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You Can’t Poop On A Tour Bus?! (Dewey of The Peer Pleasure Podcast)
On this very special video episode of the podcast I invited my friend Dewey Halpaus of The Peer Pleasure Podcast to the Shred Shed for a TWO HOUR conversation of epic proportions. We intended on this being a recap of our podcast lives in 2022, and we definitely got into how things are changing for…
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You Want To Listen To This One (Blake & KO Talk To Eddie Martinez)
This episode is absolutely insane! Big KO and I sit down with the guitar legend Eddie Martinez for one of the most epic chats in the history of this show. Whether you know it or not, you have almost certainly heard Eddies guitar playing. The tracks are too numerous to list, but some names include…
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Music Heals w/ Mo Tedder
Mo Tedder is a songwriter from Nashville, TN who has an extremely interesting story! I met her on one of my plane rides back home from Nashville, and we talked for basically the entire flight. Once she told me about her work with Healing Heartstrings, I knew I had to get her on the podcast.…
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Chris Gill (Guitar World Magazine)
Chris Gill has worked in the music industry in many different capacities over the years, but is most well known for his long tenures at Guitar Player & Guitar World Magazines. He has interviewed the most famous guitarists on the planet hundreds of times, (Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons etc.) collected hundreds of…
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A Different Kind Of Music Job w/ Dan & Krystal (Warm Audio & Audio-Technica)
Today I am talking to Dan and Krystal from a company called Online Marketing. (No it isn’t necessarily THAT kind of online marketing). They hold a rather unique position in the musical instruments market that I do not think most people have considered or are even aware exists. We talk about what that is, what…
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Street Mosh Pits w/ Jon Orc of Hemorage
Hemorage are a San Francisco based band who have made a name for themselves by performing heavy thrash metal out of their van. They just pull up outside of a venue (oftentimes venues that refused to book them) and rip a fantastic set right in the street. We talk about the philosophy behind this process,…
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Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters
This is definitely one of those “pinch me” moments. Chris Shiflett is not only a member of one of the raddest bands of all time, but he also is the host of a podcast that I love called Walking The Floor which you definitely should be listening to. This was truly an epic conversation where…
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Mr. Robert Keeley!!!
This is a long overdue episode! I am bringing back one of my favorite people, Bob Keeley himself. When Rob agreed to come on the podcast way back in 2015, I was not only flabergasted that he agreed to it, but it was one of the best episodes of this show that has been published.…
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Caving In w/ Ryan of Fuzzrocious Pedals
On this glorious episode, Ryan Ratajski from Fuzzrocious Pedals returns to the podcast to nerd out with Blake about Thrice’s Alchemy Index, talk about his new collaboration with the band Cave In, and just generally hag out for a fun chat. Ryan has become a true friend of the show for several years, and this…
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Video Games Started It All w/ Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Lots of people have theorized that the video game “Rock Band” may have kick started a whole generation of guitarists. Ayla proves that that might just be true. We had a great conversation about bringing just what the song needs to the table, technical ability vs songwriting, asking about the death of “genre” saying “YES”…
The Tone Mob
The Never Ending Pursuit of The Ultimate Guitar Tone