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The Cheats PARS571

June 11, 2021 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:24 Comments Off on The Cheats PARS571

On episode 571, Pittsburgh’s sleaziest punk rock n’ roll band, The Cheats joined Bill to talk about their band, past bands, wishes and more. Featuring music from: Dragline, Six Bar Break, The Cheats, Royal Honey, Rocky Dennis Face, 13 Saints, Unbroken Soul Interview Segment 1 with The Cheats Where did your band name come from? Your band kind of takes the term regional/national act to a different level, tell us about your current line up. Where is everyone from and what part to they have in the band? Todd, having been in a couple of signed bands, what do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of being signed and/or DIY? With venues opening back up, which venues are you most excited to grace the stages at? What would you sell your soul to the Devil to get? If I was on tour with you, what would the sound track between shows sound like? If you could sit on a bench for one hour with a musical idol, what would you ask them? What is the writing process for The Cheats like? Interview Segment 2 Who is your Dave Grohl? You can play with any band in any location, who and where? If you could go back in time and follow 1 band around for a full year to learn from them, who and why? You get to take 2 other local bands with you on an international tour, who would you take? Tell me about an embarrassing moment that one of your band members had on stage.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWwrZu2fYXI

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Joel Miller – Memoir of a Roadie PARS544

December 4, 2020 Build the Scene All Podcasts, pars 0:59:24 Comments Off on Joel Miller – Memoir of a Roadie PARS544

Joel Miller author of Memoir of a Roadie, joins Bill on episode 544 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show to talk about his experiences as a Roadie and his newly released book. [Bill’s Review of the Book] Featuring Music from: Corners of Sanctuary, Illusions of Grandeur, & The Nied’s Hotel Band How quickly did the chapter titles come to you? My dad is a fan of Jay Leno’s Garage, is his garage really like that? I really enjoyed reading about the interactions that you had with the band members. I didn’t expect there to be so much of a back and forth between them and the crews. How often did that happen? I ask this question of bands all the time, and it seems fitting since you talked about how the crew and band didn’t want to hear the band played on off days, what kind of music did the bands listen to when they weren’t on stage? There’s a story where you played the same song 10 times on the jukebox… How many times have you seen “This is Spinal Tap” on the bus? What was the oddest rider item that you were aware of? …What happened in Rio? Why don’t you mention all the bands that you worked with as a roadie? You did some work in the film industry, do you want to touch on that? What was the hardest thing about being on tour? What was your favorite city to go to and why? Were there any moments out on the road where you were thinking I can’t believe I’m here and this is happening? You mentioned you were an art dealer now… Where did writing come from? Where would you prefer the listeners pick up a copy of the book? Amazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp6-dWbzGxg

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