Urban Achiever

Chris Estey (Big Freak Media) returns to fill in the blanks from where we left off last time. We talk about how Chris kicked drugs, how he found faith, his days publishing the seminal Counter Culture fanzine, Seattle's samurai sword wielding maniacs and more! You're always only hitting the tip of the iceberg with Chris. Listen in as I try to keep up!

Join me from "The Temple Of Dead Media" with my guest Chris Estey of Big Freak Media. Chris is a writer, poet, publicist and genius (in my opinion) who is a walking encyclopedia of knowledge on music, pop culture, fanzines, movies, comics, literature, history and more. Estey is also a long time friend who made critical contributions to the 90's Seattle underground music scene including my former band, Blenderhead. Good luck keeping up!

Ryan Parrish (Hopesfall, Celebrity, In Parallel) was able to have the rare privilege of recording an album produced by one of his favorite artists (Matt Talbott of Hum) and then later becoming part of a band he was a fan of when he joined Celebrity after being a founding member and guitarist of the band Hopesfall. But it all started with One Amazing Kid, Strongarm and the search for music with a message that was both beautiful and heavy.

Keller McDivitt (Dungeon Beach, Vomitface, The Ted Kennedys, Jared Micah & Hats, The Ascent of Everest) has come a long way since his childhood days in west Tennessee when he was working at Sam Goody and learning about music through "Matt Pinfield, Beavis and Butthead." He transcended his small redneck town upbringing to become a partner in a post production recording studio in Brooklyn, New York and yet still remains a punk at heart.

Katie Kaboom McConnell is the accordian player and backing vocalist in The Mahones, an Irish punk band from Canada celebrating their 25th year making music. She is a self-proclaimed musician, artist, minister and hugger who has overcome addiction and health scares. Katie has a huge heart to give back to others and a love for life.

Before Joe Musten (Beloved, Advent, The Almost) was touring the country and quitting bands because of unscrupulous managers, he was ditching out on P90X workouts to eat at Cracker Barrel. While he may not be the best spokesperson for his home state of North Carolina ('it's cheap'), he does like to smile and laugh a lot, which is just fine by me. We also try to get to the bottom of what's standing in the way of a Beloved reunion. It's not what you think!

My guest this week, Zak Shultz (Dear Mr. Peterson, My Red Hot Nightmare, Stairwell), is somebody who has followed his dreams with abandon. After a relationship break-up, a truck break-down and an unfortunate band dismissal - he found his calling as a firefighter. He has survived 7 bouts with Malaria and chronic spinal stenosis. But nothing prepared him for the loss of his "baby sister" and 2 uncles in the past few years. We talk about the impact of those events on his life and what it might all mean.

Welcome to the conclusion of the 1st annual Podcastalypse! Join me, Mark Salomon (Never Was) and Mike Lewis (Giving Is Believing) as we shoot the shit about the issues of the day. Recorded in New York City in December and filled with grumbling and vulnerability. We try to get to the bottom of it all. Part 3 of 3.

Welcome to the 1st annual Podcastalypse! Join me, Mark Salomon (Never Was) and Mike Lewis (Giving Is Believing) as we shoot the shit about the issues of the day. Recorded in New York City in December and filled with grumbling and vulnerability. We try to get to the bottom of it all. Part 2 of 3.

Welcome to the 1st annual Podcastalypse! Join me, Mark Salomon (Never Was) and Mike Lewis (Giving Is Believing) as we shoot the shit about the issues of the day. Recorded in New York City in December and filled with grumbling and vulnerability. We try to get to the bottom of it all. Part 1 of 3.