Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Crash Bang Boom hits a HUNDO and what better a guest than Quicksand’s Alan Cage! We get into bus breakdowns, the early years of Quicksand and experiencing punk & hardcore as a young kid, the 90’s scene and incredible year that was 1991 for music, Quicksand creating their own sound out of the absence of what they wanted to hear, Alan missing a monumental Nirvana gig, his first drum set (that he still has), what lead to the original Quicksand reunion(s) plus reconnecting with his love for music and ultimately playing drums!!!http://www.quicksandnyc.com/https://www.facebook.com/QuicksandNYC/https://quicksandnyc.bandcamp.com/http://epitaph.com/artists/quicksand

Caught up with drum-pounder Joel Willis of Brooklyn’s - Netherlands prior to their tour with Mastodon & Dinosaur Jr. to talk Netherlands EP “Hope Porn”, drum injuries & NOT canceling gigs, how he originally met Netherlands and ultimately joined the band/relocated from NC to NY, subsequent NY realizations, his first drum set, jazz contrarians, developing stamina to hit hard for 45 minutes, and the bizarre chance meeting that lead to the Mastodon tour!https://www.netherlandsband.com/https://www.facebook.com/netherlandsband/https://thenetherlands1.bandcamp.com/Photo Cred: Facebook.com/marissastrawphotography Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Andrew Totolos of Brooklyn's The Giraffes is today's guest! We delve into Pied Diaper Pipers, adult diarrhea explosions, sex trafficking, the evolution of cell phones, porn mags in the woods, STD’s and Tinder, petri dish genitals, horror movie tits, the benefits of growing up in the South, Indian Casino’s, doing dumb shit in the country, nearly getting shot by the cops, cajun birthday presents and nude acid parties, a truly disgusting story involving a goose, Andrew’s first show he ever played/worst show’s ever played, one man orgy’s, weed and Hendrix, his love for George Hurley, amputee’s and little people, Jody’s conceptual theme park, and the stroke of fate that led to Andrew playing in the Giraffes! Hot Damn!!!www.facebook.com/TheGiraffes/thegiraffes.squarespace.com/twitter.com/thegiraffes

Drummer Jared Klein of PA's Rivers of Nihil is today's guest!! We caught up during RON's headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed 2018 release "Where Owls Know my Name” where we got into heat waves in Canada/funny Canadian towns, Engelbert Humperdinck, how he got the call for the gig and the process of learning/rehearsing/writing for the record, playing with his brother and his musical family, his first drum set and most recent drum sets, extreme drumming influences and what lead him to heavier music, botched gigs and more!www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil/www.facebook.com/riversofnihil/Twitter: @riversofnihilriversofnihil.bandcamp.com/www.facebook.com/jared.klein.77

Today’s guest is the one and only mad man of the vibes and all around world percussion slayer Mike Dillon! We talk tablas, monks in the Himalayas, festival de Blowsya'load, glockenspiels, marimbas, early Critters Buggin’ shows and the musical illuminati, how he met ubiquitous session drummer Matt Chamberlin, Punk-Funk and his early band Billy Goat,  Brown Whorenet, dick percussion and Nolatet's keys player Brian Hass’ retelling of the first time he saw Mike Dillon live as well as a brief appearance by the legendary Johnny Vidocavich, drug stories, playing a ridiculous amount of shows during New Orleans Jazz Fest, the "Mike Dillon Pull & Tuck Method" ™,  The "Jazz Arms Race™ " -vs- the disillusionment with jazz academia, and a whole lot mo’!!!!http://www.mikedillonvibes.com/http://nolatet.com/https://www.facebook.com/mike.dillon.336333https://www.facebook.com/TheMikeDillonBandPhoto Cred: https://www.facebook.com/tony.dellacioppa

Groove rock drummer Scott Key of NC's ASG is today's guest! We get into recording their killer new record "Survive Sunrise" on the Texas/Mexico border, touring with hometown boys Weedeater and rap about other NC bands such as COC, Caltrop, and more, dirt bike and mountain bike injuries, fake asses, calf implants, southern metal and paying homage to Vinnie Paul/ Pantera, vinyl collections, Rush tribute bands, air drums, hurricanes, & the continuation of odd jobs!https://www.facebook.com/asgnation/https://asgnation.bandcamp.com/https://store.relapse.com/http://www.asgshop.com/ photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/matslphotography/

Today's guest is Travis Foster of Oregon’s melodic-doom-power trio Yob!!! We delve into not loosing focus on long songs, Vistalite kits, making Portland weird (again), bearing edges and other gear talk, vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt's near death experience and the subsequent inspiration/new lease on life that filtered it’s way into Yob’s new record "Our Raw Heart”, his fathers influence on his drumming, Jeff Porcaro, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Ian Paice, playing slow tempo’s, hearing loss, tour life, doom, punk, prog, & classic rock, and much more!www.yobislove.com/www.facebook.com/quantumyob/www.instagram.com/quantumyob

Today's guest is Jeremy McMonigle of Louisville, KY's noir- noise rock trio Young Widows!!!! We talked about YW’s new record Decayed: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness, and Pain, the decade celebration of “Old Wounds” and the bizarre process of recording the record with Kurt Ballou, how he got the last minute gig with the band, navigating the disparate worlds of orchestral percussion vs punk rock, how Nirvana was a game changer, the trials and tribulations of fatherhood, Dad’s yelling at the TV during Football games, the evolution of Young Widow’s gear, Ludwig drums, and more!https://youngwidows.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/youngwidowsband/https://www.instagram.com/youngwidowsband/#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Simultaneous synth playing, drumming & singing juggernaut Josh Dion stopped by the #CBBP to talk kickball leagues, his band Paris Monster, touring Europe and the US, growing up playing drums with his father, playing with Wayne Krantz and the precarious nature of navigating his live sets, spontaneity being preferable, influential jazz drummers and his general love for jazz plus the crazy list of incredible drummers in NY including JoJo Mayer, Nate Smith, Mark Guiliana, Nate Wood, and so many more ,the long road to singing while playing drums, his philosophy behind his synth, drums, vocals set up and more!https://www.parismonster.com/https://www.facebook.com/theparismonster/Photo Cred: www.RonMilsomPhotography.com#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Today’s guest is OG drummer of Riot V -Frank Gilchriest! We get into the origins and bizarre history of Riot, how he got the gig, playing with the Good Rats growing up, his work with Virgin Steele and a great “Sword” story, growing up with the players in Dream Theater, the first time he saw drum shredding monster Bobby Jarzombek live, his early music instructors/mentors a Twisted Sister geek -out, hair metal, speed metal, power metal, botching recording sessions, becoming a primary songwriter/arranger, tour-life, “Johnny Wheelhouse and Doug Slow Foot” & more!!!!!!http://areyoureadytoriot.com/https://www.facebook.com/riotrockcity/Photo Cred: https://www.facebook.com/stanglnator#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Today's guest for the CBBP's ongoing Brooklyn Underground series is drummer Phil Bartsch of Dead Empires!! *We get into the process of going from an instrumental band to a four piece with vocals, playing strange bars, early shows we played together , a major Pantera geek-out, industrial street cats, acid dealers, Vinnie Paul snare drums, recording their most recent record, how he got into drumming, the first time he heard a bass drum mic'd up and more!!!http://www.deadempires.comhttps://deadempires.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/deadempires/PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/FTAMacPhoto/#CBBP Sponsor: www.neworleansrecordpress.com

Today’s guest is drum pummeling prog metal ripper Brad Rice of Atlanta’s Lazer Wulf!! We caught up amidst their tour with Mutoid Man where we talked about unexpectedly filling in for drummer Ben Koller, his original instrument prior to the drums, the process of how he found himself in Lazer Wulf and how the writing process works in the band, early influences, touring life, seeing Tool and Mastodon, and Dillinger Escape Plan early in their careers , day jobs and mo’!!!!https://lazerwulf.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/lazerwulves/http://www.lazerwulf.com/#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

I caught up with groove rock drummer David Delaney of Cali's Them Evils on a sunny day for a Brooklyn roof top hang where we got into small clubs-vs-big clubs, headlining their first US tour, Vistalite kits-vs-weirdo Peavey kits, how a sound check led to them touring with Zakk Sabbath and stage pranks on said tour, moshing your way to a hospital visit and playing through injuries, embracing the touring life, how he initially got into drums, dangerous day jobs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and a whole lot of silliness and awesomeness. #CBBP !!Official Band website: https://themevils.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThemEvilsBand/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/themevilsYoutube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThemEvilsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themevils/Photo: https://www.facebook.com/SoundSnapPhotographyRVA/#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Somewhere between elasticity, bombast, and raw unorthodox grooves Dale Crover has been the ultimate purveyor of drum thunder for 30 years with Melvins!!! We get into what NOT to eat prior to a show, Melvins first tour in Europe, early years of learning to play the drums, influencing what became the Grunge movement then moving to California pre-Grunge explosion, New Orleans and the Slugs,Crowbar-EHG connection, the Honkey, Butthole Surfers, Big Business connection, Captain Beefheart as an influence, 50 cent drum lessons, Carmine Appice’s words of wisdom, ergonomic evolution through out the years, the new record ‘Pinkus Abortion Technician”, the musical chairs that has been the band over the years, modern bands Dale enjoys, and the original bizarro drummer Keith Moon.http://www.themelvins.net/https://revolvemerchandise.shop/the-melvinshttps://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/melvinsarmy/https://www.instagram.com/melvinsdotcomhttps://twitter.com/melvinsdotcom#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.newo

Former Candiria & Fuel drum slaying bad-ass Ken Schalk is on the #CBBP today! We get into Bruce Lee & martial arts as an influence in drumming, as well as recounting the terrifying Candiria van wreck and subsequent realizations, our mutual fascination with Earth Wind & Fire and a geek out on Iron Maiden & Nicko McBrain, Ken’s early drum instructors, wisdom vs knowledge, “Rim Shot” revelations, seeing crazy shows at the legendary L'amours, New Yorkers and the fine line of sarcasm, and the lesson I took with Ken some years ago, as well as the challenges in his journey of teaching.https://www.facebook.com/ken.schalk.1https://www.facebook.com/KenMusicLessons/Photo Credits:Photo © Scott S. Clinton / www.ScottClinton.comIG: @ScottClintonPhotographyFB: @ScottClintonPhotographyTW: @Scott_S_Clinton#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Uber dynamic Jazz-Funk drummer extraordinaire Carter Mclean of Charlie Hunter & The Lion King is my guest today! We get into navigating the nightmare that is Times Square, getting LIME DISEASE!?, the freaky genius of Charlie Hunter and the “fly by the seat of your pants” nature of performing with him live, crazy New Orleans stories, and great New Orleans drummers, Carter’s custom kits and soon to be released signature kit, finding an identity on your instrument and becoming comfortable with super slow tempos, social media, and the challenges in playing in a major Broadway show & more!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gpXUp2J_0http://fourhandsdrumming.com/Carter Insta: @cartermachttps://www.facebook.com/carter.mcleanPhoto’s C/O: https://www.facebook.com/ronndunnett#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Drummer Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth of Boston eclectic rockers Bent Knee is today’s guest!! We get into the precarious title of “Art Rock” , touring with the Dillinger Escape Plan & witnessing both the infamous NY-Webster Hall show and watching Cult Leader drummer Casey Hansen live during that tour, finding common influences in a musically diverse band, favorite spots around the world for touring, studying at Berklee, drumming influences, studio experiences on the different Bent Knee records , & the awesomeness of Phil Collins!!!!https://bentknee.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/BentKneeMusic/https://www.instagram.com/bentkneemusic#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

Drummer Matt Bowles is the rhythm anchor of W. Virginia's groove-thrash merchants Byzantine! We get into how he got the Byzantine gig, and being a fan of them for years prior to landing said gig, the bizarre life cycle of Cicada’s, acid/shroom trips/general stories of getting weird in the woods, UFO’s and bull mastiffs, huffing gas, playing in jam bands, recording their most recent record “The Cicada Tree”, opening for Sacred Reich, West Virginia life, and all sorts of good shit and bizarro rants!!!https://www.facebook.com/Byzantinewv/https://byzantine.bandcamp.com/#CBBP Sponsor: http://www.neworleansrecordpress.com/

For nearly 17 years drummer Larry Kwartowitz has been at the percussion-helm of Philly's avant-metal/spazzy-soundtrack/ purveyors of controlled chaos; Cleric!! We get into the ups downs, tragedy’s and other madness of Cleric's career, stolen gear & vans, working with John Zorn & touring with Secret Chiefs 3/ releasing Retrocausal on Trey Spruance’s Web of Mimicry label, gifted drum sets, battling crohn's disease, a Pearl Jam geek out, Tomas Haake, Tim Alexander & Ken Schalk as drumming influences, recurring themes & confirmation bias, the intensity of Cleric’s music and the process of writing it, time traveling, sci-fi the origin of Cleric’s name & Larry’s obsession with the movie Equilibrium, our mutual fascination with the Mr. Bungle California tour, plus Larry’s super human ability to eat large quantities of weed edibles. Good Lawd!!!! https://clericmimicry.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/iamcleric/Upcoming dates with Candiria:https://www.facebook.com/iamcleric/ph

Part II of a two part #CBBP special series highlighting shit-jobs musicians have had while pursuing music!Mental hospitals, window cleaners, ice cream stand & lumber yards, shitty hotels, factory jobs, janitorial work, music stores & getting fired from them, movie theaters, silly cover bands, a street hustler for titi bars, insurance salesman, bear wrestling, office jobs, dishwashing, bartending, fast food, and more!!!Coady Willis-Big Business, Melvins 02:35Ben Koeller: Mutoid Man, Converge, All Pigs Must Die 06:05Matt Cuodo (Cudo): Elder 07:55Ryan “Legs” Leger - 100 Suns, Norma Jean, Ex- Every Time I Die 12:19Jimmy Bower-Down, Eyehategod, Superjoint 16:10Phil Sangiacomo: aka Phillapino Grigio Anselmo) of Somnuri 17:51Adam Betts: Three Trapped Tigers, Shoebaleader One, Solo 20:02Mason Macisas: Yoink 21:35Noidy-Manilla Road, Trance 24:20Mike Ogden-Nut 25:26Evan Diprima-Royal Thunder 29:08Chris Enriquez- Spotlights, Primitive Weapons 30:28Marcus Bryant-Spirit Adrift, Goya 32:49#CBBP Sponsor: http