The Downbeat

My guest this week is Mike Johnston, drummer and online educator. Probably one of my favourite people to talk to, Mike is a fantastic drummer and entrepreneur with his website mikeslessons.com kickstarting (and continuing to dominate) the online music education game. Mike's unbelievable work ethic is infectious and we had a great chat mostly about all things pertaining the the business of the drum industry, but a lot of Mike's wisdom can be applied to all aspects of life!

My guest this week is Emma Boster, singer of metalcore band Dying Wish. We talked about her sick band and their sick new album 'Fragments Of A Bitter Memory' as well as veganism, bacon people, and much much more.

My guest this week is Aaron Weaver. Co-Founder/Drummer of Atmospheric Black Metal band Wolves In The Throne Room. We talked their upcoming album 'Primordial Arcana', as well as earth magic, meditation and much, much more.

Hana Devore, a fitness competitor, coach, and professional bodybuilder, shares her insights on the often harsh realities of bodybuilding, debunking misconceptions about targeted fat loss and vitality as we age. The conversation dives into biohacking techniques such as the Wim Hof method and the transformative effects of psychedelics and supplements on health and creativity. Hana candidly reflects on her personal experiences with hormones and mental well-being, highlighting the significance of authenticity in fitness and navigating life changes.

My guest this week is Courtney LaPlante, singer of Spiritbox. Spiritbox is a metal band from Canada, and they are really, really good, possibly my favourite new band right now. As it turns out, Spiritbox are a fan of my dumb content too so we were basically just really nice to each other for 2 hours. Spiritbox's new album Eternal Blue is available for pre-order now!

My guest this week is Tobi Duncan, singer of Trash Boat whose new album Don't You Feel Amazing is available for preorder now. We talk about working in a call centre, Tobi's coming out as a bisexual man, his knee surgery (and his subsequent painkiller addiction) amongst other things. It gets a bit sexy. Enjoy!

My guest this week is Jesse Barnett. Jesse is a man of many talents and bands, including my personal fave hardcore band Stick To Your Guns, but I caught up with him ahead of his OTHER band Tradewind's new record release to discuss that for at least 10 minutes and then mostly talk about guns, communism and cereal.

My guest this week is Josh Smith, guitarist of Northlane. As well as playing guitar for the Australian progressive metalcore (?) giants, Josh is also a manager and keen cyclist. We talk about all of that, and a bunch of other stuff. Just listen to it. Peace!

My guest this week is Matt Halpern, drummer of Periphery and co-owner of GGD. Back again but this time to talk about many things including: his as-yet-untold worries about playing live, playing annoying parts guitarists have written, his new snare drum, NFTs, and much much more. Peace!

My guest this week is Justine Jones, vocalist of UK metal band Employed To Serve and co-owner of Church Road Records. I caught up with Justine at the end of last year to talk about the band's new album and new drummer Casey, our boring lives in lockdown and running a label with her husband Sammy. Peace!