Episodes
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
My guest this week is Jay Weinberg, drummer for Slipknot. Coming from a musical background, (his Dad is Max Weinberg of The E Street Band) Jay is a super humble, hospitable human and phenomenal drummer. We talked about his time in Slipknot of course but also about learning 200+songs for Bruce Springsteen at 16 years old. We also chat about drums, tattoos, doom metal, and much much more. This episode of the Downbeat is the first of a trip to Nashville, which was actually born out of Jay himself expressing an interest in doing the show. Thanks to the patreon we were able to make it work. Enjoy
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Connie Sgarbossa (SeeYouSpaceCowboy)
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
My guest this week is Connie Sgarbossa, vocalist of SeeYouSpaceCowboy. We talked about the creation of their upcoming as-yet-untitled new album as well as her history in the myspace-adjacent music scene and soundcloud rappers, volunteering in a vegan anarchist cafe, her struggles with addiction and experiences being a trans woman in heavy music, the earth being flat, radical politics and many more buzzwords that could not possibly annoy the comment section any more if I tried.
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Kublai Khan TX (Matt Honeycutt + Isaac Lamb)
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
My guests on the podcast this week are Matthew Honeycutt (vocals) and Isaac Lamb (drums) of Kublai Khan. We talk the decline of chipotle, living in a trailer, movies, and much more.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Static Dress (Olli Appleyard + Sam Ogden)
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
My guests this week are Olli Appleyard (vocals) and Sam Ogden (drums) of Static Dress. We talked about the sometimes unfortunate downfalls of being unapologetically yourself, their recent signing to the prestigious Roadrunner Records, being invited to Bring Me The Horizon's Malta weekender...and much more. As they weren't on tour - accomodation for the guests on this episode of the podcast was paid for by the lovely people on The Downbeat Patreon. It's a quid.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Monuments (Andy Cizek + John Browne)
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
My guests this week are Andy Cizek and John Browne from progressive metal band Monuments. We talked quite a lot about the increasing frustration around trying to make a living as a musician - including but not limited to merch cuts, streaming, the impact on mental health, and of course we spoke about their lovely and difficult-to-play music.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Cannibal Corpse (Paul Mazurkiewicz)
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
My guest this week is Paul Mazurkiewicz, drummer and founding member of death metal LEGENDS Cannibal Corpse. We spoke about everything from being asked personally by Jim Carrey to feature in Ave Ventura in 1994 all the way up to embracing technology to advance their live show in the 2020s and beyond...
Thursday May 25, 2023
Alpha Wolf (Sabian + Mitch)
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
My guests this week are Sabian and Mitch from Alpha Wolf. We talked about why their band is so good and heavy, why Australia leads the way in modern metalcore, and I ask Chat GPT to write a romantic fanfiction about the band.
Monday May 15, 2023
Steve Judd - Karnivool
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
I sat down with Steve Judd of Australian progressive titans KARNIVOOL to talk drums, how he has his eggs, passing off live mistakes as simply 'Jazz', pizza...and diabetes (unrelated).
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Enter Shikari (Rou Reynolds + Rob Rolfe)
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
My guests this week are Rou Reynolds and Rob Rolfe of Enter Shikari. We talked extensively about their new album 'A Kiss For The Whole World' which is out now, as well as how they like their (often plant-based) eggs, fans who wish they were heavier, fans who wish they were less political - and had a bit of a location argument about where to host their dream festival. Enjoy
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Alexander Jones (Undeath)
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
My guest this week is Alexander Jones, vocalist of Rochester, NY Death Metal band UNDEATH. We talked on DAY ONE of their first european tour AT LENGTH almost EXTENSIVELY about everything death metal: the music, the history, the logos - as well as much more. The band is an amazing mix of old school death metal with a modern perspective. Check them out.