The Andy Social Podcast

Rohan Stevenson of I Built the Sky jumps on the podcast to chat about the big leap to being a full time musician, his success to date, going all acoustic and more.

Customer Service and Experience Expert, Shep Hyken jumps on the podcast to chat about how great customer service can work wonders in the music industry.

Ben Hamilton of the gambling addiction support group Kickin' the Punt, joins Andy on the podcast to talk about his own battles with addiction and the work that he and his wife Jasmine have been doing to help others in the community.

Silvio Massaro of Vanishing Point jumps on the podcast to talk all things VP including the latest album Dead Elysium and also sharing some of the challenges he's faced in recent years.

James Geekie aka Geeks jumps on the poddy to talk about his new band ISUA and talk about his years running Obsidian Records and promoting shows at Rosies Live and Monstrothic.

Riley Strong from Desecrator jumps back on the podcast (previously EP133) to talk about their new album Summoning and their decision to take an indefinite hiatus.

Comedian and co-host of the Flow State Podcast, Cody Jones jumps on the podcast to talk about public toilets, new brewery ideas and more.

Podcaster, Musician and Actor, Broden Minogue jumps on the podcast to talk about all things Flow State Podcast, Bonk City Detectives and more.

Jarrod Goon of Australian punk band Clowns jumps on the podcast to chat about touring, near death stories, John Farnham love and more.

Andrew Hudson of Harlott and Desecrator jumps back on the podcast, previously on episode 22, to talk about changing perspectives on being a musician, touring and the grubs of 2020.

Karl Lean of Australian metal band Nothing Sacred jumps on the podcast to talk about the history of the band from 1983 til their new album, No Gods in 2021.

Kosta Papazoglou of Melbourne power metal band Eyefear jumps on the podcast to talk about the past 27 years of Eyefear history, band member changes and new music.

Chris Anstey is an Australian basketball legend, having played both in the NBL and NBA, 2 Olympics appearances, multiple championships and MVP awards in Australia as well as in Russia. The accolades are many and Chris is a treasure trove of amazing stories from years of playing basketball all over the world. Chris has a new book out called "Tall Tales - What the Whiteboard Never Taught Me" - Packed with a stack of stories and lessons learned over his career in basketball. Pick up a copy from HERE. Show notes Follow Chris Anstey via Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pick up Chris Anstey's new book "Tall Tales - What the Whiteboard Never Taught Me" from HERE Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Author Thommy Waite of the book Any Day You Can Die jumps on the podcast to talk about Colombia, his new book, podcasting and more.

Tobias Gustavsson is the front man for Swedish 80s melodic rock band, Nestor. Tobias is a professional song writer, having worked with many international pop artists including The Veronicas and also having a successful pop due, Ichycoo. Check out Nestor's first two singles On the Run and 1989 on the streaming platforms. Debut album to come later in 2021. Show notes Follow and Listen to Nestor via Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

James Delbridge of Canadian Power Metal band Lycanthro jumps on the podcast to talk about the upcoming new album, the metal scene, working in a rehearsal studio during covid and more.

Band Manager and label owner of the Bird's Robe, Mike Solo jumps on the podcast for a chat about the history of the label, his values, raising money for a documentary and more.

Colin Cadell jumps on the podcast to talk about his solo project, Monsters Around Us, discovering new sounds in electronic music, his weight loss journey and more.

Comedian Nick Capper stops by the Pyrmont Pad to chat about heavy metal, comedy and weird people.

Matt Disisto of Shatter Brain hops on the podcast to chat about playing shows in 2021, working as an electrician, party life on the Gold Coast, the band's latest album Pitchfork Justice and more.

Mary Zimmer of Helion Prime and VoiceHacks jumps onto the podcast to talk about an Avril Lavigne conspiracy, creating her own business and the transfer of skills from jobs into metal.

Canadian solo musician, Gaia Guarda jumps on the podcast to talk about life as a solo artist, the business side to music, learning 3 languages and more.

Professional Boxer, Mark "Too Sharp" Lucas jumps on the podcast to talk about his 17 year, 120+ fight career. His first fight at 15, his appearance at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and more.

Ladybeard is returns to the podcast to talk about his new band BABYBEARD! New singles will be out April 28 and we'll update the show notes once all of the links go live. We cover everything from Babybeard to Japanese culture and also just catching up since our last chat. Listen to my previous chat with Ladybeard on episode 165 HERE. I'll update the Babybeard links and singles once released on April 28. Show notes Follow Ladybeard via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Listen to Babybeard via Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify (Coming Soon) | Apple (Coming Soon) | YouTube | TikTok | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Thought I'd make this one public for you all. Come and join me over at Patreon to support the podcast! - https://patreon.com/andydowling SEND ME A BLOODY ANGEL BECAUSE THIS IS THA SADDEST STORY ULL EVERE HERE. Time to get into the highschool science project that was meant for the dump, the Northrop Tacit Blue. Looks shit but did a lot of good work for the people of the world. We talk about some idiots who let a poor old couple paint all over a 400k painting in South Korea and then try to blame them afterwards. Bugger off you art freaks. We've got some hot new tunes, shit to watch, some physic scum lords, choice cuts to read and we have a guest appearance from Kylie who probably wears Australis. From Okinawa to the world! *cheers*

Riccardo Ball of New Zealand's Just One Fix and radio show, The Metal Bar jumps on the podcast to talk about the 20+ years of playing metal in New Zealand and more.

Dave Lupton of Flaming Wrekage jumps on the podcast to talk about playing shows during a pandemic, their new album Cathedral of Bones and more.

Jesse Dracman of Darkcell joins the podcast to talk about music, his short stories, the latest Freakenstein comic book he's released and more.

Comedian and Musician Hayden Douglas jumps back on the podcast to talk comedy and the launch of his Upload Comedy Club in Virtual Reality.

Andrew Farriss jumps back on the podcast again to talk about his debut self titled solo album, freedom, life and music post the events of 2020.

Adam Thompson is the frontman of Australian rock band Chocolate Starfish. Adam jumped on the podcast to talk about new music, the 12 year break from the band, his Musomagic and Musikarma work that has helped him impact countless numbers of people through the power of music. Chocolate Starfish recently released the single "What's Up?" a cover of the 4 Non Blondes classic. Chocolate Starfish's new album "Beautiful Addiction" will be out May 14th. Follow the band on the socials to grab a copy when it's out. Show notes Follow Adam via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Listen to Chocolate Starfish via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | Apple | YouTube | Learn more about MusoMagic via Instagram | Facebook | Learn more about MusiKarma via Main Website | Facebook | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait...

Podcaster, musician and more, Tom Roberts jumps on the podcast to talk about bucket lists, his love of music and wrestling as well as living with Freidrech's Ataxia.

Jerry Zahija of Carmeria jumps on the podcast to talk about the band in 2021 and helping the next generation of young people through his work in schools and his festival "Scream it Out" in Sydney with proceeds going to Beyond Blue.

Ean "Top Dawg" Griffiths jumps on the podcast to talk about music, sports and life. Ean tells us all about being a celebrity and being interupted in public, his love of the queen, his recent fake marriage and more.

Sam Sheumack of FANGZ and SEIMS stops by the podcast pad to chat about all things FANGZ and meet the Pyrmont Prince himself, Larry Birb.

Listen to LT (aka Lord Tim) and I speak about our upcoming LORD covers album, Undercovers Vol. 1. Out 2 April 2021 through Dominus Records. This is 1 hour taken from the 2 hour podcast which is available with the 23 track digital release over at our Bandcamp page. Pre-orders are available now (with some options already sold out) and the first single being Savage Garden's "To the Moon and Back" available via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and more. If you want more of LT, listen to my previous podcast with Tim on episode 191. Artwork for both To the Moon and Back and Undercovers Vol.1 by the amazing Tristan Tait Illustrations who also did LORD's Chaos Raining artwork, the Andy Social Podcast art and more. Show notes Follow LT on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pre-order LORD - Undercovers Vol. 1 (CD + T-Shirt combo deals) via Bandcamp Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify |

Emma Jane Holmes is a Funeral Director/Mortician, a former exotic dancer and now an Author. Since Emma was on the podcast last time (episode 145!), her life has been one huge rollercoaster, balancing two conflicting worlds and slaving away over her first ever book. Emma's book, One Last Dance is out 3 March 2021. Pick up in all good book stores across Australia and online pretty much everywhere. Be sure to check out the back cover as you might recognise a name on the back. Listen to my last chat with Emma on episode 145 HERE. Show notes Follow Emma Jane Holmes via Instagram Pick up One Last Dance via Harper Collins Australia | Booktopia | Amazon | Angus & Robertson | Good Reads | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Matt 'Skitz' Sanders is one of Australia's most iconic extreme metal drummers. Best known for forming Damaged in Ballarat back in 1988 and then going on to play with bands such as Blood Duster, King Parrot, Terrorust, Sadistik Exekution, Abramelin and many more. Skitz is going around the country for his Metal for the Grave tour in April 2021, where he is resurrecting some of Australia's greatest extreme metal songs from the grave with an all-star Aussie metal cast. For people in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Ballarat, Newcastle and Brisbane, grab your tickets from Your Mate Bookings. METAL FROM THE GRAVE - 2021 TOUR April 15 - Canberra at The Basement April 16 - Sydney at The Vanguard April 17 - Newcastle at Hamilton Station Hotel April 23 - Ballarat at The Eastern April 24 - Melbourne at The Bendigo April 30 - Brisbane at The Flamin Galah May 1 - Adelaide at Enigma Bar Show notes Check out Matt's Blast Abyss Drum Studio via Facebook Represented by Your Mate Bookings where you can also pick up tickets for Matt's Metal for the Grave tour. Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook

Chris Rand of Wollongong metal band Segression and tattoo artist at Rand Family Tattoo jumps on the podcast to talk about touring with Pantera, Machine Head, Ozzy Osbourne, life as a tattooist, his pursuit to learn from new challenging experiences and much more.

Thought I'd make this one public for you all. Come and join me over at Patreon to support the podcast! - https://patreon.com/andydowling Crazy Patreon Talk - Episode 43 Leave the bloody Dornier Aerodyne at home because it's a useless piece of shit. We'll find another way to get over to North Korea and ask the Kim's when the hell they're going to finish off the Ryogyong Hotel (I'll let one of you fine folks ask the question because I can't pronounce the bloody thing). While we're there we'll see if there's a local drive in to watch The Devil in Miss Jones Part II, stop by a Coles New World (there should be one in Pyongyang, right?!) and try to steer clear from the evil that men do. It's a bit sketchy over there. New tunes on release radar, a few listener suggestions, some Blind Guardian and much mUcH mo0o0o0ore.

Jared Roberts of Melbourne thrash metal band Desecrator jumps on the podcast to talk about new music, shifting of priorities, their 10th anniversary vinyl release and more.

Neville Pearce is the host of the Everblack Podcast, which is part of Everblack Media. Nev has been in the game for over 8 years interviewing some of the biggest names in heavy music and nerd culture. I had Neville on to quiz him about his love of interviewing, his approaches and we trade stories back and forth. Show notes Follow Neville Pearce via Facebook | Instagram | Listen to Everblack Media and Metal Podcast via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram |Spotify | Apple | YouTube | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Alex Wilson of sleepmakeswaves jumps on the podcast to chat about streaming music, the future of music consumerism and the path ahead for SMW.

Tim Price of Collision Course PR and The Faction returns to the podcast (previously episode 94) to talk about his fitness/weight lifting journey over the past several years and the road ahead.

Nikki Brumen jumps on the podcast to talk about life post-Pagan, the ups and downs of 2020 and the future ahead with new music.

Jonathon Barwick is the man behind Fierce Deity. A "one man stoner/power metal" project which has seen JB quit his job to take on his music and streaming full time. Formerly of the Tasmanian metal band Taberah, Fierce Deity is JB's next musical chapter where many old school fans are claiming Jonathon's best work is happening right as we speak. Listen to our previous episode together on episodes 175 and 176 HERE. Show notes Follow JB via Facebook | Instagram | Listen to Fierce Deity via Main Website | Patreon | Bandcamp | Twitch | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple | YouTube | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Jim Grey is the frontman for Australian Prog giants, Caligula's Horse and formerly of the Brisbane band Arcane. Jim jumps on the podcast to talk about identify, filling in the gap of touring, connecting with others, their 2020 release Rise Radiant and heaps more. Episode image by Electrum Photography YouTube/Show notes image by Tania Velasco Photography Show notes Follow Jim via Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Listen to Caligula's Horse via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Liam Anthony is the vocalist and drummer for Brisbane band Idle Ruin. Liam has been an active contributor to the Brisbane metal scene for the past 15 years playing in an array of bands such as Malakyte, Elkenwood, Spektre, Decapitated Mum, Shrapnel, KlokBlok (the list goes on!), running his own fanzine called The Fallout and recently putting together the Australia Thrash Metal Documentary, Thrash or F**k Off. Liam and I talk about the ups and downs of being a metal drummer, the Fallout fanzine, the origins of Idle Ruin, his thrash metal documentary and much more. Show notes Follow Liam via Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Listen to Idle Ruin via Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Watch to Thrash or F**k Off on Vimeo via OSI74 (and Roku via US / UK) | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Julia Wilson is a Comedian from Sydney and often dubbed the "toughest woman in comedy". Close to 20 years as a Comedian but also working as a bouncer, truck driver, bodyguard and an array of other jobs that gives her plenty of ammunition on stage. Julia came over to the Pyrmont pad to shoot the shit and all I can say is, strap yourself in. Show notes Follow Julia Wilson via Facebook Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Mike Mills from Toehider returns to the podcast, over 200 episodes later. Check out the latest Toehider release "I Like It!" via Bandcamp and follow the guys on Twitch and Patreon. You can listen to the previous episode I did with Mike back in the day on episode 60. Show notes Listen and Follow Toehider via Patreon | Twitch | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple | YouTube | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations

Stuart McKenzie is a Snake Catcher and owner of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7. Stuart and his team are kings when it comes to engaging social media content where they document their day to day work up in Queensland. Not for the faint hearted. Details below on how to reach out to Stuart and learn more about the world of snakes and his business. Show notes Follow Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Stalk me via the usual stuff below; Join me on PATREON! Follow me on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube Donate/Shout Me a Beer via this link. Visit my Discogs, eBay and Bandcamp stores Listen to LORD on Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp (including merch) Follow LORD via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Vimeo The podcast is edited and produced by Equinoxe Studios. Artwork by Tristan Tait Illustrations