Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Josh Andrews of the UK’s Pupil Slicer talks about some of his favorite festivals of the last few years, varying English accents, writing & recording their record Blossom, reverse-engineering your own electronic drum parts, the evolution of their live set-up, Chris Pennie as a drum influence, their unexpected reception post-COVID, touring with Boris & much more!Upcoming Dates: https://pupilslicer.com/

Drummer/Producer/Studio Owner Ray Marte of NY’s Moon Tooth talks about the scary incident involving guitarist Nick Lee’s injury, coma and diagnosis of autoimmune limbic encephalitis-followed by his long road to recovery, letting go of the production reigns in working with producer Josh Wilbur, prepping for their upcoming tour with the Callous Daoboys & Protest the Hero , room mics, bald Italians in love, goofy lyrics,  syphilitic armadillos, & much more!!!Tour Dates:https://halloweenisforalways.com/

Drummer Jesse Shreibman of the Pacific North West’s psych/ambient/doom purveyors -Bell Witch , talks about their most recent record “Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate” and how it will tie into the larger body of work in subsequent releases, his ever evolving synth/pedal/drum live-setup, Bell Witch’s most recent run in Europe, their upcoming tour in the states, the process of tying in visuals into their live shows, his early obsessions with cult movies, his eclectic family story,  living the Audio-Monk existence ( in a cabin in the woods), the peculiar story about his Bell Note acquisition,  & much more!https://www.bellwitchdoom.net/live

Drummer Chris Mills of Chicago’s Harm’s Way talks about the recording blocks and pre-production of their new record Common Suffering and working with producer Will Yip, revisits the bands experiences recording their previous albums Rust and and working with Will Putney for the first time on Posthuman, the bands origins and how the band has ascended throughout the years, the impetus for straight edge lifestyle, balancing work life and touring, his foray into the straight edge scene, our mutual fascination with Fugazi, recollections of touring with Trap Them , go-to snares & much more!https://www.harmsway13.com/PIC: @patmoore.ca

Drummer Noah See of the UK’s Conjurer talks beer preferences and the sport of drinking in England, his most recent US tour and the experience of driving longer distances in the US -vs- the UK, how he and the other members grew up in different areas/scenes and how he joined the band, fans reactions to the Conjurer/Pijn collaboration album “Curse these Metal Hands” (And how Jody thought the latter band’s name was pronounced -_-), the local hardcore scene he was influenced by, challenges of the Conjurer material and some upcoming dates!Tour dates & more: conjureruk.com

Drummer Robby Staebler of All Them Witches/UVWAYS talks about the numerous studios he’s worked out of and what made them all uniquely special, recounts the recording experiences of many of their records, talks the origins/history of the ATW, how his gear has evolved, his favorite frankenkit, some of his favorite 70’s recordings and why Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are still a major influence./https://www.allthemwitches.org/tourPIC: Dylan_INSTA: @supersoniccowboy

Cap. Ron of OK. City’s Chat Pile talks about his day gig coding for effects pedals, the origin of the band name, his upbringing in a small town/ jamming with his brother, the bizarre state that is Oklahoma ( and a couple crazy Jody stories), how he loves the band Phish, how Dave Grohl taught him to play the drums, the process of recording “God’s Country” and strange early shows/ vs more awesome recent shows and the upcoming tour!https://chatpile.net/https://www.facebook.com/chatpilebandCBBP SPONSOR: https://oneuploops.com/

Drummer Chris Enriquez of Spotlights talks their most recent tour and the process of writing/recording their new record “Alchemy of the Dead”, meeting Dave Lombardo while opening for Mr Bungle, a party night with yours truly culminating off-roading and mouth torturing hot sauce, his upcoming documentary On the Might of Princes, The delayed (and then ultimately played) show with Julie Christmas at Roadburn (as well as upcoming material), as well as his projects; Total Meltdown & Light Tower.https://www.facebook.com/spotlightsband/https://spotlights.bandcamp.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/spotlightsmusichttps://www.facebook.com/onthemightofprinces/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/on-the-might-of-princes-documentary-premiering-in-nyc-w-qa/CBBP SPONSER: https://oneuploops.com/

Cave In drummer JR Conners returns to the CBBP to talk about the process behind writing/recording their amazing new album Heavy Pendulum, the impact of Nate Newton joining the band, bedroom drum sets & “bedroom covers”, returning to Kurt Ballou since their first record (and the ways the band and Kurt had evolved over the last 24 years), the injury that sidelined him during tracking, the “Cave In drum set”, how the pandemic strengthened his relationships & much more! Photo: Jason Zucco 

MMA legend, fighter, teacher & more; Jermey Horn talks about MMA tournaments in small towns in the 90’s and the year he fought nearly 40 times resulting in his baffling 170 MMA career fights, his early interest in the sport,  competitions in rodeo arenas, the art of managing negative thoughts during extreme adversity, the beauty of the flow-state,  thoughts on his matches with Chuck Liddell, Chael Sonnen, & Rousimar Palharis, how teaching was a natural progression, why Tool gets him hyped before fights (and his dream training match), modern phenoms in MMA and how the sport might be devolving & much more!

Producer/Engineer Andrew Schneider talks about his run with the Blue Man Group, revisits some of his past records; Cave In’s Perfect Pitch Black, Unsane’s Visqueen, and his own records with Pigs, working out of Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio Studios & some of Albini’s past records,  the pursuit of great sounding drums and his early years of recording/evolution in gear, the flood that wiped him of his gear, the varying roles of producers, Swans as a sonic influence, & much more!https://acreaudio.com https://www.facebook.com/acre.audio https://www.instagram.com/acre.audio/ http://andrewschneideraudio.com

Tristan Shone AKA Author & Punisher talks about the changes made coming off a big tour with Tool for his new record Kruller, engineering alternative setups for tours over seas, how altering his set up leads to different directions musically, the layout and general connectivity of some of his live rigs, the initial inspiration behind connecting the worlds of engineering and music, non-gridded industrial music,  sci fi shows (& why engineering alone won’t save mankind) plus much more!Photo credit: Becky DiGiglio

Drummer Scott Osment of Deaf Club (Featuring Justin Pearson; The Locust, Retox, Dead Cross) talks about his move from Austin to California, only to endure Covid times with wild fires and ultimately getting Covid -resulting in him moving back to Austin, how Deaf Club started as a band and the process of recording their new record Productive Disruption, Jody recounts his first time seeing the Locust, the embarrassment of revisiting one’s early bands and why teenage boredom benefited his early practice regimens , why he listens primarily to Hip Hop, back injuries, the growing excitement of upcoming shows & much more!

Obsidious drummer Sebastian Lanser talks about home studio work, how he joined Panzerballett and the bands connections to  a thesis on Meshuggah, his work with Obscura,  Vinnie Colaiuta/Simon Phillips/Mike Manginni as influences, how he started playing drums a the age of 5 and playing double bass at 8 yrs old, evolving from a  drummer that could adjust his style according to the music-vs- having to rehearse specific exercises to navigate faster/more complex music, the benefits of full takes in the studio & much more!

Poppy drummer Ralph Alexander talks about the unique barn-style house his mother built where he has his drums set up, the unfortunate tour that didn’t happen with Poppy, Deftones & Gojira, the process of recording drums for the Poppy record “Flux” at Sunset Sound Studios (and the bizarre connection to Prince), the inescapable John Bonham influence, early drum teachers and the series of competitions he went through that landed him a scholarship to the Musicians Institute, doing the work to be at your best when the time comes and not letting the pressure of others affect your playing, & much more!https://www.youtube.com/user/ralphalexandermusic/videos

Drummer and Silent Pendulum Records owner Mike Kadnar talks about recording & releasing the new So Hideous record “None But A Pure Heart Can Sing”, picking up on the Downfall of Gaia European tour that got canceled mid-way in 2020 due to COVID, the two tours he did with The #12 Looks like You, developing & expanding his record label amidst major delays with record pressing plants, the prospect of returning to touring after two years of home life, talking lessons with Mark Guiliana & Carter McLean, & much more!

Naked Raygun Drummer Eric Spicer talks about their new record “Over the Overloards”, the break he took from playing after NR disbanded in 92, and how he became a union pipe fitter,  early tours with the Butthole surfers -vs- opening up for the Foo Fighters at Wrigley Field, how their touring van caught on fire, their tours in Europe and live cameos from fellow UK bands, the Sex Pistols as a game changer for him ( &  why Never Mind the Bullocks still sounds killer),  seeing the Buzzcocks and Blondie live, his giant Tama kit in the 80’s, how he tuned out the 90’s, & much more!

Drummer Tim Baltes aka; TIMBO FROM KENO talks about his excerpt form the new book “A Drummers Ethos” by Jose Medeles, the origins and evolution of his ‘In the Air Tonight” drum-fill series, Kowloon Walled City as the soundtrack for winters in Wisconsin, broken-balls,  how he doesn’t live in Canada, nor have his studio set up in a drum shop,  how The Jesus Lizard didn’t make sense until Jody got fired from his job at the time, drum restoration as an occupation, the Fugazi rhythm section as an influence, how facing his own mortality shifted his focus to a drum-centric occupation, and much more!

Drummer Kellii Scott of Failure talks about the writing & recording of their new record “Wild Type Droid”, the bands live set up, celebrating the 30th year anniversary of some of the more amazing records of ’91, his elaborate snare collection (and the single one he’s used live for the past few years), prostate exams and colon cancer, his new steel Q Drums kit, the mystery cymbal in the Distorted Fields song, & much more!Photo: Priscilla C. Scott

Rise Against drummer Brandon Barnes talks about his 21 years in the band, working with producers (and dual drummers); Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore,  his musical family , some of the more exhausting tours with the band as well as touring with Sick of it All/The Foo Fighters (and why Dave Grohl is so cool), the strange times for Rock in the early 2000’s, the experience of working with a major label and Garth Richardson on Siren Song of the Counter Culture- and returning to the Stevenson/Livermore duo afterwards for The Sufferer & the Witness, drummer Matt Cameron as a major influence, & much more! PIC: Daniel Boczarski