Episode 035 - This week we continue with Part 2 of an interview with Malone Ranalli from Billy Club Sandwich. Malone continues his conversation with Len & Gary talking about hitting bottom, entering detox and then moving to rehab, where “the journey really begins”. Malone & Gary talk about the death of Little Gregg, BCS performing at the tribute show for Gregg without Malone, and Malone’s missteps attending the show that night. From there the conversation moves to Malone rebuilding his individual relationships with the members of the band, moving from that rebuilding into performing as a band at the 2016 Black & Blue Bowl and then BCS continuing to perform and write new music. The trio also discusses coping with the quarantine, hardcore music, Malone’s personal hobbies, and recovery in general. And of course a top 5!

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #maloneranalli #malonebcs #bandlife #90shardcore #2000shardcore #castleheights #addiction #addictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #wedorecover #werecovertogether


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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 034 - Friend and regular listener Tony Corrado joins Len & Gary for a jarring discussion about the Capitol insurrection and the final days of the Trump administration. The trip touch on racism, insurrection tourist groups, no fly lists, self-snitching, social media, the dumbing down of America, and much more.

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #donaldtrump #insurrection #capitolriot #fucktrump #fascism #cult45 #racism #freespeech


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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 033 - This week is Part 1 of a special 2-part episode with Malone Ranalli from Billy Club Sandwich. Len & Gary talk with Malone about the history of BCS, from high school friendships to the formation of the band, lineup changes, the Castle Heights scene, Superheroes at Leisure, the progression of the band into the 2000’s, and the chemistry of the current lineup. From there Malone pulls no punches and bares all about the underlying issues with his own personal mental health and his decline into addiction, and how it eventually manifested as growing issues & tension with the other members of the band, leading to the band going on hiatus in the summer of 2010, and the continuation of his issues and eventually hitting his lowest point.

Join us next week for Part 2 where Malone, Len & Gary continue discussing Malone’s journey up from the bottom, working through his addiction issues and living in recovery, rebuilding his relationship with Gary and the rest of the band, the rebirth of Billy Club Sandwich, and Malone paying it forward helping others on their recovery journey.

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #maloneranalli #malonebcs #bandlife #90shardcore #2000shardcore #castleheights #addiction #addictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #wedorecover #werecovertogether


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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 032 - The end of 2020! Andy Lavine joins Len & Gary for a wrap up of this terrible year. The show starts with a long discussion about The Mandalorian and the Star Wars franchise in general. From there the trio gets into most of the big subjects of 2020 leading into 2021, with some personal experiences mixed in: The Nashville RV bombing, the Illinois bowling alley shooting, Qanon, travel stories, fear of heights, The Cult of Donald Trump, progressives, political parties, Mitch McConnell aka The Pale Man, Trump vs Hitler, covid, the myth of vaccine safety, the myth of privacy, quarantine, the steady decline of the US into Idiocracy, the perception of the US in international cultures, Trump’s damage, Joe Biden, corporate control over politics, and lots of future predictions for the new year and beyond.
#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #starwars #mandalorian #politics #2020 #fuck2020 #donaldtrump #trumpsterfire #fucktrump #mitchmcconnell #fascism #quarantine #idiocracy #joebiden #corporateoverlords

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 031 - Matt Bennett from Iron Price is this week’s guest. After some food talk, Matt talks to Len & Gary about the history of Iron Price and then the guys get into a long conversation about guitars, amps and recording gear & techniques. There’s also some talk about pop punk, the Warped Tour, Helmet, Orange 9mm and grunge mixed in. And a random 5 records discussion.

https://ironpricehc.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ironpricehc/
https://www.instagram.com/ironpricehc/

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #ironprice #guitar #guitargear #amps #amplifiers #effectspedals #guitarstrings #fender #ernieball #peavey #soldano #atomicmusic #ibanez #ampsimulators #dissentband #blackcatamps #poppunk #warpedtour #grunge

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 030 - Len & Gary rock this week with no guest. The show starts with a special shoutout for listeners of the show. From there the guys talk about how they each think they have have had covid before anyone really started talking about the virus. The conversation continues with discussion about the current state of health care (especially in poor areas), fake news & conspiracy theory bullshit, Trump desperately turning on everyone, Republican bootlickers, the false reality in America today, Trump’s history of racist bullshit going back to the 1980’s (and probably before) and how it contributed to ruining young black lives (the Central Park 5), pardons, Gary’s bold prediction about Trump’s pardon plan, the incoming wimpy administration and where progressives fit (spoiler: they don’t), stimulus no but military spending yes, the false security of vaccine talk, covid vs UFC, quarantine nonsense, the legacy of Idiocracy, the Mike Tyson/Roy Jones Jr fight and the bullshit rematch upsell, Len’s IMDB credit, Gary’s cutting room floor moment and more.


#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #covid19 #quarantine #healthcare #racism #election2020 #democrats #republicans #fucktrump #bootlickers #joebiden #centralpark5 #progressives #stimulus #pardons #quarantine #vaccine #ufc #idiocracy #miketyson #moviestar

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 029 - Tom Schlatter (Hundreds of AU, ex-You And I/The Assistant) is this week’s guest. Tom talks to Len & Gary about his musical journey, their shared hair metal roots, the inner logistics of making a band work, his past band history including his work with the band Thursday, his introduction to hardcore music, working with his current project Hundreds of AU, writing songs remotely, and much more.

https://hundredsofau.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hundredsofau
https://www.instagram.com/hundredsofau/

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #tomschlatter #hundredsofau #youandi #theassistant #thursdayband #vegan

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 028 - Powerhouse content creator Sunny Singh joins Len & Gary for an in depth discussion about his brand Hate5Six, his video work (including non-music content), Rage Against The Machine as a gateway drug, hardcore music as an empowering force in other aspects of life, live vs streaming, covid vs live music, haters, current events, Star Wars and much much more.

https://hate5six.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/hate5six

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #sunnysingh #hate5six #contentcreator #rageagainstthemachine #ratm #livemusic #covid19 #quarantine

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 027 - Mani Mostafi from Racetraitor joins the show this week for a deep discussion about his personal musical journey and the history of the band, hardcore music and the deep roots of social activism that have run through it since the beginning, online trolls, touring as a minority, left and right politics in the current scene, putting together the “Shut it Down: Benefit for the Movement for Black Lives” compilation and much much more.

Racetraitor on Bandcamp: https://racetraitor-hc.bandcamp.com/
Racetraitor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/racetraitorcore
Racetraitor on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/racetraitor.hc/
Racetraitor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/racetraitor/

https://shutitdowncomp.bandcamp.com/album/shut-it-down-benefit-for-the-movement-for-black-lives

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #manimostafi #racetraitor #politics #fucktrump #fascism #racism #shutitdown #blacklivesmatter #blm #democrats #republicans #unitedstates #trumpvsbiden #endracism #tyt #progressives

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 026 - The election is finally over! Oh wait no it’s not…. Len & Gary get into a deep analysis of the election, voting “Not Trump”, what the numbers really show about our country, the mythical evil of “socialism”, the role of progressive candidates, Trump denying reality, underestimating Cult 45, the transition that won’t really happen, and where the country is going from here.

#theupgrade #theupgradepodcast #podcast #landminestudios #billyclubsandwich #hardcoremusic #nyhc #newyorkhardcore #nyhardcore #politics #fucktrump #covid #covid19 #vote2020 #election2020 #cult45 #vanillaisis #blacklivesmatter #blm #democrats #republicans #unitedstates #trumpvsbiden #endracism #tyt #progressives 

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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