Tour Talk

Hello and welcome to a very special one off episode of Tour Talk as I’m joined by Frank Bello of thrash metal legends Anthrax to discuss his brand new book Fathers, Brothers and sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment and Anthrax. 

It really is a fantastic read and what struck me most was that even though this a co-write with Joel Mciver this book is very much in the voice of Frank. The book is a fantastic insight in to Frank’s life and he is incredibly honest when discussing some deeply personal moments as well as being hilariously funny when covering things  a little less serious. 

We also delved   into current topics too as we learn what life is like touring within the new ‘Covid Bubble’ environment. We discuss Anthrax’s 40th anniversary and the prospect of celebrating this properly on the road in 2022. Of course this wouldn’t be Tour Talk without discussing food so there’s a nice slice of that for you too.  

Introducing 'My Friend Of Misery' editor & co-producer of Tour Talk for his On Screen / Mic debut... Rob Anderton. 

Here's a glimpse behind the scenes at what it takes to put an episode of Tour Talk together and the various strains our 'friendship' endures trying to create a podcast and getting it out to the world. 

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

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Hello this is episode 26 of tour Talk and this week I was joined by the awesome Dave ‘Brownsound’ Baksh from Sum 41

We talk bar fights, crossing borders with paraphernalia on board the bus and how the band narrowly avoided not only the London bombing but also being on the flight that took off from Newark on 9/11. 

Being a geordie and knowing Dave is a big Newcastle United fan we had to get in to that and then through no fault of my own Lamb curry is once again discussed on the show as Dave tells us about the time he almost moved to Newcastle and his love for my second favourite Indian restaurant here in town. 

I ask Dave what its like for a band having to make the tough decision to cancel a show during the pandemic, we talk quarantine collabs, and his first real taste of touring, which bizarrely was playing Rugby over here in the UK in his teens and a whole lot more

Oh and there’s a moment of sympathy taken for Justin Beiber… obviously 

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

So here we are, Episode number 25 of Tour Talk and in honour of hitting this little milestone we’ve decided to do something a bit different this week as we take a look back at some of our favourite moments from the proceeding 24 episodes. 

We’re genuinely blown away that we’ve made it this far and the fact we have people tuning in from all over the world including Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Spain, The Czech Republic, Malaysia, the UAE it is crazy to think we’re reaching out this far so thank you so much to everyone who has downloaded, streamed, watched, liked, shared, commented etc all of those little things mean a huge amount to us here to please continue to tune in and we’ll keep doing our best to keep you entertained!

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

Are You Ready?

We talk what it takes to be mentally and musically ready... not just for touring but for the highs and lows that come with song writing, booking tours, working in difficult environments with testing personalities  and being able to bring your best show when that phone call lands saying 'you're playing a show tomorrow.'

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

NEVER CROSS THE STEAMS… Unless you’re interviewing two awesome musicians who also run their own podcast… please welcome Ethan & Clint from Metal Up Your Podcast!

The guys are ideal guests for us here on Tour Talk because as well as hosting their own podcast they’re also song writers, touring musicians / sessions musicians working out of Nashville and Ethan has also worked on the crew side of the industry guitar tech’ing for Kings Of Leon before actually going on to be part of their live band. 

They’re about to hit the road for the first time together so we delve into their thoughts on how that’s going to work out, their approach to working as session musicians in Nashville, their thoughts on cover versions (specifically of Metallica songs) and we talk about how the guys met, the origins of the podcast and how they’ve reached the heights they’re at now after 4 years of discussing Metallica. 

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

It’s Monday so that must mean it’s time for a new Episode of Tour Talk and this week we’re delighted to have Carla Harvey from The Butcher Babies on the show! 

We find out what it’s like for her still getting starstruck at meeting her idols backstage which leads us on to an incredible story where Carla got to spend an entire evening hanging out with Mick Jagger. 

We also talk about the times we’ve ended up in places you shouldn’t be backstage, hosting  pizza parties, how to make the most of your free time on tour, and we look forward to Carla’s first full tour back on the road, which will see the band playing their debut album Goliath in full… oh and somehow we even end up talking about our love for Tesco Meal Deal Sandwiches when on the road in the UK.

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

Finally we're back on tour again!

This week it's just myself and Nate chatting about what it was like for him to finally be back on the road, playing shows out in the States. We find out what it's like playing gigs post covid, how people are responding to seeing live music again and what's changed in general. Of course we find out what he's missed and what he hasn't and as always there's a couple of funny stories!

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

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Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

Would you believe it, this is Episode 20 of Tour Talk! This time around we’re joined by Karina Rykman an amazing bass player who’s done everything from America’s Got Talent, jazz trio’s, riff rockin’ with our very own Nate right through to fronting her own band. 

We start by finding out what Karina’s all about, how she cut her teeth in the industry and what she’s aiming to achieve with her own    solo work. We learn how Nate and Karina met and how that led to a recent song writing session down in Nashville and all the intricacies that’s involved with bringing a batch of musicians together to develop some songs.

All off that leads us in to the spectrum of being a session musician , how you prepare, how to achieve what the artist is looking for while also being able to put your own stamp on it and we find out how Karina achieves her bass sound.

We learn how being a true New Yorker has had a massive impact on Karina’s approach to working in the industry and especially on the road, starting at just 18 years old! In Karina’s own words we’re in the fun business and we find out exactly what it takes to achieve that whilst touring.  

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

Please join us over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tourtalkpod for all the good extra stuff.
Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton

Welcome to Episode 19 of TT and this week we’reDelighted to have Baz from Massive Wagons on the show. Wagons were actually one of the bands I used to play alongside on unsigned shows the best part of 10 years ago when we were all starting out and it’s been awesome to see them go from strength to strength, it’s amazing  to see a brilliant and super dedicated band reaping the rewards of their relentless hard work!

So we begin at the beginning and learn how MW started out playing covers in local pubs with zero knowledge of the industry and learning their way together as a band from the grass roots right up to arenas and major festivals. 

We learn what it was like for the band having all their momentum building towards their first headline tour in Europe cut down by covid and how they came to the decision to realise their latest album the brilliant  ‘House Of Noise’ during a global pandemic.  

We are finally able to start looking forward and discussing what it’s like to have played a socially distanced show and to be on the cusp of returning to Download for their Pilot Event to 10,000 people. Thank god!

New episodes go live every Monday so be sure to follow / subscribe / to Tourtalkpod at a safe and socially respectable distance on the Socials!

Please join us over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tourtalkpod for all the good extra stuff.
Hosted by Dario Nikzad & Nate Bergman
All the hard work is done by Rob Anderton