Flick Filled Land

This week we are REUNITED. The boys are back together after a short hiatus from Tom. We're joined by our special guest host Eric Bazinet as well as Anthony Altamura of Stray From The Path/writer director with Nightmare Film Crew to discuss the 1986 Rob Reiner classic, Stand By Me. We talk about our journey with the film and how it has affected us over the years as well as the variety of ways it brings us all joy. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz Follow Anthony on IG - @anthonyaltamura Follow Nightmare Film Crew on IG - @nightmarefilmcrew

This week Alex is once again joined by guest co-host Eric Bazinet, and mutual best friend Dominic Cercone, to celebrate the 58th year of Quentin Tarantino by discussing his underrated 2015 Western Thriller, "The Hateful Eight." The boys also talk about their top 5 favorite Tarantino characters and why they adore the director's entire filmography. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz Follow Dom on IG - @dchc666

On today’s episode, Alex and Eric and joined by Chamber’s Taylor Carpenter to talk about one of the best romantic comedies ever made, High Fidelity. The boys talk about a movie that introduced them to Jack Black, reassured their love of John Cusack and introduced them to the idea of making Top 5 lists. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG and Letterboxd - @ericbazinet Follow Taylor on IG - @tay_carpenter Follow Taylor on Twitter - @_taycarpenter Follow Taylor on Letterboxd - @Taycarpenter

This week, Alex & special guest host Eric Bazinet are joined by comic book/superhero expert and mutual best friend Dominic Cercone to discuss one of the years most exciting releases: Zack Snyder’s Justice League. They dive into many topics, such as the filmography of Zack Snyder, the troubled production of the 2017 Justice League, and the glaring differences between the two films. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz Follow Dom on IG - @dchc666

On this week's episode, Alex and special guest host, Eric Bazinet, discuss 2008's HIT comedy Step Brothers. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz

On this week's episode, Alex and special guest host Eric Bazinet discuss their shared, mutual love of one of cinema's most influential directors, Paul Thomas Anderson. They talk about the origins of their love for the filmmaker, his influences on them, and go through his entire filmography including "Boogie Nights," Punch Drunk Love," and "There Will Be Blood."

This week we take a dive into Francis Ford Copolla's 1972 masterpiece rendition of The Godfather. One of Alex's favorite movies and Tom's first time ever seeing it, we really take a moment to discuss why things do or do not connect with us and worth through the beauty that is this film. Our team has also begun live streaming the episode recordings via Tom's Twitch channel. Moving forward we will be live streaming all recordings as well as uploading video to a new YouTube channel that is being created! Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom's Twitch channel for future streams/recordings - twitch.tv/tsmith6788 Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben

In honor of Valentine's Day this past weekend, we're teaming up to talk about our top 5 favorite romantic comedies and why they make us so happy. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben

This week we bring along our friend Matt Guglielmo to talk about 1999's Detroit Rock City. This movie is a perfect example of the joy that can be brought from a film that's not necessarily the best, and we discuss some funny childhood stories throughout. Follow Matt on IG & Twitter - @matt.guglielmo Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben

This week we sit down and talk about the earliest memories of film that we have. We break things down into our favorite Disney, action/adventure, blockbuster, stuff we shouldn't have been watching, and the movies we enjoy that were littered with jokes that went way over our heads. It's a fun episode filled with nostalgia and we think you'll enjoy it. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben

This week we talk Midsommar, Ari Aster's 2019 masterpiece. And we do it with none other than Brendan Murphy of Counterparts/END. The three of us take a dive into the magic that is this Midsommar and how we all have a unique, powerful bond to this film that has made it a top choice for all of us. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Brendan on IG - @bjm905 Follow Brendan on Twitter - @brendan905 Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben

This week the boys are back yet again with Taylor Carpenter and Eric Bazinet to help host the first ever Flickies Award Show! We'll discuss our 5 nominees for a variety of categories to reflect our favorite watches of 2020. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG and Letterboxd - @ericbazinet Follow Taylor on IG - @tay_carpenter Follow Taylor on Twitter - @_taycarpenter Follow Taylor on Letterboxd - @Taycarpenter

This week we are joined by Eric Bazinet of You Will Always and Taylor Carpenter of Chamber to break down our top 5 movies of 2020! We have a ton of fun discussing what all of these movies meant to us and we hope everyone has a fun time hearing our takes on new films! Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG and Letterboxd - @ericbazinet Follow Taylor on IG - @tay_carpenter Follow Taylor on Twitter - @_taycarpenter Follow Taylor on Letterboxd - @Taycarpenter

Tom and Alex team up with Devin Shidaker of The Acacia Strain to talk about 1996's Christmas classic, Jingle All The Way starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The trio gets down to business right away unpacking this ridiculous film, laughing and moaning their way through for 2 hours. Enjoy! Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Devin on IG and Twitter - @devinshidaker

Tom and Alex team back up with Taylor Carpenter of Chamber to tackle 1988's Die Hard. In a subtle scheduling adjustment, the episode with Devin Shidaker of The Acacia Strain had to be pushed, but Taylor stepped in to talk about another Christmas classic. And yes, Die Hard IS very much a Christmas movie. Join the 3 discuss what defines a Christmas movie and what makes Die Hard so special. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Taylor on IG - @tay_carpenter Follow Taylor on Twitter - @_taycarpenter Follow Taylor on Letterboxd - @Taycarpenter

This week Tom and Alex team up with former Counterparts bass player and current You Will Always bass player, Eric Bazinet. The three cover David Fincher's return to the big screen with Mank, the story behind the writing of the screenplay for Citizen Kane staring Gary Oldman. They also take some time to talk David Fincher's entire career and rank their top 5 Fincher films. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz

This is the show's first guest! Taylor Carpenter of Nashville hardcore band Chamber is joining Tom and Alex to talk about 1994's The Crow and why they love it so much. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear the song The Edge Of Every Lie off of Chamber's new record Cost Of Sacrifice. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Tom on Twitter - @tsmith_wav Follow Alex on IG and Twitter - @alexre905 Follow Alex on Letterboxd - @alexkensebben Follow Taylor on IG - @tay_carpenter Follow Taylor on Twitter - @_taycarpenter Follow Taylor on Letterboxd - @Taycarpenter

Part 2 of Tom going through the Dependent, Reliant record by Alex's new band You Will Always alongside bass player, Eric Bazinet. Get some more insight into the thought process behind this record and what it means to both Alex and Eric. If you have not heard part 1, go back to last Thursday's bonus episode to hear the first 5 songs! Tune in again on Monday to hear Tom and Alex with their first Flick Filled Land Guest! The pair will be joined by Taylor Carpenter of Nashville hardcore band, Chamber, to discuss 1994's The Crow. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz

This week Tom and Alex discuss the 1998 "comedy" drama The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey and directed by Peter Weir. The two get into the horrifying nature that is this dark classic and why it makes them so upset while also being so comforting and relatable. Tune into next Monday to hear the two discuss 1994's The Crow with their first guest, Taylor Carpenter of Chamber. Follow the show on Instagram @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on Instagram and Letterboxd @tsmith678 Follow Alex on Instagram and Letterboxd @alexre905 and @alexkensebben

A small return back to Riff Filled Land for 2 bonus episodes! This week is Tom breaking down Alex's new band You Will Always in full with bass player Eric Bazinet. This is part 1 of 2 in these bonus episodes where you will get to hear the entire You Will Always record and the thought process behind the songs and the project! Be sure to stream and purchase Dependent, Reliant on all major platforms. Enjoy! We'll be back on Monday with an episode of Flick Filled Land covering The Truman Show. Follow the show on IG - @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on IG and Letterboxd - @tsmith678 Follow Alex on IG and Letterboxd - @alexre905 and @alexkensebben Follow Eric on IG - @ericbaz

This week Tom and Alex discuss 2019's black comedy/mystery, Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson. Tom and Alex also discuss what movies they've watched since they last spoke, the charming nature of Knives Out and why they love it so much, as well as some hints at the coming episodes. Tune in next monday to hear the two discuss 1998's The Truman Show. Tom and Alex are also on Letterboxd! For their personal pages search @tsmith678 or @alexkensebben Follow the show on Instagram @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on Instagram @tsmith678 Follow Alex on Instagram @alexre905

This week's episode we discuss Alex's number 1 horror movie of all time and one of Tom's all time favorites, John Carpenter's The Thing. We take a deep dive on some cast members, offer our usual praise of everything we love, and then end off the show by listing an addition top 5 horror movies for both of us. Be sure to like and subscribe as well as following the show on Instagram: @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom's personal IG: @tsmith678 Follow Alex's personal IG: @alexre905 Tune in next week to hear us talk about the 2019 black comedy/mystery movie, Knives Out.

Tom and Alex break down 1996's Scream in all of it's glory. This is the first episode of the newly formatted show, so enjoy the deep dive Tom and Alex take on one of their all time favorite horror movies, just in time for Halloween. Follow the show on Instagram @flickfilledlandpod Follow Tom on Instagram @tsmith678 Follow Alex on Instagram @alexre905

This week I talk with Gabe Manuel of one of my favorite bands, Chamber. I've had the pleasure of touring with Chamber on multiple occasions and every single show we play is such a joy to see. We talk about Gabe's origins with a musical family and how he has grown from writing songs in his room to quickly building Chamber into an international act. At the end of the show you'll get to hear one of the new Chamber songs, In Cleansing Fire, off of their upcoming LP! Follow Gabe on IG @killtheirpast_ Follow my personal page @tsmith678 Follow the show @rifffilledlandpod As always, feel free to message me about any guitar lessons or commissioned songwriting!

This week on the show I have Grayson Stewart of Norma Jean. We address some of the recent events surrounding the bands name and my decision to air this episode, Grayson gives his own personal statement, and then we get into talking about how Grayson and I have similar situations of being younger guys joining very known bands. If anyone is looking for guitar lessons from either myself or Grayson, check out instagram handles below to contact us! @rifffilledlandpod @tsmith678 @graysonstewart

Pt 2 of my discussion with Devin Shidaker of The Acacia Strain. I took some questions from friends/fans on Instagram for Devin and hear his mostly comical answers as well as an upstroke picking challenge he gives me that I absolutely butcher.

This week's episode is with my bandmate and one of my best friend's Devin Shidaker. I hope everyone enjoys this terribly structured and often times rambling nature of this episode, but it is a super fun listen where we talk Devin's origins as well as inadvertently go off on funny things we've experienced together. But our main focus is of course to discuss SLOW DECAY. Our new record that was released 3 days ago off of Rise Records to some of the most positive feedback I've ever seen a band get. Thank you all for listening and I hope you enjoy part 1 of my talk with Devin. I also mention a give away being held between myself and the Brewtally Speaking podcast. Head over to @brewtallyspeakingpod on instagram to get some details on how to win a D 7" EP signed by myself. Follow @devinjshidaker on IG to keep up with him Follow @theacaciastrain on IG to keep up with both of us and anything TAS related Follow @rifffilledlandpod on IG for anything with the show and finally, follow myself, @tsmith678 on IG for all things TAS, RFL, and any inquiries on lessons or commissioned songwriting.

After an unplanned week off from posting, I'm back with my guest Adam De Micco of Lorna Shore. Adam is someone that I have a lot of history as everyone will learn. We came up in the same local scene, for a brief period I was testing the waters playing with Lorna Shore (despite going a different direction), I got to engineer half of their record, Psalms, and now Adam and I live 20 minutes from each other in North Carolina. It was a blast to talk about how experiences in the NJ local scene when we were both involved coming up as well as how our approaches and views on music have changed over time. Although Adam is off of social media for the moment, anyone interested in taking lessons with him can reach out to the @lornashore instagram page. Additionally I am now teaching guitar lessons and doing commissioned songwriting. Anyone interested in these services can contact me on my personal instagram @tsmith678 or the podcast page @rifffilledlandpod Please remember to subscribe, leave a review, and share the show!

This week I interview Tom Lovejoy of Vatican. I got the pleasure of touring with Vatican in 2018 on a short run of holiday shows, but I immediately loved their band. I really enjoyed this interview because of how well Tom puts his feelings and words into play and really hits the nail on the head for a lot of topics we cover. Join me to listen to Tom talk about his fill in work, how he utilizes music theory, and the way that Vatican comes together to write their music. Follow Vatican on Instagram - @vatican.vr Follow Tom on Instagram and Twitter - @tomriffs As I've been mentioning the past few weeks, I have began teaching guitar lessons and am opened up for commissioned song writing. So reach out to me on instagram @tsmith678 or the show's page @rifffilledlandpod to talk details. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please subscribe, leave a rating/review, and tell a friend. Thank you for listening!

On this week's episode I have one of my oldest friends in the music industry, Ryan Leitru. Ryan was one of the first people I ever met when I began my internship at The Machine Shop, and we immediately hit it off and became better friends every time we saw each other. Enjoy listening to Ryan's soothing voice as we talk about how our musical upbringing and songwriting as shaped a lot of what we view in this world and how it relates to us on a day to day basis. We end the episode with Ryan's current band, Nothing Left and their song "Into The Emptiness" off of the record Disconnected which is available on all major music streaming/purchase points. If you want to follow Ryan go visit him on Instagram and Twitter @ryanleitru as well as Nothing Left which is @nothinglefthc Follow my personal page @tsmith678 or the show's page @rifffilledlandpod on Instagram. As I said in the episode, I've begun offering guitar lessons and am doing commissioned writing gigs. So feel free to shoot me a message on IG to discuss some lesson based material to work on as well as some music that you may want written by me. Thanks for tuning in! Please subscribe, rate, and review!

This week I talk to Mike Monaco of Cryptodira. Last week I spoke with his bandmate Scott, and I was really excited to put this episode out to compare their inspirations and influences within the same band. Mike is one of the best guitar players I know and one of the most authentic people I've ever met and I think we cover some really cool ground about his upbringing with guitar and progressive rock to how the influences his writing with Cryptodira. Intro music: written by myself Ending song: Cryptodira - The Gods of Epicurus (Off of their album The Devil's Dispair) Follow Mike on Instagram @cryptodiramikepunch Follow Cryptodira @cryptodiraband In addition to our talk, I give a quick little shameless plug that I am now offering guitar lessons and am looking to write some music for others. Podcast intros, twitch streams, video scores, etc. If any of this interests you, message me on my Instagram! @tsmith678

This week I talk to Scott Acquavella of Cryptodira. This was one of the first interviews I did for the show and it's obvious, but thankfully Scott holds it together for me, haha. We get in depth about the writing dynamic within Cryptodira and Scott's role in the band and how they create and perform their incredibly complex music. At the end of the episode you'll head Cryptodira's song "In Hell as on Earth" off of their record The Devil's Despair produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Steve Seid out of Graphic Nature Audio. To follow Scott on social media his Twitter and Instagram is @scottcryptodira and to follow Cryptodira they are @cryptodiraband

On this week's episode I have Alex Re of Counterparts. I was hesitant to put an episode out with the state of the world, but I think we all need a little break from real life, so hopefully this will do so. We talk about his journey into Counterparts, his time away from the band and how he stayed involved, and rejoining the band. This was a really fun discussion and I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I did! If you would like to donate to any variety of organizations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and the black community as a whole, here is a master list of organizations that are helping the community across the globe linktr.ee/nationalresourceslis…yXOQ7NLmZeayPv3cQpiA Follow Alex on Twitter and Instagram @alexkensebben to find out some updates on his new side project we discuss at the end of the show!

This week I talk to Matt Guglielmo, producer and engineer at Graphic Nature Audio as well as a well known touring drummer and session musician. With a portfolio of touring experience with bands like The Acacia Strain, Spite, Stray From The Path, and his own band Circuitry, Matt is working his way through the industry as a well respected drummer and producer through his work out of Graphic Nature Audio.