Steven Bamidele is a singer, songwriter and producer from the UK by way of his birth place,  Jebba, Nigeria. He is currently residing in North London.  His newest  neo-soul heavy EP Uncrowded  (Out 10.15.21 on Park The Van Records) is a reflective look at the world from isolation and his own identity as a person of mix-race during ever expanding BLM movement.  In this episode Joe and Steven discuss his growing up in Suffolk, how writing Uncrowded  allowed him to untangle his thoughts on identity and why producing for others is a useful tool in expanding his own production knowledge.   Steven shares his current heavy rotations and Joe and Steven exchange holiday drink recipes. Music by Steven Bamidele and Joe Plummerhttps://www.parkthevan.com/label/steven-bamidelehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz1qSaTUnx8Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

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Steven Bamidele

Anand Wilder is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.  After the break up of his band Yeasayer and the onset of a global pandemic, Anand felt it was time to buckle down and start and  finish and his solo record, I Don&apos;t Know My Words  (out 2022 on Last Gang records). Not only did he record the record himself at his home in Brooklyn, he co-wrote,  acted in and co-produced a gorgeous video for the first single Delirium Passes, which is an adaptation of the James Joyce story, The Boarding House and features actor Ben Sinclair.  In this episode,  Joe and Anand talk about his surprise half brother,  vasectomies,  Anand&apos;s drum recording technique, psychedelic frog licking and why Anand loved the process of making his video.   Also, Anand explains why he&apos;s taking a "weak" trio on the road rather than a "power" trio to support his new record.   And...... we get a surprise visit from the one and only Ryan Kattner, aka Honus Honus. https://lastgang.com/Music by Anand Wilder and Joe PlummerUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

The Check-In with Anand Wilder

Buzz Osborne is a founding member, singer and guitarist for The Melvins.  Buzz and The Melvins have consistently released a record and toured annually for over 30 years. In addition to The Melvins,  he has toured and recorded with Fantomas and released several solo records. In this episode Buzz tells us why Jon Spencer is one of his favorite guitarist and shares his philosophy on simplicity and how it applies not just to his guitar playing, but golf, tennis and photography.  We also hear a couple tunes from the new Melvins acoustic record Five Legged Dog ,  (October 15th Ipecac Records) how it was made and why Pete Townsend was an inspiration for the release.Music By The Melvins and Joe Plummer https://www.ipecac.com/https://www.ipecac.com/artists/melvinshttps://jonspencerbluesexplosion.com/https://www.ipecac.com/artists/fantomasUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

The Check-In with Buzz Osborne

John Schmersal is a songwriter, singer and producer. For the past 20 years he has recorded and toured as the guitarist and/or keyboardist for bands Brainiac, Enon and most recently, Caribou.  In this episode John shares his stories of a pantsless show and impromptu tailoring,   broken bass strings and how he pulled off an entire festival show without monitors.  Joe and John discuss the virtues of preparedness, the rules of shorts in rock n roll,  and whether people really care if you&apos;re nude anymore. Music by Enon and Joe Plummer Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

John Schmersal "Shirt Pant and the Left Handed Bass"

Pat Graham is an American photographer living in England, by way of Washington DC.  Pat began in the early 90&apos;s DC punk scene,  photographing Fugazi, The Make Up  and many other Discord and local bands.  He eventually made his way to another thriving scene, the Northwest,  working with a young Modest Mouse and documenting the Riot Grrl scene with the likes of Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.   In do time, Pat got the itch to hit the road and began photographing not just live shows,  but the culture surrounding a traveling band,  capturing the challenges, the  good times and  the bad times that comes with touring.  In this episode, Pat tells us about a tooth extraction in East Berlin while traveling with June Of 44 and shares his experience touring with Modest Mouse pre Lonesome Crowded West. Music by Modest Mouse and Joe PlummerThis episode is dedicated to Matt Hoyt. Rest In Power, I know you&apos;ll get a laugh out of this one.Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

Pat Graham "East Berlin, Crowded West

Ryan Kattner is a singer/song writer from Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia.   He&apos;s spent most of the last two decades making records and touring with his bands Man Man, Mister Heavenly and his solo project, Honus Honus.  In this episode we hear how Ryans very first show led to being arrested and banned from a festival for life.    Surprisingly, , that and a few other wild  experiences he shares has kept Ryan rockin and rolling to this day.   Music by Ryan Katner Man Man and Joe PlummerUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

Ryan Kattner "Insane Clown Parade"

Thomas Hedlund is a drummer from Umeå, Sweden.  His powerful  multi-genre style and ability has landed him in many bands over the past 15 year, including  post-metalers Cult of Luna, The Perishers,  Khoma, and currently indie rock bands Deportees and Phoenix.  Outside of drumming, Thomas works for a Swedish grant committee, which provides grants and financial assistance for artists in need.  He tells us how difficult and rewarding the committee was during the pandemic and what he learned in the process. Joe and Thomas share their few experiences playing shows thus far in the pandemic, how the love of performing outweighs the restrictions, and what they look forward to in the coming months. They also discuss the benefits of remote recording vs. the ease of being in a room together.   Of course......they talk drums, and Thomas gives us a tip on the "5 second rule".We hear a tune from Deportees. Music by Deportees and Joe PlummerUse Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   Visit  Izotope.com

The Check-In with Thomas Hedlund

Sarah Peacock is a singer/songwriter from Nashville by way of Atlanta. She has released 4 studio albums, one live album and toured extensively for the past 16 years.  In this episode Sarah tells how a tourbus fire becomes a tale of community support and drastically changed her outlook on songwriting and her responsibility as an artist with a platform. We also hear a song from her latest release, Burn The Witch.Music by Sarah Peacock and Joe PlummerSponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. 

Sarah Peacock

Sonny Kay is a singer and founding member of The VSS, Angel Hair and Year Future.  He also owned and operated the independent record label Gold Standard Laboratories (GSL) and has released a book featuring his record art and design.  In this episode we hear about Sonny&apos;s new endeavor, Low Key Arts, a non-profit arts organization in Hot Springs, Arkansas and how  the pandemic aloud  them to regroup and become stronger.   Joe and Sonny also discuss their time touring together, revisit some ridiculous tour hacks and what the future of touring may look like.  Sponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. 

The Check In With Sonny Kay

For 20+ years singer/guitarist John Reis has fronted and co-founded legendary San Diego bands Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu,  Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes and The Sultans.  He also works as a producer, operates his record label Swami Records and is a local disc jockey.   In this episode John shares his pandemic habits and what he realized was most important to him in that time.   Joe and John also discuss how supply chain issues have effected rock n roll,  why streaming platforms may not be the best custodians of music and John shares his brilliant idea for lives shows if things don&apos;t soon return to normal.  We learn about his latest project The Plosives and hear a couple un released tunes from his new record Swami John Reis. Sponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. 

The Check-In with John Reis

For the last 20 years, Dave Hernandez has played guitar and toured extensively with The Shins, Scared of Chaka and The Intelligence.   In this episode we get a jam packed chronology  of Dave&apos;s most sketchy, most wholesome and most exciting experiences from the road.  He also shares a few tour hacks.Music Scared of Chaca, The Intelligence, Palm Frauds and Joe Plummer.   Sponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. Sponsored by Minor Figures.  https://us.minorfigures.com/discount/RUINOUS Enter code Ruinous at check out for discount on your purchase. 

Dave Hernandez "Chaka to Rome"

Nik Freitas is a singer, songwriter, photographer and skateboarder residing in Alhambra, CA. Over the past 20 years, Nik has released 10 solo records and toured with Broken Bells, All Smiles and Connor Oberst&apos;s Mystic Valley Band.  Nik&apos;s forthcoming release on Park The Van records is called Searching For Device and will be out September 15th 2021. In this episode , Joe and Nik discuss why Nik is now more assertive with sharing his music, how he got back into photography and how Americans may view the U.S. post pandemic.  Nik also hips us to artist Tim Lierman, author of Blazar  and tells us that in fact, aliens are real. Joe plays Good News , the newest single from Searching for Device. Music by Nik Freitas, Palm Frauds, Hew Time and Joe PlummerSponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. Sponsored by Minor Figures.  https://us.minorfigures.com/discount/RUINOUS Enter code Ruinous at check out for discount on your purchase. 

The Check-In with Nik Freitas

Rozzi Crane is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco, California.  With the release of her two part EP/LP Hymm for Tomorrow  coming out on July 16th,  Rozzi is excited perform live again on her first headlining tour.   Rozzi tells Joe how she stayed inspired during the pandemic,  why its ok not to have made your masterpiece and what she hopes we&apos;ve learned from the ongoing social justice movement.  She also shares her song writing process, how she chose George Moore to produce her newest record and why her "demo" vocals usually wind up being the final vocals on her recordings.  Sponsored by Izotope,  https://www.izotope.com/  Enter code Fret10 for a discount on your software purchase. Sponsored by Minor Figures.  https://us.minorfigures.com/discount/RUINOUS Enter code Ruinous at check out for discount on your purchase. 

The Check-In with Rozzi

This is new podcast called Demoitis with Joe Plummer and Dann Gallucci.  Demoitis isn’t just the fear or regret that you’ve "lost the magic”  on the path from the first recording of a song.  It&apos;s also the experience musicians go through getting to the final version…. the people, the spaces and the resources that influence the process. As the 20th anniversary of the release of Oh, Inverted World arrives, we hear for the horse’s mouth about the creation and the evolution of  New Slang with James Mercer, singer, song writer and founding member of The Shins. Episode sponsored by Izotope , Izotope.com  FRET10 at checkoutEpisode sponsored by  Minor Figures https://us.minorfigures.com/ enter code RUINOUS for discount at check out or https://us.minorfigures.com/discount/RUINOUS

Demoitis Episode 1 New Slang with James Mercer.

Nick Waterhouse is a singer, songwriter and producer from Southern California and has  released five LP&apos;s on Innovative Leisure., He was a previous guest on The Check-In and was kind enough to give us a bonus Tour Story from his first European  tour.   There may or may not be a secret visit from Joe&apos;s pal Nick Thorburn too.  Whoops!Music by Nick Waterhouse and Joe PlummerEpisode sponsored by Izotope , Izotope.com  FRET10 at checkout

Nick Waterhouse "The Rockers and the Posh"

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