Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Scott Middleton of Asheville, NC mountain-psych-stoner band- Bask talks about their great new record The Turning, the process of writing it, recording drums, the gear involved, some of the concepts behind the lyrics, recent shows with Tennessee’s Generation of Vipers, the crazy series of events leading up to the Asheville floods; being stuck in the mountains without electricity/water to making his way in to town and witnessing the destruction first-hand, the kindness of strangers, doing drum-therapy to heal, plus much more!!!! https://basknc.bandcamp.com/album/the-turning [https://basknc.bandcamp.com/album/the-turning]

Drummer Jason Gerken of KC’s Shiner returns to the CBBP to talk their fantastic new record Believe You Me, the process of recording the drums in what started as pre-production (and how much of that ended up on the record), the franken-kit he used in the studio, some go-to snares, the process of writing, jamming and winging the hell out of parts, vampire armadillos, leper colonies, aching backs, acidic stomachs, shitty Japanese backline gear (and why he’s bringing drum heads with him overseas going forward), the drumming of Bonham, Tony Thompson, and Sebastian Thomson,  drummer Chris Metacalf of The Life and Times approving of Jason’s best impersonations of Chris, original Shiner drummer Tim Dow’s crazy injury that lead to Jason filling in (& joining the band), the hurricane that was Billy Cobham,  Jason’s love of Prog and Podcasts - and much more!!! Believe You Me is available everywhere! https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/believeyoume [https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/album/believeyoume]

Drummer David Silver of Season to Risk talks about how he got the STR gig and shadowing Shiner drummers Jason Gerkin and Tim Dow in the beginning, their subsequent tour with COC (Reed Mullin’s amazing playing), how ALL the members of Shiner are connected to STR, their van wreck, their flooded studio, their burned masters, a record that was released out of phase, one particular story of good luck around an early STR demo tape, their new record 1-800-MELTDOWN due out April 12th, the wild backstory that lead him to being a Qigong teacher, how that lead him to Lou Reed AND how it has helped him in drumming!!

Drummer Jeff Gensterblum of KC post hardcore OG’s Coalesce talks about his recent sub for drummer Tucker Rule on the recent Thursday tour, we try to figure out how ewe actually know each other via NYC, the impetus for relocating to Kansas City/leaving Brooklyn, NY, crazy Coalesce gigs both present and past, his work around for double bass parts,  his drum set-up for Coalesce with an all aluminum kit and a bell brass snare, and a whole lot mo’!! PHOTO: MATT WOJTANEK

Drummer Sean St Germain of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol talks about their recent tour, having a sense of silliness on-stage, the origins of the band name and the formation of the band, early shows in Austin, TX, Canadian Rednecks and other funny accents of the NE Coast, Sean’s recent fascination with King Crimson, some of their favorite towns to play in the states, his early bands and how he started to play the drums, and sweet things to come in 2025!