Part-Time Rockstar Podcast
Aspiring local musicians discuss balancing work, gigging, and creativity. Hosted by The Hollow Truths in Baltimore, MD.
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Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
This week’s episode is with my friend and former guest on the podcast Nick Thompson also known as “Surfin’ On The Lake.” He’s got a new song out called “Come With Me” which is featured on the episode. You can find it wherever you listen to music. His music has a real chill acoustic rock and slightly R&B vibe. For the this episode I was over at his place recording a guest guitar solo for another track he’s been working on collaboratively with Hazel Dow. So we talked about that and music stuff in general. Personally I just released a new song and music video called “Algorithm” via my band The Hollow Truths. Which we also talked about. But in any case, we both appreciate you/everyone who supports local music and local bands. Hopefully everyone is doing well out there. I will link the book that my new song was inspired by. Have a good week. Jah bless.
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"Homo Deus" by Yuval Noah Harari
https://amzn.to/3buypn0
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
This week's episode features Kevin Sullivan. His band is called The Caffeine Rush. Kevins new song "Looking Back" is featured on this episode. He also has his own podcast called Caffeine and Self Esteem. Kevin and I have played a couple mutual shows together in the past so we talked about that. As well as his current occupational and academic pursuits. In any case, you can find his music at the link below. Thanks for listening and supporting local music.
-The Caffeine Rush-
https://www.facebook.com/TheCaffeineRush/
"Looking Back" music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHJnoG_26Sk
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Book recommendation: Homo Deus
https://amzn.to/357E0Mb
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Today's episode is an in person/in studio episode with Ben Dehan. As well as his gf Lauren White and my fiancé Andrea. We had a fun chat the other night about all the things Ben has been up to of late. As well as his background in music and playing with his initial band American Diary. We talked about cat stories, bands, books, chemicals, and the like. Ben's song Days Go By is featured on the episode. You can find it wherever you listen to music if you like it. Also I should mention this episode is mixed better for headphones than stereo. But hopefully it sounds good either way. Other than that the book recommendations that we mentioned are listed below. As well as Ben's music. Have a happy new year.
https://www.bendehanmusic.com
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The War Of Art
https://amzn.to/38EiPlG
Book of Symbols - Taschen
https://amzn.to/3mQxRtP
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Welcome to episode 40 today with Pablo Anton-Diaz from the band Fellowcraft based in Washington D.C. They are an indie/prog/metal/hard rock band.
Pablo is the guitar player. So we got along real well on that front talking about our guitar heroes and influences. But from the sound of it Fellowcraft has been out there kicking ass for a little while now. Their last show before the shutdown was in Mexico City with Phil Anselmo, Deep Purple, and the Cavelara brothers. They have a couple albums out now and are releasing their new one. So we talked about the new material. Specifically the song Coyote and the Desert Rose which is related to crossing the US border and the extreme hardships and tragedies that have happened. I featured that song on this episode. You can find it on iTunes, amazon, or spotify or wherever you listen to music.
Coyote and The Desert Rose
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Coyote and the Desert Rose
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Episode 39 Features my friends Nick and Paul from Crashing Atlas. We both record with our mutual friend and producer Felix Nieto. This chat was a little longer than normal since it was in person. Anyway, we got to talking about their upcoming new album which should be out in the new year. I’ve heard a few snippets behind the scenes so far and it definitely kicks ass. If you’re a fan of their previous work you will not be disappointed. You can follow Crashing Atlas online to get updates. They also just released a new music video cover of more than a feeling by Boston. Other than that, thanks for listening whether you’re friends or fans of the band. And thanks for supporting local music. Hopefully everyone is staying safe and sane out there. The song that is featured on this episode is called “The Light.”
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"The Light"
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Episode 38 features Will Sims. He is a Baltimore-based alternative rock and pop artist, that has been playing around the scene here for more than a few years. Will says his music focuses on both romantic and social relationships, and the difficulties faced in our modern society. Hes been fortunate to open up for some larger touring acts such as Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, Trapt, Smile Empty Soul, and others. His latest release called "everything will work out" is featured on this episode. He also has a couple more albums out if you wanna check out his stuff. His website is listed in the notes to this episode. Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting local music.
Website:
https://www.whoiswillsims.com
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Episode 37 features James and Ed from Teen Mortgage. They are a local band from Baltimore. They have a skate punk/stoner rock sound. They remind me a lot of my favorite Californian punk band Fidlar. They will be featured on the soundtrack of the new season of Shameless when that comes out. Their song Falling Down is featured at the end of this episode and you can find it wherever you listen to music. This interview went a little longer than normal since Ed and James were gracious enough to come over and chat in person. I did my best to smooth it out editing wise. James and Ed and I got to talking about all things music and how they met. We learned some english slang, talked about skateboarding, and even got into their dubious and brief connection with the pizza gate conspiracy on reddit. They are in fact on king pizza records incidentally. I should say there is spoiler alert when I mentioned the movie midsummer. Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting local music. Below are some of the links to the band. And movie/book links that we mentioned.
Teen Mortage
https://www.facebook.com/TeenMortgage
https://teenmortgage.bandcamp.com/album/life-death
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Movie: Midsommar
https://amzn.to/2KBvHR9
Book: Samuel Shem - House of God
https://amzn.to/3nYOrsn
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Episode 36 features Allen Neal. He’s a local rapper from the DC area. He’s got a new EP out and a new music video as well for his song Hope For Rain. I know him through my friend and studio engineer Felix Nieto. Allen's song Hope for Rain is featured at the end of the episode. You can find it on Spotify or iTunes. In the interview we talked about all things music, life, work, romantic struggles, creativity, recording with Felix, and the like. We also discussed some books, for which I'll add the links below if you're interested. Allen's music links are below as well. Thanks for listening.
“In Due Time Documentary”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdLOpJNnoOc
“Hope For Rain”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVZ45Kjq3C4
Book links:
Mount Misery
https://amzn.to/39dqWYf
The Fifth Agreement
https://amzn.to/33dyS7Z
The Alchemist
https://amzn.to/2JgdvMb
Book of Symbols
https://amzn.to/3m7USIT
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
My guests today are Jenna and Corey from Babe Club from South Carolina. They were formally members in one of my favorite bands ever called Susto. Babe Club is their new project and they just released a new EP called Remember this Feeling. I really dig it. It's extremely polished, which we talk about in the episode. But these guys have been touring and making a music for a while now. The music itself sounds kinda 90s-meets modern in the best ways. It's kinda ambient and chill at times but never lacks direction. And Jenna has a great voice to tie it all together. Coreys guitar isn’t overpowering but his slightly western bluesy touch compliments the sound of the songs tremendously well. They also recently released a video for "Automatic Love." Their song "Need a girl" is feature on the episode. Find them on Spotify or wherever you listen to music. Link below.
https://www.babeclubmusic.com
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Today’s interview is with the Cody and Steven from the band Toobs. They are a local psychedelic/alternative rock band from Annapolis, Maryland. Cody and Steven have also been touring in their other band Robot Jurassic for quite some time now. Toobs has a new song coming out on November 27th. The song is called Worms and it’s featured at the end of the episode if you wanna check it out or presave it.
Presave link:
https://show.co/aAgbV2t?fbclid=IwAR0bA8S7fwr0cqIycHtnyPvC-3KHf0cuJNjEfg4w7IsBaQZYy4vMFLlFo8M
https://www.facebook.com/toobsmusic
"A Bigger Splash" Movie - Amazon link
https://amzn.to/2KPqu8J
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