Binge-Talking with Steve Lacy

Imagine a world where your dancing at Phish shows attracted attention for the right reasons! My guest this week is a dancer, choreographer and original Hamilton cast member whose become friends and a frequent collaborator with the band. I originally met Jon Rua 3 years ago after he hosted all four members of Phish backstage at the Broadway musical Hamilton. On this episode of ‘Binge Talking’ we chatted about everything he’s been up to since, including helping Trey and Mike choreograph the dance moves for ‘Turtle in the Clouds’ this Halloween in Vegas.

Steven Jurgensmeyer Boston based Creative Director, Designer and Filmmaker sits down with Steve Lacy to binge on his new project “ Sign O’ The Times Rock ‘N’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip."

Binge Talking is feeling the good vibrations coming from our latest guest Glen Schloss. Musician, producer, percussionist, keyboardist, co-founder of the award winning music company Flavorlab, and chief drum officer of the Nyack drum circle called For Vibration. Glenn has a lot going on. He exudes positivity and his dream one day is to blow the lid off Madison Square Garden with the biggest drum circle you have ever seen. Until that dream is realized Glenn performs for Steve and the BT audience live in the Fox 5 Podcast studio. Check out his human beat box improv at the end of the episode… AMAZING.

PMA Positive Mental Attitude best describes today’s guest John Joseph. John is a NYC hardcore music pioneer (Cro Mags), author, plant-based vegan triathlete and all-around Renaissance (Mad)Man! John’s endless stamina is evident in this episode, which clocks in at well over an hour. The subject matter and language is definitely adult, so be forewarned. John will also be appearing in my upcoming “When NY Rocked” Music Special airing Thurs July 5 at 10:30PM on Fox 5 in NYC. Profane and profound, here’s my interview with John Joseph.

Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur’s new film ‘Adrift’ documents the harrowing survival tale of a couple stranded by a massive storm in the Pacific in the early 80’s. On this episode of ‘Binge Talking’, we delve into how the film, which stars Shailene Woodley, perfectly illustrates how many amazing stories have yet to be told simply because they weren't told from the perspective of a male lead character. We also dive into why he is not on social media and how achieving financial success as an actor and director makes him the black sheep of his artistic family.

Have you called your Mother recently? With Mother’s Day this weekend, I decided to call my retired Mother for this week’s episode. After initially screening our call from BTHQ, she took our call on our third attempt. We get into why she’s so glad she retired from teaching before parents could email teachers and students had cellphones. We also get into why I wouldn't bring her to a Phish show and she admits to being somewhat baffled by my obsession with music since neither her or my father really cared that much about it. Without further adieu, a very special episode of Binge Talking with my beloved Mother.

As I’m writing this intro, I’m listening to ‘Shadow of Your Love’ which is one of the bonus tracks off the soon-to-be released deluxe re-release of Guns n Roses’ landmark debut ‘Appetite for Destruction’. To break down the highly-anticipated (and brilliantly hyped) announcement today, I talked to one of the most knowledgeable able GN’R fans I’ve ever encountered, music writer Matt Wake. If you consider yourself a true die-hard, make sure to follow him on twitter @matthewbwake.

Would Steve Lacy survive one day living in 1980's NYC ? Steve talks about his experience touring the lower east side with lead singer of the Cro-Mags John Joseph.