The Rawkwardness Podcast

Ep.35 - Kat Hamilton “Prison or Chef”

Rose, Terence, and Tony get gabby with singer-songwriter/curator/cutie Kat Hamilton. We chat about songs Prince wrote for other people, emotional attachment to our cell phone numbers, getting sober, and the revelations of Titanic: tape 2.
 
Kat Hamilton on Spotify and Instagram
I Wish it Was a Love Story EP on Spotify
Recovery Songs on Spotify
Guyville on Spotify and Instagram
Manic Pixi on Spotify and Instagram
Kat’s playlist Winter Break 2007
Kat’s guide to ethical LA venues
Writer’s Round LA on Instagram
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Social Drag on Spotify and Instagram - the other half of Guyville
The Indestructible Shure SM58 microphone - Durability test
Songs Prince wrote for other people
Allan - Ken’s best friend
Bratz dolls - Bratz movie
Teenager as a marketing term
Marin County
Marin County music history - mixtape
Total Request Live - video - host Carson Daly
Men in Black Soundtrack
Big Willy Style
Almost Famous Soundtrack
Titanic: the movie
House of the Rising Sun on Spotify
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Nick Zinner
Myspace
Michelle Branch on Spotify
Sara Bareilles on Spotify
Liz Phair on Spotify
Sheryl Crow on Spotify
The Moldy Peaches on Spotify
Juno Soundtrack
The Hotel Cafe - legendary LA venue for singer-songwriters
Harvard and Stone

Ep.34 - Katelyn Tarver “I’d Love to Find that Baby”

Today’s episode finds Rose, Terence and Tony in the living room of singer-songwriter/actress and Radio Disney darling of the mid-2000s, Katelyn Tarver. (She’s also Jo on “Big Time Rush!”) We sit amongst the detritus of a recently completed tour, discussing chaos, seeing behind the curtain too early, coming back to 8th grade famous, and of course, The Jonas Brothers.
 
Katelyn Tarver on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube
Quitter Video - See if you can spot Tony ;)
Shit Happens video
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
American Juniors - Katelyn sings “Tell Him”
Katelyn on Big Time Rush
Radio Disney
Jonas Bros, Ally and AJ, Honor Society
Are You Kidding Me? - Live in 2008
Hayley Williams 
Connecticut Strawberry Festival
2011 record producer Matt Grabe
Unlocking Us Podcast with Brene Brown, Tim Ferris, Dax Sheppard - what’s a bumper sticker saying that's overused but powerful?

Ep.33 - Samantha Schultz “The Golden Age of Social Media”

Today’s guest is soulful Canadian songstress Samantha Schultz. She tells Rose, Terence and Tony all about the robust and supportive folk scene in her hometown of Edmonton, the highs and lows of a US artist VISA, and ambivalently auditioning for Berklee College of Music. And defends her countrymen, Nickelback.
 
Samantha Schultz on Spotify and Instagram
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Phantom of the Opera - Music of the Night
Prince of Egypt - When You Believe
Hero - by Chad Kroeger - from Spiderman
Edmonton Folk Festival
Mike Lendt
Emily Schultz on Spotify
Johnny Lang - Lie to Me
The Citadel Edmonton
Myspace - an update
Berklee College of Music
Gary Slaight
Westside 6
Pitch Slapped
Cover Girl Pitch Perfect Campaign
Chris Thigpen

Ep.32 - The Dandy Warhols “Casually Victorious”

In a triumphant return from a mid-season hiatus, Rose, Terence and Tony sit down with the legendary Dandy Warhols, backstage at The Bellwether in Los Angeles. Nothing is off limits: from the darker side of the Summer of Love, to a “heroine threesome,” to trading drum lessons for Tae Kwon Do, all the way to why AI is like a teenager. Audio cameo by The Black Angels.
 
Dandy Warhols on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Summer of Hate on  YouTube
Just Try on Spotify
Last Junkie on Earth on Spotify and YouTube
Lou on Spotify - with flute by Chris Consentino
DiG! on IMDB
Brian Jonestown Massacre on Spotify
The Odditorium - the Dandy’s version of Andy Warhol’s The Factory
Morphine on Spotify
Karl Kanga on Spotify
Satyricon 
X-Ray Club
Dilemma Sect - Portland’s first goth band - Pete’s first band
Bauhaus on Spotify
Cry Baby pedal
Charlatans, Stone Roses
Those Darn Accordions
Stephen Sprouse  - fashion designer, part of The Factory
Paige Powell - photographer, curator, friend of Andy Warhol
Chris Constantinou - flute on “Lou” (played bass with Adam and the Ants)
Teddy Dean - Holy Modal Rounders - lived with Velvet Underground
The Black Angels - El Jardín
The Three O’Clock - San Diego Mod Scene - I think her head’s revolving
Paisley Underground in LA - The Bangles
Miracle Workers on Spotify
Rain Parade on Spotify
Summer of Love in San Francisco
Summer 2020 in Portland
The Dream of the 90s is Alive in Portland
J Lowe - editor of “Summer of Hate” video

Ep.31 - Dave Tosti (Pax217) “I Was Definitely Drawn to Wild Expression”

In today’s episode Rose, Terence, and Tony talk to Dave Tosti, singer of popular Christian rock band of the 2000s, Pax217. We talk relentless touring, crappy record deals, and roadie-ing for his dad’s wedding band, plus a story that will really make you appreciate smartphones.
 
Pax217 on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Big Dog Small Fence - where they got Bobby the DJ - on Amazon
Sarducci’s/Trevor’s on the track in San Juan Capistrano
Knotts Berry Farm caroling group - The Calico Carolers - not Dave’s actual mom in this video 
Tooth and Nail Records
Early influences:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Warrant - Cherry Pie
2 Live Crew - Me So Horny
The Specials
Incubus 
311
 
Other Christian acts mentioned:
Michael W Smith
Bobby Carlyle - Butterfly Kisses
Stryper 
Petra
OC Supertones
Jars of Clay
P.O.D.
Project 86
Pigeon John

Ep.30 - Kianah LongChase AKA TwoLips “Paradigm Shifting Music”

On today’s episode, Rose, Terence and Tony talk to Afro-Indigenous multi-disciplinary artist, singer and rapper Kianah LongChase aka TwoLips about places where the past seems less far away, the positive influence of TikTok, the power of teen angst and the constantly shifting concept of home.
 
TwoLips on Spotify and Instagram
Kianah’s visual art, modeling, and dance page 
Emergency Ahead
“When In Rome” by Emergency Ahead 
Stuff we reference:
Almost Famous - “I didn’t wanna be her, I wanted to be them”
Bayo Akomalafe
Braiding Sweetgrass - by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Gogol Bordello
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Spice Girls
Destiny’s Child
The Internet
Santigold
Kianah’s recommendations for Indigenous TikTok:
Notorious Cree
Quannah Chasinghorse
Asina Abe

Ep.29 - Jazzie Young “I’ll Just Make the World My Twin”

Rose, Terence and Tony chat with singer-songwriter Jazzie Young about releasing music in a pandemic, the value of making a full-length album, and touring with your dad.
Jazzie Young on Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Trouble with Jesse Colin Young on Spotify
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
The Youngbloods on Spotify
Jesse Colin Young on Spotify
Get Together - Dad’s “easy song” with G and Am
Jazzie and her dad play “Reason to Believe” live
John Velasquez - Episode 5 of Rawkwardness - On Instagram and “reel” on Spotify 
Our playlists, as promised:
DJ Jazzy J - songs i'm diggin
Terence aka TL;DJ - Electric Forest 2023
Tony - Don T. Murder
Just Rose - Inspo - Oldie but goodie. Listen on shuffle!
Albums/Artists we talked about:
Dido - No Angel
Poe - Haunted
Cat Stevens
Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Lana del Rey - Ultraviolence
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Other Nonsense:
Voice memos - even Taylor Swift uses them
Ducks in a row 
Spitting image

Ep.28 - Lindsey Rose Black “Thank God for Hackers”

From growing up in small-town Texas, acting in LA and teaching English in rural Japan, to living in New York and then baaack to LA, art pop artist and actress Lindsey Rose Black takes Rose, Terence and Tony along on her literal and musical journey. We talk Future Farmers of America, The Disney Channel, her supportive granny and making an EP with her partner Matt Frazier (and perennial Rawkwardness favorite: John Velasquez)
 
Lindsey Rose Black on Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube
Rawkwardness on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube
Poetry.com
As the Bell Rings
JET program - Teach English in Japan
Kelcey Ayer (Jaws of Love, Local Natives) - Episode 12.5 of Rawkwardness
John Velasquez - Episode 5 of Rawkwardness - On Instagram and “reel” on Spotify 
Just What I Kneaded - vegan bakery
Kulak's Woodshed - open mic
Dimples - legendary Burbank karaoke bar
Pete Molinari - Episode 13 of Rawkwardness