Musically Meditated Podcast

Robert “Woody” Nelson of Change in the House of Pods joins us for the third time on Musically Meditated. Woody talks about the Deftones community, the future of his podcast, and For the Song You Saved (A tribute to Deftones). Please listen to this episode to get the full scoop about Woody's awesome musical fundraiser idea, and with Deftones as the inspiration, you know it's cool! Follow and support here :   https://forthesongyousaved.bandcamp.com/

Part 16 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist and guitarist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden. We talk about Chris's upbringing, musical journey, death, and his impact on the music industry. Follow us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated Contact: musicallymeditated@gmail.com

Episode 276 features guitarist, vocalist, audio engineer Max Binet of the band Kaleidoscope Crux. Max and I talk about his Louisiana roots, his musical background, NOLA sludge, gear and new Kaleidoscope Crux EP “Through the Portal”. Through the Portal drops August 11 Julia's War, Pleasure Tapes, and Candlepin Records. We close out the episode with a new Kaleidoscope Crux song “Guided Away”. Support Kaleidoscope Crux here: https://kaleidoscopecrux.neocities.org/    

Part 15 of the rock legend series focuses on vocalist Lynn Strait of Snot. We talk about Lynn's upbringing, musical journey, funny stories, and his impact on Nu-Metal and beyond. Follow us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated Contact: musicallymeditated@gmail.com

Bassist Bobby Markos of "Cloakroom" joins us on Episode 274. Third time is a charm. Bobby talks about birdwatching, Documa, NASCAR, and Cloakroom's new album “Last Leg of The Human Table”. Make sure you check out Cloakroom on their upcoming tour, and at Slide Away NY & LA. Support the Cloak's here : https://www.lastlegofthehumantable.com/  Slide Away : The Festival that Celebrates Itself (Tickets) https://www.slideaway.co  Bobby on Musically Meditated (Part 2) https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hY6uEg1vMVRQUHSJ63fMW?si=SHLnbHIXTkCzm3biYpOzOQ  Bobby on Musically Meditated (Part 1) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Qh1krvpfYZBR7GHqZ6H8L?si=VU0tPx51SJG9kSh3TXnrGA

Part 14 of the "Rock Legend Series" focuses on musician Frank Zappa. We talk about Frank's upbringing, musical journey, and his impact/legacy on music culture both artistically & politically. Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

Vocalist Johnny Wynne of "We Weren't Invited" joins us on Episode 272. Johnny talks about his Chicago-land roots, photography, tattoo culture, and everything else "We Weren't Invited" related. If you're in the Chicago-land area on February 23rd come out and see "We Weren't Invited" at the Cobra Lounge.  Tickets available here: https://link.dice.fm/b215a7fe81b0?dice_id=b215a7fe81b0 Support We Weren't Invited here: https://linktr.ee/wewerentinvited?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=7ddb4126-70a2-462a-b2e3-be94cd716660 Closer Song: (195) A Fly on the Wall (Nobody is Home) - YouTube

2011 is the year in review. Guest Vince Romero & Joe talk about some random facts, popular trends, and share their "Top Ten Favorite Albums" from 2011.   Outro Song: https://youtu.be/89F5fpvwPr0

We welcome back singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jordan Shteif of a Askysoblack. Jordan and I talk about his most recent tour, the bands growth & hard work over the past few years, and the new album “Touch  of Heaven”. Make sure you go out and pick up touch of heaven here: https://linktr.ee/askysoblack  Listen to the first time Jordan joined us on the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3em0sJG84Qz1OIAAxD5Jvu?si=eWu6PtncSkK97eQIy-EL2A

Part 13 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on drummer Joey Jordison of the band Slipknot. We talk about Joey's Iowa upbringing, musical journey, and his impact/legacy on modern heavy metal. Contact us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

Musician Pete Curry aka FM Skyline joins us on Episode 268. Pete talks about his musical journey from rock to vaporwave, the importance of putting visuals to his music, and how he composes his music.     Follow and support FM Skyline here:    https://linktr.ee/fm_skyline?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Guitarist Steven Martinez of Flowerbed joins us on Episode 267. Steven talks about his Texas roots, musical background, and Flowerbed's massive guitar tone. Make sure you check out Flowerbed's new single “leave” at the end of the episode. It goes extremely hard. Follow and support Flowerbed here: https://linktr.ee/flowerbedtx?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

 Episode 265 of Musically Meditated features singer/guitarist Uriel Avila of Trauma Ray. Uri and I talk about his musical upbringing, Trauma Ray's non stop work ethic, and the new album “Chameleon”. Make sure you get out and check out Trauma Ray on tour, and new album Chameleon. Support Trauma Ray here : https://linktr.ee/traumaray?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9c3f50ab-ae40-49f4-a48f-7455f93d3aa5 Check out the other two episodes w/ Jon Perez of Trauma Ray below: The Sobriety Episode 164: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bE4rLn2ukSdy2THxbP4r5?si=84K25w6XQdGo4JTi-t9Txg Part 2 with Jon Perez Episode 198: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4btCP54aOmiMDjzTBfzxMZ?si=lCwhenxlQiehxxEVCNYq1Q

Drummer Evyn Michele of the band Seventh Cloud joins on Episode 264. Evyn talks about his Indiana roots, his musical background, Seventh Cloud, and much much more. Get ready for some… Fort Wayne Hoosier Gaze! Make sure you check out Seventh Clouds upcoming tour and new EP here: https://linktr.ee/seventhcloud?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=91404d1f-e480-4e09-86de-54182603335f

Shrenik Ganatra of Minaxi joins us on Episode 263. Shrenik talks about growing up in India, the different types of music from India, his musical background and his band Minaxi.  You can support Minaxi here: https://linksminaxi.cargo.site/

Doug Dulgarian of They Are Gutting a Body of Water aka TAGABOW joins us on Episode 262. Doug and I talk about professional sports fandom, sobriety, electronic music, hip hop, shooting dice, and much much more. Make sure you come out to support They Are Gutting a Body of Water on their upcoming tour, and make sure you check out the latest TAGABOW merchandise here: https://linktr.ee/tagabowphl?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d4cb97f9-4868-4d9b-ac62-7022a08c478b

On this episode we talk about all the cringy stuff Lars of Metallica has been up to throughout the years. Remember we're just having fun. Nothing personal. Keep an eye out for the new Cringing with rock stars series! We started this awhile back so if you missed the “Cringing w/ Ted Nugent” episode check it out here:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5nTuveLYBK1H4gXn31KHMe?si=Nhh0bKKmS-iU71SHWs8vTw

Guitarist/vocalist Quinn Mulvihill joins us on Episode 260. Quinn and I talk about the true meaning of butt rock, his musical background, and glaring orchids new album “I hope you're ok”. Please support Glaring Orchid here: https://glaringorchid.bandcamp.com/album/i-hope-youre-okay

Guitarist/Vocalist Ryan Davis, of Chicago based band Sleepwalk, joins us again on Musically Meditated Podcast. If you missed our first conversation we will have a link in the description so you can check out our first conversation. Ryan and I talk about how Sleepwalk has progressed as a band over the years, Sleepwalk's non stop work ethic, and their new EP “Out Of Focus”. Make sure you catch sleepwalk on August 3rd at the Rave Down music festival at the cobra lounge in Chicago! Tickets for Rave Down Festival : https://link.dice.fm/lbttNZCHtLb Support Sleepwalk here: https://linktr.ee/sleepwalkchicago   Listen to the first time Ryan came on the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MpJsRau54GIn1Rzw4Tzhd?si=bNW4Y8bZSX-MLn8M5f3_mg 

Colton Walker of Ringing joins us on Episode 258. Colton talks about his musical background, his big move to New York, and everything Ringing related. We dive deep into Ringing's most recent EP. Sit back, relax, and crack open that La Croix! Make sure you support Ringing here: https://linktr.ee/ringingnyc

Singer/musician Justus Proffit joins us today on Episode 257. Justus talks about his California roots, his move to Philadelphia, his band Halloween, and his musical/artistic background throughout the years. Let's glide down the dark alley of Gothic Grunge together and take in the sounds of Halloween! Make sure to support Halloween here: https://www.liinks.co/halloween.hq

  Singer/guitarist Evan Alderton of Melodic Canvas joins us on Episode 256. Evan talks about his roots from the deep northern woods of Michigan and how they influence his art. Evan also talks about his background as a musician, his band Melodic Canvas, and much more. Get ready for some mitten state melancholy!   Support Melodic Canvas here:    https://linktr.ee/melodiccanvas

Episode 255 features singer Steven Esquibel of Sunder. Steven and I talk about his inland empire California roots, his background as a touring musician, and his new project Sunder. Sunder just dropped a new single, music video, and some awesome merchandise. Peep game.   Support Sunder here: https://linktr.ee/sunderisaband?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Drummer Elijah "da kid" Ford joins us on Episode 254. Elijah talks about his voyage from Floridia to Philadelphia, musical background, and Her New Knife's musical journey. Support Her New Knife here:  https://linktr.ee/hernewknife?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Singer/guitarist Philly Gomez of Sledges joins us on Episode 253. Philly talks about his Southern California roots, musical background, and Sledges new EP "Losing Pace".  Support and listen to Sledges here: https://linktr.ee/Sledges

Part 12 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer Wayne Kramer of the Detroit rock band MC5. We talk about his Michigan upbringing, his musical journey, his accomplishments after MC5 and his legacy.  Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated 

Singer/guitarist Zack Alfasi of the band Velvet joins us on Episode 251. Zack talks about his Brooklyn/New York roots, musical background, and Velvet's new album Romance. Support Velvet here: https://linktr.ee/velvetshoegaze

Singer/guitarist Mateo Ruiz of Blossom joins us on Episode 250. Mateo talks about his San Diego roots, and Blossoms new EP “Florecer”. The new EP drops on March 18 over at Really Rad Recods. Support Blossom here: https://linktr.ee/BlossomBand

Part 11 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on singer/songwriter Shane MacGowan. We talk about his upbringing, his musical journey, and his tragic death. Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated 

Dez & Zane of Lesser Care join us on Episode 248. They talk about their Texas El Paso roots, dreamy post punk with an unrecognizable face, and the past, present, and future of Lesser Care.   Tune in. Enjoy. Listen to Lesser Care: https://linktr.ee/LesserCare?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Session three of the meditation focuses on how to stimulate your Vagus nerve through deep breathing meditations. Tune in. Drop out.

Part 10 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. We talk about his upbringing, his musical journey, and his tragic death in 2003. Contact us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

This is Part 2 of the System of a Down series. We review/re-listen the Toxicity era of System of a Down. Let us take you back to the year of 2001. It's Nu Metal time! Enjoy.

Part 9 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on bassist Andy Rourke of The Smiths. We talk about his childhood, his musical journey with The Smiths, and his tragic death in 2023. If you're a Smiths fan and missed our Morrissey episode WATCH it out here: https://youtu.be/2ZhWITgofMQ?si=U7ejRxeW122OP-Gj Contact us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated

Our guest Nick Rouzer joins us once again to guide us through the five senses of meditation. Take it all in. Enjoy the process. Join us. Feel free to participate. Follow Nick Rouzer on Instagram:  https://instagram.com/nick_rouzer?igshid=djF1azl0YWJ6NDV2

Part 8 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. We talk about her early days with The Cranberries, her musical journey, and her tragic death. Contact us at: https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==

Welcome to the first session of Meditate With Us w/ Nick Rouzer. Session one of this series focuses on Nick and Joe's personal journey with meditation. They also touch on their experience with Sam Harris' guided audio meditation. This is a great introduction episode that explains the different type of meditation techniques that Nick and Joe will use in future sessions. Tune in and drop out. Follow Nick on Instagram here: https://instagram.com/nick_rouzer?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This is Part 1 of the System of a Down series. We review/re-listen the self tiled era of System of a Down. Keep an eye out for the Toxicity episode in the near future. It's Nu Metal time! Enjoy.

Roller Derby enthusiast Autumn Dexter joins us on Musically Meditated to talk about her passion for Roller Derby.  Autumn discusses her early days of roller skating, her transition into roller derby, and how she has become a member of the South Shore Roller Derby Club. Join us Saturday (September 16, 2023) at the Urschel Pavilion at Central Park Plaza, Home to the Northwest Health Amphitheater 63 Lafayette St, Valparaiso, IN. The South Shore Roller Derby team will have two bouts that you should come and support. 10$ for adults and $5 for kids. Support the South Shore Roller Derby here: https://southshorerollerderby.threadless.com/?fbclid=PAAaYZDdV3U-5QGbYu2gVckPCx41WIEjsg7pvdpdU2vqpZh_xLav_mZSMAvMc_aem_Abf-hM2F2HeHD6FrCqn2sHX33hFCKbu1JIsWDGn6srIBV9JvcXSR2ZZgjNtYARmR9fA

Severin Olsen of Cursetheknife, Money, and Downward joins us on Episode 238. Sev talks about his Oklahoma roots, his musical journey, and Cursetheknife's new album “There's a Place I Can Rest”. You can purchase the new album here: http://newmoralityzine.limitedrun.com/products/search?q=Cursetheknife 

It's that time of the year, we're a little bit late, but here we are. Guest Reckless Rod joins us once again to talk about hip hop. We talk about the big hip hop stories of 2023, and our top five favorite rap albums of the year, so far. What did we miss? Let us know on Instagram. Check out Reckless Rod's projects here :  https://recklessrod.bandcamp.com  https://linktr.ee/recklessrod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share   

Part 7 of the Rock Legend Series focuses on vocalist Scott Weiland. We talk about his time in Stone Temple Pilot's, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== 

In this episode we revisit the musical journey of Finn Galvin and catch up on what he's been up to. We discuss his name change from "fin" to "twosoft", his side account threescore, his editing work on the podcast, and his new song "Eidolon" with benten. Presave Eidolon here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/twosoft/eidolon-feat-benten Follow him on Soundcloud here: twosoft: https://soundcloud.com/twosoft threescore: https://soundcloud.com/threescore

Part 6 of the rock legend series focuses on guitarist Jeff Hanneman. We talk about his early days in Slayer, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== (https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==)

This is Part 4 of the Korn album review/re-listen series.  Issues was Korn's last album that we will be discussing for this series. Enjoy. 

Part 5 of the rock legend series focuses on jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius. We talk about his childhood, his musical journey, his tragic death, and his influence on modern rock bassist's and beyond.    Contact us at:  https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== (https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==)        

Part 4 of the "Rock Legend Series" focuses on guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne/Quiet Riot. We talk about his humble beginnings, his musical journey, and his tragic death.    Contact us at https://instagram.com/musically_meditated?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== 

This is Part 3 of the Korn album review/re-listen series. Follow the Leader was 1998 at its finest. 

Part 3 of the rock legend series focuses on vocalist Layne Staley of Alice In Chains. We talk about his humble beginnings, his musical journey, and his tragic death.

The rock legend series continues. We focus on the bass guitar legend Cliff Burton. Metallica forever. Cliff Burton forever. Enjoy.