Third Gear Scratch

Third Gear Scratch

By Allen EpleyTV & FilmMusic
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Third Gear Scratch episodes

  • Episode 10 - Chris Prescott
    Drummer/teacher/guitarist Chris Prescott and Allen compare notes and talk about his time in Pinback, No Knife, Rocket From the Crypt, among many others. He reveals the secrets to living simply, living well, and making time in life to create instead of chasing money for money's sake.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 9 - Greg Suran
    Session and touring guitar guru Greg Suran and Allen Epley talk at length about his work with the B52's, Joe Walsh and Don Felder, the Goo Goo Dolls, Sunny Day Real Estate and his current gig in the house band on American Idol. Greg reflects on his band Cupcakes in the 90's, their signing and the final dissolution of that great band, and about his love of Motley Crüe, naturally.
    1 hr 48 min
  • Episode 8 - Jeffrey Brown
    Actor/drummer Jeffrey Brown riffs and raps with Allen about his long running tenure as a BlueMan, his role on HBO's True Blood, his recurring role on Nickelodeons Henry Danger, how to properly check a mic, all while fixing dinner for his family.
    41 min
  • Episode 7 - Clayton Brown
    Filmmaker/songwriter Clayton Brown raps with Allen about his new documentary We Believe in Dinosaurs, what it's like inside a modern-day Noah's Ark in KY, and what it was like to start Shiner (Orchid) then get ousted for Tim Dow. (spoiler: he was just fine.) Enjoy!
    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 6 - Jason Narducy
    Musician Jason Narducy talks with Allen about how to start a band before graduating elementary school, how to not feel lost on a big stage, and what Michael Jordan told him about how to practice.
    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 5 - Sarah Olmstead
    Allen Epley talks with singer/songwriter/house-builder/book-writer Sarah Olmstead of Rows Arc about the deep-burning need to make stuff, learning when to stop working on something and how not to die in the Cali desert shooting videos.
    59 min
  • Episode 4 - Nathan Wetherington
    Allen talks to drummer/filmmaker/actor/writer/Blueman Nathan Wetherington about what its like to have creative Attention Deficit Disorder, his new film A Thousand Miles Behind, drumming for the Dixie Chicks, and what it's like to turn down George Lucas.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 3 - Jason Blackmore
    Spacerock cowboy Allen Epley talks with filmmaker/musician/old buddy Jason Blackmore about the nascent KCMO music scene, the accuracy of pet birthdays, his new films Records Collecting Dust I and II now up on Amazon Prime, and the often dubious decision to sign to a major label.
    58 min
  • Episode 2 - Brian Case
    Indie Vet and aging heart-throb Allen Epley talks with fellow Chicago scene avant-rocker Brian Case about all his cool bands like Disappears, The Ponys, 90 Day Men and now FACS. They discuss deeply how the dark sound of the new FACS record LifeLike was created, about how bartending would be better if other humans weren't involved, and then they throw in a little Shania Twain gossip for good measure.
    54 min
  • Episode 1 Scott Speiser
    Allen talks to actor Scott Speiser about his life as a Blueman, his new Amazon Prime series The Tick in which he plays the anti-hero Overkill, and his life of juggling auditions with day-jobs like hotel detective, TV dialog translator and a skinny Santa.
    51 min

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Musician/engineer/bartender Allen Epley talks with artists of all walks and at all levels of success about their own unique journeys and jobs they've worked in order to follow their passions. Many…