Episodes

In our 30th episode, we’re back at you with another Year 2000 segment where we deep dive into 3 albums turning 20 this year: Cold -‘13 Ways to Bleed on Stage,’ Rage Against the Machine - ‘Renegades,’ and Taproot - ‘Gift.’ Other setlist items include: a new music round up with reactions to new Deftones, The Menzingers, Machine Gun Kelly, and even Vin Diesel, and a discussion on Spotify employees wanting to censor Joe Rogan. (In this episode: (0:00) Podcast and episode intro. (3:05) New music r...

In our 29th episode, we’re joined by rapper Spose. In addition to rapping, Spose also runs his own record label - P Dank. We dig into Spose’s music path —- starting as an indie artist, making the transition to a major label (Universal Republic), and then back to indie with P Dank. Spose has always been one to push the envelope — releasing an album within a video game app, writing and recording an album in 24 hours (with a full band), and many others. This conversation underscores Spose’s ability...

Episode 28 is all about Nu Metal! Whether you love or hate Nu Metal, there’s a good chance you grew up on it if you’re currently between the ages of 30 and 40. In this episode, we spin the ‘Wheel of Nu Metal’ and rank the band it lands on from the following tiers: GOAT Status, Hall of Fame, All Stars, and Benchwarmers (we love sports references). This was a fun one filled with plenty of banter! Also in this episode: Vinyl outselling CDs for the first time in decades, a reaction to the new Mar...

In our 27th episode, we’re joined by the one and only Iann Robinson. You were likely first introduced to Iann during his time as an MTV VJ nearly 20 years ago. On top of being a TV personality, Iann has had his hands in multiple areas of the music industry, including writing for online and print outlets, being a radio DJ, playing in bands, etc. If that wasn’t enough, Iann currently co-hosts the CREAM Podcast (Comics Rule Everything Around Me). We talk Iann’s early come up with music, his public ...

Episode 26 is a special one for us, as the 3 of us are recording from the same location for the first time since the pod started. Nate is back visiting the east coast, so we take full advantage of it. For the main segment we dig into 25 years of Nate’s music nerdery collection (merch, promo items, posters, autographs, etc). We’re talking two 35 gallon bins filled with the most obscure and rare music nerdery. We blindly pull items from the bins and react to them. Other setlist items include: Papa...

In our 24th episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro, a thank you to listeners, and setlist; reactions to the Corey Taylor feature on the new Tech N9ne song, Deftones announce new album details (!), reactions to new NPR article on Bandcamp, Spotify, and the future of the platforms, and for the main segment: a 'Bring Your Own Hot Take' segment, where we each come to the table with a couple hot takes. No spoilers on specifics, but the takes include artists such as Weezer, Audioslave, DMX, and mor...

In our 23rd episode, we're joined by Jason Tate - Founder and owner of Chorus.fm (formerly Absolutepunk.net). Jason has been a lifelong fan of punk/punk adjacent music and has parlayed this passion into arguably the biggest music site of its kind (and he's done it twice). The 3 of us grew up visiting Absolutepunk.net and continue to visit Chorus.fm to this day. We cover Jason's come up with the Absolutepunk.net, the growth of the site over the years, the sale to SpinMedia and subsequent buyback,...

In our 22nd episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro, Reactions to Spotify CEO pushing artists to continuously put out music to say relevant, UK brewery donating proceeds to venue relief, 311's 1997 album 'Transistor' turns 23, and the main focus: The Mailbag Episode, where we answer about a dozen listener submitted questions. Shout out to everyone that submitted a question for this episode. We had a ton of fun with this one! (On this episode: (0:00) Episode Intro. (1:15) Reactions to Spotif...

In our 21st episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro and setlist, Reactions to the new Corey Taylor and Marilyn Manson songs, Live music roundup — Port City Music Hall closing in Maine, Clutch pressing livestream concert on vinyl (we called that back in May!), Chainsmokers in some heat for concert in the Hamptons, Frank Turner socially distanced show in the U.K., Run the Jewels getting their own marijuana strain, and the main segment for the episode — Bandvantage: band names that elevate the ba...

In our 20th episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro and setlist, Drake possibly going independent, a live music rundown for the week, reactions to new recorded music from Chris Cornell and Gone is Gone, and for the main segment: ‘Bandicap: band name handicap’, where we dive into band names that hold bands back. The 3 of us come to the table with a few band names that we feel do bands a disservice. No spoilers here—- give it a listen! (On this episode: (0:00) Episode intro and setlist, (3:12...

In our 19th episode, we're joined by Chad Neptune, bassist for legendary bands Further Seems Forever and Strongarm. Chad comes on to talk about his time coming up with Strongarm (90s Florida hardcore) and the Florida scene, the transition to Further Seems Forever and their journey over the years, and his experience with music, touring, and some cool video game talk near the end. Chad and his wife run a non-profit called Art Heart ( http://artheart.gallery/), where they raise money to empower orp...

In our 18th Episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro and setlist for the episode, Album Anniversaries - Killswitch Engage - Self-Titled and Counting Crows - Hard Candy, UK social distancing music venue - we called that!, Chase Rice and DaBaby holding concerts in this climate, prominent bands taking PPP Loans for their staff, a 4 month lookback/reflection on the podcast -- where we share our favorite moments to date, a few podcast/music predictions, and of course…..TANGENTS! (On this episode:...

In our 17th episode, we’re joined by Northeast Alternative Rock Radio Legend-- Rob Riccitelli. Rob has over 25 years of on-air radio personality experience. With as much experience as Rob has, it's no surprise that he's an endless source for radio industry knowledge, music industry knowledge, and stories -- which is why we wanted to get him on the pod. We tap into a bit of those stories and experience, so if you're a fan of the radio industry, the music industry, and live music/concerts, etc ---...

In our 16th episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro, a plug for an interview with our intro music creators going up on Youtube and the setlist for the episode, Album Anniversaries - Limp Bizkit - Significant Other and Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt, Reactions to live music happenings: The Herd Immunity Fest, Citizen Cope dinner and a live show, and Sammy Hagar willing to risk it all to play live, New album reactions: Hum - Inlet and New Found Glory - Forever and Ever x Infinity, and lastly, the main...

In our 15th episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro and episode setlist, Nate meeting Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine this week, album anniversaries- Blink 182 - Dude Ranch and Third Eye Blind - Dopamine, Papa Roach Live stream for $$, new Deftones album in the fall AND a reissue of White Pony, called Black Stallion, and lastly, the main segment for this week, which will likely be an ongoing segment for us: Good vibe music, where we each come to the table with a few albums that are immed...

In our 14th episode, the pod discusses: The prospect of 90% of the independent music venues closing, music in times of civil unrest - Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, and others, a reaction to the new Run the Jewels album, Warner Music going public/IPO, Album anniversaries for Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Californication', Queens of the Stone Age's 'Rated R,' and Atmosphere's 'God Loves Ugly,' and lastly for the main segment, which will likely be an ongoing segment for us, a 'What happened...

In episode 13 of the Podioslave Podcast, we’re joined by Lance Mercer – Seattle area photographer. Lance came up in the Seattle 80s/90s music scene, where he filmed the iconic Northwest grunge scene, including Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Malfunkshun, and many others. You most certainly know him by his legendary shot Pearl Jam used for the cover of their ‘Ten’ album or the shot of Eddie Vedder hanging from the rafters during the ‘Drop in the Park’ concert in 1992. Lance’s photos are...

In our 12th episode, the pod discusses: episode introduction and shoutouts, no moshing at concerts once they resume and concert haz mat suits, the pod reacts to the announcement of a new Corey Taylor album solo album, Clutch live stream event and limited merchandise – is limited merch the new play for bands during quarantine?, Indie musicians asking Congress for relief, Joe Rogan signs a massive deal with Spotify, a 15 year reflection on the U2 Boston show from 2005, and what will likely be an o...

In episode 11 of the Podioslave Podcast, we’re joined by Scott Russo of legendary punk rock band Unwritten Law -- vocalist and founding member. Unwritten Law is from Poway, CA and was founded in 1989/1990. Scott has been with the band from the very start. This episode touches on what Scott and Unwritten Law are up to currently, their Australian following , the early days and coming up in the SoCal punk scene, the recording of S/T and Elva, and much, much more. There’s some really cool stuff in t...

In our 10th episode, the pod discusses: episode introduction and shout outs, Troubadour venue in California turning to crowdfunding, Hollywood Bowl venue canceling their season, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater gets a re-boot and game soundtrack, a 15 year reflection on the Nine Inch Nails Boston dates from 2005, and what will likely be a recurring segment for us: The "He's on fire" / "3 Peat" segment, where we select bands with 3 great albums back to back to back (truly great). Basically, bands with 3 al...

In Episode 9 of the Podioslave Podcast, Greg Bergdorf, founding member and former lead guitarist of Zebrahead , joins us. Zebrahead is a punk band from SoCal/Orange County California, which Greg was a part of from 1995-2013. This episode touches on early touring history, a snapshot into the early days of the band, how they formed, how they got signed, Ron Jeremy, and even a story about proving to Lemmy how metal Zebrahead really was. If you’re a fan of Zebrahead, you’re going to love this episod...

In our eighth episode, the pod opens with discussions around an Amoeba Music follow up. SXSW not offering refunds, Bon Jovi cancelling tour to make sure fans get refunded, Live "drive up" gigs in Denmark, Facebook starting virtual concerts behind paywalls, and what will be an ongoing segment for us "Concert: Impossible," where we highlight shows we had no business getting to, but somehow pulled off. We also introduce the #amoebachallenge where we challenge high profile musicians to donate to the...

In Episode 7 of the Podcast, Marc Weinstein of Amoeba Music, Co-Founder and Owner, joins us to discuss their GoFundMe page, the current music climate, and history of the music chain! Amoeba music in an independent music chain in California with stores in Berkeley, San Fran, and Hollywood (with the Hollywood location being the largest independent music store in the world). If you’re a fan of independent music or a music collector of any sort, you know how iconic Amoeba is. As Amoeba is deemed non...

In our sixth episode, the pod discusses: a follow-up on our friends at Ticketmaster and their recent shady policy change, the possibility of no live music for 18 months, the Weeknd's recent run at #1 on Billboard/benefiting from artists delaying their releases, a brief chat on Record Store Day and its parallels with craft beer culture, music round table on what we've check out this week, and what will likely be a recurring segment for us and the main focus of the episode: Concert/shows regrets (...