Musically Meditated Podcast

This is Part 1 of the System of a Down series. We review/re-listen the self tiled era of System of a Down. Keep an eye out for the Toxicity episode in the near future. It’s Nu Metal time! Enjoy.

Roller Derby enthusiast Autumn Dexter joins us on Musically Meditated to talk about her passion for Roller Derby.  Autumn discusses her early days of roller skating, her transition into roller derby, and how she has become a member of the South Shore Roller Derby Club. Join us Saturday (September 16, 2023) at the Urschel Pavilion at Central Park Plaza, Home to the Northwest Health Amphitheater 63 Lafayette St, Valparaiso, IN. The South Shore Roller Derby team will have two bouts that you should come and support. 10$ for adults and $5 for kids. Support the South Shore Roller Derby here: https://southshorerollerderby.threadless.com/?fbclid=PAAaYZDdV3U-5QGbYu2gVckPCx41WIEjsg7pvdpdU2vqpZh_xLav_mZSMAvMc_aem_Abf-hM2F2HeHD6FrCqn2sHX33hFCKbu1JIsWDGn6srIBV9JvcXSR2ZZgjNtYARmR9fA

Severin Olsen of Cursetheknife, Money, and Downward joins us on Episode 238. Sev talks about his Oklahoma roots, his musical journey, and Cursetheknife’s new album “There’s a Place I Can Rest”. You can purchase the new album here: http://newmoralityzine.limitedrun.com/products/search?q=Cursetheknife 

It’s that time of the year, we’re a little bit late, but here we are. Guest Reckless Rod joins us once again to talk about hip hop. We talk about the big hip hop stories of 2023, and our top five favorite rap albums of the year, so far. What did we miss? Let us know on Instagram. Check out Reckless Rod’s projects here :  https://recklessrod.bandcamp.com  https://linktr.ee/recklessrod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share   

Part 7 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist Scott Weiland. We talk about his time in Stone Temple Pilot’s, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== 

In this episode we revisit the musical journey of Finn Galvin and catch up on what he's been up to. We discuss his name change from "fin" to "twosoft", his side account threescore, his editing work on the podcast, and his new song "Eidolon" with benten. Presave Eidolon here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/twosoft/eidolon-feat-benten Follow him on Soundcloud here: twosoft: https://soundcloud.com/twosoft threescore: https://soundcloud.com/threescore

Part 6 of the rock legend series focuses on guitarist Jeff Hanneman. We talk about his early days in Slayer, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== (https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==)

This is Part 4 of the Korn album review/re-listen series.  Issues was Korn’s last album that we will be discussing for this series. Enjoy. 

Part 5 of the rock legend series focuses on jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius. We talk about his childhood, his musical journey, his tragic death, and his influence on modern rock bassist’s and beyond.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== (https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==)        

Part 4 of the "Rock Legend Series" focuses on guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne/Quiet Riot. We talk about his humble beginnings, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== 

This is Part 3 of the Korn album review/re-listen series. Follow the Leader was 1998 at its finest. 

Part 3 of the rock legend series focuses on vocalist Layne Staley of Alice In Chains. We talk about his humble beginnings, his musical journey, and his tragic death.

The rock legend series continues. We focus on the bass guitar legend Cliff Burton. Metallica forever. Cliff Burton forever. Enjoy.

This is part 2 of the Korn album review/re-listen series.    Twist. Twist. Twist.    Korn released their sophomore album “Life is Peachy” way back in 1996. Joe and Vince talk about how this album influenced their early teenage years, the recording background of the album, and how it’s aged after all this years. Did it age well? Did it age bad? You decide! 

The 1994 self titled album by Korn was a game changer. So listen to a couple of guys break down its undeniable influence on an entire generation. Nu Metal forever homie.

 Singer/guitarist Jack Riley of Bedridden joins us on episode 223. Jack talks about his Chicagoland roots, musical background, and his band Bedridden’s new project Amateur Heartthrob.    Please support Bedridden here: https://bedriddenbandusa.bandcamp.com

Guitarist/Vocalist Adrian Castillo of Luster joins us on Episode 221. Adrian talks about his California roots, musical background, and his band Luster. Please support Luster here: https://linktr.ee/lusterla?fbclid=PAAaaLh0CrQvwfLVou4j2EvzbhvACcLLzAbv4ctRW4MY7F3rq93kOZXw36li4

Episode 220 features reoccurring guest Rodney Waxton. We discuss our favorite hip hop moments of the year, and our top ten favorite hip hop albums of 2022. Make sure to follow Rodney’s hip hop project on Instagram.    (Smorgasbord Ent)  https://instagram.com/smorgasbord_ent?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=    (Rodney’s IG Page)  https://instagram.com/reckless_rod_?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=    (Smorgasbord YouTube)  https://youtube.com/@smorgasbordent3661