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Episode 211, Scott Devouton

Hi, hello, hey, and howdy! Episode No. 211 features the super-fantastic Scott Devouton of Sound Ridge Studio! My conversation with Scott involved details associated with creating a recording space, the development of chops as a musician, and you can check it out in a number of places. Namely, here! Scott and I talked about family, growing up, life path-walking, and so much more. We also happened to touch on a few of his favorite (at the time) records, and those were these: Odelay (1996), Beck John Legend and The Roots' Wake Up! (2010) Lotta Sea Lice (2017), Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Scott's Ill Fit Records (as well as Sound Ridge Studio) can be followed on Instagram at @soundridgestudio, and their Web site is soundridgestudio.com [http://soundridgestudio.com]. Find their stuff on YouTube, Facebook, and Bandcamp, and also know that Scott has a couple singles on the streaming platforms, too. Badass Records podcast would love to thank you for tuning in to the show, and supporting it in whatever way you see fit. Cheers. copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are snippets from a Grateful Dead tune called, "China Cat Sunflower." Samples from this particular track were lifted from their Europe '72 record, c/o Warner Bros. Inc., Manufactured by Warner Strategic Marketing.

Episode 210, Flare Tha Rebel

Welcome to Episode No. 210, and shouts out to my guest, Flare Tha Rebel. Many thanks to my good friend, Keith, down at Brewery Emperial for letting me know about Flare Tha Rebel's existence, and -- before I get ahead of myself -- be absolutely sure that you check out Flare's new album, Dear City, which is available on streaming platforms. Our conversation was super-solid, and we talked about a lot of really cool organizations that Flare supports, and you can check them out within the "Do Something" tab of his Web site, flaretharebel.com [http://flaretharebel.com]. Follow him on Instagram at @flaretharebel. His stuff can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, Deezer, I Heart Radio, and YouTube. We talked about the new album, playing live with bandmates, Woodland Ave., and a bunch more. Included there somewhere in the mix were a few of Flare's favorite albums, which were these: Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers), (1993), Wu-tang Clan A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders (1993) God Loves Ugly (2002), Atmosphere Santigold's Santogold (2008) Phoenix (2009), Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix One thousand thank-yous to Flare Tha Rebel for the time, and to all of you that support the show. copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio segments contained within this episode. All four of them are clips from a Kurt Vile tune called, "Air Bud," from his 2013 release, Wakin' on a Pretty Daze (Deluxe Daze [Post Haze]), c/o Matador Records.

Episode 209, Dane Bridges

Dane Bridges was kind enough to return to the Badass Records podcast studio for another fascinating conversation. During our chat, we talked school, work, band life, recording, gigging, life changes, Major Matt Mason USA, Grindstone, Holiday at Sea, From Me, Straylight, and a bunch more. In that mix, we also talked about a few albums that're important to Dane. Those were these: Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come (1998) The Fragile (1999), Nine Inch Nails Shiner's Starless (2000) Morning View (2001), Incubus Karnivool's Sound Awake (2009) Give Dane a follow on Instagram at @gd_bridges for more on all of his musical endeavors, and make sure you find releases from each of his aforementioned acts on Bandcamp and the streaming platforms. Many thanks to Dane for making Episode No. 209 a treat! copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio clips contained within this episode. They are snippets from the title track of Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 2013 release, That's It!, c/o Sub Pop Records.

Episode 208, David Luther

Shouts out to James Carter of You Found Music for connecting me with three fantastic Kansas City people, each of them cool in their own regard. Christian Dixon joined me for Episode No. 202. Julie Bennett Hume stopped by to say hello a few weeks later, and today -- I'm pleased to share that singer/songwriter/musician David Luther is my guest for Episode No. 208. David and I talked family, health, writing and recording, playing gigs, and a bunch more. Naturally, we had a look at a few of David's favorite albums, which were these: Garth Brooks' No Fences (1990) Ten and Vs. (1991, 1993), Pearl Jam Gin Blossoms' New Miserable Experience (1992) Throwing Copper (1994), Live Jason Isbell's Southeastern (2013) David has two LPs, four singles, and an EP on the streaming platforms. His Web site is thedavidluther.com [http://thedavidluther.com]. Follow him on Instagram (@thedavidluther), or see what he's up to on Facebook and YouTube. If you're reading this upon release time, you can catch David tomorrow, Friday, May 1, at Walnut Creek in Weston. He'll do some Minnesota shows with the aforementioned Julie Bennett Hume, and be back performing locally on May 22nd, at KC Wine Co. in Olathe, KS. Many thanks to David for the time, and thank you to all of you that support the show. copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips from a tune called, "Vitamina." It's a cut from the 1964 release, Tributo A Noro, by Kako's New York After Hour Orchestra, c/o Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

Episode 207, Phil Craven

Hello! Pushing into the early 200s here with the Badass Records podcast, and I was lucky enough to host Phil Craven last week for Episode No. 207. Phil is a son, a sibling, a down-to-Earth dude, and a musician in both Whiskey for the Lady as well as Dimension Bill Edwards. This is my favorite time of year yet, as a) NHL playoffs are happening, and b) it's not hot yet, so I was thrilled to have some first-round action on in the background while editing this fantastic conversation with a little bit of playoff hockey in the background. Anyway...Phil and I talked growing up, trimming bud, discovering music, learning instruments, the incredible journey of being a bandmate, the Walnut Valley Festival, and -- wait...I feel like there was something else...oh, yeah! -- a few of Phil's favorite albums, which were these: Nirvana's Nevermind (1991) Pure Guava (1992), Ween Phish's Rift (1993) Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy (1996), The Refreshments Tool's Lateralus (2001) It was awesome chatting with Phil, and I encourage you to to follow Whiskey for the Lady on Instagram at @whiskeyforthelady, or on Facebook, or keep tabs on whiskeyforthelady.com [http://whiskeyforthelady.com]. They're KCMO Thrashgrass that you don't wanna miss out on. And don't forget Dimension Bill Edwards. Find them on the streams. Many thanks to my newfound huge following in Vietnam (shrug emoji), and a super-huge thank you to those of you that have supported the podcast stateside for however long. Cheers. copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio clips contained within this episode. They are snippets from a Fishbone tune called, "Ma and Pa" from their 1988 release, Truth and Soul, c/o Sony Music Entertainment Inc.