned into 2 hours. We could have easily kept going. Enjoy!
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This week, Joe is in Port Jefferson NY at Vudu recording studios working on an album for Donovan Melero (Hail The Sun.). Rather than release a typical interview episode this week, we thought it would be fun to record an episode with the writing team behind the album consisting of Joe, Donovan, Allen Casillas (Ahh-Ceh, VIS) and Ken "MoonDough". Joe gives a brief introduction to everyone on the album and their musical journeys, and then the boys let you in on what's been going on in the studio. They also recount their experience playing an outdoor limited capacity acoustic show in Philadelphia this week, and their terrible fast food experiences.
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Today on the pod- Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills joins us to give us a deep dive into the bands history and Spencer's personal music history. This was a fun one for me personally (Joe) as I learned more about the band I play in and what the progression has been like the last twenty years. Thanks for everyone who joined us on IG live for this ep!
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