HELLO FRIENDS! Holy crap guys! We have the winner’s of the coveted PUNKNEWS ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR 2011 on today’s show!! This is quite possibly my favorite episode yet. We just sit back and have a blast bullshitting about life the universe and everything. I think you’ll have a blast listening! This episode is sponsored by ASIAN MAN RECORDS! On today’s episode we talk about: The Dangers of drinking Fireball whiskey and wrestling women. Their earliest childhood influences. How bowling factors into their origin story. What sets them apart from other pop-punk bands What it was like winning Punknews.org album of the year […]
Author: Dammit Damian!
You may know Damian as one of the Managers at The Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You might know him as the Former booking agent for The Triple Nickel Tavern in Colo Springs. Or maybe you've met him on the road, where he has Traveled with Drag The River, Two Cow Garage, Michael Dean Damron, Austin Lucas, Harrison Bergeron and The Rightaways.
My memories of Tony Sly from No Use for a Name, plus an early interview with Tony from 1999.
I wrote a few words about Tony Sly my first of many encounters with one of my heroes. I had not seen Tony in years, but we had been in contact a year or so back, trying to get him to come play some shows in Colorado. I reached out to him on facebook a while back, but sadly got no reply. I got to his personal facebook page and it says to me: “Friend Request Sent.” I am saddened that Tony will never be on my show, but I’m honored to have met him, once upon a time. “Making […]
21 – TOM MAY of THE MENZINGERS!
HELLO FRIENDS! I’m super excited to talk with TOM MAY from THE MENZINGERS! ON THE IMPOSSIBLE PAST has quickly become my favorite album of 2012. First off, I talk waaaaay too much, but it was fun! I talk with Tom about his earlier years learning to play music and what brought him into the fold of Punk Rock. We talk about the early inception, songwriting, Epitaph Records, interpretations of songs and oh so much more in today’s episode! Both “Ava House” and “Casey” from the band’s 2012 Epitaph Records release, ON THE IMPOSSIBLE PAST are on today’s episode! Special Thanks to Menzinger’s […]
Here We Go!
We’re back baby! I took a few weeks off from the podcast. No real reason for the break, but it was nice. There just have not been that many shows coming through the area that I could attend that I was interested in doing interviews for. It was a nice little break, but thank god we are back! Nothing like four weeks off to recharge and remember why you do this in the first place, right? I turn 31 on Friday, August 3rd. On Saturday, August 4th, We are doing a LIVE MOSTLY HARMLESS PODCAST at the Triple Nickel Tavern […]
20 – THE BOUNCING SOULS talk COMET, adulthood, their 20 year anniversary, and a potential RISE RECORDS side project
HELLO FRIENDS! I can’t believe I got to sit down with one of my all time favorite and most influential bands and bullshit with them about life the universe and everything. We begin this interview with Bryan, and slowly but surely all 4 members of the band join us. We talk about adulthood, having kids, day jobs, getting old. We talk about their 20th Anniversary shows and the influence it had on their new album COMET. We talk about Rise Records and Pete talks about the potential BS side project: WHEN THE BATS FLY THROUGH! Special Thanks to K8 Hiltz […]
Busy. Busy. Busy.
The website has been quiet these last few weeks. Its been about a month since the Red Fang episode hit the web, but that does not mean I haven’t been working. My first article for AMP MAGAZINE, an interview with Trapped Under Ice guitarist Sam Trapkin about his rock n’ roll band: Diamond (or DMND), hit their website on Friday. You can check it out here:http://www.ampmagazine.com/38517/diamonds-sam-trapkin-talks-about-their-debut-vinyl-diy-filmmaking-recording-with-paul-leavitt-and-their-plans-for-the-future-by-damian-burford/ I have an interview with Teenage Bottlerocket about their new album as well as a very in dept interview with Tony Slyvester, the new lead singer of Turbonegro. Those should be in the next […]
19 – RED FANG talks the pitfalls of their current success and the early plans for their new album & MORE!
HELLO FRIENDS! We join Red Fang on the patio of The Larimer Lounge in Denver, Colorado before their sold out show. We talk a little bit about everything, but with focus on their current success and how it might all suddenly just fade away. We also talk Europe, the constant touring, and their current plans for their future and new album! We open the episode up with “WIRES” from Red Fang’s Relapse Records Debut: Murder in The Mountains. We follow up the interview with “Prehistoric Dog” from Red Fang’s self titled 2009 debut. For more information about RED FANG, please […]
Glass Soup
Been working hard on many, many new projects. We’re going to be adding more content and interviews to the website in the coming weeks, so STAY TUNED! It looks like I’ll be writing for AMP MAGAZINE a lot more in the coming weeks. My interview with Tony Sylvester, the new lead singer of Turbonegro, should be in their next issue and I’ve got a few other writing opportunites in the works. Even stranger, an aquaintance asked me if I’d be interesting in doing a Spoken Word album? Bizarre! Who the hell would want that? Its been a strange trip, thanks […]
18 – AUSTIN LUCAS talks his earliest memories, traveling the world, Willie Nelson, Critics and GLOSSARY! Plus BONUS LIVE TRACKS!
HELLO FRIENDS! I’m proud to welcome my good buddy and touring partner Mr. Austin Lucas to the show. If it was not for the 2011 SXSW Tour I managed with Drag The River, (the Jon and Chad wonder twins duo,) Austin Lucas and his sister Chloe Manor, this Podcast might not have seen the light of day. It was our late night BBQ at Stephen Egerton (Descendents/ALL)’s home in Tulsa, Oklahoma where we watched the sun come up and drank and talked music, that inspired this show. I talk to Austin about his early days, we talk about his love […]
17 – THE DROWNING MEN talk their Origins, their connection to Flogging Molly and their new record, “ALL OF THE UNKNOWN!”
Hello Friends! We join our new friends, THE DROWNING MEN in the parking lot of the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, CO. I make friends with the boys and we talk mostly about their origin story. How most of them became friends at such a young age and the things that shaped their lives into the men and musicians they have become. We also talk about their connection to Flogging Molly and how they have become the first band signed to Flogging Molly’s new record label, Borstal Beat Records, what it was like to open up for them night after […]
TOONAGE – Episode 01 – No interviews Just a Rock N Roll Mixtape
Hello Friends! Today is the first episode in an irregular series of Podcasts dedicated to just playing music, oh and of course my infamous ramblings. With the TOONAGE series, we will infrequently bring you music from artists who might be off your radar, and whom we think should BE on your radar! These are artists who might not be touring out to Colorado anytime soon, and for whom we might not be able to get as guests for a few weeks, months or years, but think you should know about NOW! I ramble a lot in this episode. I’ve […]