We interview artists in SF and occasionally touring bands from all over the world. We want to learn from other artists and to give them a platform to promote themselves.
We talked about how making a change around your circle to be successful and not being afraid of cutting people off if they are dragging you down. Check out a.k.ake @fungfukap
BXBXROS is a underground Hip-Hop duo from San José CA. They talked about how they started and how they make music and their plans for what's next for the duo
Raven is a photographer and a long time friend of Savage People. Here is her story on how she came to the music scene
We talked about band doing live stream, the current situation of the pandemic and how we are as a society. Should we worry about the government or should you worry about yourself?
Our friend Jericho got stranded in the Philippines during the shut down. He was stuck there from March to June and he talked about how strict the country is and how they dealt with COVID-19. We also discussed street foods.
We wanted to talk about how we started a band that lead us to starting a business. We talked about how we all met and how we came up on ideas that eventually became Savage People and making a living of doing art.
I met Stephanie(Catbutt) though metal shows. She always took really good photos of bands and always in the mosh pit. She does photography, painting, drawing leatherwork, skating and aerial. She talked about spirituality, motivation, business, depression, trauma and martial arts. This is a really cool episode. If you're going through some stuff listen to this! IG: @hailcatbutt http://www.catbutt.it/
The Hajjis a two piece (guitar and drums) brothers from the island of Cyprus. Their music covers punk, folk, and metal to name a few genres. They opened up a recording/rehearsal studio in Anaheim. They also tour frequently in the US. I caught up with them back in December to talk about touring, music and their business. IG: @thehajjmusic https://www.thehajjmusic.com/
Rikk Agnew is a legendary OC punk musician. He played in a bunch of well known bands such as the Adolescents, Social Distortion and Christian Death to name a few. We talked about touring back in the days compared to touring now, the OC scene and Punk.
Josh is a former member and of our collective and a long time friend. He does animation, and music and 3D printed mask. He has a band called The Residuals and has released a full album all by himself. He moved down to LA to pursue his animation carrier. We caught up with him while he still up here. mangoquaffer.com @mangoquaffer
Louda is an SF based artist who moved from Chicago to find better oppurtunity for her music. She has been traveling back and forth from different areas of the US to play gigs. We talked about how she got into music, her style, how she moved here to form a band and the ins and out of the music bussiness. check her out at: Loudamusic.com
Shane Izykowski is an SF based artist. We met him at Howwierd street fair this year and we we're amazed by his paintings. He does a lot of horror themed paintings, set design, SFX and he made short film. He moved here from Pensyvania in 2015 and since then has been very involved in the art scene. We talked about what it's like growing up in the east coast and his move to the bay area. We also dicussed some great food spots in the city. Take a listen! Short Film "Thine Own Hands": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztb52NCQ4TY Follow shane on IG: @shaneizykowski
Scavenger Crafts is a local business based out of SF and run by our friends Heidi and Alex. They make jewelry made out of bones and lighter pockets and other crafty things. They discused how they started and what got them fascinated with death and art. Listen to their story. Follow them on IG: @ScavengerCrafts
A couple of weeks ago our friends from Seattle, WA called WITCH RIPPERRR! Stopped by our studio and talked about their tour, band history, music, influences and gentrification. They have a super heavy sound in my opinion one of the defining sounds of Seattle.
Valeria Gress is a local artist, UC davis student and SF underground music supporter. We discussed topics about the SF music scene, college life, and art.
John Serrano is an underground music supporter and a guitarist from a band called Kah-pre. We met at the sweat lodge an undergournd house venue in SF. He talked about his depression, psychadelics, and the music scene.
Morgan Frikz is a band from Mexico City. They came by to our studio and talk about how they book their tour, the music scene, politics, how people value art in Mexico. One of the most interesting thing that I found out about these guys is what they do for a living and what types of jobs they have done in the past. Morgan Friks: https://www.facebook.com/morganfrikz/ http://www.morganfrikz.com/ https://www.reverbnation.com/morganfrikz
Ken Van Hamm is the bassist/Vocalist for a punk band called Them Creatures based out of the bay area. Ken came to our studio and talked about the music scene, social media, society, kung fu movies, politics and technology. We've known Ken since we started Savage People he is one of our first customers on our screen printing business and now he is a good friend. Hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we made it. Them Creatures: https://www.facebook.com/ThemCreatures/ https://www.reverbnation.com/themcreatures
Valeria is an artist, student and a good friend of ours. We've know her for many years now and when she had to write a research paper for school, she decided to do a report about Savage People. Here is our conversation. We talked about how SP got started, what we do and why.
"Exercise You're Depression" Jerico is a really good friend of ours. He has been supporting us ever since we met. We talked about getting rejected at night clubs, bootleg merchandise, Philippines, childhood memories and dealing with depression in different parts of the world.
Hot Glove Sex A couple of weeks ago this band from Seattle, WA called Gladiators Eat Fire stopped by our studio and talked about their tour, band member changes, music, influences and their craigslist encounters. These guy's music is very interesting. They get really heavy and get really trippy. Listening to these guys is like riding a roller coaster. It goes up and down. Enjoy!
"Have A Voice and Have Something To Say" A couple of days ago we caught up with the guys from Taipan, a metal band from Anaheim. They crashed at our spot for a night and did an interview with us. Taipan is an all star project formed by Michael Black of the Dead Sea Records and we talked about how the music industry is and how to make it out there as an independent artist. We also talked about playing in front of 38,000 people in Mexico and what its like being a session musician.
"Those Moments You Really Learn How Much You Want It" Last week Kill Liberal(Ska/Punk) stopped by and played a show here in San Francisco. We talked about touring, Music, connecting with people and they told us about their friends who drove hours away just to go see these guys. It's pretty inspiring to see people go that extend to support their friends making art.
Here's a special episode for our podcast. We met Sylva at an Agnostic Front show. She's originally from Germany and the last couple of years she spent time traveling and living in Australia, Spain, France, Japan, Morocco, and now she is here in the US to check out what this country has to offer. She also had some crazy stories on living in different places. She will play mostly her music on this episode. On the other hand, we met Phil when I was looking for a someone to work for us to help out on our Christmas Project at work. He will be talking about his libertarian political view and his former landlord that used to be gay and found the name of god repel him from his gay urges. It's a cool episode and fun!
We sat down with Alex from Tenatus, local SF band, and talked about the local music scene, having a regular job, band managers, songwriting, inspiration and influences.
We sat down with a really good friend a.K.aye and we talked about the local Hip Hop scene, artistic influences, comic books, cartoons and being different.
The Desolate, a band originally from Iowa that recently moved to Vancouver, Wa to play music. We booked the last date of their first tour and sat with 3 of the 4 guys about all kinds of topics.