On this episode, I talk to robin McAuley about his supergroup - Black Swan. We talk about his history, the process of working with other people who are all strong writers and creators and much more.

http://www.robinmcauley.com/home.html

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

This month, Ashley and I only scratch the surface of auditioning. We talk about how it is such a unique skill and how to best be prepared and react to the things you can control and some of the ones you can't.

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

On this episode, I am joined by Joel Hoekstra and we talk about his career in music with Rock of Ages, Trans- Siberian Orchestra and his new album From the Fade

http://www.joelhoekstra.com/index.html

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

We watched La La Land. We have thoughts.

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

In my efforts to evolve the show, I have asked Huyen Tue Dao to join me in working through Martin Popoff's book - 500 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs. This episode we talk about our history with metal and dive into the first 11 songs.

For about Huyen:

https://www.instagram.com/queencodemonkey/

for the playlist we are talking about:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TqG3LqTI9q5urssvFmesF?si=865eb7227efd457c

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

I am joined by singer/songwriter Austen Starr to talk about her new album, her musical history and how her inspirations helped her create each song.

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https://www.instagram.com/austenstarr13

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

In my efforts to change the show up a little bit, I have asked few amazing people to be rotating guests. Ashley Griffin is one of them. We will be talking about all aspects of live theater. Not just specific plays or muciscals, but the entire world of theater.

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

This month, Jadey Neil and I talk about 30 Days of Night from 2007.

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

I am joined by musican Brian Gore to talk about his career and history. We talk a fair amount about the harp gutiar as well.

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com

On this episode, I am speaking with Alan Govenar about all of his creative works. His films, his phootography, his books, and more.

For more information about Alan click here: https://www.icp.org

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Theme music by Jason Bieler. You can find out more about him at https://jasonbieler.bandcamp.com

Cover art by Phil Rood. https://philroodart.com