Third Gear Scratch

Episode 30 is the End of the World I Mean Year Wrap Up with 28 diverse artists who share their work ethic, the low points, high points, funny points and tragic moments that have marked their time in this career they've chosen. People like Dave Dastmalchien, Wil Blades, Jordon Zadorozny, Jason Blackmore, Scott Speiser, Kim Coletta and Josh Newton offer it all up in these unique conversations. 

Allen listens back to the songs and cracks wise and thoughtful on musicians of all stripe who've visited Third Gear Scratch in the first half of the year, including Brian Case (FACS/Disappears), Kim Coletta (Jawbox), Jonah Matranga (FAR), Josh Newton (Shiner/Sie Lieben Machinen), Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker the Star) and Larry Herweg (Pelican) among many others.

Songwriter/producer Jordan Zadorozny riffs on his success with Blinker The Star, his life in LA writing songs with folks like Lindsay Buckingham and Courtney Love, his life as a producer and father, and what exactly is so great about Canada. hint: it's the weed.

Actor/Star-tender Marta Jean Evans dishes on all aspects of her journey through the arts and scars and the bars including her time in the Fly Honey Show, an outrageous cabaret variety show celebrating body and sex positivity that is positively mind expanding.

Hammond B3 organ-master Will Blades is a young man but has already carved a huge name for himself in the jazz world playing with heavyweights in the biz like John Scofield and Billy Martin, while also raising a family by trusting his instincts and skills and that old standby, straight up hustle.

Pelican drummer Larry Herweg spills his guts about why he bailed on Chicago for LA, how not to cheat on real estate exams, the beauty of raising a family, the sweet feelings he still has for his influential instrumental band but why he also has some misgivings about instrumental post rock.

Multi-instrumentalist/actor Jim Becker delivers pearls of wisdom from his years with Califone and Iron and Wine, why he never takes a gig unless he loves it, why variety is truly the secret to life and what it's like sharing scenes with Terry O'Quinn in the new Epix series Perpetual Grace from his old buddy Steven Conrad.

Drummer/producer/solo artist Luke Titus Sangerman was not only the youngest drummer ever hired by BlueManGroup Chicago, at 23 he's already traveled the universe and written with artists like NoName while producing Raven Lenay's new record and working as a solo artist, Luke Titus. 

Actor/filmmaker Dave Dastmalchian breaks it down about growing up in the KC 'burbs playing sports before finding then much later losing his heroin habit forever, and how surreal and cathartic it was shoot his new film All Creatures Here Below back in KC.

Drummer/spokesman Billy Brimblecom chats about his improv comedy origins with KC homie Jason Sudeikis, what it's like to play Wembly Stadium, how seeing Shiner blew his young mind and how losing his left leg to cancer focused his true calling in life.