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Whitethrash PARS591

Cody from Whitethrash joins Bill to chat about the band and all things music scene. Interview Segment 1 with Whitethrash We chat about pirate bands and Johnny Depp. Tell us about your BPM challenge that you put out on Facebook. Starting a battle set? We chat about Six Speed Kill because Cody was wearing one of their shirts. Where did the name Whitethrash come from? Who is your Dave Grohl? If I’m driving the bus on a Whitethrash tour, what music is going to be our soundtrack between cities? We learn about the song, Eviction Notice. Interview Segment 2 with Cody What band would you want to hang around with for a year, at any point in history? Where was your favorite pizza that you have eaten with your band? Bill talks about Buddy Guy’s Legends, again. What would you sell your soul to the Devil for? What is coming up next for Whitethrash?

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Skarlett Sky PARS590

Greg from Skarlett Sky joins Bill to chat about the scene, the band, and more on episode #590. Interview Segment 1 with Skarlett Sky What has Skarlett Sky been up to lately? Bill talks about the Haunted Mine venue that he just photographed Crash Army at. Bill talks about 3 Questions and a Song and Friendly Fire. If you were standing at a crossroads, what would you trying to sell your soul to the devil for? You end up in the situation of the main character of the movie Almost Famous, what band do you want to write about as your first assignment? Who is your Dave Grohl? If you could play at any venue, where would it be? If Skarlett Sky ends up headlining a tour, what local bands would you take with you? Can you pinpoint the moment when you realized you wanted to be in a band? Interview Segment 2 with Greg Do you have anything coming up that you’d like to talk about? Would you like to put your contact information out for anyone that might want to book Skarlett Sky? Tell me about something your bandmates have done on stage that has embarrassed you. Best pizza you’ve ever had? Give me one thing you love about the music scene and one thing that you absolutely hate wish you could change. Bill gives props to Jana Lee Machecha, Reina Peli, and Dan GtX for teaching him how to do concert photography correctly. Bill ad Greg talk about their album and show review process.

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Para Bellum PARS589

Kate, Eric, Terry, and Amanda from Para Bellum join Bill on episode 589. Interview Segment 1 with Para Bellum You are sitting on a bench and your musical idol sits down beside you, you’re allowed to ask 1 question… What are you selling your soul to the Devil for? What has Para Bellum been up to? Who is your Dave Grohl? Tell me about something embarrassing that another member of the band has done on stage. Have you ever played in the Youngstown, OH area? If there is an apocalyptic event, which one of your songs could help re-populate the Earth? What will the the crazy item in your first rider? Who is the most famous musician that you’ve met? Interview Segment 2 If Para Bellum was out on tour and Eric was driving, what would the soundtrack of your tour be between shows? If you are in Almost Famous, what band do you follow around and what are you going to write about? Your band gets signed and goes out on tour, what local bands are you taking with you? What is the best pizza you’ve had when you’ve been out playing? What is one venue that you’d like to play at? What song that you have not written, do you wish you had written? One thing that you love about the scene and one thing that you hate?

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Curtis and the Shakerz PARS588

Curtis and the Shakerz to bring the blues to episode #588. Interview Segment 1 with Curtis and the Shakerz Where did the Shakerz part of the band name come from? How did the band come together and how long have you been together? How do you record? track? one takes? What is your favorite venue to play at? You come across a DeLorean and can go back in time to follow 1 band around for a year… Your music idol sits down on a bench beside you, what one question do you ask? Interview Segment 2 What would you sell your soul to the devil for? What is the odd thing that you include into your rider? If you could play with any musician, anywhere; who and where? What is coming up next for Curtis and the Shakerz? Where can the listeners find you?

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Dave Hillis PARS587

This week’s guest for episode 587 is Dave Hillis: Multi-Platinum Recording Engineer, Producer, and Mixer. Credits include Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, The Afghan Whigs, James Blunt & More. Segment 1 with Dave Hillis You have done some work for some big name bands in the studio, can you do some name dropping for us? You started playing at a pretty young age and were in a signed band, can you touch upon that? What made you transition into the studio from playing? What studios have you worked in? Do you know someone who might know someone who knows Dave Grohl? Who is your Dave Grohl? Where have you worked as far as studios go? How did you end up at The Vault Recording Studio? Who have you worked with at the Vault? Segment 2 You come acrosse a Deloreon, what band would you go back in time to hang out with? You can sit on a bench with your musical idol, but you can only ask them one question to get the conversation started; who are you talking to and who do you ask? Tell us about your recent release Skylines. What would you sell your soul to the devil for? What are the albums hanging up on the wall behind you? https://youtu.be/dZXgH6mk0nMhttps://youtu.be/G40LuQN0yNU

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Neostem PARS586

Ryan and Matt from Neostem join Bill on episode 586. What’s coming up for Neostem? If you could play with any band at any location, who and where? Information about the new music and recording that they have been working on. Who is the most famous musician that you’ve met? Segment 2 We chat about Kennywood Fright Nights and George Sabol and more..

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9Sundays PARS585

John, David, and Kevin of 9Sundays joined Bill to talk about their band, their upcoming release Face Down, and more on episode 585. featuring music from: Steve Hawk, Modern Welfare, 9Sundays, Gonto, Curtis and the Shakerz 9Sundays Interview segment 1 Where did the name 9Sundays come from? When did Face Down get released? How did the new lineup come together? What musician would you sit with knowing you could only ask them one question? What would the soundtrack be while traveling from show to show on tour? Interview segment 2 What would you sell your soul to the devil for? Who is your Dave Grohl? If you can play with any band at any venue, who would you pick and where would you want to play? How can we find 9Sundays online?

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skell PARS584

Cameron Cruz Clark and Mikey P of skell drop by and give Bill and update on their new album, talk about Rock for Life, tattoos, and more on episode 584! Interview Segment 1 with skell Hear Cam interview Bill about the beginnings of Build the Scene and Rock for Life, how Bill met the guys in skell, and more. Learn about the “stages” of Rock for life. How far along is the new disc? (No wine before its time) Listen to skell on Build the Scene Radio Are there any hidden skell secrets or unknown facts? Wally still owes Bill a tattoo… on Wally?!? Interview Segment 2 with Cam and Mikey P skell tattoos? Find out about the song Menschheit If you were meeting the devil at a crossroads, what would you be selling your soul for? You can go back in time and follow any band around to hang out with and learn from, who would you pick? Mikey P teaches us about Jimmi Hendrix. What’s coming up for skell?

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First Angel Media Roundtable PARS583

Jae Asadi, Caleb Straus (Emzy Enzy), and Nathaniel Rowe (MadClock) of First Angel Media join John Lane (The Hellfire Club) and Bill to discuss First Angel Media, their personal musical journeys, and more. How did each of you become involved in First Angel Media? We discuss Jana, owner of First Angel Media. If you could go back in time and follow a band, producer, musician, etc around for a whole year to learn from, who would you follow around? John talks about the music scene. If you were meeting the Devil at the crossroads, what would you sell your soul for? What artist would you like to go up on stage and perform with? Featuring Music from: MadClock, Emzy Enzy, skell

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The Borstal Boys – Crumbs PARS582

Rocky Lamonde of The Borstal Boys, joins Bill to discuss: the New CD Crumbs, the addition of horns (Brett, Leo and Liam) and Gallo Locknez to tracks on the new CD, upcoming shows, the sneak peek at the new video for Take the Wheel, the new website located at borstalboys.com and more! Segment 1 about Crumbs, with Rocky Crumbs release show and Take the Wheel video will be released on September 10, 2001. The CD release will take place at Excuses Bar & Grill We do a fly by of the new website. Rocky announces the addition of Dave Buzard on guitar and that the ‘Boys are working on and almost finished with another album. Rocky talks about playing The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival. Anthony tells us about the CD how they released 5 songs as singles throughout the recording process, but don’t worry there are 7 more songs on there to hear on top of that. He name drops some projects that he has done at The Vault Recording Studio and tells us about the video for the song Take the Wheel  which we debuted in the video (see below). Domenic Fusca will be opening the CD release show. Segment 1 about Crumbs, with Rocky We discuss the Excusapalooza benefit show put on by Bobby C of Royal Honey. Rocky talks about what the Borstal Boys have coming up. Don’t forget about A Concert for Anna this weekend (Friday-Sunday!) We talk about some of Matt Ferrante’s influences on this show! We talk about my website adventures.

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