On the Green Couch

Bill and Aubrey bumped into German-Sorbian musician and composer Carolina Eyck while she was performing in Los Angeles earlier this year. We will hear snippets of their conversation as well as some of Carolina's unique music.With our podcast studio still closed due to the recent public health issues, and raz self-isolating in an unknown bunker deep underground, Bill was able to produce this podcast remotely. It's a testament to his desire to continue to create while the world is in unknown territory.Today's podcast is also brought to you by Patchwork CablesPATCHWORK Cables specializes in custom, made to order, high-quality cables. Each order is proudly made in Los Angeles, CA. Select from standard sizes or custom lengths.Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree 

How do you network a kitten during The Apocalypse? Listen and learn...COVID-19 has affected millions of people and closed down many businesses, including Project 4 where we record the Podcast. While struggling to figure out what to do with our current platform of in-person interviews, we were forced into a hiatus with no foreseeable endpoint. But thanks to a message from Hawk Percival, Bill realized that there was a strange togetherness that comes from social distancing. With that, he was motivated to reboot the Podcast.On this new post-covid podcast Bill checks in with raz who's been existing on breath mints and bourbon. Then we also hear from friends of the podcast: Hawk Percival, Boy Deluxe and Alex Rose of Canyon Counterpoint.Today's podcast is also brought to you by Patchwork CablesPATCHWORK Cables specializes in custom, made to order, high-quality cables. Each order is proudly made in Los Angeles, CA. Select from standard sizes or custom lengths.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time.Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree 

Singer, Ed Moreno of the SoCal garage rock band THE HIGH CURBS talks about the origins of the band, introduces "The Prince of MoVal" and explains the meaning of "Gangsta Penis". All while enjoying an array of flavored beef jerky.Plus Bill and raz contemplate the interconnectivity of music, inspiration, and influence.Learn more about THE HIGH CURBSToday's podcast is also brought to you by Patchwork CablesPATCHWORK Cables specializes in custom, made to order, high quality cables. Each order is proudly made in Los Angeles, CA. Select from standard sizes or custom lengths.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time.Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

Bill is back (for real), Raz is tired, and somehow they're talking about Christmas. The podcast features a visit to the green couch from singer/songwriter Alex Rose of Canyon Counterpoint! Hear Canyon Counterpoint's latest releases hereToday's podcast is also brought to you by Patchwork CablesPATCHWORK Cables specializes in custom, made to order, high quality cables. Each order is proudly made in Los Angeles, CA. Select from standard sizes or custom lengths.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time.Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

Bill is back (kinda) and we have a very special guest of the Podcast - Visual Artist SABRINA PIERSOL. We drink a little Woodford Reserve and talk about her process, the Art Scene in L.A. and we continue to ask the question "Where is the Good Art?" even though it doesn't really apply to the conversation.Plus Bill and Aubrey travel to Oakland for the TERABYTE show at the DNA lounge and he literally "phones it in" for the intro.See SABRINA'S LATEST WORKS HEREGet The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time.Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

With no Bill and no guests, raz is left alone with a glass of Woodford Reserve, his microphone and some advice to new, aspiring artists.Plus, a little teaser about Producer/Artist/Performer Terabyte.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

This episode features our VERY FIRST GUEST: street artist SCOTT FROSCHAUER. Recorded before we even had a name, Scott is the very person to officially sit On The Green Couch. He talks about dropping out of art school to become an artist, changing the language of advertising and subversion by knowing ALL the rules.Plus, with Bill still away, raz talks about how the podcast came to be.Learn more about Scott's work HEREHis artwork on INSTAGRAMVisit Spurious CorrelationsGet The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree 

On a very special episode, KRIS KAIZEN joins via satellite to talk about not wanting to be "ladylike", playing in an illegal rock band in China and the philosophy behind her lyrics.While BILL is away on family matters, RAZ reveals the origin story behind the relationship behind KRIS KAIZEN and ArtSchool Records and how a simple phrase opened new possibilities.See Kris' Illegal Rock Band on YOUTUBEGet KRIS KAIZEN MERCH HEREGet The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

BILL and AUBREY sit down with Caterwauller, Piano-player and Noisemaker KRISTEEN YOUNG who talks about Growing up in St. Louis,  moving to NYC via Lancaster PA and her unique approach to writing music.Plus BILL summarizes a NY Times article about holographic versions of dead rock stars (Ronnie James Dio) and raz contends that Metallica ruined metal.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

Actor/musician CHRIS BROCHU joins us On The Green Couch to talk about his work in music, his time on "The Vampire Diaries", and what hobbies he persues between crests of "the wave". Plus Bill writes a letter, Raz reads it, and former guest BbartokK sends a letter from the future. Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsAll other links: ArtSchool Records LinkTree

Performance artist SAGE SOVEREIGN joins us On The Green Couch to talk about her upcoming stint at The Metropolitan Opera for COSI FAN TUTTE ,breathing fire and her upbringing as a traveling entertainer.Plus Bill finds a cigarette ad in an unusual place and raz has a touch of the "itis". Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records

In our FIRST podcast of the NEW YEAR, bassist JESSE ES sits on The Green Couch to talk about his band THE STRAYNGERS and we get to hear a new track "Hymn in L.A." from his solo project with singer, ELIYENI.Also, Bill has lost his voice from New Years Eve Karaoke, but he still manages to make some resolutions for the coming year.Get The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee mug HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time. Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records  

Our last episode of the year ends with an interview with Paul and Christian from the L.A/Chicago based band ODDYSSEYS. They talk about their beginnings in Boston and how the band manages having members in different cities and we get a listen to their new single, "Goon".Also, Bill and raz meet up for an early morning, unintentional airing of grievances.PLUS NEW MERCH!!! The Official "On the Green Couch" Coffee is now available HERE. Help support our podcast one delicious cup of coffee at a time.Listen to "Goon" on SPOTIFYODDYSSEYS on InstagramListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records 

The L.A. band, LOHAZE joins us on the green couch to talk about how their strong feminist beliefs empower their music and unite them as a band. Drummer, Amanda recalls meeting Kesha while dressed as a Llama and all three talk about their "guilty pleasure" music.Bill and raz spend way too much time talking about raffles and quite possibly the worst job ever.Listen to LOHAZE on SPOTIFYLOHAZE on InstagramListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records

It's our official Bye Week! Bill is back from his Thanksgiving break in NYC and Dixie didn't book a guest. Raz divulges the most useless thing he knows and reminiscences about terrible Christmas music. Plus Bill talks a little bit about his new project based on "Brain Stuff". Listen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records

Is Eric Clapton overrated? Is Jackson Browne extremely handsome? At least TWO people in the studio think so!Eleanor Whitledge, formerly with 'The Goops' and now the lead singer of 'Honey Bruce' stopped by the studio to tell her story of humble beginnings, modeling in France and the show that ended her band "The Goops".Also raz and new beef. This time it's Youtube...Plus, Bill still refuses to wear a cape.Listen to "The Goops" on SPOTIFYListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records   

Hawk Percival joins us on the Green Couch as we talk about spirit animals, musical influences, the rebellious act of going to college and how a Meatloaf song helped her find a drummer.Also, we learn about the meaning of life according to Roy and how Bill really feels about "Adventure Time".Listen to Hawk Percival and Friends on SPOTIFY@thehawkpercival on InstagramListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool RecordsR.I.P Lester the Lobster. May you have Chick Corea on shuffle in Lobster Heaven.

LA underground Ska band, MATAMOSKA sits down on the green couch, with a box of donuts from Mom's Chinese food and Donuts to talk about the thriving scene in LA and their favorite gigs. Plus, Bill rattles off a wishlist of sponsors and we sort of answer the age-old question "Was Molly Hatchet a real person"?So sit back and relax, you're On the Green Couch.Follow Matamoska on Instagram.Listen on SpotifyListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records Please subscribe, share and comment. 

Bill has a very special co-host and correlates bad, gas station coffee to music marketing. Plus, we get to hear the new single, "Plastic Faces" by STUNTDRIVER!We have a great conversation with bandmembers, Kym and Anton and really get to know the story behind their music! Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records Please subscribe, share and comment

We are excited to welcome bbartokk into the studio and onto The Green Couch!This episode features some discussion of the finely crafted patch chords from PATCHWORK CABLES, the enduring existence of NAPSTER, the nature of modular synthesis, and how raz got into crystals. We delve into bbartok's musical upbringing and the longest hiatus from music we've encountered on our podcast.Listen to bbartokk HEREListen to past and future guests on our SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsALSO ON TWITTER: @artschoolrecordYoutube: ArtSchool Records Please subscribe, share and comment.0

Bill has been reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. So we decided to do something a little different for this episode.Instead of having a guest, BILL is going to be on the Green Couch tonight and he is going read Chapter 4 of Dracula.Happy Halloween! Enjoy this very special episode.We love to hear from our listeners! Please subscribe, share and comment.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsYoutube: ArtSchool Records 

Amy Dinnendahl has been running Haunted Houses for 20 years, while David Gonzales has been religiously attending them for the same amount of time! Both of them sat down On the Green Couch and talked about what it takes to run a Haunted House and what makes them entertaining.We also have a guest host for the opening segment. Pariya Tehrani sits in for Bill and we talk about house parties and Halloween in Iran, similar traditions to trick or treating, ghost stories, The X-Files and the two most important phrases a man should know in ANY language.It's our HALLOWEEN EPISODE! So, sit back and relax. You're On The Green Couch.We love to hear from our listeners! Please subscribe, share and comment.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsYoutube: ArtSchool Records

Producer / Songwriter TERABYTE joins us for a talk On The Green Couch. Bill, having stayed up all night, wanders into the studio with a Jimmy Buffet song stuck in his head, raz plagiarizes Louis C.K. and we talk about the Spotify "Drip" theory. We also make our very first plug for MUGSHOT COFFEE in Echo Park.@theeterabyte on InstagramTerabyte official WebsiteHackaboy - TERABYTE (Official Video)We love to hear from our listeners! Please subscribe, share and comment.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsYoutube: ArtSchool Records  

Singer, songwriter and 50% of the duo "Old Time Machine", Amelia Card joins us On The Green Couch and talks about growing up in a bar, learning bluegrass from hill folk and living in France. She is also our first guest to play LIVE in the studio!We learn a little bit about Bill's pet lobster. Plus Axle the Spider has been living at the studio for a few months leaving us in quandary.Amelia Card on Instagram: @singing.sisterOld Time Machine: @oldtimela We love to hear from our listeners! Please subscribe, share and comment.Follow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecordsYoutube: ArtSchool Records

Is this the end of the Bar Band?  Bill and I have different opinions. Leave a comment and tell us what you think.Also, LA-based electro rock dou, Ever So Android joins us On the Green Couch. We talk about the differences between the Seattle and LA music scenes, being a Pastor's daughter and crappy TV. Technical issues cut the interview short and Bill still refuses to wear a cape.Check out Ever So Android's Official video, "RnR" on Youtube.Ever So Android on SpotifyInstagram @eversonandroidFollow us on Instagram: @artschoolrecords

Our podcast starts with a confession and we learn more about LA Based band, King Mala. We discuss the state of music, Billie Eilish, and how the U.S Honey producing colonies correlates with divorce rates in N. Carolina. Bill still refuses to wear a cape.More about our guests: https://www.facebook.com/kingmalamusic/https://www.instagram.com/kingmalamusic/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-FRQ98XcG_FqH2Ppxa5mw Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/artschoolrecords/