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Kore Rozzik PARS600

January 7, 2022 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:00:10 Comments Off on Kore Rozzik PARS600

Kore Rozzik joins Bill for episode 600 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. This episode features his new song, Vengeance is not Enough. Featuring music from: Moonshine Jasmine, Kore Rozzik, Royal Honey, Illusions of Grandeur Segment 1 with Kore Rozzik You’re from New York, let’s talk about what you are doing on the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Tell me a bit about your history as a musician, when did you realize that you wanted to be a musician? When did it click? What is your favorite venue that you played at, that had the best pizza? Where is one place in the world that you think would be cool to play that isn’t normally a venue? I’m driving your bus on tour, what is the soundtrack that I would be playing between stops? What would you say, Vengeance is not Enough, is about? Segment 2 with Kore Rozzik Who is your Dave Grohl? If we were to play one of your songs backwards, what would hear? Tell me about a time someone in your band embarrassed you on stage. Where can our listeners find you online? What’s coming up for Kore Rozzik? https://youtu.be/jir-rjYg8dohttps://youtu.be/JSp8f0XlUtQ

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Royal Honey – Cut n’ Run PARS561

April 2, 2021 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:06:10 Comments Off on Royal Honey – Cut n’ Run PARS561

Eric Rodger of Royal Honey and Bill have a long conversation about the scene, their new single Cut n’ Run, Gigaroo, Milvale Music Festival, The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival, SOS PGH Concert Series, and more. Featuring music from: Winter’s Descent, Royal Honey, The Borstal Boys, Shock Frenzy Segment 1 with Eric Rodger If you were waiting in a crossroads and the devil offered you what you wanted, what would you trade your soul for? Where does the artwork for your albums and singles come from? You guys have some festivals coming up, do you want to mention them? (Check our our 2021 Festival Guide) Tell us about your new single Cut n’ Run. Segment 2 with Eric of Royal Honey Your song, SOS 2020 started its own movement and you can get the whole story on how the song is raising money for NIVA’s Emergency Relief fund. It has also sparked its own concert series with season 2 starting on April 8, 2021. This season features Singer Songwriter Night, a Blues Night, a Jazz Night, and a Metal Night. We discuss Winter Descent’s new track, Fortune. We also talk about the community building that came out of the SOS 2020 project: being able to invite bands that weren’t necessarily involved in the song, involvement from places like First Angel Media. How the project brought about new relationships within the music scene. We also have a Pre-Show Podcast interview series that evolved from the project. Shoutout to Nightlife Line. They are building a hospitality and nightlife worker fund that will distribute modest cash grants to people in our industries whose incomes and ability to work have been affected by COVID-19. This past weekend, Pittsburgh went big in support of Moondogs! You can still help! https://linktr.ee/SaveMoondogs We discuss Cattivo‘s current situation to the best of our knowledge, the postponement of Descendants of Crom for 2021, and more. We discuss the band Shock Frenzy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF74i79PDZA

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Stone Cold Killer PARS502

February 14, 2020 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:01:08 Comments Off on Stone Cold Killer PARS502

Episode 502 features the return of Stone Cold Killer to the Pennsylvania Rock Show. We discuss all things SCK including the new single, Programmed for Love and Destruction, and the Single release party on February 15, 2020. Interview Segment 1 with Stone Cold Killer If you could pick an album that you absolutely love and erase it from your memory so that you could listen to it for the very first time, again.. what album would you pick? Imagine that there is a fire that destroys all music except for one song from every band. Which SCK song do you think should survive the history of the world? SCK makes it big and they make a movie about you, who plays you? If you can go back into time without harming the space-time continuum, and you spend a year following one band to make Stone Cold Killer better, which band do you follow and why? Also, how do you get your 1.21 Gigawatts to return to 2020? If you could find that bench that everyone asks if you could sit on it for an hour and talk to anyone, which musician would you sit with and what would you ask them about? How do you go about writing while you are polar opposites? Tell us about the song, Programmed for Love and Destruction… Interview Segment 2 with Curtis and Nate Did you try balancing your broom, like everyone else on Facebook? Tell me about your Single Release party on 2/15/2020. How can my listeners find your online and get a copy of your music? Did you hear about DVE’s Power Ballad contest?

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The Crucible Project, Suffacate, & Shattered PARS471

July 12, 2019 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:05:57 Comments Off on The Crucible Project, Suffacate, & Shattered PARS471

Jason Kozura of Silence Follows and The Crucible Project joins us to talk to us about TCP as the main guest of Episode 471. We also talk to Cate of Suffacate & Chris and Erik of Shattered during a rain delay at last weekend’s Gigaroo. Segment 1 with Jason of The Crucible Project Before we get started with The Crucible Project, tell me what you have been up to with Silence Follows since we last talked. How did The Crucible Project come to fruition, what is it, and why that name? How did the collaborations with First Angel Media, Twist of Fate Productions, and The Metal Edge come about? Segment 2 with Jason of The Crucible Project What upcoming shows does The Crucible Project have for us? How does a band get involved in the shows? What are you goals for the scene as a whole? What is The Crucible Project? Originally forming in 2016 under the “Homegrown Hard Rock Showcase” moniker, The Crucible Project has blossomed into an organization that hosts a recurring monthly concert series, currently based out of The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, with a focus on Pittsburgh and surrounding area-based rock/metal artists. Along with our partners Twist of Fate Productions, The Metal Edge, and First Angel Media, our goal is to showcase some of the best talent in the rock and metal communities that Pittsburgh has to offer. With an “artist first” approach and attention to detail, we strive to deliver an experience to both artists and fans that is nothing short of memorable. Segment 3 with Cate of Suffacate at Gigaroo How would you describe playing on the Iselin Community Park stage? We discussed the storm, Doppler Affect, alcohol, and her puking out of the backseat of my car for a bit. We talked about what bands should have been playing the rest of the night, but a blown transformer had actually ended the show, unbeknownst to us. The power came back on at approximately 4am. Segment 4 with Chris & Erik of Shattered at Gigaroo I offered the wrestle Chris, who has wrestled for many wrestling companies, and he tells us about it. What does Shattered have coming up? I invited them to do an episode of 3 Questions & a Song, and we learn a little bit about their new song and an upcoming EP. * Special thanks goes out to Tim of Fat Lipp Productions, for not getting to upset at me when I commandeered his sound booth to do a few interviews at Gigaroo.

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Alter the Design PARS429

July 27, 2018 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 1:03:42 Comments Off on Alter the Design PARS429

Alter the Design dropped by to catch up with what’s been going on with them since we last spoke to them. We talk about which song they would like to survive the apocalypse. We talk very quickly about about Rock for Life 19. What would an Alter the Design song sound like backwards? forward? What would you tell a potential fan to get them to come to a show? How do you keep fans that you’ve already gained? (If you have the kitty pic, you might want to hide it.) What is Alter the Design‘s preshow ritual? Does Justin help load in and out, or does he just bring his mic? What is one thing you like and dislike about the scene? We talk about the venue/band saturation of the South Side. …bands from the 90’s that you hate? or since then? In the second segment with Alter the Design, we discussed: Alter the Design as Iron Maiden? ATD talks about embarrassing moments on stage. We talk about their upcoming shows (see below) We talked a bit about vinyl records. DO NOT watch KISS Meets the Phantom, but if ATD debuts their music video at the Riverside Drive In, you should watch it! What international band would you want to open for and where? (You won’t believe this answer) Bill talks about giving up caffeine almost a year and a half ago. Justin asks Bill what they should call their new CD.

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