In the pod lounge is content creator and producer Phill Meyers. Phill is the man behind the Soo Muskegon project, and his new venture Channel1, a multi-media studio based in Muskegon. We talk about music, our common friends, and recording, before diving into News of The World. Later, we speak on Matthew Mcconaughey’s crazy new self help video, The Rehearsal TV series, the genius of Larry David, and our favorite Tarantino movies. Soak it in.

IN THIS EPISODE

Living in LA,

Transients,

Phils studio Channel 1,

Soo Muskegon Documentary,

The Weeknd,

Mike Dean,

Puscifer,

Rick and Randy Behm,

Rick Trucks,

The Antics,

ADAT,

Bass playing,

Singing and drumming,

Phil collins,

E-kit,

Leland Sklar,

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Martha Stewart poses for Sports Illustrated,

Man steals wizard of oz slippers,

Adidas trans swimsuit,

Bear in Tree,

LA Cop stung by bees,

Dog sniffs out cocaine in banana shipment,

Taco Tuesdays,

Missiles shot down in Ukraine,

Chicken crosses the tracks,

Pelleton recalls bikes,

Prince Harry and Meghan,

Encino Man,

Pauly Shore,

Sean Astin,

Indiana Jones 4,

Shai LeBeouf,

Michigan Film Tax Credit,

American Pie,

Yesterdog,

35 hour long podcast,

Sleeped deprived,

Mathew McConnehey,

True Detective,

Colin Ferrall,

Chapelles Show,

Between Two Ferns,

Tim and Eric,

William Shatner Spoken words,

HBO,

The Rehearsal show,

The Mask,

Conan,

Larry David,

Quentin Tarantino,

Hateful Eight,

Death Proof,

Joining us is the pod lounge is guitarist and singer Derek Dile from the band Julia and the Greensides.  We talk about Coheed and Cambria, songwriting and writers block, then tell the story of an unfortunate school bus accident which made us late to the show. After News of The World, we discuss the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame picks, Jack white, and Simpsons jokes. Soak it in. 

IN THIS EPISODE

Coheed,

Dear Hunter,

Three,

Julia and the Greensides,

Song writing,

Writers block,

Guitar Gear,

Jack of all trades, 

Fonts,

Sci-Fi books,

School bus story,

Cooking,

Sociable club,

Yard games,

Go Karts,

NEWS OF THE WORLD

Birth Control Pill,

Hunter Biden Paternity,

Guy taped in woods,

AI Pioneer leaves Google,

Criminal Charges against Santos,

Balloon in HI,

DNA from 3 people,

NJ Meteorite,

Dick shaped ice berg,

Rock and Roll HOF Picks,

Jack White,

Queens of the Stone Age,

Parenting,

Blues Brothers,

Guitar Building,

Simpsons,

Upcoming Gigs,

In the lounge for a Cinco de Mayo extravaganza is rapper Tony Kappo and his cousin, death metal musician Cesar Morales. We chat about Mexican culture, tacos and food, paranormal activity in Mexico, ancient Mexican civilizations, and the Mexican metal scene. Cesar walks us through his family history living in both Mexico and Michigan. After the News, we explore more about songwriting, and discuss Snoop’s 30th anniversary concert, plus the current beef between Daz and Suge Knight. Soak it in.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

Cinco De Mayo 

Mexican Beer,

Death Metal,

Screaming VS singing,

European Metal,

Metal in Mexico,

Visit Mexico on a cruise,

Street Food,

Cesar’s family history in Mexico,

Exploitation of Mexican workers,

LA Street Tacos,

Taco’s,

Taco’s,

Taco’s,

Eating Rat,

Whale steak,

Survival shows,

Work stories,

Chupacabra,

Mexican Paranormal,

Moment of Contact UFOs in Brazil,

Monuments in Mexico,

Missing ancient knowledge,

NEWS OF THE WORLD

World shed 14million jobs,

Muslim Mayor blocked from event,

Bill wants 14 year olds to serve alcohol,

Woman has orgasm at symphony,

Boys stops school bus,

Boy its artwork of Banana,

German soccer ref doused in beer,

Astronomers spot start swelling planet,

Gordon Lightfoot died,

South Park,

British Food,

Ireland,

Classical and Metal,

British blues explosion,

Slide guitar,

Leaning covers,

Covering mistakes in music,

Writing songs,

No metal scene in West Michigan,

Metal scene in Mexico,

 Lead guitar,

 Baritone guitar,

Nylon string,

Tony’s new songs,

Collaboration,

Lil Nas X,

Horror Core,

Prof,

Freestyle,

Anderson .Paak,

30th anniversary of Doggystyle,

Daz and Dre and Suge Knght,

No Limit,

Juvenile,

Cash Money,

In the pod lounge is drummer and musician Mike Schertenlieb, best known as the drummer for Flexadecible, Biffy the Beat Slayer, Kyle Brown and the Human Condition, and many more. After Mike walks us through his band history and recent gig at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon, we talk shop on all things drums, funk, music technique, and tons more. After we run through some News Of The World, we talk about dreams, movies, albums, and stand up comedy. Then we totally nerd out on books, authors and writing. Soak it in. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

Quitting smoking and drinking,

Marching Band,

Great Lakes Percussion,

Metallica and Lars,

Jason Newsted,

Mikes band history,

Frauenthal Center in Muskegon,  

Short punk songs,

Funk music,

Silk Sonic,

Playing mirrored set up,

Double Kick,

Studying music,

Thomas Lang,

Favorite Drummers,

Access to the internet’s impact on music,

My old teach Stewart,

Benny Greb,

Gavin Harrison,

King Crimson,

Mike Portnoy,

Bonnaroo in 2007,

Bad band break ups,

At the Drive In,

Queensryche,

Classic bands and hired guns,

Lou Gramm at Rib Fest,

Jazz and funk players changing bands,

Synths and recording,

Plug Ins,

Modular Synths,

Mustaches,

NEW OF THE WORLD,

Landlord Sunbathing Naked,

Uber Eats Driver,

Arnold fills pot hole,

Jerry Springer Dies,

Celebrity Dreams, 

Trippy dreams,

Movies, 

Michael Keaton as Batman,

Comic Book movies,

Batman the Animated Series,

X-Men,

Paul Rudd,

Indy movies,

Requiem for a dream,

Grand Piano,

Rebooting Metallica,

Lofi hip hop,

Operation: Mindcrime

Ghost cover Genesis,

Comedians,

Phones in Venues,

Lord of the Rings,

Weird Novels,

House of Leaves,

Harlan Ellison,

HP Lovecraft,

Philip K Dick,

Mark Twain,

Dracula,

Marcus Aurelius,

Elitist Language,

Mary Shelly’s Frankstein,

Mel Brookes,

Anthony Marra,

The Czar of Love and Techno,

Joe R Lansdale,

David Byrne,

Ancient Aliens,

AstroPhysics,

Technology and progress,

Thinking and how to think,

Idea as Identity,

Bull Shit Detectors,

Chaos book,

Asimov,

Darwin,

Sherlock Holmes,

Homie Brandon Boone drops by the lounge to talk shit on all things pop culture.  We talk about the recent concert from Sunny Day Real Estate, the new Metallica record, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, SNL, Alec Baldwin and Jim Carey. Brandon busts out some new flavor of Lil Baby Rap Snacks before another edition of News of The World.  Later, the debate continues to rage over whether Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker was overrated (it is).  Soak it in.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

Chicago trips,

Sunny Day Real Estate show,

Mandatory Metallica,

CD playing boom boxes,

Bad old fashions,

Steve Harvey,

The Birds,

Succession,

Super Troopers and Broken Lizard,

Caddy Shack,

SNL,

Chapelle,

Mike Meyers,

Dexter,

Pauly Shore movies,

Entourage,

Lil Baby Rap Snacks,

____

NEW OF THE WORLD,

Man shoots 6 year old over ball in yard,

SpaceX Rocket explosion,

My Pillow Guy gets fined 5 Million,

Dominion Voting Systems,

Drug resistant fungus,

Beer cans crushed over Champagne slogan,

2 Cheerleads shot,

Toddler crawls through White House fence,

Kid crawls into claw machine,

Rat ambassador,

Country singer changes bud light lyrics,

Russian jet drops bomb on Russian city,

_____

Alec Baldwin acquitted,

SNL and Tina Fey,

Good Burger,

Norm McDonald,

The OJ Trial,

Board games,

Jim Carey,

Batman Returns,

Heath Ledger and the Joker,

Tom Cruise,

2001 A Space Odesey, 

Alecia Silverstone,

Brittney Murphy,

Back up in the lounge is the homie Josh Lenz, we riff on the new Metallica record "72 Seasons", Dethklok and Babymetal, riding the school bus, asshole celebrities, Chat GPT, Scott Ian, Mustaches, modern war movies, Lil Dicky, setting off the Lunk Alarm, moshing, the most original rappers, and tons more. Soak it in. 

Two Grand Rapids veteran musicians, Chachy (Josh Barnaby) and Mickers (Mike McNally) from the band Odeon, join us in the Pod Lounge for a gear-centric interview. We talk about their new band and record, and dive into guitars, amps, drums, and all things music. We also rip on Batman, The Last of Us, Street Fighter II, and The Walking Dead.. and get our first authentic spit take. Soak it in.

Joining us in the Pod Lounge this week are two awesome comedians from the Detroit scene, Floyd Jones and Skippy Rose. We talk about music, concerts, comedy writing and the state of comedy, our shared love of The Mars Volta, middle ground politics, argue about Game of Thrones, and generally talk trash about anything. Soak it in. 

In this episode:

Floyd Rose,

David Gilmour Guitar,

Guitars,

Metalacalypse,

Death,

Drums,

Raspberrys,

90’s music,

San Diego,

Melvins,

Lansing,

Zorb Ball,

TOOL,

Puscifer remix,

NIN Live,

Misogamy in rap,

Interscope and Jimmy Iovine,

Comedy writing,

311 and Sublime,

Jimmy Buffet,

Spawn hockey jersey,

Fruitport,

Hitler got canceled,

Ninja Deer,

Old tapes and CDs,

Francis the Mute and the Mars Volta,

Doing acid,

Sanction workers,

Vintage cocktail book,

NEWS OF THE WORLD,

Chocolate factory explosion,

Kitchen renovation in England,

Gwyneth Paltrow legal battle,

Lionel Ritchie,

Miners trapped in gold mine,

Google Chatbot,

Celebrity death match,

Resident Evil,

Stray,

Fallout,

The Last of Us,

Devs,

What makes people laugh,

Styles of comedy,

Soapbox comedy,

Bill Cosby,

Social Camouflage, 

Bill Clinton,

Social Media,

The Zapruter film,

Being a kid in the 90s,

Kanye on Alex Jones,

Fake right wing guys,

Game of Thrones,

The Grand Rapids hat story,

Knee 2 Nutz,

Going to Austin,

Dave Mathews Band,

Band cults,

This is 40,

Crocks,

Home Improvement,

DVDs,

Harold and Kumar,

Matrix,

Meeting Tool,

Concert posters,

Festivals,

Puscifer show,

Primus,

Holy Mountain movie,

Goat Cheese sandwich,

In what can only be described as the funniest and weirdest episode of the show yet... the legend Mike Swanson finally makes his debut in the pod lounge. We bear witness to his encyclopedic knowledge of Seinfeld and classic Al Gore impression... before, in a Dangerville first, passing out 3/4 of the way through the show. Meanwhile, Shane throws down some incredible E-40 cognac, and less than incredible E-40 Rap Snacks Ramen. Plus we talk about the Malaysian plane flight 370 mystery, and catch a golden News of The World update from Mock3. SOAK. IT. IN.

This week Tony and Mike from the new Detroit based heavy metal supergroup Finality step into the pod lounge. We go deep on the bands new record, song writing philosophy, and musical influences. We check out their first single Technocracy, and get an exclusive look at another track Pain.