I chatted with Carlo & Mario about Ghost Funk Orchestra's upcoming tour (playing with La Luz), new LP "Night Walker / Death Waltz" out on Colemine Records 8/12, s/o to Seth Applebaum for creating GFO, drumming, Brooklyn Drum Collective, their new upcoming podcast "It's Still Too Loud", their show @ Bowery Ballroom w / La Luz 8/26, tour snacks, Mario's project "Nieces and Nephews" and much more!www.ghostfunkorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/night-walker-death-waltzwww.brooklyndrumcollective.comwww.facebook.com/niecesandnephs
Street Wannabes interviewed Murder Tag (Mike Borchardt, Stephanie Gunther, and Carlo Minchillo) about their new 2 song S/T EP. We also discussed the formation of the band, the origin around Jen Meller's movie (where the band was created), the difference between the two songs "Full Moon" & "Eternal", the songwriting process, working together during the pandemic, playing in other bands & influences to Murder Tag, plans for the future, mixing by Jeff Berner (who also played on Eternal), mastering by Carl Saff, Carlo interning at Studio G, the photo shoot with Jen Meller (help with Neesmith), Scott Einhorn (Radio Free Brooklyn), making a group playlist of their interests, Brooklyn Drum Collective Records, Mike playing live on Sunday with Rebelmatic and much more! Pre-order the S/T recordings now, release 5/7/2021!Mike: Nihiloceros Putting out a new record late summer/early fall with Stephanie/ Carlo/ Gillian Leigh Visco (of Shadow Monster)Carlo: Full Length "The Planes" in JuneStephanie: Desert Sharks releasing an new upcoming EP murdertag.bandcamp.com/releasesbrooklyndrumcollec.wixsite.com/murdertagbandwww.facebook.com/Murder-Tag-105408868224836www.instagram.com/murdertagbandwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.comThe Story:Murder Tag is a supernatural themed supergroup comprised of musicians Mike Borchardt (guitar, backing vocals), Stephanie Gunther (bass, vocals), and Carlo Minchillo (drums, guitar, keyboard). Borchardt is the vocalist and guitarist of Nihiloceros and guitarist in Treads, Gunther the vocalist and bassist of Desert Sharks, and Minchillo the drummer of The Planes, Glass Slipper, and creator of the Brooklyn Drum Collective.
Street Wannabes interviewed Mat of Pansy about the new single "Pity Party" released today 2/19! We also discussed the new music video for "Pity Party" (Created by Vic Collier and Frankie Yoshi J) released 2/19, the past single "Buried" released 1/1, the upcoming s/t album April 2nd, the scene in Grand Rapids, MI, having the band live in Chicago/ Detroit now, the split with Black Ends & Ice Balloons (out in March), the music vid for "Buried" shot and edited by Lin Foust, the "Pity Party" single art (by Katrina), mastering by Adis Kaltak, WLUW Chicago Sound Alliance "New Music 2021", Sojii (s/o to Valerie Salerno), Ape Not Kill Ape, photos by J Jeremiah, s/o to Johnson Cochran for the recording set up, the Russell Industrial Center, Flare Music Mag UK single review, Declared Goods Winter 2020/21 Goods Stuff Playlist and much more!Photo Credit: JamesenPansy is: Mat Hagger, Ben Abid, Cam Frank, Danny Seinpansymi.bandcamp.com/track/buriedyoutu.be/7Q6I6mr2ju4 Pity Party Music Vidwww.facebook.com/pansybandmiyoutu.be/b9C5gTO7hJE Buried videowww.instagram.com/pansy_bandwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed The Planes about their new EP "The Oracle of Marcy" released 1/29/21 and recorded in one week for the podcast "Weekly EP" with Cody Swanson. We also discussed writing/recording/mixing an album in one week, Stephen's interview with Cody Swanson (Weekly EP podcast), creating a new EP during a pandemic, recording an upcoming full length album "Eternity on Its Edge" with Jeff Berner of Studio G, new merch with Baron the cat, Bands do BK with the premiere of "The Oracle of Marcy" & description of each song (write up by Sam Sumpter), Look At My Records "The Oracle" single premiere, the write up by The Deli Mag, mastering by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering, rainsticks (s/o Jeff Berner), performing in other bands, donating to Our Wicked Lady, the album art for the ep, Matt putting out an album as Phantom Handshakes (w/ Federica Tassano), Brooklyn Drum Collective's live album recorded at OWL, Shred City Quarantine comp, Bandnada, Jersey Beat (s/o Jim Testa) and much more!The Planes are Stephen Perry, Matt Sklar and Carlo Minchillo.They also play in the other following bands:Stephen: Rancho CowabungaCarlo: Glass Slipper, Murder Tag (for Jen Miller's film)Matt: Phantom Handshakeswww.theplanesnyc.bandcamp.com/album/the-oracle-of-marcywww.weeklyep.com/blank/episode/1c34905d/ep-29-the-planes-the-oracle-of-marcywww.bandsdobrooklyn.com/2021/01/29/premiere-the-planes-the-oracle-of-marcywww.lookatmyrecords.com/premieres/2021/1/25/the-planes-the-oraclewww.m-nyc.thedelimagazine.com/43988/planes-reveal-oracle-marcywww.theplanesnyc.bandcamp.com/merchwww.instagram.com/theplanesnycwww.instagram.com/streetwannabes
Street Wannabes interviewed Scott Kodi about his upcoming single release "Long Game" out February 4th! We also discussed his 4 other singles that will follow, the complete ep "Iceland Spar", recording with Christopher Daly at Salvation Recording Co in New Paltz, upcoming music videos for each single, his past single "Alexandra", living in Boston, growing up in the bay, design for all the singles by Gabe Smoller, photos by Joey Schwartzman, practicing at Danbro/pfizer building, being buddies with Carlo Minchillo of Brooklyn Drum Collective and much more!www.scottkodi.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/ScottKodiwww.soundcloud.com/scottkodiwww.instagram.com/scott__kodiwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Beau Dega about his new album "Holy Cannoli" released November 13th! We also discussed writing/recording the album, the past album "Oof" (27 tracks) released May 27th, specific songs on the album, making music during the pandemic, the Spotify playlist that inspired the "Holy Cannoli" album, singles released, Album artwork by Jeff Buckholz and much more!beau-dega.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/BeauDegaBandwww.instagram.com/beau.degaopen.spotify.com/playlist/02d1ikwsQfFR3xJYlHjZ0Q?si=Rw3NsQgIQAu58ymnhcJpAAwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Matty Klauser of Secret Nudist Friends & goodhowareyou records about SNF's 3 new singles recently released "Search Party" (10/27), "Outside" (10/28), "I Don't Like It" (10/29) out on goodhowareyou records. We also discussed the upcoming album "I Don't Like It", the Philly scene, forming goodhowareyou records, putting on shows at Tralfamadore, Mastering by Elaine Rasnake / Daughterboard Audio, playing in other bands, the cover art by Emma Atterbury, the friends in Secret Nudist Friends, t-shirts, news about bands releases with goodhowareyou, the SNF vinyl split "Good-Splits 1" with Canine 10 and much more!Matty Klauser (they/them) performs in:Guitar and vocals - SNFDrums - BlushedGuitar - Kelsey Cork and the SwigsNew project - pillow princessgoodhowareyou is a Philadelphia based record label and artist collectiveSecret Nudist FriendsyeenarBlushedTrash BoyPuppy Angstcanine 10Heaven ManBroke BodyHoneytigerKelsey Cork and the SwigslylylyMean SidersMadam WestlittlunOverwinterwww.goodhowareyourecords.bandcamp.com/artistswww.secretnudistfriends.bandcamp.comwww.secretnudistfriends.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont-like-itwww.secretnudistfriends.bandcamp.com/track/outsidewww.secretnudistfriends.bandcamp.com/track/search-partywww.canine10.bandcamp.com/album/good-splits-1www.facebook.com/goodhowareyourecordswww.facebook.com/SNFphillywww.instagram.com/secretnudistfriendswww.instagram.com/goodhowareyou_records
Street Wannabes interviewed Justin Randel of Reaches & We Be Friends Records about the tape/cd “The Land is Kind” released 9/4 on Crass Lips! We also discussed running/starting We Be Friends Records, Veronica Torres (of P.E. & Pill) performing on “History Longer Than Ourselves”, new Reaches merch/ T Shirts, linking up with Crass Lips, the current Crass Lips HQ The True Vine Record Shop in Baltimore (Crass Lips Miami x Baltimore), touring the world, finding bands for the label, Dean Cercone (plus the rest of We Be Friends line up), living in the Catskills, Reaches "Stop Cycle" being played on "In Memory of John Peel" show, living during the pandemic, the promo vid for the album, current state of the music industry and much more! We Be Friends Records consists of:Dean Cercone, gosh!, Opale, Lafidki, Reaches, RXM Reality, X Harlow www.iloveyou.bandcamp.com/album/the-land-is-kindwww.webefriends.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/reachesforfreenesswww.facebook.com/webefriendsrecordswww.webefriendsrecords.comwww.instagram.com/webefriendsrecordswww.instagram.com/reachestopullweedswww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Carlo Minchillo of Brooklyn Drum Collective about the upcoming album "Live at Our Wicked Lady" featuring live performances (from July 19, 2019) by "True Dreams", "Catty", "Bizarre Sharks" & "Powersnap" out October 16th! We also discussed Jeff Berner mixing the album, mastering by Sam Gelernter, artwork by Rachel R. Adler, the Brooklyn Drum Collective, BDC celebrating 2 years, Brooklyn Drum Collective/ Carlo marching over the Brooklyn Bridge for George Floyd/BLM protests, The Planes recently recording with Jeff Berner at Studio G (with assistants Roff Colombo, Nelson Antonio Hernandez-Espinal of "Stuyedeyed" & Hillary Lahoma Van Scoy of "Blood of the Bull"), Catty's single "Tell Me" out now off the upcoming record, the promo vid/music videos for the record (editing by Manny Nomikos), Carlo interviewing bands, playing in Glass Slipper and much more!Your pre-order purchase will help support the Black Lives Matter movement and Our Wicked Lady!www.brooklyndrumcollective.combrooklyndrumcollective.bandcamp.com/releaseswww.facebook.com/brooklyndrumcollectivewww.youtube.com/channel/UCrlTKjZ_n9Pux6tjoyTsYNwwww.theplanesnyc.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/brooklyndrumcollectivewww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Manny Nomikos (of Ilithios & Catty) and Ana Asnes Becker (of Fruit & Flowers & Catty)! We discussed Ilithios new single "Florist" out on Totally Real Records/ Stereoactive Media, Ilithios upcoming LP "Florist" (out on TRR/Stereoactive Media) out 10/23, Catty's 3 songs on the upcoming Brooklyn Drum Collective live album recorded at Our Wicked Lady (with Bizarre Sharks, Powersnap, True Dreams) out 10/16 (from a live performance 7/19/19), Catty's origins formed from a band lottery (s/o Matthew Sklar for organizing the event with bagels), Catty's single "Tell Me" off the BDC live album released 9/8, the Florist music video directed by Jen Meller, "Tell Me" being featured on New Sounds Weekly Music Roundup, Ana's daily illustrations, Ilithios recording Florist with Jeff Berner at Studio G (Mastered by Carl Saff), Manny recording a song for Jeremiah Mcvay's album "The Subtle Incline: A Collaborative Songwriting Experiment", Ana's livestream with Vanessa Silberman and much more!www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG17FHzAnj4 (FLORIST music vid)www.ilithios.bandcamp.com/album/floristwww.newsounds.org/story/weekly-music-roundup-janelle-monae-artemis-and-doves/www.catty.bandcamp.com/releaseswww.brooklyndrumcollective.bandcamp.com/releaseswww.fruitxflowers.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/cattythebandwww.facebook.com/ilithiosnycwww.facebook.com/fruitxflowerswww.totallyrealrecords.com/artists/ilithioswww.stereoactivemedia.com/floristpreorderwww.instagram.com/ilithiosnycwww.instagram.com/cattythebandwww.instagram.com/fruitxflowerswww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Marta DeLeon of Weekend Lovers about their upcoming single Larvae Love out on Totally Real Records 9/16! We also discussed the upcoming album "I Love U In Real Life” (out 11/6 on Totally Real Records), the past single “Big As The Dark” 6/22, living in Tucson, AZ, playing in bands in NYC, recording with Matt Rendon at Midtown Island, having the music mastered at Spot On Sound by Patrick Haight, the artwork by Ed Beltran, the rest of the band (Danny Perez, Gabriela Lisk, Brandon), working on a music video in AZ, making a NPR Tiny Desk video “Moon On Mars”, covering a Mount Sharp song “Bones” for the record “That Shadow” out on Dadstache Records, surviving the pandemic, upcoming live stream through Univ. of Arizona (in a couple weeks) & 10/16 stream through Habitation Realty, living in Seattle, her friendship with Bryan Bruchman of TRR, merch/ shirts design by Ed Beltran, the promo vid for Larvae Love by Christine Greer and much more!www.facebook.com/weekendloverszwww.weekendloversaz.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/weekendloversazwww.totallyrealrecords.com/artists/weekend-loverswww.instagram.com/streetwannabes
Street Wannabes interviewed Jon Adams of The Upstart Crows about his new single/video "Stuck" released 8/20 (all proceeds from Bandcamp go to Americares/ Black Lives Matter)! We also talked about the album being mixed & mastered by Michael Abiuso at Behind The Curtains Media, the "Stuck" music video made by Adam Soltis, living in NYC, the NPR Tiny Desk Submission "Tin Man" video by Adam Soltis, upcoming/past music, surviving the quarantine, being a DM in D & D, the Mega Man X soundtrack and much more!www.theupstartcrows.bandcamp.com/album/the-upstart-crowswww.facebook.com/TheUpstartCrowswww.youtube.com/watch?v=3STA1ntf2nw (Stuck (Official Video))www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd36-jFvzWs (Melancholy Haze (Official Video))www.instagram.com/theupstartcrowswww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed The New Restaurants about their upcoming album "Wrong Place at Wrong Time" out this Friday 9/4 on Totally Real Records! We also discussed their two singles "Fuck Dallas BBQ" 8/13 (Impose Premiere) / "Dug Up Proust" 8/25 (Groundsounds Premiere), recording with Travis Harrison, Mastering by Jamal Ruhe, Art Layout by Lauren Lapid, being in a band "Taylor Slow" (halloween), putting out two 8 song websites/ art project in the past, their connection with Bryan Bruchman of Totally Real Records, using old advertising as band posters/single art, band chemistry, having an ice cream truck parked outside during an interview, the origins of each member, jamming with your step dad, Monty Python/British people pronouncing "Proust" like prowst instead of proost and much more!www.facebook.com/thenewrestaurantswww.newrestaurants.bandcamp.comwww.instagram.com/the_new_restaurantswww.totallyrealrecords.com/artists/the-new-restaurantswww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Bryan Bruchman of Totally Real Records/ Senior video producer & Art Director at BTRtoday/ host of “The Subliminal Inevitable Show” & “The Music Digest”! We also talked about The New Restaurants record Wrong Place At Wrong Time out 9/4 on Totally Real Records (2 singles out now), Weekend Lovers “Larvae Love" single out 9/16 on Totally Real Records, the Mount Sharp albums (Bryan is in Mount Sharp) “That Shadow” out on Dadstache Records 2/21 & “Those Shadows” 7/3 (That Shadows remixed/covers by musicians/friends), Superorder’s VHS/USB "Excellent Systems" record, the rest of the Totally Real Records lineup, interviewing record labels for his podcast “The Subliminal Inevitable” on BTR (episode 200 with Misra Records!), working at/with BTR, doing illustrations for BTR, some of the mutual friends at BTR (Elena Childers, Jeanette D. Moses, Jen Meller) and much more! Totally Real Records line up:The New Restaurants, Jane Migraine, Weekend Lovers, SUPERORDER, Mount Sharp, Marie Stella and announcing a new artist soon!www.totallyrealrecords.comwww.facebook.com/totallyrealrecswww.instagram.com/totallyrealrecswww.mountsharp.bandcamp.com/album/those-shadowsmountsharp.bandcamp.com/album/that-shadowwww.btrtoday.com/listen/subinevwww.instagram.com/subinevwww.btrtoday.com/listen/themusicdigestwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Madi Cox of Space Sluts & Shelter Dogs about her new Space Sluts single St. v released 7/27! We also discussed the recent MTV write up with Space Sluts (also ft. Bon Iver, Billie Eilish and many more!), releasing 2 new videos “Covid (Touch Me)/"Touch Me Covid” & “Process Part 2,” having St. v produced/mixed by: Gary Atturio & Mastered by: Alex DeTurk, playing with Shelter Dogs (“Crashing a Party With Shelter Dogs” tape released 5/31 2019 on King Pizza Records), having an illustration of Shelter Dogs by Kate Kelly, doing a photo shoot (for Shelter Dogs) with Jeanette D. Moses of Blood Sweat & Beers NYC, living in California/NYC during the pandemic/quarantine, doing a photo shoot in Joshua Tree (photographer/friend Eleanor), s/o Jordan Bell for doing the Space Sluts logo, Madi's dog Apollo (named after Battlestar Galactica), the new Space Sluts website/merch and much more!www.spaceslutsmusic.comwww.spacesluts.bandcamp.com/releaseswww.mtv.com/news/3168601/bop-shop-sg-lewis-robyn-billie-eilish-misterwiveswww.facebook.com/spaceslutswww.instagram.com/space_slutswww.recklessmagazine.com/home/aliensexistwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Rick Perez of Reckless Management & Reckless Magazine! We also discussed his photo for VIVA LA VACAY which is in front of South Coast Surf Shops, connecting with photographers & sharing their stories on Reckless Magazine, managing up and coming musicians on Reckless Mgmt, the IG take over for the zine, moving & living in L.A., Managing musician Neil Levin, filming a video promo for Neil Levin “Love is a part of life”, Doll Klaw (new artist) on Reckless Mgmt, taking Reckless Magazine international by sharing photographers work from places like (Greece, Hungary, LA, Brazil, Malaysia and much more) and much more!www.recklessmagazine.comwww.recklessmanagement.comwww.facebook.com/recklessmagazinewww.facebook.com/management.recklesswww.instagram.com/reckless.magwww.instagram.com/reckless.mgmtwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Rocco Renzetti of New Speedway & Antigua of North America. We also chatted about the recent album by New Speedway "Climb Sideways" (7/3), recorded in Savannah, GA, Antigua of North America's “Becoming” record (Feb 7, 2020), having both records out on Artificial Energy Recordings, playing in Birds/ being long time buddies with Duane Lauginiger, staying inside during the quarantine, how every single New Speedway album is stylistically very different, being friends with Alex Fippinger of Mary Vision (he's the one who introduced us) and much more! All profit from this new album, as well as all other New Speedway albums, will be donated to Black Lives Matter and the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund until the end of 2020! www.newspeedway.bandcamp.comwww.antiguaofnorthamerica.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/newspeedwayfuzzwww.facebook.com/AntiguaofNorthAmericawww.instagram.com/antiguaofnorthamericawww.instagram.com/newspeedwayfuzzwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Rachel Rossen of Tell All Your Friends PR. We also discussed being part of a PR company, working with bands, bringing the local scene to Tell All Your Friends PR, her backstory, living in NYC/BK during the pandemic, Verdigrls, meeting outside the Desert Sharks album release show and much more!www.facebook.com/tellallyourfriendsprwww.tellallyourfriendspr.comwww.instagram.com/tayfprwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Tito Espinosa & Cory D. Gibson of Rice & Beans Records. We discussed their first release "The People's Theme" at Rice & Beans Records, the future of Rice & Beans Records (cofounded by Tito Espinosa & Seán Van Doornum of "Eush"), what the "The People's Theme" Sung by Cory D. Gibson stands for now, "The People's Theme" coming from none other than David Lackner of Galtta Media, Cory being the lead in an off broadway play "As Much as I Can" a play bringing awareness to HIV, surviving the pandemic/life, Chorizo Slim's upcoming single "Radio 69", running/starting a label, living in Australia/ Janglin Jack's in Sydney and much more! Recorded 7/2, available on all platforms!www.riceandbeansrecords.bandcamp.com/releaseswww.chorizoslim.bandcamp.comwww.facebook.com/ricenbeansrecordswww.facebook.com/Chorizoslimwww.streetwannabes.com
Street Wannabes interviewed Doctor Breakfast of Doctor Breakfast and The Fuzz about the new single/video "Feels" released 5/25! We discussed the filming process of "Feels" (directed by Dan Rosenhanst & director of photography Evan Solana-Cardona (@evanlsc)), filming the project with Sony Japan cameras, Recording & mixing with Dorian Wolff at The Submarine Studio in Brooklyn in June 2018, Doctor Breakfast & The Fuzz, Doc's new short film D.I.Y. Episode 01 “For PlaySpace” premiered at the Fine Cuts film fest 5/18 @ the new school and much more!www.doctorbreakfastandthefuzz.bandcamp.com/track/feelswww.vimeo.com/342363853www.vimeo.com/414379322 (D.I.Y. Episode 01 “For PlaySpace”)www.facebook.com/AndTheFuzzwww.facebook.com/DoctorBreakfastwww.instagram.com/doctorbreakfastwww.instagram.com/andthefuzzwww.instagram.com/streetwannabeswww.streetwannabes.com