THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF THE MOSTLY HARMLESS PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DENVER COMIC CON! VISIT http://www.denvercomiccon.com for more information! December 21st, 2012 came and left us with a wimper. The end of the Mayan calendar was to bring about the end of the world. All it brought me was a horrible hangover, as well as interviewing Jay Bentley, bass player of Bad Religion! I woke early on that faithful Friday morning. I has spent the evening eating and drinking heartily at a company Christmas party. That night I kept myself glued to the computer as I listened to True North over […]
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THE ART OF AN INTERVIEW Damian interviews JAY BENTELY of BAD RELIGION, and give us advice on conducting a better interview!
I’ve been doing interviews with bands since I was seventeen years old. Over the years people have asked my advice in how they can do their own interviews. Most recently I interviewed Tom May from The Menzingers. Their tour manager, Scotty Bell, is a good friend of mine and wrote me telling me that Tom thought the interview was great and that my questions were “really gonzo-esque and off the wall.” Scott was thinking of interviewing bands and asked me for tips. As with the other, people who has asked, I wrote him a couple of thousand words about my […]
31 – THE ATOM AGE (Asian Man Records) & YALE STEWART Comic book creator of JL8 & Gifted
Today we bring you what will be the start of some new programming here at the Mostly Harmless Pod. We love comic books. We love Movies. We looooove Music! Why not combine our loves and showcase them to the world! So today we bring you an episode that combines our love of Punk/ska with Comics?!?! Our first interview in today’s episode is with YALE STEWART, world famous creator of GIFTED and of the critically acclaimed, award winning JL8! JL8 is of course the web comic that re-imagines The Justice League (Superman, Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman, Ect…) as eight year old kids in Day […]
30 – TURBONEGRO’s TONY SYLVESTER discusses his early beginnings and how they lead to his rise as the new singer of Turbonegro in this in-depth interview
“Sometimes dead is better…” is the lesson we’ve come to learn from Stephen King’s Pet Semetary, but try telling that to Turbonegro. Before the death rattle could settle in the Oslo, Norway death punk band’s throat, they have pounced back from extinction. But with any resurrection, there are bound to be some unexpected changes. This interview was originally published in AMP Magazine Issue #111. During the summer of 2012, I found myself suddenly unemployed and with a plethora of time on my hands. I sent my good friend and then AMP Magazine editor, Lisa Root, an email begging for work […]
29- SPRINGA from SSDecontrol (SSD) & TONY BRUMMEL (Victory Records) asked me to jump in a cab… Adventures & Interviews Followed.
Once upon a time… It was September 2012. I was in Chicago for Riot Fest. I had aquired a three day pass from my good friend Jenn Valdez. I found myself alone for the first night of Riot Fest, wandering the city with only my Google Maps GPS and my handy dandy CTA 7 Day Transit pass. With the recommendation of my good friend and AMP Magazine Editor, Lisa Root, I decided to go check out the Naked Raygun / Dan Vapid And The Cheats after party. It was there I was fortunate enough to meet my new Best friends […]
Top 10 of 2012 plus Mostly Harmless Podcast Mixtape!
Before I get started here, I’m not a music reviewer. There is a reason I stick mostly to interviews. I’m not really good at explaining the WHY of why I like something. My passions come from a more gut sense of things. Below I’ll try to put into words why I liked these ten records of 2012. Hopefully I convey some idea of why these albums are great and perhaps you will check out the mixtape I’ve made! All songs count down to Number 10 to #1! You can also find the mix over at Spotify (http://open.spotify.com/user/damian.burford/playlist/3VMXIvPK8apjtI5S19ORzY) or you can […]
28 – TREASURE FLEET interview with Isaac Thotz (Arrivals) and Neil Hennessy (The Lawrence Arms)
BUDDIES! We’re back after a short hiatus, and boy what a treat do we have for you today! While in Chicago for Riot Fest, I wanted to do some episodes with folk who we don’t see too much of in Colorado. Talking with my buddy Derek Muller from the Chicago band, Whipped, suggested I talk to Isaac Thotz about his new project: TREASURE FLEET. Isaac of course is the lead singer and guitarist for Chicago’s best kept punk rock secret, THE ARRIVALS. Joining Isaac in the group is an impressive who’s who of the Chicago music scene. We’ve got Neil […]
27 – Matt Allison of ATLAS STUDIOS (Alkaline Trio, Lawrence Arms, Menzingers, The Arrivals!)
Buddies! I’ve never had as magical a time as I’ve had in Chicago for Riot Fest 2012. But today’s episode is not about the adventure I had, but one of the Chicago specific heroes I met on my adventure. I’ve been following the works of Matt Allison since I was 16 or 17 years old. It all started when I picked up a copy of BEN IS DEAD magazine or FLIPSIDE, don’t ask me which, because I do not remember now, in my early 30’s. I ordered a record by a then little known band called THE BROADWAYS. The […]
26 – REEL BIG FISH & SKA BREWING’s BILL GRAHAM!
Hello Friends! This week’s episode my old roommate Sean Neu and I travel to southern Colorado to the wonderland that is Durango! We were there to celebrate 17 years of Ska Brewing. While there, we had several wild nights on the town, met a ton of wonderful people and most importantly: We drank a TON of BEER! I’m a gigantic fan of craft beers. I’ve been wanting to interview more and more small craft breweries. I’ve emailed dozens of small Colorado Breweries, but I’ve not yet gotten a response… Until now! Bill Graham, Co-Founder of Ska Brewing enthusiastically wrote back. As […]
25 – RED CITY RADIO’s Paul Pendley and Garrett Dale talk about destiny, finding the world of punk rock and the 7th Greatest country musician in the world.
Hello Friends! This week I travel northward into the alcoholic wonderland that is Fort Collins. Great times where had on a Sunday night at the infamous Surfside 7.I follow the Red City Radio guys back to The Chowder House (home of Arliss Nancy). In typical Dammit Damian style, I proceed to drink extremely too much in a town where the streets are literally paved with breweries! After blacking out around three am, I coax Red City Radio guitar players, Paul Pendley & Garrett Dale into joining me on the patio for a late night chat session. I proceed to make an ass […]
24 – THE FLOBOTS – Jonny 5 talks comic books, hip hop & middle school and the lessons he’s learned, the new album Circle in The Square & More
Hello Friends! I am excited to be switching things up this week by hosting Jaimie Laurie aka Jonny 5 of The FLOBOTS as this week’s guest! Jonny 5 is warm and welcoming as we sit on an uncomfortable ledge and watch the crowd enter the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs on a cool summer night. I’m not the world’s biggest hip hop fan. I do dabble in this world, but it is not one as familar to me as the Indie/Punk rock world. What is interesting to me is the building blocks of a person’s character. What makes that person […]