Musically Meditated Podcast

Guitarist Jonathan Perez of Trauma Ray joins us on Episode 164. We talk about his Texas roots, his life long relationship with skateboarding, and sobriety.    Please support Trauma Ray here: https://traumaray.bandcamp.com/album/trauma-ray-3    Trauma Ray (merch): https://traumaray.bigcartel.com/

Vocalist/Bassist Isa Holliday joins us on Episode 163. We talk about anything and everything Slow Crush related. Isa dives deep into the creative process behind Slow Crush’s sophomore release “Hush”.    Please support and pre order the new album here:   https://linktr.ee/hushbyslowcrush

Sleepwalk is an upcoming Grunge/Shoegaze band from Chicago. They dropped a really killer album this year. Singer/guitarist Ryan Davis talks about everything from black metal to smashing pumpkins. Chicago style, mustard only, absolutely no ketchup.    Check out Sleepwalk here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/79bG0WSxgj7fnJr9cDqPjL?si=Lo54aHrPQ3mOepsyA9_LMw&dl_branch=1

Keith “Edge” Murray of Deathwish Inc. joins us to talk about his favorite guitar driven albums of 2021 thus far. Together we break down our favorite albums six months in. He will be back at the end of the year to settle the score!    Follow Keith on IG: https://instagram.com/keithxedge?utm_medium=copy_link   2021 Best Albums Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ComdaMQEqnXJszUVtO6jT?si=G65_Rnw1Sb2flnbKMDXjEw&dl_branch=1   All things Deathwish Inc.: https://shopgr.id/deathwishinc

Singer/artist Nadia Garofalo of Ganser joins us on episode 161. Nadia talks about her musical background, poetry, and her post punk Chicago based band Ganser.    Support Ganser here :   https://www.ganserband.com   Check out Nadia’s poetry here :    https://nadiagarofalo.medium.com/   Check out Nadia on Instagram here :    https://instagram.com/nadic?utm_medium=copy_link

Singer/Artist Will Canning of Death Bells joins us in episode 160. Will talks about his Australian roots, Death Bells, Burning Rose Records, and his new electronic/ambient project “Love Tipped Wings”.    Death Bells merch and music Is available here:  http://n-s-o-l.com   Burning Rose Records & Love Tipped Wings our available here: https://linktr.ee/willcanning/   Dais Records: https://www.daisrecords.com/collections/   Tickets for show:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/provoker-death-bells-tickets-156990397505

Cheers all the way from Cardiff Wales to London England! Singer Joshua Smith from Chain of Flowers joins us on episode on 159. We talk about the early days of the band, their hiatus, and their recent single “Amphetamine Luck”.    Please support the band and check out the new track here:   https://linktr.ee/chainofflowers

Vesanic from Deftones Live is back with us once again! We talk about the importance of Ohms during the pandemic, our Deftones slow burner playlist’s, and the future of the Deftones Live!    Make sure to follow Deftones Live on YouTube:   https://youtube.com/c/DeftonesLiveChannel   Check out our Deftones slow burner playlist here:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5c3upLInmEzkW9v7YDmEU7?si=bfFvuW4BTj6Cf2WOtm8XPQ          

We were able to sit down with musician Sam Boyhtari of Greet Death on episode 157. Sam talks about his pure Michigan roots, Greet Death’s past releases, mental health, and the future of the band.    Please be sure to support the band here: https://greetdeath.bandcamp.com/merch   Website: https://www.greetdeath.net   Flesh and Bone Records (Pre-Order): https://www.fleshandbonerecords.com/shop   Deathwish Inc. https://deathwishinc.com/apps/omega-search/?q=greet+death

Singer/guitarist Zaid Khan of Shallow Waves joins us on episode 156. We talk about Toronto rave culture, noise rock, and Shallow Waves new EP that drops next month.    Please support and check out Shallow Waves here: https://shallowwaves.bandcamp.com/track/voices-in-discord   Checkout Shallow Waves here on IG: https://instagram.com/shallowwaves?igshid=1u3z5l1w6vytu

The Shaun Durkan description:   Musician Shaun Durkan of Weekend (band) and Soft Kill joins us on episode 155. We talk about his California post punk roots, Weekend the band, addiction and the opioid crisis, and joining Soft Kill.    Check out Weekend here https://slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com/album/jinx   Checkout Soft Kill here https://linktr.ee/softkillpdx/

Musician Dylan Mikos from Yashira & Colonial Wound joins us on episode 154. We talk about his Jacksonville roots, musical background, Yashira, the different stages of the grieving process, and Colonial Wound.    Support Colonial Wound here:   https://linktr.ee/colonialwound   Support Yashira here:   https://orcd.co/failtobe

We were able to sit down with guitarist Brian Pilla from the band Purgatory on episode 152. Brain talks about his musical background, death metal and hardcore influences, and Purgatory’s upcoming album “Lawless To Grave”. Please check out and support Purgatory here: https://ubr.lnk.to/purgatory   Follow them on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mGr1nIXByyNAKL1H9VllM?si=JMRTmuhHRgua7o-3J7GY0w

Musician/author Stone Abdullah joins us on episode 152 to talk about his Mississippi roots, musical background, and his book series “Journey of the Shadow”. Please follow and support all of Stone’s creative endeavors in the links provided below.    Doom Hiatus Instagram (guitar covers): https://instagram.com/doom_hiatus?igshid=4lm9tw6bb7vr   Journey of the Shadow (support/info): https://journeyoftheshadow.com/   Journey of the Shadow (link tree): https://linktr.ee/JOTS20

House of Harm singer/songwriter Mike Rocheford joins us to talk about the band's Boston roots, musical influences, song writing process, and their new album “Vicious Pastimes”.    Please support and listen to House of Harm here:   https://houseofharm.com

Mike Wolfe of Philadelphia Shoegaze band Doused joins us to talk about his musical influences, production background, and Doused’s new album Murmur.    Please keep an eye out for their new album that drops 3/12/21 on Flesh and Bone Records.   You can pre order it here:    https://www.fleshandbonerecords.com/product-page/doused-murmur-vinyl-shirt   Follow and support Doused here:   https://linktr.ee/dousedphl

This episode breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2021 documentary: "Framing Britney Spears".