Musically Meditated Podcast

Singer/Bassist Casper Ostanski of "Seventh Dose" joins us on Episode 291. Casper talks about his Winnipeg roots, musical background and Seventh Dose. Make sure you pick up the new EP on November 5th. We close out the episode with the new track “Yearn”. Support Seventh Dose here:   https://linktr.ee/svnthdose?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Episode 290 features drummer Nick Bobotas from Trauma Ray. Nick talks about his musical background, other musical projects he’s currently working with, the growth of Truma Ray through out the years, and his love and passion for Major League Baseball and other professional sports. Please support Trauma Ray here for tour dates and merchandise: https://traumaray.store/    

Guitarist Michael “Loco” Locascio of "We Weren’t Invited" joins us on Episode 281. Michael talks about his favorite bands growing up, the current state of the Chicago music scene, his Mount Rushmore of death, and "We Weren’t Invited’s" new EP entitled “Not Well”.  Support the band here: https://linktr.ee/wewerentinvited?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

With the help of Vince Romero, we talk about our discovery of Deftones, how many times we’ve seen Deftones live, and review/rate our most recent experience catching Deftones live on their 2025 arena tour.   We close out the episode reviewing Deftones first single in five years: My Mind is a Mountain. To join us on the upcoming Private Music album review, please email us your contact information here:   musicallymeditated@gmail.com Check out Vince’s band “All Outta Gum” on Spotify:   https://open.spotify.com/artist/51ztUENWhzTU2eDf77B7UI?si=Dc5gl82ZQGaLOKBbVeLpmQ    

Singer/guitarist Rabib Hasan joins us on Episode 279 with Musically Meditated Podcast. Rabib talks about his early musical journey in Virginia/DC, his move to Philadelphia, his time in TAGABOW, his love for The Replacements & Wipers, and The Regulars' new EP that just dropped by Julia’s War. Please support The Regulars here:  https://linktr.ee/the_regulars?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Robert “Woody” Nelson of Change in the House of Pods joins us for the third time on Musically Meditated. Woody talks about the Deftones community, the future of his podcast, and For the Song You Saved (A tribute to Deftones). Please listen to this episode to get the full scoop about Woody’s awesome musical fundraiser idea, and with Deftones as the inspiration, you know it’s cool! Follow and support here :   https://forthesongyousaved.bandcamp.com/

Part 16 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist and guitarist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. We talk about Chris’s upbringing, musical journey, death, and his impact on the music industry. Follow us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated Contact: musicallymeditated@gmail.com

Episode 276 features guitarist, vocalist, audio engineer Max Binet of the band Kaleidoscope Crux. Max and I talk about his Louisiana roots, his musical background, NOLA sludge, gear and new Kaleidoscope Crux EP “Through the Portal”. Through the Portal drops August 11 Julia’s War, Pleasure Tapes, and Candlepin Records. We close out the episode with a new Kaleidoscope Crux song “Guided Away”. Support Kaleidoscope Crux here: https://kaleidoscopecrux.neocities.org/    

Part 15 of the rock legend series focuses on vocalist Lynn Strait of Snot. We talk about Lynn’s upbringing, musical journey, funny stories, and his impact on Nu-Metal and beyond. Follow us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated Contact: musicallymeditated@gmail.com

Bassist Bobby Markos of "Cloakroom" joins us on Episode 274. Third time is a charm. Bobby talks about birdwatching, Documa, NASCAR, and Cloakroom’s new album “Last Leg of The Human Table”. Make sure you check out Cloakroom on their upcoming tour, and at Slide Away NY & LA. Support the Cloak’s here : https://www.lastlegofthehumantable.com/  Slide Away : The Festival that Celebrates Itself (Tickets) https://www.slideaway.co  Bobby on Musically Meditated (Part 2) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hY6uEg1vMVRQUHSJ63fMW?si=SHLnbHIXTkCzm3biYpOzOQ  Bobby on Musically Meditated (Part 1) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Qh1krvpfYZBR7GHqZ6H8L?si=VU0tPx51SJG9kSh3TXnrGA

Part 14 of the "Rock Legend Series" focuses on musician Frank Zappa. We talk about Frank’s upbringing, musical journey, and his impact/legacy on music culture both artistically & politically. Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

Vocalist Johnny Wynne of "We Weren’t Invited" joins us on Episode 272. Johnny talks about his Chicago-land roots, photography, tattoo culture, and everything else "We Weren’t Invited" related. If you’re in the Chicago-land area on February 23rd come out and see "We Weren’t Invited" at the Cobra Lounge.  Tickets available here: https://link.dice.fm/b215a7fe81b0?dice_id=b215a7fe81b0 Support We Weren’t Invited here: https://linktr.ee/wewerentinvited?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=7ddb4126-70a2-462a-b2e3-be94cd716660 Closer Song: (195) A Fly on the Wall (Nobody is Home) - YouTube

2011 is the year in review. Guest Vince Romero & Joe talk about some random facts, popular trends, and share their "Top Ten Favorite Albums" from 2011.   Outro Song: https://youtu.be/89F5fpvwPr0

We welcome back singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jordan Shteif of a Askysoblack. Jordan and I talk about his most recent tour, the bands growth & hard work over the past few years, and the new album “Touch  of Heaven”. Make sure you go out and pick up touch of heaven here: https://linktr.ee/askysoblack  Listen to the first time Jordan joined us on the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3em0sJG84Qz1OIAAxD5Jvu?si=eWu6PtncSkK97eQIy-EL2A

Part 13 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on drummer Joey Jordison of the band Slipknot. We talk about Joey’s Iowa upbringing, musical journey, and his impact/legacy on modern heavy metal. Contact us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

Musician Pete Curry aka FM Skyline joins us on Episode 268. Pete talks about his musical journey from rock to vaporwave, the importance of putting visuals to his music, and how he composes his music.     Follow and support FM Skyline here:    https://linktr.ee/fm_skyline?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Guitarist Steven Martinez of Flowerbed joins us on Episode 267. Steven talks about his Texas roots, musical background, and Flowerbed’s massive guitar tone. Make sure you check out Flowerbed’s new single “leave” at the end of the episode. It goes extremely hard. Follow and support Flowerbed here: https://linktr.ee/flowerbedtx?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

 Episode 265 of Musically Meditated features singer/guitarist Uriel Avila of Trauma Ray. Uri and I talk about his musical upbringing, Trauma Ray’s non stop work ethic, and the new album “Chameleon”. Make sure you get out and check out Trauma Ray on tour, and new album Chameleon. Support Trauma Ray here : https://linktr.ee/traumaray?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9c3f50ab-ae40-49f4-a48f-7455f93d3aa5 Check out the other two episodes w/ Jon Perez of Trauma Ray below: The Sobriety Episode 164: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bE4rLn2ukSdy2THxbP4r5?si=84K25w6XQdGo4JTi-t9Txg Part 2 with Jon Perez Episode 198: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4btCP54aOmiMDjzTBfzxMZ?si=lCwhenxlQiehxxEVCNYq1Q

Drummer Evyn Michele of the band Seventh Cloud joins on Episode 264. Evyn talks about his Indiana roots, his musical background, Seventh Cloud, and much much more. Get ready for some… Fort Wayne Hoosier Gaze! Make sure you check out Seventh Clouds upcoming tour and new EP here: https://linktr.ee/seventhcloud?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=91404d1f-e480-4e09-86de-54182603335f

Shrenik Ganatra of Minaxi joins us on Episode 263. Shrenik talks about growing up in India, the different types of music from India, his musical background and his band Minaxi.  You can support Minaxi here: https://linksminaxi.cargo.site/