The Static Age Podcast

Brandon Strate is the bass player for the band Doyle, we talked about his personal life, how he got into playing music, about touring around the world, Mexican fans. He told me how it is to be a bandmate of people he looked up to and that he has been a fan of since he was younger, and obviously we talked a lot about The Misfits.

Today I spoke with Rod Usher, he is the singer and frontman for the German Horror Punk Band The Other. We talked about touring and opening for The Misfits, Danzig, The Cult, The Damned, Alice Cooper and other important bands. He told me about the magazines where he writes and the interviews he has done in the past to Glenn Danzig and other musicians. We talked about the connection between Vampiro (the wrestler) Jerry Other (Jerry's son) the Rebel Cats (Mexican band) and his band.

On this episode I had Joey and Armando from the Thrash Mex podcast, we talked about their project and their movie screenings, we talked about misfits, concerts, records, Mexican cinema etc.

MISMITHS, as you can tell is the mix of Misfits/Smiths and on this episode I talked to Steven also known as GORRISSEY, who is the lead singer and frontman. They are a band that is influenced by the misfits, the smiths, Ramones etc. Listen to their music on any streaming platform so you can check out their latest album Every Night Is Halloween. They will be touring this March so go check their instagram page for all the details. We talked about playing in different countries, visiting Mexico City and some MMA.

On this episode I spoke with Jesse Dethrone or Hack.emfigures on Instagram and he is a guy that I feel like if we have been friends for many years because we have been talking and sending DM's on Instagram for several years now, but never met in person. We have similar interests, like some of the same music, movies and sports. We had fun chatting for about an hour and hope you guys enjoy.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Salk, he is a photographer that captured some of the most iconic images from the early punk days. He was side by side, on stage, on the pit next to young punk fans from the early 80's. He was also right there next to many punk legends such as Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, The Misfits, and many more. He shared some cool stories from back then and also we talked about his book Punk: Photos From a Fan's Perspective, which has been for sale for a few years now and you can find on his website. He is currently doing some shows every now and then with some of those legendary bands from the past and some of the current big bands such as Slipknot and many more.

I chatted with Chris Cavoretto, he is a musician and plays in a Hawaiian Misfits tribute band, he has done music for other projects that he worked in the past. We talked about his life and his love for the misfits and how it is to play for the Hawaiian punk scene.

Happy New Year, this is a short one. I just wanted to give everyone an update on what is going on and what are the plans for this new year. Good things are coming for the show and I am excited to share with y'all soon.

I spoke with Roger Alcocer, he is the host of the show The Magnificent World of Toys. He has dedicated many years to visit and document collections all over the world and talking to very interesting people including artists, toy makers, and collectors. If you haven't seen his channel go check it out, you won't regret it. 

I spoke with American filmmaker Pawl Bazile, his documentary Living the American Nightmare about one of Misfits vocalists Myke Hideous is a very interesting film where you can see how it was for him to be part of the band, how he got the gig and why it didn't work out like he expected. Pawl also told me a lot stories from the days they were filming this movie and how it was to meet and talk to great musicians such as Pete Steele, Bill Ward, Steve Zing, Michael Alago, Arturo Vega, Legs McNeil and many more. He works currently with Michael Graves and his team. Hope you enjoy