BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL

BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL

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BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL episodes

  • EP. 18: [CHATS] The Penitent Man, Salt Lake City's Desert/Stoner Rock Five-Piece

    I kick off this episode with new releases that I dig, which includes La Femme's Paradigmes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor's G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!, Dry Cleaning's New Long Leg, Du Blonde's Homecoming, and The Snuts' W.L. My special guests include Chris Garrido & Allan Davidson of Salt Lake City's desert/blues/stoner rock five-piece The Penitent Man! They join me on BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to discuss working with Todd Ogren, the keyboardist for Rival Sons, for new music on Desert Records' Legends Of The Desert Vol. II (available for pre-order now, out June 4th) and album number two, which is slated for a 2021 release. Chris & Allan share some sentimental stories, talk about having secret bands within bands, and how The Penitent Man formed. We also talk about strategy for a zombie apocalypse, first concerts, and what artist (dead or alive) they'd want to have a beer with. 🎸🐃

    54 min
  • EP. 17: [CHATS] Future Teens, Boston's Emo/Bummer-Pop Band

    I kick off this episode with another round of March music releases that I dig, which includes Middle Kids's Today We're The Greatest, Fake Fruit's Fake Fruit, FYI Chris's Earth Scum, Acid Mammoth's Caravan, and The Hyena Kill's A Disconnect. My special guests include Daniel Radin (he/him) & Amy Hoffman (they/them) of Boston's emo/bummer-pop four piece Future Teens! They join me on BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to dissect their latest EP Deliberately Alive, which was released March 12th via Take This To Heart Records. We also chat about the responsibility of confronting emotions within yourself & past behavior in order to move forward, finding your band mates on Tinder, mental health, future nostalgia, and more. 💔

    53 min
  • EP. 16: [CHATS] Hannah Fairlight, Singer-Songwriter & Actress

    I kick off this episode with March music releases that I dig, which includes The Good People x MiLKCRATE's Frost Writtens EP, Diet Lite's Seems To Be The Way It Tends To Go, Electrocute's Make Some Noise, Arab Strap's As Days Get Dark, Home Is Where's I Became Birds, and TOBACCO's Fucked Up Friends 3. My special guest includes Nahsville-based singer-songwriter, actress and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Fairlight! She joins me on BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to dive deep into everything about her latest album Muscle & Skin, growing up in Iowa, traveling the world in her '20s, landing her role in Pitch Perfect 3, and the different experiences women have compared to men when navigating music. We also touch on mushroom hunting. 🎹

    59 min
  • EP. 15: [CHATS] TemperMental, Cali's All-Girl Rock Band

    I kick off this episode with my favorite February music releases Part II, which includes Future Teens' "Play Cool" and "Guest Room," The Menahan Street Band's The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, The Muckers' Endeavor, Cosima's THE FUN IS HERE?, and Don Airey & Friends Live in Hamburg. My special guest(s) includes all of the girls in TemperMental! They're an all-girl rock band from Riverside, Calif., who are all between 15-18 years old. They join me on BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to talk about how they formed on the set of Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, writing the theme song for ArtistGamerGal’s YouTube series Zelda Hero High, working with producer Dito Godwin (Motley Crue, No Doubt), and co-writing with Adrian Young (drums, No Doubt) and Todd Forman (keys & horns, Sublime). We also chat about TikTok, movies, and the bands that got them into rock. 🎸

    42 min
  • EP. 14: [CHATS] Todd Ogren, Keyboardist for Rival Sons & Touring/Session Musician
    I kick off this episode running through some of my favorite album releases so far this February, which includes TV Priest's Uppers, Mush's Lines Redacted, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets' SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound, and Komfort Food, a tribute to J-Dilla by BoomBaptist, Elaquent & Juicy the Emissary. The man of the hour and my special guest, Todd Ögren, who is a touring/session musician and the keyboardist for the 2x Grammy-nominated rock band Rival Sons, joins me on BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to talk about his musical projects during the pandemic, being at the GRAMMYs for Rival Sons' Feral Roots early 2020, and his journey from the Philly hardcore scene-to-the sunset strip-to-the keyboardist in Rival Sons. We also chat about pizza toppings, toss around some "this or that" questions, and discuss projecting/putting yourself out in the universe. 🎹
    57 min
  • EP. 13: [CHATS] Maggie Friedman & Olivia Boryczewski of Sound & Color
    Honored to have Maggie Friedman & Olivia Boryczewski of Sound & Color: A Tribute To Live Music join me, which is a live music coloring book illustrated by Olivia and based off  of Maggie's concert photography. The two talk about the birth of the  concept, how the process looked from start-to-finish, and how they made  the best of the pandemic with their traditional incomes on pause. 🎨🎶
    36 min
  • EP. 12: [CHATS] St. James & the Apostles
    I hopped on a Friday-night Zoom with all members of Philadelphia's cultish, fiery, and spooky power-trio St. James & the Apostles to discuss their latest album Black Psalms, what they're up to in the quarantine daze, the meaning of life, weird collections, singing with punk rock heros, and more. Shout out to the band for the delay on the release of this show, as it was recorded at the end of May, and in the beginning of a very important movement focusing on the social injustices in America and around the world. View all the ways you can help here. ✝️🤘
    56 min
  • EP. 11: [CHATS] Rob Harris of Jamiroquai, TRIONIQ

    I am so honored to have Rob Harris, guitarist of Jamiroquai and TRIONIQ, on my latest episode of BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL! Rob and I chat about his band TRIONIQ's latest EP Deux, how he joined Jamiroquai 20 years ago, and he tells an admirable story about how collaborating with legendary keyboardist Don Airey as a teen paved his way as a successful session musician. We also talk about how Rob's keeping busy during the COVID-19 quarantine, his favorite film, and how it's important to put out good energy into the world and on social media in order to get good energy back. 🎸

    48 min
  • EP. 10: [CHATS] Chelsea Schwartz of High Voltage, Sprinkled By Magic
    I am so excited to have Chelsea Schwartz on my latest episode of BRANDI IS GOING TO HELL to talk about her journey! She is the founder of High Voltage Magazine, one of the curators at Sprinkled By Magic, a mental health advocate, and an LA-based actor appearing in NBC's The Good Place, thriller film The Circle, CBS's Mom, and more. I have followed her on social media since she joined The Darkness on tour in 2011 for a cover story on her magazine, and have watched her grow and transform from afar over the years. She is definitely a hero of mine in the world of music journalism, and I am stoked that we connected and did the show. You can follow he everywhere online at @uncoorockstar! ⚡✨
    31 min

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Band interviews and more! No decorum whatsoever, baby! Host Brandi Lukas' taste in music is all over the shop, and it is the driving force behind this show, bringing you music updates and chats with artists that you won't hear anywhere else!