Episode 7: Jon McCracken of the Verm, et al.

In Episode 7, we interview drummer and business owner, Jon McCracken. Hear about his many bands and business ventures as well as his brushes with legendary musicians. We also touch on the Hobbit, the San Diego Zoo, and which kinds of musicians are the most dangerous. Interesting fact, by the end of the episode, Steve was only moments away from vomiting.

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Songs Played:

Cascara, The Verm

Watch Out, The Verm

The Night is on Fire, Arrest My Sister

Rock Bottom, The Shade

Plugs:

Unsuccessful People

Episode 6: Xmas Xtravaganza

In this holiday special, Ron Suazo sits in as we find some audio goodies from past episodes. We discuss the meaning of Christmas, why we do this podcast, and design our dream bands. Plus Ron gives us his top picks for LA bands of 2013. We would provide the list here, but we're late for a Xmas party, so you'll have to just be surprised. Need something to listen to while you clean up the wrapping paper?  Come on down to the Shady Time Station.

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Songs Played:

Christmastime (2000 Miles) by Gretta and Rob Whalen

Episode 5: Nick and Adrian of Rhythm Over Reason

We were honored once again by this week's guests, Nick Elchert and Adrian Quiñones from Rhythm Over Reason.  We discuss songwriting, their airplay on KROQ, and the best Christmas presents we ever got.  They also clue us in to their upcoming recordings.

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Rhythm Over Reason songs played:

Matter of Time

Freak Flag High

Nocturnal

Out, About and Around

Plugs made:

Their Facebook Page

Note:

Kind of wish we let the episode go longer, but all's not lost, we have more audio from this show, and we'll find a way to release it on a future podcast.  

Episode 4: The Bentleys' Retrospectacular

It's a retrospective!  It's a spectacular!  It's episode 4! In this special episode, we spend an extra long time talking to Ron Suazo and Dennis Ibon from defunct rock band, The Bentleys.  Josh has a cold, Steve has a crisis, and The Bentleys work out their knowledge of a certain member of the X-Men. Also, chocolate.

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Bentleys songs played:
me & you
armageddon (On and On)
broken jubilee
stay close
wont lose my soul

Contact the Bentleys

iTunes!

Shady Time Station is now searchable on the iTunes store, so you can subscribe from your PC, tablet or iPhone!  Josh coded it by hand, so the next time you see him, you should be like, "dang, that dude coded an RSS feed by hand."  

Episode 3: Jake Hitt

In episode 3, we interview singer-songwriter-guitarist Jake Hitt.  We discuss songwriting, small towns, rap music, and what to do with Jack Johnson's toes.  Jake is a full-time musician and he has some crazy stories (well, at least one crazy story, which he recounts here).  We also get a special, live performance, right here in the Shady Time Station!

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Jake Hitt songs played:

Forget About this Town

Livin' this Way

Life of a Rockstar

Jake Hitt and Ashley Maietta collaboration played:
Over and Over

Plugs Made:

his soundcloud

his facebook

his twitter: @jake_hitt

his Youtube video (from highschool!)

RSS

Thank you for listening to Shady Time Station.  Although we're not on iTunes yet, we heard a rumor that some people prefer to get their podcasts in their RSS feed anyways.  For those of you who are like that, please use this link:

http://thevermmusic.com/media/STS/STS_fist_episode.xml

Special thanks to Jon McCracken and Unsuccessful People for hosting this podcast!

P.S. You can even use this link to subscribe to this podcast in iTunes.  Just click on "Advanced" in the tool bar, click on "Subscribe to Podcast" and copy the address into the dialog box.  

Episode 2: Joe Canal of Far*out

On our second episode, we interview Joe Canal of Far*out and have a blast.  We discuss dissonance, the masks we wear in relationships, racial perception, and the best position for thinking.  In fact, we get so off-topic that we missed our opportunity to get details about the history of the band.  OH WELL, I guess we'll have to have him back on another time!  

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Far*out songs played:

A Reminder

Bulldozer

Slow Dancing with No One

My Affair with a Thief

Plugs made:

https://www.facebook.com/werefarout

http://www.youtube.com/user/werefarout

www.wearefarout.com (under construction)

Note: "special treat" for audiophiles and scientists.  Occasionally you'll here glitchy blips on this podcast, which are the result of having my cellphone too close to the microphones.  I guess the electromagnetic waves from the cellular signals would affect the recording equipment.  Isn't that neat?  Of course it isn't and don't worry, we won't make that mistake again.

Under Construction

We are currently working on getting iTunes support for these podcasts.  Special Thanks to everyone who listened to this episode in their browser or downloaded it from the link.

Episode 1: 1000 Needles

Our first episode is done! We were honored to have as our first guest, Jesse Avila of 1000 Needles. Join us for a discussion of the chip-tunes scene, concept albums, Osiris, and the problem with being Mega Man.

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1000 Needles songs played on this episode: Winter Glow, Model 1515, Monument 010.

Other songs played on this episode: Title Screen from Mega Man 3.  

Plugged Events, Websites:

Upcoming Gig at Good Hurt

8bitla.com

Frequency 3.0

Welcome!

Welcome to Shady Time Station, the podcast that features musicians based in, or coming through the Los Angeles area.  If you have any questions or comments, we will respond to posts made to this forum. 

If you, or somebody you know would like to be featured in the podcast, please contact us directly. 

Let's do this.