Talk Toomey with Joshua Toomey

Sam Matlock and Milkie Way sit down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life. Sam and Milkie start the talk with their take on the Nu Metal Bracket. Are Deftones sexier than Disturbed? Are there people out there making love to Disturbed? Tell us!!  The just released album Venom is discussed and the process of releasing singles before the full length is broken down. They talk about working with Fred Durst on "Bang Ya Head". Sam and Milkie also dive into the videos for the song and the laundry list of places Sam wanted to see the guy headbanging. 

John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday joins Joshua Toomey and Talk Toomey to discuss their latest album, 152.John speaks on the band maturing and the recording process behind Taking Back Sunday. The guys talk about how the band still gets in a room and writes together, having full ideas that they give to the producer and being open to outside ideas. Joshua gives his interpretations of lyrics and John shoots them down!  There is a storyline through all the videos that have been released for the buildup to the album and John discusses his thoughts on having a master plan to multiple videos. Does John read the comments on YouTube? There is also talk of the Emo resurgence, his early influences and throwing out the first pitch at a Mets game. 

P-Nut of 311 sits down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life. The guys start the conversation with talk about 311 being a forefather of Nu Metal and their place in the musical landscape. They talk about what got P-Nut into playing bass and his metal roots. He talks about the greatness of Cliff Burton and showing his kids early Metallica records. They speak on early 311 shows with Korn and deftones and seeing those bands blow up. They finish up with a chat about P-Nut's memorable stage presence.  

Toomey and Ro dive into the Korn x Adidas Collaboration. Is this 30 years too late? Will you wear a Korn x Adidas track suit? The guys discuss Ro attending the Power Trip Festival. Ro only got to see the Tool/Metallica day and gives a lengthy review of Tool and the visuals. Metallica started out sounding rough but once the sound kicked in the band killed it.  Ro talks about the merch lines being insane and parking miles from the venue. Ro's trek to see Cavalera is up next. The guys talk about their shared love of Chaos A.D. and hoping Max and company will tour that record. Ro lets us know how the show went and feeling the bands were ready for the tour to end. Ro found $6 Run The Jewels tickets and had to hit that show up. Tenacious D opened the show and RTJ ruled. The BabyKlok show is broken down. Ro still hates SoFi but he loves DethKlok. This week's Nu or Nah: Powerman 5000.

Brendon Small joins Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod at Louder Than Life 2023. Brendon sits down to discuss the Babyklok tour. The guys talk about Brendon getting out to see the fans of Metalocalypse in person and the advantages of his TV show being able to perform for the audience. Brendon speaks on releasing new music and if he watches the numbers as they roll in. Does he read the reviews? He finishes the chat talking about the writers strike and the parallels to the music industry. 

At Louder Than Life 2023, Jami Morgan of Code Orange sat down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod. The guys discuss Pittsburgh Dad, The Nu Metal Bracket Challenge and working with Billy Corgan. Jami gives his top 5 tour essentials and the sound of Code Orange evolving over the years. 0:06 - Have you seen Pittsburgh Dad and do you love him? 0:21 - Nu Metal Bracket 3:49 - New Record "The Above" 5:20 - Working with WWE 5:37 - Working with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins 7:07 - Top 5 tour essentials 8:45 - End

Nadja Peulen of Coal Chamber joins Joshua Toomey and Ro Kohli on Nu Pod. Nadja speaks on the recent summer tour that Coal Chamber and Mudvayne just finished. She talks about working on artwork for an upcoming graphic novel, acting gigs and CruelTees. The guys ask her about moving to LA when she was 18. jamming with Iggy Pop and getting the Coal Chamber gig. Nadja reminisces about the Livin La Vida Loco Tour with Machine Head and Slipknot and talks about her love of stoner rock. She discusses being around Gwar all summer and watching them get ready as she is having coffee in catering. She looks back on Coal Chamber ending in the early 2000s and DevilDriver forming. Roadrunner United is brought up and she talks highly of recording Rivals. Joshua gets all bass nerd on her and talks about her tone. They both talk about preferring stage monitors to in ears. They end the interview with the Rock Superstar video shoot, more graphic novel talk and Ro asks for her top 5 non metal albums for metalheads.   

Morgan and Mercedes from Kittie sat down with Joshua Toomey and Nu Pod to discuss the return of Kittie, their loyal fans and playing both Sick New World and When We Were Young Fests. Morgan dives into the absence making the fans want Kittie to return and Mercedes adds that they saw an uptick in fans when the documentary was released. They also started to see support on TikTok and other social media platforms. Mercedes speaks on seeing familiar faces in the crowd and they both take the Nu Metal Bracket Challenge.

This week Ro takes control of the Nu Pod and interviews Toomey about his history with Primer 55, nu metal roots and early touring. Toomey talks about the album that got him into playing music, friends in school that helped along the way and his early bands. The guys talk about OzzFest 2000 and some shared stories. Toomey talks about meeting Bobby Burns and Primer 55. He gives the details on joining the band in 2002. The band coming back together in 2007 and what made him get off the road. The guys also talk about the future touring plans and if Toomey would go back on the road. They finish off with a new segment called "Nu or Nah"!!

Toomey and Ro talk about Toomey's latest trek to Louder Than Life. Toomey goes day by day with behind the scenes stories of his interviews and artists he saw in the media area. Toomey ran into Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire, Gene Hoglan and was mere feet from the mighty Dave Mustaine. He also recaps his interviews with Kittie, P-Nut from 311, Brendan Small and more. Joshua also delves into his not so pleasant interaction with YouTube sensation Oliver Anthony. That story is a must listen. Overall a great weekend of music and stories throughout the episode.