The Scoped Podcast

Tomas Holgado is my special guest today! I have stopped trying to be as cool as my guests. I simply gave up. I know it will never happen, so might as well just be me. Great conversation with an even better person. Tomas is doing great things in Atlanta for musicians and the scene as a whole. He owns and operates Holgado Guitar Works and is amazing at it. We talk how he got started, the process of repairing and building, his stint at Georgia Tech, how he came from Argentina and an awesome round of 20 questions! That and always, tons of craziness. Enjoy!

The 'Stay Sexy Social' is my special guest today! This is such a great event benefiting a great cause. It's happening November 11th at Center Stage and features The Royal Turns, Cure My Enemy and The Pussywillows, all of whom are badass people. This was definitely a serious podcast in a lot of ways, but with plenty of laughs! At one point, I had to lighten things up with a Olive Garden story....that no one got! Made me feel super awkward. Great people that I truly enjoyed having a conversation with and getting to know. As always, a round of 20 questions! Enjoy!

The Last Chance Riders are my special guest today! I LOVE these people . It felt like it took forever, but we finally got them in and recorded a podcast, and it got crazy! We contemplate life after death, they get me to admit some crazy things, DeWitt's stint in stand-up comedy, I tell my funniest joke and as always, 20 questions. You also get to hear the badass single "Downright Disgusted!" Enjoy!

Wicked Animal is my special guest today! Awesome group of guys. It's not often I interview a band that I've never met or seen their live show, so we completely went into this without knowing anything about each other. I think that made the conversation even better, finding out first hand how crazy we all are! We hit on the time I tried calf brains, my desire to go to the Farmer's Market, what makes Wicked Animal different from other bands in Atlanta, Tim's trouble with the high dive and as always, 20 questions. Enjoy!

Resident One is my special guest today! I love punk rock! That music brings back some wild days for me. Great having these guys in talking about Atlanta's punk rock scene, which is surprisingly quite larger than people realize. We also hit on my love of death metal and when I met my two favorites, the damning possibilities of the internet today, the sucky technology we had as kids (which was actually a good thing) and Calculus of Multiple Variables. Got to throw in some intelligence every now and then, I guess. Enjoy!

Always great to have A. Rippin Production on the podcast! I'm emceeing a music showcase for them at the Clermont Lounge once a month..Beer and Lounging at the Clermont Lounge. I did my first one for them last month and it is so much fun! This will quickly become the thing to do in Atlanta. To experience it, you have to be there. No cameras or videoing at the Clermont. Going to start doing an episode with them leading up to the show each other so you know what to expect. Plenty of craziness as always!

I Scope myself

Wow! What a hell of a time! After damn near eight months of trying, I finally got Order of the Owl on the podcast. Our schedules just never seemed to match up and it was starting to drive me insane. I've known Casey for quite a while and had the pleasure of toasting many beers with him at concerts around Atlanta. I was DEFINITELY the least cool person in the room during this conversation, talking about how the band got started, new stuff they're working on, the current culture of making music, Atlanta's metal scene and a DEBAUCHERY-FILLED round of 20 questions. I really enjoyed having them and I know you'll dig this interview. Check it out!

The Canines are my special guests today! What a cool conversation with such a kickass group of guys. This was even more fun than I was expecting. Did we find the next Dave Grohl? And thank God they chose the Canines because they had some weird ones they almost went with. I spill the beans on getting my cousins drunk at last year's Thanksgiving, we talk about our love lives, 20 questions game and a ton more. Check it out!

A Slow Boat To China is my guest today! Wow, what a cool group of guys. They really knew their rock history and had quite an insight into all things ROCK. What don't we cover in this episode? We talk how they started as a band, what they are currently working on, dabble in some Rolling Stones and Slipknot banter and as always, 20 questions. I was quite surprised to find out that Jimmy had brought his daughter to in the interview and they had me convinced that she was the band manager. You'll discover why this information shocked me during the interview. You even get to hear "Novum" off their 2017 EP "Myopic!" So...step into my world!