Under The Radar with Travis McLeod

Welcome back to the show! It's been over a year since the last episode, I'm sorry! However, I realized it's the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite albums ever - Green Day's Nimrod! Come hang out with me as I discuss some of the making of the album and my personal experiences with it. If you haven't listened to this album before, you definitely have been missing out.

On this episode we have a very special guest. You may know Reagan Pasternak from her roles in Movies and TV shows (Wynona Earp, Sharp Objects, and Being Erica to name a few). Now she is taking on a new role, the role of Author. Reagan has written a book about mourning the loss of a pet. After a personal journey that she went through after losing her cat Griffin, Reagan was compelled to write about her experience in order to tell her story and to help people who are in the same situation. I found her book to be informative and a good read. Although I personally was not mourning the loss of a pet, I feel the concepts and strategies that she discusses in her book pertain to all types of grief. I hope you enjoy the episode. If you'd like to check out the book, it is available at Amazon here

Welcome to the 2nd part of my interview with my old friends South Florida band Visionary! The second half of their story, plus just a little bit of us catching up. We recorded this just after 4th of July 2020, I released Part 1 Black Friday 2020, and now the conclusion is here on Valentine's Day 2021. I really know how to build suspense. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

On this episode I reunite some good friends of mine, members of the South Florida band VISIONARY! I had the pleasure of reuniting and speaking with 3/5 of Visionary, my friends and the band that gave me my start playing live. We cover the band's formation, successes, and some candid stories from their time playing the clubs of South Florida. Check it out!

It's a new record for me, 2 episodes in one year! Ok I've definitely done more than 2 in a year before, but not recently. This is the final episode in my "making of series". In this episode, My wife Stefanie and I play "Broken Hearted and the Angel's Wings" in its entirety and discuss the origins of the songs, reactions to them, and the way they were recorded. If you've been following along, now you know the whole story. If not, go back and listen to the other episodes, they're all there! Thanks again for listening, please stay tuned for new episodes. If you want to check out Stefanie's podcast, go here ! https://anchor.fm/thispoplifepodcast

Finally back with another episode. It's been literally YEARS! Sorry about that, life gets in the way. Finishing what I started with my "making of" series. This is album 4 of 5 so we're almost done with this series. The last and final episode of this "making of" series will hopefully be coming soon. Thanks for listening!

This is the second guitar practice that I broadcasted on Facebook live. It has some mistakes, and I didn't have a drink so my voice probably could be better. However, it is a practice, which is where these mistakes belong. I hope these mini "concerts" help to fill in the gaps between "proper episodes". I hope you enjoy it, I'll be doing more of these in the future. Thanks!

I just realized that I didn't post any new episodes at all in 2016. I haven't done any this year either, but I did start recording the making of The wonderful world of multitrack recording. I have started to broadcast my guitar practices live on facebook. For those of you who can't access it there, or who just never have, I'm posting them here too. I hope you'll enjoy it. Because of the nature of this podcast, it doesn't have any introduction or anything. I'll make the future ones a little more "official". Thanks for listening and stay tuned for the completion of my "Making Of" series.

Happy Thanksgiving! This is the latest in my "making of" series. This time, I'm discussing the making of my 3rd album NEVER SAY DIE. I give you a glimpse into some of the stories behind the songs and also the way that I wrote and recorded them. There are also some anecdotes about some of my musician friends. How does Mike Caldarera fit in to one of the live performances of one of these songs? Were AJ and Karl from Groovenics and Suicide City slated to be guests on this album? How was it received upon release? Listen to find out!

Welcome to the 1st episode of 2015! In this episode I play my second album "Tales from Tourmaline" in its entirety and discuss the stories and experiences behind each song. Unfortunately I could not access the original recordings so I had to go with the 2nd version of this album, which in my opinion is sub par to the original. However, some of you may not have heard both versions or may have never heard either one. In this case, you will get an opportunity to hear some different recordings from my catalog. I hope you enjoy the show. If you have any requests or suggestions for future shows, I'd love to hear them! Send them to undertheradarpc@gmail.com or tweet them @undertheradarpc. Thanks!

It's been forever but I'm back! Sorry for the absence, I hope you're as excited for this return as I am. For the next five episodes I am going to give you a behind the scenes all access pass into the making of my five albums. We begin with my first album "McLeod". On this episode I play the album in its entirety and discuss each song one by one. I answer questions such as "Where did the title McLeod come from" and explain the meanings behind the songs. All of this is leading up to my retrospective album which will feature 12 songs from each of my albums re recorded in full studio quality. If you've been following along this whole time, you may gain some new insight, and if you've never heard my music before, this is a great opportunity to get familiar with it and catch up. Check it out!

This week I continue my interview with my good friend Brian Russell. It's been a while in between episodes, I hope you haven't been missing the show too much. I'll try to update more frequently going forward. If you like what you hear, please spread the word!

On this episode I interview my good friend Brian Russell. Brian and I are a couple of movie buffs who met while working at a movie theater and have been friends ever since. Not only are we both movie buffs, but Brian is an actor. On this episode, we discuss movies, Brian's acting career, a possible collaboration on script writing, and catch up a little in general. If you are into movies, acting, and awesome people, check this episode out. The interview ran very long, so this will be split into two parts, with the second part to be posted soon!

Under the Radar is back from Hiatus and we have a special guest this week...ADAM THE WOO! I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Adam before the holiday break. Adam goes on adventures and posts them on YouTube. I originally stumbled upon his channel when I saw a video he had posted of him exploring the abandoned River Country water park at Walt Disney World. He had several other Orlando area theme park videos, and after I watched them I was hooked. It was cool to see all of the original content that he created and I was even inspired to create some new content of my own. I just didn't know in what form. Fast forward a year or two, and I now have this podcast, and Adam as part of the inspiration for it. Adam was coming through Gainesville, so I was able to interview him. It was another opportunity for me to continue the journey and follow my goals. We hang out, he answers questions, and we talk about Back to the Future. What's not to like? This episode was recorded outside of a Starbucks, so there is a lot of background noise but the interview is a good one. Join us, shall you? check out Adam's youtube channel at www.youtube.com/adamthewoo and www.youtube.com/thedailywoo !

On this edition of Under The Radar with Travis McLeod I interview my friend Joey Destefano. Joey is a musician, and my first songwriting partner. In high school, we formed several bands together, most notable We're a Band and Horny Dog. After that, Joey went on to join Visionary, and is currently playing in South Florida Bands The Toilets and I Am The Machine. We catch up and discuss his former and current musical pursuits and also listen to some tracks from The Toilets, Visionary, Oddball (Which is the name Joey released a hip hop mixtape under) and even a classic jam between Joey and I. You don't want to miss this episode!

In Episode 5 we pick up where we left off in the interview with AJ Marchetta from last week. I also play some tracks from Groovenics, Suicide City, Skeleton Division, and a solo track from AJ. For some reason towards the end of the episode my mic level is very low. I tried to fix it but I couldn't so I apologize for that. I don't think I was saying anything too important to the story. Anyway that's about it, hope you enjoy the interview!

This week on the show I interview my good friend AJ Marchetta. AJ was the guitarist in Groovenics and Suicide City, and is now currently playing with Skeleton Division. We talk about how he got started in music, the tail end of The Groovenics when he joined, the beginning through the end of Suicide City, and what he's up to now. There were so many great rock stories that I couldn't fit them all into one episode, so this is going to be part 1 of our first 2 part episode. Next week I'll finish up the interview and include some tracks from Groovenics, Suicide City, Skeleton Division, and a solo track from AJ. You won't want to miss it, be sure to tune in and spread the word!

On Episode 3 of Under the Radar with Travis McLeod, I am the guest. We are introduced to my lovely wife who interviews me about my musical and creative endeavors in her first appearance on the show. She is going to be an occasional co host, so keep an eye out for her in future episodes. Also discussed in this episode are boy bands, parenting, and our life together.

On Episode 2 of Under the Radar with Travis McLeod I interview Stephanie Walsh. Stephanie Walsh is the host of Side B Radio, an internet radio show on live365.com. I have been friends with Stephanie for many years, and have watched her pursue her dreams of being a radio personality over the past few years. On this episode we talk about her start in radio, some of the things she has accomplished since starting her show, and some of her goals for the future.

Welcome to the first episode of Under The Radar with Travis McLeod. My first guest on the show is Jaie Tang. Jaie, among other things, was the drummer for South Florida band Visionary in the early 2000s. On this episode we discuss Jaie's start in music, his experiences drumming for Visionary, and what he's been up to since Visionary disbanded. There is also a bit of catching up and shooting the breeze. Check it out and don't forget to pass it on!