Couch Riffs

Our guest this episode is Justin Sullivan, the frontman, founder and leader of New Model Army for some 4 decades now. Justin's story is one a life well-lived and I had a wonderul and inspired time speaking with him. He'll be releasing his 2nd solo album this month (May 2021), his first in nearly 20 years. New Model Army will surely be releasing more material in 2022 and will commence touring Europe, as well. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast or our videos please support and contribute at PATREON. Patreon is one of the only opportunities we have to get the financial support needed to focus, create, improve and fund the podcast, our cover song videos, and to reach our ultimate goal of touring and filming a full-production podcast with an audience in YOUR TOWN! Its also the only place you can download our cover song audio. Thank you for your support! It means a lot to us.  https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com  

This episode features my conversation with the legend, Pete Anderson. Pete has a long and storied career which we cover a lot of here. He is most well-known for being Dwight Yoakam's guitarist and producer for 2 decades of tours and albums. He continues to write, play, perform, and produce bands and is currently working on a book with an accompanying video called "How To Produce A Record" which I'm very excited to check out. Also, go get a look at his Reverend signature guitars! They're stellar, like Pete himself. This episode was a lot of fun for me and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcasts or videos please support us at PATREON. Patreon support allows us to continue this podcast, grow our videos and expand our reach which will help us reach the ultimate and final vision we have for Couch Riffs. Thank you so much for supporting this show!  https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://peteanderson.com  

Our guest this episode is the incredibly talented Tim Quick, guitarist for The Bacon Brother, Gloria Gaynor, and numerous Broadway shows. Tim recently released the first single, Out The Door, from his forthcoming debut solo EP, Comin' Home. The EP showcases his diversity and firepower as a guitarist but also his strong song writing skills. Be sure to check it out and put an eyeball on the Couch Riffs episode of Run To You by Bryan Adams where Tim breaks himself off some and breaths new life into an already great song. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs please support us a PATREON and/or visit our website to find our merch store stocked with shirts and trucker hats! Your support is much appreciated and is what propels Couch Riffs to grown, improve, and move toward the greater vision of its potential. Thank you! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://timquickmusic.com

Our guest this episode is Joe Plummer, extraordinary drummer for so many great bands and host of the Tour Stories podcast on Ruinous Media, which he co-operates and produces a number of podcasts. We had a great time talking about his musical past and his great success in getting enviable gigs time after time. He also dropped a hint on a new podcast coming from Ruinous, so stay tuned! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, because it was fun, fun, fun. Thanks for listening!  If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast or cover song videos, please support us at PATREON. This is what makes the Couch Riffs world turn and your support is much appreciated (and needed!). Thanks to folks who have been behind us all along and to folks who have recently gotten involved. You're the best.  https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://ruinousmedia.com  

We are pleased to have Matt Muckle as our guest this episode, our most recent for Drummer Awareness Month. Matt thoroughly impressed me when he delivered his drums for our video performance of When Will I Be Loved (feat. Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson and Jeff Rouse). I immediately started following him on socials and watching with much delight as I revealed more and more depth to his playing, nailing every feel and groove with conviction and convincingly. We dive right into how he's able to do that in this conversation and barely come up for air. This one flew by! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast or our accompanying quarantine covers please support us via PATREON. Your support is integral in the continuing and evolving improvements for these shows. Your support means so very much to Couch Riffs. Thank You! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode is Ryan "Go Time" Moore, a fella I've traveled more miles with than most other humans and a person I love deeply. Go Time is an enormously talented drummer and crushes it in Portland's Hippie Death Cult. The band has 2 releases coming in May '21, a full-length and a split, and you can pre-order it through their website HERE.  Thank you so much for listening to Couch Riffs! If you're enjoying the podcast or our cover song videos, please support us at PATREON. patreon.com/couchriffs  

Very excited to have Frank Ferrer as our guest for this episode. In addition to being a great drummer Frank is one of the coolest guys you'll meet in rock 'n roll. Genuine, open, and friendly: I like him right away when I met him in 2011. Frank has had an interesting musical road leading up to his joining G'nR and we cover a lot of ground in this conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Please check out Frank's latest release from PSSR at THIS LINK! You won't regret it!  If you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast or our accompanying cover song videos please support us at Patreon.com/couchriffs. Your support is the one thing that enables us to grown, improve, and creep closer to realizing our potential. Thank you so much for your support! 

Our guest this episode is the incredibly talented Ilan Rubin, drummer for such notable artists as NIN, Angels & Airwaves, Paramore and more. Ilan also fronts his own band, The New Regime, singing and playing guitar and also writes and performs all the music on the recordings. His 2020 album, Heart Mind Body & Soul, is a masterpiece of rock music and an incredible display of his talents on all levels, writing/arranging/performing. Be sure to check that album and all his music out where ever you do that. Worth noting: Ilan is the youngest living member of the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. Crazy. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast and/or our accompanying cover song video series please support us on Patreon. Your support helps us continuously grow, improve, and come closer to realizing the greatest version of the show we can be. Thank you!  https://patreon.com/couchrifffs https://couchriffs.com  

Our 2nd guest for Drummer Awareness Month 2021 is our close friend and former bandmate in Duff McKagan's Loaded, Geoff Reading. Geoff is the kind of guy you want in your tour bus cuz he's always down to get into some fun and he isn't restricted to a bunch of shallow superficial conversation. As a fella you just can't do much better than Geoff and we're excited to be getting him in a video soon, as well. Go check out Geoff's podcast, Seattle Today, which is recorded at Seattle's historic Moore Theater.  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast or our accompanying quarantine cover song videos please support us at PATREON! Your support is what makes this podcast keep happening and what enables the videos to get better and better as time goes on. Thank you so much for listening, watching, and for your continued support there.  https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com  

Our guest this episode is none other than Greg Gilmore, former drummer of Mother Love Bone, The Living, 10 Minute Warning and many other bands. I'm quite happy to have Greg as the first guest of Drummer Awareness Month! Please go check out the upcoming release of The Living's album, "1982". We had a great time talking about adventure travel, prog rock and a variety of musical and non-musical topics. Basically, it was a perfect episode of Couch Riffs podcast. Thanks, Greg!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast or our accompanying quarantine performance videos please support us at PATREON! Patreon.com/couchriffs is the only place you can download audio of the cover songs we put together and your support enables us to continue growing, improving, and fancying Couch Riffs. Thank you so much for your support! 

My guest this episode is Dusty Bo, a singer/songwriter from Louisville KY who straddles the line between the worlds of country/roots music and hard & classic rock. He has new music coming out on 4/8/21 and you can find it on all streaming services. Be sure to follow him on social (@dustyvox)!  Thank you so much for listening and for your support. If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast and/or our videos, please support us at PATREON.COM/COUCHRIFFS

Our guest this episode is Lisa Molinaro of Modest Mouse, Talkdemonic and who has played and toured with The Decemberists and The National. Lisa is a talented multi-instrumentalist with classical training focused on viola but her early attraction to punk rock music kept her busy with basses, guitars, and keyboards in front of her. I had a great time speaking with her and hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs podcast and/or our videos please consider supporting us at PATREON. Patron is the only place you can download the audio files of cover songs we create in our videos. Thanks so much for your support.  https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://lisamolinaro.com https://couchriffs.com  

Our guest this episode is Bryan Ewald who I met during my time with PRS Guitars a few years back. Bryan is an incredibly talented musician and does a number or live and recording gigs in addition to being a featured demo player in most all of PRS' new product videos. I had a great time learning some of Bryan's backstory in this conversation and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Be sure to check out the Couch Riffs video that Bryan is a guest on, Every Time You Go Away by Paul Young!  If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast or our videos please support us at PATREON.COM/COUCHRIFFS. There are many tiers to show your support and its the only place where you can download the audio of our cover songs. And, don't forget to visit couchriffs.com to see all of our great content and a link to our webstore at ETSY! Thank you for listening and for your continued support! 

Our guests this week is UK-based drummer Ciara Chinniah. We talk about her discovery of drumming and later schooling and touring. But, then we get into the REALLY good stuff at the end. I hope you like Ancient Aliens and sci-fi level mind bending weirdness cuz we boldly went there! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did because I had a blast!  If you're enjoying the podcast or our videos please support us at PATREON and be sure to visit our website to find all of our content and a link to our ETSY store to buy some of our cozy, 100% cotton Couch Riffs tees and stylish trucker hats. Thanks for listening and for your continued support!  https://patreon.com/couchrifffs

Our guests this episode co-authored a book that is soon be be release, Nothin' But A Good Time, an oral history on the 80s hair metal scene. The pair, Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, have collectively written millions of words for a number of music oriented publications over the years and this is their first book project. There's a Couch Riffs cover song video of Motley Crue's Dr Feelgood featuring these two shredders being released the same day as this podcast so be sure to check out these guys in action! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, because I loved it! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs in all its fun forms please consider showing support for us at Patreon. This is the only place that our covers are available as audio downloads and your support is what makes these productions possible. And, don't forget to check out our website to find all of our content and a link to our etsy store to find the stylish and cozy 100% cotton Couch Riffs tees.

Our guest this episode is Jade Devitt, former drummer of one of my favorite Seattle bands, Lucky Me, as well as Engine Kid. He has been living in LA for years now and fronts his own band, Gale Forces. He walks us through his musical development in the Tricities of Washington and his move to Seattle, his experience playing, recording and touring in bands there before his eventual move to LA. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!  If you are enjoying Couch Riffs please support us on PATREON! Don't forget to visit our WEBSITE, as well. Thanks for listening and for your continued support! 

Our guest this week is Acey Slade, a guitarist and bassist that has played with the likes of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Dope, Murderdolls and some other legendary bands we all know and love. Acey also started Catfight Coffee in 2020 along with his wife, Mei-Ling, and has focused much energy toward that during the downtime of Covid. Check them out! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.  If you're enjoying Couch Riffs please consider supporting us at PATREON. And, check out our WEBSITE to find all of our content as well as a link to our WEBSTORE. Thanks for listening and for your support! 

Our guest this episode is Janet Robin and we couldn't be more happy to share our conversation with you. Janet has had an amazing life in music beginning with 6 years of training with none other than Randy Rhoads. She was lead guitarist in 80s glam metal band, Precious Metal and later went on to play with with LIndsey Buckingham. Currently she leads an all-guitar quartet called The String Revolution and is working on releasing an incredibly fun and ambitious solo. album the builds upon and reimagines classic blues recordings from long lost vaults. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, because I had a blast. Thanks for listening and for your continued support. Please consider becoming a patron at our PATREON page and be sure to visit our WEBSITE if you're enjoying our content.

Our guest this episode is Rusty Willoughby, one of Seattle's hidden treasures and more under-celebrated songwriters. Dating back to the pre-grunge climate of Seattle's 80s scene Rusty has been writing and putting out great, catchy and memorable music. I had a great time hearing his story in this conversation and I hope you do, too! Attention: I had a fire call in the middle of our first conversation so this is split into two parts over two days. You'll know when it happens.  Thanks for listening and for your continued support! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs please consider becoming a patron at OUR PATREON PAGE. Thanks to all who have been supporting us there. Also, check out our WEBSITE to find all our content, our cover song videos, and a link to our Etsy store where you can find our super fancy merch. Thanks! 

Our guest this episode is Jon Wurster, an incredibly talented drummer who has had more cool drum gigs than your average Joe (Superchunk/Bob Mould/The Mountain Goats/Nick Cave/The Pretenders/REM and more) and is co-creator and comedy writer of The Best Show. We had a fun time talking and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Thank you so much for listening and for your continued support!  If you're enjoying Couch Riffs please SUPPORT US AT PATREON! Your support of the show is what allows it to continue, grow and improve. Also, don't forget to visit our WEBSITE where you'll find all of our content as well as a link to our MERCH STORE. Thank you!