The Rawkwardness Podcast

Ep.44 - Daniel Brummel “When Times Were Good”

Rose, Terence, and Tony talk to Daniel Brummel of Ozma and Sanglorians (and many other projects) about the history of Pasadena, the earliest social media, and touring with your childhood heroes. Spoiler alert: we talked about Weezer a bit.
 
Daniel Brummel on Spotify and Instagram
Ozma on Spotify and Instagram
Sanglorians on Spotify and Instagram
Eulogy for a Rock Band - Everything Will Be Alright in the End - with Weezer
Monstro with Ezra Buchla, Corey Fogel and Laura Steinberge
Spain the band
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Weezer on Spotify
Weezerpedia
Weezma
Weezer Cruise
“Buddy Holly” video included with Windows 95
Van Halen in Pasadena
Marcel DuChamp in Pasadena
Battling for Baby - Debbie Reynolds
Mos Def dissing Drake
Chuck Klosterman - The Nineties
Harry Smith Folk Anthology - Smithsonian Folkways
Frank Stanford
 
No Future Cafe - Pasadena 4 Square church rec room - all the free iced mocha you could drink
The Smell
Unknown Theater - playing on the set of the play
Machine Project in Echo Park - Mark Allen, Emily Lacy
Chain Reaction in Anaheim
Fuck Yeah Fest/FYF
Echo Park Rising
 
Beatles Anthology - 2nd one 
Smashing Pumpkins
Nirvana
L7
Pearl Jam
Greenday 
Breeders
REM - Stand
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
REM - Flood
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives me Crazy
B52s
Psoma 
Shufflepuck
Nada Surf 
Rilo Kiley
Clancy Brothers
The Pogues
Luke Kelly
The Dubliners
Shane McGowan

Ep.43 - Devon Thompson “Gothabilly”

This week, Rose, Terence, and Tony talk to spooky LA baby Devon Thompson about her tween YouTube channel, throwing the coolest all-ages DIY shows in the Valley, Gibson Guitars, and her dream collaborator: Tim Burton.
 
Devon Thompson on Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Devon’s tour dates with Dead on a Sunday
Devon & Gibson Guitars - with the black and white J45 - the Gothabilly guitar
Pop Studios in Northridge
Devon’s Top 5i(sh):
Blondie
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Pretenders
Johnny Cash
Alabama Shakes
Fiona Apple
Kat Hamilton’s spreadsheet of ethical LA  promoters
Rebecca Black - Friday 
System of a Down
Last Dinner Party
Hiatus Kaiyote
Tim Burton - retrospective at LACMA, more from the retrospective

Ep.42 - Ava King “Communism is Good Sometimes”

Rose, Terence, and Tony talk to globetrotting, multi-lingual powerhouse singer, songwriter, producer, and badass: Ava King. She reads us her diary from when she was growing up in France, tells us how she came to write for the New York Times, and explains how the hell she ended up on Chinese television. You’ve never heard a story like this.
 
Ava King on Spotify,  Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Ava’s new album SEX MONEY GOD
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
American Beauty plastic bag
Never seen Rocky Horror Picture Show
Singing in the Rain
“Uninvited” by Alanis Morrissette
Carmen
Moi Lolita - French song by pop star Alizée
Machistador - Tony’s new jam
Brice de Nice - Casse - Jean DuJardin from The Artist - the French surfer skater dude
Peony Pavilion
Huayi Brothers - working as PR manager
Stars in Danger: the High Dive - needed a white girl in a bathing suit
Berklee College of Music
Bumble BFF 
Rob Cavallo - Greenday, Paramore, GooGoo Dolls, etc 

Ep.41 - Kevin Garrett “A Screaming Pole Cat”

It’s the premiere of Season 3! Rose, Terence, and Tony visit Nashville, and interview smooth-voiced and smooth-faced crooner Kevin Garrett about the artistic value of writing on paper, singers that yell, getting his very first placement on Beyonce’s Lemonade album, being a quality over quantity guy, and always sending the email.
 
Kevin Garrett on Spotify and Instagram
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Pray You Catch Me from Beyoncé’s Lemonade
Telescopes on Spotify
Noble Hunter on Spotify - Kevin’s college band
Kevin on Roc Nation
D’Angelico guitars
The Waymore Guest House and Casual Club in Nashville
NYU Tisch Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
Lenny Pickett
Bashiri Johnson
Maggie Rogers on Spotify
Erasure Poetry
Roseanne Cash
The Fray
James Vincent McMorrow
Sam Cooke
Oscar Peterson
Chet Baker
Our episode with Aaron Marsh of Copeland
Maps & Atlases
Colter Wall
Luke Combs playing with vocal issues
Our episode with Pete Molinari
The Bluebird Nashville
Rockwood Music Hall

Ep.40 - Rawkwardness Season 2 Finale “Kind of Like a Dream”

In our Season 2 Finale extravaganza, Rose, Terence, and Tony reflect on the year gone by, and are visited by three guests of episodes past. We celebrate the day after Christmas with music, laughter, and friendship…and an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming single from Work!
 
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
LLIIKKEEAAGGHHOOSSTT on Spotify and Instagram
Work on Spotify - new single coming in 2024 - “Please” from Opener Records
Double Wish on Spotify and Instagram. Buy their vinyl and merch here!
Jaws of Love on Spotify and Instagram
Local Natives on Spotify and Instagram
Bing Crosby Christmas Special with David Bowie
As Tall As Lions on Spotify
Cliff Sarcona on Instagram 
Bob Moses on Spotify
Bob Moses on tour with Odesza
Hit the North Records
Neon Bloodbath
Phillipe on Instagram
Danny Reisch - Kelcey’s producer
Bayonne on Spotify and Instagram
Chartreuse on Spotify and Instagram
Zella Day on Spotify and Instagram
Katelyn Tarver on Spotify and Instagram
Copeland on Spotify and Instagram
Ella Vos on Spotify and Instagram
Miserable Faith on Spotify, Instagram, and Weibo
Outside Lands Festival
Electric Forest Festival
Austin City Limits Festival
Amtrak (the artist)
King Krule on Spotify
Meg Myers on Spotify

Ep.39 - New Constellations “Hopeful Yearning”

Rose takes a solo trip to Portland to chat with Harlee from New Constellations about teenage hometown gigs, winning “Most Sought After” at a talent search, and succeeding at the right time. Hear how an unplanned pause ended up laying the groundwork for that success, and enjoy exclusive access to the original demo of their hit “Hot Blooded.”
 
New Constellations on Spotify, Insta, TikTok, and YouTube
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Ladies of Paradise - Harlee’s creative agency
Lady Jays 
Baby Harlee on YouTube
Cannons - Fire For You - from Netflix series “Never Have I Ever”
Drama the band
Tristan Prettyman
Jem
The OC Soundtrack
Jem - Maybe I’m Amazed - Live on The OC
IMTA - International Modeling & Talent Association 
Thank You for Saying No Podcast

Ep.38 - Emily Greene “Spoiler Alert, It’s MIDI”

In this week’s episode, Rose, Terence and Tony talk to singer-songwriter-film composer Emily Greene about historical dramas, hating authority, playing with Passion Pit, and how a night on her tour with Dar Williams changed her life forever…but not in the way you might think. Hint: STRFKR was there.
Emily Greene on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube and more YouTube
Riothorse Royale on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube
Liz Phair tweeted about their first show - “My very favorite thing right now, esp. Live: RIOTHORSE. Joy Division meets The Raincoats.”
Kissy Girls on Spotify
Emily’s upcoming scoring project, “Good Girls,” starring Mary Beth Barone
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
“We Are Beautiful” jam video
“Is This What You Had in Mind” - 2010 album
“Let Me Be The One” - Original song for “All the World is Sleeping,” starring Melissa Barerra - Carmen, In the Heights, Scream
A Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow - YA holiday movie
Passion Pit on Spotify
Matthew Good
Dar Williams
STRFKR
Adam Tressler - guitarist 
Ben Doyle - backline tech
Dan Romer - composer
Danny Reisch - producer/drummer (also for Jaws of Love!)
Joanne Brackine - odd meter stuff - piano teacher at Berklee
Mr. Mister - “Broken Wings”
Berklee College of Music 
Aspire: Berklee’s 5 week intensive summer workshop
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted Snake Live in LA 1992
Paula Abdul choreographing for Janet Jackson 1986
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Fame - performing arts school - show-off scene 
Chet Baker
Björk - Hyperballad - Homogenic 
Viking as a verb
“Vikings” the show
T.T. the Bear’s
Revolution Rock Bar in Boston - first show - the tea!
Paradise Lounge
Higher Ground in VT - the fateful canceled Dar Williams show
Protools - “That’s my DAW”

Ep.37 - Jack Gray “I Don’t Know Sh¡t About Fu@k”

On today’s episode, Rose, Terence and Tony chat with Aussie Indie Pop darling Jack Gray about his dad’s pub band, various regional American accents, growing as an artist, and the excessive specificity of Gen Z lyrics, and Jack and Tony challenge each other to ping pong and pool showdowns. Exclusive sneak peak of one of Jack’s new songs!
 
Jack Gray on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Tia and Jack on SoundCloud - “Leave My Heart”
Jack’s “first song” - “Fools” 
BBG 808L Maiden - Australian acoustic guitar - on Reverb
Jillian Shea Spaeder - Jill
“Bring it on Home” - Jack’s first ever vocal performance on stage
Chet Faker 
Sticky Fingers 
Ballpark Music 
San Cisco 
The 1975 - Jack’s biggest inspiration (according to him)
Frank Ocean 
Bon Iver - one of his faves
Pete Yorn
Maisie Peters - toured with her in 2019
Ed Sheeran voice memo
Why Prince changed his name to a symbol
Grimes on SongExploder - talking about why she likes writing for other people
Ozark on Netflix
Major 3rd on Wikipedia - How Nirvana used it via Reddit 
Sam Claflin in “Daisy Jones and the Six” - going between his British accent and his character’s American accent