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skell PARS584

September 17, 2021 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:41 Comments Off on 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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Black Ridge PARS534

September 25, 2020 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:50 Comments Off on Black Ridge PARS534

Paul Cha and Mike Conrad of Black Ridge join Bill on episode 534 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show to talk about the band, rock for life, and more. Segment 1 with Black Ridge How has the pandemic affect your band? We chat a bit about Rock for Life, Matt Ferrante, and other scene history. Do you have any cool stories from the recording of the upcoming album, Beware? We talk Fubar‘s newest EP. Segment 2 with Paul & Mike Tell me about an embarrassing moment on stage… How did Paul Guerrini, get Bill in trouble? years ago… We talk about Paul’s contribution to Black Ridge. If we played a Black Ridge song backwards, what would we hear? If you could play with any musician in the history of the world and in between shows you could sit on a bench with them; who, what would you ask them, and where would you want to play? Who is your Dave Grohl? Why doesn’t Bill get recognized on stage at shows… well… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKjpcqpwj4s

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Rock for Life 20th Anniversary Special PARS475

August 4, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:46 Comments Off on Rock for Life 20th Anniversary Special PARS475

The Rock for Life 20th Anniversary featured performances by: Safety Last, Farewell Felicia, AmberAlexis, Doppler Affect, Dimwit, The Hellfire Club, Terry Lee Spencer, The Shiners, Lenny Collini 4PaK, Post Traumatik, Black Ridge, The Borstal Boys, Big House Pete, XFACTOR1,After The Fall, & Skell It is the mission of Rock for Life to provide financial support to needy individuals residing in Western PA who are suffering from life threatening diseases. Rock for Life sponsors music festivals and other music-related and general fundraising events to raise the monies necessary to support its purpose. I’ve been working basically since I left the house on Friday to head to the Rock for Life 20th Anniversary! trying to come up with a special way to commemorate this occasion. I started work on the website for this series way back when the first one happened and I believe I have been to 18 of the August Rock for Life shows (and a ton of the other ones, too). This series of events is something that I am truly honored to have a small part in. Matt Ferrante, Steve Craven, and as Matt called them all his best friends put on a great event for an even great cause. I can’t put into words how much I appreciate what they do. Please take a moment and check out the link here that includes videos from the weekend, photographs that I took, and I podcast that I just finished up that includes the interviews from the videos. I hope my tribute gives anyone who has never been to one of these shows a little bit of an insight into what these shows are about… FAMILY! We did a little on the spot reporting at Iselin Community Park for the Rock for Life 20th Anniversary and this is the podcast and videos that will give you some insight into what the Rock for Life Concert Series really is.

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Lucky Me PARS445

January 4, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:50 Comments Off on Lucky Me PARS445

Episode 445 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show featured, Lucky Me, recently returning to the scene. Segment 1 What brought you back to the scene? Did you just want to play with Robbie again? Have you ever seen Robbie and Billy Ray Cyrus in the same room? Learn how Lucky Me formed. What band would Jessica like to front? (Think the movie Rockstar) What band would Robbie want to play bass in? Who would you put in an all-star band from the local scene, that you would manage? Hear about their original, Best Thing. Segment 2 Where does Chip DiMonick live? sort of? Batman & Robin? Why the name, Lucky Me? You get to hear Bill and Robbie go on a reminiscing “rant” about the scene. You also get to hear Jessica talk a bit about the D.C. music scene and bands. How can find Lucky Me, online? Find Lucky Me Online:

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Rock for Life 18

July 28, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:09 Comments Off on Rock for Life 18

In this episode, we do a pre-show for Rock for Life 18. You’ll hear interviews from last year’s Rock for Life 17 as well as new interviews from this year’s gigaroo. Included in these interviews are Alicia Hruby (2013 Recipient), Amanda Hensel (mother of Alex Hooks 2005 recipient) & Mark Hensel, Patty and Eric Jageman (parents of 2016 recipient, Dylan), Mike Piroch of Staley’s Comet and many  other bands, Mike Ekis from skell, OverMyDeadBody’s Natasha, members of Kill the Drama, & Sean of Homicide Black. You also get to hear music from 9 of the participating bands including another new track from Fist Fight in the Parking Lot!

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Under the Bridge with skell

February 17, 2017 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:48:57 Comments Off on Under the Bridge with skell

Mike gives us some insight on his former and Whiskey High, current bands skell and Dimwit. He told us about life within the band since the passing of their drummer Keith Kweder and the EP that they plan on releasing at Kwederfest that features Keith on drums called, Everything is Fine. We talked about how After the Fall wrote a song dedicated to Keith and loss, as well as their taking the lead on creating and running Kwederfest to keep Keith in our memories. He also talked about the loss of Terry McCoy from Bled Zeppelin. He gave us some inside information on Pat “Bones” Bono’s haitus from music, and about Pat’s exit from skell and how much of an amazing effort he had put in for the band.   Mike also announces that the original skell drummer, Richie Palone, will be playing for Kwederfest, one time only. Keith’s dad’s band will also be playing that night. To hear what else was discussed, you’ll need to tune in! Subscribe: iTunes | MixCloud | Android | Email | Google Play | TuneIn | RSS | More Songs Played: Terachain Sky – 6 String skell – Haven’t Decided Yet (kaj) – The Walls Give us some Feedback:

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After the Fall: Still Here – Keith Kweder Memorial

July 31, 2015 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:28:51 Comments Off on After the Fall: Still Here – Keith Kweder Memorial

This special edition of the Pennsylvania Rock Show, features an interview of Doug Carnahan from After the Fall. We discuss their new album “My Confession” that was just released on July 25th, and especially their song “Still Here” which is a memorial to the late, great Keith Kweder. Keith was the drummer for the bands Skell and Dimwit and a huge supporter of the Rock for Life Concert Series. Doug also dishes on starring in Chip DiMonick’s video for their song “You Ain’t Punk” and more! Mike Ekis – “So Keith got him and me tickets to see Boz Scaggs at the Chevy amphitheater, so we tailgate and head inside. We had great seats with no one in front of us, which is a good thing cause we were singing so loud we would have ruined the show for anyone who wanted to hear Boz sing. It was something we always did whether in our basements or at a venue. He is truly missed every day.”

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