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Neostem PARS607

February 25, 2022 Build the Scene 1:02:22 Comments Off

Ryan, Matt, and Rob of Neostem join Bill to talk about their upcoming shenanigans. Segment 1 with Neostem Tell us about your new single release, Grunt. We talk a bit about Sean from Prime 8 at Halftime bar, recently… How are you guys recording? Did you home record? Did you go somewhere? ..story time with Neostem 20 years from now, I find Neostem in a social studies book. Why are you in there? Have you ever thought about adding a 4th band member? If you were building a band to manage from the local scene, who would you put in it? Segment 2 We chat about the song, Grunt and the upcoming album. If I was driving Neostem’s tour bus, what would the soundtrack between tour stops be? Learn a bit about the Pittsburgh Post-Grunge Show on April 9th. What is your favorite venue to play at? https://youtu.be/ZHuUEZubWikhttps://youtu.be/nvRvFWnw4ns

Scattered Hamlet PARS603

January 28, 2022 Build the Scene 0:59:54 Comments Off

Scattered Hamlet joins Bill on episode 603 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show. Featuring music from Dethlehem, Scattered Hamlet, Terachain Sky, Neostem Interview Segment 1 with Scattered Hamlet Where did the band name come from? They talk about their experience on Warped Tour and Wafflehouses. What is the best pizza that you’ve had because you are in a band? You’re sitting on a bench and your musical idol sits down beside you and says you can ask them one question… What would the soundtrack to your tour include? Where in history are you taking a DeLorean, and what band are you going to hang out with? What would you sell your soul to the devil for? Most famous celebrity you’ve met? What will I hear, if I play one of your songs backwards? Interview Segment 2 What is a place that you want to play on Earth, that people wouldn’t think of as a venue? Burning Man, Lilith Fair, Juggalos? Who is your Dave Grohl? (Eventually, you’ll hear them talk about an interaction with Dave.) There’s an apocalyptic event, which Scattered Hamlet song will help re-populate the Earth?

Steve Hawk PARS570

June 4, 2021 Build the Scene 1:01:42 Comments Off

Steve Hawk makes his second trek on the Pennsylvania Rock Show on episode 570. Featuring Music from: Fubar, Forgotten Nobody, Steve Hawk, Brad Abbott, Highway Louie Interview Segment 1 with Steve Hawk You re-released Forgotten Nobody’s’ album, Missing Screws, recently. What brought that about? Can you tell me about the day you knew you were going to be a musician? What has been the coolest moment that you’ve had because of music? With things finally starting to open back up, what venues can you not wait to play again? You get to setup an international tour for yourself, what 2 or 3 other bands from our scene are you taking with you? Interview Segment 2 Who is your Dave Grohl? What is something you wish you could do to help further the scene? You have to choose a backing band for your next album, but it has to be a band from the disco age.. who is backing you? You’re a professional baseball player and you need a walkup song? What song do you walk to the batters box to? Where can our listeners find you online? What’s up Next? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5pyqjjfiuk

Neostem PARS565

April 30, 2021 Build the Scene 1:00:39 Comments Off

Neostem joins Bill to introduce their new album, Germination, and discuss other things music scene related including Bill not being about to get his podcasts onto Pandora (haha). Featuring music from: Rod Wilkins and the LOC Band, KARKIZZ, Neostem, Quiet Hours, Big Atlantic Segment 1 with Neostem If you were standing a crossroads waiting for the devil to show up, what are you going to sell your soul for? We talk a bit about Bobby C of Royal Honey and Muscle of Love. If you could play any musician in a documentary, who would you play? What band would you want to go back in time to follow around for a full year to learn about them and their process, and why? If you could sit on a bench with any musician for a hour, but only be able to ask 1 question… The Dave Grohl Question… You get a headlining spot on a world wide tour, what 2 local bands would you take with you? What is a song that someone else wrote, that you wish your band had written? Tell me a story about your song, Mudhole. Segment 2 with Neostem I’m flipping through a social studies book and find Neostem, why are you in there? Tell me about an embarrassing moment that someone else had on stage. If you could play anywhere with any band, where and who? Where can people track down a copy of Germination? What’s next? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZrAxvpqJg

Aqua Dementia PARS530

August 28, 2020 Build the Scene 0:59:37 Comments Off

Episode 530 features Matt and Earl of Aqua Dementia. Sludge and blue collar shenanigans out of western PA. Consisting of Earl T. Pearl, Matthew Morton and Troy Theileman. While searching for the perfect hot wing recipe and spray foaming an 85 camaro, Earl and Matt decided to start a band. Shortly after they found Troy behind a dumpster and asked him to play drums in exchange for food. New EP coming soon. Segment 1 with Matt and Earl of Aqua Dementia How did forming a band as the pandemic affected you? ..Hear us talk about car “luck” in the video below, too What do you write your songs about? Some more car talk turns into a possible EP title… If you could sit on that proverbial bench for a hour and talk to any musician in history, who would you talk to and what question would you ask him? We talk about covers of The Devil Went Down to Georgia recently released by Nickleback, K0rn, and The Hellfire Club. What song would you like to take and convert to your style? We talk about country music and artists that we would see live. What artist have you not seen live in concert, that you wish you would have? What was the worst concert you went to? If you could go on tour with any band, who would you want to tour with and what venue would you want to start the tour at? You guys headline a world tour, what local bands do you take with you? On your “Hotrod Frankenstein” EP, what car would grace the cover? If Aqua Dementia was going to be into a cartoon series, what series would you be injected into, and what characters would play you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muyIn5sBk4

Redson

November 10, 2017 Build the Scene 0:58:03 Comments Off

On episode 400 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show… Shayman Hurley of the band Redson joined Bill to talk about the upcoming business ahead of the band. They will be playing their first show on December 9, 2017 at the Lincoln Heights Civic Assoc. in Jeanette supporting Shattered the “Blackout Sessions” CD release with Big Atlantic. Shayman gave us an explanation of where the name Redson came from, as well as, the story behind their song Green Goblin. Shayman explains how he became the lead singer of the band and the sound of Redson. In segment 2 we talked about Shayman’s favorite venue, which included a blast from the past. Having not played out in a while, he can’t wait to get out and see what venues are out there to play in. He takes on a bit of trip to past talking about old venues and NIN. Favorite local bands over the years, how to find Redson on the internet (Facebook). Since we had taken a trip down memory lane, we talked about one of my favorite bands from 90’s, Creep. Next week’s guest is Murder for Girls, check out their CD Release show on November 11th. They are our guests for next week’s Episode #401.

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