May 2010
1 post
December 2009
1 post
Grand Ambitions Radio Show-Tuesdays from 10 to... →
You can now listen to Grand Ambitions on the radio Tuesdays from 10pm to midnight PST. www.kbeach.org to listen live! New interviews and more music as well as giveaways from awesome bands! Join me Tuesday nights for some awesome fun!
November 2009
2 posts
Podcast 6 with Nick from Bayside
After watching Bayside rock The El Rey on Halloween night, I decided to approach Nick about an interview. He said yes and it was really great to talk with him. Bayside and Nick are both on twitter and you can follow them at www.twitter.com/baysideband and www.twitter.com/nickbayside
As always, you can download the Grand Ambitions podcast at www.grandambitions.mypodcast.com
Thanks for...
Podcast 5 w/ Ty Vaughn of Broadway Calls
I Hung out with Ty from Broadway Calls on Halloween before they rocked the balls and girl-balls off everyone at The El Rey Theater. It was great hanging with him in the van as we talked about their newest record and their plans for the future.
Visit Broadway Calls at www.myspace.com/broadwaycalls or www.twitter.com/broadwaycalls. Don’t forget to pick up their new album from...
September 2009
2 posts
Podcast 4 w/ Frank Turner!
I’m interviewing Frank Turner at the San Francisco, CA stop of his tour with The Gaslight Anthem, Murder By Death, and The Loved Ones!
Download at www.grandambitions.mypodcast.com
Check out Frank Turner at www.Frank-Turner.com or www.myspace.com/FrankTurner and buy “Poetry Of The Deed” out now!
Enjoy!
"The Funniest Band On The Road:" The Swellers
A good friend of mine, Armando Olivas aka Mondo of Mondo’s Music Box on KUCR, aka WackyMondo, aka Awesome, told me that I had to cover The Swellers for the blog. I looked into them and really dug what I listened to. It was also intriguing to find out that they were supporting Paramore on their upcoming US tour. So, I shot them an E-mail and got a quick response from Nick. Enjoy!
P.S. You...
August 2009
1 post
An Interview with Jordaan Mason (and a Podcast,...
I recently contacted Jordaan Mason about doing an e-mail interview. This then turned into a phone performance, which then turned into a half hour long interview AND performance! Enjoy!
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An interview and podcast with Jordaan Mason:
Grand Ambitions: Hello Jordaan. How you doing?
Jordaan Mason: I’m doing alright. my ears are a bit buzzy from going from a...
July 2009
11 posts
Podcast 2--New Music Review
Podcast 2 of Grand Ambitions Blog & Podcast. I review new music from Cobra Skulls, Jordaan Mason and the Horse Museum, and end Fake Problems month with one of my favorite tracks.
http://www.mypodcast.com/fsaudio/grandambitions_20090725_2057-468933.mp3
If you use itunes or zune player for your music...
You can subscribe to the Grand Ambitions Podcast so that every time I upload a new podcast, it will automatically download to your itunes/zune library and then sync to your iPod, Zune, or other mp3 player you have connected. Doesn’t that sound awesome? I think it does! Ok, follow the instructions below and try it out!
The feed URL: www.grandambitions.mypodcast.com/rss.xml
itunes:
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I had some issues with the podcast...
It has been fixed. You can now listen to Podcast 1 with Chris Farren from this tumblr as well as download it. In addition to my posting them here, there is now an individual site for the Grand Ambitions Podcast: www.grandambitions.mypodcast.com
I’m sorry for the confusion. If you reblogged the podcast, can you please do so again with the updated information. I’m sorry things...
A conversation with Derek Perry of Fake Problems
I have decided that July is Fake Problems month. The podcast with Chris Farren and Sean Ber Stevenson has already been published. Now here is the interview I did with Derek Perry. Now I must explain a little bit about this first. Originally I emailed Derek the questions and he was just gonna answer the questions in the email and I would publish away. Well, after a few emails back and forth, Derek...
Podcast 1 w/ Chris Farren of Fake Problems
Here it is. The official first podcast. I decided that instead of trying to fix the teaser, I would just upload the podcast! Armando from Mondo’s Music Box on 88.3 KUCR joined me on the mic to speak with Chris. Chris Farren plays two songs: “Oh Lord,” a brand new song he wrote recently, and “My First Million,” an old FP classic. I had a great time doing this as a...
Issues with the Teaser
There is a problem with the teaser that we uploaded. I’m working on getting it fixed up tonight. I’ll have it up and working soon.
Teaser from the first podcast w/ Chris Farren
This is the teaser of the first podcast from Grand Ambitions featuring Chris Farren of Fake Problems! He is playing a classic amazing Fake Problems song entitled “My First Million.” In the full interview and performance, he also plays a brand new song he recently wrote. Look for that, as well as the Derek Perry e-mail interview, coming very soon!
To download this teaser please...
Welcome to the Grand Ambitions Blog and Podcast
This is the introduction to my brand new blog and podcast, Grand Ambitions. I am going to be doing a number of different things. I’ll be doing e-mail interviews with bands and musicians; I’ll review new music and live shows; I’ll also be recording interviews with bands and putting them into a podcast. After leaving behind my solo folk-punk project, Aesthetic Is Love, I decided I...