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(Don't) Quit Your Day Job

Did you move to LA in the 80's to make it on Sunset Strip? There are many stories about making music for a living. Sometimes you need a day job and sometimes you play the worst gig. Let's talk about the stuff that happened with people who have "made it" or "come close" or played to a dog in an otherwise empty room. There are funny and enlightening stories out there, so I started a podcast to tell these stories.

Episode 76 with Matt Glasgow: If Lagwagon Isn't Coming Home With a Bunch of Cash, I Better Get a Side Job

28 mins; October 11, 2021

Episode 75 with Mark Tremalgia: So That Means I Have a 1 In 5 chance To Find The Right Room

27 mins; October 07, 2021

Episode 74 with Gerry LaFemina: Let's Face It, Every Punk Venture Is Not For Profit

39 mins; October 04, 2021

Episode 73 with Mark Tremalgia: Once The Show Starts I Might Turn It Up One or Two Clicks

29 mins; September 30, 2021

Episode 72 with Mark Tremalgia: I Ate a Whole Pizza Before I Went On Last Night

29 mins; September 23, 2021

Episode 71 with Justin Palencsar: I Didn't Even Know What a Dominatrix Was

42 mins; September 20, 2021

Episode 70 with Mark Tremalgia: I'm Tired of Pushing Shopping Carts to Get a Quarter to Buy Ramen

40 mins; September 16, 2021

Episode 69 with Andy Pohl: You Ran a Label, What's Your Advice? "Just Don't."

38 mins; September 13, 2021

Episode 68 with Fred LeBlanc: Musicians Are Not Known To Be The Most Mature and Sane People

33 mins; September 09, 2021

Episode 67 with Lindsey Colby: Here's The Address; If I'm Not Out in Two Hours, Send The Police

33 mins; September 06, 2021

Episode 66 with Dave Hause: Hopefully We Have a Better Night Than We Would Have If We Didn’t Get Together

37 mins; September 02, 2021

Episode 65 with Drew Neely: Nobody Walks Away From Seeing a Band Humming the Bassline

32 mins; August 30, 2021

Episode 64 with Mark Tremalgia: It's Mostly Bad Decisions That I've Made That I Am Just Sharing

30 mins; August 26, 2021

Episode 63 with Chris Trepagnier: The Strings Are Bigger and There Are Less of Them

36 mins; August 23, 2021

Episode 62 with Mark Tremalgia: Wow, That's a Really Cool Rock Star Pose

31 mins; August 19, 2021

Episode 61 with Risky Tjokrosonto: The Beauty of the DIY Scene Is Interacting With Other People

31 mins; August 16, 2021

Episode 60 with Joe Queer: I Got My First Royalty Check and It Was Like Winning the Lottery

37 mins; August 12, 2021

Episode 59 with Dean Collier: I Gave Up The Idea of Ever Being On a Tour Bus

28 mins; August 09, 2021

Episode 58 with Jennifer Batten: Most Known About Me Would Be My Hair With Michael Jackson

31 mins; August 05, 2021

Episode 57 with David Wince: I Look Like I'm Famous But I'm Not

29 mins; August 02, 2021

Episode 56 with Jude Gold: All of a Sudden I Was On a Tour Bus Going All Over the Country

54 mins; July 29, 2021

Episode 55 with Mike Park: My Mom Makes Me Lunch Every Day

28 mins; July 26, 2021

Episode 54 with Mark Tremalgia: He's Got A Fan Onstage, You Know, Like Beyonce'

29 mins; July 22, 2021

Episode 53 with Josh Latshaw: I Didn't Play On That Song Because I Thought It Was Really Stupid

29 mins; July 19, 2021

Episode 52 with Mark Tremalgia: Everybody Went From Hair Metal to Grunge in Two Weeks

41 mins; July 15, 2021

Episode 51 with John Stoecker: Going Up To Play I Was So Out of Breath, We Need to Slow Down

37 mins; July 12, 2021

Episode 50 with Mark Tremalgia: George Thorogood Hates Basketball at the YMCA

31 mins; July 08, 2021

Episode 49 with John Stoecker: I Want You, But I Want You To Be Country Because That's What Sells

28 mins; July 05, 2021

Episode 48 with Ron Young: He's Not Doing Himself Any Favors Going Out There Looking Like the Abominable Snowman

29 mins; July 01, 2021

Episode 47 with Dave Bovyn: Tight Jeans, Tights Shirts, and Crazy Hair

32 mins; June 28, 2021

Episode 46 with Ron Young: The Expectation Levels and The Egos Are Phenomenally Large

29 mins; June 24, 2021

Episode 45 with Abby Malczon: I Do Know a Couple People That Love Heavy Metal

29 mins; June 21, 2021

Episode 44 with Mark Tremalgia: This Isn't The Kip Winger Interview, Sorry. I Don't Have Any Stage Moves

33 mins; June 17, 2021

Episode 43 with Stephen Hazel: That Video Is Unlisted Because It Is Painful For Me to Watch

36 mins; June 14, 2021

Episode 42 with Daniel Formica: Is It Your Birthday? No, I Had A Successful Rocket Launch

35 mins; June 10, 2021

Episode 41 with Charlie Thornton: So Now I Am Fatter Than ever

26 mins; June 07, 2021

Episode 40 with Daniel Formica: Let's Go To LA, It's Warmer

26 mins; June 03, 2021

Episode 39 with Michael Treetop Voss: The Fascists Got Angry Because My Trumpet Is Louder Than Their Speaker System

34 mins; May 31, 2021

Episode 38 with Mark Tremalgia: We Were So Green Coming From Connecticut

30 mins; May 27, 2021

Episode 37 with Michael Treetop Voss: I’m Not Really Talented Because I Can’t Whistle

32 mins; May 24, 2021

Episode 36 with Mark Tremalgia: The Hollywood Flyer Wars and the Clear Out Band

34 mins; May 20, 2021

Episode 35 with Chuck Kowalski: Creativity Comes From Preparation and Failure

31 mins; May 17, 2021

Episode 34 with Mark Tremalgia: Don't Play the Solo On the Record, Do Your Own Thing

35 mins; May 13, 2021

Episode 33 with Chuck Kowalski: For All I Know He Has Dead Bodies in the Basement

27 mins; May 10, 2021

Episode 32 with Mark Tremalgia: Got On the Highway the Wrong Way, Sorry About That

34 mins; May 06, 2021

Episode 31 with Bree Myers: Punk Rock Has Saved My Life More Times Than I Can Count

31 mins; May 03, 2021

Episode 30 with Mark Tremalgia: Either I’m a Jukebox or I’m Me

30 mins; April 29, 2021

Episode 29 with Anthony Allen: Guitars For Metal? The Pointier the Better!

30 mins; April 26, 2021

Episode 28 with Matthew Farrow: It Sounds Like a Trash Can Being Put In a Garbage Disposal

65 hours 7 mins; April 22, 2021

Episode 27 with Kevin Koch: Showmanship is Trying Not to Look Like a Moron in Photographs

30 mins; April 19, 2021

Episode 26 with Mark Tremalgia: You Take a Solo; The Best Steve Stevens Story

35 mins; April 15, 2021

Episode 25 with Kevin Koch: Is It Possible to Separate the Artist From Their Politics?

28 mins; April 12, 2021

Episode 24 with Mark Tremalgia: Are You Gonna Play With More Gain?

29 mins; April 08, 2021

Episode 23 with Jakob Braun: The Only Way to Clean Your Lederhosen Is With a Goat

35 mins; April 05, 2021

Episode 22 with Mark Tremalgia: Big Shows With Famous Drummers and Baseball With Bagwell

30 mins; April 01, 2021

Episode 21 with Jakob Braun: Recording in Rehearsal Spaces and Taking Advantage of Opportunities

31 mins; March 29, 2021

Episode 20 with Mark Tremalgia: Wearing Your Guitar High and Hanging With Joe Perry

27 mins; March 25, 2021

Episode 19 with Kevin Koch: Are You a Brick Guy or a Rug Guy?

33 mins; March 22, 2021

Episode 18 with Loren Molinare: Opening for Kiss and Moving from The Dogs to Little Caesar

30 mins; March 18, 2021

Episode 17 with Kevin Koch: Keep the Day Job or Go on Tour?

27 mins; March 15, 2021

Episode 16 with Loren Molinare: Opening for MC5 and Getting The Dogs Out of Detroit

28 mins; March 11, 2021

Episode 15 with Mike Dunn: Cover Band Break-up Drama

34 mins; March 08, 2021

Episode 14 with Mark Tremalgia: Over the Donner Pass In a Snow Storm

31 mins; March 04, 2021

Episode 13 with Mike Dunn: Cover Bands and Jimmy Page Licks

36 mins; March 01, 2021

Episode 12 with Mark Tremalgia: Becoming a Guitar Teacher and the Most Commonly Requested song

31 mins; February 25, 2021

Episode 10 with Kevin Koch: Musical Theater to Mailman

31 mins; February 22, 2021

Episode 11 with Mark Tremalgia: Butter knives in Houston Restaurants

33 mins; February 18, 2021

Episode 9 with Kevin Koch: Nerding Out With the Drummer

27 mins; February 15, 2021

Episode 8 with Mark Tremalgia: A Slap from Mr. Sambora

27 mins; February 11, 2021

Episode 7 with Mark Tremalgia: A Record Contract is a Bank Loan with Connections

29 mins; February 04, 2021

Episode 6 with Charlie Thornton: Release a Great Album and then Pandemic Goes Boom

30 mins; January 28, 2021

Episode 5 with Mark Tremalgia: Let's Go On a Big Tour in 1996

28 mins; January 21, 2021

Episode 4 with Mark Tremalgia: The Dreaded Record Label Drama

26 mins; January 14, 2021

Episode 3 with Mark Tremalgia: The Highs and Lows of Touring

31 mins; January 08, 2021

Episode 2 with Mark Tremalgia: The Early 90's Rock Club Scene in LA

27 mins; December 29, 2020

Episode 1 with Mark Tremalgia: Let's Move to LA (in 1987)

24 mins; December 13, 2020

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