Happy New Year friends! Crazy that the last two episodes have landed on the biggest holidays of the year. We would like to thank everyone who has joined us on the crazy ride that is New Old Friends podcast. We couldn’t do it without everyone who listens and supports us. We love all of you!

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Ulises & Zeus from Zug Monster. Ulises and Zeus are brothers that started the custom printing company Zug Monster. Together they have both built and continue to build a badass printing company that produces everything from stickers to metal signs. In this episode we cover how the company got started, playing in multiple bands at one time, immigrant parents, sacrificing time, having a family business, being your own boss, collecting cars to use as paperweights and what it takes to have such an awesome company.

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https://www.instagram.com/zugmonster

Featured musical artist:

The Tequila Worms - “Melody’s Dilemma“

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First of all, Merry Christmas everyone! As our gift to you, we are taking no days off and releasing this episode on Christmas Day.

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Marlene Perez. Marlene is the badass singer of the band “The Rhythm Shakers”. We talk about the difficulties of managing a full-time job, being a single mom and fronting "The Rhythm Shakers". We also cover how she met our mutual friend Annie, how she got to be the singer of The Rhythm Shakers, singing and dancing as a child, discovering how deep her families musical roots go, her amazing and happy son Dion, and overall how she became to be such a badass person and friend to Mike and I.

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https://www.instagram.com/pirateboots

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Featured musical artist:

The Rhythm Shakers - “Ultra Twist“

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friends James and Arshia. They are a power couple and the heartbeat of a machine called Terra Crew. We talk of how they met, the hardcore scene, his mom taking him on desert trips, and how Terra Crew was given birth. James and Arshia represent hard work and what it is like to be amazing human beings. We look forward to more badass content and are extremely excited to share this lifestyle with them and everyone who has an itch for adrenaline, desert trips, and Prerunner trucks. 

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https://www.instagram.com/james_x_edge 

https://www.instagram.com/xoarshiaaa 

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Featured musical artist: Control - "Take It Away" 

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Annie. Annie is the owner of American Vintage Barbershop located in Whittier, Ca and Long Beach, Ca. We talk of the shops beginning, the passing of her husband Carlos from the Hi-Strung Ramblers, and the struggles of owning a business while raising two beautiful daughters. Annie represents hope and is the perfect example of never giving up no matter how hard life hits you.

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https://www.instagram.com/anoushka11 

https://www.instagram.com/americanvintagebarbershop 

https://www.instagram.com/avblbc 

Featured musical artist: 

Hi-Strung Ramblers - “On The Other Side“ 

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Roach & G from the band OC Hurricanes. We talk about how they met, growing up in Santa Ana, working at the roach coach, how the band got started, the battle of the bands, traveling around the world playing music, being compared to Ritchie Valens, where they see the band going and sharing positive energy through music.

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https://www.instagram.com/roach_sanchez

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Featured Music:

OC Hurricanes - “Girl Of My Dreams“

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Mission Bar

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Rudy Cordova the creator of Cafe Calacas and Day of the Dead event in Santa Ana called Viva La Vida. We talk about how Cafe Calacas went from a clothing store to a venue to a cafe, making money off throwing house parties in high school, becoming a ghost hunter, giving high school speeches, and what he’s up to now! 

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https://www.instagram.com/calacasinc 

https://www.instagram.com/viva_la_vida_santa_ana 

Featured musical artist: 

Roger Rivas - “Wild Island“ 

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Isaac Ruiz the creator of The Silk Cloud Co., a streetwear brand based out of San Diego, Ca. We talk about what gravitated him towards fashion, growing up with a famous dad, Halloween candy, Kanye West’s new gospel album, what motivated him to start The Silk Cloud Co. in high school, and what it takes to run an apparel company.

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https://www.instagram.com/isaacruiz._

Featured musical artist: Angelo Mota - “Lame lil”

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Aaron Moctezuma who is a full-time photographer and created of Lightworks Society. We talk about when he first picked up a camera, growing up in Santa Ana, what motivated him to start Lightworks Society, and what a person could expect from joining one of the photo meets.

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https://instagram.com/@lightworks.society

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This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Ronny Rios & Alexis Rocha who are two professional boxers fighting out of Golden Boy Promotions and they just so happen to be brothers! We talk about how they got started in the sport, growing up in Santa Ana, some of their boxing achievements, being a role model, and the daily sacrifices that a professional boxer endures to achieve their dreams.

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https://www.instagram.com/alexisrocha777 

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